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Simple Proportions

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It cose $20 to hire a painter for 2 hours. You only have 50 dollars. How long can you hire a painter?20/2 = 50/n n = 5 hours
In the garden, 3 out of 5 plants are tomatoes. There are 20 plants in the garden. How many are tomatoes?3/5 = n/20 n = 12 tomatoes
Philip completes 5 math problems in 10 minutes. If he continues to complete math problems at this rate, how long will it take for him to complete 20 problems?5/10 = 20/n n = 40 minutes
Nicole can walk 1 mile in 20 minutes. At the same rate, how far can she walk in 60 minutes?1/20 = n/60 n = 3 miles
Steve can rollerblade 5 km in 1 hour. At the same rate, how far can he rollerblade in 3 hours?5/1 = n/3 n = 15 km
Solve for x in this proportion: 50/x = 5/2x = 20
Solve for x in this proportion: 1/3 = x/45x = 15
Solve for x in this proportion: 1/2 =x/60x = 30
Solve for x in this proportion: 1/4 = x/24x = 6
Solve for x in this proportion: 1/5 = x/35x = 7


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