Quarterly 2 Review 1

At a local high school volleyball game, 30% of the fans were sitting in the student section of the gym. Ms. Friend counted 260 total people sitting in the stadium. How many people sat in the student section?

Answer explanation

To find the number of people in the student section, calculate 30% of 260. This is done by multiplying 260 by 0.30, which equals 78. Therefore, 78 people sat in the student section.

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

There are 240 cats at a cat rescue. Of these cats, 72 receive medication daily. What percentage of the rescue cats receive medication daily?

Answer explanation

To find the percentage of cats receiving medication, divide the number of medicated cats (72) by the total number of cats (240) and multiply by 100. (72/240) * 100 = 30%. Thus, 30% of the rescue cats receive medication daily.

Nick has completed ⅞ of his sixth grade math test. What percentage is equivalent to the fraction of the math test that Nick has completed?

Answer explanation

To convert the fraction ⅞ to a percentage, multiply by 100. (⅞) × 100 = 87.5%. Therefore, Nick has completed 87.5% of his math test.

Adam spent 42% of his allowance on the new Call of Duty video game. Which two numbers are equivalent to 42%?

• 0.42

• 42

• 0.0042

• 4.2

Answer explanation

42% can be expressed as a decimal by dividing by 100, which gives 0.42. The number 42 itself represents the percentage in whole number form. Thus, both 0.42 and 42 are equivalent to 42%.

David lives 12.25 kilometers from school. What is the distance David lives in meters?

Answer explanation

David lives 12.25 kilometers from school. To convert kilometers to meters, multiply by 1,000. Thus, 12.25 km = 12.25 x 1,000 = 12,250 meters. Therefore, David lives 12,250 meters from school.

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

CCSS.5.MD.A.1

Sofia bought one bag of chips that weighed 25 ounces and a box of chips that weighed 1 pound 6 ounces. What was the combined weight of the two packages of chips she bought?

Answer explanation

Sofia's bag of chips weighs 25 ounces. The box weighs 1 pound 6 ounces, which is 22 ounces (1 pound = 16 ounces + 6 ounces). Combined, 25 ounces + 22 ounces = 47 ounces.

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Which real world situation best represents an additive relationship between the data?

• Garcia’s school has six 7th-grade classes. Each class has the same number of students.

• JCC cadets run laps around the track. Each lap is a third of a mile. 

• Aleena saw 5 bookshelves in her ELA classroom. Each bookshelf has the same number of books.

• Rosalie’s math class started with 18 students. Each month a new student joins the class.

Answer explanation

Rosalie’s math class represents an additive relationship because the number of students increases by a fixed amount (one new student) each month, starting from an initial count of 18.

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CCSS.5.OA.B.3