Mastering Ratios and Proportions in Word Problems

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make a batch with 12 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 8 cups of flour

• 6 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

• 10 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 in the class?

• 15

• 25

• 30

• 20

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. How far will it travel in 3 hours at the same speed?

• 120 miles

• 180 miles

• 240 miles

• 150 miles

If a pencil costs $0.50 and a notebook costs $1.50, how much would 4 pencils and 3 notebooks cost in total?

• $7.00

• $6.50

• $5.00

• $8.50

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

• 12

• 8

• 5

• 10

A store sells 5 apples for $2.50. How much would 15 apples cost?

• $10.00

• $5.00

• $12.50

• $7.50

If a bike can travel 15 miles in 1 hour, how long will it take to travel 45 miles?

• 2 hours

• 4 hours

• 1.5 hours

• 3 hours

A recipe requires 3 eggs for every 2 cups of milk. If you have 6 eggs, how many cups of milk can you use?

• 4 cups of milk

• 2 cups of milk

• 6 cups of milk

• 8 cups of milk

In a school, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:20. If there are 5 teachers, how many students are there?

• 120 students

• 100 students

• 50 students

• 80 students

If a book costs $12 and you buy 3 books, how much money do you spend in total?

• $48

• $36

• $30

• $24