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Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet

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1. 1.

   Esme's garden path has edge stones and middle stones in the ratio 2:9. The path has 12 edge stones. How many stones does it have in all?

   66
2. 2.

   Jun's art shelf has crayons and pencils in the ratio 6:7. It has 28 pencils. How many crayons and pencils are on the shelf in all?

   52
3. 3.

   Kira's school garden has sunflowers and daisies in the ratio 3:10 (and a very busy bee). It has 15 sunflowers. How many flowers does the garden have in all?

   65
4. 4.

   Luz's pencil box has red pencils and blue pencils in the ratio 4:11. It has 24 red pencils. How many pencils are in the box?

   90
5. 5.

   Noah's drawer has plain cards and picture cards in the ratio 3:8. There are 80 more picture cards than plain cards. How many plain cards are in the drawer?

   48
6. 6.

   Pia's cupboard has small cups and large cups in the ratio 7:9. There are 36 more large cups than small cups. How many small cups are in the cupboard?

   126
7. 7.

   Ren's craft kit has short yarn pieces and long yarn pieces in the ratio 7:10. There are 60 more long pieces than short pieces. How many short pieces are in the kit?

   140
8. 8.

   Ari's machine stamps 18 pages every 6 minutes at a steady pace. A school needs 120 pages. How many pages are left to stamp after 15 minutes?

   75
9. 9.

   Esme sorts 5 cards every 3 minutes. Pia sorts 2 cards every 6 minutes. How many cards do they sort together in 18 minutes?

   36
10. 10.

    Jun fills 6 baskets every 4 minutes. Ren fills 5 baskets every 3 minutes. How many baskets do they fill together in 12 minutes?

    38