Ratio Word Problems

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make half of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 2

• 3

• 0.5

• 1

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:5. If there are 24 boys, how many girls are there?

• 40

• 48

• 32

• 56

A car travels 240 miles in 4 hours. At the same speed, how far will it travel in 6 hours?

• 360

• 480

• 720

• 120

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

In a bag of marbles, the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 2:5. If there are 14 red marbles, how many blue marbles are there?

• 7

• 16

• 12

• 10

A map has a scale of 1 inch represents 10 miles. If two cities are 3.5 inches apart on the map, what is the actual distance between them?

• 0.35 miles

• 3.5 miles

• 35 miles

• 350 miles

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

In a basketball game, the ratio of points scored by Team A to Team B is 4:3. If Team A scored 80 points, how many points did Team B score?

• 20

• 50

• 40

• 30

A recipe calls for 3 cups of milk and 4 cups of flour. If you have 6 cups of milk, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 8

• 2

• 10

• 5

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

In a bag of candies, the ratio of red candies to green candies is 5:2. If there are 35 green candies, how many red candies are there?

• 20

• 10

• 25

• 14

A car travels 360 miles in 6 hours. At the same speed, how far will it travel in 9 hours?

• 540

• 450

• 720

• 270

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 2:3. If there are 18 girls, how many boys are there?

• 15

• 9

• 6

• 12