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Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

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1. 1.

   Noah's storeroom has small boxes and large boxes in the ratio 8:13. It has 39 large boxes. How many boxes are in the storeroom?

   63
2. 2.

   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
3. 3.

   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
4. 4.

   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
5. 5.

   Zee's class collects oak leaves and maple leaves in the ratio 5:9. They collect 36 more maple leaves than oak leaves. How many leaves do they collect in all?

   126
6. 6.

   Ari's machine stamps 36 letters every 9 minutes at a steady pace. A school needs 500 letters stamped. How many letters are left to stamp after 40 minutes?

   340
7. 7.

   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
8. 8.

   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
9. 9.

   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
10. 10.

    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