Real-Life Ratios: Applying and Comparing in Everyday Scenarios

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

• 1:1

• 4:5

• 2:3

• 3:2

If a car travels 150 miles using 5 gallons of gas, what is the ratio of miles traveled to gallons used?

• 25:1

• 35:1

• 40:1

• 30:1

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

• 3:2

• 5:3

• 4:3

• 2:1

A fruit basket contains 4 apples, 6 bananas, and 2 oranges. What is the ratio of bananas to the total number of fruits?

• 1:2

• 3:4

• 2:3

• 1:1

If a painter uses 3 parts blue paint to 2 parts yellow paint, what is the ratio of blue to yellow paint?

• 3:2

• 1:2

• 4:1

• 2:3

A school has 240 students, and the ratio of boys to girls is 3:5. How many boys are there?

• 120

• 90

• 80

• 100

In a garden, the ratio of roses to tulips is 5:2. If there are 30 roses, how many tulips are there?

• 15

• 10

• 12

• 20

A recipe requires 1 part oil to 4 parts vinegar. If you use 2 cups of oil, how much vinegar do you need?

• 6 cups of vinegar

• 8 cups of vinegar

• 10 cups of vinegar

• 4 cups of vinegar

If a bag contains 10 red marbles and 15 blue marbles, what is the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles?

• 2:3

• 5:3

• 3:2

• 1:4

A recipe for cookies uses a ratio of 1:2 for butter to sugar. If you have 4 cups of butter, how much sugar do you need?

• 10 cups of sugar

• 6 cups of sugar

• 4 cups of sugar

• 8 cups of sugar