MATH ASSIGNMENT – RATIO AND PROPORTION

1. Gary is using a 3D printer to create a miniature version of himself. The scale of the miniature is 0.4 inches
to 1 foot of Gary's actual height. If Gary is 5 feet and 9 inches tall, what will be the height of his 3D-
printed miniature? (12 inches =1 foot)
(A) 2.0 inches
(B) 2.3 inches
(C) 2.6 inches
(D) 2.9 inches

2. The amount of time it takes to consume a buffalo carcass is inversely proportional to the number of
vultures. If it takes 12 vultures 3 days to consume a buffalo, how many fewer hours will it take if there are
4 more vultures?
(A) 1
2
(B) 3
4
(C) 18
(D) 54

3. The amount of time that Amy walks is directly proportional to the distance that she walks. If she walks a
distance of 2.5 miles in 50 minutes, how many miles will she walk in 2 hours?
(A) 4.5
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 6.5

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4 A total of 140,000 votes were cast for two candidates, Skinner and Whitehouse. If Skinner won by a ratio
of 4 to 3, how many votes were cast for Whitehouse?
(A) 30,000
(B) 40,000
(C) 60,000
(D) 80,000

5. If the cost of a piece of glass varies directly with the area of the glass, and a piece of glass of 5 square feet
costs $20, then how much does a piece of glass of 15 square feet cost?

6. Grow-Up potting soil is made from only peat moss and compost in a ratio of 3 pounds of peat moss to 5
pounds of compost. If a bag of Grow-Up potting soil contains 12 pounds of potting soil, how many pounds
of peat moss does it contain?

7. At the beginning of the week, the ratio of cats to dogs at Glenna's Pet Store was 4 to 5. By the end of the
week, the number of cats had doubled, while the number of dogs had increased by 12. If the ratio of cats to
dogs at the end of the week was 1 to 1, how many cats did the store have at the beginning of the week?

8. If a 6,000 dollars contribution is divided among charities A, B, and C in a ratio of 8:5:2, respectively, how
much more, in dollars, does charity A receive than charity C ?

9. If the ratio of a to b is 3 to 4, and the ratio of a to c is 5 to 2, what is the ratio of b to c ?

(A) 3 to 10
(B) 3 to 5
(C) 5 to 3
(D) 10 to 3

10. A paint mixture consists of a 3:2:11 ratio of red, violet, and white, respectively. How many ounces of
violet are needed to make 256 ounces of this mixture?

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