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Ratios and Rates Word Problems

Authored by Anthony Clark

Mathematics

6th Grade

CCSS covered

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Ratios and Rates Word Problems
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Keely went for a long swim. If she swam 12 miles in 3 hours, how long would she swim in 6 hours?

20 miles

4 miles

72 miles

24 miles

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Sam sharpens pencils for his after school job. He can sharpen 26 pencils in 6 minutes. If he keeps this rate, how many pencils can he sharpen in 15 minutes?

390 pencils

65 pencils

20 pencils

11 pencils

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The book fair is this week, and there's a special deal for teachers. For every 5 hardcover books a teacher buys, he or she can get 2 paperback books for free. Ms. Baldwin is buying 35 hardcover books for her classroom library.


How many paperback books will Ms. Baldwin get for free?

14 free

5 free

6 free

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

At soccer practice, Hassan warms up by kicking balls at the goal. Yesterday, Hassan made 24 goals in 3 minutes. Today, he only spent 2 minutes kicking balls at the goal.


If Hassan made goals at the same rate, how many goals did he make today?

2 goals

8 goals

16 goals

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Brutus ran 4 miles in 20 minutes and continues running this rate for 1 hour. Birdie ran 5 miles in 30 minutes and continues running at this rate for 1 hour...
How many more miles did Brutus run than Birdie?

2 miles

22 miles

1 miles

120 miles

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In a school, the ratio of boys to girls is 7:5. If there are 420 students in total, how many girls are there?

175

245

300

350

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

£1.00

£1.25

£1.50

£1.75

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

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