How long does it take to cook 20 eggs if it takes 10 minutes to cook 4 eggs Set up a proportion of minutes to eggs where m is the number of...
If gum were 3 packs for $1.00, how many packs would you get for $7.00 3 packs / $1.00 * $7.00 = 21 packs
George and William both ran a one mile race. William won the race with a time of 4 minutes and 30 seconds. If George was 480 feet behind William...
It took 3.5 gallons of paint to cover a wall that is 985 square feet. How many gallons will it take to cover a wall that is 6501 square feet? Set...
A 3-foot stick casts a shadow of 8 feet. If at the same time a tree casts a shadow of 15 feet, how tall is the tree? Set up a proportion of...
If a speedometer indicates that a car is traveling at 65 kilometers per hour, how fast is the car traveling in miles per hour? (Round to the...
A typical human adult weighs 150 pounds, while a human newborn weighs approximately 7 pounds. An adult female Western Grey Kangaroo weighs about...
Rick sold a total of 75 books during the first 22 days of May. If he continues to sell books at the same rate, how many books will he sell during...
A yardstick casts a shadow of 8 inches. At the same time, a tree casts a shadow of 52 feet. How tall is the tree? Setup a proportion of height to...
A goal for many elite runners is to complete a mile in 4 minutes. At what speed (in miles per hour) is a runner traveling when he completes a mile...
A giant tortoise can live 175 years in captivity. The gastrotrich, which is a small aquatic animal, has a life-span of only 3 days (72 hours). If...
If 3.75 inches on a map are equal to 18.75 miles, how many miles are 5 inches equal to? Set up a proportion of inches to miles where m is the...
A flea is very small, but can jump very high. For example, a flea that is 1/8 inch tall can jump 12 inches in height. If a child who is 4 feet...
A recipe that makes 25 oatmeal cookies calls for 2.5 cups of oats and one cup of sugar. Jerry needs to make 195 cookies for his school party. How...
A 1.5 inch tall preying mantis will sometimes hold its ground and attempt to fight a person who is 6 feet tall. If a person who is 6 feet tall is...
A person who had $1,000,000 gave $100 to charity. How much must a student who has $100 give to charity to give proportionally the same as the...
A stick that is ten feet tall casts a shadow of 12 feet. If a tree has a 96 foot shadow, how tall is the tree? Set up a proportion of wood height...
If there are 9000 seconds in 2.5 hours, how many hours are there in 13,500 seconds? Setup a proportion of hours to seconds where h is the number...
Erica is 5 feet tall and has a shadow of 2 feet. A nearby tree has a shadow of 18 feet. How tall is the tree? Set up a proportion of feet tall to...
A school has a boy to girl ratio of 6:7. If there are 288 boys, how many girls are there? 6 boys/7 girls = 288 boys/g girls Using our proportion...
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