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6th grade Find the part, the whole, or the percent worksheet

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Find the part, the whole, or the percent

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Ari's block tower plan uses 140 blocks. Ari has placed 65% of the blocks. How many blocks has Ari placed?
Esme's school fair gave out 300 balloons. 12% of the balloons went to children under six. How many balloons went to children under six?
Kira filled 21 pages of a sketchbook. That is 35% of the sketchbook. How many pages does the sketchbook have?
Luz's school recycles 140 kilograms of paper in a month, which is 35% of all its recycling that month. How many kilograms does the school recycle in a month in all?
Noah's farm picked 340 pounds of beans, which is 85% of its crop. How many pounds of beans are in the whole crop?
Pia's class collected 36 cans. That is 12% of the cans the school wants. How many cans does the school want?
Ren's park has 140 trees, and 91 of them are pines. What percent of the trees are pines? Write the number only.
Ari's shelf has 160 books, and 56 are about space. What percent of the books are about space? Write the number only.
Esme's jar has 280 marbles. 35% of the marbles are clear. How many marbles are not clear?
Kira's farm picked 480 apples. 65% of the apples are red. How many apples are not red?

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About this worksheet

Percent problems. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can find a percent of an amount (find the part).
I can find the whole when I know a part and its percent.
I can find what percent one number is of another.

Standard: 6.RP.A.3c

Words to know

percent: "Out of 100." 30% means 30 out of every 100.

whole: The full amount, always 100%.

part: A piece of the whole, like 27 of 90 flowers.

amount: A number of things you count, like flowers, seats or minutes.

easy row: A row you can make quickly, like 10% (divide by 10) or 5% (divide by 20).

multiplier: The number you multiply both columns by to get from one row to another.

Common mistakes

Your child took the same amount off (or added the same amount to) both numbers in a row instead of dividing or multiplying. Try finding 10% of an amount together by dividing by 10, then build up to 30% or 70%.

Your child divided the whole by the percent number (like 80 ÷ 40).

Your child found the percent of the amount they were given, but that amount is already only part of the whole.

What to say

Ask: 40% means how many out of every 100? Then find 10% first and build up.

Ask: should the whole be bigger or smaller than the part?

Questions parents ask

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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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