Proportion Word Problems Worksheet

Proportion Word Problems Worksheet Generator for Teachers

Make as many proportion word problems worksheets as you need, each with its own answer key, in seconds. Choose a topic, set the options, and click New worksheet for a fresh set of problems. Every worksheet prints cleanly or saves as a PDF.

• 12 topics: double number lines, ratio tables, mixed word problems, recipes, prices and shopping, distance, speed and time, maps and scale drawings, unit conversions, rates at work, ratios of parts, percent proportions, and inverse proportion.

• Three levels: easy problems use whole-number scale factors, medium problems need cross-multiplying, and hard problems have decimal answers. This covers students from 6th grade through 8th grade.

• Proportion setup boxes: students write the proportion before they solve it, which builds good habits. The answer key shows the correct proportion with x for the unknown. You can turn the boxes off.

• Answer key included: each worksheet comes with a matching key, so checking work is quick.

• Real-world contexts: cooking, shopping, travel, maps, surveys and discounts show students where proportions are used.

• Your units and currency: choose US customary or metric units, and dollars, pounds, euros, rupees or pesos.

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Use it for warm-ups, homework, quizzes, review before a test, or extra practice for students who need it.

Other Proportion word problems Worksheet

Scroll down to print this proportion word problems worksheet. This worksheet has six carefully chosen proportion word problems.  

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1. If the cost of 12 oranges is 5 dollars, what is the cost of 18 oranges? a. 7                                  b. 7.5 c. 8                                  d. 8.5	2. On a map, 1 centimeter represents 50 kilometers. If the actual distance between two cities is 300 kilometers, how far apart are they on the map? a. 15 cm                             b. 3 cm c. 10 cm                             d. 6 cm
3. A brand new car can get 50 miles per 2 gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas would you need in order to travel 80 miles to the next town? a. 3.2 gallons       b. 3 gallons c.3.5 gallons       d. 3.6 gallons	4. A teacher needs 6 boxes of pencils for 75 students. How many boxes are needed for 50 students? a. 5 boxes       b. 6 boxes c. 4 boxes       d. 8 boxes
5. If a muffin recipe needs 4 eggs to make 2 dozen muffins, how many eggs would be needed to make 5 dozens? a. 20 eggs       b. 10 eggs c. 15 eggs       d. 12 eggs	6. A doctor working at St. Joseph's Hospital earns 900 dollars for every 8 hours of work. How much will the doctor earn in 38 hours? a. 3600 dollars       b. 3875 dollars c. 5125 dollars      d. 4275 dollars

Study the example below if you are having trouble with the problems on the proportion word problems worksheet.

On a map, 6 centimeters represent 200 miles. If the actual distance between two towns is 75 miles, how far apart are the towns on the map?

Here the the steps to follow to solve this proportion word problem.

Step 1:

Let x be the distance you are looking for.

Step 2:

Write down two ratios. You can do a ratio of actual distance to distance on the map.

First ratio: 200 / 6

Second ratio: 75 / x

Step 3:

Set the two ratios equal to each other.

200 / 6 = 75 / x

Step 4: 

Solve the proportion for x

200 times x = 6 times 75

200x = 450

x = 450/200

x = 2.25.

On the map, the towns are 2.25 centimeters apart.

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