6th Grade Math Jeopardy

Percentages

100

Write this number as a fraction and as a percentage:

0.07

7/100

7%

100

Write this as a fraction and a decimal:

171%

1 71/100

1.71

100

Kelly saved $150. That is 50% of the money she

earned this summer. How much did Kelly earn this summer?

$300

100

When students were asked to name their favorite type of music, 3 out of every 5 students chose rock music. What percent of the students chose another type of music?

40%

100

Melanie’s bedroom walls are 45% painted. The area of her walls totals 420 square feet. How many square feet of Melanie’s walls still need to be painted?

202.5 ft^2

Equations

100

a-51=12

a=63

100

Only 12 students can be in the next school play. The number of students who tried out but did not get a role is 42.

Write and solve an equation to determine how many students tried out.

x-12=42

x=54

100

16d=2864

d=179

100

Colin is a math tutor. He charges the same amount, s, for every tutoring session. After 21 sessions he has earned $1,575. How much does Colin charge for one tutoring session?

Write and solve the equation

21s=1575

s=$75

100

t ÷ 5.4 = 9.01

t=48.654

Area and Volume

100

find the area of a right triangle with a base of 9in and a height of 7in

A=(BxH)/2

31.5in²

100

if the area of a right triangle is 24in² and the base is 2in what is the height of the triangle 

A=(BxH)/2

24in

100

what is the volume of a rectangular prism with a length of 8ft a width of 8ft and a height of 3ft

V=LxWxH

192ft³

100

find the volume of the rectangular prism 

L=9cm W=3cm H=8cm

V=LxWxH

216cm³

100

find the volume of a rectangular prism with a base area of 54in² and a height of 6in

V=LxWxH

324in³

Measures of Center

100

Find the median:

Number of apps on five friends’ smart phones: 42, 42, 23, 75, 64

23, 42, 42, 64, 75

Median=42

100

Find the mean:

Number of pets in six families:

3, 0, 2, 4, 2, 1

2

100

Ted's scooters cost the following:

$125 $135 $130 $140 $135 $154 $135 $130

What are the mean, median, and mode prices?

Mean: $135.5

Median: $135

Mode: $135

100

Ted's Scooters cost:

$125 $135 $130 $140 $135 $154 $135 $130 

Which measure of center would be most helpful to summarize this data?

Mean/Average

100

Still with Ted's Scooters

$125 $135 $130 $140 $135 $154 $135 $130 

If Ted started to sell a scooter that cost only $100, how would that change the average cost?

Lower it from $135.5 to $131.56

Equivalent Fractions

100

Simplify 2/4

1/2

100

1/6=x/24

x=4

100

26/16

1 5/8

100

Are 1/3 and 5/15 equivalent?

Yes

100

Are 2/9 and 18/4 equivalent?

 No