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Setting Up Proportions from Word Problems Worksheet with Answer Key

6 problems on setting up proportions from word problems: pedometer steps, laundry powder loads, costume fabric, commercial breaks, deciding which stories are proportional, and finding a student's setup error. 2 pages, with a worked answer key.

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  1. Word problem: steps Isabel takes at a steady stride.
  2. Word problem: grams of powder and loads of washing.
  3. Word problem: how many costumes the drama club can sew from its fabric.
  4. Word problem: minutes of program in a two hour slot with commercials.
  5. Decide for each story if the quantities keep a fixed ratio and answer it.
  6. Find the error in Sofia's proportion for Leah's book covering problem.

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