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Lesson (A)
Set up a proportion to solve the problems below. Type your answers in the spaces provided.
Lesson (B)
Set up a proportion to solve the problems below. Type your answers in the spaces provided.
Lesson (C)
Set up a proportion to solve the problems below. Type your answers in the spaces provided.
The ratio of girls to boys in the art club is 9:6 respectively. In the recent
weeks, the number of girls has increased to 12. How many boys are there?
Sam uses four AA batteries in her stereo every month. How many batteries will Sam use in the next 24 months?
Jeff plans to watch his favorite DVD movie, with a running time of 1 hour and
40 minutes. If Jeff decides to have a 24-hour movie marathon, how many
times will he get to watch his movie? Round to the nearest whole number.
Hint: Begin by converting the hours and minutes to a total of minutes.
The size of a small poster of the Statue of Liberty has the width of 6 inches by
the height of 9 inches. The exact same poster has been enlarged to the
width of 18 inches. What is the height of the enlarged poster?
The Answer Key is found in the Some Helpful Tools section at the bottom of this page.
A 40-acre field yields 420 bushels of grain. How many bushels will a 30-acre field yield?
A baker bakes 1,484 chocolate chip cookies in a week. How many chocolate chip cookies does the baker bake in one day?
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Math: Application of Proportion - Lessons
