Proportions and Conversions worded problems

Convert 5 kilometers to meters.

• 50000

• 500

• 5000

• 50

A recipe requires 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 2

• 0.5

• 3.5

• 1

Simplify the ratio 4:6.

• 2:3

• 5:6

• 3:4

• 1:2

If 3 apples cost $2.40, how much would 5 apples cost?

• $4.00

• $3.60

• $6.80

• $5.00

Convert 500 milliliters to liters.

• 5

• 50

• 5000

• 0.5

The scale of a map is 1:5000. If the distance between two cities on the map is 10 centimeters, what is the actual distance in kilometers?

• 5 kilometers

• 0.5 kilometers

• 1 kilometer

• 50 kilometers

Solve the proportion: 3/5 = x/15.

• 5

• 12

• 18

• 9

If a car travels 240 miles in 4 hours, how far can it travel in 7 hours?

• 420 miles

• 180 miles

• 560 miles

• 320 miles

Convert 2.5 hours to minutes.

• 175

• 150

• 125

• 200

A recipe requires 1 cup of milk and 2 cups of flour. If you want to make the recipe 3 times, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 4

• 2

• 6

• 8