Solving Real-Life Proportions: Word Problems Challenge

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to use 6 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 5 cups of flour

• 2 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas would it need to travel 300 miles?

• 15 gallons

• 20 gallons

• 5 gallons

• 10 gallons

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 4:5. If there are 20 boys, how many girls are in the class?

• 15

• 25

• 20

• 30

A map shows that 1 inch represents 10 miles. If two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, how far apart are they in real life?

• 20 miles

• 15 miles

• 25 miles

• 30 miles

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A recipe requires 3 eggs for every 4 servings. How many eggs are needed for 10 servings?

• 6 eggs

• 4 eggs

• 8 eggs

• 10 eggs

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A school is planning a field trip and has 120 students. If each bus can hold 15 students, how many buses are needed?

• 12

• 10

• 6

• 8

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers with 8 flowers in each row. If he wants to plant the same number of flowers in 10 rows, how many flowers will he need?

• 30

• 60

• 40

• 50

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A store sells 3 notebooks for $4.50. How much would 12 notebooks cost?

• $18.00

• $15.00

• $21.00

• $12.00

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

If a car can travel 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas, how many miles can it travel on 12 gallons?

• 360 miles

• 480 miles

• 300 miles

• 240 miles

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

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

• 2 cups of chocolate chips

• 6 cups of chocolate chips

• 4 cups of chocolate chips

• 8 cups of chocolate chips