Simple Proportions Word Problems

A 8 ft tall tent standing next to a lawn ornament casts a 4 ft shadow. If the lawn ornament is 6 ft tall, then how long is its shadow?

• 3 ft 

• 16 ft

• 12 ft 

• 2 ft 

A particular giraffe is 16 ft tall. A model of it was built with a scale of 1 in : 2 ft. How tall is the model?

• 13 in 

• 1 in 

• 3 in 

• 8 in 

About 13 out of 20 homes have a personal computer. On a street with 60 homes, how many computers would you expect to have?

• 39 Computers

• 4.3 Homes

• 39 Homes

• 4.3 Computers

A group of students were asked about their favorite foods. Out of the 50 students surveyed, 30 listed pizza among their favorite foods. At that rate, if 190 students were surveyed, how many would you expect to list pizza as a favorite food?

• 114

• 55

• 48

• 168

Krystle is selling magazine subscriptions as part of a school fundraiser. During the first 72 days of the fundraiser Krystle sold 56 subscriptions. If Krystle maintained that rate, how many subscriptions would Krystle sell in a 216-day period?

• 168

• 55

• 48

• 114

A wildlife reserve has a population of 70 elephants. A group of researchers trapped 30 elephants and recorded their vital statistics. Of the trapped elephants, 24 were female. If that rate holds true for the entire population of 70 elephants, how many female elephants are on the wildlife reserve?

• 56

• 204

• 100

• 216

The ratio of cups of sugar to cups of flour needed to bake cookies is 1:5. If Myesha uses 25 cups of flour, how much sugar is needed?

• 125 cups

• 5 cups

• 15 cups

• 10 cups

A 12-ounce bottle of shampoo lasts Enrique 16 weeks. How long would you expect an 18-ounce bottle of the same brand to last him?

• 24 Weeks

• 24-ounce bottle

• 10.6 Weeks

• 10.6-ounce bottle

A scale model of a whale is being built. The actual length of the whale is 65 feet. The scale of the model is 2 in : 3 ft. What will be the length of the model?

• 97.5 inches

• 30.6 inches

• 41.56 inches

• 43.33 inches

Danielle used 8 centimeters of tape to wrap 4 presents. How many presents did Danielle wrap if she used 30 centimeters of tape?

• 15 presents

• 16 presents

• 14 presents

• 13 presents