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Try the following
problems:
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Are the
following true proportions?
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a.
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b.
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Solve for
x:
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3. |
Solve
for x:
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Solve
for x:
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If
4 tickets to a show cost $9.00, find the cost of 14
tickets.
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A
house which is assessed for $10,000 pays $300 in
taxes. What should the tax be on a house assessed
at $15,500?
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The length of
the thruway is 600 miles. If 0.5 inch represents
50 miles, what is the length of the thruway on the map?
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Solve for x:
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9. |
Solve for x:
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Maria is making
pancakes for the annual pancake breakfast. She
needs two cups of batter to make eight 7-inch pancakes.
If Maria needs to make one thousand two hundred 7-inch
pancakes, how many cups of batter does she need?
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The
dimensions of a building are 250 feet by 120 feet.
If 1 inch represents 20 feet on a scale drawing, what
are the dimensions of the building on the drawing?
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12. |
If
on a scale drawing 48 feet are represented by 12 inches,
then a scale of 1/4 inch represents how many feet?
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