6th Grade Math Priority Standards

Claire has 6 large envelopes and 11 small envelopes. What is the ratio of large envelopes to the total number of envelopes?

• (A)  5 : 11

• (B)  6 : 11

• (C)  6 : 17

• (D)  11 : 17

Answer explanation

Remember, TOTAL means to add both types of envelopes!

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A group of 10 Science Club students is on a field trip. That number of students represents 40% of the total number of students in the Science Club. What is the total number of students in the Science Club?

• 4

• 25

• 40

• 80

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Ms. Wilson is buying packages of pencils. Each package costs $11.52 and contains 96 pencils. What is the unit price of a pencil?

• (A)  $0.12

• (B)  $0.96

• (C)  $1.20

• (D)  $1.92

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A carpenter laid a pattern of green tiles and white tiles on a floor. The ratio of green tiles to white tiles is 3 : 5. There are 12 more white tiles than green tiles on the floor. How many white tiles are on the floor?

• 18

• 20

• 30

• 48

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Jasmine goes to the store to buy some fruit to make a fruit salad. The list below shows the amount and the price of each type of fruit she buys.

•  3 pounds of apples for $4.05

•  2 pounds of grapes for $4.80

•  5 pounds of oranges for $7.50

•  3 pounds of peaches for $4.65

Which type of fruit costs $1.55 per pound?

• Apples

• Grapes

• Oranges

• Peaches

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There was a total of 640 students at a school on Friday. Every student either walked or rode in a bus to the school. If 55% of the total number of students walked to the school on Friday, how many of the students rode in a bus to the school?

• (A)  288

• (B)  352

• (C)  585

• (D)  595

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Kate has a coin collection. She keeps 7 of the coins in a box, which is only 5% of her entire collection. What is the total number of coins in Kate's coin collection?

• 12

• 14

• 120

• 140

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A bagel shop sold 8 plain bagels and 13 rye bagels. What is the ratio of the number of rye bagels to the number of plain bagels sold?

• (A)  8:13

• (B)  13:8

• (C)  8:21

• (D)  21:8

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Pat bounces a basketball 25 times in 30 seconds. At that rate, approximately how many times will Pat bounce the ball in 150 seconds?

• (A)  120

• (B)  125

• (C)  144

• (D)  145

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A machine fills boxes at a constant rate. At the end of 35 minutes, it has filled 5 boxes. Which table represents the relationship between the number of minutes the machine fills boxes and the number of boxes it has filled?

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