6th Grade Math : 6th Grade Math

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Example Question #1 : 6th Grade Math

If candidate A receives \(\displaystyle 1\) vote for every \(\displaystyle 3\) votes that candidate B receives. At the end of the election candidate B has \(\displaystyle 320\) votes. How many votes did candidate A get?

 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 3\)

\(\displaystyle 320\)

\(\displaystyle 1\)

\(\displaystyle 106\tfrac{2}{3}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 106\tfrac{2}{3}\)

Explanation:

In order to solve this problem we need to create a ratio with the given information. It says that for every \(\displaystyle 1\) vote cast for candidate A, candidate B got \(\displaystyle 3\) votes. We can write the following ratio.

\(\displaystyle A:B\rightarrow\frac{A}{B}\)

Now substitute in the given numbers.

\(\displaystyle 1:3\rightarrow \frac{1}{3}\)

We know that candidate B received \(\displaystyle 320\) votes. Write a new ratio.

\(\displaystyle A:320\rightarrow\frac{A}{320}\)

Now, use the original relationship to create a proportion and solve for the number of votes that candidate A received.

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}=\frac{A}{320}\)

Cross multiply and solve for \(\displaystyle A\).

\(\displaystyle 3(A)=320(1)\)

Simplify.

\(\displaystyle 3A=320\)

Divide both sides of the equation by \(\displaystyle 3\).

\(\displaystyle \frac{3A}{3}=\frac{320}{3}\)

Solve.

\(\displaystyle A=106\tfrac{2}{3}\)

Example Question #1 : 6th Grade Math

What is \(\displaystyle 3^3\) written as a multiplication problem? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 3\times3\)

\(\displaystyle 3\times3\times3\)

\(\displaystyle 9\)

\(\displaystyle 27\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 3\times3\times3\)

Explanation:

When expanding an exponent, we multiply the base by itself for the number indicated by the exponential value.

In this case, our base number is \(\displaystyle 3\) and our exponential value is \(\displaystyle 3\). So we multiply \(\displaystyle 3\) by itself \(\displaystyle 3\) times. 

Remember, the question asks us for the multiplication problem, not the answer to \(\displaystyle 3^3\). Because of this, \(\displaystyle 3\times3\times3\) is our correct answer.

Example Question #2 : 6th Grade Math

Select the expression that is equal to \(\displaystyle 10(4+x)\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 40+10x\)

\(\displaystyle 50x\)

\(\displaystyle 10+40x\)

\(\displaystyle 40x\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 40+10x\)

Explanation:

To solve this problem we need to use the distributive property. This property is used to multiply a term outside of a set of parentheses by each of the terms in the parentheses. 

\(\displaystyle 10\times4=40\)

\(\displaystyle 10\times x=10x\)

Now we have \(\displaystyle 40+10x\)

This expression is simplified because we cannot add \(\displaystyle 40\) to \(\displaystyle 10\) because \(\displaystyle 10\) has a variable \(\displaystyle (x)\) attached to it. 

Example Question #3 : 6th Grade Math

Select the equation or inequality that matches the number sentence below.

\(\displaystyle 86\) is less than \(\displaystyle w\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 86\geq w\)

\(\displaystyle 86< w\)

\(\displaystyle 86\leq w\)

\(\displaystyle 86>w\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 86< w\)

Explanation:

Our number sentence has the phrase "less than" which means we have an inequality. 

"\(\displaystyle 86\) is less than \(\displaystyle w\)" can be written as \(\displaystyle 86< w\) because we replace the words "less than " with the less than symbol. 

Example Question #3 : 6th Grade Math

What is the area of the right triangle in the following figure?

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Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 80\textup{ in}^2\)

\(\displaystyle 58.5\textup{ in}^2\)

\(\displaystyle 117\textup{ in}^2\)

\(\displaystyle 65.5\textup{ in}^2\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 58.5\textup{ in}^2\)

Explanation:

In order to solve this problem, we need to recall the formula for area of a right triangle: 

\(\displaystyle A=\frac{1}{2}(l\times w)\) or \(\displaystyle A=\frac{l\times w}{2}\)

Now we can substitute in our side lengths from the question:.

\(\displaystyle A=\frac{13\times9}{2}\)

\(\displaystyle A=\frac{117}{2}\)

\(\displaystyle A=58.5^2\)

 

Example Question #4 : 6th Grade Math

What is the volume of the rectangular prism in the following figure?

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Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 140\textup{ cm}^3\)

\(\displaystyle 146.5\textup{ cm}^3\)

\(\displaystyle 144\textup{ cm}^3\)

\(\displaystyle 138.5\textup{ cm}^3\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 140\textup{ cm}^3\)

Explanation:

The formula used to find volume of a rectangular prism is as follows:

\(\displaystyle A=l\times w\times h\)

Substitute our side lengths:

\(\displaystyle A=3\frac{1}{2}\times4\times10\)

\(\displaystyle A=140\textup{ cm}^3\)

Remember, volume is always written with cubic units because volume is how many cubic units can fit inside of a figure. 

Example Question #6 : 6th Grade Math

Hydraulic fracturing is a process used by gas companies to rupture and collects pockets of gas trapped within pockets of shale rock. A particular shale fracking site is \(\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}\textup{ miles}\) in length and occupies an area of \(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\textup{ miles}^2\). How wide is this particular site?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\textup{ miles}\)

\(\displaystyle 2\textup{ miles}\)

\(\displaystyle 1\textup{ mile}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}\textup{ miles}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}\textup{ miles}\)

Explanation:

In order to solve this question, we need to first recall how to find the area of a rectangle.

\(\displaystyle \text{Area}=\text{Length} \times \text{Width}\)

Substitute in the given values in the equation and solve for \(\displaystyle \text{Width}\).

\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\ miles^2=\frac{3}{4}\ miles\times Width\)

Divide both sides by \(\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}\ miles\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{\frac{1}{2}\ miles^2}{\frac{3}{4}\ miles}=\frac{\frac{3}{4}\ miles \times Width}{\frac{3}{4}\ miles}\)

Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its inverse or reciprocal.

Find the reciprocal of \(\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}\ miles\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}\ miles\rightarrow \frac{4}{3}\ miles\)

Simplify and rewrite.

\(\displaystyle Width=\frac{4}{3} \times \frac{1}{2}\)

Multiply and solve.

\(\displaystyle Width=\frac{4}{6}\)

Reduce.

\(\displaystyle Width=\frac{2}{3}\ miles\)

The width of the fracking site is 

Example Question #5 : 6th Grade Math

On a particular November day, it is \(\displaystyle 95^\circ F\) and sunny in Tucson, Arizona. On the eastern side of the United States, it is \(\displaystyle -26^\circ F\) and sleeting in New Castle, Pennsylvania. How many degrees warmer is it in Tucson than New Castle?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 121^\circ F\)

\(\displaystyle 81^\circ F\)

\(\displaystyle 112^\circ F\)

\(\displaystyle 111^\circ F\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 121^\circ F\)

Explanation:

There are several ways that we could solve this problem. First, we can say that the temperature in New Castle is \(\displaystyle 26^\circ F\) below zero and in Tucson it is \(\displaystyle 95^\circ F\) above zero; therefore we can say:

\(\displaystyle 26+95=121^\circ F\)

Also, we can solve this problem by using a number line. New Castle’s temperature is \(\displaystyle 26\) units away from zero and Tucson’s is \(\displaystyle 95\) units away.  

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We can see that Tucson is \(\displaystyle 121^\circ F\) warmer than New Castle.

Example Question #6 : 6th Grade Math

Mrs. Frame's class counted the number pencils that each student had in his/her desk. The distribution of this data is show in the dot plot provided. What is the most number of pencils that her students found? 

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Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 10\)

\(\displaystyle 5\)

\(\displaystyle 8\)

\(\displaystyle 9\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 9\)

Explanation:

The dot plot is on a number line that is numbered from \(\displaystyle 1-10\)\(\displaystyle 10\) is the highest number on the number line, but there are no dots above that number, which means no one found \(\displaystyle 10\) pencils in their desk. \(\displaystyle 9\) is the next highest number, and there are two dots over the number on the number line; thus, the correct answer is \(\displaystyle 9\)

Example Question #8 : 6th Grade Math

A flower shop counted the number of flowers sold during a \(\displaystyle 5\) month period. The distribution of this data is shown in the histogram provided. In which month were the least amount of flowers sold?5

Possible Answers:

May

April

June

March

Correct answer:

March

Explanation:

To answer this question, we can look at our graph and see how far each bar in the histogram raises:

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We are looking for the shortest bar because we want to know during which month the least amount of flowers were sold. We can see that in March only \(\displaystyle 30\) flowers were sold, which is the least for the period that was observed. 

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