Proportions Word Problems and Problems

A cake recipe calls for 1.5 cups of milk and 3 cups of flour. Seth made a mistake and used 5 cups of flour. How many cups of milk should he use to keep the proportions correct?

• 2.5 cups milk

• 1.75 cups milk

• 2 cups flour

• 2.25 cups milk

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

Sasha jarred 25 liters of jam after 5 days. How much jam did Sasha jar if she spent 7 days making jam?

• 35 jars

• 30 jars

• 25 jars

• 40 jars

If 3 pounds of apples costs $0.90, how much will 10 pounds cost?

• $3.00

• $2.50

• $3.50

• $2.25

Keith bought 4 shirts for $36. At this rate, what would his cost be for 7 shirts?

• $63.00

• $53.00

• $43.00

• $73.00

One bag of carrots costs $3. How many bags of carrots can you buy for $18?

• 10

• 12

• 6

Amanda bought 1 package of strawberries for $3. How many packages of strawberries can Willie buy if he has $12?

• 12

• 8

• 4

Jasmine bought 32 kiwi fruit for $16. How many kiwi can Lisa buy if she has $4?

• 10

• 8

• 6

• 4

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

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