Ratio and Proportion Puzzles for 6th Graders

A recipe calls for 3 cups of flour to make 12 cookies. How many cups of flour are needed to make 36 cookies?

• 15 cups

• 9 cups

• 6 cups

• 12 cups

If a car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas, how many miles can it travel on 8 gallons of gas?

• 300 miles

• 200 miles

• 240 miles

• 180 miles

A garden is 20 feet long and 15 feet wide. What is the ratio of the length to the width of the garden?

• 2:1

• 3:2

• 4:3

• 5:3

A bottle holds 64 ounces of juice. If you pour it into cups that hold 8 ounces each, how many cups can you fill?

• 4 cups

• 6 cups

• 8 cups

• 10 cups

A school has 240 students, and the ratio of boys to girls is 3:5. How many boys are there in the school?

• 80

• 120

• 90

• 100

If a piece of ribbon is 72 inches long and you cut it into pieces that are 12 inches each, how many pieces do you have?

• 8

• 7

• 5

• 6

A recipe requires 4 tablespoons of sugar for every 2 cups of flour. How many tablespoons of sugar are needed for 6 cups of flour?

• 14 tablespoons

• 12 tablespoons

• 8 tablespoons

• 10 tablespoons

A tank can hold 500 gallons of water. If it is currently filled with 300 gallons, what percentage of the tank is filled?

• 60%

• 50%

• 75%

• 80%

If a box weighs 2 pounds when empty and can hold 10 pounds of items, what is the total weight of the box when filled to capacity?

• 8 pounds

• 15 pounds

• 12 pounds

• 10 pounds

A marathon is 26.2 miles long. If a runner completes 13.1 miles, what fraction of the marathon have they completed?

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/4