Proportions Explained: Practice Problems and Examples

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legurl083ra 2022-02-10

A submarine begins its descent from the surface of the water. It dives 20 meters each minute for several minutes. If the submarine reaches a depth of 360 meters below sea level, how much time did the dive take?

Rebekah Shelton 2022-02-10

A pail, when holding 40 washers, weighs 500 grams. The same pail holding 20 washers weighs 420 grams. How much does the pail weigh?

Terrence Mcfarland 2022-02-10

Makayla takes home $4400 per month from her job as a physical therapist. If her only debt obligations are a car loan payment of $530 and a mortgage payment of $760 every month, is she in danger of credit overload?

Ishaan Mcneil 2022-02-10

What is the ratio of 480 g to 4.38 kg?

Elaina Conner 2022-02-10

If x and y are in the ratio 3 to 4, and y and z are in the ratio 3 to 4 then what is the ratio of x to z?

Zackery Ray 2022-02-10

How do you determine whether the ratios are equivalent: $\frac{3}{4} and \frac{6}{7}$ ?

Jameson Powers 2022-02-10

How do you determine whether the ratios are equivalent: $\frac{12}{5} and \frac{36}{15}$ ?

Caitlin Esparza 2022-02-10

Tulane has a ratio of 3 girls to 4 boys in class. If there are 12 girls in class how many total students are there?

Yandel Hunter 2022-02-09

Owen makes $3,000 per month. He spends $300 on credit card payments and $350 on an auto loan. What is his debt- to-income ratio?

Salma Meza 2022-02-09

There are 54 students and 18 computers in a classroom. Which ratio accurately compares the number of students to the number of computers?

Jackson David 2022-02-09

On a map the distance between Atlanta, Georgia, and Nashville, Tennessee, is 12.5 in. The actual distance between these two cities is 250 miles. What is the scale?

uheaeb56e 2022-02-09

What ratio $\frac{15}{45}$ expressed in simplest form?

Gideon Oliver 2022-02-09

A car moving at a constant speed travels 88 feet in 2 seconds. Use a proportion to find how many feet it travels in one minute?

beyondthegametcm 2022-02-09

If the ratio of boys to girls is 3:2 and there are 25 students in a class, how do you make equal ratios to show how many students in the class are boys and how many are girls?

Kamari Simon 2022-02-09

How do you simplify the ratio: 21 to 33?

johnnyschile7da 2022-02-09

What is the ratio between $1 \frac{1}{4}$ hours and 25 minutes?

Jayson Hebert 2022-02-09

What is the ratio of 5 hours to 14 hours 10 minutes?

beyondthegametcm 2022-02-09

In Mr. Xang's French class, there are thirty-eight male students and forty-two female students. How do you express a ratio of female students to male students in simplest form?

stropa0u 2022-01-24

Since you are looking for a proportions solver for your algebra class or some engineering task, the trick is to explore various proportion examples with answers first as these will help you to answer the most complex challenges and see how things work. As we are dealing with secondary Maths, the majority of presented proportions problems that are shown below are not overly complex. The most important aspect is using the corresponding proportions equation and seeing how to work with ratio rates in practice. Take a look at proportions Math problems, focusing on how they are represented in original instructions.

Pre-Algebra

A submarine begins its descent from the surface of the water. It dives 20 meters each minute for several minutes. If the submarine reaches a depth of 360 meters below sea level, how much time did the dive take?

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A pail, when holding 40 washers, weighs 500 grams. The same pail holding 20 washers weighs 420 grams. How much does the pail weigh?

Makayla takes home $4400 per month from her job as a physical therapist. If her only debt obligations are a car loan payment of $530 and a mortgage payment of $760 every month, is she in danger of credit overload?

What is the ratio of 480 g to 4.38 kg?

If x and y are in the ratio 3 to 4, and y and z are in the ratio 3 to 4 then what is the ratio of x to z?

How do you determine whether the ratios are equivalent: $\frac{3}{4} and \frac{6}{7}$ ?

How do you determine whether the ratios are equivalent: $\frac{12}{5} and \frac{36}{15}$ ?

Tulane has a ratio of 3 girls to 4 boys in class. If there are 12 girls in class how many total students are there?

Owen makes $3,000 per month. He spends $300 on credit card payments and $350 on an auto loan. What is his debt- to-income ratio?

There are 54 students and 18 computers in a classroom. Which ratio accurately compares the number of students to the number of computers?

On a map the distance between Atlanta, Georgia, and Nashville, Tennessee, is 12.5 in. The actual distance between these two cities is 250 miles. What is the scale?

What ratio $\frac{15}{45}$ expressed in simplest form?

A car moving at a constant speed travels 88 feet in 2 seconds. Use a proportion to find how many feet it travels in one minute?

If the ratio of boys to girls is 3:2 and there are 25 students in a class, how do you make equal ratios to show how many students in the class are boys and how many are girls?

How do you simplify the ratio: 21 to 33?

What is the ratio between $1 \frac{1}{4}$ hours and 25 minutes?

What is the ratio of 5 hours to 14 hours 10 minutes?

In Mr. Xang's French class, there are thirty-eight male students and forty-two female students. How do you express a ratio of female students to male students in simplest form?

What is 4/8 equivalent to?

Mastering Proportions: Problems and Examples