Proportion Word Problems

A 3 ft globe casts a 7 ft long shadow. How long is a 6ft woman's shadow?

\frac{5}{y-2}=\frac{15}{y}

Ann runs 5 mi in 30 min. Sam runs two miles more, at the same rate. How many min does he run?

The ratio of cats to dogs to birds in a pet store is 2:3:4. If there are 54 animals, how many birds are in the store?

A 64 in woman has shoulder width of 16 in. How tall is a woman with shoulder width of 18.5 in?

The ratio of A's to B's is 2:7. If the difference between the number of B's and A's is 45, how many A's were there?

360 visitors ride a roller coaster in 3 hours. At this rate, how many ride it in 7 hours?

A 15ft statue casts an 18ft shadow. How long is a 10 ft elephant's shadow standing next to it?

Two cities are 9 in. apart on a map with a scale of 1 in:13 mi. How far apart are the cities?

A model car has a scale of 1cm:2m. The real car is 12m wide. How wide is the model?

A 6ft man standing by a tree casts an 8ft shadow. The tree is 15ft. How long is its shadow?