6th Grade Word Problems, Percent, Rates, Number Sense/Operations

Ms. Kramer has 12 pennies. Emily has x pennies. Together they have 20 pennies. Which equation could be used to figure out how many pennies Emily has?

• 12 + x = 20

• 12 - x = 20

• 12 + 20 = x

• 12x = 20

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

Rowe purchased 3 chromebooks for a total of $600. Which equation could be used to figure out the cost, c, of one chromebook?

• 3 + c = 600

• 3c = 600

• 3 + 600 = c

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

• 20 yd.

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

Andrea has 80 coins in her collection. She shared 3/4 of her collection with friends. How many coins did she share?

• 20

• 50

• 60

• 70

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

There are 12 yards of fabric. Each pillow uses 2/3 yard. How many pillows can be made?

• 8 pillows
• 12 pillows
• 18 pillows

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

CCSS.5.NF.B.4

Twelve whole pizzas are eaten. Each person eats ¼ pizza. How many people eat pizza?

• 48 people 
• 16 people
• 8 people
• 3 people

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Jenna made 3/5 of a quart of hot chocolate. Each mug holds 1/5 of a quart. How many mugs will Jenna be able to fill

• 25/3

• 1/3

• 3

• 5/15

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

George has 1/3 pan of brownies. He eats 1/4 of them. What fraction did George eat?

• 1/7
• 1/4
• 1/3
• 1/12

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Jose swims 3 laps in a pool every 2 minutes. How long would it take him to swim 27 laps?

• 8 minutes
• 9 minutes
• 16 minutes
• 18 minutes

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B