Solving Real-Life Ratio Problems for Grade 6

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

• 2:3

• 4:5

• 1:1

• 3:2

If a class has 12 boys and 8 girls, what is the ratio of boys to girls in simplest form?

• 5:3

• 4:3

• 2:1

• 3:2

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

• 30:1

• 40:1

• 25:1

• 15:1

In a fruit basket, there are 4 apples and 6 oranges. What is the ratio of apples to the total number of fruits?

• 2:5

• 1:4

• 3:7

• 4:10

A school has 300 students, and the ratio of boys to girls is 5:3. How many girls are there?

• 150

• 100

• 112

• 75

If a painter mixes red and blue paint in a ratio of 2:1, how much blue paint is needed if he uses 4 liters of red paint?

• 1 liter

• 3 liters

• 4 liters

• 2 liters

A recipe requires 3 parts of oil for every 5 parts of vinegar. If you use 15 parts of vinegar, how much oil do you need?

• 9 parts of oil

• 12 parts of oil

• 15 parts of oil

• 6 parts of oil

In a bag of marbles, the ratio of red to blue marbles is 7:3. If there are 70 red marbles, how many blue marbles are there?

• 20

• 50

• 30

• 40

A car can travel 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas. What is the ratio of miles per gallon?

• 30 miles per gallon

• 15 miles per gallon

• 20 miles per gallon

• 40 miles per gallon

In a garden, the ratio of flowers to shrubs is 4:1. If there are 20 flowers, how many shrubs are there?

• 2

• 15

• 5

• 10