6.5C – Not for sure about this
In Tim’s class, 15 of the 25 students have traveled outside their home state. Which number
does NOT represent the part of the class that has traveled outside their home state?
10
A
15
B 60%
C 0.6
3
D
5
6.4B
Mrs. Cavanaugh's chocolate chip peanut butter cookie recipe calls for 2 cups of peanut
1
1
butter for every cup of chocolate chips. Mrs. Fox's recipe calls for 1 cups of peanut
2
2
1
butter for every
of chocolate chips. Which statement is true about Mrs. Cavanaugh's and
2
Mrs. Fox's recipes?
A
Mrs. Fox's cookies are more "chocolatey" than Mrs. Cavanaugh's cookies.
B
Mrs. Cavanaugh's cookies are more "chocolatey" than Mrs. Fox's cookies.
C
Both Mrs. Fox's and Mrs. Cavanaugh's cookies contain an equivalent ratio of
peanut butter to chocolate chips.
D
There is not enough information to compare Mrs. Fox's and Mrs. Cavanaugh's
cookies.
6.4B
Yelena writes a 1,500 word essay about the American Revolutionary War. She writes an
average of 350 words each day she works on the essay. What is a reasonable conclusion
based on the given information?
A
It takes Yelena over 5 days to write the essay.
B
Yelena completes almost half the essay by day two,
C
Yelena completes exactly one-fourth of the essay on her first day of writing.
D
It will only take Yelena seven hours to complete writing the essay.
6.4B
The table below shows the numbers of pencils and pens three friends have in their
backpacks.
Who has the greater ratio of pencils to pens?
A Lydia
B Angel
C Elizabeth
D The ratio for all three friends is the same.
6.4B
Mrs. Gregory needs to buy backpacks for the 6 children in her family. She calls 4 stores
and records their prices in the table below.
Mrs. Gregory goes to the store where she will save the most money. From which store
does Mrs. Gregory purchase the backpacks?
A
B
C
D
Store
Store
Store
Store
A, because she needs 6 backpacks
B, because each backpack costs $20.25
C, because the unit cost for each backpack is the least
D, because one backpack costs $21.99
6.4B
Misty wants to save money to purchase a new bicycle that costs $279. She opens a savings
account and deposits $7 per week. Based on this information, which of the following is a
reasonable conclusion?
1
A Misty will save more than
the cost of the bicycle in 20 weeks.
2
B Misty will save less than $100 after 15 weeks.
1
C Misty will save less than
the cost of the bicycle in 14 weeks.
3
D Misty will save more than $150 in 21 weeks.
6.4B
A local grocery store is promoting a sale on four brands of cereal. Which of the following
is the best buy?
A
B
C
D
Brand
Brand
Brand
Brand
W, because the cost per ounce is $0.199
X, because it is the least expensive
Y, because the largest box is always the best buy
Z, because the unit cost is the least
6.4B
Georgia mixes 2 tablespoons of yellow paint and 3 tablespoons of blue paint to make
green paint. Braylee makes green paint by mixing 3 tablespoons of yellow paint and
1
4 tablespoons of blue paint. Which statement is true about the green paints mixed by
2
Georgia and Braylee?
A
Braylee's green paint is more yellow than Georgia's green paint.
B
Georgia's green paint is more blue than Braylee's green paint.
C
Both Braylee's and Georgia's green paint mixtures contain an equivalent ratio of yellow
and blue paint.
D
it is not possible to compare the green paints mixed by Braylee and Georgia.
6.4B
Three neighbors each decide to plant a garden of petunias and daffodils. The table
below shows the quantity of flowers in each garden.
Who has a greater ratio of petunias to daffodils in their garden?
A Mrs. Haskell
B Mrs. Peacock
C Mr. Myer
D The ratios for all three neighbors are the same.
6.4B
Mosab plans a trip to visit his grandparents. The online directions show four possible
routes. He wants to get there as quickly as possible. Which route should Mosab take?
A
B
Route 1, because the average speed is the fastest
Route 2, because it takes 2 hours
C
D
Route 3, because it takes the least amount of time
Route 4, because the distance is the shortest
6.4B
Betty has an order for 160 hair bows. She can make 16 hair bows per day. Which is a
reasonable conclusion?
A
B
C
D
3
of the order in 1 week.
4
1
After 3 days of work, Betty completes
of the order.
4
Exactly half of the hair bows will be completed in 6 days.
1
1
Betty makes
of the bows for her order in 2 days.
4
2
Betty completes
6.4B
Victor purchases 3 movie tickets for $18.75 at the Movie Hut. Which theater sells tlckets
for the same price per ticket?
A
B
C
D
Star Cinema
Mega Movie PIex
Monroe Theater
Dave's Drive-In
6.4B
Mrs. Bunce makes a saltwater solution using a 2 to 1 ratio of water to salt. Mr. Bunce
suggested a water to salt ratio of 3 to 2. Which statement is true?
A
B
C
D
Mrs. Bunce's saltwater is more salty than Mr. Bunce 's saltwater.
Mr. Bunce 's saltwater is more salty than Mrs. Bunce's saltwater.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Bunce's saltwater solutions contain an equal water to salt ratio.
The two saltwater solutions cannot be compared.
6.4B
The table shows the time spent reading a novel and the number of pages read by each of
four friends.
Which friend reads at the slowest rate?
A
B
C
D
Trey
Luis
Ethan
Roderick
6.4B
Peter walked at a rate of 4 miles in 50 minutes. Jan walked at a rate of 3 miles in
30 minutes. Which statement correctly describes this situation?
A Jan’s walking rate was 0.18 mile per minute faster than Peter’s.
B Jan’s walking rate was 0.18 mile per minute slower than Peter’s.
C Peter’s walking rate was 0.02 mile per minute faster than Jan’s.
D Peter’s walking rate was 0.02 mile per minute slower than Jan’s.
6.4C
The number of boys in Mrs. King’s sixth period class is proportional to the number of girls.
The class of 28 students has 12 boys. Which statement is true about the students in Mrs.
King’s sixth period class?
2
F The number of boys in the class is
times the number of girls in the class.
3
4
G The number of girls in the class is
times the number of boys in the class.
5
3
H The number of boys in the class is
times the number of girls in the class.
4
3
J The number of girls in the class is
times the number of boys in the class.
2
6.4C
The ratio of the number of red beads to the number of blue beads in a bracelet bowl is 3:2.
Which statement below is true about the relationship of the number of red beads and
number of blue beads?
A The number of red beads is 0.32 times the number of blue beads in the bracelet.
B The number of red beads is 1.3 times the number of blue beads in the bracelet.
C If there are 9 red beads in the bracelet, then there are 6 blue beads in the bracelet
D The number of blue beads in the bracelet is 1.5 times the number of red beads in the
bracelet.
6.4C
A fruit salad recipe requires 4 cups of apples, 2 cups of orange sections, and 1 cup of
grapes. Which statement is NOT true?
A The amount of apples is 4 times the amount of grapes in the salad.
B The amount of orange sections is 2 times the amount of grapes in the salad.
C The amount of apples is 2 times the amount of orange sections in the salad.
D The amount of apples is 3 times the amount of grapes and orange sections in the salad.
6.4D
The local grocery store makes and sells fresh orange juice. The machine they use can juice
300 oranges in 15 minutes. What is the rate of the machine in oranges per minute?
F 20 oranges per minute
G 15 oranges per minute
H 0.05 oranges per minute
J 25 oranges per minute
6.4D
The Everton Paper Company sells a 3-ream package of printer paper for $7.50. Which
company sells printer paper for the same price per package as Everton Paper?
A Thompson Paper Company 5-ream package of paper for $10.00
B Rowe Paper Company 8-ream package of paper for $24.00
C Riley Paper Company 4-ream package of paper for $8.00
D Songer Paper Company 2-ream package of paper for $5.00
6.4D
3
of his 150-page history assignment in 1 hour. At what rate is William
5
reading the history assignment?
A 2 pages per minute
B 2.5 pages per minute
C 1.25 pages per minute
D 1.5 pages per minute
William read
6.4D
Jenny bought 4 DVD’s for $25.20. What is the unit rate?
A) $3.13
B) $4.20
C) $6.30
D) $8.40
6.4D
The local grocery store makes and sells fresh orange juice. The machine they use can juice
240 oranges in 12 minutes. What is the rate of the machine in oranges per minute?
F 20 oranges per minute
G 15 oranges per minute
H 0.05 oranges per minute
J 25 oranges per minute
6.4H
Use the information in the chart to answer the questions below:
1. How many pints of batter would you have if you made 8 batches of pancakes?
A 4 pt
B 6 pt
C 12 pt
D 24 pt
ANSWER: 12 PT
2. If you used 2 quarts of milk, how many pancakes would you make?
A 30
B 60
C 120
6.4H
Sam made 1.5 gallons of lemonade to serve at a party. Rick made 2 quarts of lemonade
for the party. What is the total number of cups of lemonade Sam and Rick made
for the party?
(1 gallon = 4 quarts, 1 quart = 4 cups)
A 24 cups
B 32 cups
C 40 cups
D 64 cups
6.4H
Diana has 4 quarts of water. She poured all the water into pint containers. Each pint
container was filled to capacity. How many pint containers did she use?
A
B
C
D
2
8
16
40
6.4H
Rae’s recipe for lemon-lime punch calls for the following ingredients:
1 quart of apple juice
3 cups of lemon-lime soda
64 ounces of pineapple juice
2 quarts of cold water
1 cup of lemon juice
What is the smallest container that will hold all the ingredients?
A A 4-quart container
B A 5-quart container
C A 6-quart container
D A 7-quart container
6.4H
What is half of 1¼ pounds?
A. 8 ounces
B. 10 ounces
C. 12 ounces
D. 20 ounces
6.4H
Ann has a 12-pound pumpkin that is growing 8 ounces heavier per day. In how many days
will the pumpkin be 16 pounds?
A 4 days
B 8 days
C 16 days
D 32 days
6.4H
Julia’s fudge recipe calls for 6 ounces of chocolate chips. She wants to make 3 batches of
the recipe. Which quantity of chocolate chips does Julia need to make 3 batches of her
recipe?
A 1 pound
B 1 pound 2 ounces
C 3 pounds
D 3 pounds 2 ounces
6.4H
Last year Gregory was 51 inches tall. Since then, he has grown 4 inches. How tall is
Gregory now?
A. 4 feet, 3 inches
B. 4 feet, 7 inches
C. 5 feet, 1 inch
D. 5 feet, 5 inches
6.4H
A farmer has a bale of hay with a mass of 36 kilograms. How many milligrams of hay are in
the bale?
F
36,000,000 mg
G
36,000 mg
H
3,600,000 mg
J
360,000 mg
6.4H
Connor needs to give his dog a bath. When he reads the directions on the bottle of dog
shampoo, this is what he sees:
Connor’s dog weighs 7,124 grams. How many drops of shampoo should he use?
A 10
B 15
C 20
D Not here
6.4H
A large container holds 2 liters of juice. Jan wants to put the juice into smaller containers which hold 200 milliliters
each. How many containers will she need?
A 10
B 100
C 200
D 400
6.4H
Dylan is 150 centimeters tall. His brother, Jake, is two meters tall. Which of the following
statements is true?
A Jake is one meter taller than Dylan.
B Dylan is 25 centimeters taller than Jake
C Jake is 50 centimeters taller than Dylan.
D The boys are the same height.
6.5A
In a scale model of a new tunnel, 1 inch represents 10 feet. The actual tunnel will be
75 feet long. Which proportion CANNOT be used to determine L, the length of the scale
model?
A
1 10

75
L
B
L 75

1 10
C
10 75

1
L
D
1
L

10 75
6.5A
At the Henderson farm, 3 out of every 5 acres of land are used to grow wheat. If they grow
60 acres of wheat, which proportion could be used to determine the number of acres on the
Henderson farm?
A
3
a

5 60
B
3
a

60 5
C
3
5

a 60
D
3 60

5
a
6.5A
The chart shows the results of a survey of people who bought cereal last Saturday.
Cereal Survey
Brand of
Cereal
Number of
People
Nutty Fruit
25
Corn Puffs
Cinnamon
Crisps
Rice Crunch
16
35
24
If 250 people each buy 1 of these cereals next Saturday, which proportion can be used to
find the number of people, x, who would be expected to buy Cinnamon Crisps?
A
35
x

100 250
B
35
x

100  35 250
C
35
x

250 100
D
35 100

250
x
6.5A
The chart shows that 75 books were checked out from the library by sixth-grade students
last week.
If sixth-grade students checked out a total of 300 books during a period of 4 weeks,
which proportion could be used to find the number of books about animals, a, that would
be expected to be checked out?
A
a
75

21 300
B
21
a

75 300
C
75
a

21 300
D
21
a

75  21 300
6.5A
Randy weighed 14 feet of cable and found that it weighed 4 pounds. He needs to
find out how much 91 feet weigh. Which proportion could be used to determine the
weight of the cable?
A
14
x

4 91
B
14 91

4
x
C
4 91

14
x
D
4
x

91 14
6.5A
Last year at a car dealership, the ratio of trucks sold to cars sold was 4:1. If the dealership
sold 252 cars last year, how many trucks did it sell?
A 63
B 256
C1,008
D 1,260
D 240
ANSWER: 120 pancakes
6.5B
Last year the amount of rain in Fairview was 79% of the normal amount. The normal
amount in a year is 12.2 inches. About how many inches of rain did Fairview have
last year?
A. 15.4
B. 9.6
C. 6.5
D. 2.6
6.5B
DVD’s are on sale for 25% off. If Frozen regularly sells for $20, how much would you pay if
the sales tax rate is 8.5%
A. $15
B. $16.24
C. $12.75
D. $13.50
6.5B
3% of the songs on Majic 102 are rap songs. If Majic 102 plays 12 rap songs in one day,
how many songs did they play in all?
6.5B
On Valentine night Mr. Scott decided to leave 15% of the total dinner bill as a tip for the
waitress. If the total cost of the dinner was $80 (with tax), how much money did
Mr. Scott have to pay for his night out with his sweetheart?
6.5B
Andrea won 22 of the 29 tennis matches she played. Which proportion can she use to find
m, the percent of matches she lost?
A
7
m

22 100
B
22
m

100 29
C
7
m

29 100
D
22
m

29 100
6.5B
A bag of mixed Yummy Gummies contains 26% green, 34% red, 24% blue, and 16%
yellow gummies. Carla put 250 mixed gummies in a bowl. Which proportion can be used to
find y, the total number of yellow gummies in the bowl?
A
250 16

y
100
B
y
16

100 250
C
y
100

250 16
D
16 150

100
y
6.5B
The shaded model below represents the percent of students at Judson Middle School
who bring lunches to school.
If 650 students attend Judson Middle School, how many bring lunches?
A 32
B 208
C 442
D 618
6.5B
This year, Mrs. Fisher has 9 students who are new to the school. The number of new
students represents 7.5% of all her students. Which equation could be used to determine
x, the total number of students Mrs. Fischer has this year?
A
7,5
x

100 9
G
7.5
x

9
100
H
x
9

7.5 100
F
9 7.5

x 100
6.5B
A candy jar contains pieces of cherry and cinnamon candy. Seventy five percent of the
candies in the jar are cherry candies. The jar contains 24 cherry candies. How many pieces
of candy are in the jar?
Record your answer on the grid below. Be sure to use the correct place value.
6.5B – From the IQ
Yael worked out at a gym for 2 hours. Her workout consisted of stretching for 21 minutes,
jogging for 45 minutes, and lifting weights for the remaining amount of time. What
percentage of Yael’s workout was spent lifting weights?
F55%
G45%
H66%
J54%
6.5B – From the IQ
Marcella bought a 25-ounce bottle of olive oil for $5.88. She used 60% of the olive oil in
two weeks. Which of the following is closest to the cost of the oil she used?
F$0.24
G$0.39
H$2.35
J$3.53
6.5B – From the IQ
Seth uses a school camera to take pictures for the yearbook and for the school paper. Last
month he took 270 pictures for the yearbook and 180 pictures for the school paper with
this camera. Which proportion can be used to determine p, the percentage of the total
number of pictures he took that were for the yearbook?
F
p
270

100 450
G
p
180

100 450
H
p
450

100 270
F
p
270

100 180
6.5B – From the IQ
A total of 40 people made cakes for a bake sale. Each person made 3 cakes . Mrs. Sánchez
found that 15% of these cakes were chocolate. How many chocolate cakes were made for
the bake sale?
F 120
G 6
H 18
J Not here
6.5B – From the IQ
Of the 250 sheep in a flock, 34% are white. What is the total number of white sheep in the
flock?
A 85
B 216
C 165
D Not here
6.5B from 2009 7th gr TAKS
Jake spent a total of $20 on the items below.
• 2 movie tickets for $6 each
• 1 bag of popcorn for $3.50
• 2 drinks for $2.25 each
What percent of the $20 did Jake spend on movie tickets?
A 40%
B 12%
C 60%
D 8%
6.5B from 2009 7th gr TAKS
Mario answered 75% of the 40 problems on his history homework correctly. How many
problems on his homework did he answer correctly?
A 19
B 30
C 28
D 10
6.5B from 7th gr Released TAKS samples (Not Test)
The seventh-grade students at Alaniz Middle School went on a field trip. At lunch 17
students drank lemonade. This represented 20% of the students on the field trip. How
many students were on the field trip?
A 20
B 37
C 85
D 117
6.5B from 7th gr Released TAKS samples (Not Test)
There are 280 students in the seventh grade at Oak Middle School. If 15% of the seventh
graders belong to the school choir, how many seventh graders at Oak Middle School belong
to the choir?
A 19
B 28
C 42
D 56
6.11A
Which ordered pair does NOT represent a vertex of the polygon?
A
( 3 ,  1)
4
2
B
(1 ,
C
( 11 ,
D
(1 ,
4
2
2

1
)
2
1
3
)
4
3
)
4
6.11A
The routes Tia takes from her house to different places are represented on the grid below.
Which ordered pair best represents a point on Tia's route to the store?
A (5, 6)
B (2.5, 0)
C (2, 5)
D (3.5, 3)
6.11A
Which best represents the point with coordinates (−6
A Point W
B Point Y
C Point X
D Point Z
1
, 4)?
2
6.11A
Which point is located on the perimeter of the polygon?
A
( 1 ,21 )
B
(1 ,

C
(3 ,
2
D
2
4
1
)
2
1
)
4
4
(1 1 , 3 )
2 4
6.11A
Which point on the grid below best represents (−4
F Point R
G Point S
H Point T
J Point U
1
, 7)?
2
6.11A
Parallelogram KLMN has vertices K (−7, −7), L (−5, 2), M (3, 6), and N (1, −3).
Which of the following are coordinates of a point inside parallelogram KLMN?
Which of the following ordered pairs best represents the location of point T?