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Grade 6 ratio word problems worksheets

6.RP.A.3 Word problems

Printable ratio word problems worksheets for grade 6, aligned to Common Core standard 6.RP.A.3. Scale a rate up.

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Sample problems

  1. 3 apples cost $3. How much do 15 apples cost? $15
  2. 4 apples cost $3. How much do 12 apples cost? $9
  3. 9 pencils cost $1. How much do 27 pencils cost? $3
  4. 6 apples cost $7. How much do 24 apples cost? $28
  5. 2 notebooks cost $9. How much do 6 notebooks cost? $27
  6. 4 notebooks cost $9. How much do 16 notebooks cost? $36
  7. 3 pencils cost $5. How much do 12 pencils cost? $20
  8. 6 stickers cost $8. How much do 18 stickers cost? $24

These eight are one sample at medium difficulty — the generator makes a different set every time.

A worked example

3 apples cost $3. How much do 15 apples cost? $15

  1. 15 ÷ 3 = 5, so it is 5 times as many apples
  2. The cost scales the same way: 3 × 5 = 15, so $15

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About these worksheets

The wording stays familiar while the numbers change, which is what makes the method stick rather than the answer. Every sheet is generated fresh, so you can print a new one on the same skill as often as you need — different numbers, same difficulty.

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