Mastering Ratios: Fun Proportion Problems for 5th Graders

If there are 3 apples for every 2 oranges in a basket, how many oranges are there if there are 12 apples?

• 12

• 10

• 8

• 6

A recipe calls for 4 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you use 12 cups of flour, how much sugar do you need?

• 9 cups of sugar

• 6 cups of sugar

• 12 cups of sugar

• 15 cups of sugar

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

• 12

• 16

• 18

• 20

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. How far will it travel in 3 hours at the same speed?

• 120 miles

• 90 miles

• 180 miles

• 240 miles

If a map has a scale of 1 inch to 5 miles, how many miles does 3 inches represent?

• 5 miles

• 10 miles

• 15 miles

• 20 miles

A gardener plants 8 flowers for every 5 shrubs. If he plants 40 flowers, how many shrubs does he plant?

• 20 shrubs

• 15 shrubs

• 25 shrubs

• 30 shrubs

In a school, the ratio of teachers to students is 1 to 15. If there are 30 teachers, how many students are there?

• 300 students

• 600 students

• 450 teachers

• 450 students

A recipe requires 2 cups of milk for every 5 cups of flour. If you use 10 cups of flour, how much milk do you need?

• 2 cups of milk

• 6 cups of milk

• 8 cups of milk

• 4 cups of milk

If a car uses 4 gallons of gas to travel 100 miles, how many gallons will it use to travel 250 miles?

• 5 gallons

• 15 gallons

• 8 gallons

• 10 gallons

A fruit stand sells 5 bananas for every 3 apples. If there are 45 bananas, how many apples are there?

• 27 apples

• 20 apples

• 36 apples

• 15 apples