Practical Problems for Proportions

• A

• B

• Both

• Neither

• A

• B

• Both

• Neither

• $14.96

• $24.00

• $31.44

• $125.76

43.33 inches

• 43.33 inches

• 43.33 feet

• 97.5 inches

• 97.5 feet

• 30.5 inches

• 19 inches

• 12.5 inches

• 8 inches

• 17.5 minutes

• 91.4 minutes

• 140.8 minutes

• 320 minutes

20 Fuji apples cost $12. How many Fuji apples can you buy for $3?

Solve the proportion.

• 8 apples

• 7 apples

• 5 apples

• 1 apples

I have read 146 pages in 3 hours. How long would it take to read an entire 390 page book?

Solve the proportion, rounding to the nearest hour.

• 8 hours

• 1 hour

• 11 hours

• 9 hours

Emily's original painting has a width of 3 inches and a height of 4 inches. She enlarged the size of the painting so that it has a width of 15 inches. What is the new height? Which of these proportions correctly represents the situation?

Emily's original painting has a width of 3 inches and a height of 4 inches. She enlarged the size of the painting so that it has a width of 15 inches. What is the new height?

Now solve the proportion.