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This free printable worksheet practices grade-level word problems. It has 24 problems, and the answer key is on its own page when you print, so you can check work afterward.

Tip: Underline the question, circle the numbers, then decide which operation fits.

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6th Grade Word Problems

  1. A recipe uses 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. How many cups of flour are needed with 12 cups of sugar?
  2. 3 pounds of apples cost $3.36. What is the price per pound?
  3. 3 pounds of apples cost $1.50. What is the price per pound?
  4. A recipe uses 3 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. How many cups of flour are needed with 12 cups of sugar?
  5. A quiz has 80 questions. 25% of them are about fractions. How many questions is that?
  6. 4 pounds of apples cost $6.72. What is the price per pound?
  7. A recipe uses 2 cups of flour for every 5 cups of sugar. How many cups of flour are needed with 10 cups of sugar?
  8. A recipe uses 2 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. How many cups of flour are needed with 12 cups of sugar?
  9. A recipe uses 4 cups of flour for every 4 cups of sugar. How many cups of flour are needed with 16 cups of sugar?
  10. 5 pounds of apples cost $5.25. What is the price per pound?
  11. A recipe uses 3 cups of flour for every 4 cups of sugar. How many cups of flour are needed with 16 cups of sugar?
  12. A recipe uses 4 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. How many cups of flour are needed with 15 cups of sugar?
  13. A quiz has 100 questions. 10% of them are about fractions. How many questions is that?
  14. 7 pounds of apples cost $19.95. What is the price per pound?
  15. 4 pounds of apples cost $7.88. What is the price per pound?
  16. A recipe uses 5 cups of flour for every 4 cups of sugar. How many cups of flour are needed with 20 cups of sugar?
  17. A recipe uses 5 cups of flour for every 4 cups of sugar. How many cups of flour are needed with 16 cups of sugar?
  18. 5 pounds of apples cost $10.60. What is the price per pound?
  19. 6 pounds of apples cost $17.34. What is the price per pound?
  20. A recipe uses 5 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. How many cups of flour are needed with 9 cups of sugar?
  21. 8 pounds of apples cost $13.12. What is the price per pound?
  22. A recipe uses 2 cups of flour for every 4 cups of sugar. How many cups of flour are needed with 8 cups of sugar?
  23. A quiz has 60 questions. 20% of them are about fractions. How many questions is that?
  24. A quiz has 80 questions. 10% of them are about fractions. How many questions is that?

Answer Key: 6th Grade Word Problems

  1. 8
  2. $1.12
  3. $0.50
  4. 12
  5. 20
  6. $1.68
  7. 4
  8. 12
  9. 16
  10. $1.05
  11. 12
  12. 20
  13. 10
  14. $2.85
  15. $1.97
  16. 25
  17. 20
  18. $2.12
  19. $2.89
  20. 15
  21. $1.64
  22. 4
  23. 12
  24. 8

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