Solving Proportions Word Problems

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Mathematics
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8th Grade
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LAURA MCFADDEN
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Abigail, Ava, and Hannah are trying to figure out how to equally split a pizza into 3 parts. What method are they likely to use?
Writing a novel
Calculating the area of a circle
Baking a cake
The cross-multiplication method
Tags
CCSS.3.NF.A.1
CCSS.3.NF.A.2B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Noah has 3 apples and he wants to share them equally during a picnic with his 5 friends. If Scarlett wants to do the same during her picnic with her 15 friends, how many apples does Scarlett need to bring?
Scarlett needs to bring 12 apples
Scarlett needs to bring 9 apples
Scarlett needs to bring 5 apples
Scarlett needs to bring 3 apples
Tags
CCSS.3.OA.A.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Jackson, Avery, and Rohan are running a small bakery. They have a popular cookie recipe that uses 2 cups of flour to make a dozen cookies. They received an order for 3 dozen of these cookies. How many cups of flour will they need to fulfill this order?
8 cups
6 cups
2 cups
4 cups
Tags
CCSS.6.RP.A.3B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Evelyn and Jackson are planning a cross-country bike ride using a map. The map scale indicates that 1 inch represents 10 miles. If the distance between their city and their destination, Abigail's city, on the map is 3.5 inches, what is the actual distance they will have to bike in miles?
The actual distance they will have to bike is 3.5 miles.
The actual distance they will have to bike is 35 miles.
The actual distance they will have to bike is 100 miles.
The actual distance they will have to bike is 5 miles.
Tags
CCSS.6.RP.A.3B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Henry baked 4 cakes for every party he hosted and 7 cookies for every guest he invited. If Kai hosted 12 parties, how many cookies did he bake for his guests?
x = 28
x = 16
x = 21
x = 9
Tags
CCSS.4.OA.A.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Avery, Henry, and Mason are planning a cross-country road trip. If their RV can cover 240 miles in 4 hours, how far can they travel if they drive for 8 hours?
200 miles
360 miles
120 miles
480 miles
Tags
CCSS.6.RP.A.3B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Benjamin has 2 books and Lily has 3 books. If William has 8 books, how many books would someone have if they had the same proportion of books as Benjamin and Lily?
4 books
12 books
6 books
10 books
Tags
CCSS.6.RP.A.1
CCSS.6.RP.A.2
CCSS.6.RP.A.3
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