Grade 6 Mathematics Unit 1 Pre-Assessment

The rectangular model is made up of squares. Each square is of equal size. The percentage of the shaded model is 45%.

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Santi is competing in the 100 yd butterfly event against 7 other swimmers. She has a 1 in 8 chance of coming in first place. The value that is equivalent to her chance of placing first is 1.25.

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While completing her math homework for Ms. Kidd’s class, Alice wrote 6/8 is equivalent to 0.68.

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Ms. White had a nail in her tire, and it couldn’t be repaired. Discount Tires offered a 20% discount on the tire for their President’s Day sale. The amount of the discount was $31.20. What is the regular price of the tire? The original price of the tire was $156.00.

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Mikaela went shopping with her brother, Marcus at the mall. She noticed a sign on her favorite store that said everything is 64% off today. Mikaela found two pairs of jeans that she liked. Marcus asked her, “Which is the better deal?” She said, “It doesn’t matter because 64% of $35 is the same as 64% of $45.”

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Choose the answer that is not a correct way to solve 15% of 80.

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