Mastering Ratios: Real-Life Proportion Puzzles for 6th Graders

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make a smaller batch using 1 cup of flour, how much sugar will you need?

• 2 cups of sugar

• 3 cups of sugar

• 1.5 cups of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

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

• 25

• 20

• 15

• 30

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 8 gallons of gas?

• 300 miles

• 180 miles

• 240 miles

• 200 miles

A fruit basket contains apples and oranges in the ratio of 3:2. If there are 12 apples, how many oranges are there?

• 10

• 4

• 6

• 8

A map has a scale of 1 inch to 50 miles. If two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, what is the actual distance between them?

• 100 miles

• 150 miles

• 75 miles

• 200 miles

In a school, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:15. If there are 120 students, how many teachers are there?

• 5

• 10

• 8

• 12

A gardener plants flowers in a ratio of 2 roses for every 3 tulips. If he plants 18 tulips, how many roses does he plant?

• 15

• 12

• 20

• 10

A recipe requires 4 parts of water for every 1 part of juice. If you use 8 cups of water, how much juice do you need?

• 3 cups of juice

• 4 cups of juice

• 1 cup of juice

• 2 cups of juice

In a bag of marbles, the ratio of blue to red marbles is 5:3. If there are 40 blue marbles, how many red marbles are there?

• 32

• 30

• 24

• 20

A recipe for cookies uses 3 cups of sugar for every 2 cups of butter. If you want to use 6 cups of sugar, how much butter do you need?

• 3 cups of butter

• 6 cups of butter

• 4 cups of butter

• 2 cups of butter