Mastering Ratios: Real-Life Applications and Equivalents

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make a graph showing the ratio of flour to sugar, what would be the equivalent ratio if you used 4 cups of flour?

• 4 cups of flour to 6 cups of sugar

• 2 cups of flour to 3 cups of sugar

• 1 cup of flour to 2 cups of sugar

• 4 cups of flour to 8 cups of sugar

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:5. If there are 15 boys, how many girls are there? Plot this ratio on a coordinate plane where the x-axis represents boys and the y-axis represents girls.

• 35

• 20

• 25

• 30

A fruit stand sells apples and oranges in the ratio of 4:1. If there are 20 apples, how many oranges are there? Represent this on a coordinate graph with apples on the x-axis and oranges on the y-axis.

• 3

• 15

• 5

• 10

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. If it continues at the same speed, how far will it travel in 3 hours? Create a coordinate graph showing the distance traveled over time.

• 240 miles

• 120 miles

• 180 miles

• 300 miles

In a school, the ratio of students to teachers is 12:1. If there are 36 students, how many teachers are there? Plot this ratio on a coordinate plane with students on the x-axis and teachers on the y-axis.

• 3 teachers

• 5 teachers

• 2 teachers

• 4 teachers

A recipe requires 3 parts of oil for every 2 parts of vinegar. If you have 9 parts of oil, how many parts of vinegar do you need? Show this ratio on a coordinate graph.

• 4 parts of vinegar

• 6 parts of vinegar

• 8 parts of vinegar

• 10 parts of vinegar

A gardener plants flowers in a ratio of 5 red flowers to 3 yellow flowers. If there are 25 red flowers, how many yellow flowers are there? Represent this on a coordinate graph with red flowers on the x-axis and yellow flowers on the y-axis.

• 15 yellow flowers

• 10 yellow flowers

• 5 yellow flowers

• 20 yellow flowers

A recipe uses 4 cups of water for every 1 cup of rice. If you want to use 8 cups of water, how much rice do you need? Create a coordinate graph to represent this ratio.

• 1 cup of rice

• 3 cups of rice

• 2 cups of rice

• 4 cups of rice

A store sells pencils and erasers in the ratio of 5:2. If there are 50 pencils, how many erasers are there? Show this ratio on a coordinate graph with pencils on the x-axis and erasers on the y-axis.

• 20

• 25

• 30

• 10