Sample MCA Math Questions gr 5-8

5th Grade (calculator allowed):

A theater sold 1,500 tickets. There were 852 adult tickets and the rest were child tickets. Each adult ticket was $7.00 and each child ticket was $3.50. How much money was made in ticket sales? (this typically would NOT be multiple choice)

• $3696

• $5964

• $2268

• $8232

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

5th Grade (calculator allowed)

• $3

• $6

• $15

• $18

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

6th Grade (calculator allowed):

Kelly makes 12 candles in 3 hours. Lee makes 3 candles in 1 hour. What is the difference in the number of candles they make in 8 hours?

• 2

• 8

• 16

• 48

6th Grade Calculator allowed: The surface area of a cube is 384 square inches. What is the volume of the cube?

• 8 cubic inches

• 16 cubic inches

• 256 cubic inches

• 512 cubic inches

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.4

7th grade (calculator allowed):

The formula sheet gives you

C= pi * d and A=pi*r²

• 12.5 square cm

• 15.7 square cm

• 31.4 square cm

• 78.5 square cm

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.B.5

7th Grade: (calculator allowed)

Nora is running a race that is 26.2 miles long. She is running at a speed of 8 miles per hour. She has completed 3/4 of the race. How much longer will it take Nora to finish the race?

• 0.82 hour

• 2.46 hours

• 3.28 hours

• 6.55 hours

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

8th Grade Question (calculator allowed):

• The weight of each marble

• The weight of the jar itself

• The number of marbles when the weight is 0 grams

• The number of marbles when the weight is 10 grams

Tags

CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

8th Grade Question (calculator allowed):

Which is the equation of the same line as y = 3x - 8?

• 3x - 2y = 8

• -3x - 2y = -8

• 6x - y = 16

• 6x - 2y = 16