Solve Ratio Word Problems
Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher
"Solve Ratio Word Problems" is written for 6th Grade (Ages 11-12), and it covers Common Core 6.RP.A.3. If your student is a year younger but already steady on ratios, the page still works. You may just need to read the instructions out loud. And if they are older and ratio word problems never quite stuck, this is a short review rather than busywork.
6th grade math worksheet: solve 4 ratio word problems, such as a recipe with 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of milk. Answer key included. Part of our ratio word problems ratios collection. Aligned to Common Core standards.
How do I use this worksheet?
Use the tape diagram and double number line pages to show the ratio before students solve Solve Ratio Word Problems on their own. Ask students to name what one unit box stands for in each problem.
What students will practice
- Students will scale a recipe of 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of milk up to 8 cups of milk.
- Students will use a map scale of 2 cm for 15 km to find a real distance.
- Students will split 40 liters of paint in the ratio 2 : 3 to find the blue part.
Curriculum Links
Common Core State Standards
Ratios and Proportional Relationships · 6th Grade
Standard: Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems, e.g., by reasoning about tables of equivalent ratios, tape diagrams, double number line diagrams, or equations.
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FAQ
How do I use this ratio word problems worksheet?
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Use the tape diagram and double number line pages to show the ratio before students solve Solve Ratio Word Problems on their own. Ask students to name what one unit box stands for in each problem.
What does this worksheet teach?
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Solve 4 ratio word problems, such as a recipe with 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of milk. The directions on the page read: Solve each problem. Show your work. Write the number on the line. An answer key is included.
Can I use this ratio word problems worksheet for homeschool or classroom?
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Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade ratios, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with ratio word problems. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.
How do you solve a ratio word problem?
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Find how many times larger the new amount is, then scale the other amount the same way. A recipe uses 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of milk, and 8 cups of milk is 4 times 2, so it takes 4 × 3 = 12 cups of flour.
What is a tape diagram?
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It is a bar model where every unit box stands for the same amount. Boys to girls is 3 : 5 with 40 students, so 8 boxes hold 40 and each box is 5, which makes 25 girls.
How does a double number line help?
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It lines up two quantities that grow at the same rate. A bus that travels 55 miles each hour is at 110 miles after 2 hours and 220 miles after 4 hours.
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