All Common Core: 7th Grade Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #81 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships
Armen can complete of his homework in of an hour. If he continues at this rate, how much of his homework can Armen complete 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 homework, , divided by hours, :
Remember that when we divide fractions, we can simply multiply by the reciprocal of the denominator to solve.
Therefore:
Armen can complete of his homework per hour.
Example Question #81 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships
A baker can decorate of a wedding cake in of an hour. If the baker continues this at rate, how much of the wedding cake can he decorate 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 cake decorated, , divided by hours, :
Remember that when we divide fractions, we can simply multiply by the reciprocal of the denominator to solve.
Therefore:
The baker can decorate of the wedding cake per hour.
Example Question #83 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships
A painter can paint of a house in of an hour. If he continues at this rate, how much of the house can he paint 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 portion of the house painted, , divided by hours, :
Remember that when we divide fractions, we can simply multiply by the reciprocal of the denominator to solve.
Therefore:
The painter can paint of a house per hour.
Example Question #82 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships
A janitor can clean of a stadium in of an hour. If he continues at this rate, how much of the stadium can he 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 stadium, , divided by hours, :
Remember that when we divide fractions, we can simply multiply by the reciprocal of the denominator to solve.
Therefore:
The janitor can clean of the stadium per hour.
Example Question #83 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships
Andrew spends every Saturday at the gym working out. He can complete of his workout in of an hour. If he continues at this rate, how much of his workout does Andrew complete 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 his workout, , divided by hours, :
Remember that when we divide fractions, we can simply multiply by the reciprocal of the denominator to solve.
Therefore:
Andrew can complete of his workout per hour.
Example Question #83 : Grade 7
Andrew spends every Saturday at the gym working out. He can complete of his workout in of an hour. If he continues at this rate, how much of his workout does Andrew complete 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 his workout, , divided by hours, :
Remember that when we divide fractions, we can simply multiply by the reciprocal of the denominator to solve.
Therefore:
Andrew can complete of his workout per hour.
Example Question #84 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships
Eric walks one-fourth of a mile in half an hour. If he continues at this rate, what is Eric's speed in miles per hour
The phrase "miles 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 miles, , divided by hours, :
Remember that when we divide fractions, we can simply multiply by the reciprocal of the denominator to solve.
Therefore:
Eric can walk at a speed of:
Example Question #81 : 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?
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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 #1 : Proportion / Ratio / Rate
In a class of students, the ratio of freshmen to sophomores to juniors is . How many juniors are in the class?
Let be the number of freshmen, be the number of sophomores, and be the number of juniors.
Now, since we have students,
Since we want to find the number of juniors, we need to find the value of .
Example Question #2 : Proportion / Ratio / Rate
In a zoo with animals, the ratio of mammals to reptiles to birds is . How many birds does the zoo have?
Let be the number of mammals, be the number of reptiles, and be the number of birds.
Since the zoo has animals,
Because we want the number of birds, we need to find the value of .