Proportions Explained: Practice Problems and Examples

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Lewis Harvey 2021-02-03

The total amount to stage an event was 1300.00. Person A spent 175.00 Person B spent 440.00 Person C spent 700.00 and Person D 0.00. What is the fair equal distribution of money

postillan4 2021-02-01

All winter jackets are on sale for 75% off. If a jacket originally cost $90, how much does it cost now?
The jacket now costs $___.

ringearV 2021-01-31

Tricks to solve Ratio and Proportion Problems Today Im

coexpennan 2021-01-31

Adventure Tours has 6 leisure-tour trolleys that travel 15 mph slower than their 3 express tour buses. The bus travels 132 mi in the time it takes the trolley to travel 99 mi. Find the speed of each mode of transportation.

ddaeeric 2021-01-28

The owner of a sporting goods store buys pairs of rollerblades for $60 and marks them up 25%. Several months later, he decides o clear his inventory and sells each pair or rollerblades at a discount of 20%. What is the total price of a pair of these rollerblades with the discount and a 6% sales tax?

Kyran Hudson 2021-01-27

A small drugstore orders copies of a certain magazine for it magazine rack each week. Let X=demand for the magazine, with pmf $\begin{array}{ll} x & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ p (x) & \frac{1}{15} & \frac{2}{15} & \frac{3}{15} & \frac{4}{15} & \frac{5}{15} & \frac{6}{15} \end{array}$ Suppose the store owner actually pays $1.00 for each copy of the magazine and the price to customers is $2.00. If magazines left at the end of the week have no salvage value, is it better to order three or four copies of the magazine?

foass77W 2021-01-27

After the 2000 census, the United States Census Bureau reported that 7.4% of Georgia residents were between the ages of 10 and 14. Was a parameter or a statistic reported? Explain your reasoning.

ankarskogC 2021-01-23

Max worked 44 hours last week. His hourly rate is $6.00. What was his gross pay (regular pay plus overtime pay)?

Rui Baldwin 2021-01-23

ED Wong has total of Tk.70,000 invested in a common stock, corporate bonds, and municipal bonds. In order to limit risk, he has twice as much invested in corporate bonds as in stock. Last years, the common stock paid a 2% dividend, the corporate bonds paid 10% interest, and the municipal bonds paid 6% interest. ED’s total income last year from his investments was in Tk.4,800. How much has he invested in bonds?

necessaryh 2021-01-23

What is the exchange rate between dollars and Swiss francs if one dollar is convertible into 1/20 ounce of gold and one Swiss franc is convertible into 1/40 ounce of gold?

Tabansi 2021-01-22

Complete the sentence. 0.04 is
$1 / 10$
of _____.

sagnuhh 2021-01-22

Pets Plus and Pet Planet are having a sale on the same aquarium. At Pets Plus the aquarium is on sale for 30% off the original price and at Pet Planet it is discounted by 25%. If the sales tax rate is 8%, which store has the lower sale price? How much will you save by buying the aquarium there? Round to the nearest cent.

$\begin{array}{cc} Store \\ Pets Plus & 118 \\ Pet Planet & 110 \end{array}$

shadsiei 2021-01-22

Death Valley, California, has the lowest elevation in the United States. Its elevation is 282 feet below sea level. Mount McKinley, Alaska, has the highest elevation in the United States. Its elevation is 20,320 feet above sea level. Use integers to describe these two locations in the United States.

Phoebe 2021-01-17

Find each unit rate. Kenny reads $\frac{5}{8}$ page in $\frac{2}{3}$ minute.

iohanetc 2021-01-15

Here are the 2013 tuitions (in dollars) of 10 randomly selected 2 -year, public colleges (Source: U.S. Department of Education):
1772 1752 3485 1138 2328
1854 3598 3722 4680 3030
a. Find the mean tuition.

DofotheroU 2021-01-15

How do i round 56.479 cents to the nearest cent?

Ernstfalld 2021-01-15

Chase wants to earn at least $900 this month in commission. What is the minimum amount he needs to sell in order to earn $900 it he earns a 3.3% commission on everything he sells? Round to the nearest dollar.

Chardonnay Felix 2021-01-08

Identify the constant ratio in each representation.
$x | y 1 | - 2 2 | - 6$

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.

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