6th STAAR Review

1. The table shows the amounts of a drivers education course that several individuals have completed. List the amounts in order from greatest to least.

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2. Jan is researching the average annual income that people earn in her state based on the level of education they have received. Based on the table, how much more would someone with a bachelor’s degree earn compared to someone with a high school diploma over a period of 30 years?

• A. $23,850
• B. $17,610
• C. $528,300
• D. $715,500

3. Which of the following expressions has a value of -2?

• A. -4 · 3 – 15
• B. -7 · 4 – (-20)
• C. -5 + (-4) – (-9) – 2
• D. 2 – (-4) + 21 ÷ (-7)

4. A group of 400 people were surveyed about their favorite season of the year. The results showed that 96 people chose winter as their favorite season. What percentage of the survey participants chose winter as their favorite season?

• A. 24%
• B. 48%
• C. 6%
• D. .24%

5. A customer is checking out at the grocery store and has filled a produce bag with 40 ounces of apples. If the store charges for apples by the pound, how many pounds of apples is the customer purchasing?

• A. 0.4 pounds
• B. 640 pounds
• C. 1.4 pounds
• D. 2.5 pounds

6. Jake is going to multiply the number 10 by a fraction. Which of the following will be true about the product?

• A. The product may be greater or less than 10.
• B. The product must be less than 10.
• C. The product must be greater than 10.
• D. There is not enough information to tell.

7. The following list shows the number of new memberships that a gym has sold each day over the past week: 4, 2, 9, 2, 0, 3, 8. Which of the following is not a true statement?

• A. The mean of the data is 4.
• B. The median of the data is 2.
• C. The range of the data is 9.
• D. The interquartile range of the data is 6.

8. Over spring break, 15% of Mrs. McDonald’s students went on a family vacation. Which percent bar represents the portion of Mrs. McDonald’s students that went on a vacation?

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9. Which of the following represents the prime factorization of 75?

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10. The rectangle below represents the base of a rectangular prism. If the height of the prism is 6 centimeters, find the total volume of the prism.

• A. 88 cubic cm
• B. 68 cubic cm
• C. 62 cubic cm
• D. 64 cubic cm