Examples for 6th grade (the sixth graders) - page 57

  1. Dozen
    plusminus_13 What is the product of 26 and 5? Write the answer in Arabic numeral. Add up the digits. How many of this is in a dozen? Divide #114 by this
  2. Jill's
    honey Jill's mom stored some of the honey in a container that held 3/4 of a gallon. She used half of this amount to sweeten tea. How much honey, in cups was used in the tea. Express your answers in cups.
  3. Students at cinema
    cinema All pupils from the school went to the cinema for a film performance. The cinema has 400 seats, 2 rows of 20 seats remain unoccupied. 10 places were occupied by teachers. How many students were there?
  4. Cupcakes 2
    cake_4 Susi has 25 cupcakes. She gives 4/5. How much does she have left?
  5. A jewelry
    gold A jewelry store has 20 grams of gold. If a pair of earrings need 1/4 gram of gold, how many grams are not used?
  6. Conference 2
    penize_49 9 people attended a conference on behalf of their company. The conference fee was £520 per person and the company paid a total of £856 in travel costs for the 9 people. How much did the conference cost the company altogether?
  7. Write 2
    fractions_12 Write 791 thousandths as fraction in expanded form.
  8. Mother and daughter
    clocks2 Mother is 44 years old, her daughter 14. How many years ago was her mother four times older than her daughter?
  9. Wood dividing
    meter_23 Which equation calculates the number of 1/3-foot pieces that can be cut from a piece of wood that is 7 feet long?
  10. The perimeter 2
    quadrilateral_1 The perimeter of the quadrilateral a = 1m b = 14/5m c = 2 3/10m d = 1 4/5m?
  11. Chester
    wood Chester has a piece of wood measuring 1 2/3 cm he needs to cut it to pieces measuring 3/4 cm long. How many pieces of wood did Chester cut?
  12. Simplify
    square Simplify powers multiplication: (3+22)(5-42)
  13. Caleb
    lemonade_1 Caleb is making lemonade for a party. He has 5 gallons of lemonade. He is putting 1/3 cubic inch of lemonade in a cup for each guest. How many guests are going to be at the party?
  14. Jose and Kaitlyn
    ball_f_4 Jose and Kaitlyn have a contest to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. Kaitlyn wins, with a throw of 200 ft. If Jose threw the ball 3/4 as far as Kaitlyn, how far did Jose throw the ball?
  15. Far country
    dukat_2 In a country far away, the value of 3 pesos is 12 centavos more than the value of 1 peso. How many centavos is 1 peso worth?
  16. 80 students
    venn_intersect 80 students were asked what type of test they preferred. 50 students said they liked multiple choice and 42 liked true or false. If 36 liked both multiple choice and true or false types, how many students preferred multiple choice only?
  17. Pound2kilos
    vaha_19 How many pounds make 1 kilograms?
  18. Avg speed of flight
    aircraft-02 The students vice adventure had a 2,367 km flight. If they travel time was 2 hours and 56 minutes, what was their average speed in kilometres per hour?
  19. Recipe
    vaha2_2 A recipe requires 2 pounds of flour. If a chef wants to triple the recipe, how many ounces of flour will be needed?
  20. Cris had
    stolicky_skola_8_2 Cris had 15000 . He spent 1/3 of his money on a table and the remaining on 5 similar chairs that cost the same. How much did one chair cost?

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