Ratio Word Problems: Find Equivalents in Real Life

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

• 1 cup of sugar

• 1.5 cups of sugar

• 3.5 cups of sugar

• 2 cups 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?

• 30

• 15

• 25

• 20

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

• 25:1

• 30:1

• 40:1

• 35:1

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

• 10

• 4

• 8

• 6

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

• 600

• 4500

• 450

• 300

A painting uses blue and yellow paint in the ratio of 7:3. If you have 21 ounces of blue paint, how much yellow paint do you need?

• 15 ounces

• 12 ounces

• 6 ounces

• 9 ounces

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

• 3 parts of sugar

• 1 part of sugar

• 4 parts of sugar

• 2 parts of sugar

In a garden, the ratio of flowers to shrubs is 5:2. If there are 50 flowers, how many shrubs are there?

• 25

• 20

• 15

• 30

A box contains red and blue marbles in the ratio of 2:3. If there are 30 blue marbles, how many red marbles are there?

• 35

• 20

• 15

• 25

A sports team has a ratio of 3 players to every 2 coaches. If there are 12 players, how many coaches are there?

• 4 coaches

• 6 coaches

• 10 coaches

• 8 coaches