Mastering Real-World Ratios: Fun Challenges for 6th Graders

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

• 2 cups of flour

• 6 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

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

• 30

• 15

• 25

• 20

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

• 200 miles

• 240 miles

• 180 miles

• 300 miles

At a fruit stand, the ratio of apples to oranges is 3:2. If there are 12 apples, how many oranges are there?

• 10

• 4

• 8

• 6

A school has a ratio of 2 teachers for every 25 students. If there are 100 students, how many teachers are needed?

• 6 teachers

• 4 teachers

• 10 teachers

• 8 teachers

In a garden, the ratio of roses to tulips is 5:3. If there are 30 tulips, how many roses are there?

• 50

• 20

• 60

• 40

A recipe requires 4 parts of water for every 1 part of sugar. If you use 2 cups of sugar, how much water do you need?

• 6 cups of water

• 10 cups of water

• 4 cups of water

• 8 cups of water

In a basketball game, the ratio of points scored by Team A to Team B is 7:5. If Team A scores 42 points, how many points does Team B score?

• 25

• 30

• 35

• 40

A car can travel 180 miles on 6 gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas are needed to travel 300 miles?

• 15 gallons

• 10 gallons

• 12 gallons

• 8 gallons

In a library, the ratio of fiction books to non-fiction books is 3:2. If there are 60 fiction books, how many non-fiction books are there?

• 70

• 50

• 30

• 40