2.6 Solving Proportions

24

Solve for x.

3

Solve for x.

4.5

Solve for x.

5

Solve for x.

8

Solve for x.

30

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

21

A shop produces 40wet suits every 2 weeks. How many weeks willit take the shop to produce 420wet suits?

4 ft

A snail traveled 2 feet in 90 minutes. How far will it travel in 3 hours?

36

Ariel made a scale drawing of a picnic area near the river. The scale of the drawing was 1 inch = 3 yards. If the picnic area is 12 inches in the drawing, how wide is the actual picnic area?

54

On an architect's blueprint, the front of a building measures 27 inches. The scale of the blueprint is 1 inch = 2 feet. How wide will the front of the actual building be?

15

Bridget measured the auditorium and made a scale drawing. The scale she used was 1 inch = 4 feet. The actual length of the stage is 60 feet. How long is the stage in the drawing?

160

CHALLENGE! A car can travel 80 miles on 4 gallons of gasoline. If the gas tank, which can hold about 16 gallons, is half full, how many miles can the car travel before it runs out gas?

$25

If 8 bags of chips costs $10, how much will you pay for 20 bags?

4

Keenan drew a scale drawing of an arcade. The scale he used was 1 inch = 2 feet. If an air hockey table is 2 inches in the drawing, how wide is the actual air hockey table?

13

Solve for x.

16

Mark measured a swimming pool and made a scale drawing. The scale of the drawing was 1 centimeter = 4 meters. In the drawing, the pool is 4 centimeters wide. What is the width of the actual pool?

14

Solve for x.

2

Solve for x.

28

Ruben made a scale drawing of the elementary school. The scale he used was 1 centimeter = 7 meters. The school yard is 4 centimeters in the drawing. How wide is the actual school yard?

2

Sharon measured a summer camp and made a scale drawing. The scale she used was 1 centimeter = 9 meters. The actual length of the sand volleyball court is 18 meters. How long is the volleyball court in the drawing?

-0.8

Solve for x.

-5.2

Solve for x.

1.33

Solve for x.

10.2

Solve for x.

80

The model of an airplane has a wingspan of 20 inches. The model has a scale of 1 inch = 4 feet. What is the wingspan of the actual airplane?

33

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