6th Grade Math Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Three notebooks cost $7.50 at the same price per notebook. How much would five notebooks cost?
$10.00
$12.50
$15.00
$18.75
2. The numbers of pages read over five days were 6, 8, 9, 11, and 16. What was the mean number of pages read per day?
9 pages
12 pages
11 pages
10 pages
3. Which expression is equivalent to 5(2x − 3)?
10x minus 3
7x minus 8
10x minus 15
10x plus 15
4. In which quadrant is the point (−3, 4)?
Quadrant IV
Quadrant I
Quadrant III
Quadrant II
5. What is 0.6 × 0.4?
0.42
0.10
0.24
2.4
6. What is 3/4 ÷ 1/2?
3/8
2/3
1 1/2
2
7. A rectangular storage box is 8 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 5 inches high. What is its volume?
120 cubic inches
80 cubic inches
40 cubic inches
16 cubic inches
8. Evaluate 18 − 2(4 + 1).
8
40
16
70
9. A bag contains 3 red counters, 5 blue counters, and 2 green counters. If one counter is chosen at random, what is the probability that it is not blue?
1/2
3/10
2/5
1/5
10. What is the greatest common factor of 18 and 24?
6
3
9
12
11. The temperature was −3°C in the morning and rose by 8°C. What was the new temperature?
11 degrees below zero Celsius
5 degrees below zero Celsius
11 degrees above zero Celsius
5 degrees above zero Celsius
12. A triangular flag has a base of 10 inches and a perpendicular height of 7 inches. What is its area?
17 square inches
35 square inches
70 square inches
34 square inches
13. A car travels 156 miles in 3 hours at a constant rate. What is its unit rate?
50 miles per hour
51 miles per hour
52 miles per hour
53 miles per hour
14. Solve the equation 4x + 7 = 31.
x = 5
x = 6
x = 8
x = 9.5
15. Which fraction is greatest?
3/4
7/9
4/5
5/6
16. A class has 48 students. If 25% of them bring lunch from home, how many students bring lunch from home?
8 students
12 students
10 students
24 students