Proportion Word Problems

Solve proportion word problems with confidence! Master ratios, scales, and unit rates.

12 ounces of jelly beans cost $5.99. How much would 14 ounces cost? Luther is baking bread. The recipe calls for 4 cups of flour and 3 teaspoons of baking soda. He plans on using 25 cups of flour to make many loaves of bread. How much baking soda will he need to use? 33.3 teaspoons 18.75 teaspoons 0.48 teaspoons 8.3 teaspoons Maddie's map has a scale of 4 inches = 7 miles. The distance between two stores on the map is 7 inches. How many miles apart are the stores? 2.7 miles 4 miles 12.25 miles 14.5 miles A car travels 100 miles in one and a half hours. How many miles will the car go in 9 hours? 600 miles 150 miles 500 miles 900 miles A rainstorm dropped 3 inches of rain in 2 hours. At that rate, how many inches would fall in 7 hours? 4.7 inches 14 inches 10.5 inches 42 inches A bag of dogfood is $52.99 for 22 pounds. At the same rate, how much would 10 pounds cost? $26.49 $116.56 $21.20 $24.09 A boat travels at a speed of 40 miles per hour. How many hours would it take to travel 70 miles? 1.75 hours 0.57 hours 1.25 hours 28 hours If 8 cupcakes cost $11.92, how much would 6 cupcakes cost? $15.93 $1.99 $5.96 $8.94 In the animal shelter, the ratio of dogs to total animals is 6 to 15. If there are 45 animals in total, how many of the animals are dogs? 9 12 18 30 An 18 foot flagpole casts a shadow that is 5.4 feet long. If Nadia is 5 feet tall, how long is her shadow? 3.6 feet 1.5 feet 19.44 feet 16.7 feet