Exploring Percentages and Ratios in Real-Life Scenarios

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make a smaller batch using 1 cup of sugar, how much flour do you need?

• 1/2 cup of flour

• 3/2 cups of flour

• 2/3 cups of flour

• 1 cup of flour

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

• 20 girls

• 18 girls

• 15 girls

• 12 girls

A store is having a sale where 25% off is applied to all items. If a jacket originally costs $80, what is the sale price?

• $70

• $60

• $50

• $75

If a car travels 150 miles using 5 gallons of gas, what is the ratio of miles traveled to gallons used?

• 35:1

• 40:1

• 30:1

• 25:1

A school has 120 students, and 40% of them are in the band. How many students are in the band?

• 72

• 30

• 60

• 48

A fruit basket contains apples and oranges in the ratio of 3:2. If there are 30 fruits in total, how many apples are there?

• 24

• 15

• 12

• 18

During a fundraiser, 60% of the money raised came from selling cookies. If the total amount raised is $500, how much money came from cookies?

• $100

• $300

• $200

• $400

In a recipe, the ratio of water to juice is 4:1. If you use 8 cups of water, how much juice do you need?

• 4 cups of juice

• 1 cup of juice

• 2 cups of juice

• 3 cups of juice

A survey shows that 75% of people prefer chocolate ice cream. If 200 people were surveyed, how many prefer chocolate?

• 50

• 100

• 150

• 200

If a car can travel 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas, what is the ratio of miles per gallon?

• 30 miles per gallon

• 15 miles per gallon

• 40 miles per gallon

• 20 miles per gallon