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6th grade Ratio and rate stories worksheet

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Ratio and rate stories

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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?
Esme's flower bed has tulips and daisies in the ratio 4:5, so a row shows 4 tulips, 5 daisies, 9 flowers in all. There are 8 tulips. How many flowers are there in all?
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?
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?
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?
Pia's printer prints 8 pages every 4 minutes at a steady pace. A class needs 60 pages. How many pages are left to print after 10 minutes?
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?
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?
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?
Ari sticks 2 stickers every 3 minutes. Milo sticks 3 stickers every 2 minutes. How many stickers do they stick together in 6 minutes?

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About this worksheet

Ratio and rate stories. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can add a Total or a Difference column to a ratio table when a story gives a total or a "how many more".
I can use the row with 1 to answer a rate story that has a second step.
I can give each person in a story their own table and add the results.

Standard: 6.RP.A.3

Words to know

ratio table: A table where every row is a ratio that matches the others.

multiplier: The number you multiply both amounts in a row by to get a new row.

Total column: An extra column that adds the two parts in each row.

Difference column: An extra column that shows how many more the bigger part has.

rate: How many of one thing for each amount of another, like 3 boxes per minute.

row with 1: The row that shows the amount for just 1 minute, 1 item or 1 unit.

Common mistakes

Your child stopped at a middle answer instead of the one the story asks for. Ask them to underline the question and say what the answer should count.

Your child added the same amount to both numbers instead of multiplying. Try doubling and tripling a rate together, like a machine that makes 6 boxes in 2 minutes.

Your child divided by the rate when they needed to multiply by it.

What to say

Ask: how many do we get in 1 minute? Then how many in 5 minutes?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with ratio and rate stories?

Your child stopped at a middle answer instead of the one the story asks for. Ask them to underline the question and say what the answer should count.

Are these 6th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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