STAAR REMINDER – 6TH GRADE

  1. I am trying to fill up a rectangular tank. What formula do I use to find out how much water it can hold?

V = l x w x h

  1. If I know the area of a rectangle and the width, how do I find the side length?

Divide the area by the width

  1. Write the proportion and equation for solving percent problems.

Is = %(of)

  1. On the formula chart, when trying to find Volume of a prism, what does the “h” stand for? (Be specific).

Height of the base

  1. When dividing fractions, what is the rule?

Keep, Change, Flip

  1. How do you make a mixed number improper?

TX

  1. How do you make:

-percent a decimal?Move the decimal 2 to the left

-decimal a percent?Move the decimal 2 to the right

-fraction a decimal?Top dog in the house (divide)

-decimal a fraction?“Say it, Write it, Simplify it”

-fraction a percent?Divide then move the decimal 2 to the right.

  1. What is absolute value?The distance a number is away from zero.
  1. What does PEMDAS stand for?Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction
  1. What is a:

- Whole number?Numbers zero and above (ex: 6 & 10)

-integer?Positive and negative whole numbers (ex:-7 &-8)

-rational number?Fractions and Decimals (ex: ½ & 0.8)

  1. Rules for:

-adding and subtracting integers

Same side add and keep the sign

Different signs subtract and keep the sign of the bigger number

-multiplying and dividing integers.

Same signs = positive

Different signs = negative

  1. When solving equations and inequalities you must you the ______operation. Inverse
  1. When solving an inequality, what is the rule for when you multiply or divide by a negative number?

Flip the Inequality

  1. Draw and name the inequality symbols.

< = less than > = greater than ≥ = greater than or equal to

≤ = less than or equal to

  1. Complementary angles add up to be ______degrees.90
  1. Supplementary angles add up to be ______degrees.180
  1. What are:

-adjacent angles?Angles that share a ray and vertex (next to eachother)

-vertical angles?Angles directly across from eachother. They share a vertex.

  1. Formula for the area of a:

-rectangle. A= bh

-triangle.A= bh ÷ 2

-trapezoid. A= (b1 + b2)h ÷ 2

  1. What is :

-Mean Add up all the numbers and divide by how many numbers you added.

-MedianMiddle Number

-ModeMost common number

-RangeGreatest number – Smallest number

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