6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

13. Which shows rational numbers ordered
    from least to greatest?

18.Chris bought 7^13 yd of cloth. She gave

Judy yd. How much cloth does

Chris have left?

3

4

Explain how you solved the problem. Show all your work.

23. A ribbon 56 cm long is cut into two
    pieces. One of the pieces is three times
    longer than the other. Find the lengths,
    in centimeters, of both pieces of ribbon.

a.

, 
1 , 1 ,

 5

6

1

6

2

3

3

4

b.

, 
1 ,



43 32 56 , ^161

c. 
1 ,

, 1 ,

 5

6

1

6

3

4

2

3

d.
1 ,

,



32 43 56 , ^161

a. 313 yd

b. 6125 yd

c. 6127 yd

d. 8121 yd

14. Victoria has $7.25. After she lends money
    to Ada, she has $4.85 left. How much
    money did Victoria lend to Ada?

19.If two complementary angles have

measures (3x
10)° and (2x10)°,

then what is the value of x?

a. $2.40

c. $4.85

b.$3.60

d.$12.10

a. 18

c. 22

b. 20

d. 36

15. A restaurant bill is $34.50. What is a
    reasonable estimate for a 15% tip?

20.A sweater is on sale for 24% off the

original price. If the original price is $56,

what is the selling price?

a. $6.50

c. $5.00

b.$6.00

d.$4.50

a. $13.44

c. $42.56

b. $40

d. $70

17. Norma reads 120 pages in 3 hours.
    At that rate, how many pages can
    she read in 9 hours?

22.If BD is the angle bisector of 
ABC,

m
ABD48° and m
DBC(2x18)°,

then what is the value of x?

a. 1080

c. 40 pages

b.360 pages

d.27 pages

a. 15

c. 28

b. 20

d. 33

16. The product of 8 and a number is 72.
    What is the number?

21.Cesar drives 150 miles in 2^12 hours. At this

rate, how far can he drive in 4 hours?

a. 9

c. 80

b. 576

d.not given

a. 240 miles

c. 350 miles

b. 250 miles

d. 400 miles

24. Suppose there are 125 boys attending a
    school of 400 students. In a survey of 50 girls
    in that school, 10 said they have a part-time
    job. Based on this sample, predict about how
    many girls in the school have a part-time job.

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