Let’s solve each problem one by one, step by step.
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Problem 1:
Leticia sold 92 blankets. Each blanket costs $49.
We need to find total money made → multiply number of blankets by price per blanket.
Calculation:
92 × 49
Break it down:
92 × 50 = 4600 (easier to calculate)
But we want 92 × 49, which is 92 × (50 - 1) = 4600 - 92 =
4508
✔ So, she made $4,508.
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Problem 2:
Peter has 70 chocolates. Each chocolate has 12 square pieces.
Total pieces = 70 × 12
70 × 12 = 840 pieces
He splits them between himself and 11 cousins → that’s 1 + 11 = 12 people.
Each person gets: 840 ÷ 12 =
70
✔ So, each gets 70 square pieces.
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Problem 3:
Mechanic services 14 cars per week.
There are 52 weeks in a year → over 4 years, that’s 4 × 52 = 208 weeks.
Total cars serviced = 14 × 208
Let’s compute:
14 × 200 = 2800
14 × 8 = 112
Total = 2800 + 112 =
2912
✔ He services 2,912 cars over 4 years.
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Problem 4:
Sheryl has:
- 171 children
- 22 teachers
- 13 parents
Total people = 171 + 22 + 13
171 + 22 = 193
193 + 13 =
206 people
Each bus holds 20 passengers.
How many buses needed? Divide 206 by 20.
206 ÷ 20 = 10.3 → so she needs 11 buses (since you can’t have 0.3 of a bus).
Now, how many seats will be used? 10 full buses × 20 = 200 seats
Plus 1 more bus for the remaining 6 people → so 11 buses total.
Total seats available = 11 × 20 = 220
Seats used = 206
Spare seats = 220 - 206 =
14
✔ She needs 11 buses, and there will be 14 spare seats.
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Final Answer:
1. $4,508
2. 70
3. 2,912
4. 11 buses, 14 spare seats
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of math word problems worksheet 6th grade.
