STAAR Review

Michael is solving the numerical expression below.

5[2 + (9 X 5)] - 45

Which is the first step that Michael would take to solve this expression?

• 5 X 2

• 2 + 9

• 9 X 5

• 45 - 5

Which of the following numerical expressions will simplify to 18?

• 6(14 - 9)

• 30 - ( 3 * 4)

• 26 - 4(2 * 2)

• 12 + (8 - 3)

Which of the following numerical expressions does NOT simplify to 34?

• 14 + (5 * 4)

• 3[14 - (2 + 4)]

• 58 - 4(10 - 4)

• [9 + (3 * 7)] + 4

A computer technician repaired 46 laptop computers and 34 desktop computers last month. He spent 2 hours repairing each computer. Which equation can be used to find h, the total number of hours the technician spent repairing all the computers?

• h = ( 46 * 34) * 2

• h = (46 + 32) / 2

• h = (46 + 34) + 2

• h = (46 + 34) * 2

On Wednesday, 135 people each bought 1 CD. On Thursday, 213 people each bought 1 CD. All the CDs cost $13 each. Which equation can be used to find a, the total amount paid for all the CDs on these 2 days?

• a = (213 - 135) * $13

• a = (135 + $13) + (213 + $13)

• a = (135 + 213) * $13

• a = (135 + 1) + ($213 + 1) * $13

Tabitha bought 28 cartons of cherry cola and 41 cartons of lemon-lime soda for her school prom. Each carton of cherry cola contains 18 cans of soda, and each carton of lemon-lime contains 12 cans of soda. Which equation helps to find c, the total number of cans of soda in all of the cartons?

• c = (28 + 41) + (18 + 12)

• c = (28 * 18) + (41 * 12)

• c = (28 * 41) + (18 * 12)

• c = (28 * 12) + (41 * 18)

The first baseman for the Texas Rangers makes $625,000 every year. He has to pay to the government on the total amount of money he makes every year. This type of tax is called -

• income tax

• payroll tax

• sales tax

• property tax

Jane takes home $3,500 every month from her job. She uses $1,800 of that money to pay for her rent and her car payment, $300 for her credit card payment and $100 for her savings account. In order to make sure that she keeps her budget balanced for her month, what is the most amount of money that she can spend for the rest of the month?

• $1,100

• $1,300

• $800

• $1,200

Joanne's dad makes $54,000 every year. This is the amount of money he makes before taxes, insurance and other deductions are taken out of his paychecks. The amount of money he makes before these items are taken out is called his-

• gross income

• net income

• sales tax

• property tax

How many more votes did Mark and Thomas receive than James?

• 15

• 2

• 65

• 22