Real-Life Ratio Challenges for Grade 6 Students

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

• 2:1

• 2:3

• 1:2

• 3:2

In a class of 30 students, 18 are girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls in the class?

• 3:4

• 2:3

• 4:5

• 1:2

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

• 40:1

• 25:1

If a fruit basket contains 4 apples and 6 oranges, what is the ratio of apples to the total number of fruits?

• 1:4

• 4:6

• 3:10

• 2:5

A school has a ratio of 2 teachers for every 25 students. If there are 100 students, how many teachers are there?

• 10 teachers

• 8 teachers

• 6 teachers

• 4 teachers

In a garden, the ratio of roses to tulips is 3:5. If there are 15 roses, how many tulips are there?

• 15

• 25

• 30

• 20

A recipe requires a ratio of 1:4 for vinegar to oil. If you use 2 cups of vinegar, how much oil do you need?

• 6 cups of oil

• 8 cups of oil

• 4 cups of oil

• 10 cups of oil

A toy store has a ratio of 7 dolls to 3 action figures. If there are 21 dolls, how many action figures are there?

• 9

• 15

• 6

• 12

In a basketball game, the ratio of points scored by Team A to Team B is 4:3. If Team A scored 32 points, how many points did Team B score?

• 28

• 20

• 24

• 30

A map has a scale of 1 inch to 5 miles. If two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, what is the actual distance between them?

• 5 miles

• 10 miles

• 15 miles

• 20 miles