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Write and solve a proportion for each problem situation. Select the proportion that could be used to solve each problem.
Then solve it.
Use decimal answers.
Round to the nearest hundredth when necessary. Five pounds of almonds cost $24.95. How many pounds can you buy with $14.97? 5 14.97 24.95 x 5 x 24.95 14.97 = = x = pounds 5 24.95 14.97 x 5 14.97 x 24.95 = = Lilia uses 4 cups of flour to make 24 cookies. How many cookies can she make with 6 cups of flour? 4 24 x 6 4 x 24 6 = = x = cookies 4 6 24 x 4 x 6 24 = = Miquea can run 23 meters in 3 seconds. At the same rate how many meters can she run in one minute? 23 x 3 1 23 3 x 1 = = x = meters 23 60 3 x 23 x 3 60 = = The following triangles are similar. Find the value of x. 2 x 7 11 11 2 x 7 2 = = 11 x = 7 11 7 x 2 11 7 2 x = = x Bernie makes copies for his Spanish teacher. The copy machine makes 17 copies in 10 seconds. He is making copies of the chapter 6 test. Each test is 2 pages and his teacher needs 80 tests printed. How long will it take him to make these copies? 17 2 10 x 17 80 10 x = = x = seconds 17 80 10 2x 17 160 10 x = = |