FSA Practice Test (6th Grade: Math) 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the value of the expression 3 + 4 × 2?
- 14
- 11 (Correct answer)
- 10
- 9
Correct answer: 11
Multiply first (4 × 2 = 8), then add 3 to get 11.
Question 2: What is the greatest common factor (GCF) of 18 and 24?
- 3
- 4
- 6 (Correct answer)
- 12
Correct answer: 6
The largest number that divides both 18 and 24 is 6.
Question 3: A ratio of 3:5 represents boys to girls in a class. If there are 9 boys, how many girls are there?
- 12
- 15 (Correct answer)
- 18
- 5
Correct answer: 15
Multiply both parts by 3 since 3 × 3 = 9, so girls = 5 × 3 = 15.
Question 4: What is 0.75 written as a fraction in simplest form?
- 3/4 (Correct answer)
- 75/10
- 7/5
- 1/4
Correct answer: 3/4
0.75 = 75/100, which simplifies to 3/4.
Question 5: What is the area of a rectangle with length 8 cm and width 5 cm?
- 13 cm²
- 26 cm²
- 40 cm² (Correct answer)
- 45 cm²
Correct answer: 40 cm²
Area = length × width = 8 × 5 = 40 cm².
Question 6: Solve for x: x + 7 = 15
- 6
- 7
- 8 (Correct answer)
- 22
Correct answer: 8
Subtract 7 from both sides to get x = 8.
Question 7: What is the value of |-9|?
- -9
- 0
- 9 (Correct answer)
- 18
Correct answer: 9
Absolute value is the distance from zero, so |-9| = 9.
What is the value of the expression 3 + 4 × 2?