Common Core: 6th Grade Math - The Number System

Elliot bought coffee drinks from a famous coffee shop. The first two drinks cost him and he paid a total of . How much did the third drink cost?

Solve:

$\begin{array}{r}\overset{\ ~}{1} \overset{\ ~}{7.}\overset{\ ~}{5}6\ + \overset{\ ~ }{4}\overset{\ ~ }{4.}\overset{ }{6} \overset{~\ }{2} \ \hline \end{array}$

On a particular November day, it is $75^\circ F$ and sunny in Tucson, Arizona. On the eastern side of the United States, it is $-31^\circ F$ and sleeting in New Castle, Pennsylvania. How many degrees warmer is it in Tucson than New Castle?

On a particular November day, it is $110^\circ F$ and sunny in Tucson, Arizona. On the eastern side of the United States, it is $-15^\circ F$ and sleeting in New Castle, Pennsylvania. How many degrees warmer is it in Tucson than New Castle?

Solve:

$\begin{array}{r}\overset{\ ~}{ 1 } \overset{\ ~}{ 1 .}\overset{\ ~}{ 7 } 0 \ + \overset{\ ~ }{ 1 }\overset{\ ~ }{ 1 .}\overset{ }{ 4 } \overset{~\ }{ 8 } \ \hline \end{array}$

Hydraulic fracturing is a process used by gas companies to rupture and collects pockets of gas trapped within pockets of shale rock. A particular shale fracking site is $\frac{1}{6}\textup{ miles}$ in length and occupies an area of $\frac{5}{8}\textup{ miles}^2$ . How wide is this particular site?

On a particular November day, it is $65^\circ F$ and sunny in Tucson, Arizona. On the eastern side of the United States, it is $-23^\circ F$ and sleeting in New Castle, Pennsylvania. How many degrees warmer is it in Tucson than New Castle?

Menu 1

The above is a menu at the concession stand at a drive-in movie.

Gary wants to order two hamburgers and two small orders of fries. He wants to order two sodas of the same size. If he has just a twenty-dollar bill on hand, what is the largest size soda of which he can order two?

The Number System

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