Mastering Ratio Word Problems for Grade 6

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

• 10 cups of sugar

• 12 cups of sugar

• 15 cups of sugar

• 6 cups of sugar

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 4:5. If there are 20 boys in the class, how many girls are there?

• 30

• 20

• 15

• 25

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 8 gallons of gas, assuming the ratio of miles to gallons remains the same?

• 240 miles

• 180 miles

• 300 miles

• 200 miles

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

• 10

• 4

• 8

• 6

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

• 450

• 300

• 600

• 4500

A recipe requires 1 cup of rice for every 4 cups of water. If you have 3 cups of rice, how much water do you need?

• 10 cups of water

• 12 cups of water

• 8 cups of water

• 16 cups of water

In a garden, the ratio of flowers to shrubs is 5:3. If there are 25 flowers, how many shrubs are there?

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 30

A map has a scale of 1 inch to 10 miles. If two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, how far apart are they in real life?

• 20 miles

• 30 miles

• 15 miles

• 25 miles

A toy store sells action figures and dolls in the ratio of 7:3. If there are 70 action figures, how many dolls are there?

• 40

• 50

• 20

• 30

In a recipe, the ratio of chocolate to sugar is 2:5. If you use 10 ounces of sugar, how many ounces of chocolate do you need?

• 4 ounces

• 8 ounces

• 5 ounces

• 6 ounces