6th Math Practice STAAR
Spring 2016
1.
Student
Name:_____________________________
Which list shows the numbers listed below
in order from least to greatest?
(6.2D)
−𝟔
𝟏
𝟐
𝟒𝟔
𝟕
𝟕. 𝟐𝟓
1
1
A. −6 2 , −5.58, 6 4 ,
1
B. −5.58, 6 4 ,
1
46
7
46
7
𝟏
𝟒
− 𝟓. 𝟓𝟖
, 7.25
3.
Which of the following number lines is
labeled correctly?
(6.2C)
A.
1
, −6 2 , 7.25
1
C. −6 2 , 6 4 , −5.58,
1
𝟔
Math
Teacher:___________________Period:___
1
D. −5.58, −6 2 , 6 4 ,
46
7
46
7
B.
, 7.25
, 7.25
C.
D.
2.
A store manager analyzed the change in
sales of various products from last month to this
month. The percent increases and decreases in
sales are shown in the table.
(6.2D)
4.
(6.2A) Three
sets of numbers are shown in the
Venn diagram.
These values will be ordered from greatest to
least. Which list of the products matches this
order?
A. Pants, shirts, watches, shoes, ties
B. Ties, shoes, watches, shirts, pants
Which of these numbers can be placed in the
shaded area of the diagram?
C. Watches, shirts, pants, shoes, ties
D. Ties, shoes, pants, shirts, watches
1
A. −5
C.
B. 3.5
D. Not here
2
5.
Which set shows equivalent fractions,
decimals and percents?
(6.4G)
A.
B.
6.
1
4
2
5
, 25%, 0.14
C.
, 40%, 0.04
D.
3
2
, 66 3 %, 0. 6̅
1
10
coat is discounted 40% off its regular price.
Which value is equivalent to 40%?
1
25
B. 0.004
(6.7A)
A.
B.
C.
D.
, 10%, 0.01
(6.4G) A
A.
7.
2
10. (6.7D) Which expression is equivalent to
3(𝑥 + 6)?
11. (6.7D) Which of the following expressions is
equivalent to 3𝑑 ∙ (6 ∙ 7)?
I. (6 ∙ 7) ∙ 3𝑑
II. 3𝑑(6) + 3𝑑(7)
III. (3𝑑 ∙ 6) ∙ 7
C. 40
D.
2
5
3+𝑥+3+6
3𝑥 + 6
3+𝑥+6
3x+18
A.
B.
C.
D.
I only
II only
I and III only
II and III only
What is the value of the expression below?
(−𝟖 + 𝟑)𝟐 + 𝟏𝟎 ∙ (−𝟒)
Record your answer and fill in
the bubbles on your answer
document. Be sure to use the
correct place value.
12. (6.7C) Look at the model.
Which of the following statements of equality is
true?
A. 3(𝑥 + 2) = 3𝑥 + 5
B. 3𝑥 + 26 = 2(3 + 2𝑥)
8.
(6.7A) What
value is equivalent to
3 − 23 ∙ (5 − 2) − 60?
4
A.
B.
C.
D.
9.
−3
−66
159
−21
C. 3(2 + 𝑥) = 6 + 3𝑥
D. 6(2 + 2𝑥) = 12 + 2𝑥
13. (6.4E) The Stinson family noticed a 10% decrease
in their monthly water bill. What decimal
number represents this percent?
Mr. Morrison asked the class to generate
an expression equivalent to 80. Lucy used the
prime factorization of 80 to form an equivalent
expression. Which best represents the prime
factorization that Lucy wrote?
(6.7A)
A. 8 ∙ 10
C. 4 ∙ 20
B. 24 ∙ 5
D. 2 ∙ 5 ∙ 8
Record your answer and fill in
the bubbles on your answer
document. Be sure to use the
correct place value.
14.
If the shaded region of the model below
represents the part of a book that Katie is
reading, what fraction of the book does Katie
have left to read?
(6.4F)
18.
Rebecca bought 1.5 pounds of grapes and
paid $3.72. What was the cost per pound of
grapes?
(6.3E)
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
3
10
B.
2
5
C.
3
5
D.
$5.58
$2.48
$2.22
Not here
7
10
19. (6.4B) Mabel needs to buy backpacks for 6
children. She called 4 stores and recorded their
prices in the table below.
15. (6.3D) Ella played a math game and had the five
cards shown.
Backpack Prices
Store
A
B
C
D
Her score was the sum of the numbers on these
five cards. What was Ella’s score?
A. 3
B. 23
C. -5
Price
6 for $119.70
3 for $60.75
2 for $39.50
$21.99 each
Mabel wants to go to the store where she will
save the most money. Which store should Mabel
go to buy the backpacks?
D. Not here
A. Store A, because she needs 6 backpacks
16. (6.3D) Which of the following expressions is
equivalent to −8.
I. −32 ÷ (−4)
II. −3 − (−11)
III. (2)(−4)
IV. −14 + 6
A.
B.
C.
D.
I and II only
III and IV only
II, III, and IV only
I, II, III, and IV
B. Store B, because each backpack costs $20.25
C. Store C, because the unit cost for each back pack
is the least expensive
D. Store D, because one backpack costs $21.99
20.
(6.4B) After
restocking the vending machine,
James determined that 2 out of every 5 packages
of candy sold were M&M’s. The vending
machine sold 160 packages of candy last week.
How many packages of M&M’s were sold?
2
160
A. 400, because 5 = 400
17.
A grocery store sells steak for $6.10 per
3
pound. What would be the cost of 25 lb of
steak?
(6.3E)
A. $14.03
B. $8.70
C. $15.86
D. $12.06
B. 16, because 160 ÷ (5 × 2) = 16
2
64
C. 64, because 5 = 160
D. 34, because
160
5
+ 2 = 34
21.
Forty children from an after-school club
went to the matinee. This is 25% of the children
in the club. How many children are in the club?
(6.5B)
A.
B.
C.
D.
10
160
200
900
A.
B.
C.
D.
22. (6.5B) The last time Brea played softball, she hit
the ball 35% of the times she was at bat. Based
on this information, how many times will Brea
hit the ball the next time she plays softball if she
is at bat 20 times?
A.
B.
C.
D.
24. (6.6C) A firefighter uses equipment that weighs 60
pounds. The firefighter weighs x pounds. Which
equation can be used to find t, the total weight
of both the firefighter and his equipment in
pounds?
4
7
15
6
23. (6.6C) A pizza chef at a restaurant uses the same
amount of tomato sauce to make each pizza.
The table below shows the relationship between
the number of pizzas made, n, and the number
of gallons of tomato sauce used, g.
Based on the information in the table, which
equation can be used to find g, the number of
gallons of tomato sauce needed to make n
pizzas?
𝑛
A. 𝑔 = 16𝑛
C. 𝑔 = 16
B. 𝑔 = 𝑛 − 75
D. 𝑔 = 𝑛 + 32
25.
𝑡
𝑡
𝑡
𝑡
= 60𝑥
= 𝑥 + 60
= 60 − 𝑥
= 𝑥 − 60
The total number of washcloths, y,
contained in x packages can be represented by
the equation 𝑦 = 8𝑥. Which of the following
graphs best represents this situation?
(6.6C)
A.
C.
B.
D.
26. (6.10A) Mr. Sims received $3.36 in change from
his grocery purchase. If the total amount of his
purchase was $56.64, which equation and
solution best represent x, the amount of money
Mr. Sims gave the cashier?
A.
B.
C.
D.
𝑥 − 56.64 = 3.36,
𝑥 + 3.36 = 56.64,
56.64 − 𝑥 = 3.36,
𝑥 + 56.64 = 3.36,
𝑥
𝑥
𝑥
𝑥
= 60
= 53.28
= 60
= 60
27. (6.10A) What value of x will be the solution to
the equation modeled below?
31. (6.9C) Which situation is best represented by the
equation below?
𝑐 ∙ 3 = 2.1
A. Gavin gave the cashier $3 when the total
was $2.10. Find c, the amount of change
Gavin received.
A. 3
28.
B. 4
(6.10B)
C. 16
D. 60
B. Carley bought 3 packs of gum that each cost
the same. The total was $2.10. Find c, the
cost of each pack of gum.
Which inequality is true when 𝑥 = 4?
C. Peggy made 2.1 pounds of fudge for each of
her 3 nephews. Find c, the total number of
pounds of fudge Peggy made.
A. −25𝑥 > 100
B. −25𝑥 ≥ 100
C. 25𝑥 < 100
D. 25𝑥 ≤ 100
29. (6.9B) Aiko is selling books for $12 each. She
wants to make more than $180 in book sales.
The inequality 12𝑏 > 180 can be used to
determine the number of books, b, she must sell
in order to meet her goal. Which number line
best represents the solution to the inequality?
D. Chris must give a speech that is no longer
than 3 minutes. He spoke for 2.1 minutes.
Find c, the number of minutes Chris has left.
32. (6.4A) Which of the following does NOT show an
additive relationship?
A. 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 8
B.
C. Amy is three years older than Sam.
30. (6.9A) Maleek’s basketball team scored 108
points. Maleek scored 37 points. The rest of his
teammates scored a total of s points, which
equation could be used to determine the points
earned by Maleek’s teammates?
108
A. 37 = 𝑠
B. 37𝑠 = 108
C. 𝑠 − 37 = 108
D. 37 + 𝑠 = 108
D.
33. (6.6B) David is buying a corsage for his date. The
relationship between the cost of a corsage and
the number of flowers in the corsage is shown
below.
1
35. (6.4H) Gretta is 12 meters tall. Which of the
1
following is equivalent to 12 meters?
A.
B.
C.
D.
36.
Which equation correctly represents the relationship
between the independent and dependent quantities?
A.
B.
C.
D.
34.
150 millimeters
1,500 millimeters
100 millimeters
1,000 millimeters
(6.4H) An adult human body contains about 10
pints of blood. How many fluid ounces is the
equivalent to 10 pints?
𝐶 = 3.5𝑓
𝐶 =𝑓−5
𝐶 =𝑓+5
Not Here
(.6.6A) The
graph shows the cost of single-dip ice
cream sundaes at Braum’s.
Record your answer and fill in
the bubbles on your answer
document. Be sure to use the
correct place value.
37. (6.8D) An engineer wants to construct a
rectangular sandbox for the students at an
elementary school.
Which statement about the quantities in the
graph is true?
A. The number of sundaes and the cost are both
independent quantities.
B. The number of sundaes and the cost are both
dependent quantities.
C. The number of sundaes is the dependent
quantity, and the cost is the independent
quantity.
D. The number of sundaes is the independent
quantity, and the cost is the dependent
quantity.
The sandbox will be filled with sand to
complete construction. If each bag of sand
contains 6 cubic feet of sand, how many bags
will be needed to completely fill the sandbox?
A.
B.
C.
D.
5 bags
30 bags
10 bags
60 bags
38. (6.8D) Mia is covering shapes with wrapping
paper to make a design for the school carnival.
How much paper, in square centimeters, will
Mia need to cover the figure shown below?
A.
B.
C.
D.
19 cm²
22 cm²
12.5 cm²
8.5 cm²
40.
(6.8A)
Study the triangle below.
Which statement about ΔABC is not true?
̅̅̅̅ is longest side because it is opposite the
A. 𝐵𝐶
largest angle.
B. ΔABC is an obtuse scalene triangle.
̅̅̅̅ is the shortest side because it is opposite
C. 𝐴𝐵
the smallest angle.
D. ∠B measures 95° because the sume of the
angles in a triangle is 180°.
39. (6.8C) Josie needs to find the area of the
quadrilateral shown below.
41. (6.11A) The route that Verlonda takes from her
house to a store is represented on the grid
below.
Which equation could Josie use to find A, the
area of the quadrilateral?
A. 𝐴 = (20 ∙ 2)(8)
1
B. 𝐴 = 2 (12.4 + 20.2)(9.3)
1
1
C. 𝐴 = 2 (20.2) + 2 (12.4)
1
D. 𝐴 = 2 (20.2 + 12.4)(8)
Which ordered pair represents a point on
Verlonda’s route?
A. (0, −3)
B. (−3, 6)
C. (3, 4)
D. (3, 8)
42.
The coordinate grid shows points J, K,
L, and M.
(6.11A)
44.
(6.12C) The
list below shows the number of rides
at nine different rodeos.
28
7
13
7
8
12
22
14
6
What is the median number of rides at these
rodeos?
A. 8
45.
B. 22
C. 7
D. 12
The distance in miles that some students
live from school is shown in the histogram.
(6.12C)
Which point best represents the ordered
1
pair (−2 2 , 3)?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Point J
Point K
Point L
Point M
43. (6.14H) The table shows the average annual salary
in dollars based on the minimum level of
education required for two occupations.
Occupations
Occupation
Average
Annual Salary
(dollars)
Accountant
71,040
Tax Preparer
41,700
Level of
Education
Required
Bachelor’s
Degree
High School
Diploma
Based on the average annual salaries in the
table, how much more would an accountant earn
than a tax preparer over a 30 – year career?
A.
B.
C.
D.
$112,740
$3,382,200
$880,200
$1,251,000
Which statement about the data in the histogram
is true?
A. The distribution of the data is asymmetrical,
so the mean and the median are likely
outside the “2.1 – 3 mile” category.
B. The distribution of data is asymmetrical, so
the mean and the median are likely within
the “2.1 – 3 mile” category.
C. The distribution of the data is symmetrical,
so the mean and the median are likely
outside the “2.1 – 3 mile” category.
D. The distribution of the data is symmetrical,
so the mean and the median are likely within
the “2.1 – 3 mile” category.
46.
Ginger records her grades for each
assignment in science.
(6.12A)
47. (6.13A) The graph below shows the number of
garbage cans that were emptied in five
neighborhoods.
Which graphical display correctly represents
Ginger’s science grades?
A.
Which statement is best supported by the
information in the graph?
A. A total of 500 garbage cans were emptied in
these 5 neighborhoods.
B.
C.
B. The combined number of garbage cans emptied
in Neighborhood M and N is 50 more than the
number of garbage cans emptied in
Neighborhood P.
C. The difference between the greatest number of
garbage cans emptied and the least number of
garbage cans emptied is 110.
D. The combined number of garbage cans emptied
in Neighborhood P and Neighborhood Q is 375
more than the number of garbage cans emptied
in Neighborhood R.
D.
48.
(6.13A) The
histogram shows the total number of swimmers in different age groups who participated in a
swimming competition. Based on the histogram, which statement is true?
A. There were 15 swimmers who were younger than 30 years old.
B. A total of 10 swimmers were 50 years old or older.
C. The number of swimmers who were 40 years old or older is less than the number of swimmers who were
29 years old or younger.
D. A total of 70 swimmers participated in the competition.
49.
(6.12D) The farmers’ market conducts a survey to determine the favorite local produce. The results are shown
in the graph below. Which statement is true about the distribution of the data?
A. Tomatoes and onions were selected as the favorite produce
by over half of the people surveyed.
B. Tomatoes represent the mode for the data.
C. Peas were selected as the favorite produce by half of the
people surveyed.
D. Cucumbers were selected by 15% of the people surveyed.
50. (6.12D) As a part of a survey, a group of people were asked to name their preferred method of viewing
television shows. Their responses are shown in the table. Which percentage bar graph best represents the
data?
51. (6.14C) The check register show the transactions in Ms. Garcia’s new checking account. She opened the
account on October 3. Based on the information in the check register, what is the balance in Ms. Garcia’s
check register after the ATM transaction on October 11?
A. $5,105
B. $2,095
C. $3,600
D. $1,505