Proportions: Word Problems

Shawnee School has 336 students for every 12 teachers. If there are a total of 1,176 students, how many teachers are there?

• 392 Teachers

• 32,928 Teachers

• 336 Teachers

• 12 Teachers

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

At Grandridge Middle School, the ratio of boys to girls is 5 to 4. There are 556 girls at the

school. How many boys are there?

• 500 Boys

• 556 Boys

• 695 Boys

• 444 Boys

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

The concessions stand sold 6 hamburgers for every 5 hot dogs during the football game. If there were 546 hamburgers sold, how many hot dogs were sold?

• 630 Hots Dogs

• 655 Hot Dogs

• 430 Hot Dogs

• 455 Hot Dogs

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

There were 3 out of 5 teachers who wore college shirts on Wednesday. If there were 21 teachers wearing college shirts, how many total teachers are there?

• 30 Total Teachers

• 35 Total Teachers

• 14 Total Teachers

• 20 Total Teachers

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Ken’s new car can go 78 miles on 3 gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas will it take for Ken to go 130 miles?

• 7 Gallons

• 5 Gallons

• 3380 Gallons

• 10 Gallons

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Three eggs are required to make 24 muffins. How many eggs are needed to make 144 muffins?

• 24 Eggs

• 20 Eggs

• 18 eggs

• 15 Eggs

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Find the value of x that makes the two ratios equivalent to each other in the following proportions.

• x = 9

• x = 4

• x = 36

• x = 3

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2A

Find the value of x that makes the two ratios equivalent to each other in the following proportions.

• x = 12

• x = 2

• x = 30

• x = 3

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2B

Find the value of x that makes the two ratios equivalent to each other in the following proportions.

• x = 12

• x = 7

• x = 36

• x = 9

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2B

Find the value of x that makes the two ratios equivalent to each other in the following proportions.

• x = 2

• x = 3

• x = 18

• x = 12

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2A