Mastering Proportional Equations in Word Problems

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?

• 4 cups of flour

• 2 cups of flour

• 6 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

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

• 200 miles

• 180 miles

• 240 miles

• 300 miles

If 4 notebooks cost $12, how much would 10 notebooks cost?

• $15

• $36

• $30

• $24

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?

• 60

• 36

• 72

• 45

A map shows that 1 inch represents 20 miles. If two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, how far apart are they in real life?

• 40 miles

• 60 miles

• 100 miles

• 80 miles

A recipe requires 5 eggs for 10 servings. How many eggs are needed for 25 servings?

• 13 eggs

• 20 eggs

• 15 eggs

• 10 eggs

If a car can travel 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas, how many gallons of gas are needed to travel 360 miles?

• 10 gallons

• 12 gallons

• 8 gallons

• 15 gallons

A school has 120 students and 30 of them are in the band. What fraction of the students are in the band, and how many would be in the band if there were 200 students?

• 1/5 and 40

• 1/2 and 100

• 1/4 and 50

• 1/3 and 60

If a painter can paint 4 walls in 2 hours, how long will it take to paint 10 walls?

• 12 hours

• 8 hours

• 5 hours

• 3 hours

A store sells 3 apples for $1.50. How much would 12 apples cost?

• $7.50

• $5.00

• $6.00

• $4.50