Parent Mathing Tip #10: Measurement
These tips give parents ideas for math exercises that will develop their child's math abilities. Today’s parent tip for “mathing” with your child focuses on measurement.
Grade 6 Math Checkup
1) Mario received 15% of the votes for class president. He got 45 votes. How many people voted in the election?
2) A six-foot man casts an eight-foot shadow. How tall is a tree that casts a 20-foot shadow? feet
3) Arrange in order from smallest to largest: 0, 1, 1/2, 5/12, 1/10, 9/10, 5/8.
4) Papa Bear ate a quarter of the pie. Mama Bear ate a third of what was left. Baby Bear ate half of what was left. How much of the pie was left for Goldilocks?
5) Halfway through the second quarter, how much of the game is left? Write your answer as a proper fraction.
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