GRADE 6 MATHEMATICS
Lesson 6: Practice Problems Answer Key
1. Order from smallest to largest:
○ Number of pennies in a stack that is 1 ft high Number of books,
number of slices of
bread, number of
○ Number of books in a stack that is 1 ft high pennies, number of
dollar bills
○ Number of dollar bills in a stack that is 1 ft high
○ Number of slices of bread in a stack that is 1 ft high
2. Use each of the numbers 4, 40, and 4000 once to make true statements.
a. 40
The value of ____________________ ____÷ 40.01 is close to 1.
b. 4
The value of ________________________ ÷ 40.01 is much less than 1.
c. 4000
The value of _________________________÷ 40.01 is much greater than 1.
3. Without computing, decide whether the value of each expression is much smaller than
1, close to 1, or much greater than 1.
1
a. 100 ÷ 1000 a. Much greater than 1
b. 50 13 ÷ 50 14 b. Close to 1
c. 4.7 ÷ 5.2 c. Close to 1
d. 2 ÷ 7335 d. Much smaller than 1
e. 2, 000, 001 ÷ 9 e. Much smaller than 1
f. 0.002 ÷ 2, 000 f. Much smaller than 1
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GRADE 6 MATHEMATICS
4. A rocking horse has a weight limit of 60 pounds.
a. What percentage of the weight limit is 33 pounds?
55%
b. What percentage of the weight limit is 42 pounds?
70%
c. What weight is 95% of the limit?
57 pounds
5. Compare using > , = , or < .
a. 0.7 ______ 0.70 =
6 6 >
b. 0.03 + 10
______ 0.30 + 100
c. 0.9 ______ 0.12 >
6. Diego has 90 songs on his playlist. How many songs are there for each genre?
a. 40% rock
36
b. 10% country
9
c. 30% hip-hop
27
d. The rest is electronica
18
7. A garden hose emits 9 quarts of water in 6 seconds. At this rate:
a. How long will it take the hose to emit 12 quarts?
8 seconds
b. How much water does the hose emit in 10 seconds?
15 quarts
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