Homework 20 Proportional Relations S
Name:______Date:______Period:______
Solve all problems and SHOW YOUR WORK!
Monday: Writing and Solving Proportions
1. Jared and Pedro walk 1 mile in about 15 minutes. They can keep up this pace for several hours.
a. About how far do they walk in 90 minutes?
b. About how far do they walk in 65 minutes?
2. A group of gamers designed and ordered buttons for their clan members. They pay $3 for 24 buttons. Write and solve proportions to answer each question. Assume that price is proportional to the size of the order.
a. How much do 4 dozen buttons cost?
b. How much do 600 buttons cost?
c. How many can the organizers buy for $27?
d. How many can the organizers buy for $63?
3. Shawna reduced the size of a rectangle to a height of 2 in. What is the new width if it was originally 24 in wide and 12 in tall?
4. If you can buy five bulbs of elephant garlic for $8 then how many can you buy with $32?
Tuesday and Wednesday: Solving Proportions
5. Gabriella bought four cantaloupes for $7. How many cantaloupes can Shayna buy if she has $35?
6. Mary reduced the size of a painting to a width of 3.3 in. What is the new height if it was originally 32.5 in tall and 42.9 in wide?
7. Molly bought three heads of cabbage for $2.40. How many heads of cabbage can Willie buy if he has $16.80?
For Problems 8 - 19, solve each proportion for X
8./ 9.
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12.
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16.
2.13.4= 6.3x / 17.
x22.6= 8.734.8 / 18.
3.49.1= x7.2 / 19.
7.5x= 11.92.85
20. If Iron Man defeated 5 super villains for every 36 normal bad guys he put in jail. How many normal bad guys would Iron man put in jail if he defeated 12 super villains?