Ratios and Proportional Reasoning
Ratios in Real Life
Unit Rates
Proportional Relationships
Converting
Units
100

In a recipe, you need 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. What is the ratio of flour to sugar?

What is 3:2?

100

The ratio of apples to oranges in a fruit basket is 3:5. If there are 15 oranges, how many apples are there?

What is 9 apples?

100

A car travels 120 miles in 2 hours. What is the unit rate of miles per hour?

What is 60 miles per hour?

100

If you can buy 6 pencils for $3, how much would 12 pencils cost?

What is $6?

100

Convert 5,000 milliliters to liters.

What is 5 liters?

200

If you use 12 cups of flour in the recipe, how many cups of sugar will you need to keep the same ratio of 3:2?

What is 8 cups of sugar?

200

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 4:3. If there are 12 boys, how many girls are there?

What is 9 girls?

200

You buy 8 notebooks for $24. What is the cost per notebook?

What is $3 per notebook?

200

A recipe calls for 2 cups of water for every 3 cups of flour. If you use 9 cups of flour, how much water do you need?

What is 6 cups of water?

200

How many centimeters are in 2 meters?

What is 200 centimeters?

300

You have a mix of red and blue paint in a ratio of 5:3. If you have 15 cups of red paint, how much blue paint do you need?

What is 9 cups of blue paint?

300

A bakery uses a ratio of 2 cups of sugar for every 5 cups of flour. How much sugar would you need if you use 15 cups of flour?

What is 6 cups of sugar?

300

A faucet fills a sink with 12 gallons of water in 4 minutes. How many gallons per minute?

What is 3 gallons per minute?

300

You travel 150 miles in 3 hours. How far would you travel in 5 hours at the same speed?

What is 250 miles?

300

If a runner runs 6 kilometers, how many meters has she run?

What is 6,000 meters?

400

A car travels 180 miles in 3 hours. What is the unit rate of the car’s speed in miles per hour?

What is 60 miles per hour?

400

The ratio of dogs to cats at a shelter is 7:3. If there are 21 dogs, how many cats are there?

What is 9 cats?

400

If you read 48 pages in 3 hours, how many pages do you read per hour?

What is 16 pages per hour?

400

If 4 pizzas feed 12 people, how many pizzas would you need to feed 18 people?

What is 6 pizzas?

400

Convert 3,500 grams to kilograms.

What is 3.5 kilograms?

500

If you buy 6 pens for $4.50, what is the cost per pen?

What is $0.75 per pen?

500

A school has a ratio of teachers to students as 1:30. If there are 150 students, how many teachers are there?

What is 5 teachers?

500

A train travels 240 miles in 5 hours. What is its speed in miles per hour?

What is 48 miles per hour?

500

A car uses 10 gallons of gas to drive 200 miles. How many miles could it drive on 25 gallons?

What is 500 miles?

500

How many millimeters are in 7.2 meters?

What is 7,200 millimeters?