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6th Grade Math: Unit 7

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Unit 7 – Item 1
Sarah owes her friend $12.15 while her sister Kate owes the same friend $11.80. Who has the
most debt? How do you know?

Unit 7 – Item 2
James was keeping track of his bank account for a week and recorded the following
transactions.

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Who is correct? Write a statement to show who is correct, including an explanation of the error made.

Unit 7 – Item 3
Josiah and Jennifer are conducting research on the high and low temperatures of several cities in the northern United States on a specific day in December 2021. The chart below displays their findings:

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PART A
Which city has the lowest temperature for the day?

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PART B
Which city has the highest?

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PART C
Which temperature has the greatest absolute value?

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Unit 7 – Item 4
Read each of the following descriptions below. Place each letter on the number line to indicate the appropriate location of each number.

A. -8
B. The absolute value of negative 5
C. The opposite of negative 3
D. -4
E. The absolute value of negative 8

Unit 7 – Item 5
Jenna and Jose like to run after school every day. They recorded the changes in distance compared to their fastest run the week before. The changes in distance for each person are
recorded in the table below.

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PART A
Plot each person’s distance on the number lines below using the letters to indicate each day.

A: Monday
B: Tuesday
C: Wednesday
D: Thursday
E: Friday

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PART B
Using the symbols <, >, or =, compare the distances Jenna and Jose ran each day by writing an inequality statement.

Unit 7 – Item 6
A mother dolphin is 150.25 meters below sea level. Her calf is 45 meters below sea level.
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Use absolute values to determine which dolphin is farthest from the surface and explain your reasoning.

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Explain why the absolute value is used to compare the depths of the dolphins. Describe what the absolute value represents in this context.

Unit 7 – Item 7
Below is a chart showing the average depth of several of Georgia’s lakes.

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Using the data in the table, write an inequality statement showing the relationship between:

  1. Lake Seed and Lake Oconee
  2. Lake Blue Ridge and Lake Seed
  3. Lake Rabun and Lake Oconee