Mastering Ratios: Proportional Word Problems for 6th Grade

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to use 6 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 5 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

• 2 cups of flour

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

• 240 miles

• 300 miles

• 200 miles

• 180 miles

If 4 apples cost $2, how much would 10 apples cost?

• $4.00

• $3.00

• $5.00

• $6.00

A map shows that 1 inch represents 20 miles. How many miles are represented by 3 inches on the map?

• 60 miles

• 100 miles

• 40 miles

• 80 miles

A school is planning a field trip and needs to rent buses. If 5 buses can carry 200 students, how many students can 8 buses carry?

• 180 students

• 400 students

• 250 students

• 320 students

A gardener plants 3 rows of flowers with 12 flowers in each row. If he wants to plant 5 rows, how many flowers will he need?

• 45

• 72

• 60

• 36

If a recipe requires 4 tablespoons of oil for every 2 cups of rice, how many tablespoons of oil are needed for 5 cups of rice?

• 12 tablespoons

• 6 tablespoons

• 10 tablespoons

• 8 tablespoons

A bike can travel 12 miles in 30 minutes. How far can it travel in 1 hour at the same speed?

• 36 miles

• 30 miles

• 18 miles

• 24 miles

If a car uses 3 liters of fuel to travel 60 kilometers, how much fuel will it need to travel 180 kilometers?

• 9 liters

• 15 liters

• 12 liters

• 6 liters

A store sells 5 notebooks for $10. How much would 12 notebooks cost?

• $30

• $15

• $24

• $18