Mastering Ratios: Real-World Problems 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?

• 4 cups of flour

• 2 cups of flour

• 5 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

In a school, the ratio of boys to girls is 4:5. If there are 40 boys, how many girls are there?

• 35

• 45

• 50

• 60

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

• 180 miles

• 200 miles

• 300 miles

• 240 miles

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

• 15

• 10

• 20

• 25

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

• 2 cups of rice

• 3 cups of rice

• 1 cup of rice

• 4 cups of rice

In a class, the ratio of students who prefer math to those who prefer science is 3:2. If there are 18 students who prefer math, how many prefer science?

• 20

• 12

• 15

• 10

A gardener plants flowers in a ratio of 5 red flowers to 3 yellow flowers. If there are 25 red flowers, how many yellow flowers are there?

• 15 yellow flowers

• 5 yellow flowers

• 20 yellow flowers

• 10 yellow flowers

A map has a scale of 1 inch to 10 miles. If two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, how far apart are they in real life?

• 15 miles

• 40 miles

• 30 miles

• 25 miles

In a pet store, the ratio of cats to dogs is 7:3. If there are 21 cats, how many dogs are there?

• 9

• 15

• 12

• 6

A car can travel 240 miles on 6 gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas will it need to travel 400 miles?

• 8 gallons

• 10 gallons

• 12 gallons

• 15 gallons