Real-Life Ratios: Word Problems for Grade 6

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour to 3 cups of sugar. What is the ratio of flour to sugar?

• 4:5

• 3:2

• 2:3

• 1:1

If a class has 12 boys and 8 girls, what is the ratio of boys to girls in simplest form?

• 5:3

• 2:1

• 4:3

• 3:2

A car travels 150 miles using 5 gallons of gas. What is the ratio of miles traveled to gallons of gas used?

• 25:1

• 30:1

• 35:1

• 40:1

In a fruit basket, there are 4 apples and 6 oranges. What is the ratio of apples to the total number of fruits?

• 4:10

• 3:5

• 2:5

• 1:2

A painter mixes red and blue paint in a ratio of 3:2. If he uses 9 liters of red paint, how much blue paint does he need?

• 6 liters

• 8 liters

• 4 liters

• 10 liters

A school has 240 students, and the ratio of boys to girls is 3:5. How many girls are there in the school?

• 200

• 150

• 120

• 180

If a recipe requires a ratio of 1:4 for salt to water, how much salt is needed for 8 cups of water?

• 4 cups of salt

• 1 cup of salt

• 2 cups of salt

• 3 cups of salt

In a garden, the ratio of roses to tulips is 5:3. If there are 25 roses, how many tulips are there?

• 10

• 30

• 15

• 20

A bag contains 10 red marbles and 15 blue marbles. What is the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles?

• 3:4

• 2:3

• 1:2

• 5:6

During a sale, the ratio of discounted items to full-priced items is 7:3. If there are 70 discounted items, how many full-priced items are there?

• 20

• 50

• 40

• 30