Cross-Multiplication Proportions: Word Problems for 6th Grade

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make a batch with 8 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 4 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

• 6 cups of flour

• 5.33 cups of flour

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas would it need to travel 300 miles?

• 20 gallons

• 5 gallons

• 10 gallons

• 15 gallons

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

• 40

• 45

• 30

• 50

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?

• 100 miles

• 60 miles

• 80 miles

• 40 miles

A recipe requires 3 eggs for every 2 cups of milk. If you have 12 eggs, how many cups of milk can you use?

• 10 cups of milk

• 6 cups of milk

• 4 cups of milk

• 8 cups of milk

A gardener plants 15 flowers in 3 rows. If he wants to plant the same number of flowers in 5 rows, how many flowers will he plant in each row?

• 4

• 2

• 3

• 5

A car can travel 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 12 gallons of gas?

• 240 miles

• 480 miles

• 300 miles

• 360 miles

In a class, the ratio of students who like math to those who like science is 3:4. If there are 21 students who like math, how many students like science?

• 30

• 24

• 28

• 32

A recipe for cookies requires 4 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. If you want to use 10 cups of flour, how much sugar do you need?

• 5 cups of sugar

• 8 cups of sugar

• 3 cups of sugar

• 2 cups of sugar

A train travels 180 miles in 3 hours. If it continues at the same speed, how far will it travel in 5 hours?

• 360 miles

• 240 miles

• 300 miles

• 150 miles