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Christmas Math Worksheets - 6th grade word problems

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6th Grade Math Word Problems

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1. Your brother traveled 117 miles in 2.25 hours to come home for Christmas. What’s the average speed that he was traveling?

2. You have 15 yards of ribbon for your Christmas gift boxes. Each box gets the same amount of ribbon. How much ribbon will each of your 20 gift boxes get?

3. Sam gave Jen 1/2 of his candy canes. Jen ate 1/2 of the candy canes and gave the rest to Kyle. Kyle kept 8 of the candy canes and gave the last 10 to Kim. How many candy canes did Jen eat?

4. You finally have your Christmas shopping money! You put $2. away in January, $4. away in February, $8. away in March, $16 away is April and followed this savings pattern through to December. How much money do you have to shop with?

. 5. On the 12 days of Christmas, how many gifts did the ‘True Love’ receive? (Partridge in a Pear Tree, 2 Turtle Doves, 3 French Hens, 4 Calling Birds, 5 Golden Rings etc.)

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