All Common Core: 7th Grade Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #31 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships
Chloe eats of a bag of chips in of an hour. If she continues this rate, how much of the bag can she eat per hour?
The phrase "per hour" gives us a clue that we are going to divide. In this problem, we can replace the word "per" with a division sign; therefore, we will have amount of chips, , divided by hours, :
Remember that when we divide fractions, we can simply multiply by the reciprocal of the denominator to solve.
Therefore:
Chloe can eat
Example Question #32 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships
Stuart used of a bag of oranges to squeeze of a gallon of juice. At this rate, how many bags of oranges does he use per gallon of juice?
The phrase "bags of oranges does he use per gallon" gives us a clue that we are going to divide. In this problem, we can replace the word "per" with a division sign; therefore, we will have bags of oranges, , divided by gallons, :
Remember that when we divide fractions, we can simply multiply by the reciprocal of the denominator to solve.
Therefore:
Stuart will use bag of oranges to fill a gallon of juice.
Example Question #33 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships
Andy used of a bag of oranges to squeeze of a gallon of juice. At this rate, how many bags of oranges does he use per gallon of juice?
The phrase "bags of oranges does he use per gallon" gives us a clue that we are going to divide. In this problem, we can replace the word "per" with a division sign; therefore, we will have bags of oranges, , divided by gallons, :
Remember that when we divide fractions, we can simply multiply by the reciprocal of the denominator to solve.
Therefore:
Andy will use bags of oranges to fill a gallon of juice.
Example Question #34 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships
Matt used of a bag of oranges to squeeze of a gallon of juice. At this rate, how many bags of oranges does he use per gallon of juice?
The phrase "bags of oranges does he use per gallon" gives us a clue that we are going to divide. In this problem, we can replace the word "per" with a division sign; therefore, we will have bags of oranges, , divided by gallons, :
Remember that when we divide fractions, we can simply multiply by the reciprocal of the denominator to solve.
Therefore:
Matt will use bags of oranges to fill a gallon of juice.
Example Question #35 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships
Dan used of a bag of oranges to squeeze of a gallon of juice. At this rate, how many bags of oranges does he use per gallon of juice?
The phrase "bags of oranges does he use per gallon" gives us a clue that we are going to divide. In this problem, we can replace the word "per" with a division sign; therefore, we will have bags of oranges, , divided by gallons, :
Remember that when we divide fractions, we can simply multiply by the reciprocal of the denominator to solve.
Therefore:
Dan will use bags of oranges to fill a gallon of juice.
Example Question #36 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships
Justin used of a bag of oranges to squeeze of a gallon of juice. At this rate, how many bags of oranges does he use per gallon of juice?
The phrase "bags of oranges does he use per gallon" gives us a clue that we are going to divide. In this problem, we can replace the word "per" with a division sign; therefore, we will have bags of oranges, , divided by gallons, :
Remember that when we divide fractions, we can simply multiply by the reciprocal of the denominator to solve.
Therefore:
Justin will use bags of oranges to fill a gallon of juice.
Example Question #37 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships
Kris can clean of a house in of an hour. If she continues this rate, how much of the house can Kris clean per hour?
The phrase "per hour" gives us a clue that we are going to divide. In this problem, we can replace the word "per" with a division sign; therefore, we will have the portion of the house, , divided by hours, :
Remember that when we divide fractions, we can simply multiply by the reciprocal of the denominator to solve.
Therefore:
Kris can clean of the house per hour.
Example Question #38 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships
Maggie can clean of a house in of an hour. If she continues this rate, how much of the house can Maggie clean per hour?
The phrase "per hour" gives us a clue that we are going to divide. In this problem, we can replace the word "per" with a division sign; therefore, we will have the portion of the house, , divided by hours, :
Remember that when we divide fractions, we can simply multiply by the reciprocal of the denominator to solve.
Therefore:
Maggie can clean of the house per hour.
Example Question #39 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships
Linda can clean of a house in of an hour. If she continues this rate, how much of the house can Linda clean per hour?
The phrase "per hour" gives us a clue that we are going to divide. In this problem, we can replace the word "per" with a division sign; therefore, we will have the portion of the house, , divided by hours, :
Remember that when we divide fractions, we can simply multiply by the reciprocal of the denominator to solve.
Therefore:
Linda can clean of the house per hour.
Example Question #40 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships
Kendall can clean of a house in of an hour. If she continues this rate, how much of the house can Kendall clean per hour?
The phrase "per hour" gives us a clue that we are going to divide. In this problem, we can replace the word "per" with a division sign; therefore, we will have the portion of the house, , divided by hours, :
Remember that when we divide fractions, we can simply multiply by the reciprocal of the denominator to solve.
Therefore:
Kendall can clean of the house per hour.