Practice Page

Directions: Read each problem carefully! The cartoon "hints" may, or may not, be helpful!

1.
Is pp1 a true proportion?
pp1
 
Choose:
 
Yes
No



2.
 Find x: pp2
pp3pic
 
Choose:
 
7
15
21
25



3.
Find x: pp4pic

pp2pic
 
Choose:
 
10
9
8
6



4.
Find x: pp5
pp5pic
 
Choose:
 
3
9
11
12



5.
Find x and y: pp6
pp6pic
 
Choose:
 
x = 2; y = 24
x = 3; y = 36
 
x = 2; y = 36
x = 3; y = 24



6.
A map shows a distance of 50 miles to be represented by ½ inch. How many inches would be needed to represent 350 miles?
 ppN6pic
 
Choose:
 
3"
3½"
4"
7"



7.
The volunteer fire department is holding its annual pancake breakfast to raise money. It takes 2 cups of pancake batter for every six pancakes that are made. If they sell a total of 1200 pancakes, how many cups of pancake batter did they use?
pp7pic
Choose:
 
100 cups
200 cups
300 cups
400 cups



8.
The current ratio of cats to dogs in a shelter is 5 : 2. If there are 20 cats in the shelter, how many dogs are in the shelter?

Choose:
 
5
6
8
10
pp8pic



9.
A plastic dinosaur skeleton with a total length of 17 inches, is enlarged to full size with a total length of 17 feet. If one of the bones measuring 2½ inches is enlarged, what will be its enlarged measurement in inches?
pp9pic
 
Choose:
 
2½"
17"
24"
30"



10.
At a pie eating contest, Jordan can eat 12 pieces of pie in 10 minutes. At this same pace, how many pieces of pie can Jordan eat in 15 minutes?
pp10pic
 
Choose:
 
12½
13¾
15
18

 

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