Ratio and Proportion Word 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

• 5 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

• 2 cups of flour

In a class of 30 students, the ratio of boys to girls is 2:3. How many boys are in the class?

• 10

• 18

• 12

• 15

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 map shows that 1 inch represents 20 miles. If two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, how far apart are they in real life?

• 40 miles

• 80 miles

• 100 miles

• 60 miles

A fruit stand sells apples and oranges in the ratio of 4:5. If there are 36 apples, how many oranges are there?

• 30

• 45

• 50

• 40

A school is planning a field trip. For every 4 students, there needs to be 1 adult chaperone. If there are 28 students, how many adults are needed?

• 5

• 8

• 6

• 7

A recipe requires 3 tablespoons of oil for every 2 cups of rice. If you are making 6 cups of rice, how much oil do you need?

• 3 tablespoons of oil

• 9 tablespoons of oil

• 6 tablespoons of oil

• 12 tablespoons of oil

In a survey, 60% of people preferred chocolate ice cream over vanilla. If 120 people were surveyed, how many preferred chocolate?

• 48

• 72

• 90

• 60

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

• 5

• 10

• 8

• 12

A car can travel 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas will it need to travel 360 miles?

• 8 gallons

• 15 gallons

• 10 gallons

• 12 gallons