6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

Problem-Solving Applications: Mixed Review

7-11

Solve each problem and explain the method used.

0 1. Ms. Carson’s class makes silk flowers for a

craft fair. A silk rose is 12
^12 
in. long. A silk lily

is 15 in. long. How much longer is the lily?

0 2. Marissa cuts petals out of red ribbon. One of the

petals is 
 196 
in. long, another is 
^1136 
in. long, and

a third is 1
 156 
in. long. How many inches of ribbon

does she cut for all three petals?

0 3. Paul cuts wire stems for the flowers. He has

a piece of wire 12 in. long. He cuts a stem

9 


1

2 
in. long. How much wire does he have left?

0 4. Paul uses 


2

3 
yard of green tape to wrap

one stem and 
^3

4


yard of green tape to wrap

another. How much tape does he use in all?

0 5. Gloria made a wreath using 4
^2

3


yards of

green ribbon and 5


3

4 
yards of yellow ribbon.

How much ribbon did she use?

0 6. José made a flower arrangement that measured

(^18)

1
5
6

in. tall. It was a little too tall, so he cut 2

1
2
in.
off the stems. How tall was the finished
arrangement?
0 7. At the fair,
^15
of the class worked the booth. Another

^23
of the class had created the flowers. The remaining
part of the class decorated the booth. What part of
the class decorated the booth?
0 8. Mr. McCauley’s class made wicker baskets for the
craft fair. Each basket is 6
^1
8

in. tall and 2
156
in. wider
than it is tall. How wide are the baskets?
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