Ten free 6th grade word problems about baking, with an answer key. Type your kid's first name and every problem is about them; press "New problems" for a fresh sheet as often as you like.
This sheet mixes unit rates, ratio tables, percent of a number, mean (average), median, and subtracting decimals. Each problem is built from a checked math template, so the numbers change every time but the answers are always right; only the story is about baking.
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Baking Math
6th Grade · Unit rates · Ratio tables · Percent of a number · Mean (average) · Median · Subtracting decimals
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Sam spent 27 minutes kneading dough for 3 loaves. That is the same amount for each loaf. How many minutes per loaf?
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Sam stirs in chocolate chips and walnut pieces in a ratio of 5:4 for cookie dough. Today Sam stirs in 25 chocolate chips. How many walnut pieces does Sam need to keep the same ratio?
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Sam counted 25 people who came to the bake sale. 40% of them bought a cupcake. How many people bought a cupcake?
A. 1000
B. 10
C. 0.63
D. -15
Here is how many cookies Sam sold at each of five bake sales: 9, 3, 5, 4, 14. What is the mean number of cookies per bake sale?
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Here is how many cookies Sam sold at each of five bake sales: 19, 13, 17, 3, 12. What is the median number of cookies per bake sale?
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Sam filled two coolers of lemonade. One held 5.5 cups, and the other held 1.5 cups. What is the difference, in cups?
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Sam spent a total of 32 minutes kneading dough for 4 loaves. Split evenly, how many minutes is that for each loaf?
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Sam stirs in chocolate chips and walnut pieces in a ratio of 4:8 for cookie dough. Today Sam stirs in 12 chocolate chips. How many walnut pieces does Sam need to keep the same ratio?
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Sam has 200 recipe cards. 50% of them are for breads. How many recipe cards are for breads?
A. 10000
B. 4
C. 100
D. 150
Here is how many cookies Sam sold at each of five bake sales: 2, 7, 12, 2, 12. What is the mean number of cookies per bake sale?
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What does the 6th grade sheet cover?
Unit rates, Ratio tables, Percent of a number, Mean (average), Median, and Subtracting decimals. You can also pick a single topic for a focused sheet.
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