Ratio Tables: Real-World Challenges for 6th Graders

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make a batch with 8 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour do you need? Create a ratio table to show your work.

• 4 cups of flour

• 5.33 cups of flour

• 6 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

At a fruit stand, the ratio of apples to oranges is 4:3. If there are 24 apples, how many oranges are there? Use a ratio table to find the answer.

• 24

• 18

• 30

• 12

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. What is the ratio of miles traveled to gallons used? If the car travels 300 miles, how many gallons of gas will it need?

• 20 gallons

• 15 gallons

• 5 gallons

• 10 gallons

In a classroom, the ratio of boys to girls is 2:5. If there are 10 boys, how many girls are there? Create a ratio table to illustrate your solution.

• 20

• 30

• 25

• 15

A recipe requires 3 eggs for every 2 cups of milk. If you have 12 eggs, how many cups of milk can you use? Show your calculations using a ratio table.

• 8 cups of milk

• 4 cups of milk

• 6 cups of milk

• 10 cups of milk

A gardener plants flowers in a ratio of 3 roses to 2 tulips. If he plants 15 roses, how many tulips does he plant? Use a ratio table to demonstrate your answer.

• 20 tulips

• 12 tulips

• 10 tulips

• 5 tulips

In a school, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:20. If there are 5 teachers, how many students are there? Create a ratio table to help solve this problem.

• 80 students

• 120 students

• 50 students

• 100 students

A car can travel 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas. What is the ratio of miles to gallons? If the car has 12 gallons of gas, how far can it travel?

• 360 miles

• 240 miles

• 300 miles

• 480 miles

At a party, the ratio of adults to children is 3:4. If there are 12 adults, how many children are there? Use a ratio table to find the answer.

• 10

• 20

• 16

• 14

A recipe for cookies uses 4 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. If you want to use 10 cups of flour, how much sugar do you need? Create a ratio table to show your work.

• 3 cups of sugar

• 8 cups of sugar

• 5 cups of sugar

• 2 cups of sugar