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Wayne made 8 out of every 11 shots. If he made 90 goals, how many shots did he take?

5x = 208

A recipe calls for 3 eggs for 5 c. milk. If I have 17 eggs, how much milk will I need?

80% of the time your mom is right. If she was right 39 times today, how many times were there?

Owen bought 5 shares of Apple for every 8 shares Max bought. If Max has 245 shares, Owen has

Aimee ate 8 nuggets. Leah ate 70% more than Aimee. How many did Leah eat?

Kory ate 2 Twinkies for every 3 Ding Dongs Will ate. If Will ate 97 Ding Dongs, Kory ate

3 in of snow fell in 42 minutes.At that rate, how long will it take for 2 ft of snow to fall?

A proportion is

Bill walked 3/4 mi in 15 minutes. What was his speed in miles per hour?

Gordon can cook 147 pancakes in 9 minutes. How long does it take to cook 2000 pancakes?

Erica ran 2.1 miles in 18 minutes. How far can she run in 40 minutes?

A picture shows a 12' tree is 9.2 cm tall. How tall is a 5'6" person be in the same picture?

June bought 2.7 lbs of jelly beans for $6.87. What is the cost for 1 lb?

Ali can text 32 words/min.If she sends 8 texts averaging 80 words each, how long will it take?

Mike got 8 out of every 13 questions right. If he got 36 questions right, how many ? are there.

14 chickens laid 87 eggs. How many eggs can 23 chickens lay?

2/3 = x/9

Jack ate 4 cupcakes for every 3 slices of bacon Scarlett ate. Scarlett ate 98 bacons. Jack ate?

3234 kids bought an app costing a total of $8052.66. What is the cost per app?

Bill had $9,000 in the Stock Market. If he gained 12% this week, how much did he gain?

Albert scored 93% on his quiz. If he got 28 questions right, how many questions were there?