Grade 6 Word Problems Worksheets
Free printable word problems practice for Grade 6 students. Generate problems, solve them on screen or paper, and download as PDF.
Practice Worksheet
Grade 6 Word Problems Practice
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- 1.A school receives 6 boxes of 24 notebooks and gives away 17. How many notebooks remain?
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- 2.A delivery route is 18 km each way. A driver completes 4 round trips, then drives 7 km more. How far in total?
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- 3.240 craft sticks are shared equally among 6 classes. Each class uses 7. How many sticks remain altogether?
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- 4.A school receives 7 boxes of 24 notebooks and gives away 18. How many notebooks remain?
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- 5.A delivery route is 21 km each way. A driver completes 4 round trips, then drives 8 km more. How far in total?
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- 6.270 craft sticks are shared equally among 6 classes. Each class uses 7. How many sticks remain altogether?
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Show answer key
- Question 1: 127
- Question 2: 151 km
- Question 3: 198
- Question 4: 150
- Question 5: 176 km
- Question 6: 228
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Build confidence with approachable problems
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- 1.A recipe for punch uses a ratio of 3 cups of juice to 2 cups of soda. If you use 9 cups of juice, how many cups of soda do you need?
- 2.A car travels 120 miles in 2 hours. What is the unit rate of the car in miles per hour?
- 3.A shirt is priced at 40 dollars. If there is a 20 percent discount, how much money is the discount in dollars?
- 4.Evaluate the following expression using the order of operations: 5 + 3 * (8 - 2).
- 5.Solve for x in the following equation: x + 15 = 32.
- 6.A triangle has a base of 6 cm and a height of 4 cm. What is the area of the triangle in square centimeters?
A selection of topic skills
Solve each problem. Show your work.
- 1.A recipe calls for a ratio of 3 cups of flour to 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make a larger batch using 9 cups of flour, how many cups of sugar do you need?
- 2.A car travels 240 miles in 4 hours at a constant speed. What is the unit rate of the car in miles per hour?
- 3.A store is having a 25% off sale on all items. If a jacket costs 80, how much money will you save, and what is the final price of the jacket?
- 4.Evaluate the following expression using the order of operations: 12 + (3² * 4) - 8 ÷ 2.
- 5.A gardener is designing a triangular flower bed with a base of 10 feet and a height of 7 feet. What is the area of the flower bed in square feet?
- 6.A student scored 85, 92, 88, 95, and 90 on their first five math quizzes. What is the mean score, and what is the median score of these quizzes?
What Your Child Will Learn
Grade 6 word problems centre heavily on ratio, rate, and percent situations, requiring students to recognize proportional relationships embedded in realistic contexts like recipes, maps, and shopping discounts. Students use bar models, ratio tables, and double number lines to represent these relationships visually before setting up a calculation.
Multi-step problems now regularly combine several operations and may require students to work backward from a known result to find an unknown starting value. Students are expected to identify which strategy — a ratio table, an equation, or a diagram — best fits a given problem, and to communicate their solution path in a logical, step-by-step manner. Interpreting problems that mix measurement, data, and number concepts within a single scenario becomes routine at this stage.
Skills Covered
- Representing ratio and rate problems with ratio tables and double number lines
- Solving percent problems in real-world contexts (discounts, tax)
- Working backward from a known result to find an unknown starting value
- Selecting the most efficient strategy for a given problem type
- Solving multi-step problems that mix number, measurement, and data
- Communicating a solution path in a clear, logical sequence
Curriculum Aligned: A cross-strand focus connecting Strand B (Number) with the mathematical processes of representing proportional reasoning and selecting efficient strategies.
Parent Tip: Shopping trips are ideal practice — have your child calculate a percentage discount or compare unit prices between two sizes of the same product using a ratio table.
What your child will practice
- Whole Numbers to 1,000,000Read, represent, compose, and decompose whole numbers up to and including one million.
- Integers IntroductionRepresent and compare integers, including in real-world contexts.
- Fractions, Decimals, PercentsRepresent and compare fractions, decimal numbers, and percents.
- Ratios and RatesUnderstand and use ratios and rates in various contexts.
- Operations with IntegersAdd and subtract integers using various strategies.
- Operations with FractionsAdd and subtract fractions with unlike denominators.
- Operations with DecimalsMultiply and divide decimal numbers by whole numbers and decimal numbers.
- Order of OperationsApply the order of operations with brackets and exponents to evaluate expressions.
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Why does my child struggle with word problems?
Word problems require reading comprehension plus math skills. Teach a systematic approach: read carefully, identify what's asked, find the key information, choose an operation, and check the answer.
How can I help my child with word problems?
Practice identifying keywords (total, difference, each, shared equally). Draw pictures or diagrams. Start with simple one-step problems and gradually increase complexity.
Are word problems more important than computation?
Both are essential. Word problems show how math applies to real situations and develop critical thinking. Strong computation skills make word problems easier to solve.