Solving Proportions

Solve the following proportions. You may need to do work on a separate sheet of paper or whiteboard. Use a proportion to solve the following problems: 5. Carol spends 17 hours in a 2-week period practicing her culinary skills. How many hours does she practice in 5 weeks? Carol practices for 42.5 hours in 5 week. 6. The ratio of teachers to students at the middle school is 1:12. If there are 1080 students at the school, how many teachers are there? There are 90 teachers. 7. Sort the following into proportions or not a proportion. Proportion a c Not a Proportion b d