6th Grade CST Questions "Word Problems(Operations,Algebra,Rate)
A group of hikers climbed from Salt Flats
(elevation -55 feet) to Talon Bluff (elevation 620 feet).
What is the difference in elevation between Talon Bluff
and Salt Flats?
565ft.
575ft.
665ft.
675ft.
One morning, the temperature was 5
evening temperature?
By noon, the temperature rose 20
and then dropped 8
17
12
below zero
above zero
F by evening.  What was the
15
7
above zero
below zero
Fahrenheit (F)
below zero.
The price of a share of stock for company XYZ at the
beginning of the week was $24.75  Over the next five
days, the stock gained $2.50 on Monday, lost $3.25 on
Tuesday, lost $0.75 on Wednesday, gained $1.25 on
Thursday, and gained $4.75 on Friday. What was the
price of the stock at the end of the day on Friday?
$12.25
$25.75
$29.25
$37.25
The ticket prices to a play are $5.00 for teachers and
$3.00 for students. How much will it cost for a group
of 71 students and 5 teachers to see the play?
$228.00
$338.00
$238.00
$370.00
A soccer team has $90.00 to buy  soccer balls.  If one
soccer ball costs $15.60, what is the greatest number
of soccer balls the team can buy?
4
5
6
7
There are 190 guests at a wedding. What is the least
number of circular tables needed to seat all the
guests if each table seats exactly 8 people?
22
23
24
25
The Perez family went on a vacation. They started
with $2,000 dollars. If they spent $150 dollars each
day, which expression represents how much money
they had after "x" days ?
1850x
2000+150x
2000-150x
150x
m+.45=1.35
Ellen had some change in her pocket. After her friend
gave her .45 cents, Ellen had $1.35 in her pocket.
Which equation can she use to find the original
amount of money, "m" she had in her pocket?
m=1.35×.45
1.35=m-.45
m+1.35=.45
Which algebraic equation best describes the total
growth (T) in height of pine trees over a 3 year period,
if "g" equals the rate of growth in centimeters per
year?
T=3g
T=3+g
T=
3
g
T=
3
g
If a cornstalk grows 8 inches every month, how many
months (m) will it take for the cornstalk to be 70 inches
tall?
Which equation can be used to solve this problem?
m+8=70
m-8=70
8m=70
  m
8
=70
A telephone company charges  $0.05 per minute for
local calls and $0.12 per minute for long-distance
calls. Which expression gives the total cost in dollars
for "x" minutes of local calls and "y" minutes of long-
distance calls?
0.05x+0.12y
0.17(x+y)
0.05x-0.12y
0.17xy
Rita is moving a plile of 120 rocks by hand to build a
rock wall. If "h" represents the number of rocks that
she can carry in one load, which expression represents
the total number of loads needed to move the entire
pile of rocks?
120+h
120h
120-h
  120
h
Trish's resting heart rate is 50 beats per minute. For
every minute she exercises, her heart rate increases
5 beats per minute. How long will it take her to reach
a heart rate of 120 beats per minute?
5 min.
14 min.
34 min.
70 min.
Sheila has been given 5 minutes to solve 20 arithmetic
problems. What is the minimum rate Sheila can work
in order to finish in time?
1 problem per min.
4 problems per min.
2 problems per min.
5 problems per min.
A water tank will hold 50 gallons. What flow rate, in
gallons per second,is required to fill the tank in
20 seconds?
0.4
2.5
16.7
70
Marshall wants to finish typing his English paper
before class starts. If he still has 550 words left to
type and class starts in 25 minutes, at least how fast
must Marshall type to finish his paper on time?
20 words per minute
22 words per minute
21 words per minute
25 words per minute
If a train travels at a speed of 20 miles per hour for
6 hours, how far will it travel?
120 miles
12 miles
80 miles
26 miles
What is the rate of travel?
½ ft.per min.
1ft.per min.
1½feet per min.
Jesses solved this problem in this order:
Did he follow Order of Operations correctly?
yes
1.   3×8=24
3.  21÷3=7
2.  24-3=21
no
3m-3÷3
m=8
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