Geometry - Proportion Practice

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Proportion practice

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Use proportions 1) A 4 ft tall cardboard box standing next to an adult giraffe casts a 2 ft shadow. If the adult giraffe casts a shadow that is 7 ft long then how tall is it?

2) If a 12 ft tall statue casts a 8 ft long shadow then how tall is a baby giraffe that casts a 4 ft shadow?

3) Find the distance between Fairview and San Jose if they are 2 cm apart on a map with a scale of 1 cm : 18 km.

4) A model house is 6 in wide. If it was built with a scale of 1 in : 3 ft then how wide is the real house?

5) Midway and Milton are 9 cm apart on a map that has a scale of 1 cm : 13 km. How far apart are the real cities?

6) A model satellite has a scale of 1 cm : 3 m. If the real satellite is 18 m wide then how wide is the model satellite?

7) A map has a scale of 1 in : 7 mi. If Centerville and Madison are 8 in apart on the map then how far apart are the real cities?

8) A model house has a scale of 1 cm : 5 m. If the model house is 3 cm wide then how wide is the real house?

9) Find the distance between Milton and Santa Cruz on a map with a scale of 1 in : 14 mi if they are actually 70 mi apart.

10) A model train has a scale of 1 in : 3 ft. If the real train is 24 ft tall then how tall is the model train?

Answer each question and round your answer to the nearest whole number. 11) If you can buy one package of grape tomatoes for $3 then how many can you buy with $9?

12) One honeydew melon costs $4. How many honeydew melons can you buy for $8?

13) One package of blackberries costs $3. How many packages of blackberries can you buy for $9?

14) If you can buy one honeydew melon for $4 then how many can you buy with $12?

15) If you can buy one bag of carrots for $3 then how many can you buy with $9?

16) One tub of dried blueberries costs $8. How many tubs can you buy for $16?

17) Sumalee bought one container of dried cherries for $7. How many containers can Castel buy if he has $14?

18) One package of fresh chives costs $2. How many packages can you buy for $8?

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19) If you can buy one package of raspberries for $3 then how many can you buy with $6?

20) If you can buy one package of grape tomatoes for $3 then how many can you buy with $6?

21) Kathryn bought one jar of crushed ginger for $2. How many jars can Jill buy if she has $10?

22) Gabriella bought one package of strawberries for $3. How many packages can Kathryn buy if she has $9?

23) Huong bought 15 bags of carrots for $51. How many bags of carrots can Perry buy if he has $17?

24) Willie bought 18 packages of blueberries for $54. How many packages can Wilbur buy if he has $18?

25) Danielle enlarged the size of a frame to a width of 42 in. What is the new height if it was originally 6 in tall and 7 in wide?

26) Jacob enlarged the size of a photo to a height of 30 in. What is the new width if it was originally 2 in wide and 6 in tall?

27) The currency in Egypt is the Pound. The exchange rate is approximately $1 = 6 Pounds. At this rate, how many dollars would you get if you exchanged 30 Pounds?

28) Jack enlarged the size of a frame to a height of 2 in. What is the new width if it was originally 3 in wide and 1 in tall?

29) A painting is 2 in wide and 4 in tall. If it is enlarged to a width of 8 in then how tall will it be?

30) 18 bunches of cilantro cost $30. How many bunches can you buy for $10?

Answer each question. Round your answer to the nearest tenth. Round dollar amounts to the nearest cent. 31) A painting is 0.9 in tall and 3.2 in wide. If it is enlarged to a height of 6.3 in then how wide will it be?

32) A rectangle is 20 in tall and 60 in wide. If it is reduced to a width of 1.2 in then how tall will it be?

33) Six packages of blackberries cost $17.90. How many packages can you buy for $53.70?

34) A frame is 15.4 in wide and 13.2 in tall. If it is reduced to a height of 1.2 in then how wide will it be?

35) John reduced the size of a triangle to a width of 4.9 in. What is the new height if it was originally 24.5 in wide and 19 in tall?

36) If you can buy 28 plums for $22.12 then how many can you buy with $1.58?

37) Jasmine reduced the size of a painting to a width of 4.7 in. What is the new height if it was originally 2.8 in tall and 18.8 in wide?

38) The currency in Oman is the Rial. The exchange rate is approximately 1 Rial for $0.90. At this rate, how many dollars would you get if you exchanged 48 Rials?

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