ANNOUNCEMENT - QUIZ TOMORROW ON PROPORTIONS AND CONVERTING UNITS
WORK TODAY
CONVERTING UNITS
1) 50 m = ?cm
2) 60 oz = ?lb
3) 15 in = ? ft
4) 140 min = ?hr
5) 6200 m = ? km
Information you need:
100cm = 1m
16oz = 1 lb
12in = 1ft
60min = 1hr
1000m = 1km
PROPORTION WORD PROBLEMS
1) If you can buy one can of pineapple chunks
for $2 then how many can you buy with
$10?
2) One jar of crushed ginger costs $2. How
many jars can you buy for $4?
3) One cantaloupe costs $2. How many
cantaloupes can you buy for $6?
4) One package of blueberries costs $3. How
many packages of blueberries can you buy
for $9?
5) Shawna reduced the size of a rectangle to a
height of 2 in. What is the new width if it
was originally 24 in wide and 12 in tall?
6) Ming was planning a trip to Western Samoa.
Before going, she did some research and
learned that the exchange rate is 6 Tala for
$2. How many Tala would she get if she
exchanged $6?
7) Jasmine bought 32 kiwi fruit for $16. How
many kiwi can Lisa buy if she has $4?
8) If you can buy four bulbs of elephant garlic
for $8 then how many can you buy with
$32?
9) One bunch of seedlees black grapes costs
$2. How many bunches can you buy for
$20?
10) The money used in Jordan is called the
Dinar. The exchange rate is $3 to 2 Dinars.
Find how many dollars you would receive if
you exchanged 22 Dinars.
11) Gabriella bought three cantaloupes for $7.
How many cantaloupes can Shayna buy if
she has $21?
12) Jenny was planning a trip to the United Arab
Emirates. Before going, she did some
research and learned that the exchange rate
is 4 Dirhams for every $1. How many
Dirhams would she get if she exchanged $5?
13) Castel bought four bunches of fennel for $9.
How many bunches of fennel can Mofor buy
if he has $18?
14) If you can buy one fruit basket for $30 then
how many can you buy with $60?
15) Asanji took a trip to Mexico. Upon leaving
he decided to convert all of his Pesos back
into dollars. How many dollars did he
receive if he exchanged 42.7 Pesos at a rate
of $5.30 = 11.1 Pesos?
16) The currency in Argentina is the Peso. The
exchange rate is approximately $3 = 1 Peso.
At this rate, how many Pesos would you get
if you exchanged $121.10?
17) Mary reduced the size of a painting to a
width of 3.3 in. What is the new height if it
was originally 32.5 in tall and 42.9 in wide?
18) Molly bought two heads of cabbage for
$1.80. How many heads of cabbage can
Willie buy if he has $28.80?
HOMEWORK
Finish Proportion Word Problems and STUDY FOR QUIZ!
