Grade 6 Problem Solving Challenge

Grade 6 Problem Solving Challenge

Read each problem carefully and solve it to the best of your ability. Show all your work in the space provided.

1. Sarah wants to buy a new bicycle that costs $250. She has saved $125 so far. If she saves $15 each week, how many more weeks will it take her to save enough money to buy the bicycle?

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour for one batch of cookies. If you want to make 3 batches of cookies, how much flour do you need?

3. If a car travels at a constant speed of 60 miles per hour, it will travel   miles in 4 hours.

4. The perimeter of a rectangle with a length of 12 cm and a width of 8 cm is   cm.

5. Which of the following is the best estimate for the product of 48 and 21?

6. A number line is shown below. Plot the points 1/2, 0.75, and 1/4 on the number line.