Exploring 6th Grade Math Concepts: Proportions and Percentages

What is the first step in solving for the total number of customers in the ice cream shop survey?

• Multiply the number of satisfied customers by 100

• Estimate the total using a close percentage

• Convert the percentage to a fraction

• Cross multiply to find the total

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

What does 45% convert to as a decimal?

• 4.5

• 0.45

• 45

• 0.045

After cross multiplication, what is the next step to find the total number of customers?

• Multiply 144 by 100

• Divide 14400 by 45

• Subtract 45 from 14400

• Add 45 to 14400

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

What is the estimated total number of customers if 144 represented about half?

• 320

• 288

• 300

• 200

How many times does 150 go into 1200?

• 15 times

• 12 times

• 10 times

• 8 times

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

What percentage of the students are left-handed?

• 12%

• 10%

• 15%

• 8%

Which operation correctly represents dividing X pieces of paper among 16 students?

• X + 16

• 16 / X

• X - 16

• X / 16

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Why was option A incorrect in the inequality problem?

• It was actually correct

• It represented more than 6 instead of less

• It used addition instead of division

• It did not include 'equal to'

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

What does 'no more than 6 cards in each stack' imply in terms of inequality?

• X >= 6

• X > 6

• X < 6

• X <= 6

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

What was the main issue with the word problem on the 2017 star test?

• It was too easy

• It was not mathematically possible

• It was confusingly worded

• It had no correct answer

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.A.3