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100

Find the value of the expression 4,251 X 8

34,008

100

Select the four numbers that have 21 as a multiple:

A. 1

B. 3

C. 7

D. 14

E. 21

F. 42

A. 1

B. 3

C. 7

E. 21

100

Write a different fraction that is equivalent to 4/4.

1/1 , 2/2, or anything else equivalent.
100

A group of 90 people went on a trip to a state park.  Once the group arrived, 10 people from the group went on a walk.  The remaining people in the group wanted to go canoeing.  Each canoe held 3 people.  Write and solve an equation to show the number of canoes the group needed.

90 - 10 = 80

80 / 3 = 26 with a remainder of 2

Therefore the group needs 27 canoes to hold the entire group of 80.

100

Select the two values that are about 300 more than 985,382.

A. 985, 082

B. 985, 410

C. 985, 600

D. 985, 680

E. 985, 700

F. 988, 300

D. 985, 680

E. 985, 700

200

Find the quotient of 492 / 6.

82

200

Write a fraction with a denominator of 100 that is equivalent to 4/10.

40/100

200

The mass of a math book is 9/10 kilogram. 

Which expression could show the mass of this book?

A. 3/10 + 3/10

B. 6/10 +2/10

C. 7/10 + 2/10

D. 9/10 + 9/10

C. 7/10 + 2/10

200

The mass of the math book is 9/10 kilogram.

The mass of the science book is 3/10 kilogram less than the mass of the math book.

The mass of the reading book is 2/10 kilogram greater than the mass of the science book.


What is the mass of the reading book?

8/10 kilogram

200

State whether this statement is true or false.

The value of the digit 4 is 10 times as much in 2, 481 as in 6,742.

TRUE

300

8,782 - 1,855 =

6,927

300

Find the sum of the fractions.

4/10 + 50/100

90/100

300

There are 12 players on Manny's baseball team.  For a snack, each player on the team gets 3/4  ounce of almonds.  How many total ounces of almonds are needed for the team's snack?

9
300

Two science classes are conducting an experiment together in the science lab.  Each class has 23 students.  The tables in the science lab can each seat up to 4 students.  

Write an equation for to find the least amount of tables needed for all the students from both classes in the science lab. Use a letter to show the unknown value.

How many tables are needed for all students from both science classes?

23 X 2 = 46


46 / 4 = t

t = 11 with a remainder of 2

12 tables are needed. 

300

A truck driver left San Francisco, California, and drove to Chicago, Illinois.  The truck driver then drove to Key West, Florida.

The driving distance between San Francisco and Chicago is 2,132 miles.  The driving distance between Chicago and Key West is 1, 535 miles.


What is the total distance, in miles, driven by the truck driver?

3,667

400

On Thursday, 324 people watched a play.  On Friday, 4 times as many people watched the play as on Thursday. 

How many people watched the play on Friday?

1, 296

400

What is the value of 2,681 + 7,534?

10,215

400

Kyle lives 4/12 mile from school.  Jane lives a greater distance form school than Kyle.  

Which fraction could be the distance, in miles, that Jane lives from school?

A. 1/3

B. 2/5

C. 2/8

D. 3/10

B. 2/5

400

Last year, 54 pounds of paper were recycled.  This year, 6 times as many pounds of paper were recycled as last year.  Write an equation that can be used to find n, the number of pounds recycled this year.

6 X 54 = n

400

A principal bought 3,360 colored pens at the beginning of the year.  He bought the same number of each color.  If there are 8 colors, how many of each did the principal buy?

420

500

When 713 is divided by 7 the remainder is 6. Use multiplication to help prove this is true.

7 X 101 = 707 

707 + 6 = 713

500

A restaurant placed a 2 quart pitcher of water on each of 76 tables.  The water was served from a 50 gallon container.

How many quarts of water remained in the 50 gallon container after all the pitchers were filled? (4 quarts = 1 gallon)

48

500

Select the two sums that are equal to 5/8.

A. 1/8 + 1/8

B. 3/8 + 2/8

C. 2/5 + 2/5 + 1/5

D. 1/5 +  1/5 +  1/5 + 1/5 +  1/5

E. 5/8 + 5/8 + 5/8 + 5/8 + 5/8

F. 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8

B. 3/8 + 2/8

F. 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8

500

Fourth grade students go on a field trip to a history museum.

There are 87 students and 3 teachers on the field trip.

The teachers divide the students into 3 equal groups.

Each teacher is given exactly enough museum postcards to give 11 postcards to each student in her group.  Exactly how many postcards are given to each teacher?

319

500

Company K decides to make the length of the key card 2 3/6 inches with a perimeter of 11 inches.

What is the width, in inches, of the key card?

3