Solving a Proportion Worksheet with Answer Key

What's on the worksheet

1. Solve each proportion and check with cross products.
   \dfrac{x}{27} = \dfrac{4}{9}\dfrac{10}{16} = \dfrac{n}{24}\dfrac{36}{b} = \dfrac{9}{5}\dfrac{14}{21} = \dfrac{22}{c}\dfrac{18}{w} = \dfrac{24}{28}
2. Solve each proportion with decimals and negative numbers and check.
   \dfrac{1.5}{0.4} = \dfrac{p}{2.8}\dfrac{-8}{d} = \dfrac{-12}{9}\dfrac{r}{35} = \dfrac{-6}{14}\dfrac{q}{\frac{2}{3}} = \dfrac{9}{4}\dfrac{4.8}{6} = \dfrac{1.2}{t}
3. Word problem: coins stamped by a mint's coin press over time.
4. Word problem: cloth woven by a loom at a craft fair.
5. Check Andre's solution of a proportion by putting his answer back in.
6. Solve two related proportions and compare them using cross products.
7. Word problem: olive oil from kilograms of olives.