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6th grade Decimal and money stories, more than one step worksheet

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Decimal and money stories, more than one step

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On Ari's trail map, 1 cm stands for 2.5 km. The route has legs of 3.4 cm and 1.6 cm. How many real kilometers is the whole route?
On Bo's bike map, 1 cm stands for 1.5 km. The ride has legs of 2.2 cm and 4.8 cm (one past an ice cream stand). How many real kilometers is the whole route?
On Esme's park map, 1 cm stands for 0.8 km. The walk has legs of 5.5 cm and 2.5 cm. How many real kilometers is the whole route?
4.
Jun buys 3 notebooks at $1.25 and 2 glue sticks at $0.95, paying $10. How much change is there?
- $5.65
- $7.80
- $4.35
5.
Luz has $6.50 and saves $3.50 a week for a $24 skateboard helmet. How many weeks until Luz has enough?
- 9 weeks
- 5 weeks
- 7 weeks
6.
Milo adds 4.5 + 2.35 and gets 2.80 by lining up the last digits. Agree or disagree?
- Agree: line up the right edge
- Disagree: it is 6.85
- Agree: 45 + 235 = 280
7.
Noah adds 7.25 + 1.5 by lining up the last digits and gets 7.40. Agree or disagree?
- Agree: right digits go under right digits
- Agree: 725 + 15 is 740
- Disagree: it is 8.75
8.
Pia says 0.4 × 0.5 must be bigger than 0.4, because multiplying makes things bigger. Agree or disagree?
- Disagree: it is 0.2
- Agree: products grow
- Agree: 4 × 5 = 20
9.
Tala rides 6.8 km three times and gets 20.4 km. Is that sensible?
- No: about 200 km
- Yes: about 21 km
- No: about 2 km
10.
Four friends share a $9.60 gift. Zee says each pays $38.40. What went wrong?
- Nothing: that is right
- Added instead of subtracting
- Multiplied instead of dividing

Decimal and money stories, more than one step. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

I can choose the operation for a decimal story and solve stories with more than one step.
I can find costs and change with money, and compare unit prices.
I can use a map scale with decimal lengths.
I can write a decimal expression for a story and check that an answer is sensible.

Standard: IXL parity (Nov 11) (supports 6.NS.B.3)

change: Money given back when you pay more than the cost

unit price: The price for one item or one unit

map scale: How many real kilometers one centimeter on the map stands for

multi-step: A story that needs more than one operation

expression: Numbers and operations written together, like 10 − 3 × 1.25

Your child added the number of items and the price. Several items at one price means multiply.

Your child took away the price of one item. Find the total cost first (items × price), then subtract it from the money paid.

Your child used the scale on one part only. Add both map lengths first, then multiply by the scale (or scale each one).

What is the most common mistake with decimal and money stories, more than one step?

Your child added the number of items and the price. Several items at one price means multiply.

Are these 6th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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