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The document contains 6 word problems involving proportional reasoning. The problems include calculating rates of artists painting classrooms, cost of gasoline, ingredients in a mocktail, calories in muffins, weight of canned tomatoes, and time practicing drums. An answer key with the solutions is provided.

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Solving Proportions: Name

The document contains 6 word problems involving proportional reasoning. The problems include calculating rates of artists painting classrooms, cost of gasoline, ingredients in a mocktail, calories in muffins, weight of canned tomatoes, and time practicing drums. An answer key with the solutions is provided.

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Name :

Sheet 3
Solving Proportions
1) A team of nine artists created wall murals in 18 classrooms at a constant rate.
How many classrooms can a team of 15 artists paint?

2) Joe spent S 35.40 to fill 15 gallons of gas in his minivan. How much does 6
gallons of gas cost?

3) A pitcher of mocktail contains 8 cups of pineapple juice and 2 cups of orange


juice. How many cups of orange juice will be required to make a mocktail with
12 cups of pineapple juice?

4) Laura buys a pack of 24 blueberry muffins that has a total of 1,536 calories.
What is her calorie intake, if she ate 3 muffins for breakfast?

5) Yvonne buys 6 cans of diced tomatoes that weigh a total of 87 oz. Find the
weight of 5 cans of diced tomatoes.

6) Ed spends 21 hours practicing drums over a fortnight. At that rate, how much
time will he spend on practicing drums over a 7 week period?

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Name :
Answer key
Sheet 3
Solving Proportions
1) A team of nine artists created wall murals in 18 classrooms at a constant rate.
How many classrooms can a team of 15 artists paint?

30 classrooms

2) Joe spent S 35.40 to fill 15 gallons of gas in his minivan. How much does 6
gallons of gas cost?

S 14.16

3) A pitcher of mocktail contains 8 cups of pineapple juice and 2 cups of orange


juice. How many cups of orange juice will be required to make a mocktail with
12 cups of pineapple juice?

3 cups of orange juice

4) Laura buys a pack of 24 blueberry muffins that has a total of 1,536 calories.
What is her calorie intake, if she ate 3 muffins for breakfast?

192 calories

5) Yvonne buys 6 cans of diced tomatoes that weigh a total of 87 oz. Find the
weight of 5 cans of diced tomatoes.

72.5 oz of diced tomatoes

6) Ed spends 21 hours practicing drums over a fortnight. At that rate, how much
time will he spend on practicing drums over a 7 week period?

73.5 hours

Printable Math Worksheets @ www.mathworksheets4kids.com

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