Mastering Proportions: Real-Life Word Problems for 6th Graders

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to use 6 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 4 cups of flour

• 5 cups of flour

• 2 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 8 gallons of gas?

• 300 miles

• 200 miles

• 240 miles

• 180 miles

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 4:5. If there are 20 boys, how many girls are there in the class?

• 20

• 15

• 30

• 25

A map shows that 1 inch represents 10 miles. If two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, how far apart are they in real life?

• 20 miles

• 15 miles

• 25 miles

• 30 miles

A gardener uses 3 liters of water for every 2 plants. If he has 12 plants, how many liters of water does he need?

• 24 liters

• 12 liters

• 18 liters

• 6 liters

A recipe requires 4 eggs for 12 cookies. How many eggs are needed for 30 cookies?

• 6 eggs

• 12 eggs

• 8 eggs

• 10 eggs

In a school, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:15. If there are 120 students, how many teachers are there?

• 10

• 8

• 12

• 5

A car can travel 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas will it need to travel 360 miles?

• 15 gallons

• 10 gallons

• 8 gallons

• 12 gallons

A painter mixes 2 parts blue paint to 3 parts white paint. If he uses 10 parts of paint in total, how many parts of blue paint does he use?

• 4 parts blue paint

• 3 parts blue paint

• 2 parts blue paint

• 5 parts blue paint

A fruit stand sells apples and oranges in a ratio of 3:2. If there are 30 apples, how many oranges are there?

• 25 oranges

• 20 oranges

• 10 oranges

• 15 oranges