Solving Word Problems: Mastering Proportions in 7th Grade

A recipe calls for 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make a batch that uses 12 cups of flour, how many cups of sugar will you need?

• 6 cups of sugar

• 4 cups of sugar

• 8 cups of sugar

• 10 cups of sugar

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas will it need to travel 300 miles?

• 10 gallons

• 5 gallons

• 20 gallons

• 15 gallons

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A school is planning a field trip and needs to buy tickets for 120 students. If each ticket costs $15, how much will the total cost be?

• $1500

• $1800

• $1200

• $2000

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A recipe requires 4 eggs for every 3 cups of milk. If you have 12 cups of milk, how many eggs do you need?

• 16 eggs

• 20 eggs

• 12 eggs

• 8 eggs

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A gardener is planting flowers in rows. If each row has 8 flowers and he wants to plant 5 rows, how many flowers does he need in total?

• 48

• 32

• 40

• 36

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A store sells 3 notebooks for $9. How much would 15 notebooks cost?

• $30

• $60

• $36

• $45

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A car can travel 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas. How far can it travel on 12 gallons of gas?

• 360 miles

• 480 miles

• 240 miles

• 300 miles

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A recipe for cookies requires 2 cups of chocolate chips for every 5 cups of flour. If you want to use 15 cups of flour, how many cups of chocolate chips do you need?

• 4 cups of chocolate chips

• 8 cups of chocolate chips

• 10 cups of chocolate chips

• 6 cups of chocolate chips

A painter can paint 4 rooms in 2 days. How many rooms can he paint in 10 days?

• 15 rooms

• 10 rooms

• 25 rooms

• 20 rooms

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A recipe calls for 5 cups of water for every 2 cups of rice. If you want to cook 10 cups of rice, how much water will you need?

• 25 cups of water

• 15 cups of water

• 20 cups of water

• 30 cups of water