IXL | Solve proportions: word problems

Liz is taking guitar lessons and practices every night. Yesterday, she played a total of 40 chords in 8 minutes. Today, she will play chords for 5 minutes.

If she plays at the same rate, how many chords will Liz play today?

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Monica makes tomato sauce with the plants she grows in her garden. She uses 3 basil leaves in her sauce for every 8 tomatoes. She is making a big batch of sauce with 32 tomatoes from her garden.

How many basil leaves should Monica use in her sauce?

basil leaves

solution

Monica uses 3 basil leaves for every 8 tomatoes in her sauce. She is making a batch with 32 tomatoes, and you need to find how many basil leaves she should use. Write a proportion.

3 basil leaves

8 tomatoes

? basil leaves

32 tomatoes

Compare the denominators.

3 basil leaves

tomatoes

? basil leaves

tomatoes

To get from 8 to

32,

multiply by

Multiply the numerator and denominator by 4 to find the number of basil leaves she should use.

3 basil leaves

8 tomatoes

basil leaves

32 tomatoes

Monica should use 12 basil leaves in her sauce.

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