Finding Proportions and Ratios 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?

• 3 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

• 5 cups of flour

• 2 cups of flour

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many gallons of gas will it need to travel 300 miles?

• 20 gallons

• 10 gallons

• 15 gallons

• 5 gallons

If a map shows that 1 inch represents 20 miles, how many miles are represented by 3 inches on the map?

• 60 miles

• 100 miles

• 80 miles

• 40 miles

A fruit punch recipe requires 4 parts juice to 1 part water. If you want to make 15 cups of fruit punch, how many cups of juice do you need?

• 10 cups of juice

• 12 cups of juice

• 8 cups of juice

• 6 cups of juice

A school has a ratio of 3 teachers for every 20 students. If there are 60 students, how many teachers are needed?

• 12

• 9

• 6

• 15

If 5 pounds of apples cost $10, how much would 8 pounds of apples cost?

• $20

• $12

• $14

• $16

A car can travel 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 12 gallons of gas?

• 240 miles

• 300 miles

• 480 miles

• 360 miles

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 2:3. If there are 30 students in total, how many boys are there?

• 18

• 12

• 15

• 10

A recipe requires 3 tablespoons of oil for every 2 cups of rice. If you are using 8 cups of rice, how many tablespoons of oil do you need?

• 12 tablespoons

• 10 tablespoons

• 8 tablespoons

• 6 tablespoons

If a train travels 180 miles in 3 hours, how far will it travel in 5 hours at the same speed?

• 240 miles

• 300 miles

• 360 miles

• 150 miles