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SAT Ratios Rates And Proportions Practice Questions (Free + Explanations) | Quiz 4

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Question 1 of 5

A scale drawing of a garden uses a ratio of inch to feet. In the drawing, a rectangular flower bed is inches long. What is the actual length of the flower bed, in feet?

Explanation

The scale is inch for every feet. Since the flower bed measures inches on the drawing, multiply by to find the actual length: . Therefore, the actual length of the flower bed is feet.

Concept summary

In a scale drawing, use the ratio to convert from the drawing measurement to the actual measurement by multiplying or dividing with the scale factor.

Question 2 of 5

A pet shelter uses a ratio of 2 cups of dry food for every 5 cats at each feeding. If 20 cats are fed, how many cups of dry food are needed?

Explanation

The ratio is 2 cups for every 5 cats. Since 20 cats is times as many as 5 cats, multiply the amount of food by : . So 20 cats need cups of dry food.

Concept summary

Use equivalent ratios to scale a rate up or down. If one quantity is multiplied by a factor, the paired quantity must be multiplied by the same factor.

Question 3 of 5

On a coordinate plane, a line passes through the point and crosses the -axis at . For every 1 unit increase in , the ratio of the change in to the change in stays constant along the line. What is the value of when ?

Explanation

The line passes through and , so its constant rate of change is

This means increases by 2 for each increase of 1 in . Starting from and , moving to is an increase of 3 in , so increases by . Therefore,

Concept summary

A constant ratio of change in to change in is the slope. Find the slope from two points, then use it to determine how much changes when changes.

Question 4 of 5

A map is drawn so that 2 inches on the map represent 15 miles in real life. If two towns are 35 miles apart in real life, which expression gives the number of inches between the towns on the map?

Explanation

The map scale gives a ratio of inches for every miles. To find the map distance for miles, multiply by the conversion factor . This gives inches. So the correct expression is .

Concept summary

To write an equivalent expression using a scale or rate, multiply by a conversion factor with the desired unit on top and the given unit on the bottom.

Question 5 of 5

A graph shows the relationship between the number of notebooks purchased and the total cost. The line passes through the points and . Based on the graph, what is the cost, in dollars, of 1 notebook?

Explanation

The cost per notebook is the unit rate, which is the change in total cost divided by the change in number of notebooks. Using the points and , the change in cost is dollars and the change in notebooks is . So the cost per notebook is dollars. Therefore, the correct answer is .

Concept summary

On a graph showing a proportional relationship, the unit rate is the slope: change in divided by change in .

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