Mathematics Test With Answers - Grade 6, Mcas, 2012 Page 15

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Mathematics
Session 2
Question 18 is an open-response question.
BE SURE TO ANSWER AND LABEL ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION.
Show all your work (diagrams, tables, or computations) in your Student Answer Booklet.
If you do the work in your head, explain in writing how you did the work.
Write your answer to question 18 in the space provided in your Student Answer Booklet.
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Ms. Diaz works at a zoo. She created an exhibit with the animals listed in the table below.
Animal Exhibit
Type of Animal
Number
elephant
8
giraffe
12
rhino
4
a. What fraction of the animals are giraffes? Simplify your answer to lowest terms. Show or
explain how you got your answer.
Ms. Diaz plans to add more animals to the exhibit.
• She will add 2 more elephants.
• She will add more giraffes and rhinos so that the ratio of elephants to other animals is
the same as before.
b. What is the new total number of animals that will be in the exhibit? Show or explain how
you got your answer.
208

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