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2014
Standards and Grade Level Expectations Addressed in the Assessment:
MA10-GR.6-S.2-GLE.1-EO.a
MA10-GR.6-S.2-GLE.1-EO.b.i
MA10-GR.6-S.2-GLE.1-EO.b.ii
MA10-GR.6-S.2-GLE.1-EO.b.iii, b.iv
MA10-GR.6-S.2-GLE.1-EO.c
MA10-GR.6-S.2-GLE.1-EO.d
MA10-GR.6-S.2-GLE.2-EO.c, c.i
MA10-GR.6-S.2-GLE.2-EO.a
MA10-GR.6-S.2-GLE.2-EO.b
MA10-GR.6-S.2-GLE.2-EO.d
MA10-GR.6-S.2-GLE.2-EO.e, f
MA10-GR.6-S.2-GLE.2-EO.g, g.i, g.ii
MA10-GR.6-S.2-GLE.2-EO.g.iii
6th Grade: Very
Variable
Student Name:
1. Joe wants to enter a racing game.
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It costs $5 to enter the first race.
It costs $2 to enter each additional race.
Which of the following tables correctly represents the costs of entering races in the game?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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2. Paige, Rosie, and Cheryl each spent exactly $9.00 at the same snack bar.
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a.
Paige bought 3 bags of peanuts.
Rosie bought 2 bags of peanuts and 2 pretzels.
Cheryl bought 1 bag of peanuts, 1 pretzel, and 1 milk shake.
What is the cost, in dollars, of 1 bag of peanuts? Show or explain how you got your answer.
b. What is the cost, in dollars, of 1 pretzel? Show or explain how you got your answer.
3. What is the total number of pretzels that can be bought for the cost of 1 milk shake? Show or explain how you
got your answer.
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4. Bruce is moving bags of concrete. Each bag weighs the same amount. The graph below shows the relationship
between different numbers of bags and the total weight, in pounds, of the bags.
Bruce will move a total of 100 bags. Based on the graph, what is the total weight of 100 bags of concrete?
A.
1,800 pounds
B.
6,000 pounds
C.
15,000 pounds
5. At a grocery store, one pound of grapes costs $2.25. In the following expressions, p represents any number of
pounds of grapes. Write an expression to represent the cost, in dollars, of p pounds of grapes?
6. Which of the following rules is true for all values in the input-output table below?
Input (x)
Output (y)
2
4
3
6
6
12
8
16
A.
B.
C.
D.
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7. A table can be used to show the relationship between the number of hours a painter works painting and the total
amount the painter charges for painting. The painter charges $25 per hour to paint a room.
a. Complete the table below to show the relationship between h, the number of hours the painter works,
and c, the total amount, in dollars, the painter charges for painting.
Painter’s Charges
Number of Hours (h)
1
2
3
4
5
Total Charge for Painting (c)
b. Write an equation that can be used to find c, the total charge for h hours of painting.
It took the painter 13 hours to paint a room.
c.
What is the total amount, in dollars, the painter charged for painting the room? Show or explain how you
got your answer.
8. What is the value of the expression below when t = 6?
9. Write an expression that will be equivalent to the expression below?
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10. Vicky wrote the equation shown below in her notebook.
In order for Vicky’s equation to be true, which of the following equations must also be true?
A. 𝑥 = 9 − 26
B. 𝑥 = 9 × 26
C. 𝑥 = 26 + 9
11. The formula for the volume of a cube is 𝑉 = 𝑠 3 where 𝑠 is the length of one side.
1
Explain why the volume of a cube that has side length of 2 𝑖𝑛. has a volume of
1
8
𝑖𝑛.3
12. Samuel and David are required to create an expression that represents the perimeter of a square.
Samuel claims that the perimeter is 𝑠 + 𝑠 + 𝑠 + 𝑠.
David claims that the perimeter is 4𝑠.
Who is correct? Explain your answer.
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13. Yolanda is building a patio in her back yard. She is interested in using both brick and wood for the flooring
of the patio. Below is the plan she has created for the patio. All measurements are in feet.
a. Create an expression to represent the area of the patio.
3
𝑥
brick
wood
12.5
b. Yolanda’s husband determines that the wood section is7 units wide. Then use the dimensions to
write an expression and determine the perimeter of the entire patio.
3
x
12.5
𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑘
𝑤𝑜𝑜𝑑
14. Which of the following represents the given phrase as a numerical or algebraic expression, “eight less than a
number.”
A. 8 − 𝑛
B. 𝑛 − 8
C. 8 × 𝑛
D. 𝑛 + 8
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15. The elevator at the local mall has a weight limit of 1,800 pounds and requires that the maximum person
allowance be no more than nine people.
a. Let 𝑥 represent the number of people. Write an inequality to describe the maximum allowance of
people allowed in the elevator at one time.
b. Draw a number line diagram to represent all possible solutions to part (a).
c. Let 𝑤 represent the amount of weight. Write an inequality to describe the maximum weight
allowance in the elevator at one time.
d. Draw a number line diagram to represent all possible solutions to part (c).
16. Steve works at a bakery. He put 8 chocolate plus vanilla (𝒗) cupcakes in each box. If Lauren made 20 boxes,
what is the total number of chocolate and vanilla cupcakes he made for the boxes? Create two equivalent
expressions that represent this situation.
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