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Class VI Arithmetic - PWS - 5

This document is a practice worksheet for 6th-grade arithmetic covering various topics such as ratios, percentages, and basic calculations. It includes multiple problems related to ratios of boys to girls, juice mixtures, distances driven, and financial transactions. The worksheet also provides answers for each question to facilitate self-assessment.

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Class VI Arithmetic - PWS - 5

This document is a practice worksheet for 6th-grade arithmetic covering various topics such as ratios, percentages, and basic calculations. It includes multiple problems related to ratios of boys to girls, juice mixtures, distances driven, and financial transactions. The worksheet also provides answers for each question to facilitate self-assessment.

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PRACTICE WORKSHEET – 5 2nd Term (2024 - 2025)

Name: Class: VI Roll: Section:

Subject: Arithmetic Teachers: Medha Dewan / Fahmida Sultana Farah Date:

1. A school contains 320 boys and 180 girls. Find the ratios of :

(a) boys to girls


(b) boys to total number of students
(c) girls to total number of students.

2. Hannah mixes 600 ml of orange juice with 900 ml of apple juice to make a fruit drink.
Write the ratio of orange juice to apple juice in its simplest form.

3. In a village, there are 4400 men and 2500 women. Find the ratio of

(a) the number of men to the number of women.


(b) the number of men to the total number of population,
(c) the ratio of the number of women to the total number of population in the village.

4. There are 25 boys and 35 girls in a school basketball team. Find the ratio of :

(a) the number of boys to the number of girls,


(b) the number of girls to the total number of players in the team.
(c) the number of boys to the total number of players in the team.

5. Sahil has 6500 foreign stamps and 5500 Canadian stamps. Find the ratio of :

(a) the number of foreign stamps to the number of Canadian stamps


(b) the number of Canadian stamps to the total number of stamps he owns.
(c) the number of foreign stamps to the total number of stamps he owns.

6. A man drives 45 km before lunch and 75 km after lunch. Find the ratio of :

(a) the distance driven after lunch to the distance driven before
(b) the distance driven before lunch to the total distance driven.
(c) the distance driven after lunch to the total distance driven.

7. After driving 30 kilometers, a motorist estimates that he has covered 18km of good road
and 12 km of poor road. Find the ratio of :

(a) good road to poor road and


(b) good road to total distance covered.

8. A total of 4000 athletes participated in the 2024 Olympic Games. There were 1500
media representatives who reported on the Games, 18000 volunteers who helped out
during the Games and 250000 spectators who attended the Games. Find the ratio of :

(a) the number of athletes to the number of volunteers


(b) the number of media representatives to the number of athletes to the number of
spectators.
(c) the number of media representatives to the number of spectators.

P.T.O.
9. Kevin and Mary bought a car for $9000. Kevin paid 45% of the $9000 and
Mary paid the rest.

(a) How much did Mary pay towards the cost of the car?
(b) How much did Kevin pay towards the cost of the car ?
(c) Write down the ratio of the payments Kevin : Mary in its simplest form.

10. Ken and Richard bought a car for $12000. Ken paid 30% of the $12000 and
Richard paid the rest.

(a) How much did Richard pay towards the cost of the car?
(b) How much did Ken pay towards the cost of the car ?
(c) Write down the ratio of the payments Ken : Richard in its simplest form.

11. Find the value of y for each of the following :

(a) y cm : 20 cm = 5 m : 100 cm (b) 200 g : y g = 4000 g : 6 kg


(c) y cm : 900 cm = 25 m : 4500 cm

12. Evaluate the following:

(a) ( )+(─ ) (b) ( ) ( )

(c) (d) ( ) ( ) ( )

13. There are 55 male teachers and 65 female teachers in a college. Find the percentage of :

(a) Male teachers (b) Female teachers, in the college.

14. A glass cabinet costs 25% more today than when it was built. If the cost of the cabinet today
is $ 5535, find its cost when it was built.

15. A company has 12,000 employees. During the financial crisis in 2020, 2.5% of them were
retrenched, 50.75% of them had a pay cut and the rest were unaffected. Find the number
of employees who were :

(a) affected by the financial crisis (b) unaffected by the financial crisis.

16. A shopkeeper gains 25% on the cost price by selling a tablet for $1075. Find the
cost price of the tablet.

17. A group of students were selling drinks at a university carnival. They sold 300 drinks at $1.5
each. Their total cost for the drinks is $250.

(a) Did they make a profit or a loss?


(b) What was their profit percentage or loss percentage?

P.T.O.
18. Jenny and Bill bought a car for $9000. Jenny paid 45% of the $9000 and Bill paid the rest.

(a) How much did Bill pay towards the cost of the car?
(b) How much did Jenny pay towards the cost of the car ?
(c) Write down the ratio of the payments Jenny : Bill in its simplest form.

19. Find the value of each of the following:

(a) 13 of £ 740 (b) 80% of 3.5 km (c) 125% of 450 g

20. For each of the following, express the first quantity as a percentage of the second quantity:

(a) 250 cm , 3.5 m (b) 3 years, 15 months

ANSWERS

1. (a) 16 : 9 (b) 16 : 25 (c) 9 : 25


2. 2:3
3. (a) 44 : 25 (b) 44 : 69 (c) 25 : 69

4. (a) 5 : 7 (b) 7 : 12 (c) 5 : 12


5. (a) 13 : 11 (b) 11 : 24 (c) 13 : 24
6. (a) 5 : 3 (b) 3 : 8 (c) 5 : 8
7. (a) 3 : 2 (b) 3 : 5
8. (a) 2 : 9 (b) 3 : 8 : 500 (c) 3 : 500

9. (a) $ 4950 (b) $ 4050 (c) 9 : 11


10. (a) $ 8400 (b) $ 3600 (c) 3 : 7

11. (a) 100 (b) 300 (c) 500

12. (a) (b) (c) (d)

13. (a) 45.83% (b) 54.17%


14. $ 4428
15. (a) 6390 (b) 5610
16. $ 860

17. (a) profit (b) 80%


18. (a) $ 4950 (b) $ 4050 (c) 9:11

19. (a) £ 101.75 (b) 2.8 km (c) 562.5 g


20. (a) 71.43% (b) 240%

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