6th Grade Review

A turtle crawled 2/7 kilometers in 3/8 hours. What was its average speed in kilometers per hour (kph)?

• 6/7

• 6/56

• 16/21

• 21/16

John is preparing for his birthday party. It takes him 30 minutes to bake 5 cupcakes. Identify a true statement.

• A. It takes John 6 minutes to bake each cupcake.
  

• B. John can bake 10 cupcakes in 1 hour.

• C. John can bake 1 cupcake in 5 minutes.

• D. It takes John 10 minutes to bake each cupcake.

Which is the percentage equivalent of 0.035?

• 0.035%

• 0.35%

• 3.5%

• 35%

Tom's bookstore sold 10 fewer novels than magazines last month. The store sold 30 magazines last month. Determine and interpret the ratio of magazines sold to novels sold.

• Last month, the ratio of magazines sold to novels sold was 3 : 4. This ratio means that for every 3 magazines sold, the number of novels sold was 4.

• Last month, the ratio of magazines sold to novels sold was 4 : 3. This ratio means that for every 4 magazines sold, the number of novels sold was 3.

• Last month, the ratio of magazines sold to novels sold was 3 : 2. This ratio means that for every 3 magazines sold, the number of novels sold was 2.

• Last month, the ratio of magazines sold to novels sold was 2 : 3. This ratio means that for every 2 magazines sold, the number of novels sold was 3.

Emma has 300 books.

40% are fiction.

15% are non-fiction.

25% are science books.

The rest of the books are history books. How many of Emma's books are history books?

• 45

• 60

• 90

• 120

A car weighs 6,000 pounds. A towing service sends a tow truck that can pull up to 4 tons.

Can the tow truck tow the car? Explain.

Hint(s): Convert tons to pounds to determine if the tow truck can tow 6,000 pounds. There are 2,000 pounds in a ton.

• Yes; 1 ton = 2,000 pounds, so 4 tons = 8,000 pounds.

• Yes; 1 ton = 20,000 pounds, so 4 tons = 80,000 pounds.

• No; 1 ton = 1,000 pounds, so 4 tons = 4,000 pounds.

• No; 1 ton = 2,000 pounds, so 4 tons = 400 pounds.

A person read 560 pages in 9 days. What is their unit rate of reading?

• 62 2/9​ pages per day

• 62 1/9​ pages per day

• 62 7/9 pages per day

• 62 8/9 pages per day

Alex wrote a 180-page report in 6 hours. How many pages per minute did he write?

• 1/2 page

• 2 pages

• 15 pages

• 30 pages

Giraffes are transported using special containers. The cost of a container is approximately $60,000. They can carry 8,000 lbs. At this rate, what is the cost per pound?

• $0.75 per pound

• $7.50 per pound

• $75 per pound

• $750 per pound

Which of these is an example of typing at a rate of 50 words per minute?

• 100 words in 2 minutes

• 150 words in 2 minutes

• 200 words in 3 minutes

• 250 words in 4 minutes