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Grade 6 Standard 1: Understands various strategies and processes used to solve problems and to communicate mathematical ideas 6.1.1 Uses a variety of strategies to understand problem-solving situations and processes (e.g., diagrams, lists, charts, etc.) 6.1.2 Understands the role of written symbols in representing mathematical ideas and the use of precise vocabulary in conjunction with the special symbols of mathematics (e.g., is greater than, is less than, is greater than or equal to) Standard 2: Understands the concepts of numbers, numeration, and number theory 6.2.1 Understands the advantages and disadvantages of different number representations and the relationships among equivalent forms (e.g., whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, and integers) 6.2.2 Understands whole numbers and basic number theory concepts (e.g., numbers, factors, multiples, odd and even numbers) Standard 3: Understands number operations and the processes of computation 6.3.1 Adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides whole numbers, fractions, and decimals 6.3.2 Understands the correct order of operations (e.g., multiply, divide, add, subtract) Standard 4: Understands the concepts of measurement 6.4.1 Selects an appropriate unit and tool, depending on degree of accuracy required, to find a measurement 6.4.2 Understands formulas for measuring area, and perimeter of two-dimensional figures (squares and rectangles) Standard 5: Understands the concepts of geometry and spatial sense 6.5.1 Understands and demonstrates the concepts and terminology of parallel, perpendicular, intersecting, horizontal, vertical lines, congruency, line of symmetry, and two-sided figures Standard 6: Understands the concepts of statistics, data analysis, and probability 6.6.1 Calculates basic measures of central tendency (e.g., range, mean, median, mode, interval, and scale) 6.6.2 Understands and demonstrates that data can be presented in many forms (e.g., charts, tables, graphs), that each form conveys a different perspective, and that the choice of form depends on the question that is to be answered Standard 7: Understands the properties of patterns and functions and the concepts of algebra 6.7.1 Understands that a variable can be used in many ways (e.g., as a placeholder for a specific unknown, as in x + 3 = 8; as a representation of a range of values as in 5n + 13)