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Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

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1. 1.

   Luz's toy shed has foam balls and beach balls in the ratio 6:11. It has 44 beach balls. How many balls are in the shed?

   68
2. 2.

   Milo's kite festival has banners and kites in the ratio 7:12. It has 35 banners. How many banners and kites does it have in all?

   95
3. 3.

   Pia's kitchen drawer has wooden spoons and plastic spoons in the ratio 4:7. There are 21 more plastic spoons than wooden spoons. How many spoons are in the drawer in all?

   77
4. 4.

   Ren's seed box has pea packets and bean packets in the ratio 5:8. There are 24 more bean packets than pea packets. How many packets are in the box in all?

   104
5. 5.

   Tala's cupboard has blue notebooks and green notebooks in the ratio 3:7. There are 28 more green notebooks than blue notebooks. How many notebooks are in the cupboard in all?

   70
6. 6.

   Bo's machine fills 28 baskets every 4 minutes. An order needs 400 baskets. How many baskets are left to fill after 35 minutes?

   155
7. 7.

   Esme's pipe pours 45 liters of water every 5 minutes at a steady rate. A tank needs 600 liters. How many liters are still needed after 36 minutes?

   276
8. 8.

   Jun sorts 9 star stickers every 6 minutes. Ren sorts 14 star stickers every 4 minutes. How many star stickers do they sort together in 24 minutes?

   120
9. 9.

   Kira reads 15 pages every 10 minutes. Tala reads 8 pages every 6 minutes. How many pages do they read together in 30 minutes?

   85
10. 10.

    Luz folds 7 cards every 4 minutes. Zee folds 11 cards every 6 minutes. How many cards do they fold together in 36 minutes?

    129