Mastering Ratios: Real-Life Word Problems for Grade 5

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how much flour and sugar will you need?

• 1.5 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar

• 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar

• 1 cup of flour and 1.5 cups of sugar

• 2 cups of flour and 1 cup of sugar

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 4:5. If there are 20 boys, how many girls are there?

• 20

• 15

• 30

• 25

A fruit basket has apples and oranges in the ratio of 3:2. If there are 15 apples, how many oranges are there?

• 10

• 8

• 5

• 12

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. If it travels at the same speed, how far will it go in 3 hours?

• 240 miles

• 180 miles

• 90 miles

• 120 miles

In a school, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:15. If there are 120 students, how many teachers are there?

• 10

• 5

• 12

• 8

A gardener plants flowers in the ratio of 5 red flowers to 3 yellow flowers. If he plants 25 red flowers, how many yellow flowers does he plant?

• 5 yellow flowers

• 10 yellow flowers

• 15 yellow flowers

• 20 yellow flowers

A recipe requires 4 parts of water for every 1 part of sugar. If you use 8 cups of water, how much sugar do you need?

• 4 cups of sugar

• 3 cups of sugar

• 2 cups of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

In a bag of marbles, the ratio of blue to green marbles is 2:3. If there are 12 blue marbles, how many green marbles are there?

• 18

• 24

• 15

• 21

A toy store has a ratio of 7 dolls to 5 action figures. If there are 35 dolls, how many action figures are there?

• 30

• 20

• 25

• 15

In a race, the ratio of the first place runner's time to the second place runner's time is 3:4. If the first place runner finished in 30 minutes, how long did the second place runner take?

• 50 minutes

• 35 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 40 minutes