Solving Real-Life Ratio Problems for Grade 5

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

• 2 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 4:5. If there are 20 boys, how many girls are there?

• 25

• 30

• 20

• 15

A fruit basket contains apples and oranges in the ratio of 3:2. If there are 15 apples, how many oranges are there?

• 10

• 20

• 12

• 5

A car travels 120 miles using 4 gallons of gas. What is the ratio of miles traveled to gallons of gas used?

• 20:1

• 40:1

• 15:1

• 30:1

In a garden, the ratio of roses to tulips is 7:3. If there are 21 roses, how many tulips are there?

• 15

• 6

• 12

• 9

A toy store has a ratio of 5 action figures to 3 dolls. If there are 40 action figures, how many dolls are there?

• 30

• 24

• 20

• 32

In a school, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:15. If there are 30 teachers, how many students are there?

• 300

• 600

• 450

• 4500

A recipe requires 4 parts of water for every 1 part of sugar. If you use 8 parts of water, how much sugar do you need?

• 1 part of sugar

• 4 parts of sugar

• 2 parts of sugar

• 3 parts of sugar

In a basketball game, the ratio of points scored by Team A to Team B is 2:3. If Team A scores 40 points, how many points does Team B score?

• 50

• 70

• 80

• 60

A box contains red and blue marbles in the ratio of 5:2. If there are 35 red marbles, how many blue marbles are there?

• 25

• 20

• 10

• 14