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Worksheet directions

Grade 6 • Review • Choose a strategy for each problem. Explain or check your thinking where requested.

Sample questions

  1. A survey records 72 “yes” responses, which are 40% of all responses. How many responses were not “yes”?
  2. 28 books are 20% of the shelf. How many books are on the shelf? Identify the part and whole.
  3. A student finds the whole by multiplying 60 by 50/100 when 60 is 50% of the whole. Explain why the whole should be larger than 60, then solve.
  4. 44 books are 20% of the shelf. How many books are on the shelf? Identify the part and whole.
  5. 60 students make up 25% of a club. Complete the 100% position and explain your method.
  6. 40 students make up 25% of a club. Complete the 100% position and explain your method.

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 6.RP.A.3c. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

  • 6.RP.A.3 — Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve problems

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