Math Proportion Word Problems

Three out of five students in Mr. Dulle's class play chess. ______ % of students in his class play chess.

In a neighborhood, there are 9 families that own a poodle. If these owners make up 50% of all dog owners in the neighborhood, how many dog owners are there?

What part of the percent proportion are you missing?

• Part

• Whole

• Percent

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

• 10

• 12

• 6

A car travels 320 miles in 7.5 hours. If the car continues at the same rate, how far will it travel in 12 hours?

• 504

• 512

• 580

• 640

A bird flies 35 meters in 10 seconds. If it keeps flying at the same rate, how long will it take it to fly 14 more meters?

• 4 seconds

• 14 seconds

• 18 seconds

• 49 seconds

Ramon travels 20 miles in 20 minutes, how many miles can he travel in 120 minutes?

• 10 miles

• 40 miles

• 120 miles

• 200 miles

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?

• 1.75 cups milk

• 2 cups milk

• 2.25 cups milk

• 2.5 cups milk

The ratio of the height to the width of a packaging label is 5 to 19. If the height of the label is 2.5 inches, what is the width?

• 0.7 inches

• 7.5 inches

• 9.5 inches

• 21.5 inches

A triangle is 4 in tall and 3 in wide. If it is enlarged to a height of 8 in, then how wide will it be?

• 6

• 10

• 14

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

• 12

• 8

• 4