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100
James and his friends went to the skate park to ride bikes and skateboards. James and two of his friends rode their skateboards. Four other friends rode their bikes.
If skateboards have 4 wheels, how many wheels do James and his friends have all together?
A) 10
B)11
C)16
D)20
D) 20
100
500-324
176
100
A science fair runs from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM.
How long is the science fair?
3 and a half hours
100
9x9=B
B=81
100
Lily wakes up at 7:05 AM and gets ready for 20 minutes. She then waits 10 minutes for the bus.
What time does she finish getting ready and waiting for the bus?
7:35am
200
Liam’s Grocery was ordering apples for its fruit display. They ordered 4 crates of apples.
Part A:If 25 apples come in each crate, how many total apples will Liam’s Grocery display? Show your work.
Part B: Apples are arranged in each display bin by rows. Each bin can hold 10 rows of 5 apples each.
How many bins will Liam’s Grocery need to display all of the apples they ordered?
A) 100
B) 2 bins
10x5=50x2=100
200
The base ten blocks represent a subtraction equation. The shaded portion represents the value that was removed.
How many tens are in the difference?
A )2
B )3
C )4
D )5
C)4
200
A rehearsal begins at 3:40 PM and goes for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
What time does rehearsal end?
5pm
200
36/6 = X
X=6
200
Sarah and 3 of her friends went to the salon to have their fingernails painted.
If it costs $8 per hand to have their nails painted, how much do they spend all together?
A )$42
B )$48
C )$54
D )$64
D)$64
300
Lucy is planning a party for her 3 friends. She has 15 pieces of candy. She would like to divide the candy equally among her friends.
Part A:How many pieces will Lucy give each friend? Write a division equation.
Part B:How many pieces will Lucy give each friend if she has 24 pieces of candy? Write a division equation.
Part C:If Lucy had more than 15 pieces of candy but less than 24 pieces of candy, how many possible pieces of candy would Lucy have to divide equally between her friends? Write a division or multiplication equation.
A) 15/3=5
B) 24/3= 8
C)18/3=6
300
Harvey needed to solve the problem 3,989−1,500=□. These are his steps.
Step 1: 4,000−1,000=3,000
Step 2: 3,000−500=2,500
Step 3: 2,500−10=2,490
Step 4: 2,490−1=2,489
What could Harvey do to make sure his final answer is correct?
A )Harvey could add 2,489+2,490.
B )Harvey could add 2,489+1,500.
C )Harvey could add 2,489+1,000.
D )Harvey could add 2,489+1.
B)Harvey could add 2,489+1,500.
300
Maria started her piano lesson at 2:15 PM and finished at 3:05 PM.
How long was her lesson?
50 minute
300
Use the model to answer the question.
Which division fact is shown?
A )24÷4=6
B )12÷3=4
C )12÷2=6
D )6÷2=3
C) 12÷2=6
300
A class made a bar graph of their favorite subjects. Then, three new students each voted for their favorite subject.
Which statement is TRUE about the new votes?
A )Math will always have more votes than Reading.
B )Science could have equal votes as Social Studies.
C )The combined votes of Reading and Science could be greater than those of Math and Social Studies.
D )The combined votes for Math and Science will always be greater than that of Reading and Social Studies.
B) Science could have equal votes as Social Studies.
400
Tom buys 8 packages of chocolate bars to make smores at a party. Each package contains 6 full-sized chocolate bars. Each bar can make 2 smores.
Part A:How many smores will one package of chocolate bars make? Show your work.
Part B: One hundred people are planning to attend the party. Did Tom buy enough chocolate for every person to make one smore? Write an equation to show your work and explain your thinking.
Part C: Tom knows that 12×c≠100.Explain how this fact could have helped him when shopping for chocolate for the party.
A) 96
B) No, 8x6x2
C) He could have used an inverse operation to solve the problem
400
Amani solved this subtraction problem incorrectly.
831
- 358
527
Part A
What mistake did Amani make when solving this subtraction problem? Explain your answer.
Part B
What is the solution to the problem? Show your work.
She did not re group
473
400
It took Lily 15 minutes to jog to the store to buy groceries and 30 minutes to walk home with her groceries. This clock shows the time she arrived at the store.
If Lily arrived back home at 11:00, how many minutes was she in the store shopping?
A)15 minutes
B)30 minutes
C)45 minutes
D)60 minutes
C) 45 min
400
Juliet will use 24 ornaments to decorate a light pole. The ornaments are 3 different colors, and she will use the same number of each color.
Which equation would help Juliet find the number of ornaments of each color she needs and why?
A )She could use 24÷3=b because she must divide the total number of ornaments into 3 equally sized groups.
B )She could use 24÷b=8 because she must divide the total number of ornaments into 8 equally sized groups.
C )She could use 72÷b=3 because first she must multiply to find the total number of ornaments, and then divide that total number into 3 equally sized groups.
D )She could use 72÷8=b because first she must multiply to find the total number of ornaments, and then divide that total number into 8 equally sized groups.
A )She could use 24÷3=b because she must divide the total number of ornaments into 3 equally sized groups.
400
Glynnis will research the number of hours her classmates spend playing outside compared to the number of hours other third graders across the country play outside. To complete her project, she searches the internet to find information about the number of hours children spend playing outside.
Which describes the MOST LIKELY results of Glynnis' plan?
A )Glynnis will find all of the information she needs. The information she finds on the internet is based on scientific research.
B )Glynnis will find all of the information she needs. The information she finds on the internet will show a comparison of the hours.
C )Glynnis will not find all of the information she needs. She needs to ask her classmates about the amount of time they spend playing outside.
D )Glynnis will not find all of the information she needs. The students in her class and other third graders across the country may not have access to the internet at their homes.
C)Glynnis will not find all of the information she needs. She needs to ask her classmates about the amount of time they spend playing outside.
500
A teacher has 4 boxes of crayons, each with 8 crayons. She gives 2 boxes to students in her class.
Which equation represents how many crayons the teacher has left?
A)4+8−16=8+8
B)4×8−16=8+8
C)4×8=2×8−16
D) 4+8=2+8−16
B)4×8−16=8+8
500
On a farm, Marjorie and Eric worked for two days collecting eggs. Each day, Marjorie collected 10 more eggs than Eric. Let e be the total number of eggs they collected in two days.
Which TWO equations could show the number of eggs collected in two days and why?
A )165+165=e, because Marjorie and Eric collected eggs for two days.
B )165+165+10=e, because each day Marjorie collected 10 more eggs than Eric.
C )165+165+20=e, because each day Marjorie collects 10 more eggs than Eric, and 10+10=20.
D )165+165+165+165=e, because Eric and Marjorie each collected eggs for two days.
E )165+165+165+165+20=e, because each day Marjorie collected 10 more eggs each day than Eric.
C)165+165+20=e, because each day Marjorie collects 10 more eggs than Eric, and 10+10=20.
E)
165+165+165+165+20=e, because each day Marjorie collected 10 more eggs each day than Eric.
500
A bike ride ended at 4:00 PM. The ride lasted 30 minutes.
What time did the ride start?
3:30pm
500
5×9=v
What is the value of v?
A )14
B )43
C )45
D )54
C) 45
500
Two classes have collected 540 pencils and 260 pencils to donate to others. The pencils are to be placed in equal groups in order to donate.
Which equation shows the total in equal groups?
A)500+200+100=540+260
B)(5×100)+(2×100)=500+200+40+60
C)100+100+100+100+100+100+100=540+260
D)100+100+100+100+100+100+100+100=500+200+40+60
D)100+100+100+100+100+100+100+100=500+200+40+60