Grade 5 Ratio & Proportion Word Problems Quiz

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make a batch with 12 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 6 cups of flour

• 10 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

• 8 cups of flour

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

• 300 miles

• 240 miles

• 200 miles

• 180 miles

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:4. If there are 21 boys, how many girls are in the class?

• 32

• 24

• 28

• 30

A store sells pencils in packs of 6. If you buy 4 packs, how many pencils do you have in total?

• 30

• 24

• 18

• 12

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A fruit basket has apples and oranges in the ratio of 5:3. If there are 40 apples, how many oranges are there?

• 20

• 30

• 32

• 24

If a book costs $15 and you buy 3 books, how much money do you spend in total?

• $45

• $60

• $20

• $30

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A recipe requires 4 tablespoons of sugar for every 2 cups of flour. How many tablespoons of sugar do you need for 6 cups of flour?

• 8 tablespoons

• 14 tablespoons

• 12 tablespoons

• 10 tablespoons

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A gardener plants flowers in a ratio of 2 roses for every 5 tulips. If he plants 30 tulips, how many roses does he plant?

• 15

• 12

• 20

• 10

If a train travels 120 miles in 2 hours, how far will it travel in 5 hours at the same speed?

• 150 miles

• 180 miles

• 300 miles

• 240 miles

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A box contains 12 chocolates, and you eat 3. What fraction of the chocolates is left in the box?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 5/12

• 3/4

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B