Grade 6: Math Flashcards
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What is the value of x in the equation 3x + 5 = 20?
Answer: 5
Subtract 5 from both sides to get 3x = 15, then divide both sides by 3 to get x = 5.
A triangle has a base of 10 cm and a height of 6 cm. What is its area?
Answer: 30 sq cm
Area of a triangle = ½ × base × height = ½ × 10 × 6 = 30 square centimeters.
Which of the following is equivalent to 40%?
Answer: 2/5
40% = 40/100 = 2/5 when simplified by dividing both numerator and denominator by 20.
On a number line, which point represents -3?
Answer: A point 3 units to the left of zero
Negative numbers are located to the left of zero on a number line; -3 is 3 units to the left of zero.
A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches, how much sugar do you need?
Answer: 2 cups
2/3 × 3 = 6/3 = 2 cups of sugar.
What is the mean (average) of the data set: 8, 12, 6, 14, 10?
Answer: 10
Mean = (8 + 12 + 6 + 14 + 10) ÷ 5 = 50 ÷ 5 = 10.