Practical Problems for Proportions

• 3.099

• 72.6

• 111

• 201.6

• 5

• 7.9

• 9.8

• 11

• 8.86

• 98

• 101

• 260

Solve the proportion:

• 4
• 8
• 14
• 10

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2B

Pat needs 14 sticks of pepperoni to make 28 pizzas.  How many sticks of pepperoni are needed to make 36 pizzas?  

• 15 pizzas
• 252 sticks
• 18 sticks
• 18 pizzas

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

A car travels 420 miles in 8 hours.  If the car continues at the same rate, how far will it travel in 12 hours?

• 630 miles
• 630 hours
• 600 miles
• 540 hours

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Solve for x 

• x = 1/10
• x = 10
• x = 4
• x = 5

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

12 ounce shampoo bottle lasts Mike 16 weeks.  How long would you expect an 18-ounce bottle of the same brand to last him?

• 24 weeks
• 6 weeks
• 30 weeks
• 20 weeks

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Hamburger meat sells for $6 for every 3 pounds. If Alicia buys 10 pounds of hamburger meat, how much will she pay?

• $30
• $20
• $60
• $10

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Emily enlarged the size of a painting to a width of 15 in. What is the new height if it was originally 3 in. wide and 4 in. tall? 

• 17 in.
• 20 in. 
• 5 in. 
• 23 in. 

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3