Sixth Grade Common Core – The Number System

The Math Content Team has released new questions that are aligned to The Number System domain for the Common Core. The question types in this release include multiple choice, fill-in, and constructed response at the sixth grade level. These questions cover the following standards:

Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to divide fractions by fractions.

• 6.NS.1

Compute fluently with multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples.

• 6.NS.2
• 6.NS.3
• 6.NS.4

Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers.

• 6.NS.5
• 6.NS.6A
• 6.NS.6B

Sample tasks that students are asked to complete:

• Use the area formula of a triangle to find the length of a missing side.
• Divide fractions.
• Find the error in a division problem.
• Apply the GCF and LCM to solve problems.

Sample Questions