Proportional Relationships: Word Problems for 7th Grade

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to use 8 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 6 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

• 5.33 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

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

• 300 miles

• 240 miles

• 180 miles

• 200 miles

If 4 notebooks cost $12, how much would 10 notebooks cost?

• $24

• $15

• $36

• $30

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

• 100 miles

• 60 miles

• 80 miles

A gardener uses 3 liters of water for every 5 plants. How much water is needed for 15 plants?

• 15 liters

• 9 liters

• 12 liters

• 6 liters

If a train travels 120 miles in 2 hours, how far will it travel in 5 hours at the same speed?

• 150 miles

• 240 miles

• 180 miles

• 300 miles

A recipe requires 6 eggs for 4 servings. How many eggs are needed for 10 servings?

• 18 eggs

• 15 eggs

• 8 eggs

• 12 eggs

If a car can travel 300 miles on 10 gallons of gas, how many gallons are needed to travel 450 miles?

• 10 gallons

• 25 gallons

• 15 gallons

• 20 gallons

A school is planning a field trip and needs to rent buses. If each bus can hold 30 students and they have 120 students, how many buses do they need?

• 6

• 4

• 3

• 5

If a painter can paint 3 rooms in 2 days, how many rooms can he paint in 10 days?

• 12 rooms

• 10 rooms

• 20 rooms

• 15 rooms