6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

26. Of the students in the sophomore class,
    
    2
    5
    have cameras;
    

1

4 
of

the students with cameras join the photography club. What

fraction of the students in the sophomore class does not join the

photography club?

22. Harold is following a cookie recipe.
    The recipe calls for
    ^12
    cup of butter.
    If Harold wants to make
    ^12
    as many
    cookies as the recipe allows for, how
    much butter should he use?

23.Ebony lifts weights


3

4 
hour a day 5 days

a week. Adam lifts weights


1

2 
as long

2 days a week and twice as long 3 days

a week. How many hours does Adam

lift weights each week?

24. In water, sound travels approximately
    
    
    1

9

0


of a mile per second. How far

does sound travel in 


1

3


second?

25.A can holds 
^78 
qt of water. How much

water is in the can when it is 
^23 
full?

when it is 
^34 
full?

Is each product correct? Write Yesor No. If no, explain

the error made, then write the correct product.

27. 53  1310 136 28.^49  91 14 29. 117 ^17188 30. 81  61 141

Multiply. Use the GCF to simplify whenever possible.

1. 
   1
   7
   8
   
   

3

5 
 2. 

1

2

2

0 


5

6 
 3. 

5

9 


2

3 
 4. 

3

4 


2

9 
 5. 
 1

7

2 


1

7 

6. 
   196
   
   ^45
   7.
   241
   
   ^18
   8.
   ^1148
   
   ^23
   9.
   ^2540
   
   ^1102
   10.
   ^19
   
   110
   


7. 
   190
   
   ^12
    12.
   ^58
   
   ^23
   
   170
   13.
   ^34
   
   ^16
   
   ^25
   


8.  15.  16. 

Draw a diagram to illustrate each product. Then write a

multiplication sentence. Explain your diagram.

17. 
    ^34
    
    ^15
    18.
    ^58
    
    ^13
    19.
    ^37
    
    ^56
    20.
    180
    
    ^12
    21.
    ^78
    
    ^34
    

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