Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What
is the next shape in the pattern?
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Choose the number expression that matches the words.
A centipede can
have 100 legs. A daddy longlegs has 8 legs and a fly has 6 legs. How many more legs does a 100-leg
centipede have than a daddy longlegs and a fly combined? a. | 100 (8 +
6) | c. | 100 (8
6) | b. | 100 + (8 6) | d. | 100 + (8 + 6) | | | | |
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3.
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Tell
what computation method would be best to solve the problem. Then solve.
Emerson School
raised $9,000 in a calendar sale. They spent $4,000 of that money on computers. How much money do
they have left? a. | calculator,
$4,000 | c. | mental math,
$4,000 | b. | calculator, $5,000 | d. | mental math, $5,000 | | | | |
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The
Lockesboro Elementary School T-shirt was made famous by a rock star. The school sold shirts for a
total of $11,720 to people from all over the world. The school made an additional $2,290 on shirts
sold to students and their families. What was the total amount of money the school took in on the
T-shirts? a. | $13,010 | c. | $14,010 | b. | $13,910 | d. | $14,910 | | | | |
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5.
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This
table shows Hector's scores for six games.
HECTORS SCORES | Game | Score | 1 | 15,986 | 2 | 13,539 | 3 | 32,562 | 4 | 41,376 | 5 | 23,765 | 6 | 31,450 | | |
Suppose Hector plays a seventh game and scores 5,350
more points than he did in Game 1. Find his score for Game 7. a. | 21,236 | b. | 21,330 | c. | 21,336 | d. | 21,340 | | | | | | | | |
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In
1492, Christopher Columbus came upon a land previously unknown to Europeans. This land became known
as the Americas. In 1776, the United States of America was formed when the Declaration of
Independence was signed. How many years had passed? a. | 224
years | b. | 274
years | c. | 284
years | d. | 384
years | | | | | | | | |
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Tell
what computation method would be best to solve the problem. Then solve. Use the Notable Flights
table.
NOTABLE
FLIGHTS | Year | Flight | 1903 | Wright Brothers first airplane flight | 1927 | Lindberghs solo airplane flight from
New York to Paris | 1961 | First American in space | 1969 | First landing on the moon | | |
How many years
were there between Lindbergh's solo airplane flight from New York to Paris and the Wright Brothers'
first airplane flight? a. | calculator, 34 years | c. | mental math, 34 years | b. | mental math, 24
years | d. | calculator, 24
years | | | | |
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After
Jake bought socks for $5, he had $7 left. How much money did he have to start? Let the amount of money he had to start. Use the
equation to solve the problem. a. | d =
2 | b. | d =
3 | c. | d =
12 | d. | d =
11 | | | | | | | | |
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Cindi
estimated 2,623 + 2,096 using front-end estimation. What did she add? a. | 2,000 +
1,000 | c. | 2,000 +
2,000 | b. | 2,000 + 3,000 | d. | 3,000 + 3,000 | | | | |
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Jessica packed 46 oranges and 96 apples for the class picnic. Use mental math to find
how many pieces of fruit she packed. a. | 142 pieces of fruit | c. | 108 pieces of fruit | b. | 132 pieces of
fruit | d. | 50 pieces of
fruit | | | | |
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To
subtract 214 67 using mental math, Heath subtracted 214 70 and got 144. What should he
do next? a. | Subtract 144
7. | c. | Subtract 144
3. | b. | Add 144 + 3. | d. | Add 144 + 7. | | | | |
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ESTIMATE by rounding to the nearest hundred.
890
410
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13.
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Add
mentally.16 + 88
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Alan
started with 150 marbles. He bought 12 more. Then he won 23. Which number expression would you use to
find the number of marbles he has? a. | (150 12) + 23 | c. | 150 (12 + 23) | b. | (150 + 12)
23 | d. | (150 + 12) +
23 | | | | |
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What
phrase describes the expression 15 5? a. | Difference of 15 and 5 | c. | 15 increased by 5 | b. | 5 decreased by
15 | d. | Sum of 15 and
5 | | | | |
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Choose the number expression that matches the words.
Keisha had $49
and spent $9. Then she earned $14 more. a. | ($49 $9) + $14 | c. | $49 ($9 + $14) | b. | ($49 + $9)
$14 | d. | ($49 + $9) +
$14 | | | | |
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COMPARING POPULATIONS | Country | Population for each Square
Mile | France | 283 | India | 898 | Jamaica | 638 | Poland | 329 | United States | 79 | | |
Use the table above. Estimate how many more people
there are in each square mile in India than in Poland. Is your estimate an overestimate or an
underestimate? a. | 600,
underestimate | c. | 900,
underestimate | b. | 600, overestimate | d. | 500, overestimate | | | | |
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An
art supply store had 119 boxes of red markers, 224 boxes of blue markers, and 89 boxes of black
markers. How many boxes of red, blue and black markers did the store have? a. | 322
boxes | c. | 422
boxes | b. | 332 boxes | d. | 432 boxes | | | | |
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Find
the value of 40 15.
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This
table shows Hector's scores for six games.
HECTORS SCORES | Game | Score | 1 | 15,986 | 2 | 13,539 | 3 | 32,562 | 4 | 41,376 | 5 | 23,765 | 6 | 31,450 | | |
What was his combined score for Games 2, 6, and
3? a. | 77,651 | b. | 77,551 | c. | 78,000 | d. | 78,551 | | | | | | | | |
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Jana
found 68 shells on the beach on Monday. On Tuesday, Jana found 101 shells. Use mental math to find
how many more shells Jana found on Tuesday than on Monday. a. | 33
shells | c. | 32
shells | b. | 43 shells | d. | 47 shells | | | | |
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Mrs.
Jones was born in 1908. This was the year that Henry Ford introduced the Model T car which sold for
$850. In what year was Mrs. Jones 96 years old? Use mental math to solve.
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23.
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Evaluate 14 k for k = 7.
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24.
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Martha's number pattern begins with 6, 8, 11, 15, 20. What are the next four numbers
in her pattern? a. | 27, 33, 41,
50 | c. | 26, 32, 40,
49 | b. | 27, 32, 41,
50 | d. | 26, 33, 41,
50 | | | | |
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25.
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Subtract.
a. | 1,041 | b. | 1,051 | c. | 1,141 | d. | 2,041 | | | | | | | | |
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26.
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Which
is the best estimate of the difference?
a. | 53,000 | c. | 55,000 | b. | 54,000 | d. | 116,000 | | | | |
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27.
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Write
a number expression for the phrase.
$36 increased by $4 a. | $36
$4 | c. | $4
$36 | b. | $36 +
$4 | d. | $4 ´
$36 | | | | |
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Use
the Air Distances table to answer the question.
AIR
DISTANCES | From | To | Miles | Hong Kong | Port Said, Suez
Canal, Egypt | 4¸950 | Port Said, Suez Canal, Egypt | Capetown, South Africa | 4¸590 | Capetown, South Africa | Zanzibar City, Tanzania | 2¸350 | Zanzibar City, Tanzania | Istanbul, Turkey | 3¸310 | Istanbul, Turkey | Calcutta, India | 3¸650 | Calcutta, India | Hong Kong | 1¸530 | | | |
Find the total air distance of a trip from Port Said¸ Suez
Canal¸ Egypt to Capetown¸ South Africa then to Zanzibar City¸ Tanzania, then to
Istanbul¸ Turkey. a. | 10,350 miles | c. | 10,150 miles | b. | 10,250
miles | d. | 9,250
miles | | | | |
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Sarah
wants to buy a CD Player which costs $125. She had saved $64 and then received $23 for her birthday.
ESTIMATE the amount of money Sarah has. Is your estimate an overestimate or an
underestimate? a. | $210,
overestimate | c. | $80,
underestimate | b. | $90, underestimate | d. | $70, overestimate | | | | |
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To
add 228 + 26 using mental math, Lia added 230 + 26 and got 256. What should she do
next? a. | Subtract 256 +
2. | c. | Add 256 +
4. | b. | Add 256
4. | d. | Subtract 256
2. | | | | |
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Find
the sum. Estimate to check.
a. | 8,014 | b. | 8,924 | c. | 9,024 | d. | 9,034 | | | | | | | | |
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The
Lockesboro Elementary School T-shirt was made famous by a rock star. The school received orders for
1,172 shirts by mail and e-mail from all over the world. Another 149 shirts were sold in Internet
auctions. How many T-shirts were purchased altogether? a. | 1,211
T-shirts | c. | 1,321
T-shirts | b. | 1,221 T-shirts | d. | 2,321 T-shirts | | | | |
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Look
for a pattern. Complete the number sentence.
70 + 7 =
77
700 + 7 = 707
7,000 + 7 = 7,007
70,000 + 7 =
a. | 7,070 | b. | 70,007 | c. | 70,070 | d. | 700,007 | | | | | | | | |
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Tito
is buying a birthday card for $2.37. He gives the cashier $5.00. How much change should he
receive? a. | $2.73 | b. | $2.63 | c. | $3.63 | d. | $2.53 | | | | | | | | |
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Jared
had $35 before he went shopping. Evaluate the expression 35 d for
d = 13 to find how much money Jared had left after he spent $13 while
shopping.
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36.
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For
the winter choral concert, 279 seats were filled in the McDermott auditorium. The auditorium seats
400. Use mental math to find how many seats were empty. a. | 111
seats | c. | 211
seats | b. | 221 seats | d. | 121 seats | | | | |
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Write
an expression for the number of shoes.
45 socks, but 18
fewer shoes a. | 45
18 | b. | 45 +
18 | c. | 18 ´
45 | d. | 18
45 | | | | | | | | |
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38.
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In
1690, a scientist suggested for the first time that light was wave-like. In 1958, scientists invented
the first of various forms of lasers. To the nearest hundred years, which is the best estimate of the
number years between these two events? a. | 500 years | b. | 400 years | c. | 300 years | d. | 200 years | | | | | | | | |
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39.
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Which
is the best estimate for 3,030 + 4,083? a. | 8,000 | c. | 6,000 | b. | 7,000 | d. | 5,000 | | | | |
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40.
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What
computation method would be best to find 965 696? a. | Use a
calculator. | c. | Use paper and
pencil. | b. | Use a number line. | d. | Use mental math. | | | | |
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41.
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Add.
a. | $102.02 | b. | $93.02 | c. | $92.02 | d. | $92.12 | | | | | | | | |
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ESTIMATE 445 151 by rounding to the nearest hundred. Is your estimate an
overestimate or an underestimate? a. | 300, underestimate | c. | 400, underestimate | b. | 200,
underestimate | d. | 200,
overestimate | | | | |
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Choose the number expression that matches the words.
Steve made 41
signs. He put up 21 on Monday and 19 on Tuesday. a. | (41 21) 19 | c. | (41 21) + 19 | b. | (41 + 21)
19 | d. | 41 (21
19) | | | | |
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44.
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Solve
the equation.
b 7 = 8 a. | b =
18 | b. | b =
1 | c. | b =
15 | d. | b =
78 | | | | | | | | |
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45.
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The
bar graph shows the amount of fat in foods.
Write a number
expression. How many more grams of fat are in a 3 oz. beef steak than in 1 cup of whole
milk? a. | 15 +
8 | b. | 8
15 | c. | 15 ´
8 | d. | 15
8 | | | | | | | | |
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A
video store rented 202 films on Friday evening and 103 films on Saturday evening. How many more films
were rented on Friday than on Saturday? a. | 99 films | b. | 89 films | c. | 109 films | d. | 101 films | | | | | | | | |
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47.
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Add.
Estimate to check.
a. | $127.71 | b. | $127.61 | c. | $126.61 | d. | $117.51 | | | | | | | | |
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To
subtract 45 23 using mental math, Shainia subtracted 45 20 and got 25. What
should she do next? a. | Add 25 + 3. | c. | Subtract 25 3. | b. | Add 25 +
5. | d. | Subtract 25
5. | | | | |
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49.
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Add.
Estimate to check.
319 + 209
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50.
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Helga
needs to make 2 more stuffed toys to finish the 15 she promised to make. How many stuffed toys has
she made already? Let n = the number of stuffed toys Helga has made. Use the equation to solve the problem. a. | n =
13 | b. | n =
18 | c. | n =
17 | d. | n =
14 | | | | | | | | |
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Solve
the equation.
38 = n + 3 a. | n =
34 | b. | n =
35 | c. | n =
41 | d. | n =
42 | | | | | | | | |
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52.
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What
computation method would be best to find 820,256 555,829? a. | Use paper and
pencil. | c. | Use mental
math. | b. | Use a calculator. | d. | Use a number line. | | | | |
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53.
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According to www.cyberdance.org, in Illinois there are 8 ballet companies. The
total number of dance companies in Illinois is 13 more than that. Evaluate the expression
b + 13 for b = 8 to find how many dance companies there are in
Illinois. a. | 5 dance
companies | c. | 8 dance
companies | b. | 21 dance companies | d. | 104 dance companies | | | | |
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54.
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Find
a pattern to help solve the problem.
Drew put cutouts of leaves on the bulletin board. He
put 3 leaves in the top row, 5 leaves in the second row, 3 leaves in the third row, 5 leaves in the
fourth row, and so on. How many leaves did he put in the fifth row? a. | 5
leaves | b. | 3
leaves | c. | 15
leaves | d. | 8
leaves | | | | | | | | |
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55.
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Evaluate n 4 for n = 18.
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