Mastering Proportions: Solving Real-Life Word Problems

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

• 2 cups of flour

• 6 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?

• 180 miles

• 240 miles

• 300 miles

• 200 miles

In a school, the ratio of boys to girls is 4:5. If there are 36 boys, how many girls are there?

• 45

• 40

• 50

• 30

A map shows that 1 inch represents 20 miles. If two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, how far apart are they in real life?

• 40 miles

• 80 miles

• 60 miles

• 100 miles

A recipe requires 3 eggs for every 2 cups of milk. If you have 6 cups of milk, how many eggs do you need?

• 12 eggs

• 9 eggs

• 6 eggs

• 3 eggs

A gardener plants 12 flowers in 3 rows. If he wants to plant 20 flowers, how many rows will he need?

• 8 rows

• 5 rows

• 6 rows

• 4 rows

In a class, the ratio of students who like math to those who like science is 3:2. If there are 30 students who like math, how many like science?

• 30

• 60

• 45

• 15

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

• 12 gallons

• 15 gallons

• 8 gallons

• 10 gallons

A fruit seller has apples and oranges in the ratio of 5:3. If he has 40 apples, how many oranges does he have?

• 20

• 32

• 24

• 30

A recipe for cookies uses 4 cups of sugar for every 2 dozen cookies. How much sugar is needed for 5 dozen cookies?

• 5 cups of sugar

• 10 cups of sugar

• 8 cups of sugar

• 12 cups of sugar