Mastering Ratios: Fun Proportion Problems for Grade 6

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to use 6 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 4 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

• 2 cups of flour

• 5 cups of flour

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

• 25

• 15

• 20

• 30

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

• 300 miles

• 180 miles

• 240 miles

• 200 miles

A fruit basket contains apples and oranges in the ratio of 3:2. If there are 15 apples, how many oranges are there?

• 5

• 10

• 20

• 12

A map has a scale of 1 inch to 20 miles. If two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, how far apart are they in real life?

• 60 miles

• 100 miles

• 30 miles

• 45 miles

In a school, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:15. If there are 120 students, how many teachers are there?

• 8

• 12

• 5

• 10

A recipe requires 4 eggs for every 2 cups of milk. How many eggs are needed if you use 6 cups of milk?

• 10

• 8

• 14

• 12

A gardener plants flowers in a ratio of 5 roses to 3 tulips. If he plants 40 roses, how many tulips does he plant?

• 30 tulips

• 24 tulips

• 20 tulips

• 36 tulips

A car can travel 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas are needed to travel 360 miles?

• 15 gallons

• 10 gallons

• 12 gallons

• 8 gallons

In a bag of marbles, the ratio of blue marbles to red marbles is 7:3. If there are 21 blue marbles, how many red marbles are there?

• 15

• 9

• 12

• 6