Exploring Ratios and Percentages for 6th Graders

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. What is the ratio of flour to sugar?

• 1:2

• 3:2

• 2:1

• 2:3

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

If a shirt costs $40 and is on sale for 25% off, what is the sale price of the shirt?

• $20

• $35

• $25

• $30

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

In a class of 30 students, 12 are girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls in the class?

• 2:1

• 4:3

• 5:2

• 3:2

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A fruit basket contains 5 apples, 3 bananas, and 2 oranges. What is the ratio of bananas to the total number of fruits?

• 1:5

• 2:10

• 3:10

• 4:10

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

If 60% of a class passed a math test and there are 20 students in the class, how many students passed the test?

• 12

• 8

• 15

• 10

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. What is the ratio of miles traveled to gallons used?

• 35:1

• 30:1

• 40:1

• 25:1

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

If a store sells 80% of its inventory and has 200 items left, how many items did it have originally?

• 1000

• 800

• 500

• 300

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

In a survey, 75% of people preferred chocolate ice cream. If 120 people were surveyed, how many preferred chocolate?

• 90

• 60

• 75

• 100

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A recipe requires a ratio of 1:4 for salt to water. If you use 2 teaspoons of salt, how much water do you need?

• 10 teaspoons of water

• 6 teaspoons of water

• 8 teaspoons of water

• 4 teaspoons of water

If a student scored 85% on a test with 40 questions, how many questions did they answer correctly?

• 34

• 40

• 38

• 30

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C