Unit Rates, Converting Measurements, and Proportions

The surveillance room requires 70 square feet for every 20 people in a shelter. How large will your surveillance room be if your shelter holds 50 people?

• 125 square feet

• 170 square feet

• 175 square feet

• 120 square feet

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Rachel wants to stock the surveillance room with Emergency Zombie Spray. She can buy 3 boxes of spray for $75. Each box contains 5 cans of spray. Which statement best describes the unit price of each can of Emergency Zombie Spray?

• $5 per can of spray

• $15 per can of spray

• $25 per can of spray

• $75 per can of spray

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Now that you have extra funding, you can finally spring for some Impossible Cement (it’s impossible to break!) to use around the door to your shelter. Your order came in two tubs. One tub of cement weighs 14.4 grams. The second tub of cement weighs 9.7 grams. What is the total weight of the two tubs of cement in milligrams?

• 35,600 milligrams

• 24,100 milligrams

• 36,450 milligrams

• 25,000 milligrams

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A factory adds three red drops and two blue drops of coloring to white paint to make each pint of purple paint. The factory will make 50 gallons of this purple paint. How many drops of red and blue coloring will the factory need in the 50 gallon batch of purple paint?

• 1,200 red drops of coloring and 800 blue drops of coloring

• 1,403 red drops of coloring and 500 blue drops of coloring

• 550 red drops of coloring and 1,130 blue drops of coloring

• 1,215 red drops of coloring and 430 blue drops of coloring

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Nikki wants to stock the surveillance room with Emergency Zombie Spray. She can buy 3 cans of spray for $75. Which statement best describes the unit price of each can of Emergency Zombie Spray?

• $5 per can of spray

• $15 per can of spray

• $25 per can of spray

• $75 per can of spray

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CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Ruth takes 3 hours to deliver 189 newspapers on her paper route. What is the rate per hour at which she delivers the newspapers?

• 53 newspapers per hour

• 12 newspapers per hour

• 63 newspapers per hour

• 70 newspapers per hour

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CCSS.6.NS.B.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

A recipe for oatmeal cookies calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of oatmeal. How much flour is needed for a big batch of cookies that uses 9 cups of oatmeal?

• 5 cups of flour

• 6 cups of flour

• 7 cups of flour

• 8 cups of flour

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Target is expanding their Household Supplies section to include apocalypse supplies! They have hazmat suits that normally cost $55.60, but they are currently running a 30% Black Friday discount. What is the discounted price of the suit (assume no taxes)?

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

All of the students in the sixth grade either purchased their lunch or brought their lunch from home on a Monday.

- 24% of the students purchased their lunch.

- 190 students brought their lunch from home.

How many students are in the sixth grade?

• 230 students

• 450 students

• 120 students

• 250 students

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

You spend $250 of the extra funding you receive on dormitory supplies (cots, blankets, pillows), which is 40% of the total amount of extra funding you received. What is the total amount of extra funding you received from the Mayor’s office?

• $100

• $500

• $625

• $1,000

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3