Unit Rate and Proportions Word Problems

The pet store has 18 dogs toys for sale. 10 toys are frisbees and the rest are bones. What is the ratio of bones to frisbees in simplest form?

• 5/9
• 8/10
• 4/5
• 18/10

What is a proportion?

• When two ratios can be simplified
• When two ratios are equivalent and show the same value
• When two ratios have the exact same numbers
• When two ratios can be multiplied by 2

Solve the proportion.

• k=5
• k=3.3333333
• k=60
• k=90

In an animal shelter, the ratio of dogs to cats is 5 to 3. There are 25 dogs.  Write and solve a proportion to find the number c of cats.

• c=15
• c=18
• c=21
• c=16

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

• $30
• $20
• $60
• $10

A recipe requires 2 cups of milk for every 3 cups of flour. If you use 8 cups of milk, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 9
• 12
• 16
• 6

The Martin family's truck gets an average of 25 miles per gallon. Predict how many miles they can drive on 7 gallons. 

• 20
• 125
• 35
• 175

If 30 kids in the class like grape juice, how many kids like pineapple juice?  Use the tape diagrams to answer.

• 4
• 30
• 70
• 40

The 6th grade took a field trip to the movies. The table shows the price of popcorn based on the quantity purchased. How much would it cost for 20 bags of popcorn? 

• 50
• 55
• 60
• 65

A tree stands 20 ft high with a shadow of 2 ft long.  If the tree next to it is 40ft tall, how long would its shadow be?

• 4ft
• 2ft
• 1ft
• 3ft