MSA Review

Grade 6
Week 5
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1. Marissa wants to know how much money is in her bank account. Her mother is a
math teacher and tells her that if she can solve the following equation, she will know
how much money she has in the bank. The equation is: m – $13.56 = $90.90. How
much money does Marissa have in the bank?

A. $77.34
B. $77.44
C. $104.46
D. $104.56
2. Which of the following is not a true statement?

A. 7% = 0.07
3
B. = 75%
4
1
C. 0.20 =
5
D. 3% = 0.3

3. Janelle has four brothers and sisters. They are all pooling their money to buy their
favorite uncle a present. They have picked out a present that costs $37.45 including
tax. Solve the equation below to find out how much money each of the children
needs to save.

5 • c = $37.45

A. $6.49
B. $7.49
C. $9.36
D. $187.25
E. NH

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4. Molly works for a large department store. She received two shipments of
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merchandise on Tuesday. The first shipment had 42 crates filled with board
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5
games. The second shipment had 58 crates filled with baseball gloves. How many
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crates did Molly receive in all?

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A. 100 crates
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3
B. 100 crates
4
1
C. 101 crates
3
2
D. 101 crates
3

5. If t = 137, then what does t – 28 equal?

A. 108
B. 109
C. 111
D. 165

6. Emil is tiling his kitchen floor. The area of his floor is 128 square feet. If the tile
costs $1.23 per square foot, how much will it cost to tile the floor?

A. $129.23
B. $157.44
C. $251.00
D. $768.00

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7. Thomas and Alex are comparing how much they have read in the last month for
the school reading contest. They discover that they have both read the same amount
of pages, but Alex has read three times as many books as Thomas. What equation
below correctly represents the relationship between the number of books (b) Alex
read when compared to Thomas, if Thomas has read 5 books?

A. 5 = b ÷ 3
B. 5 = b • 3
C. 5 = b + 3
D. 5 = b

8. Brice and Jamie went to a water park. Brice rode the longest water slide they had
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at the park. It was 175 feet long. Jamie rode the next longest slide which was
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1
167 feet long. How much longer was the slide Brice rode?
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7
A. 8
12
2
B. 8
5
1
C. 8
8
7
D. 7
12

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9. Huong needs a piece of yarn that is 2 in. long to complete an art project. Which
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of the following lines is the same length as the piece of yarn she needs?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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10. Find the volume of the rectangular prism below.

12 ft.

5 ft.
60 ft.
A. 77 ft3
B. 312 ft3
C. 2160 ft3
D. NH

11. During their study of circle graphs, Antoine made the following graph about lunch

orders at his school. Which of the following statements about his circle graph is true?

Lunch Choices

Chicken
Pizza 30%
45%

Tacos
PBJ 15%
10%

A. More students chose pizza than all other choices combined.

B. More students chose chicken than PBJ and tacos combined.

C. Fewer students chose pizza than chicken and tacos combined.

D. Fewer students chose chicken than tacos and PBJ combined.

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12. Measure the pencil below with your ruler. Choose the correct measurement to
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the nearest if an inch.
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1
A. 1 in.
2
5
B. 1 in.
8
11
C. 1 in.
16
D. 2 in.

13. Eric is saving money to buy a present for his sister. So far, he has $11.32 saved
up. He plans on spending no less than $30.00 on his sister’s present. Which
inequality below represents how much money (m) he still needs to buy his sister a
present?

A. m – $11.32 ≤ $30.00
B. m + $11.32 ≥ $30.00
C. m – $11.32 ≥ $30.00
D. m + $11.32 ≤ $30.00

14. Sakani’s parents bought her a sandbox for her birthday. The sandbox is a
rectangular prism, and has the following dimensions: 48 inches long by 72 inches
wide by 6 inches high. How many cubic inches of sand will her parents need to fill the
sandbox?

A. 126 in3
B. 3,456 in3
C. 8,352 in3
D. 20,736 in3

15. Marcellus is camping in the Blue Ridge Mountains. When he leaves his campsite
to go fishing, he travels -23 feet. Which of the following does not mean the same as
–23 feet?

A. Descend 23 feet
B. Go down 23 feet
C. 23 feet lower
D. Ascend 23 feet

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16. Ms. Collins began the school week with P number of pencils in her pencil box.
When she looked in her pencil box at the end of the week, there were only 2 pencils
left. Which of the following algebraic expressions represents the number of pencils
that have been used this week?

A. P – 10
B. P – 2
C. 2 + P
D. 10 + P

17. Which of the following explains how to find the ordered pair (7, –4), if you began
at the origin?

A. Move seven spaces up along the y-axis, then move four spaces right.
B. Move seven spaces up along the y-axis, then move four spaces left.
C. Move seven spaces to the right along the x-axis, then move four spaces up.
D. Move seven spaces to the right along the x-axis, then move four spaces down.
Brief Constructed Response
Directions: For problems 18 and 19, show all the work in the space provided. Your
work and answers will be scored on a 3-point rubric

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18. Look at the equation below:

x + 32.44 = 76.21

Part A:

Solve the equation for x.

Part B:

Use what you know about equations to explain why your answer is correct. Use
words, numbers and/or symbols to support your explanation.

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19. Josiah is buying a leather jacket with his birthday money. The jacket originally
cost $90. The store is having a sale of 20% off all leather jackets.

Part A:

How much money will Josiah subtract from the cost of the jacket?

Part B:

Use what you know about the percent of a number to explain how you determined
your answer. Use words, numbers, and/or symbols to support your explanation.

Extended Constructed Response

Directions: For problem 20 and 21, show all the work in the space provided. Your
work and answers will be scored on a 4-point rubric.

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20. Two sides of a triangle measure 4 cm and 7 cm. One of the angles in the triangle
is 50˚.

Part A:

Draw the triangle described above.

Part B:

• Use what you know about constructing triangles to explain how you drew your
triangle. Use words, numbers, and/or symbols to support your explanation.

• How would your triangle change if the sides were 8 cm and 14 cm, but the
angle measure remained 50˚? Use what you know about constructing
triangles to explain why your answer is correct. Use words, numbers, and/or
symbols to support your explanation.

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21. A rectangular prism has the following dimensions: l = 48 cm, w = 13 cm, and h =
38 cm.

Part A:

What would be a good estimate for the volume of the rectangular prism?

Part B:

• Use what you know about calculating volume and estimating to explain how
you determined your answer. Use words, numbers, and/or symbols to support
your explanation.

• What is the actual volume of the rectangular prism? Use what you know
about calculating volume and estimating to explain how you determined your
answer. Use words, numbers, and/or symbols to support your explanation.

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