proportion

Every 100 seeds of corn he plants, he harvests 84 ears of corn. If he wants to harvest 7200 ears of corn, how many seeds must he plant? Set up a proportion seeds to ears: 100/84 = x/7200 where x is the number of seeds needed for 7200 ears of corn. Using our proportion calculator, we get: x =...

Set up a proportion of pineapple chunks to dollars: 1/2 = x/10 Use our proportion calculator: x = 5

Set up a proportion of apples to cost, where a is the unknown cost amount of apples for 10 pounds 3/0.90 = 10/c Use our proportion calculator: c = 3

If 3 times a number added to 2 is divided by the number plus 4 the result is 4/3 Take this in pieces, where "a number" means an arbitrary variable, let's call it "x". 3 times a number --> 3x 3 times a number added to 2 --> 3x + 2 The number plus 4 --> x + 4 is divided by --> (3x + 2)/(x + 4)...

Set up a proportion, with meters to seconds: 50 meters/21.81 seconds = x meters / 1 second 50/21.81 = x/1 Using our proportion calculator, we have: x = 2.293 meters per second

If it takes 6.6 pounds of seed to plant one acre of grass, how many acres can be planted with 9.24 pounds of seed. Set up a proportion, seed to acre: 6.6/1 = 9.24/x Using our proportion calculator, we get x = 1.4

Clara can bake 17 cookies with each scoop of flour. With two scoops of flour, how many cookies can Clara bake? Set up a proportion where x is the number of cookies per 2 scoops of flour 17 cookies/1 scoop = x cookies/2 scoops Running this in the search engine, we get: x = 34 cookies

Set up a proportion of ounces to calories: 6/396 = 1/x <-- x is the amount of calories in one ounce Run this through the proportion calculator: x = 66

$5 for 20 pounds equal = $x for 1 pound Set up a proportion: 5/20 = x/1 Use our proportion calculator x = 0.25

jamie needs 3 cups of flour and 4 cups of sugar how many cups of sugar will she need if she uses 9 cups of flour? Set up a proportion of flour/sugar: 3/4 = 9/x Cross multiply or enter that into the search engine 3x = 36 x = 12

Write it as printers/computers: 2/16 = 1/8

8 sweets divided by 4 pupils = 2 sweets per pupil. We can also write this as a proportion: 8 sweets x sweets ---------- = ------------ 4 pupils 1 pupil Express this as 8/4 = x/1. Enter that into the search engine x = 2

Nate jars 2 liters of jam everyday. How many days did Nate spend making jam if he jarred 8 liters of jam? 2 liters per 1 day and 8 liters per x days. Set up a proportion: 2/1 = 8/x Cross multiply: 2x = 8 Divide each side by 2 x = 4 days.

4 teaspons of vegetable oil and 6 teaspoons of vinegar. 20 teaspoons of vegetable oil to how many teaspoons of vinegar? Set up a proportion where x is the number of teaspoons of vinegar in the second scenario: 4/6 = 20/x Plug that expression into the search engine to get x = 30

There are 4064 calories in 8 pints of strawberry ice cream. How many calories are there in each pint of strawberry ice cream? Set up a proportion using x as the number of calories in 1 pint of ice cream. 4064/8 = x/1 Using our proportion calculator, we get: x = 508

There are 76 milligrams of cholesterol in a 3.2 ounce serving of lobster. How much cholesterol is in a 6 ounce serving? Let x equal the amount of cholesterol in milligrams for a 6 ounce service. Set up a proportion: 76/3.2 = x/6 Using our proportion calculator by plugging that expression...

Set up a proportion: 8/48 = x/96 Plug this into our calculator: You get x = 16.