6th Grade Unit 5 Pre and Post Test

1.

1 point

Danica wants to buy a bicycle that costs $110.00. Her parents say Danica must raise 80% of the money herself. How much money must Danica raise?

$168

$86

$88

$170

2.

1 point

A cyclist can travel 41.8 miles in 2 hours. How far can the same cyclist travel in 7 hours?

144.7 miles

146.9 miles

146.3 miles

none of these

3.

1 point

Which group contains ratios that are all equivalent to 2:8?

1:4, 2:12, 3:16

1:4, 3:12, 4:16

4:1, 12:3, 16:4

1:4, 2:5, 3:6

4.

1 point

A writer was paid $18,000 for a 3,000-word article. Find the rate per word.

$1.67 per word

$6.00 per word

$60.00 per word

$0.17 per word

5.

1 point

Rob can check 11 parts per hour on an assembly line. How many parts will he be able to check in 4 hours?

15 parts

7 parts

66 parts

44 parts

6.

1 point

The American flag is customarily made in the ratio of 10 to 19. Which of the following dimensions is not in the correct ratio for the flag?

20 in. by 45 in.

20 in. by 38 in.

30 ft. by 57 ft.

60 in. by 114 in.

7.

1 point

Morgan scored an 80% on her math test. If there were 50 total points possible, how many points did Morgan score?

40

48

20

80

8.

1 point

Write the ratio as a rate in lowest terms.
$2.50 for 5 muffins

$0.50 / 1 muffin

$0.55 / 1 muffin

$0.45 / 1 muffin

$0.40 / 1 muffin

9.

1 point

Write the following as a rate in lowest terms: 150 calories for 70 crackers.

7 calories : 15 crackers

15 calories : 7 crackers

150 crackers : 70 calories

30 crackers : 14 calories

10.

1 point

Melissa earns $8 an hour for walking dogs. Melissa earns $30 for working 3.5 hours.

True

False

11.

1 point

Write 6/8 as a decimal.

0.34

0.68

0.75

6.8

12.

1 point

Which group contains ratios that are all equivalent to 4/20?

1/5, 2/10, 3/15

1/5, 2/6, 3/7

1/5, 2/15, 3/20

5/1, 10/2, 15/3

13.

1 point

Write 0.56 as a percent.

0.56%

56%

560%

5.6%

14.

1 point

Sarah sold 10 tickets to the school play and Ralph sold 35 tickets. What is the ratio of the number of tickets Sarah sold to the total number of tickets sold?

2/9

7/2

2/7

9/2

15.

1 point

Nicole compares the recipes of 4 types of cookies. The information below shows the type of cookie, the amount of flour needed, and the number of cookies the recipe makes.

Peanut Butter: Uses 4 cups of flour to make 64 cookies.
Sugar: Uses 3 cups of flour to make 48 cookies.
Oatmeal Raisin: Uses 2 cups of flour to make 25 cookies.
Macadamia Nut: Uses 3 cups of flour to make 27 cookies.

Which 2 recipes have equivalent ratios of cups of flour needed to the number of cookies?

peanut butter cookies and sugar cookies

peanut butter cookies and macadamia nut cookies

oatmeal raisin cookies and peanut butter cookies

sugar cookies and macadamia nut cookies

16.

1 point

On average, 2 of 10 students received A's in science. What percent of students received grades other than A's?

0.8%

80%

2%

20%

17.

1 point

Write 10% as a fraction.

10/10

1/1000

1/10

1/100

18.

1 point

What is 30% of 20?

32

3

6

26

19.

1 point

The Martin Paint Store gives a discount to 10 of every 100 shoppers. What percent of the shoppers receive a discount?

1%

10%

0.1%

100%

20.

1 point

Shawn takes a trip on a train that travels at a rate of 95 miles per hour. Which set of ordered pairs represents the train's distance over time?

(1,95), (2,95), (3, 95), (4,95)

(1,95), (2,96), (3, 97), (4,98)

(1,95), (2,190), (3, 285), (4,380)

(1,95), (1,190), (1, 285), (1,380)

21.

1 point

Write the unit rate.
$8.45 for 13 cans

$0.70 per can

$0.60 per can

$0.65 per can

$0.50 per can

22.

1 point

A 15-oz jar of peanut butter costs $3.49. Express as a unit price in cents per ounce. (Answer to the nearest cent.)

$0.23 / ounce

$0.24 / ounce

$0.52 / ounce

none of these

23.

1 point

The Northstar Eagles had a record of 15 wins and 9 losses. What was the ratio of wins to losses?

2 to 3

3 to 2

3 to 5

5 to 3

24.

1 point

Mike can correct 17 problems per hour grading exams. How many problems can he check in 7 hours?

7/17 problems

119 problems

17/7 problems

24 problems