Quiz about Real Life Proportions

Question 1

Planter's Brand cashews cost $13.44 for 32 ounces. Walmart Brand cashews cost $12.42 for 36 ounces. Are these ratios proportional? If not, which is the better value.

Accepted Answer

The Walmart Brand is a better value.

Answer

The prices are proportional, so they are the same value.

Answer

The Planter's Brand is a better value.

Question 2

Solving percent proportion word problems: If 20% of the students in a class are girls, and there are 30 students in total, how many girls are there?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

10

Answer

40

Answer

25

Question 3

Solving percent proportion word problems: A shirt that originally cost $40 is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price of the shirt?

Accepted Answer

$30

Answer

$35

Answer

$25

Answer

$45

Question 4

Solving percent proportion word problems: The price of a computer is $800, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price of the computer?

Accepted Answer

$1000

Answer

$700

Answer

$500

Answer

$600

Question 5

Using percent proportions to solve real-life problems: If a car originally cost $20,000 and is now selling for 15% off, what is the sale price of the car?

Accepted Answer

$17,000

Answer

$18,500

Answer

$16,000

Answer

$19,500

Question 6

Using percent proportions to solve real-life problems: If you scored 85% on a test with 50 questions, how many questions did you answer correctly?

Accepted Answer

43

Answer

40

Answer

30

Answer

45

Question 7

Finding the percent of a number: What is 15% of 200?

Accepted Answer

30

Answer

25

Answer

40

Answer

20

Question 8

Finding the percent of a number: If 40 is 20% of a number, what is the number?

Accepted Answer

200

Answer

150

Answer

100

Answer

250

Question 9

Q1. What is the value of pi?

Accepted Answer

A) 3

Answer

B) 5.3

Answer

C) 1.08

Answer

D) 27

Question 10

Question 10.

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

27

Answer

1.333

Answer

3.67

Question 11

Solve the proportion:

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

5

Answer

10

Answer

12

Question 12

Solve the proportion.

Accepted Answer

k=5

Answer

k=3.3333333

Answer

k=60

Answer

k=90

Question 13

How can proportions be applied in real life situations?

Accepted Answer

Proportions can be used to scale recipes up or down based on the number of servings needed.

Answer

Proportions can be used to calculate the distance between planets.

Answer

Proportions can be used to determine the winner of a sports game.

Answer

Proportions can be applied to predict the weather accurately.

Question 14

If 5 pencils cost $2.50, what is the cost of 12 pencils?

Accepted Answer

$6.00

Answer

$3.50

Answer

$4.00

Answer

$5.00

Question 15

Find the missing value in the proportion: $$\frac{6}{9}=\frac{x}{12}$$

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

4

Answer

14

Answer

10

Question 16

Find x in the following proportion: $$\frac{6}{x}=\frac{8}{18}$$

Accepted Answer

13.5

Answer

14.5

Answer

12

Answer

18

Question 17

Find x in the following proportion: $$\frac{5}{24}=\frac{10}{x}$$

Accepted Answer

48

Answer

44

Answer

12

Answer

50

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