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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.

   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
3. 3.

   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
4. 4.

   Milo's costume box has hats and scarves in the ratio 4:9. There are 90 more scarves than hats. How many hats are in the box?

   72
5. 5.

   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
6. 6.

   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
7. 7.

   Tala's machine seals 15 envelopes every 3 minutes at a steady pace. An order needs 240 envelopes. How many envelopes are left to seal after 20 minutes?

   140
8. 8.

   Zee's circle fills 14 cans every 7 minutes. A farm needs 90 cans of water. How many cans are still needed after 24 minutes?

   42
9. 9.

   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
10. 10.

    Bo packs 5 boxes every 6 minutes. Noah packs 3 boxes every 2 minutes. How many boxes do they pack together in 12 minutes?

    28