Decimals
The recipe says to put .6 ounces of salt and .52 ounces of sugar. Do I have to put more salt or more sugar into this dish if I follow the recipe exactly?
A. .6 salt is more than .52 sugar
B. .52 sugar is more than .6 salt
A. .6 salt is more than .52 sugar
.6>.52
Brenda is 5 feet tall. How many inches are in 5 feet?
A. 50 inches
B. 60 inches
C. 10 inches
D. 100 inches
B. 60 inches
You need to multiply each foot by 12. So 12X5=60
Haylii had 8 Anime cards and she gave one to Leila. What fraction of Anime cards does Haylii have left?
A. 8/1
B. 1/8
C. 7/8
D. 8/8
C. 7/8
Numerator is how many she has left, and the denominator is the total of the whole.
What is the perimeter of a rectangle with length 5 and width 7?
A. 35
B. 12
C. 24
D. 22
C. 24
7+7+5+5=24
Name a polygon that has two sets of parallel lines.
A. scalene triangle
B.pentagon
C. rectangle
D. octagon
D. rectangle
What is the best way to represent 3 dollars, 5 dimes, and 4 pennies?
A. $35.40
B. $3.504
C. $3.54
D. $354.00
C. $3.54
In one year, you will finish elementary school. How many months in one year?
A. 12 months
B. 6 months
C. 8 months
D. 20 months
A. 12 months
Mateo served himself 1/8 of a bag of pretzels, but they were so delicious, he served himself a total of 4 times. What expression shows how much Mateo served himself?
A. 4X 8/1
B. 4X 1/8
C 4+ 1/8
D 4X 2/8
B. 4 X 1/8
This expression means 4 times 1/8 of a cup
What is the area of the playground if the length is 300 feet and the width is 300 feet?
A. 900 square feet
B. 90,000 square feet
C. 1,200 square feet
D. 600 square feet
B. 90,000 square feet
Area is length multiplied by width for a rectangle
300X300=90,000
Alyssa pointed to the letter T. What kind of lines make a letter T?
A. perpendicular
B. parallel
C. 60 degree intersecting lines
A. perpendicular
Anthony got 8 out of ten problems correct on his social studies test. What is the decimal for 8 out of 10?
A. 8.0
B. 80.0
C. 0.80
D. .08
C. 0.80
As long as the 8 is in the tenths place, it is 8/10
In three years you will finish middle school. How many months are in three years?
A. 36 months
B. 30 months
C. 45 months
D. 48 months
A. 36 months
Evaluate the expression and simplify: 4X1/8
A. 4/32
B. 4/8
C. 1/2
D. 8/4
C. 1/2
(4/8 is the same as 1/2)
A four-square court has a perimeter of 40 feet. If the length of the court is 10 feet, then what is the width of the four-square court?
A. 10 feet
B. 4 feet
C. 20 feet
D. 5 feet
A. 10 feet
If there are four sides, then plug in what you know:
10+10+?+?=40 So subtract to get the missing sides. 40-20=20 (Then divide by 2)
When it is 11:30 on the clock, the hands of the clock make what kind of angle?
A. acute
B. obtuse
C. right 90 degree
B. obtuse
Brenda bought some erasers that cost her $5.89 total. She handed the cashier a twenty dollar bill. How much change should Brenda get back?
A. $14.11
B. $15.89
C. $14.10
D. $5.69
A. $14.11
(If the bottom is bigger, regroup)
In eight years you will finish high school. How many months are in eight years?
A. 120 months
B. 90 months
C. 96 months
D. 84 months
B. 96 months
12X8= 80+16
80+16=96
The teacher served 1/2 cup servings of lemonade for each student. One student had 3 servings. How many cups did this student have?
A. 1 and 1/2 cups
B. 3 and 1/2 cups
C. 3/2 cups
D. 2/3 of a cup
A. 1 and 1/2 cups
You need to change the improper fraction 3/2 to 1 and 1/2 mixed number
The area of the basketball court is 150 square feet. If the length is 15 feet, then how wide is the basketball court?
A. 100 feet
B. 50 feet
C. 10 feet
D. 20 feet
C. 10 feet
Area= length times the width
15X?=150
150 divided by 15 is 10
If a rhombus and a square both have equal sides, then what is the difference between the two?
A. The rhombus has 90 degree angles
B. The square has 90 degree angles
C. The rhombus is larger than a square
D. The square is larger than a rhombus
B. The square has 90 degree angles
(and the rhombus DOES NOT!)
1/5 of students actually do ST Math in Mrs. Bonilla's class. How do you write 1/5 as a decimal?
A. 1.5
B. .2
C. .05
D. .50
B. .2
Remember that to make a decimal, you need to multiply or divide in order to make the denominator into a 10 or a 100, ST Math students.
My family is driving to Tijuana, and it should take and hour and a half. We have already been driving for 50 minutes. So how long do we have to get there?
A. 70 minutes
B. 40 minutes
C. 35 minutes
D. an hour
B. 40
An hour and a half is 60+30=90
90-50=40
Santiago multiplied 7 X 1/5, and he says the answer is 7/5. Brenda told him he needs to do something else. What does he need to do?
A. convert the fraction to decimal
B. convert the improper fraction to a mixed number
C. find the common factors and simplify
D. He needs to add the numerator and denominator
B. Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number
5/5 is one whole and there are 2/5 left over; so the answer is 1 whole and 2/5
The area of the handball court is 96 square feet. The perimeter is 40. What are the dimensions of the basketball court?
A. 3X32
B. 12X8
C. 6X16
B. 12X8
12+12+8+8=40
12X8=96
If a straight angle is cut in half, what is the measurement of half a straight angle?
A. 45 degrees
B. 95 degrees
C. 60 degrees
D. 90 degrees
D. 90 degrees
(Half of 180 is 90)