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Grade 6
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A coin contains
9
9
9
grams of nickel and
16
16
16
grams of copper, for a total of
25
25
25
grams. What percentage of the metal in the coin is copper
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A coin contains
9
9
9
grams of nickel and
16
16
16
grams of copper, for a total of
25
25
25
grams. What percentage of the metal in the coin is copper
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Aaliyah's Burgers cooks its burgers either well done or medium. The restaurant served
10
10
10
burgers last night,
60
%
60\%
60%
of which were well done. How many well-done burgers did the restaurant serve?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_
___
well-done burgers
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Janelle took a math quiz last week. There were
55
55
55
problems on the quiz and Janelle answered
80
%
80\%
80%
of them correctly. How many problems did Janelle get correct?
\newline
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
problems
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Todd's town voted on a new speed limit.
50
%
50\%
50%
of the
22
22
22
votes were in favor of the new speed limit. How many votes were in favor?
\newline
_
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_\_
_____
votes
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In Chase's grade, there are
80
80
80
students. Currently,
90
%
90\%
90%
of them are enrolled in health. How many students are enrolled in health?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
students
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The art club had an election to select a president.
90
%
90\%
90%
of the
50
50
50
members of the club voted in the election. How many members voted?
\newline
_
_
_
\_\_\_
___
members
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At Marco's Hats,
70
%
70\%
70%
of the
10
10
10
hats are baseball caps. How many baseball caps are there?
\newline
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
caps
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30
%
30\%
30%
of the tickets sold at a school carnival were early-admission tickets. If the school sold
90
90
90
tickets in all, how many early-admission tickets did it sell?
\newline
_____ early-admission tickets
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Kiara's city took a telephone poll about a plan to build a new hotel downtown.
100
100
100
people took the poll.
20
%
20\%
20%
of them were in favor of the new hotel. How many people were in favor of the new hotel?
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_
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_\_
_____
people
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At the craft store, Mona bought a bag of blue and brown marbles. The bag contained
10
10
10
marbles, and
40
%
40\%
40%
of them were blue. How many blue marbles did Mona receive?
\newline
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
blue marbles
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There are
80
80
80
seats on a train.
80
%
80\%
80%
of the seats are empty. How many empty seats are there on the train?
\newline
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
empty seats
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After a month of successful fundraising, Lila and her classmates voted on whether to donate the money they had raised to hunger relief or to environmental causes.
10
%
10\%
10%
of the
10
10
10
votes were in favor of hunger relief. How many votes were for hunger relief?
\newline
_
_
_
\_\_\_
___
votes
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So far, Elizabeth has completed
50
%
50\%
50%
of her research assignment. Pamela has finished
3
10
\frac{3}{10}
10
3
of her research assignment. Who has finished a greater percentage of her research assignment?
\newline
Choices:
\newline
(A)Elizabeth
\newline
(B)Pamela
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The Board of Regents at Hazelbury College plans to expand the availability of health care for students on campus. Members of the board want to determine whether expanding the availability of virtual clinics or of in-person clinics would better meet students' needs. Each board member randomly surveys
20
20
20
students to see if there is a preference. Here are the data from one board member's sample:
\newline
----------------- --
\newline
Virtual clinics
7
7
7
\newline
In-person clinics
11
11
11
\newline
No preference
2
2
2
\newline
----------------- --
\newline
What percentage of the students in this board member's sample prefer in-person clinics?
\newline
___
%
\%
%
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Damon's class just held a class election.
60
%
60\%
60%
of the
25
25
25
students in the class voted. How many students voted?
\newline
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
students
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Oliver's town voted on a new speed limit.
20
%
20\%
20%
of the
55
55
55
votes were in favor of the new speed limit. How many votes were in favor?
\newline
_____ votes
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A school staff meeting had
10
10
10
teachers in attendance,
20
%
20\%
20%
of whom were first-year teachers. How many first-year teachers were in the meeting?
\newline
_
_
_
\_\_\_
___
first-year teachers
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30
%
30\%
30%
of the tickets sold at a school carnival were early-admission tickets. If the school sold
40
40
40
tickets in all, how many early-admission tickets did it sell?
\newline
_____ early-admission tickets
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This morning, Janet took a history test. There were
30
30
30
multiple-choice problems on the test and Janet answered
80
%
80\%
80%
of them correctly. How many problems did Janet get right?
\newline
_
_
_
\_\_\_
___
problems
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30
30
30
\% of the tickets sold at a water park were child tickets. If the park sold
80
80
80
tickets in all, how many child tickets did it sell?
\newline
_
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_\_
_____
tickets
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Pedro took a math quiz last week. There were
40
40
40
problems on the quiz and Pedro answered
70
%
70\%
70%
of them correctly. How many problems did Pedro get correct?
\newline
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
problems
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Riley ordered a set of purple and green pins. She received
10
10
10
pins, and
40
%
40\%
40%
of them were purple. How many purple pins did Riley receive?
\newline
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
pins
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The art club had an election to select a president.
30
%
30\%
30%
of the
60
60
60
members of the club voted in the election. How many members voted?
\newline
_
_
_
\_\_\_
___
members
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At Hunter's Hats,
70
%
70\%
70%
of the
50
50
50
hats are baseball caps. How many baseball caps are there?
\newline
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
caps
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Ivan, Bella, and lan agreed to share a pizza which was cut into
10
10
10
slices. Ivan ate
40
%
40\%
40%
of the pizza.
\newline
How many slices did he eat?
\newline
□
\square
□
slices
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All students in Ridgewood Junior High School either got their lunch in the school cafeteria or brought it from home on Tuesday.
20
%
20\%
20%
of students brought their lunch.
41
41
41
students brought their lunch. How many students in total are in Ridgewood Junior High School?
\newline
Answer:
□
\square
□
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In Texas, about
1
1
1
person in
8
8
8
lives in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. What percent of people in Texas live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area?
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Harsh has
a
a
a
number of girlfriends and Bixby has
b
b
b
number of girlfriends.
30
%
30\%
30%
of
a
a
a
are female and
50
%
50\%
50%
of
b
b
b
are male. Whats the probability that I get two females if I pick one randomly each from
a
a
a
and
b
b
b
?
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All students in Ridgewood Junior High School either got their lunch in the school cafeteria or brought it from home on Tuesday.
2
%
2 \%
2%
of students brought their lunch.
40
40
40
students brought their lunch. How many students in total are in Ridgewood Junior High School?
\newline
Answer:
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Bob's gift shop sold a record number of cards for Mother's Day. One salesman sold
41
41
41
cards, which was
5
%
5 \%
5%
of the cards sold for Mother's Day. How many cards were sold for Mother's Day?
\newline
Answer:
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The
9
9
9
students in the Environmental Club represent
4
%
4 \%
4%
of the students in the seventh grade. How many students are in the seventh grade?
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Answer:
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Bob's gift shop sold a record number of cards for Mother's Day. One salesman sold
41
41
41
cards, which was
10
%
10 \%
10%
of the cards sold for Mother's Day. How many cards were sold for Mother's Day?
\newline
Answer:
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All students in Ridgewood Junior High School either got their lunch in the school cafeteria or brought it from home on Tuesday.
20
%
20 \%
20%
of students brought their lunch.
41
41
41
students brought their lunch. How many students in total are in Ridgewood Junior High School?
\newline
Answer:
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A group of children were on a bus. Three children got off the bus at the first stop. At the next stop,
12
12
12
kids got on the bus. There are now twice as many kids on the bus as there were at the start. How many kids are on the bus?
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Nayeli lights a
4
m
2
4 m^{2}
4
m
2
space with
12
12
12
candles. Citlali lights a
10
m
2
10 m^{2}
10
m
2
space with
30
30
30
of the same type of candles.
\newline
Whose space is lit brighter?
\newline
Choose
1
1
1
answer:
\newline
(A) Nayeli's area
\newline
(B) Citlali's area
\newline
(C) The spaces are equally bright.
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