Ratio and Rate Word Problems--Proportional

Keely went for a long swim. If she swam 12 miles in 3 hours, how long would she swim in 6 hours?

• 20 miles
• 4 miles
• 72 miles
• 24 miles

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Tyler is a beast at baseball. He scored 22 home runs in 7 games. If he keeps up that pace, how many home runs would he score in 21 games?

• 66 home runs
• 3 home runs
• 6 home runs
•  home runs

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Sam sharpens pencils for his after school job. He can sharpen 26 pencils in 6 minutes. If he keeps this rate, how many pencils can he sharpen in 15 minutes?

• 390 pencils
• 65 pencils
• 20 pencils
• 11 pencils

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A local bakery called "Becky's Bakery" makes 100 batches of cookies in 8 hours. If they keep up this pace, how many batches of cookies would they make in 12 hours?

• 120 batches of cookies
• 200 batches of cookies
• 400 batches of cookies
• 150 batches of cookies

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

There are 42 people walking in 2 rows. How many people are walking in 1 row?

• 84 people in 1 row
• 42 people in 1 row
• 24 people in 1 row
• 21 people in 1 row

Jennifer is a bit klutzy (she falls all the time). She broke 33 bones in 24 weeks. If she keeps this up, how many weeks would it take to break 55 bones? 

• 40 weeks
• 108 weeks
• 85 weeks
• 55 weeks

A bag of marbles comes with 3 blue marbles, 2 red marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. What is the ratio of red to yellow?

• 2 to 5
• 5 to 3
• 3 to 5
• 5 to 2

If there are 5 boys and 7 girls, write the ratio of girls to boys.

• 5 to 7
• 7 to 5

If Jake makes 5 out of every 7 shots he makes at the free throw line.  What is the ratio of shots made to total shots?

• 7 to 5
• 5 to 7
• 5 to 2
• 7 to 2

You can buy 36 cookies for $4. What is the unit rate (in cookies per dollar)?

• 4 cookies per dollar
• 6 cookies per dollar
• 9 cookies per dollar
• 1/9 dollars per cookie