Justine's Proportion Problems

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1.) To make lemonade you need 6 lemons and 8 cups of water. How many lemons do you need if you have 24 cups of water?

Let x:how many lemons you need.

Steps:word ratio, ratio table, find x

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Answer Statement: The lemons you need if you have 24 cups of water is 18 lemonades.



2.) Darrel drove 187 miles in 3 hours. What was Darrel's average rate of speed in miles per hour?

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Let x:be the miles per hour.

Steps:word ratio,ratio table, and find x

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Answer Statement: Darrel's average rate of speed in miles per hour is 62.3/hour. 

Question:

~At discount copy 12 copies cost $0.66. Melissa needs 56 copies. How much should they cost?