Identify Proportional Relationships (Verbal Descriptions) Quiz

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#1 of 7: Mild

Identify proportional relationships (verbal descriptions)

Ciara used `150` grams of flour to make `20` miniature cookies. Juan used `300` grams of flour to make `40` miniature cookies. <ul><li>Find the amount of flour used per cookie by Ciara and Juan.</li><li>Use that to determine if there is a proportional relationship between the amount of flour used and the number of cookies made.</li></ul><highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your answer as an exact decimal or simplified fraction/mixed number.</highlight>

#2 of 7: Mild

Identify proportional relationships (verbal descriptions)

John walked `600` meters in `10` minutes. Susan walked `360` meters in `6` minutes. <ul><li>Find the distance walked per minute by John and Susan.</li><li>Use that to determine if there is a proportional relationship between the time spent walking and the distance walked.</li></ul>

#3 of 7: Medium

Identify proportional relationships (verbal descriptions)

Maria is trying two different recipes for cupcakes. In Recipe A, she can make `9` cupcakes from `3/4` cup of flour. In the Recipe B, she can make `4` cupcakes from `1/3` cup of flour. <ul><li>Find the number of cupcakes that can be made per cup of flour for each recipe.</li><li>Use that to determine if there is a proportional relationship between the number of cupcakes made and the amount of flour used.</li></ul>

#4 of 7: Medium

Identify proportional relationships (verbal descriptions)

Ryan bought `2` pounds of tomatoes for `$5` at the grocery store. His mother bought `5` pounds of tomatoes for `$4` from the farmers' market. <ul><li>Find the cost per pound of tomatoes bought by Ryan and his mother.</li><li>Use that to determine if there is a proportional relationship between the weight of the tomatoes and the cost.</li></ul><highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your answer as an exact decimal or simplified fraction/mixed number.</highlight>

#5 of 7: Medium

Identify proportional relationships (verbal descriptions)

Ben and Corinne volunteered to fill treat bags for prizes at a carnival. Ben filled `25` treat bags in `20` minutes. Corinne filled `35` treat bags in `28` minutes. <ul><li>Find the number of treat bags filled per minute by Ben and Corinne.</li><li>Use that to determine if there is a proportional relationship between the amount of time spent and the number of treat bags filled.</li></ul><highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your answer as an exact decimal or simplified fraction/mixed number.</highlight>

#6 of 7: Spicy

Identify proportional relationships (verbal descriptions)

A farmer working in field `A` harvests `1 2/5` acres of crops every `1/4` hour. A farmer in field `B` harvests `2 1/3` acres of crops every `5/6` hour.<ul><li>Find the amount of crop harvested per hour in each field.</li><li>Use that to determine if there is a proportional relationship between the amount of time spent harvesting and the amount of crop harvested.</li></ul><highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your answer as an exact decimal or simplified fraction/mixed number.</highlight>

#7 of 7: Spicy

Identify proportional relationships (verbal descriptions)

Megan and Havana are making lemonade to sell at a stand. Megan made `1 1/2` cups of lemonade with `1/4` cup of lemon juice. Havana made `1 1/3` cups of lemonade with `1/3` cups of lemon juice.<ul><li>Find the amount of lemonade made per cup of lemon juice for each person.</li><li>Use that to determine if there is a proportional relationship between the amount of lemon juice used and the amount of lemonade made.</li></ul>

The constant value between two quantities is referred to as the proportional relationship between two variables. The quality of the relationship totally depends upon the type of the proportion. There are two types of proportion: direct variation and indirect variation. We can easily identify proportional relationships through verbal descriptions.

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