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Grade 6
Add, subtract, multiply, or divide two whole numbers: word problems
In a certain high school, there were
6
6
6
students who were not old enough to vote for every
1
1
1
student who was old enough to vote. If there were
840
840
840
students in the school, how many students were old enough to vote?
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A ketchup company purchased
7
7
7
shipments of tomatoes. There were
70
70
70
tomatoes in each shipment. How many tomatoes did the company purchase in all?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
tomatoes
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There are
2
2
2
students in the poetry club. Last year, each student wrote
80
80
80
poems. How many poems did the students in the club write in all?
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_____ poems
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The Danville Middle School cafeteria goes through a lot of regular and crunchy peanut butter. Currently, they have a total of
9
,
043
9,043
9
,
043
grams of peanut butter in stock. If they have
29
29
29
grams of crunchy peanut butter, how many grams of regular peanut butter do they have?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
grams
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There are
972
972
972
students going on a field trip to the zoo. If the students need to be in groups of
9
9
9
for a tour of the penguin exhibit, how many groups should they form?
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_____ groups
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A doctor's office ordered
4
4
4
shipments of bandages. There were
23
,
298
23,298
23
,
298
bandages in each shipment. How many bandages in total did the doctor's office order?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
bandages
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Jordan decided to close his comic book store, so he is selling some of his
7
,
641
7,641
7
,
641
comic books. He now has
1
,
015
1,015
1
,
015
comic books left. How many comic books has Jordan sold?
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_____ comic books
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Before the recent housing boom, there were
2
,
409
2,409
2
,
409
houses in Hamilton County. Now, there are
45
,
102
45,102
45
,
102
houses. How many houses did developers build during the housing boom?
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_____ houses
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Since it opened, a bottling plant has filled
8
,
978
8,978
8
,
978
small bottles and
8
,
332
8,332
8
,
332
large bottles. How many bottles has the plant filled?
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_____ bottles
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A hydroelectric plant uses water to create electricity. Before water enters the plant, it passes through two filters. Engineers found a total of
2
,
118
2,118
2
,
118
pieces of litter in the filters. There were
670
670
670
pieces of litter in the first filter. How many pieces of litter were in the second filter?
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_____ pieces of litter
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Jackie worked as a newspaper writer for
6
6
6
years. She wrote an average of
7
,
554
,
942
7,554,942
7
,
554
,
942
words each year. How many words did Jackie write for the newspaper in total?
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_____ words
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A carpenter has
$
1
,
134
\$1,134
$1
,
134
to buy wood. If each piece of wood costs
$
2
\$2
$2
, how many pieces can the carpenter buy?
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_____ pieces of wood
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The Morristown Public Library used a grant to purchase
790
790
790
books. Now the library has a total of
7
,
963
7,963
7
,
963
books. How many books did the library have before the grant?
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_____ books
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Each of Farmer Manning's
7
,
296
7,296
7
,
296
lambs is either black or white. There are
11
11
11
white ones. How many of Farmer Manning's lambs are black?
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_____ lambs
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The parking lot for a new restaurant is going to have
78
78
78
parking spaces. If each row can have
6
6
6
parking spaces, how many rows will the parking lot need?
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_____ rows
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The school party committee has
$
9
\$9
$9
to buy ice cream. If each carton of ice cream costs
$
9
\$9
$9
, how many cartons can the committee buy?
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_____ cartons
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At a busy ant colony, there are
2
,
954
2,954
2
,
954
ants inside the ant hill and
1
,
353
1,353
1
,
353
exploring outside. How many ants total are there?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
ants
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A video game company sold a total of
96
,
425
96,425
96
,
425
white and black game consoles. They sold
74
,
983
74,983
74
,
983
black consoles. How many white consoles did they sell?
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_____ consoles
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A jewelry store bought
6
6
6
beautiful diamond necklaces. Each necklace cost
$
468
,
947
\$468,947
$468
,
947
. How much did the jewelry store spend on the necklaces?
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$
\$
$
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
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At an amusement park, a group of
6
6
6
people wants to ride the roller coaster. If each car on the roller coaster can hold
3
3
3
people, how many cars will the group need?
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_____ cars
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Last year,
4
4
4
companies decided to include their coupon in a local coupon pack. Each company had to print
199
,
909
199,909
199
,
909
copies of their coupon. How many coupons were printed in total?
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_
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_\_
_____
coupons
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The basketball team wants to raise
$
6
,
320
\$6,320
$6
,
320
by selling cookies. If each box of cookies costs
$
8
\$8
$8
, how many boxes will the team have to sell to meet its goal?
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_
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_\_
_____
boxes
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An employment agency specializing in temporary construction help pays heavy equipment operators
$
124
\$ 124
$124
per day and general laborers
$
99
\$ 99
$99
per day. If thirty-three people were hired and the payroll was
$
3817
\$ 3817
$3817
, how many heavy equipment operators were employed? How many laborers?
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There were three candidates in an election. They received.
687905
687905
687905
votes,
495086
495086
495086
votes and
93756
93756
93756
votes respectively. The number of invalid votes was
13849
13849
13849
. If
25467
25467
25467
persons did not vote, find how many votes were registered.
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How many pounds are in
8
8
8
tons,
1
,
800
1,800
1
,
800
pounds?
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At the newest animated movie, for every
9
9
9
children, there are
4
4
4
adults. There are a total of
39
39
39
children and adults at the movie.
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How many children are at the movie?
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children
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Solve the following:
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Schools of a city planted
203845
,
428783
,
628798
203845,428783,628798
203845
,
428783
,
628798
and
763023
763023
763023
trees in four years. What was the total number of trees planted in four years?
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In a garden, a farmer plants
9
,
216
9,216
9
,
216
saplings in rows to form a square. Find the number of saplings in each row.
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The number of girls in Stephen's class exceeded the number of boys by
8
8
8
. If there were
36
36
36
pupils in the class, how many were girls and how many were boys?
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If two birds nest can hold
6
6
6
eggs, how many eggs are in
7
7
7
nest
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as of
2009
2009
2009
, there were about
225
225
225
quarters for every
2
2
2
fifty-cent coins in circulation. if there were about
380
380
380
million quarters in circulation that year, approximately how many total quarters and fifty-cent coins, in millions, were there in circulation
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95
95
95
passengers rode in a train from City A to City B. Tickets for regular coach seats cost
$
116
\$116
$116
. Tickets for sleeper seats cost
$
286.00
\$286.00
$286.00
. The receipts for the trip totaled
$
19
,
520
\$19,520
$19
,
520
. How many passengers purchased each type of ticket?
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Cameron wants to buy a home for
$
730
,
000
\$ 730,000
$730
,
000
. If he can make a down payment of
$
87
,
600
\$ 87,600
$87
,
600
, then how much does Cameron need to borrow from the bank?
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The population of Orlando, Florida in
2010
2010
2010
was
239
239
239
,
326
326
326
residents. The area of Orlando is
110
110
110
.
56
56
56
square miles.
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What is the population density of Orlando?
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(A)
119
119
119
.
07
07
07
people per square mile
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(B)
461
461
461
.
96
96
96
people per square mile
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(C)
2175
2175
2175
.
69
69
69
people per square mile
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(D)
2164
2164
2164
.
67
67
67
people per square mile
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Mr. Hansraj wants to find the least number of boxes to be added to get a perfect square. He already has
7924
7924
7924
boxes with him. How many more boxes are required?
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819
819
819
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412
412
412
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419
419
419
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176
176
176
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