STAAR math grade 6 (2021)

If 4 friends paid a total of $50.24 for tickets to a museum, and each paid the same amount, how much did each friend pay?

• $12.56

• $10.01

• $12.01

• $200.96

There are 160 employees who work for a company. The histogram summarizes the amount of time each employee has been in his or her current position at the company. Based on the histogram, which statement must be true?

• There are 5 employees who have been at their current position for 30–35 months.

• There are 6–11 employees who have been at their current position for 15 months.

• Half of the employees have been at their current position 18 or more months.

• Half of the employees have been at their current position 11 or fewer months.

The circles in the model represent positive and negative units. Which equation is true based on the model?

• (-3) + 5 = -2

• (-3) + 5 = 2

• -3 + (-5) = -2

• 3 + (-5) = 2

Which list shows the numbers in order from greatest to least value?

Mauricio saves the same amount from his paycheck each week. The table shows the total amount of money saved based on the number of weeks. Which list shows the dependent quantities from the table?

• 26, 52, 78, 104, 130

• 25, 50, 75, 100, 125

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

• None of these

The table shows the low temperature in degrees Fahrenheit for a city each day for 12 days. What is the range of the temperatures in the table?

• 41°

• 43°

• 31°

• 59°

What is the value of the expression shown? 4(-2) + (-10) + 3(-8)

• A -22

• B -13

• C 7

• D -42

The bar graph shows the flavors of gum bought yesterday by the customers at a store. Each customer bought only 1 flavor of gum. Which statement is NOT supported by the data displayed in the bar graph?

• The same number of customers bought peppermint as the number of customers who bought cinnamon.

• The mode flavor was watermelon.

• There were 120 customers who bought gum yesterday.

• There were 2.5 times as many customers who bought spearmint as customers who bought peppermint.

Which expression is equivalent to 53p + (16p + 7p)?

• (16p • 7p) + 53p

• (53p • 16p) - 7p

• (16p + 7p) • 53p

• (53p + 16p) + 7p

Which list of angle measures could be the angle measures of a triangle?

• 20°, 45°, 120°

• 100°, 130°, 130°

• 35°, 60°, 85°

• 25°, 55°, 110°