Grade 6 Ratio & Sharing Worksheets
Share an amount in a given ratio, and read a ratio as a percentage.
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Word Problems · Grade 6
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Grade 6 · 3 pages · A4What each level generates
Grade 6 ratio & sharing — the exact skill behind each difficulty setting, straight from the generator.
- Level 1Share in a ratio
- Level 2Work back to the total
- Level 3Ratio as a percent
Grade levels follow the progression common to most English-language curricula — not one specific national curriculum. Every level shows exactly what it generates, so you can check the fit with your own program. See the full scope & sequence →
More Grade 6 word problems skills
Each one generates a different kind of question, with its own three levels and answer key.
- Percent StoriesFind a percentage of an amount, or work out what percentage something is.
- Fractions of AmountsTake a fraction of an amount, then say what percentage it is.
- Rates & SpeedWords per minute, kilometres per hour — find a rate and then use it.
- Multi-Step ProblemsTwo or three operations chained together in one story.
Frequently asked questions
▸What word problems should a Grade 6 student handle?
Percent-of-an-amount, unit rates, ratio sharing, and fractions of a quantity — the heart of Grade 6 proportional reasoning. The five sub-skills here (Percent Stories, Ratio & Sharing, Fractions of Amounts, Rates & Speed, Multi-Step Problems) cover that span.
▸How are these different from the Grade 5 sheets?
Grade 5 word problems are whole-number arithmetic dressed as a story; Grade 6 shifts to proportional reasoning — percents, rates, ratios, and fractions of an amount. The job is no longer just to add or multiply, but to decide what fraction or percent of the whole the question is asking for.
▸How many problems make a good Grade 6 session?
6–10. Each one involves reading, setting up a percent or ratio, and computing, so a short accurate set teaches more than a long rushed one. Size it with the question-count stepper, which goes up to 12.
▸Do these worksheets cover ratios and percentages?
Yes — proportional reasoning is the whole point at Grade 6. Percent-of, unit rate, ratio share, fraction-of, and multi-step problems are what the sub-skills generate; for pure drills, the site also has dedicated percentages and ratios generators.
▸Can I give the whole class the same sheet and mark it quickly?
Yes. Share the link and every copy has identical problems; tick the answer key box and a numbered key prints on its own final page. Press Shuffle first if you want a different version for a second group or a re-test.