Ratios and Proportions: Fun Challenges for Grade 6

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

• 3 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

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?

• 15

• 25

• 30

• 20

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

• 180 miles

• 300 miles

• 200 miles

• 240 miles

A fruit basket contains apples and oranges in the ratio of 3:2. If there are 15 apples, how many oranges are there?

• 5

• 20

• 12

• 10

If a map has a scale of 1 inch to 10 miles, how many miles are represented by 4 inches on the map?

• 50 miles

• 40 miles

• 30 miles

• 20 miles

In a school, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:15. If there are 300 students, how many teachers are there?

• 20

• 25

• 15

• 30

A recipe requires 4 eggs for every 2 cups of milk. If you have 12 eggs, how many cups of milk can you use?

• 10 cups of milk

• 6 cups of milk

• 8 cups of milk

• 4 cups of milk

The ratio of cats to dogs in a shelter is 5:3. If there are 30 cats, how many dogs are there?

• 24

• 18

• 15

• 12

A car can travel 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas are needed to travel 360 miles?

• 10 gallons

• 8 gallons

• 15 gallons

• 12 gallons

In a garden, the ratio of roses to tulips is 7:3. If there are 70 roses, how many tulips are there?

• 30

• 40

• 50

• 20