6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

Problem-Solving Applications: Mixed Review

12-14

Solve each problem and explain the method you used.

0 1. Of the 25 food booths at the Elm Street Fair, 20% serve

vegetarian meals. How many booths serve

vegetarian meals?

0 2. The Golden Dragon restaurant serves 375 meals at

the fair. Of those, 40% are lo mein. How many lo mein

meals are served?

0 3. The Mexican Hat serves tacos at the fair. The usual

price for one taco is $2.60. For the fair, the store

discounts the price by 35%. How much is one taco

at the fair?

0 4. Marissa works for 5 hours at the Mexican Hat.

She spends 40% of her time cooking and the rest

serving. How much time does she spend serving?

0 5. It costs $350 to rent a booth at the fair. This year,

15% of the rental fee is donated to city charities.

How much money is donated to city charities for

each booth rented?

0 6. Of 150 booths at the fair, 45 feature games.

What percent of the booths feature games?

0 7. The Children’s Hospital sells T-shirts at the fair. Each T-shirt

costs $8.00 plus 6.5% sales tax. What is the total cost

of one T-shirt?

0 8. For each $8.00 T-shirt, the hospital earns $4.80. What percent

of the selling price is profit?

0 9. The Potter’s Place sells mugs at the fair. A mug that usually costs

$15 sells at the fair for $11.25. By what percent is the usual

price reduced?

10. The Potter’s Place sells these percentages of goods
    at the fair:

Make a circle graph to show this data.

30% mugs

15% plates

20% bowls

10% wind chimes

15% vases

10% miniature animals

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