IM 6th-unit 2-Lesson 10: Practice Problems

A slug travels 3 inches in 3 minutes. A snail travels 6 inches in 6 minutes. Both travel at constant speeds.

Mai says, “The snail was traveling faster because it went a greater distance.” Do you agree with Mai?

• No, because they are both traveling 1 cm per second, which is the same speed.

• Yes, because the snail traveled a greater distance than the slug.

• Yes, because the snail traveled for a shorter time than the slug.

• No, because the slug traveled faster than the snail.

To make an air freshener, Lin mixes 2 drops of lemon oil with 1 ounce of water, while Priya mixes 3 drops of lemon oil with 2 ounces of water. Explain why Lin's mixture has a stronger scent.

Match the mixture with the lighter or darker shade of purple.

(extra match is purple/purple)

• darker

• Mixture B is made with 15 cups of purple paint and 8 cups of white paint.

• lighter

• purple

• purple

• Mixture A is made with 5 cups of purple paint and 2 cups of white paint.

Tulip bulbs are on sale at Store A at 5 for $11.00, and the regular price at store B is 6 for $13.00. Is each store pricing tulip bulbs at the same rate? Explain how you know.

A plane travels at a constant speed. It takes 6 hours to travel 3,360 miles. The plane’s speed is _______ miles per hour

A plane travels at a constant speed. It takes 6 hours to travel 3,360 miles.

At this rate, how many miles can it travel in 10 hours?

• 3,600 miles

• 4,200 miles

• 6,800 miles

• 5,600 miles

A pound of ground beef costs $5. At this rate, match the number of pounds of ground beef with the cost.

• $1.25

• 3 3/4 pounds

• $3.75

• 1/2 pound

• $18.75

• 1/4 pound

• $2.50

• 3/4 pound

• $15

• 3 pounds

In a triple batch of a spice mix, there are 6 teaspoons of garlic powder and 15 teaspoons of salt. How much garlic powder is used with 5 teaspoons of salt?

• 2 teaspoons

• 1 teaspoon

• 3 teaspoons

• 4 teaspoons

In a triple batch of a spice mix, there are 6 teaspoons of garlic powder and 15 teaspoons of salt.

The amount of salt used with 8 teaspoons of garlic powder is:

• 12 teaspoons

• 20 teaspoons

• 10 teaspoon

• 28 teaspoons

In a triple batch of a spice mix, there are 6 teaspoons of garlic powder and 15 teaspoons of salt.

If there are 14 teaspoons of spice mix, the amount of salt in it is:

• 2 teaspoons

• 10 teaspoons

• 6 teaspoons

• 8 teaspoons