6th grade Consumer math Math Quiz - The mathematics that is learnt in the classroom is to be implement in real life situations. This concept is called consumer math. It is when the student uses his mathematical knowledge in situations of buying and selling goods. This usually relies on the basic skills acquired by the students and the equations are quite simple and straightforward. The six questions are very straightforward and simplified in testing the amount of knowledge and skill the student possesses. The capacity of using the ratio and proportion equations would help to solve this easy classified questions. If he is successfully solves these problems it would make him more efficient with real situations and money. Learn to find the unit cost and total cost for shopping items, find the discount, percantage reduction, balance and more.