6th grade ratio and percent word problems

A free printable sheet of 8 Grade 6 ratio and percent word problems, with a hint for a grown-up under each one and an answer key worked out by Kizupi’s math engine. Press New sheet for another.

By The Kizupi team · Updated November 4, 2026

Grade 6 ratio and percent word problems

Name: ____________________

Juice boxes for the trip come in two packs. A pack of 3 costs $1.02. A pack of 5 costs $1.55. One box costs less in one of the packs. How many cents less?
Hint for a grown-up: What does one juice box cost in each pack?
The trip banner is 141 cm long. How many meters is that?
Hint for a grown-up: How many centimeters make 1 meter?
A family pass to the museum cost 50 dollars last year. This year the price went up by 10% of last year’s price. How many dollars does a pass cost now?
Hint for a grown-up: How many dollars is 10% of 50?
To paint the trip banner, Kizupi mixes green paint from blue and yellow, with blue to yellow in the ratio 4 to 3. The banner needs 35 cups of green paint. How many cups of yellow paint are needed?
Hint for a grown-up: How many equal parts are in the whole mix?
At the orchard, the class picks 77 apples in 7 minutes, at a steady pace. How many apples is that per minute?
Hint for a grown-up: If the apples are shared equally over 7 minutes, how many land in each minute?
A science fair snack recipe uses 2 cups of oats for 4 bars. How many cups of oats are needed for 26 bars?
Hint for a grown-up: How many cups of oats does one bar need?
The trip bus drives at a steady 72 km per hour. How far does it go in 3 hours and 45 minutes?
Hint for a grown-up: How far does the bus go in 45 minutes? What part of an hour is that?
For the class trip, 5 vans can carry 35 kids, and 6 vans can carry 42 kids. All the vans are the same. How many kids can 11 vans carry?
Hint for a grown-up: How are 5 vans and 6 vans linked to 11 vans?

From kizupi.com/tools · Grade 6, sheet 2094

What these ratio and percent problems cover

Each sheet draws 8 problems from 16 Grade 6 ratio and percent word problems in Kizupi’s published lessons, a different skill for each where it can. Only problems that work on paper are used.

Ratios and proportions · Ratio tables · Unit rates · Best buy · Converting units with ratios · Speed, distance and time · Percent of a number · Finding the whole · Percent increase and decrease · Mixtures

Where this fits in 6th grade

The Common Core math standards say Grade 6 time should go to these areas [1]:

Ratios and rates
Dividing fractions, and negative numbers
Writing and using expressions and equations
Statistical thinking

For a sheet that mixes every Grade 6 skill, use the 6th grade math word problems page.

Questions parents ask

What ratio and percent word problems do 6th graders do?

The sheets here draw from 10 Grade 6 skills: Ratios and proportions, Ratio tables, Unit rates, Best buy, Converting units with ratios, Speed, distance and time, Percent of a number, Finding the whole, Percent increase and decrease, Mixtures.

Is the worksheet free?

Yes. No account and no email. Press New sheet for another set of the same topic, and print as many as you like.

Are the answers right?

Every answer is computed with exact arithmetic by the same engine that checks children’s answers in Kizupi, not typed in by hand.

What if ratio and percent word problems are too hard?

Read the problem aloud together and ask what the story is about before any numbers. Use the hint under each problem. If it is still hard, try the mixed Grade 5 sheet first.

Sources

Common Core State Standards Initiative, Grade 6 introduction. Read October 27, 2026.

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