6th Grade Math Jeopardy

Formula Chart

100

What is the formula for the Area of a Triangle?

A = 1/2 b h

200

What is the formula for the Area of a Parallelogram?

A = b h

300

What is the formula for the Area of a Trapezoid?

A = ¹/₂ (b₁ + b₂) h

400

What is the formula for the Volume of a Rectangular Prism?

A = B h

500

What does the "B" in the Volume of a Rectangular Prism represent?

B = length * width

Ratios & Rates

100

Jenny read 3 books in 5 hours. At this rate, how many books can Jenny read in one hour?

0.6 books in one hour

200

Camden surveyed 185 students and 65 of the students polled said that cats were their favorite pet. If Camden surveyed 370 students, how many students would be expected to choose a cat as their favorite pet?

130 students would be expected to choose a cat as their favorite pet

300

Tom drew a historical crest that was 4 inches wide and 5 inches long. Tom wanted to enlarge it 20 inches wide. How tall would the enlarged  be?

The enlarged crest would be 25 inches long

400

Armando mixed 18 grams of powdered fertilizer with every 3 gallons of water, and Beatrix mixed 35 grams of powdered fertilizer with every 7 gallons of water. Who uses more fertilizer per gallon of water?

Armando uses more fertilizer per gallon of water than Beatrix because 18:3 is larger than 35:7

500

According to Greg, perfect cherry pies have a ratio of 240 cherries to 3 pies.

How many cherries does Greg need to make 9 perfect cherry pies?

720 cherries are need to make 9 perfect cherry pies

Solve It

100

Solve for x

 x - 3 = 7

x = 10

200

Solve for x

 x + 7 = 3

x = -4

300

Solve for x

 x/2 = 15

x = 30

400

Solve for x

 -12x = 54

x = -4.5

500

Solve the following inequality

 -12x < 54

x > -4.5

Geometry

100

Do the following side lengths make a true triangle?

2cm, 3cm, 5cm

No

2 < 3 + 5   True

3 < 5 + 2   True

5 < 3 + 2   False

200

Find angle C. 

<A = 69^o

<B = 54^o

<C = ?

<C = 57^o

300

Find the area of a triangle if the base is 3in and the height is 2in. 

A = 3in²

400

Find the area of a Trapezoid if base 1 is 5in, base 2 is 7in, and the height is 6in

A = 36in²

500

Find the Volume of a Rectangular Prism if the length is 7cm, width is 5cm, and the height is 6cm. 

V = 210cm³

Equivalencies

100

Find the simplified fraction equivalent of 75%

3/4

200

Find the decimal form of 3/4

0.75

300

Find the percentage of 5/8

62.5%

400

Write the exponential notation of the following expanded form:

2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 3

₂⁵ _{* 3}

500

Convert the decimal 1.5 to a fraction

1 ¹_/2 

_or

³_/2