Name: Date:

Proportions Assessment Block:

Be sure to show all work necessary for each assessment. A correct answer with no work shown will earn
no credit. You MUST show work for multiple choice questions for it to be counted correct.

1. Natalia is visiting the Asheboro Zoo. She sees her favorite animal, giraffes! A giraffe is 18 feet tall and
casts a shadow of 12 feet. Madison casts a shadow of 4 feet. How tall is Natalia? (Draw a picture to
help) (2pt)

2. Use the similar figures below to answer the following question. If side length a is 6 cm, what is the
length of side b? (2pt)

3. Mr. Z is getting ready to throw a party for the class with the highest overall average for the first
semester. He sees that he can buy a dozen cookies for $3.60. What is the price per cookie? (2pt)

4. Solve the proportion below: (3pt)

𝑥+3 5
=
𝑥−5 6
5. Suppose that a butterfly can fly 82 feet in 4 seconds. A dragonfly can fly 50 feet in 2 seconds. Which
can fly faster and by how much? (3pt)

a. The dragonfly is 4.5 feet per second faster.

b. The dragonfly is 20.5 feet per second faster.

c. The butterfly is 4.5 feet per second faster.

d. The butterfly is 24 feet per second faster.

6. Michelle bought the same fabric on 3 different occasions and recorded the data below. (2pt)

Yards of Fabric Total Cost

2.2 $2.53
3.6 $4.14
4.2 $4.83

What was the price per yard of fabric?

a. $1.05

b. $1.10

c. $1.15

d. $1.50

7. Emily is installing artificial grass IN her garden. The garden is 15 feet long and 30 feet wide. It took her
4 hours to install the grass. What is the average speed at which she installed the grass? (3pt)
8. Landon is downloading his favorite songs by Justin Bieber. In 9 minutes, he downloads 18 songs. In 18
minutes, he downloads 36 songs. Is the rate of downloads per minute constant? What is the constant of
proportionality? (2pt)

9. Determine if the following graph represents a proportional relationship. Explain your reasoning. (2pt)

10. Emma is going to seed grass in her front yard. The yard is 45 feet long by 27 feet wide. Her options at
the seed store are:

- 1 bag of 4lb of seeds costs $5 and covers 500 square feet of area.

- 1 bag of 2lb of seeds costs $2 and covers 170 square feet of area.

If the lawn requires one layer of seeds, what is the minimum cost of seeding the grass in Emma’s lawn?
(4pt)
11. Mr. Z is hard at work, selling off his collection of TY
Beanie Babies and Firbies (he needs extra cash for presents!)
The table shows the relationship between the amount of
hours worked and the amount of money earned.

a. Is there a proportional relationship between the number

of hours worked and the amount of money earned? Explain.
(2pt)

b. If there is a proportional relationship, what is the constant of proportionality? (2pt)

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12. Mr. Z is starting up a window washing business to help out his financial issues. He washes 10 2
3
windows in 4 hour. At this rate, how many windows can Mr. Z wash in one hour? (3pt)

BONUS: What is one exciting thing you will do over your 2 week break?