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Student Name: / 2013
Standards and Grade Level Expectations Addressed in the Assessment: MA10-GR.6-S.1-GLE.1-EO.a MA10-GR.6-S.1-GLE.1-EO.b MA10-GR.6-S.1-GLE.1-EO.c MA10-GR.6-S.1-GLE.1-EO.c.i MA10-GR.6-S.1-GLE.1-EO.c.i, c.ii MA10-GR.6-S.1-GLE.1-EO.c.iii MA10-GR.6-S.1-GLE.1-EO.c.iv, c.v MA10-GR.6-S.1-GLE.1-EO.c.viii MA10-GR.6-S.1-GLE.2-EO.f, g, h MA10-GR.6-S.1-GLE.2-EO.d MA10-GR.6-S.1-GLE.2-EO.e MA10-GR.6-S.1-GLE.1-EO.c.iv MA10-GR.6-S.1-GLE.1-EO.c.vii / 6th Grade: Rockin’ Ratios /
  1. Ms. Diaz works at a zoo. She created an exhibit with the animals listed in the table below.

Animal Exhibit
Type of Animal / Number
elephant / 8
giraffe / 12
rhino / 4

What ratio of the animals are giraffes? Simplify your answer to lowest terms. Show or explain how you got your answer.

  1. Arthur drew an array of circles, as shown below.

Arthur will shadeof the circles in his array. What is the total number of circles that Arthur will shade in the array?

  1. Gloria mows her lawn every 12 days and washes her windows every 20 days. She mowed her lawn and washed her windows today. How many days from now will it be until she next mows her lawn and washes her windows on the same day.
  1. Alyssa’s extended family is staying at the lake house this weekend for a family reunion. She is in charge of making homemade pancakes for the entire group. The pancake mix requires 2 cups of flour for every 10 pancakes.
  2. Write a ratio to show the relationship between the number of cups of flour and the number of pancakes made.
  1. Use the value of the ratio to fill in the following two multiplicative comparison statements.

The number of pancakes made is ______times the amount of cups of flour needed.

The amount of cups of flour needed is ______of the number of pancakes made.

  1. If Alyssa has to make 70 pancakes, how many cups of flour will she have to use?
  1. Jen and Nikki are making bracelets to sell at the local market. They determined that each bracelet would have eight beads and two charms. Complete the table below to show the ratio of the number of charms to the numbers of beads.

Charms / 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10
Beads / 8

Create ordered pairs from the table and plot the pairs on the graph below. Label the axes of the graph and provide a title.

  1. Angela enjoys swimming and often swims at a steady pace to burn calories. At this pace, Angela can swim 1,700 meters in 40 minutes. What is Angela’s unit rate?
  1. Jasmine has taken an online boating safety course and is now completing her end of course exam. As she answers each question, the progress bar at the bottom of the screen shows what portion of the test she has finished. She has completed question 16 and the progress bar shows she is 20% complete. How many total questions are on the test? Use a table diagram or equation to justify your answer.
  1. How many quarter hours are in 5 hours?
  1. Alexia uses 5 cups of water for every 3 cups of rice she cooks. What is the ratio of rice to water?
  1. Ming is making cookies. To make 30 cookies, his recipe requires 3 eggs. Using this recipe, what is the total number of eggs he will need to make 120 cookies?
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  1. Last week Colby baby-sat for 12 hours and earned $156. He earned the same amount of money for each hour he baby-sat. How much money, in dollars, did Colby earn per hour for babysitting?
  1. Dwayne answered 80% of the questions on a quiz correctly. If he answered 40 questions correctly what was the total number of questions on Dwayne’s quiz?
  1. Which of the following is equivalent to the expression below?

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  1. Jill and Erika make 4 gallons of lemonade for their lemonade stand. How many quarts will they be able to sell? If they charge $2.00 per quart, how much money will they make if they sell it all?
  1. There are 18 girls and 24 boys who want to participate in a Trivia Challenge. If each team must have the same number of girls and boys, what is the greatest number of teams that can enter? How many boys and girls will be on each team?

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