Real-Life Proportions: Word Problems for Grade 7

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?

• 3 cups of flour

• 5.33 cups of flour

• 6 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas would it need to travel 300 miles?

• 10 gallons

• 20 gallons

• 15 gallons

• 5 gallons

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

• $30

• $24

• $15

• $36

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?

• 100 miles

• 60 miles

• 80 miles

• 40 miles

A school has a ratio of 3 teachers for every 20 students. If there are 60 students, how many teachers are there?

• 9

• 12

• 15

• 6

If a recipe requires 5 tablespoons of oil for every 2 cups of rice, how much oil is needed for 8 cups of rice?

• 10 tablespoons

• 25 tablespoons

• 15 tablespoons

• 20 tablespoons

A car can travel 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 12 gallons of gas?

• 300 miles

• 240 miles

• 480 miles

• 360 miles

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 2:3. If there are 15 girls, how many boys are there?

• 20

• 5

• 10

• 12

A painter mixes 4 parts blue paint to 1 part yellow paint. If he uses 12 cups of blue paint, how much yellow paint does he need?

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

• 6 cups

• 4 cups

If a fruit basket contains 5 apples for every 2 oranges, how many apples are there if there are 10 oranges?

• 30

• 25

• 20

• 15