Math Teasers
Math 6th - Study Guide #10

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Choose the best answer for each question listed below.



Vocabulary Choices:

1. Which measure below is closest to a liter?


Pint

Gallon

Quart

Cup

2. Which is an appropriate customary unit for estimating the volume of a pencil box?

Square Yards

Cubic Yards

Cubic Feet

Cubic Inches

3. What is the approximate length of this paper clip and the explanation of the answer?

42 cm: The paper clip is longer than 40 mm, but shorter than 45 mm.

45 mm: The paper clip is longer than 40 mm, but shorter than 50 mm.

47 cm: The paper clip is longer than 45 mm, but shorter than 50 mm.

39 mm: The paper clip is longer than 35 mm, but shorter than 40 mm.

4. Which is an appropriate metric unit for estimating the length of a button?

Decameter

Meter

Centimeter

Kilometer

5. Which is an appropriate customary unit for measuring the weight of a paper cup?

Foot

Ton

Pound

Ounce

6.

A ruler with inches, 0.5 inches, 0.25 inches and millimeters

A ruler with inches

A ruler with inches, 0.5 inches and 0.25 inches

A ruler with inches and 0.5 inches

7.

a yard

a kilometer

an acre

a foot

8. Which is an appropriate customary unit for estimating the length of a football field?

Yard

Inch

Foot

Mile

9. Which is an appropriate metric unit for measuring the weight of a paper cup?

Decagram

Kilogram

Gram

Hectogram

10. What is the most precise (accurate) measurement?

12 fl oz

2 cups

12.5 fl oz

1 pint

11. Which measure below is nearest to a kilometer?

Yard

Foot

Mile

Inch

12.

8 ft high.

15 ft high.

4 yards high.

5 yards high.

13.

a pint

a meter

a liter

a gram

14. Which unit is closest to a meter?

Mile

Yard

Inch

Foot

15. What is the most precise measurement possible with this ruler?

18"

116"

14"

1"

16. You are trying to convince your mother that you need to have a later bedtime. You tell her, "All I ever have time to do is sleep and go to school." What graphic would you use to convince her to give you a later bedtime?

a.

b.

c.

d.

17. Solve: 80 x 92.1 = ____

736.80

73,680

73.68

7,368

18. Which scatter plot correctly displays the data from the table?

a.

b.

c.

d.

19. What is the area of the circle?

4.5216m2

18.08642

72.34562

15.0722

20. The following graphs show the flavor of drink orders at Pizza World on Friday. Which section of the pie chart represents lemon-lime orders?

section A

section B

section C

section D

21. You want to see how many times you will roll a 5 with a number cube. You roll the cube 50 times and you tally in the table below. What is the experimental probability that you will roll a 5?

4050

1040

16

15

22. Carrie and David are playing a game with a number cube with faces numbered 1 through 6. Whoever rolls the higher number wins. If the players roll the same number, it is a tie. David rolls a 4. What is the probability that Carrie will win?

26

16

46

36

23. Jose spun the spinner shown. What is the probability that the spinner will land on blue??

16

18

12

14