Exploring Proportional Relationships in Everyday Scenarios

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

• 3 cups of flour

• 6 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

• 2 cups of flour

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

• 180 miles

• 200 miles

• 300 miles

• 240 miles

A school is planning a field trip and needs to rent buses. Each bus can hold 20 students. If there are 100 students going, how many buses are needed?

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 3

A gardener plants 4 rows of flowers, with 5 flowers in each row. If he wants to plant 12 rows, how many flowers will he need in total?

• 60

• 100

• 80

• 40

A store sells 3 notebooks for $4.50. How much would 10 notebooks cost?

• $10.50

• $12.00

• $18.00

• $15.00

A recipe requires 3 eggs for every 2 cups of milk. If you have 9 eggs, how many cups of milk can you use?

• 6 cups of milk

• 4 cups of milk

• 10 cups of milk

• 8 cups of milk

A cyclist rides 12 miles in 30 minutes. If he continues at the same speed, how far will he ride in 1 hour?

• 36 miles

• 30 miles

• 24 miles

• 18 miles

A map shows that 1 inch represents 5 miles. If two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, what is the actual distance between them?

• 10 miles

• 15 miles

• 20 miles

• 25 miles

A factory produces 200 toys in 4 hours. How many toys can it produce in 10 hours at the same rate?

• 500 toys

• 300 toys

• 600 toys

• 400 toys

A painter can paint 3 rooms in 2 days. How many rooms can he paint in 10 days?

• 10 rooms

• 15 rooms

• 12 rooms

• 20 rooms