Decimals and Fractions: Real-Life Word Problems for 6th Grade

A recipe requires 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 5 cups

• 10 cups

• 3.5 cups

• 7.5 cups

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A car travels 15.6 miles per gallon of gas. If you drive 120 miles, how many gallons of gas will you use?

• 10.00

• 8.50

• 5.00

• 7.69

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Sarah has 4.75 meters of ribbon. She uses 1.5 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 3.25 meters

• 1.50 meters

• 4.00 meters

• 2.25 meters

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A box contains 3.2 kilograms of apples. If you divide the apples equally into 4 bags, how many kilograms of apples will each bag contain?

• 1.2 kg

• 0.4 kg

• 0.8 kg

• 2.0 kg

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A garden is 2.5 meters long and 1.2 meters wide. What is the area of the garden in square meters?

• 1.2 square meters

• 3.0 square meters

• 4.0 square meters

• 2.5 square meters

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

Tom has 3.5 liters of juice. He pours it into cups that hold 0.25 liters each. How many cups can he fill?

• 16

• 10

• 12

• 14

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left? Convert your answer to a mixed number.

• 7/8

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 5/8

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

A book has 250 pages. If you read 1.5 pages every day, how many days will it take you to finish the book?

• 150 days

• 300 days

• 200 days

• 167 days

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A container holds 2.4 liters of water. If you pour out 0.6 liters, how much water is left in the container?

• 3.0 liters

• 2.0 liters

• 1.5 liters

• 1.8 liters

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

A recipe calls for 1.75 cups of sugar. If you want to make half of the recipe, how many cups of sugar do you need?

• 2 cups

• 1.5 cups

• 1 cup

• 0.875 cups

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3