Topic 6 Review

Rafael wrote an essay that was 1,000 words long. If his average word was 5.72 letters long, how many letters were in Rafael’s essay?

• 5,720
• 57,200
• 572
• 57.2

What steps can be taken to find the product of 8.31 and 1,000? 

• Move the decimal point 2 places to the right and annex 1 zero
• Move the decimal point 3 places to the right and annex 1 zero.
• Move the decimal point 2 places to the right and annex 2 zeros. 

What is 0.87 × 1000? 

• 8.7
• 87
• 870
• 8,700

A truck is transporting 69 containers that weigh 19.2 pounds each. What is the total weight the truck is transporting? 

• 13.248
• 132.48
• 1324.8

An employee of a bike shop is moving 32 boxes. Each box weighs 24.7 pounds. What is the total weight of the boxes being moved? 

• 790.4
• 893.2
• 7,904
• 8,932

Steve’s round-trip drive to work each day is 51.9 miles. Which is the best estimate of the total distance Steve will drive in a 5-day work week? 

• 240 miles
• 300 miles
• 200 miles
• 260 miles

Jason’s family drinks 2.95 gallons of milk each week. Which is the best estimate of the number of gallons they will drink in half a year (26 weeks)? 

• 78 gallons
• 83 gallons
• 70 gallons
• 75 gallons

Which equation provides the best estimate of the product of 305 and 2.87?

• 305 x 2.9
• 300 x 3
• 305 x 3

Sarah has a flower bed that has an area of 220.5 square feet. She wants to fill 0.4 of the bed with roses. How many square feet should she use for roses?

• 882
• 8.82
• 88.2

What is 9.71 × 2.4?

• 23.034
• 233.04
• 23.304