Solving Proportion Situations

The ratio of girls to boys in an Algebra class is 6 to 7. If there are 18 girls, how many boys are there?

• 21

• 20

• 24

• 25

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On Monday, a restaurant made $545 by selling 110 hamburgers. If they sold 53 hamburgers on Tuesday, how much money did they make? (Round your answer)

• $262.27

• $250.00

• $275.50

• $260.00

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The debate team is holding a car wash. They washed 126 cars in 3 hours. At that rate, how many cars could they wash in 7 hours?

• 294

• 252

• 210

• 315

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Andy painted 400 square feet in 3 hours. How long would it take him to paint 720 square feet?

• 5.4 hours

• 6 hours

• 4.5 hours

• 7.2 hours

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Matt walked three-quarters of a mile in fifteen minutes. How far would he travel in 45 minutes?

• 2.25 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 3 miles

• 1 mile

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There was a blizzard. Snow was falling at a rate of 4 1/2 inches in one hour. If the snow kept accumulating at the same rate, how long would it take for 54 inches of snow to accumulate?

• 12 hours

• 10 hours

• 15 hours

• 9 hours

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Jason worked for 12 weeks at an amusement park. He earned a regular salary and made $2,964 over the summer. How much was he paid for 4 weeks?

• $988

• $740

• $1,200

• $1,000

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A ferris wheel can accommodate 65 people in 20 minutes. How many people could ride the ferris wheel in 2 hours? (hint: how many minutes are in 2 hours?)

• 390 people

• 260 people

• 520 people

• 780 people

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Gas mileage is the number of miles you can drive on a gallon of gasoline. A test drive of a new car results in 510 miles on 20 gallons of gas. How far could you drive on 65 gallons of gas?

• 1657.5 miles

• 1500 miles

• 1700 miles

• 1600 miles

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In a survey, 20% of the people surveyed preferred cats over dogs. If 80 people were surveyed, how many preferred cats?

• 16

• 20

• 64

• 40

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