Sol 6.6a and 6.8
 Highlight or underline the important
information.
 Show ALL your work on notebook
paper.
 Check your answer.
 Does it make sense?
 Eliminate bad answer choices.
 Select the BEST answer.
A loop around the running trail
is 2 2/3 miles. Victor ran ¾ of the
loop before walking the rest.
How many miles did he run?
a. 2 miles
c. 2 ½ miles
b. 2 1/4 miles
d. 3 5/12 miles
Of the employees at the Civic Center,
2/ have been there 5 or more years.
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Of those employees, 2/3 are women.
What fraction of the employees at the
Civic Center are women who have
worked there 5 or more years?
a. 2/15
c. 11/15
b. 4/15
d. 13/15
Zachary drew two squares. The first
has sides that measure 3 5/12 inches
long. The second has sides that are 5
2/ inches longer than the first. What
5
is the length of the sides of the
larger square?
a. 8 7/17 inches
c. 8 49/60 inches
b. 8 4/5 inches
d. 9 11/60 inches
Anna is growing a sunflower. The
sunflower was 5 ½ inches tall last
weekend. This weekend it
measured 6 ¼ inches. How much
did the plant grow between the
two weekends?
a. 1 3/4 inches
c. 3/4 inches
b. 11 3/4 inches
d. 1/4 inches
Isaac has 4/5 of a pie left over. He
wants to give equal amounts to 3
of his friends. How much will
each friend get?
a. 4/15
c. 3 3/4
b. 5/8
d. 3/4