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5. 8 out of 11 =
6. There are 20 soccer players on the team. 8 are in 7
th
grade and the rest are in 8
th
grade. Write the
ratios below three different ways:
a. The number of 7
th
graders to the number of 8
th
graders.
b. The number of 8
th
graders to the total number of players on the team.

7. There are 32 slices of pizza. 10 are plain, 12 are pepperoni, and the rest are sausage.
a. What is the ratio of plain to pepperoni?
b. What is the ratio of plain to sausage?
c. What is the ratio of sausage to total slices?
d. What is the ratio of total slices to plain?

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Topic #1: Writing Ratios
Homework
Directions: Write each ratio as a fraction in simplest form.
1. 7:9 =
2. 10 to 6 =
3. 1,000:10,000 =
4.

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5. 6 out of 50 =

8. There are 15 students in the yearbook club. 3 are in 7
th
grade and the rest are in 8
th
grade. Write
the ratios below three different ways:
a. The number of 7
th
graders to the number of 8
th
graders.
b. The number of 8
th
graders to the total number of members in the club.
9. There are 24 hotdogs. 8 are plain, 10 have ketchup on them, and the rest have mustard.
a. What is the ratio of plain to mustard?
b. What is the ratio of plain to ketchup?
c. What is the ratio of ketchup to total hotdogs?
d. What is the ratio of total hotdogs to plain?


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Topic #2: Equivalent Ratios
Classwork
Directions: Label TRUE if the rations ARE equivalent; Label FALSE if they are NOT equivalent.
1.

is equivalent to

2. 22 to 50 is equivalent to 11:25
3.

is equivalent to

4. 9:6 is equivalent to 3:2
5. 3 to 5 is equivalent to 12 to 20, which is equivalent to 24 to 10
6.

is equivalent to

is equivalent to

Directions: Write an equivalent ratio for each.
7.

=
8. 15 to 39 =
9. 6:4 =
10.

=
11.

=
12. 70 to 30 =


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Topic #2: Equivalent Ratios
Homework
Directions: Label TRUE if the rations ARE equivalent; Label FALSE if they are NOT equivalent.
1.

is equivalent to

2. 9 to 20 is equivalent to 27:40
3.

is equivalent to

4. 40:8 is equivalent to 20:2
5. 4 to 7 is equivalent to 8 to 14, which is equivalent to 20 to 35
6.

is equivalent to

is equivalent to

Directions: Write an equivalent ratio for each.
7.

=
8. 28 to 49 =
9. 2:3 =
10.

=
11.

=
12. 45 to 35 =



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Topic #3: Rates
Classwork
1. At the party there was 32 slices of pizza for 16 kids. How many slices per person?

2. The new car can travel 400 miles on 20 gallons of gas. How many miles per gallon can the car
travel?

3. There are 5 coaches at the field for 40 kids. How many kids per coach are there?

4. The recipe calls for 5 cups of sugar for every 2 eggs. How many cups of sugar are needed for
one egg?

5. 8 cups of water evaporate in 4 days. How many cups of water evaporate per day?

6. Below are some sale prices for yogurt. Which offers the best price?
e. 15 for $3.95
f. 5 for $2.20
g. 20 for $6.20
h. 10 for $3.20
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Topic #3: Rates
Homework

1. It costs $46.20 for 7 pizzas. What is the cost per pizza?

2. There are 576 calories in 8 servings of pie. What is the number of calories per slice?

3. A discount store is having a sale on CDs. Seven CDs cost $65.45, what is the price per CD?

4. You earn $60 for eight hours of work. What is the hourly rate?

5. You can type 405 words in 4.5 minutes. How many words can you type in one minute?

6. Below are some sale prices for soda. Which offers the best price?
i. 6 for $1.75
j. 8 for $1.90
k. 12 for $3.15
l. 30 for $7.50



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Topic #4: Proportions
Classwork
Solve the proportion using equivalent ratios.
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

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Topic #4: Proportions
Homework
Solve the proportion using equivalent ratios.
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

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Topic #5: Direct & Indirect Relationships in Tables & Graphs
Classwork
Determine if the relationships are proportional.
1.



2.



3.











4.
















X 1 2 3 4
Y 2 3 4 5
X 3 4 5 7
Y 12 16 20 28
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Topic #5: Direct & Indirect Relationships in Tables & Graphs
Homework
Determine if the relationships are proportional.
1.



2.



3.











4.










X 1 3 5 7
Y 3 9 15 21
X 3 5 7 9
Y 12 20 21 36
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Topic #6: Constant of Proportionality
Classwork
Find the Constant of Proportionality.
1.




2.




3.


4. y = 3.8x
5. y = 7x
6. y = x
7.













8.



X 7.5 10 17.5 20
Y 4.5 6 10.5 12
X 1.5 2 3.5 5
Y 10.5 14 24.5 35
X 2 4 5 7
Y 1 2 2.5 3.5
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Topic #6: Constant of Proportionality
Homework
Find the Constant of Proportionality.

1.


2.

3.

4. y = 7.25x
5. y = 4x
6. y = x


7.






8.




X 2 3 5 6
Y 6 9 15 18
X 2 4 7 9
Y 0.4 0.8 1.4 1.8
X 1.5 3 4.5 12
Y 1 2 3 8
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Topic #7: Writing Equations for Proportions
Classwork
1. Write the equation that represents the total cost of apples (a) for $1.25 a pound (p).
2. Jon drove 192 miles (m) on 6 gallons of gas (g). What is the equation that represents the
proportional relationship?
3. Jose is purchasing coffee for the school store. The total cost (c) is $104.85 for 15 pounds
(p). What is the equation that represents the proportional relationship?
4. Use the graph below to write an equation to represent the proportional relationship.












5. Use the graph below to write an equation to represent the proportional relationship.













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Topic #7: Writing Equations for Proportions
Homework
1. Write the equation that represents the total paycheck (p) for $7.25 an hour (h).
2. Kitana purchased shirts for the math club. The total cost (c) is $275 for 25 shirts (s). What
is the equation that represents the proportional relationship?
3. Franklin filled his gas tank. The total cost (c) was $56.70 for 18 gallons (g). What is the
equation that represents the proportional relationship?
4. Use the graph below to write an equation to represent the proportional relationship.














5. Use the graph below to write an equation to represent the proportional relationship.












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Topic #8: Understanding Graphs of Proportions
Classwork
1. The Light Rail Line in New Jersey charges passengers for one way rides. Use the graph
below to determine the charge per ride.











2. Paula babysits and charges per child. Use the graph to determine how much she earns per
child.









3. Bob drives to work each day. His gas mileage is shown in the graph. What is the unit rate?
What does it represent?




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Topic #8: Understanding Graphs of Proportions
Homework
1. The graph shows the cost for bus fares use it to determine the charge per ride.













2. Yasmine gets paid for every dog that she walks according to the graph at the right. What does
she earn per dog?













3. The carousel at the carnival is the most popular ride. The ticket taker keeps track of how many
people ride during the day. Use the graph to determine how many people ride every hour.




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Topic #9: Problem Solving
Classwork



1. Two friends take a bicycle trip. Ricky rides 10 miles in 0.75 an hour. Victoria rides 15 miles in
1.25 hour. Which bicycle rider has the slower rate?

2. Your team scores 2 runs in the first three innings of a 9-inning baseball game. If your team
continues to score at that rate, how many runs will it score in the game?

3. A quality control inspector found four defective cell phones out of 480. At that rate, how many
defective cell phones would there be out of 24,000?

4. Eight ounces of orange juice contain 120 calories. About how many calories are in 12 ounces
of orange juice?

5. At the copy store, 15 copies cost $.75, you need 50 copies. About how much will they cost?



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6. You are testing orange juice recipes. Each recipe calls for orange juice concentrate and water.
Mix 1 has 4 cups of concentrate and 6 cups of water, Mix 2 has 1 cup of concentrate and 3
cups of water, and Mix 3 has 2 cups of concentrate and 4 cups of water. Which mix will be the
most orangey, which will be the least orangey?

7. There are two size tables at a birthday party. One table seats 10 people and one seats 6. If the
table for 10 has 3 cakes on it, and the table for 6 has 2 cakes on it, and the cake is shared
equally, will a person sitting at the small table get as much cake as a person sitting at the
large?

8. A car traveling 102 miles uses 3 gallons of gas. At this rate, how far can the car travel using 14
gallons of gas?

9. Socks are 3 pairs for $4.25. If you want to buy 10 pairs, how much will that cost? Set up a
proportion and solve.

10. T-shirts cost $8.00 for 5, how many can you get with $20? Set up a proportion and solve.

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Topic #9: Problem Solving
Homework
1. In three hours, you can pack 48 cartons of books. How many cartons of books can be packed
in 8 hours?

2. The garden center has a sale, 5 plants for $18. How much would you spend if you bought 15
plants?

3. Your friend can run 17 miles in 2 hours. If your friend could run for 6 hours at the same rate,
how many miles would be run?

4. If 3 pounds of chocolate cost $25.50, how many pounds can you buy for $42.50?

5. There are 13 grams of protein in 2 ounces of tuna. How many ounces do you need to eat to
get 45.5 grams of protein?

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6. The athletic boosters club is sponsoring a spaghetti dinner. Jars of spaghetti sauce are on sale
for 5 for $6.25. How much would 120 jars cost?

7. Two different brands of cereal are on sale at the supermarket this week. One sale is two boxes
for $3.80 and the other sale is five boxes for $9.00. Which sale is the better buy?

8. A dozen bagels cost $7.20. At this rate, how much will 7 cost?

9. Shorts are 3 for $20.00. You want to buy 5, how much will that cost? Set up a proportion and
solve.

10. Tank tops cost $7.25 for 2, how many can you get with $25? Set up a proportion and solve.



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Answer Key
1.
a.
b. 1/10
c. 1/3
d. 7/1
e. 8/11
2.
a. 2 to 3, 2:3, 2/3
b. 3 to 5, 3:5, 3/5
3.
a. 5:6
b. 1:1
c. 5:16
d. 16:5
4.
a. 7/9
b. 5/3
c. 1/10
d. 14/25
e. 3/25
5.
a. , 1:4, 1 to 4
b. 4/5, 4:5, 4 to 5
6.
a. 4:3
b. 4:5
c. 5:12
d. 3:1
7.
a. False
b. True
c. False
d. True
e. False
f. True

8. Multiple answers; for example:
a. 14:18
b. 30:78
c. 12:8
d. 8:10
e. 10:26
f. 7:3
9.
a. True
b. False
c. True
d. False
e. True
f. False
10. Multiple answers; for example:
a. 16/26
b. 4 to 7
c. 4:6
d. 14/18
e. 8/2
f. 9 to 7
11. 2 slices/person
12. 20 mpg
13. 8 kids/coach
14. 2.5 C/egg
15. 2 C/day
16. A
17. $6.60/pizza
18. 72 calories/slice
19. $9.35/CD
20. $7.50/hour
21. 90 words/min
22. B
23.
a. 14
b. 15
c. 40
d. 8
e. 2
24.
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a. 15
b. 6
c. 4
d. 7
e. 27
25.
a. 6
b. 5
c. 2
d. 2
e. 4.8
26.
a. 12
b. 25
c. 14
d. 15
e. 28
27. No
28. Yes
29. Yes
30. No
31. Yes
32. No
33. No
34. Yes
35. 3/5 = 0.6
36. 7
37. = 0.5
38. 3.8
39. 7
40. 2/3
41. 7/4 = 1.75
42. 12
43. 3
44. 1/5 = 0.2
45. 2/3
46. 7.25
47. 4
48. 7/8
49. = 0.25
50. 2
51. a = 1.25p
52. m = 32g
53. c = 6.99p
54. y = 1/3 x
55. g = 1/25 m, g = .04m
56. p = 7.25h
57. c = 11s
58. c = 3.15g
59. d = 7.5h
60. h = 1/20 m, h = 0.05m
61. $2.75 / ride
62. $12.50 / child
63. 37.5 miles / gallon
64. $11.25 / ticket
65. $3.75 / dog
66. 275 people / hour
67. Victoria
68. 6 runs
69. 200 defective
70. 180 calories
71. $2.50
72. Most: Mix 1, Least: Mix 2
73. No, they will get less.
74. 476 miles
75. $14.17
76. 12 shirts
77. 128 cartons
78. $54
79. 51 miles
80. 5 pounds
81. 7 ounces
82. 120 jars, $150
83. 5 boxes for $9
84. $4.20
85. $33.33
86. 6 shirts
87. 150 miles
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88. 11.25 in. by 7.5 in.
89. 8.66 cm
90. 8.3 in.
91. 8.63 in.
92. 8m
93. 27 feet by 36 feet
94. 7.2 in
95. No. 9/3 2/1 or 9/2 3/1
96. 2.28 m
97. 9 cm
98. 7.2 cm
99. 11.25
100. Yes. 3/1.5 = 6/3
101. 1.5 in.
102. 2.5 cm
103. 3 cm
104.

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Multiple Choice Choose the correct answer for each question. No partial credit will be
given.
1. It costs $55.60 for 8 burgers. What is the cost of one burger?
a. $5.56
b. $5.95
c. $6.95
d. $7.15

2. Apples cost 3lbs for $3.95. Which proportion represents the process for determining
the cost per pound?
a.

b.

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c.

d.

3. What is the correct answer for #2?
a. $0.25
b. $1.30
c. $1.32
d. $3.95

4. Two cases of photocopy paper weigh 45 lb. How much do 11 cases weigh?
a. 22.5 lb.
b. 225 lb.
c. 247 lb.
d. 247.5 lb.

5. Which has the lowest unit price?
a. 10 oz. for $0.89
b. $0.65 for 8 oz.
c. 30 oz for $2.87
d. $3.55 for 40 oz.

6. A machine takes .45 hours to make 7 parts. At that rate, about how many parts can
the machine make in one day if it works for 24 hours?
a. 1.54
b. 15.6
c. 300
d. 373

7. Find the missing number in the following proportion.

a. 14
b. 17.33
c. 18
d. 156

8. There are two containers with prizes. The large container has 100 prizes and the
small container has 75 prizes. You are given a choice to make one selection from
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either container. The large container contains 15 of the prizes that you want and the
small container contains 12 of the prizes that you want. Which container provides
you with a better chance of getting your prize?
a. The large container
b. The small container
c. The chance of selecting a desired prize is the same from either container.

9. Jose charted the growth of a tree in inches. Which of the following numbers will
make the relationship shown in the table proportional?
Year 2 3 4 5
Height 27 54

a. 27, 54
b. 54, 108
c. 40.5, 67
d. 40.5, 67.5

10. A car traveling 118 miles uses 4 gallons of gas. At this rate, how many gallons will it
use traveling 227 miles?
a. 7
b. 7.69
c. 472
d. 2.08

11. There are 15 cows and 12 horses and 5 pigs in a field. What is the ratio of cows to
total animals in the field?
a. 15 to 12
b. 15 to 27
c. 15 to 17
d. 15 to 32

12. In a sample of 55 randomly selected students at a school,32 students eat breakfast
every morning. There are 1,415 students in the school. Using these results, predict
the number of students that eat breakfast.
a. 823
b. 1760
c. 1415
d. 2432

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13. While shopping for candy bars, you find several deals. Which is the better buy?
a. 1 for $0.90
b. 3 for $2.60
c. 5 for $4.25
d. 8 for $7.15

14. Charlie picks $42.50 worth of apples. If he buys exactly 19.4 lbs, what is the price
per pound?
a. $2.19
b. $2.29
c. $51.53
d. $824.50
15. There are 136 students at the dance. 62 of the students are female. What is the ratio
of boys to girls at the dance?
a. 62:136
b. 74:136
c. 37:31
d. 62:74
Short Constructed Response Write the correct answer for each question. No partial
credit will be given.
16. Write the ratio in simplest form: 22:36 = ______________

17. Socks are on sale for $7.50 for two pair. You have $42. Write a proportion to
illustrate the process for determining the greatest number of pairs of socks that you
can purchase? ______________

18. Find the missing value in the pair of similar polygons. Round to the nearest tenth if
necessary.


15 x

12 18
19. Find the missing value in the pair of similar polygons. Round to the nearest tenth if
necessary.
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5.2 18.72
7.8
x


20. A local competitor is selling 3 lbs of bananas for $1.00. A nearby store is selling 5 lbs
of bananas for $1.70. What price is the better price?

Extended Constructed Response - Solve the problem, showing all work. Partial credit
may be given.
21. You are in the catering business and planning for a big event. The chicken recipe
indicates that one pound of chicken requires cup of flour and can serve 6 people.
There are 200 people attending the event.
a. How many pounds of chicken will you need?
b. How many cups of flour will you need?
c. If there are 15 no shows, how much chicken will be left over, provided
everyone ate the amount indicated in the recipe?

22. There is a concert that has been attended by 6,090 fans. The ratio of males to
females at the concert is 2:3.
a. How many males are at the concert?
b. How many females are at the concert?
c. The stadium predicted that they would need 3 sodas for every five people in
attendance. If the fans purchased soda at this rate, how many sodas were sold?

23.A recipe calls for stick of butter, cup of sugar, 2 tsp of cinnamon, cup of flour
and 2 eggs.
The recipe serves 4 people. Mary needs to serve 6 people. How much of each
ingredient will she need?
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Butter?
Sugar?
Cinnamon?
Flour?
Eggs?

24. For every A earned, Maxs parents allowed Max to stay up 15 minutes later. Maxs
normal bedtime was 8:30.
a. For Maxs bedtme to change to 9:00 how many As must he earn?
b. Max would like to have his bedtime to be one hour later. How many As would that
require?
c. For every C, Maxs parents made his bedtime hour earlier! Max earned 2 As and 2
Cs. What time must he go to bed?
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Unit Review Ratios & Proportions Answer Key
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. B
8. B
9. D
10. B
11. D
12. A
13. C
14. A
15. C
16. 11:18
17. 7.50/2 = 42/x
18. 22.5
19. 28.1
20. 3 for $1.00
21. A. 33.3 lbs
B. 8.3 cups
C 2.5 lbs
22. 2436 males
3654 females
3654 sodas

23. Butter: stick
Sugar: 9/8 cup
Cinnamon: 3 tsp
Flour: 3/8 cup
Eggs: 3

24. 2

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8:00