Financial Algebra Proportions word problems 1. A 8 ft tall tent standing next to a lawn ornament casts a 4 ft shadow. If the lawn ornament is 6 ft tall, then how long is its shadow?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 12
d 16

2. Fairview and Rockville are 104 km from each other. How far apart would the cities be on a map that has a scale of 1 cm : 13 km?
a. 7cm
b. 8 cm
c. 1352
d. 4 cm

3. A particular giraffe is 16 ft tall. A model of it was built with a scale of 1 in : 2 ft. How tall is the model?

a. 13 in
b. 3 in
c. 1 in
d. 8 in

4.If a 18 ft tall statue casts a 12 ft long shadow, then how long is the shadow that a 3 ft tall baby elephant casts?

a. 1ft
b. 5ft
c. 2ft
d. 8 in

5.Find the distance between Johnstown and Georgetown if they are 9 in apart on a map with a scale of 3 in : 11 mi.

a. 121 mi
b. 33 mi
c. 28 mi
d. 26 mi

6.A model giraffe has a scale of 1 in : 3 ft. If the model giraffe is 5 in tall, then how tall is the real giraffe?

a. 15ft
b. 2ft
c. 1ft
d. 8ft

7.An adult elephant that is 8 ft tall casts a shadow that is 4 ft long. Find the height of a statue that casts a 9 ft shadow.

a. 36ft
b. 16 ft
c. 2 ft
d. 18 ft

8.Find the distance between Johnstown and Madison on a map with a scale of 2 in : 4 mi if they are actually 12 mi apart.

a. 3 in
b. 6 in
c. 24 in
d. 5 in