Math 6 Name ___________________________________

Unit 7: Rational Explorations Date _______________

Prerequisite Skills Assessment

1. Convert the following fractions to decimals:

4 13 5
3
5 4 8
a. = _____________ b. = _____________ c. = _____________

2. Convert the following decimals to fractions in simplest terms.

a. 3.45 = _____________ b. 1.8 = _____________ c. 0.7 = _____________

3. Find the area of the rectangle below.

1
3
4

5m

4. Name the ordered pair shown in the graph below.

5. The perimeter of the triangle below is 21 cm. Determine the length of the missing side of the
triangle.

4.5 cm

9 cm
 3
2
5
6. Show the approximate location of on the number line below.

0 1

3x 15
7. Which of the following value(s) satisfy the inequality ?

{0, 3, 5, 7}

8. The length of a rectangle is 4 meters more than its width. If the width of the rectangle is 8 m,
determine the perimeter of the rectangle.

9. Name the two values that are exactly 3 units away from 4 on the number line below.
5 in.

3 in. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
4 in.
10.Determine the area of the triangle shown below.
Math 6
Unit 7: Rational Explorations
Prerequisite Skills Assessment Answer Key

Proble Answer
m
1. a. 3.8; b. 3.25; c. 0.625
9 4 7
3 1
2. 20 5 10
a. ; b. ; c.
1
16
3. 4
m2
4. (3, 4)
5. 7.5 cm

6.
0 1

7. {0, 3, 5}
8. 40 m

9. 1 and 7

10. 6 in.2