Ratios and Proportional Relationships Word Problems

This is a table with a proportional relationship between A and B.  Find the missing value of B. 

• 33

• 44

• 32

• 48

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

• $30

• $20

• $60

• $10

Solve the proportion

• 144

• 4

• 6

• 9

Does the table represent a proportional relationship?

• Yes.

• No.

There were 5 ice cream cones for every 3 brownies sold at the ice cream shop. If there were 24 brownies sold, how many ice cream cones were sold?

• 8

• 15

• 40

• 29

Solve the proportion

• 48

• 6

• 8

• 24

The ratio of violin players to flute players in the school's orchestra is 5:3. What does this mean?

• There are 2 more violin players than flute players.

• There are 5 more violin players than flute players.

• For every 5 violin players, there are 3 flute players.

• For every 5 flute players, there are 3 violin players.

There are six hats and seven mittens. What is the ratio of mittens to total?

• 6:7

• 7:6

• 13:7

• 7:13

Gabby spent $44.10 for 14 gallons of gas. What was the unit cost, or price per gallon?

• $0.31

• $3.15

• $4.50

• $5.82

Which statement describes a unit rate?

• Ben ate 1 hotdog.

• Ben drove 20 miles.

• Ben drove 45 miles per hour.

• Ben at 5 chips and 1 pickle.