Exploring Ratios: Real-Life Applications for Grade 5

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. What is the ratio of flour to sugar?

• 2:3

• 1:1

• 3:2

• 2:5

In a class, there are 12 boys and 8 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls in simplest form?

• 3:2

• 4:3

• 2:1

• 5:3

A fruit basket contains 5 apples and 10 oranges. What is the ratio of apples to the total number of fruits?

• 1:2

• 3:5

• 1:3

• 2:5

If a car travels 60 miles in 1 hour and 90 miles in 1.5 hours, what is the ratio of miles traveled to hours spent?

• 60:1.5

• 60:1

• 30:1

• 90:1

A gardener plants 4 rows of tomatoes and 6 rows of cucumbers. What is the ratio of tomato rows to cucumber rows?

• 2:3

• 4:5

• 1:2

• 3:4

In a box of crayons, there are 15 red crayons and 5 blue crayons. What is the ratio of red crayons to blue crayons?

• 1:3

• 4:1

• 2:1

• 3:1

A school has 200 students, and 50 of them are in the band. What is the ratio of band members to total students?

• 2:3

• 3:4

• 1:5

• 1:4

If a recipe requires 3 parts of oil to 5 parts of vinegar, what is the ratio of oil to vinegar?

• 3:8

• 1:2

• 5:3

• 3:5

A pet store has 10 dogs and 15 cats. What is the ratio of dogs to total pets in the store?

• 2:5

• 5:8

• 3:7

• 1:4

In a library, there are 30 fiction books and 10 non-fiction books. What is the ratio of fiction books to non-fiction books?

• 3:1

• 1:3

• 4:1

• 2:1