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Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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1. 1.

   Ari's fridge magnets are round and square in the ratio 2:3, so a row shows 2 round, 3 square, 5 in all. Ari counts 6 round magnets. How many magnets are there in all?

   15
2. 2.

   Bo's party has red and blue balloons in the ratio 3:4, so a row shows 3 red, 4 blue, 7 in all. Bo counts 9 red balloons. How many balloons are there in all?

   21
3. 3.

   Jun's class uses sun and moon stamps in the ratio 5:6, so a row shows 5 sun, 6 moon, 11 in all. They use 10 sun stamps. How many stamps do they use in all?

   22
4. 4.

   Kira's box has square and round buttons in the ratio 3:5, so each row shows 2 more round than square. There are 20 more round buttons than square. How many square buttons are there?

   30
5. 5.

   Luz's basket has wool and cotton scarves in the ratio 2:5, so each row shows 3 more cotton than wool. There are 30 more cotton scarves than wool. How many wool scarves are there?

   20
6. 6.

   Milo's garden shed has clay and plastic pots in the ratio 5:7, so each row shows 2 more plastic than clay. There are 28 more plastic pots than clay. How many clay pots are there?

   70
7. 7.

   Noah's packing machine packs 6 boxes every 2 minutes at a steady pace (it never complains). An order needs 50 boxes. How many boxes are left to pack after 12 minutes?

   14
8. 8.

   Ren's circle fills 9 buckets every 3 minutes. A very thirsty garden needs 40 buckets of water. How many buckets are still needed after 9 minutes?

   13
9. 9.

   Tala folds 6 paper stars every 3 minutes at a steady pace. Tala wants 40 stars for a display. How many stars are left to fold after 8 minutes?

   24
10. 10.

    Zee packs 3 boxes every 2 minutes. Luz packs 5 boxes every 4 minutes (and hums while packing). How many boxes do they pack together in 8 minutes?

    22