2010 - 6th grade Math SOL

Hayden has $20 to spend at the county fair. Admission to the fair is $5.00 per person, and tickets for food and games are $1.25 per ticket. What information is needed to calculate the amount of money that Hayden will have left after attending the fair?

• The number of prizes he won

• The number of hours he attended

• The number of tickets he purchased

• The number of miles the fair is from his house

Amy bought three CDs for $15.34, $17.57, and $10.29, including sales tax. She gave the clerk $50.00. Which is closest to the amount of change Amy should receive?

• $1.00

• $7.00

• $10.00

• $17.00

What is 11.25 divided by 0.5 ?

• 2,250

• 225

• 22.5

• 2.25

Donna and Darcy collected newspapers for recycling. Donna collected 5 3/4 pounds of newspaper. Darcy collected 2 1/4 pounds of newspaper. What was the total amount of newspaper they collected?

• 8 1/2 pounds

• 8 pounds

• 7 1/2 pounds

• 7 pounds

In her shopping cart, Jody has 2 pounds of oranges at $0.99 per pound, 3 cans of soup at $1.19 per can, and 1 gallon of ice cream at $3.79 per gallon. Which is closest to the total cost of the items in her shopping cart?

• $9.00

• $8.00

• $7.00

• $6.00

• 8

• 80

• 800

• 8,000

Which fraction is equivalent to  $\frac{5}{6\ }\ \div\ \frac{1}{3}$  

•  $\frac{5}{18}$  

•  $\frac{2}{5}$  

•  $1\ \frac{1}{6}$  

•  $2\ \frac{1}{2}$  

Which could be used to determine the total amount of money Gwen spent before tax?

• Multiply the cost per item by the number of items, then add the products

• Divide the cost per item by the number of items, then multiply the quotients

• Divide the cost per item by the number of items, then add the quotients

• Multiply the cost per item by the number of items, then multiply the products

Jasmine’s recipe requires 2/3 cup flour. She has only 1/2 cup of flour in the pantry. How much more flour does she need?

•  $\frac{7}{6}\ cups$  

•  $\frac{3}{5}\ cup$  

•  $\frac{1}{3}\ cup$  

•  $\frac{1}{6}cup$  

Which store has the lowest price per CD?

• Budget Buy

• CD City

• Music Mall

• Shop Smart