Geometry HW
Practice Worksheet 7.1 (#2)
You MUST use either an equation or a proportion to solve each of the following problems.
NO WORK = NO CREDIT!
1. Damian is making brownies to serve at the family picnic. If the recipe calls for 2 ½ cups of cocoa to
serve 4 people, how many cups will he need if there will be 60 people at the picnic?
2. A piglet can gain 3 pounds in 36 hours. If this rate continues, how many hours will it be when the pig
reaches 34 pounds?
3. Denise’s rabbit can eat 70 pounds of food in 80 days. How long will it take the rabbit to eat 87.5
pounds of food?
4. Jessica drives 130 miles every two hours. If this rate continues, how long will it take her to drive
1,000 miles?
5. The perimeter of a rectangle is 280 cm. The ratio of the width to the length is 3 : 4. What is
the length of the rectangle?
6. The ratio of rock & roll albums to heavy metal albums in a music collection is 3:4. If the
music collection has 42 albums, how many are heavy metal albums?
7. The lengths of the sides of a triangle are in the extended ratio 4 : 2 : 6. The triangle’s
perimeter is 600 cm. What are the lengths of the sides?
8. A band director needs to purchase new uniforms. The ratio of small to medium to large
uniforms is 3 : 4 : 6, respectively. If there are 260 total uniforms to purchase, how
many of each size will be needed?