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Proportion Word Problems

This worksheet helps students practice solving real-world proportion word problems, aligning with 6th-grade math standards.

Grade 6 Math Percents, Ratios, and RatesProportion Word Problems
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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.RP.A.3

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Proportion Word Problems

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Read each word problem carefully and solve for the unknown value. Show your work.

1. A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 eggs. If you want to use 9 eggs, how many cups of flour do you need?

2. Sarah can read 40 pages in 2 hours. At this rate, how many pages can she read in 5 hours?

3. A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gasoline. How many gallons of gasoline are needed to travel 450 miles?

a

10 gallons

b

12 gallons

c

15 gallons

d

20 gallons

4. If 3 apples cost $1.50, then 7 apples would cost  .

5. A map has a scale of 1 inch = 20 miles. If two cities are 3.5 inches apart on the map, what is the actual distance between them?

6. Look at the balance scale below. If 3 small cubes balance 1 large block, how many small cubes are needed to balance 4 large blocks?

Triple Beam Balance