1. Mr. Kell bought 5 packs of pencils for $6.05. How much would one pack of pencils cost?

2. Kroger sells 3 lbs bags of oranges for $5.00 and 5 lbs of oranges for $7.00. Which bag of or oranges is a better deal?

3. If Ms. Martin drove 225 miles in 4 hours and 30 minutes. What speed was she driving?

If you add 2 pints of green paint to 6 pints of white paint, the ratio of green paint to white

paint is ____________________. You can make the same color by adding 4 pints of green paint

to 12 pints of white paint. The colors are the same because the ratios of green to white are

equal fractions.

Proportions are usually written as a pair of equivalent fractions.

Green PaintWhite Paint

Green PaintWhite Paint

Pamela makes punch by mixing 2 cups of pineapple juice with 7 cups of orange juice. How many cups of pineapple juice should Pamela mix with 16 cups of orange juice.

2 cups of 7 cups of

x cups of 16 cups of

In a survey of 430 students, 2 out of every 5 said they plan to attend the picnic. Which

proportion can be used to find the number of students (n) who do not plan to attend?

         Which proportion can be used to solve the 

problem? 

  (a)  (b)  (c)            

A recipe for 9 servings of dessert calls for 2 cups of sugar. How much sugar is

needed to make 15 servings?

29

x15

1. Lonnie was paid $115.50 for 14 hours of work. At this rate, how much will Lonnie earn for working 22 hours?

2. On Monday Matsu drove 370 miles in 7 hours. At this rate, how many miles (m) can Matsu drive in 5 hours on Tuesday? Choose the correct proportion to solve the problem and then cross 

multiply to solve. 

A)                B)                C)A)                B)                C)

1059100

7 x

n

10

41

16

8525

41373 5

365

410