Understanding Ratios and Proportions in Everyday Life

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?

• 4 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

• 5 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?

• 300 miles

• 200 miles

• 240 miles

• 180 miles

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

• 30

• 20

• 25

• 15

A map shows that 1 inch represents 10 miles. If two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, how far apart are they in real life?

• 30 miles

• 20 miles

• 50 miles

• 15 miles

A fruit stand sells 3 apples for every 2 oranges. If there are 12 apples, how many oranges are there?

• 8

• 4

• 6

• 10

A recipe requires 4 eggs for every 2 cups of milk. If you have 6 cups of milk, how many eggs do you need?

• 12 eggs

• 10 eggs

• 14 eggs

• 8 eggs

In a school, the ratio of students to teachers is 15:1. If there are 120 students, how many teachers are there?

• 10

• 6

• 12

• 8

A car can travel 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas will it need to travel 360 miles?

• 12 gallons

• 8 gallons

• 15 gallons

• 10 gallons

A gardener plants 5 flowers for every 3 shrubs. If he plants 30 flowers, how many shrubs does he plant?

• 15 shrubs

• 18 shrubs

• 24 shrubs

• 12 shrubs

A recipe uses 2 tablespoons of oil for every 5 cups of flour. If you want to use 15 cups of flour, how much oil do you need?

• 4 tablespoons of oil

• 10 tablespoons of oil

• 6 tablespoons of oil

• 8 tablespoons of oil