1) The document contains word problems involving currency exchange rates and proportional relationships. 2) Questions ask how many items can be purchased with a given amount of money based on set prices, as well as problems involving scaling the dimensions of shapes. 3) Answers are to be rounded to whole numbers or tenths depending on the question.

1. Kuta Software - Infinite Pre-Algebra Name___________________________________
Proportion Word Problems Date________________ Period____
Answer each question and round your answer to the nearest whole number.
1) If you can buy one can of pineapple chunks 2) One jar of crushed ginger costs $2. How
for $2 then how many can you buy with many jars can you buy for $4?
$10?
3) One cantaloupe costs $2. How many 4) One package of blueberries costs $3. How
cantaloupes can you buy for $6? many packages of blueberries can you buy
for $9?
5) Shawna reduced the size of a rectangle to a 6) Ming was planning a trip to Western Samoa.
height of 2 in. What is the new width if it Before going, she did some research and
was originally 24 in wide and 12 in tall? learned that the exchange rate is 6 Tala for
$2. How many Tala would she get if she
exchanged $6?
7) Jasmine bought 32 kiwi fruit for $16. How 8) If you can buy four bulbs of elephant garlic
many kiwi can Lisa buy if she has $4? for $8 then how many can you buy with
$32?
9) One bunch of seedlees black grapes costs 10) The money used in Jordan is called the
$2. How many bunches can you buy for Dinar. The exchange rate is $3 to 2 Dinars.
$20? Find how many dollars you would receive if
you exchanged 22 Dinars.
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2. 11) Gabriella bought three cantaloupes for $7. 12) Jenny was planning a trip to the United Arab
How many cantaloupes can Shayna buy if Emirates. Before going, she did some
she has $21? research and learned that the exchange rate
is 4 Dirhams for every $1. How many
Dirhams would she get if she exchanged $5?
13) Castel bought four bunches of fennel for $9. 14) If you can buy one fruit basket for $30 then
How many bunches of fennel can Mofor buy how many can you buy with $60?
if he has $18?
Answer each question. Round your answer to the nearest tenth. Round dollar amounts to the nearest
cent.
15) Asanji took a trip to Mexico. Upon leaving 16) The currency in Argentina is the Peso. The
he decided to convert all of his Pesos back exchange rate is approximately $3 = 1 Peso.
into dollars. How many dollars did he At this rate, how many Pesos would you get
receive if he exchanged 42.7 Pesos at a rate if you exchanged $121.10?
of $5.30 = 11.1 Pesos?
17) Mary reduced the size of a painting to a 18) Molly bought two heads of cabbage for
width of 3.3 in. What is the new height if it $1.80. How many heads of cabbage can
was originally 32.5 in tall and 42.9 in wide? Willie buy if he has $28.80?
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3. Kuta Software - Infinite Pre-Algebra Name___________________________________
Proportion Word Problems Date________________ Period____
Answer each question and round your answer to the nearest whole number.
1) If you can buy one can of pineapple chunks 2) One jar of crushed ginger costs $2. How
for $2 then how many can you buy with many jars can you buy for $4?
$10?
2
5
3) One cantaloupe costs $2. How many 4) One package of blueberries costs $3. How
cantaloupes can you buy for $6? many packages of blueberries can you buy
for $9?
3
3
5) Shawna reduced the size of a rectangle to a 6) Ming was planning a trip to Western Samoa.
height of 2 in. What is the new width if it Before going, she did some research and
was originally 24 in wide and 12 in tall? learned that the exchange rate is 6 Tala for
$2. How many Tala would she get if she
4 in
exchanged $6?
18 Tala
7) Jasmine bought 32 kiwi fruit for $16. How 8) If you can buy four bulbs of elephant garlic
many kiwi can Lisa buy if she has $4? for $8 then how many can you buy with
$32?
8
16
9) One bunch of seedlees black grapes costs 10) The money used in Jordan is called the
$2. How many bunches can you buy for Dinar. The exchange rate is $3 to 2 Dinars.
$20? Find how many dollars you would receive if
you exchanged 22 Dinars.
10
$33
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4. 11) Gabriella bought three cantaloupes for $7. 12) Jenny was planning a trip to the United Arab
How many cantaloupes can Shayna buy if Emirates. Before going, she did some
she has $21? research and learned that the exchange rate
is 4 Dirhams for every $1. How many
9
Dirhams would she get if she exchanged $5?
20 Dirhams
13) Castel bought four bunches of fennel for $9. 14) If you can buy one fruit basket for $30 then
How many bunches of fennel can Mofor buy how many can you buy with $60?
if he has $18?
2
8
Answer each question. Round your answer to the nearest tenth. Round dollar amounts to the nearest
cent.
15) Asanji took a trip to Mexico. Upon leaving 16) The currency in Argentina is the Peso. The
he decided to convert all of his Pesos back exchange rate is approximately $3 = 1 Peso.
into dollars. How many dollars did he At this rate, how many Pesos would you get
receive if he exchanged 42.7 Pesos at a rate if you exchanged $121.10?
of $5.30 = 11.1 Pesos?
40.4 Pesos
$20.39
17) Mary reduced the size of a painting to a 18) Molly bought two heads of cabbage for
width of 3.3 in. What is the new height if it $1.80. How many heads of cabbage can
was originally 32.5 in tall and 42.9 in wide? Willie buy if he has $28.80?
2.5 in 32
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