Proportion Practical Problems

What is the given ratio in this practical problem? Ava the snail travels 3 inches in 8 minutes. How many inches can she crawl in 400 minutes?

• 8 to 400

• 3 to 400

• 3 to 8

• Ava to snails

Identify the units being compared in the following practical problem: When CJ bakes 5 chocolate cupcakes, JJ bakes 3 strawberry ones. If JJ baked 95 strawberry cupcakes, how many chocolate one did CJ make?

• CJ and cupcakes

• chocolate cupcakes and strawberry cupcakes

• miles and feet

• money and baking

• 8.86

• 98

• 101

• 260

• 3.099

• 72.6

• 111

• 201.6

A falcon 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?  

Hint: Use your knowledge of proportional reasoning!

• x = 49 seconds

• x = 4 meters

• x = 49 meters

• x =  4 seconds

The ratio of black keys to white keys on a piano is 5 to 7.  Complete the table to create additional equivalent ratios.​

d

c

e

f

28

63

84

55

21

35

The ratio of black keys to white keys on a piano is 5 to 7.  Complete the table to create additional equivalent ratios.

d

c

e

f

84

63

21

55

35

28

The ratio of black keys to white keys on a piano is 5 to 7.  Complete the table to create additional equivalent ratios.​

d

c

e

f

63

84

21

55

28

35

• 5

• 7.9

• 9.8

• 11

Solve for x 

• x = 1/10

• x = 10

• x = 4

• x = 5