IXL | Ratios and rates: word problems

On rainy days, Francesca likes to ride the stationary bike at the gym. Yesterday, she rode for 30 minutes and covered 6 miles. Today, she plans to ride 8 miles.

If she rides at the same rate, how many minutes will it take Francesca to ride today?

minutes

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question

The Statue of Liberty is about 300 feet tall and about 30 feet wide. The town of Unionville is building a smaller model for their Fourth of July celebration. Unionville's statue will be 3 feet wide.

How tall should Unionville's statue be?

feet

solution

The Statue of Liberty is about 300 feet tall and about 30 feet wide. You need to find how tall Unionville's statue should be. Write a proportion.

300 feet tall

30 feet wide

? feet tall

3 feet wide

Compare the denominators.

300 feet tall

feet wide

? feet tall

feet wide

To get from 30 to

divide by

10.

Divide the numerator and denominator by 10 to find how tall the statue should be.

300 feet tall

30 feet wide

feet tall

3 feet wide

Unionville's statue should be 30 feet tall.

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Lesson: Proportions

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