All Common Core: 6th Grade Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #71 :Ratio And Proportion
Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There arecars in the parking lot andof them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?
We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” meansfor every hundred. In the problem, we are told thatof the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred carsof them are red. We can write the following ratio:
Reduce.
We know that there arecars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variablefor the number of red cars:
Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.
Cross multiply and solve for.
Simplify.
Divide both sides of the equation by.
Solve.
There arered cars in the parking lot.
Example Question #1 :Find A Percent Of A Quantity As A Rate Per 100: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Rp.A.3c
Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There arecars in the parking lot andof them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?
We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” meansfor every hundred. In the problem, we are told thatof the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred carsof them are red. We can write the following ratio:
Reduce.
We know that there arecars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variablefor the number of red cars:
Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.
Cross multiply and solve for.
Simplify.
Divide both sides of the equation by.
Solve.
There arered cars in the parking lot.
Example Question #72 :How To Find A Ratio
Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There arecars in the parking lot andof them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?
We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” meansfor every hundred. In the problem, we are told thatof the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred carsof them are red. We can write the following ratio:
Reduce.
We know that there arecars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variablefor the number of red cars:
Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.
Cross multiply and solve for.
Simplify.
Divide both sides of the equation by.
Solve.
There arered cars in the parking lot.
Example Question #1 :Find A Percent Of A Quantity As A Rate Per 100: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Rp.A.3c
Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There arecars in the parking lot andof them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?
We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” meansfor every hundred. In the problem, we are told thatof the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred carsof them are red. We can write the following ratio:
Reduce.
We know that there arecars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variablefor the number of red cars:
Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.
Cross multiply and solve for.
Simplify.
Divide both sides of the equation by.
Solve.
There arered cars in the parking lot.
Example Question #5 :Find A Percent Of A Quantity As A Rate Per 100: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Rp.A.3c
Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There arecars in the parking lot andof them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?
We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” meansfor every hundred. In the problem, we are told thatof the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred carsof them are red. We can write the following ratio:
Reduce.
We know that there arecars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variablefor the number of red cars:
Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.
Cross multiply and solve for.
Simplify.
Divide both sides of the equation by.
Solve.
There arered cars in the parking lot.
Example Question #62 :Grade 6
Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There arecars in the parking lot andof them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?
We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” meansfor every hundred. In the problem, we are told thatof the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred carsof them are red. We can write the following ratio:
Reduce.
We know that there arecars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variablefor the number of red cars:
Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.
Cross multiply and solve for.
Simplify.
Divide both sides of the equation by.
Solve.
There arered cars in the parking lot.
Example Question #1 :Find A Percent Of A Quantity As A Rate Per 100: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Rp.A.3c
Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There arecars in the parking lot andof them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?
We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” meansfor every hundred. In the problem, we are told thatof the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred carsof them are red. We can write the following ratio:
Reduce.
We know that there arecars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variablefor the number of red cars:
Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.
Cross multiply and solve for.
Simplify.
Divide both sides of the equation by.
Solve.
There arered cars in the parking lot.
Example Question #63 :Grade 6
Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There arecars in the parking lot andof them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?
We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” meansfor every hundred. In the problem, we are told thatof the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred carsof them are red. We can write the following ratio:
Reduce.
We know that there arecars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variablefor the number of red cars:
Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.
Cross multiply and solve for.
Simplify.
Divide both sides of the equation by.
Solve.
There arered cars in the parking lot.
Example Question #22 :Percentage
Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There arecars in the parking lot andof them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?
We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” meansfor every hundred. In the problem, we are told thatof the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred carsof them are red. We can write the following ratio:
Reduce.
We know that there arecars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variablefor the number of red cars:
Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.
Cross multiply and solve for.
Simplify.
Divide both sides of the equation by.
Solve.
There arered cars in the parking lot.
Example Question #10 :Find A Percent Of A Quantity As A Rate Per 100: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Rp.A.3c
Red is a very popular car color. A production company manufactures cars and parks them in a lot behind the plant. There arecars in the parking lot andof them are red. How many red cars are in the parking lot?
We can use ratios and proportions to solve this problem. Percentages can be written as ratios. The word “percent” meansfor every hundred. In the problem, we are told thatof the cars are red. In other words, for every hundred carsof them are red. We can write the following ratio:
Reduce.
We know that there arecars in the parking lot. We can write the following ratio by substituting the variablefor the number of red cars:
Now, we can create a proportion using our two ratios.
Cross multiply and solve for.
Simplify.
Divide both sides of the equation by.
Solve.
There arered cars in the parking lot.