# Solving a Word Problem on Proportions Using a Unit Rate Online Quiz

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Q 1 - A store sold 3 white chairs for $63.75. How much would 10 white chairs cost at the same unit price? ### Answer : B ### Explanation Step 1: Cost of 3 white chairs =$63.75

Unit price of white chairs = $$\frac{63.75}{3} =$$21.25$Step 2: Cost of 10 white chairs =$10 \times $$21.25 =$$212.50$Q 2 - At a store potato chips cost$19.75 for 5 bags. What is the price of 8 bags at the same unit price?

### Explanation

Step 1:

Cost of 5 bags of potato chips = $19.75 Unit price of a potato chips bag = $$\frac{19.75}{5} =$$3.95$

Step 2:

Cost of 8 bags of potato chips = $8 \times$ $$3.95 =$$31.60$Q 3 - A shoe store sells 2 pairs of shoes for$25.80. How much it would cost to buy 6 pairs of shoes?

### Explanation

Step 1:

Cost price of 2 pairs of shoes = $25.80 Unit price of a pair of shoes = $$\frac{25.80}{2} =$$12.90$

Step 2:

Cost of 6 pairs of shoes = $6 \times$ $$12.90 =$$77.40$Q 4 - At a comic book fair, a vendor sold a set of 9 comics for$76.50. How much it would cost to buy 4 such comics?

### Explanation

Step 1:

Price of 9 comics = $76.50 Unit price of a comic book = $$\frac{76.50}{9} =$$8.50$

Step 2:

Cost of 4 comics = $4 \times$ $$8.50 =$$34.00$Q 5 - At a store 4 pounds of seed cost$104.92. If a farmer needed 6 pounds of seeds, how much would it cost him?

### Explanation

Step 1:

Cost of 4 pounds of seeds = $104.92 Unit price of a pound of seeds = $$\frac{104.92}{4} =$$26.23$

Step 2:

Cost of 6 pounds of seeds = $6 \times$ $$26.23 =$$157.38$Q 6 - An ice company charged$7.68 for 8 bags of ice. If a convenience store bought 7 bags of ice, what it would have cost them?

### Explanation

Step 1:

Price of 8 bags of ice = $7.68 Unit price of a bag of ice = $$\frac{7.68}{8} =$$0.96$

Step 2:

### Explanation

Step 1:

Price of 4 scarves = $18.84 Unit price of one scarf =$\frac{18.84}{4}$= $$4.71 Step 2: Cost of 3 scarves = 3 \times 4.71 =$$14.13$

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