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Proportion word problems

Stan's cookie recipe makes 2424 cookies and calls for exactly 384384 sprinkles. He is wondering how many sprinkles (p)(p) he will need to make 6060 cookies. He assumes each cookie will have the same number of sprinkles.
Which proportion could Stan use to model this situation?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
Solve the proportion to determine how many sprinkles Stan needs to make 6060 cookies.
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi12\ \text{pi} or 2/3 pi2/3\ \text{pi}
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