Mastering Ratios: Fun Real-Life Ratio Challenges

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. What is the ratio of flour to sugar?

• 2:3

• 1:2

• 2:1

• 3:2

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

In a class, there are 12 boys and 8 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls in simplest form?

• 4:3

• 3:2

• 2:1

• 5:3

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A car travels 150 miles using 5 gallons of gas. What is the ratio of miles traveled to gallons of gas used?

• 30:1

• 35:1

• 25:1

• 40:1

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A fruit basket contains 4 apples, 6 bananas, and 2 oranges. What is the ratio of bananas to the total number of fruits?

• 2:3

• 1:1

• 1:2

• 3:4

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

If a toy costs $15 and a game costs $30, what is the ratio of the cost of the toy to the cost of the game?

• 2:1

• 3:1

• 1:3

• 1:2

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

In a school, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:20. If there are 5 teachers, how many students are there?

• 50 students

• 80 students

• 100 students

• 120 students

A gardener plants flowers in a ratio of 3 roses to 5 tulips. If he plants 15 roses, how many tulips does he plant?

• 25 tulips

• 15 tulips

• 20 tulips

• 30 tulips

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

• 3 parts of juice

• 2 parts of juice

• 1 part of juice

• 4 parts of juice

In a bag of marbles, the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 2:3. If there are 10 red marbles, how many blue marbles are there?

• 20

• 15

• 12

• 18

A movie theater has a seating ratio of 3 seats for every 2 rows. If there are 12 rows, how many seats are there in total?

• 12

• 30

• 24

• 18