Exploring Ratios and Proportions in Everyday Life

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour to make 8 cookies. How many cups of flour are needed to make 20 cookies?

• 6 cups

• 5 cups

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

In a class of 30 students, 12 are girls. What fraction of the class are girls, and what percentage does that represent?

• Fraction of girls: 5/6, Percentage: 83.33%

• Fraction of girls: 2/5, Percentage: 40%

• Fraction of girls: 3/10, Percentage: 30%

• Fraction of girls: 1/3, Percentage: 33%

A fruit basket contains 5 apples and 15 oranges. What is the ratio of apples to the total number of fruits in the basket?

• 1:5

• 2:5

• 1:4

• 1:3

At a school event, 3 out of 12 students are wearing glasses. What proportion of the students are wearing glasses?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 2/3

A jar has 10 red marbles and 5 blue marbles. What is the ratio of blue marbles to the total number of marbles?

• 1:3

• 3:5

• 1:2

• 2:5

In a garden, 4 out of 10 plants are flowers. If there are 50 plants in total, how many are flowers?

• 20

• 30

• 25

• 15

A pizza is cut into 8 slices, and 3 slices have pepperoni. What fraction of the pizza has pepperoni, and what percentage is that?

• 5/8 and 62.5%

• 3/8 and 37.5%

• 1/4 and 25%

• 2/8 and 25%

In a survey, 15 out of 60 people prefer chocolate ice cream. What is the ratio of chocolate ice cream lovers to the total surveyed?

• 1:3

• 1:4

• 1:5

• 2:3

A box contains 20 toys, of which 5 are cars. What is the ratio of cars to the total number of toys?

• 3:4

• 1:5

• 1:4

• 2:3

In a library, 25 out of 100 books are fiction. What percentage of the books are fiction, and how does that compare to the total?

• 50%

• 30%

• 20%

• 25%