Skill

5: Cross-Multiply and Divide

to Find Unknown Quantities

Mastery Exercises Answer Key

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Find the value of x in each group of proportions.

Exercise 1:

$115.80

=

12 20

= $193.00

Exercise 3:

157.50

=

3.5
4

= 180

Exercise 5:

12

=

$2.50 $4.00

= 19.2

9
20
=

2

Exercise 2:

= 4.44

Exercise 4: 527 850

=

6.2

= 10

Exercise 6:

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$78.50
$23.55
=

10

= 3

Exercise 7:

183

=

6 8
= 244

Exercise 9:

Exercise 11:

Exercise 13:

425

=

20 35

Exercise 8:

= $4.00

Exercise 10:

= 743.75

120

=

8 11

40
100
=

0.75

= 1.875

Exercise 12:

= 165

21.25
x
=

$4.25
$2.75

90
5
=

$72.00

375
300
=

6.25

= 5

Exercise 14:

= 13.75

816 2040
=

4

= 10

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Exercise 15:

250

=

3 11

Exercise 16:

= 916.67

Exercise 17:

44.4

=

8 13

= 15

Exercise 18:

= 72.15

Exercise 19:

125

=

50 90

$60
$180
=

5

700 1050
=

2

= 3

Exercise 20:

= 225

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$7480
$607.75
=

800

= 65