Mastering Ratios: Proportions in Everyday Life

If there are 3 apples for every 2 oranges in a basket, how many oranges are there if there are 12 apples?

• 8

• 12

• 10

• 6

A recipe calls for 4 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you use 12 cups of flour, how much sugar do you need?

• 15 cups of sugar

• 12 cups of sugar

• 9 cups of sugar

• 6 cups of sugar

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 5 to 7. If there are 35 boys, how many girls are in the class?

• 56

• 49

• 30

• 42

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. How far will it travel in 3 hours at the same speed?

• 120 miles

• 180 miles

• 240 miles

• 90 miles

If a map shows that 1 inch represents 10 miles, how many miles are represented by 5 inches on the map?

• 30 miles

• 50 miles

• 20 miles

• 100 miles

A gardener plants 8 rows of flowers with 6 flowers in each row. If he wants to plant the same number of flowers in 4 rows, how many flowers should he plant in each row?

• 10

• 12

• 8

• 14

In a school, the ratio of teachers to students is 1 to 20. If there are 5 teachers, how many students are there?

• 50 students

• 120 students

• 80 students

• 100 students

A recipe requires 2 cups of milk for every 5 cups of flour. If you have 10 cups of flour, how much milk do you need?

• 2 cups of milk

• 8 cups of milk

• 4 cups of milk

• 6 cups of milk

If a car uses 3 gallons of gas to travel 60 miles, how many gallons will it need to travel 180 miles?

• 9 gallons

• 15 gallons

• 12 gallons

• 6 gallons

A fruit stand sells 4 bananas for every 3 apples. If there are 24 bananas, how many apples are there?

• 18 apples

• 6 apples

• 12 apples

• 30 apples