Proportional Reasoning
This worksheet focuses on understanding and applying proportional reasoning to solve real-world problems for 6th-grade students.
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Read each question carefully and use your knowledge of proportional reasoning to answer. Show all your work.
1. A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you use 6 cups of flour, how much sugar do you need?
4 cups
6 cups
9 cups
12 cups
2. A car travels 150 miles in 3 hours. At this rate, how far will it travel in 5 hours?
200 miles
250 miles
300 miles
350 miles
3. If 5 apples cost $2.50, then 1 apple costs $ .
4. A ratio of 3:4 can also be written as the fraction .
5. A cleaner uses a solution that is 1 part bleach to 10 parts water. If they use 2 liters of bleach, how much water should they use?
6. On a map, 1 inch represents 20 miles. If two cities are 3.5 inches apart on the map, what is the actual distance between them?
7. The diagram below shows a balance scale. If 3 squares balance 6 circles, how many circles would balance 5 squares?
