Solving Real-Life Proportions and Word Problems

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you have 8 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 6 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

• 5.33 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?

• 5 gallons

• 20 gallons

• 10 gallons

• 15 gallons

If 4 apples cost $2, how much would 10 apples cost?

• $3.00

• $4.00

• $5.00

• $6.00

A map shows that 1 inch represents 20 miles. If two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, how far apart are they in real life?

• 60 miles

• 40 miles

• 100 miles

• 80 miles

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

• 12 teachers

• 6 teachers

• 9 teachers

• 15 teachers

If a recipe requires 5 tablespoons of oil for every 2 cups of rice, how much oil is needed for 8 cups of rice?

• 10 tablespoons

• 25 tablespoons

• 20 tablespoons

• 15 tablespoons

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

• 300 miles

• 360 miles

• 480 miles

• 240 miles

If 6 notebooks cost $12, how much would 15 notebooks cost?

• $36

• $18

• $24

• $30

A gardener plants 3 flowers for every 2 shrubs. If he plants 12 flowers, how many shrubs does he plant?

• 10 shrubs

• 6 shrubs

• 8 shrubs

• 4 shrubs

A recipe uses 4 cups of water for every 5 cups of flour. If you want to use 20 cups of flour, how many cups of water do you need?

• 16 cups of water

• 12 cups of water

• 8 cups of water

• 20 cups of water