Matching Proportions
Matching Proportions Read a word problem carefully. Match the correct proportion to the word problem. 18 of the 72 kids who have Mr. Martin for English have an A. How many of the 16 kids in his Period 1 class do you expect to have an A? The blueprint drawing of Thomas Middle School shows that the new gym has a length to width ratio of 16:18. If the gym is 72 feet wide, how long is it? The ratio of girls to boys at Jones Middle School is 16 to 18. If there are 72 girls in 6th grade, how many boys are in 6th grade? This season, the Packer's placekicker has made 15 field goals and missed 10. At this same rate, how many field goals do you expect he missed in yesterday's game if he made 6 field goals? Jamie and her friends were talking about their favorite subject in school. 6 out of 10 said they liked math the best. How many out of 15 would say that Math is their favorite? Mark's baseball team has won 6 of the 10 games they have played. At this rate, how many games will they have to play in order to get 15 wins?