Mastering Ratios and Proportions: 5th Grade Challenge

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

• 5 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

• 4 cups of flour

• 2 cups of flour

A school has 120 students, and the ratio of boys to girls is 3:5. How many boys are there in the school?

• 60

• 45

• 30

• 75

If a car travels 150 miles in 3 hours, what is the ratio of miles traveled to hours spent driving?

• 100:1

• 75:1

• 50:1

• 30:1

A fruit basket contains apples and oranges in the ratio of 4:3. If there are 28 fruits in total, how many apples are there?

• 16

• 12

• 24

• 20

Sarah has 45 marbles, and she wants to share them with her 5 friends equally. How many marbles will each friend get?

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

A recipe requires 4 tablespoons of oil for every 2 cups of rice. If you are using 6 cups of rice, how many tablespoons of oil do you need?

• 10 tablespoons

• 8 tablespoons

• 14 tablespoons

• 12 tablespoons

If a book costs $15 and you buy 3 books, how much money do you spend in total?

• $60

• $15

• $45

• $30

A gardener plants flowers in a ratio of 2 roses for every 5 tulips. If he plants 30 tulips, how many roses does he plant?

• 15

• 10

• 20

• 12

If you have 12 candies and you want to divide them equally among 4 friends, how many candies will each friend receive?

• 4

• 2

• 3

• 5

A store sells pencils in packs of 8. If you buy 3 packs, how many pencils do you have in total?

• 32

• 12

• 24

• 16