Homework Explained - Math Practice 101

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Grade 6 HMH Go Math - Answer Keys


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Problem Solving • Percents

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  • Question 1 (request help)

    On Saturday, a souvenir shop had 125 customers. Sixty-four percent of the customers paid with a credit card. The other customers paid with cash. How many customers paid with cash?T

  •     costumers
  • Question 2 (request help)

    A carpenter has a wooden stick that is 84 centimeters long. She cuts off 25% from the end of the stick. Then she cuts the remaining stick into 6 equal pieces. What is the length of each piece?

  •     cm
  • Question 3 (request help)

    A car dealership has 240 cars in the parking lot and 17.5% of them are red. Of the other 6 colors in the lot, each color has the same number of cars. If one of the colors is black, how many black cars are in the lot?

  •     black cars
  • Question 4 (request help)

    The utilities bill for the Millers’ home in April was $132. Forty-two percent of the bill was for gas, and the rest was for electricity. How much did the Millers pay for gas, and how much did they pay for electricity?

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  • Question 5 (request help)

    Andy’s total bill for lunch is $20. The cost of the drink is 15% of the total bill and the rest is the cost of the food. What percent of the total bill did Andy’s food cost? What was the cost of his food?

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  • Question 6 (request help)

    Write a word problem that involves finding the additional amount of money needed to purchase an item, given the cost and the percent of the cost already saved.

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