Ratio Problem Real Life

Solve the following problem using a ratio table: A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make 6 cups of the recipe, how much flour and sugar do you need?

• 6 cups of flour and 6 cups of sugar

• 12 cups of flour and 12 cups of sugar

• 3 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar

• 9 cups of flour and 9 cups of sugar

Apply equivalent ratios to a real-life situation: If it takes 4 hours to mow 2 lawns, how many hours will it take to mow 6 lawns?

• 2

• 8

• 12

• 24

Solve the following problem using a ratio table: A recipe calls for 1 cup of milk and 2 cups of flour. If you want to make 6 cups of the recipe, how much milk and flour do you need?

• 2 cups of milk and 8 cups of flour

• 4 cups of milk and 2 cups of flour

• 4 cups of milk and 8 cups of flour

• 2 cups of milk and 4 cups of flour

Apply equivalent ratios to a real-life situation: If it takes 3 hours to read 60 pages, how many hours will it take to read 120 pages?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Two quantities are in the ratio 7:3. If the sum of the quantities is 100, what is the larger quantity?

• 70

• 75

• 30

• 25

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make a half batch, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 1

• 1.5

• 2

• 3

In a survey, the ratio of people who prefer tea to those who prefer coffee is 4:5. If 180 people were surveyed, how many prefer tea?

• 80

• 72

• 90

• 100

If the ratio of cats to dogs in a pet store is 3:4, and there are 12 cats, how many dogs are there?

• 16

• 15

• 14

• 13

If a car travels 60 miles in 1.5 hours, what is the ratio of miles to hours?

• 40:1

• 60:1.5

• 40:3

• 20:0.5

A school's student to teacher ratio is 20:1. If there are 400 students, how many teachers are there?

• 20

• 25

• 15

• 10