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Selected Response Item for Grade 6

Standard 6.0 Knowledge of Number Relationships and Computation/Arithmetic

Topic A. Knowledge of Number and Place Value

Indicator 1. Apply knowledge of rational numbers and place value

Objective c. Identify and determine equivalent forms of fractions as decimals, as percents, and as ratios

Assessment limit: Use proper fractions with denominators as factors of 100, decimals, percents, or ratios (0 – 1000)

What is 27% written as a ratio?

  1. 27:1,000
  2. 27:100
  3. 27:10
  4. 27:1

Correct Answer
B. 27:100
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