6th Grade Math Test 4

1.) Shelly was turning 13 and she was so excited. She invited all of her closest friends to her birthday party. The party was on Friday at 7:00pm and lasted for three hours. Her friends and her decided to cut the cake into six pieces. She was a little greedy and wanted her piece to be the biggest because she was the birthday girl. She took out 2 pieces from the cake. How many pieces were left over for all her friends to share? a. 3 b. 3 c. 4 d. 2

2.) At the bank there are all sorts of jobs that people can do. There are loan officers, bank tellers, and mortgages officers. Each has their own specific duties and responsibilities. As a teller working in the bank, they handle money all day long. They count money ranging from pennies to 100 dollar bills. Part of teller training, they had to memorize the thickness of different coins. They learned that a quarter is 1 mm, a dime is 1 mm, a nickel is 1 mm, and a penny is mm thick. One of the questions asked on the teller test was to find how much thicker is a quarter than a dime. What is the correct answer to this question? A.)

B.) C.)

D.)

3.) You have 25 stamps in your collection that is located in the basement of your house. Every year you take out a few and give to your best friends. You notice that you have taken out 8 stamps so far. You begin to become frantic because you are giving more stamps away than you are receiving. How many stamps do you have remaining in your collection?

A.) 17

B.) 17 C.) 16

D.) 16

4.) You and your family are taking a trip to St. Louis, Missouri. You are going to spend 4 nights and 5 days in this marvelous city. You go to your house afterschool on Friday to do last minute packing before the big trip. You pack all the essentials like toothbrush, socks, and of course underwear. Your family finally loads and pulls out of the drive way at 9:33pm to head to St. Louis. You all drive all night to reach the city and did not stop at all. You finally wake up as your dad is pulling into the hotel parking lot. You noticed that you arrived at 6:21 am. How long was your drive from your house to St. Louis?

a.) 7 hr 54 min c.) 9 hr 54 min

b.) 7 hr 48 min d.) 8 hr 48 min

5.) You went shopping yesterday for new clothes. You decided to go to Hollister because you still have Christmas money from last year. You love the color red, so you frantically search through the whole store to find that perfect red shirt, but to no avail you find none. Therefore you decide to buy some jeans. You find your perfect size and decide your are going to buy three pairs. You find out that these jeans are on sale for $23.90 each. You take them to the cash register and find some cool sunglasses and a belt. There is a sign above the sunglasses that says they are $3.25 each. You love them so much you actually buy four pairs. One for you and then three for you best friends. You remembered that you need several new belts because yours are very old and worn out. You decide to buy five that cost $2.75 each. When you check out at the cash register, how much money do you spend?

a. $87.45 c. $29.90

b. $77.70 d. $98.45

6.) Find the GCF of 10 and 18.

a.) 90b.) 4c.) 2d.) 6

7.) Change the following fraction to a mixed number .

A.) 12C.) 5

B.) D.) 13

8.) Which fractions are equivalent to .

A.) C.)

B.) , D.)

9.) By the age of 27, Justin had visited 35 out of the 50 states. What fraction of the states had Justin visited? Write the answer in simplest form.

A.) C.)

B.) D.)

10.) Sarah is making her own Halloween costume. The costume requires 2 yards of materials. Write the number of yards needed for Sarah’s Halloween costume as an improper fraction.

A.) yards C.) yardsB.) yards D.) yards

11.) Find the LCM of 12 and 18.

a.) 9b.) 36c.) 3d.) 60

12.) Compare the pair of numbers. Use <, >, =.

A.) >B.) <C.) =

13.) Suzy is sewing a new skirt. She went to Walmart to buy some fabric. She looked for hours to find the most perfect fabric for her new fall skirt. After searching for hours, she bought 16 yards of fabric. She also bought 3 yards of a second fabric for her skirt. She took her bags home and began sewing. She feverishly sewed all day and all night to complete her skirt for Monday. After using a total of 7yards of fabric she had plenty to make a second one and she began making a second one for her best friend. How many total yards of fabric were left over after she made her first skirt?

A.) 8 C.) 12

B.) 28 D.) 14

14.) Place the following in ascending order: 20.75, 20.3125, 20 20

A.) 20 20.75, 20.1325, 20

B.) 20.3125, 20 20 , 20.75

C.) 20.3125, 20 20.75, 20

D.) 20 20 , 20.75, 20.3125

15.) There are triplets that are celebrating their birthday party. They are so excited because they are turning 15 years old. Rebekah decides that she wants a birthday cake that has 4 on the top in pink icing to represent what time she was born. Jeffery decides he wants written in blue frosting on his cake. Georgey decides that he wants placed on his cake in green icing because that was the exact time he was born. They received their cakes finally at the birthday party and gobbled them all up. They were so good, they all three had stomach aches afterwards. Write in ascending order in which they were born. a.) Jeffery, Rebekah, Georgeyb.) Georgey, Rebekah, Jefferyc.) Rebekah, Jeffery, Georgeyd.) Jeffery, Georgey, Rebekah

16.) Solve the following expression: 9 + (5 - 2)³ ÷ 9 x 4²

a.) 57b.) 64c.) 25d.) 33

17.) Solve the following expression: 2³ x 2³ =

A.) 16B.) 10C.) 36D.) 64

18.) Find the GCF of 12 and 22

a.) 132b.) 2c.) 162d.) 6

19.) Johnny is a great runner. In fact, his friends call him Little Forest Gump because he runs so much. When Johnny runs he feels like he is floating on clouds. Last Friday, he ran in a track meet. He ran the 100 meter race. He was in the 1st heat and lined up in lane 4. The shot sounded and they were off. They ran as fast as they could. When they reached the finish line, there was Johnny. He won by a nose. Later he went to his coach and asked how fast he ran the race. His coach replied, “You ran that in 4.52 seconds and you got 1st over all.” Johnny was so excited he called his mom and told her the great news. How do you write Johnny’s 100 meter race time as a fraction in simplest form?

A.) 4 C.)

B.) D.) 4

20.) Write the prime factorization of 140 and express your answer in exponents if possible.