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Proportion Word Problems Date_____ Period____ Answer each question and round your answer to the nearest whole number. 1) If you can buy one can of pineapple chunks for $2 then how many can you buy with $10? 2) One jar of crushed ginger costs $2. How many jars can you buy for $4? 3) One cantaloupe costs $2. How many
Proportions: Word Problems—Explanation & Practice. Writing a proportion is helpful in solving many word problems. To write the proportion, carefully observe the word order in the problem. You will usually find two relationships in the problem.
Ratio/Proportion Word Problems. Name_______________________ Set up a proportion to solve each problem, show all work, and label all answers. 1. The ratio of boys to girls is 3 to 2. If there are 12 boys, how many girls are there? 2. It takes one Super Giant Pizza to feed 3 people. If you invite 36 people, how many pizzas will you need? 3.
To solve word problems using proportions: 1. Represent the unknown quantity by the variable x . 2. Set up a ratio using the given rate. 3. Set up a ratio involving the variable x . 4. Form a proportion by setting the two ratios from steps 2 and 3 equal to each other.
Create proportion worksheets to solve proportions or word problems (e.g. speed/distance or cost/amount problems) — available both as PDF and html files. These are most useful when students are first learning proportions in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade.
Solving Problems using Proportional Reasoning Name _____ Date _____ For each problem, set up a proportion. Include the units for each ratio. Then solve for the missing value and label your answer with appropriate units. Round answers to the nearest tenth. 3. A 2-month membership to the gym costs $125. Jim
Basic Math – Word Problems - Worksheet 15: Word Problems with Ratios and Proportions Problem 1) Two numbers are at a ratio of w: {. Find the larger number if the smaller number is u w. Problem 2) The sum of two numbers is w t. Find the larger number if their ratio is s: u. Problem 3) Three numbers have a ratio of t: u: v. Find the largest ...
