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100

On Monday, 542 students went to the book fair. Tuesday, 129 students more went to the book fair than on Monday. How many students went to the book fair on both days?

A. 671 students

B. 1,213 students

C. 800 students

B.

Read a word problem at least three times to uncover what they are really asking.

100

Which of these statements are true?  Select all that apply.

A. 842 rounded to the nearest hundred is 800. 

B. 555 rounded to the nearest hundred is 500. 

C. 903 rounded to the nearest ten is 900. 

D. 709 rounded to the nearest ten is 700. 

E. 867 rounded to the nearest hundred is 900.

A. C. E.

Read rounding questions carefully.  Should you round to the nearest ten or the nearest hundred?

100

Which number line shows the number 456 rounded to the nearest hundred?

A.

Number line questions require extra attention. Don't guess! Look at each possibility and carefully eliminate to find the answer.

100

Which number sentence is true? 

A. (3 × 6) × 2 = 3 × (6 × 2) 

B. (3 × 6) × 2 = (3 + 6) × 2 

C. (3 × 6) × 2 = (3 × 6) + (3 × 2) 

D. (3 × 6) + 2 = (3 × 2) + 6

A.

Not sure?  Do the math! Work out each problem and see what the numbers tell you.

200

Ms. Ferenbach had 960 pieces of colored paper.  She shared 239 with the Kindergarten teachers.  Then she shared 372 pieces of paper with the first grade teachers.  How many sheets of colored paper does Ms. Ferenbach have left?

A. 349

B. 588

C. 721

D. 827

A.

Be on the look out for 2 step problems.  Be sure you reread the question when you finish solving the problem to see if you have really answered the question they asked.

200

Which is the smallest number that, when rounded to the nearest ten, rounds to 90? 

A. 84 B. 85 C. 89 D. 95

B.

A smart third grader would round all the answers to the nearest ten, then choose the best answer.

200

When rounded to the nearest hundred, which numbers will round to 1,200? Select two that apply. 

A. 1,056 

B. 1,156 

C. 1,216 

D. 1,299 

E. 1,349

B. and C.

Remind yourself to choose more than one answer if it asks you to.  Draw 2 stars, a 2 hump camel, or whatever you like to help you remember.

200

Select all of the expressions that are equal to 6 × 9. Choose all that apply. 

A. 9 × 6 

B. 9 + 6 

C. 6 × (5 + 4) 

D. (6 + 5) × (6 + 4) 

E. 6 + (5 × 4) 

F. (6 × 5) + (6 × 4)

A.  C.  F

Not sure?  Do the math!  Which of the answers actually equals 6 x 9?  

300

Dr. Wood said that there were about 200 third graders at Lake Ridge, when you rounded the number to the nearest hundred.  Which of these could be the actual number of third graders?

A. 135 

B. 149 

C. 245 

D. 259

C.

The smart third grader would round each answer to the nearest hundred.

300

Kellen needs to pick all the numbers from the list below that round to 200 when rounded to the nearest 100. Which numbers should he pick? 

192, 204, 154, 109, 231 

A. only 192 and 204 

B. only 192 and 109 

C. 192, 204, 154, and 231 

D. only 204 and 231

C.

Always read ALL the choices.  A is true but C is the BEST answer.

300

Look at the equation below. Which number belongs in the box to make the equation true? 

8 = ?   2

A. 2 

B. 4 

C. 16 

D. 32

C.

Remember to read math problems like regular sentences, from left to right.

300

Which student is correct?

Adam, John, Mike or Paul?

Adam

Make sure your rule works for all the numbers in a pattern, not just the first two.

400

The cafeteria put 9 chairs around each table in the cafeteria.

How many chairs will they need to go around 8 tables?

A. 4 chairs 

B. 35 chairs 

C. 36 chairs 

D. 72 chairs

D.

Remember to check more than one row on an input output table to see if your rule works for each pair of numbers.

400

Donna is filling glasses with ice cubes. If each glass holds 6 ice cubes, how many cubes of ice will it take to fill 6 glasses? 

A. 6 

B. 12 

C. 30 

D. 36

D.

Do you know multiplication facts that rhyme?

6 x 4 = 24

6 x 6 = 36

6 x 8 = 48

400

Marcus and 7 of his friends plan to roast marshmallows at a cookout. The bag has 56 marshmallows. Everyone in the group gets the same number. How many marshmallows will each person get? 

A. 6 

B. 7 

C. 8 

D. 9

B.

Marcus AND HIS FRIENDS = 8 people will be sharing 56 marshmallows.

400

Nicholas began completing the chart by filling in numbers. 

If the first addend is a 12 in the chart, what will be the value of the second addend? 

A. 6 

B. 5 

C. 4 

D. 3

D.

500

Which of the following shows the number 2,247 rounded to the nearest hundred? 

A. 2,000 

B. 2,300 

C. 2,200 

D. 2,250

C.

If it helps you, just cover up the number in the thousands place.  Round 247 to the nearest hundred, then replace the thousands place.

500

Natalie learned that 8 × 3 = 24. Which multiplication facts also equal 24? Choose all that apply.

A. 5 × 4

B. 6 × 4

C. 7 × 4

D. 2 x 12

E. 9 × 4

B. and D.

Remember to star your paper or circle "Choose all that apply" to help remind you to select more than one answer.

500

Four children want to share these apples evenly.

How many apples will each child get? 

A. 4 

B. 5 

C. 10 

D. 16

B

Use a model or draw a picture whenever you need to visualize the problem.

500

Steve played a game of football. He caught the ball 5 times in the game. Each time Steve caught the ball, he gained 20 yards. How many total yards did Steve gain with his 5 catches? 

A. 25 yards 

B. 70 yards 

C. 100 yards 

D. 120 yards

C. 100

20 x 5 is a big problem.  What other strategies could you use?  Multiply by a multiple of 10?  Skip count by 20s?  Repeated addition?

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