Fun with Fractions and Percentages: Proportion Problems

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

• 3 cups of sugar

• 1.5 cups of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

• 2 cups of sugar

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. If you want to know how many gallons are needed to travel 300 miles, how many gallons will it take?

• 15 gallons

• 5 gallons

• 20 gallons

• 10 gallons

In a class, 60% of the students are girls. If there are 30 students in total, how many girls are there?

• 12

• 15

• 24

• 18

A fruit basket contains 4 apples for every 5 oranges. If there are 20 oranges, how many apples are in the basket?

• 12

• 8

• 20

• 16

A store is having a sale where 25% off is applied to all items. If a toy originally costs $40, what is the sale price after the discount?

• $25

• $20

• $30

• $35

If a recipe requires 3/4 cup of milk for every 2 cups of flour, how much milk is needed for 6 cups of flour?

• 3 cups of milk

• 4.5 cups of milk

• 5 cups of milk

• 2 cups of milk

A gardener plants 12 flowers in 3 rows. If he wants to plant the same number of flowers in 5 rows, how many flowers will he plant in total?

• 18

• 15

• 25

• 20

A school has 80% of its students passing a math test. If there are 50 students in total, how many students passed the test?

• 40

• 50

• 30

• 20

If a car can travel 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas, how many miles can it travel on 12 gallons?

• 300 miles

• 420 miles

• 240 miles

• 360 miles

A recipe uses 1/2 cup of sugar for every 3 cups of flour. If you want to use 9 cups of flour, how much sugar will you need?

• 2 cups of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

• 3 cups of sugar

• 1.5 cups of sugar