Proportions and Graphs: A 6th Grade Challenge

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?

• 5 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

• 2 cups of flour

A school has a ratio of 4 boys to 5 girls. If there are 36 students in total, how many boys are there?

• 10

• 16

• 20

• 12

A graph shows the number of books read by students over 4 months. If 10 students read 20 books in the first month, how many books would 25 students read in the same month?

• 60 books

• 40 books

• 50 books

• 30 books

In a survey, 60% of students prefer chocolate ice cream. If there are 150 students, how many prefer chocolate ice cream?

• 75

• 120

• 60

• 90

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

• 200 miles

• 180 miles

• 240 miles

• 300 miles

A graph shows that 30% of a class of 40 students are in the band. How many students are in the band?

• 20

• 12

• 15

• 10

If a recipe requires 3 tablespoons of oil for every 2 cups of rice, how much oil is needed for 8 cups of rice?

• 15 tablespoons

• 12 tablespoons

• 10 tablespoons

• 6 tablespoons

A store sells 3 apples for $1.50. How much would 12 apples cost?

• $4.50

• $7.50

• $5.00

• $6.00

A graph shows that 25% of the population in a town are children. If the town has 800 residents, how many are children?

• 100

• 300

• 200

• 150

In a class, the ratio of students who play soccer to those who play basketball is 3:2. If there are 30 students in total, how many play soccer?

• 18

• 12

• 24

• 15