Exploring Ratios in Everyday Life: A 5th Grade Challenge

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make a batch that uses 8 cups of flour, how many cups of sugar will you need?

• 6 cups of sugar

• 12 cups of sugar

• 10 cups of sugar

• 15 cups of sugar

In a fruit basket, the ratio of apples to oranges is 4:5. If there are 20 apples, how many oranges are there in the basket?

• 20

• 25

• 30

• 15

A car travels 150 miles using 5 gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas would it need to travel 300 miles?

• 5 gallons

• 10 gallons

• 15 gallons

• 20 gallons

In a classroom, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:2. If there are 15 boys, how many girls are there?

• 5

• 12

• 10

• 8

A gardener plants flowers in a ratio of 2 roses for every 3 tulips. If he plants 12 roses, how many tulips does he plant?

• 24 tulips

• 18 tulips

• 15 tulips

• 12 tulips

A recipe requires 1 cup of rice for every 2 cups of water. If you use 4 cups of rice, how much water do you need?

• 8 cups of water

• 6 cups of water

• 10 cups of water

• 4 cups of water

In a school, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:20. If there are 5 teachers, how many students are there?

• 100 students

• 50 students

• 120 students

• 80 students

A toy store has a ratio of 3 action figures to 4 dolls. If there are 21 action figures, how many dolls are there?

• 28

• 30

• 32

• 24

A recipe uses 5 parts of flour for every 2 parts of sugar. If you have 30 parts of flour, how many parts of sugar do you need?

• 10 parts of sugar

• 12 parts of sugar

• 8 parts of sugar

• 15 parts of sugar

In a pet shop, the ratio of cats to dogs is 2:3. If there are 12 cats, how many dogs are there?

• 18

• 15

• 24

• 21