Mastering Proportions and Unit Conversions: Grade 6 Challenge

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour. If you want to make half the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 0.5 cups of flour

• 2 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

• 1 cup of flour

A car travels 150 kilometers. How many miles did it travel if 1 kilometer is approximately 0.621371 miles?

• 150 miles

• 100 miles

• 93.21 miles

• 80 kilometers

If a map scale shows that 1 inch represents 10 miles, how many miles are represented by 3 inches on the map?

• 30 miles

• 15 miles

• 25 miles

• 20 miles

A bottle holds 1.5 liters of water. How many milliliters is that? (Remember, 1 liter = 1000 milliliters)

• 2000 milliliters

• 1000 milliliters

• 750 milliliters

• 1500 milliliters

A recipe requires 4 tablespoons of sugar. How many teaspoons of sugar do you need if there are 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon?

• 15 teaspoons

• 8 teaspoons

• 12 teaspoons

• 10 teaspoons

If a train travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour, how far will it travel in 2.5 hours?

• 120 miles

• 180 miles

• 150 miles

• 200 miles

A swimming pool is 25 meters long. How many feet long is the pool if 1 meter is approximately 3.28084 feet?

• 100.000 feet

• 82.020 feet

• 90.000 feet

• 75.000 feet

You have a 2-liter soda bottle. How many ounces of soda do you have? (1 liter = 33.814 ounces)

• 100 ounces

• 67.628 ounces

• 80 ounces

• 50 ounces

If a car uses 1 gallon of gas to travel 30 miles, how many gallons will it need to travel 90 miles?

• 3 gallons

• 5 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 2 gallons

A recipe calls for 3 cups of milk. If you want to convert that to pints, how many pints do you need? (1 cup = 0.5 pints)

• 1.5 pints

• 0.75 pints

• 2 pints

• 3.5 pints