These 6th grade ratio worksheets are generated rather than scanned, which means you can print a different sheet every day of the week without paying for a subscription or running out of practice. A typical problem from the sheet in front of you is 7 : 6 = 42 : □, which works out to 36; another is 6 items cost $50.70. One item, giving $8.45.
‘New set of problems’ opens the generator in its own tab. There you can change the problem count and turn the answer key on or off. ‘Print or save as PDF’ opens the print dialog — choose Save as PDF in the printer list to keep the file. The sheet fits US Letter and A4, and the answer key prints on its own page.
Equivalent ratios work exactly like equivalent fractions: multiply or divide both sides by the same number. Children who see that connection stop treating ratio as a new topic.
The order of the two parts matters, and it matters more than children expect. A ratio written the wrong way round is simply a different ratio.
Because each sheet is new, the scale factor changes from problem to problem instead of settling into a pattern.
This sheet uses both parts from 2 to 9, small enough that the scale factor can be spotted rather than calculated — 4 : 2 = □ : 8 is a fair example of it.
In US classrooms these 6th grade ratio worksheets are commonly aligned with the ratio and proportional relationships strand for grade 6, though the exact wording varies from state to state.
| # | Problem | Answer | What to check |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 : 6 = 42 : □ | 36 | Watch for: scaling only one part |
| 2 | 6 items cost $50.70. One item = | $8.45 | Check: ignoring units in a rate |
| 3 | 4 : 5 = 24 : □ | 30 | Look at: reversing the order |
| 4 | 4 items cost $12.80. One item = | $3.20 | Ask about: missing an obvious simplification |
| 5 | 4 : 2 = □ : 8 | 16 | Watch for: confusing a ratio with a fraction of the whole |
| 6 | 5 items cost $43.75. One item = | $8.75 | Check: adding instead of multiplying |
Try 4 : 5 = 24 : □ together before letting the child start alone. The answer to 4 : 5 = 24 : □ is 30, and talking through how it was reached takes about a minute and saves several minutes of guessing later in the sheet.
A good first problem to do together is 7 : 6 = 42 : □, which comes out at 36. Do 7 : 6 = 42 : □ once with the child narrating, then hand over the pencil and start the clock on the other 20 problems.
Answers appear next to their question numbers, so a wrong item like 6 items cost $50.70. One item can be found in the key in a second and re-worked while it is still fresh.
Every generated sheet carries its own key on a separate printed page, which lets a child self-mark without seeing the answers while they work.
If the problems look cramped, drop the count from 20 to a smaller number before printing these 6th grade ratio worksheets; the font stays the same size and the spacing opens up.
Printing works the same on US Letter and A4, because the layout uses relative widths rather than fixed inches. Set margins to default and scaling to 100%, and all 20 problems fit.
One sheet of 6th grade ratio worksheets a day for two weeks will tell you more about where a 6th grader actually stands than any single long assessment.
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Last updated: 2026-09-13