Solving Proportions & Ratios

There were 5 ice cream cones for every 3 brownies sold at the ice cream shop. If there were 24 brownies sold, how many ice cream cones were sold?

• 8
• 15
• 40
• 29

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Two ratios that are equal are

• similar sides
• unit rates
• congruent
• proportional

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

A scale drawing of a billboard uses the scale 4 cm:9 ft. The length of the billboard in the drawing is 11 cm. How long is the actual billboard?

• 13 ft
• 20.75 ft
• 24.75 ft
• 22 ft

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Josh bought a pizza with eight slices of pizza for $12. What is the cost of a slice of pizza?

• $12
• $1.50
• $3
• $1

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

In an animal shelter, the ratio of cats to dogs is 3 to 5. If there are a total of 25 dogs at the shelter, how many cats do they have?

• 15
• 18
• 21
• 32

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Simplify the ratio of

20 to 25

• 1 to 5

• 2 to 5

• 3 to 5

• 4 to 5

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Mason ran 3 miles in 20 minutes. What is his unit rate of miles per hour?

• 400 miles per hour
• 9 miles per hour
• 20 miles per hour
• 6.67 miles per hour

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CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

A box of cereal cost $3.59 for 30 oz. How much is the unit rate per ounce? Round to the nearest cent.

• 11 cents
• 12 cents
• 13 cents
• 10 cents

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CCSS.6.NS.B.2

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

A cake recipe calls for 1.5 cups of milk and 3 cups of flour. Seth made a mistake and used 5 cups of flour. How many cups of milk should he use to keep the proportions correct?

• 2.5 cups milk
• 1.75 cups milk
• 2 cups flour
• 2.25 cups milk

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

• 27
• 12
• 1.333
• 3.67

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2B