Proportions
Kelly reduced the size of a portrait to have a width of 10 inches. If she used a scale of 1 inch : 2 inches, what was the width of the original portrait?
20 inches
A large map has a scale of 1 inches = 40 miles. If two cities are 1 feet apart on the map, what is the actual distance between them?
x= 480 mi
Morgan is 54 inches tall and helps raise the school flag each morning. She casts a 36-inch shadow, while the flagpole she is standing next to casts a shadow that is 90 inches long. How tall is the flagpole?
x= 135 in
14 is what percent of 25?
x=56
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One US dollar equals 0.84 euros. Margo is traveling and wants to exchange $400 for euros. How many euros will she receive in exchange?
336
A map uses a scale of 1 inch = 30 miles. The distance between various cities on the map are given below. If it is 7 inches , find the actual distance between the cities.
x= 210 miles
Two apple trees are growing next to each other. The older tree casts a 36-foot shadow. The smaller tree casts a 12-foot shadow and is 8 feet tall. How tall is the older tree?
x= 24 ft
What is 15% of 92?
x=13.8
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Markup: $1.17
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Grace is painting her room. She created a mixture with 2 cups of blue paint for every 3 cups of white paint. If she decides to make a larger mixture and uses 4.5 cups of white paint, how much blue paint will she use?
3
A map uses a scale of 1/2 centimeter = 75 kilometers. The actual distances between various cities are given below. If 280 km, Find the distance between the cities on the map.
x= 1.86 cm
Cora is on vacation. She is standing next to a palm tree that casts a 27-foot shadow. If Cora is casting a 6-foot shadow and is 60 inches tall, how many feet tall is the palm tree?
x= 22.5 ft
Jaylon spent $21.60 of the $80 he got for his birthday. What percent of his money did he spend?
x= 27%
Kelly's bill at a restaurant came to $21.52. If she decides to leave a 18% tip, how much of a tip should she leave?
$3.87
A construction crew can clear ½ ton of dirt in 90 minutes. How much dirt can they clear in 4 hours?
1 1/3
Jada made a model of the Space Needle in Seattle for a science project. She used a scale of 2 inches = 55 feet. If her project is 22 inches tall, find the actual height of the Space Needle.
x= 605 feet
Mark casts a shadow that is 4 feet long. At the same time, a nearby tree casts a shadow that is 20 feet long. If Mark is 6 feet tall, how tall is the tree?
x= 30 ft
Race drivers must complete 200 laps in the Daytona 500. If Ricky Bobby only completed 57% of the race, how many laps did he complete?
x= 114 laps
Manny took a cab to a concert. If the cab fare was $14 and he wants to leave a 15% tip, how much will he pay in total?
$16.10
A lemonade stand sells 14 gallons of lemonade in three hours. How many gallons can the expect to sell after three, eight hour days?
112
Miami and Orlando are 205 miles apart. If a map shows them as 5 inches apart, give the scale.
1 in = 41 mi
A 25-foot tall streetlight casts a shadow 20 feet long. If Melanie is standing at the end of the shadow casted by a 60-foot tall building, how far is she from the building?
x= 48 ft
Ed is a car salesman. He makes 1.5% commission on each car he sells. If he made $397.50 on the last car he sold, find the sales price of the car.
x= $26500
Scarlet is buying a watch that costs $49. If sales tax is 6%, how much will be added to the cost of the watch?
$2.94