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Proportion Word Problems 4
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1. You estimate that you can do 12 math problems in 45 min. How long should it take you to do 20 math problems?

2. Darrell drove 189 miles in 3 hours. What was Darrell's average rate of speed in miles per hour?

3. Mark walked three-quarters of a mile in fifteen minutes. How many miles can he walk in an hour?

4. At Discount Copy, 12 copies cost $0.66. Melissa needs 56 copies. How much should they cost?

5. There was a blizzard. Snow was falling at a rate of 4 ½ inches per hour. If the snow kept accumulating at the same rate, how long would it take for 3 feet of snow to accumulate?

6. Gary can hike 2.5 miles in 30 minutes. At this rate, how long will it take him to hike 8 miles?

7. If 5 pencils cost 20 cents, how much would 15 pencils cost?

8. To make lemonade, you need 6 lemons and 8 cups of water. How many lemons do you need if you have 24 cups of water?

9. The ratio of seventh graders to eighth graders participating in the science fair is 4:3. There are 18 eighth graders participating in the science fair. How many 7th graders are there?

10. A car can travel 480 miles on 15 gallons of gasoline. How far can it travel on 5 gallons?

11. A boat travels 450 miles in 15 hours. What is the boat's speed in miles per hour?

12. A snail traveled 2 feet in 100 minutes. How far will it travel in 700 minutes?

13. A shop produces 39 wetsuits every 2 weeks. How many weeks will it take the shop to produce 429 wetsuits?

14. If 3 twinkies cost $1, how much is it for 15 twinkies?

15. The ratio of teachers to students needs to be 1:30. If there were 120 students, how many teachers would be needed?

16. It takes 20 minutes to cut a log into 5 equal-size pieces. How long will it take to cut a similar log into 3 equal-size pieces?

17. If 8 bags of chips costs $10.32, how much will you pay for 20 bags?

18. A car can travel 80 miles on 4 gallons of gasoline. If the gas tank, which can hold about 15 gallons. How many miles can the car travel before it runs out gas?

19. Jenny can send texts on her phone at the rate of 32 words per minute. If she sends 8 texts that average 80 words each, about how long would it take her?

20. You can buy 2 hot dogs for $3. How much would it be for 4 hot dogs?

21. Of the 50 fish that Jim caught from the lake, 14 were trout. The estimated population of the lake is 7,500 fish. About how many trout would you expect to be in the lake?

22. At the Copy Shoppe, 18 copies cost $1.08. At that rate, how much will 40 copies cost?

23. The ratio of athletes to non-athletes at Taylor middle school is 3 to 4. If there are 300 athletes, how many non-athletes are there?

24. The money used in Jordan is called the Dinar. The exchange rate is $3 to 2 Dinars. Find how many dollars you would receive if you exchanged 22 Dinars.

25. An amusement park line is moving about 4 feet every 15 minutes. At this rate, approximately how long will it take for a person at the back of the 50- foot line to reach the front of the line?