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SAT Ratios Rates And Proportions Practice Questions (Free + Explanations) | Quiz 6

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Question 1 of 5

On a coordinate plane, a line passes through the origin and the point . Which expression gives the same proportional relationship between and for every point on the line?

Explanation

Because the line passes through the origin, the relationship between and is proportional and can be written in the form , where is the constant of proportionality. Using the point , substitute into :

So . Therefore, the equivalent expression for the relationship is .

Concept summary

For a proportional relationship shown by a line through the origin, the equation has the form , where for any point on the line.

Question 2 of 5

A graph shows the relationship between the number of laps a runner completes and the total distance run. The line passes through the points and , where is the number of laps and is the distance in miles. Based on the graph, how many laps would the runner complete after running 5 miles, assuming the relationship remains proportional?

Explanation

Because the relationship is proportional, the distance per lap is constant and can be found from the two points on the graph. From to , the runner completes more laps and runs more miles. So the unit rate is mile per lap. To find the number of laps for 5 miles, solve . This gives . Therefore, the runner would complete laps.

Concept summary

When a graph represents a proportional relationship, the constant of proportionality is the unit rate, which can be found from the slope or from any point. Then use that rate to solve for the unknown quantity.

Question 3 of 5

A caterer is preparing a snack mix using only almonds and raisins. The ratio of cups of almonds to cups of raisins must be , and the total amount of snack mix must be 64 cups. How many cups of raisins should the caterer use?

Explanation

Let be the number of cups of almonds and be the number of cups of raisins.

The ratio requirement gives , so the amounts must be in the form and for some positive number .

The total is 64 cups, so

Then the number of cups of raisins is

So the correct answer is .

Concept summary

When two quantities are linked by a ratio and a total, represent them as multiples of the ratio parts, then use the total to find the scale factor.

Question 4 of 5

A grocery store records the total cost of buying the same type of apples in different amounts, as shown in the table.

At this rate, how many pounds of apples can be purchased for dollars?

Explanation

The table shows a proportional relationship between pounds and cost. First find the unit rate: dollars per pound. This matches the other rows because and . Then divide the total amount of money by the cost per pound: . So dollars buys pounds of apples.

Concept summary

In a proportional relationship, the ratio of cost to quantity stays constant. Find the unit rate first, then use it to determine an unknown amount.

Question 5 of 5

A company compares two shipping plans for boxes of identical weight. Plan A charges a flat fee of 2 per box. Plan B charges

Explanation

Let be the number of boxes. Plan A costs , and Plan B costs . To find when the plans cost the same, set the expressions equal: . Subtract from both sides to get , so . Therefore, the statement that must be true is that the two plans cost the same when shipping 6 boxes.

Concept summary

To compare two rate plans, write an expression for each total cost and set them equal to find the break-even point.

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