Solving Proportions

Solve the proportion.

• y = 81
• y = 72
• y = 3
• y = 64

Solve the proportion. 

• x = 20
• x = 5
• x = 10
• x = 40

The ratio of boys to girls that attend the Boys and Girls Club is 5 to 3. How many girls attend the Boys and Girls Club if there are 65 boys at the Boys and Girls Club?

• 108 girls
• 24 girls
• 36 girls
• 39 girls

Solve for x

• x=6
• x =1/6
• x = 7
• x=9

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2B

Solve for x 

• x = 1/10
• x = 10
• x = 4
• x = 5

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

Solve for x 

• x = 15
• x = 11
• x = 1/11
• x = 20

Solve for x 

• x = 6
• x = 25
• x = 28
• x = 17

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

Courtney’s summer camp has 2 canoes for every 5 campers. If there are 70 campers in all, which proportion can be used to calculate how many canoes there are at the camp?

• $\frac{2}{5}=\frac{x}{70}$

• $\frac{2}{5}=\frac{70}{x}$

• $\frac{2}{x}=\frac{70}{5}$

• $\frac{2}{70}=\frac{5}{x}$

It takes Mike 18 minutes to finish reading 4 pages of a book.  If Mike reads each page at the same pace, how long does it take for him to finish reading 30 pages?

• 125 minutes
• 162 minutes
• 72 minutes
• 135 minutes