Grade 6 Math: Mixture Problems
This worksheet helps Grade 6 students practice solving mixture problems involving percentages and quantities.
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Grade 6 Math: Mixture Problems
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Read each problem carefully and solve for the unknown quantity. Show your work where indicated.
1. If you mix two solutions, the total amount of solute in the final mixture is the of the amounts of solute in the initial solutions.
2. When solving mixture problems, it's often helpful to set up an equation where the total amount of from each part equals the total amount of that component in the final mixture.
3. A chemist has 20 liters of a 15% acid solution. How much pure acid is in the solution?
1.5 liters
3 liters
15 liters
20 liters
4. How many liters of water must be added to 10 liters of a 60% acid solution to reduce the concentration to 20%?
10 liters
20 liters
30 liters
40 liters
5. A candy store mixes 30 pounds of candy that costs $2 per pound with 20 pounds of candy that costs $3 per pound. What is the cost per pound of the mixture?
6. If you mix two solutions, the total volume of the final mixture is always the sum of the volumes of the initial solutions.
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