Exploring Proportions and Fractions in Everyday Life

1. Sarah has 12 apples and 8 oranges. What is the ratio of apples to oranges? Can you express this as an equivalent fraction?

• 1:1

• 4:3

• 3:2 or 3/2

• 2:1

2. A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make a larger batch using 6 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour will you need?

• 6 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

• 2 cups of flour

3. In a class of 30 students, 18 are girls. What fraction of the class are girls, and what is the equivalent fraction for boys?

• Girls: 5/6, Boys: 1/6

• Girls: 1/2, Boys: 1/2

• Girls: 3/5, Boys: 2/5

• Girls: 4/5, Boys: 1/5

4. A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 8 gallons of gas?

• 200 miles

• 240 miles

• 180 miles

• 300 miles

5. If 4 out of 10 students prefer chocolate ice cream, what is the equivalent fraction of students who prefer chocolate?

• 3/10

• 4/5

• 2/5

• 1/2

6. A map shows that 1 inch represents 5 miles. If two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, how far apart are they in real life?

• 10 miles

• 20 miles

• 15 miles

• 25 miles

7. A gardener plants 15 flowers in 3 rows. If he wants to plant an equal number of flowers in 5 rows, how many flowers will he plant in each row?

• 5

• 4

• 2

• 3

8. 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?

• 1.5 cups of milk

• 3 cups of milk

• 0.5 cups of milk

• 2.25 cups of milk

9. A school has 120 students, and 30 of them are in the band. What fraction of the students are in the band, and what is the equivalent fraction for those not in the band?

• 1/5 for those in the band and 4/5 for those not in the band.

• 1/3 for those in the band and 2/3 for those not in the band.

• 1/4 for those in the band and 3/4 for those not in the band.

• 1/2 for those in the band and 1/2 for those not in the band.

10. If a car can travel 240 miles on 6 gallons of gas, how many gallons will it need to travel 400 miles?

• 8 gallons

• 12 gallons

• 15 gallons

• 10 gallons