Ratios in Action: Equivalents and Proportions for 6th Grade

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour to 3 cups of sugar. What is the equivalent ratio of flour to sugar if you use 4 cups of flour?

• 2:3

• 1:2

• 3:4

• 4:5

If a car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas, what is the ratio of miles to gallons? How many miles can it travel on 8 gallons of gas?

• 240 miles

• 180 miles

• 200 miles

• 300 miles

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:4. If there are 12 boys, how many girls are there?

• 16

• 20

• 18

• 14

A fruit salad recipe requires 1 part strawberries to 2 parts bananas. If you use 6 cups of bananas, how many cups of strawberries do you need?

• 5 cups

• 4 cups

• 2 cups

• 3 cups

A map has a scale of 1 inch to 5 miles. If two cities are 15 miles apart, how many inches apart are they on the map?

• 2 inches

• 4 inches

• 3 inches

• 5 miles

A bag contains red and blue marbles in the ratio of 5:3. If there are 40 red marbles, how many blue marbles are there?

• 32

• 24

• 30

• 20

In a school, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:20. If there are 300 students, how many teachers are there?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

A recipe for cookies uses a ratio of 2 cups of chocolate chips to 5 cups of flour. If you want to use 10 cups of flour, how many cups of chocolate chips do you need?

• 8 cups of chocolate chips

• 4 cups of chocolate chips

• 2 cups of chocolate chips

• 6 cups of chocolate chips

A garden has flowers in the ratio of 7 roses to 3 tulips. If there are 21 roses, how many tulips are there?

• 6

• 12

• 15

• 9

If a car can travel 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas, what is the ratio of miles to gallons? How far can it go on 12 gallons?

• 240 miles

• 300 miles

• 360 miles

• 480 miles