STAAR Review: All Operations with Fractions

A large bar of soap is 3 9/10 inches long. A small bar of soap is 2 3/8 inches long.

What is the best estimate of the difference in length between the two bars of soap?

• 1/2 inch

• 1 1/2 inches

• 1 inch

• 2 1/2 inches

• 8.304 kg

• 6.204 kg

• 7.514 kg

• 0.996 kg

A park bench is located 16 3/4 feet due north of an elm tree. A fountain is located

9 1/2 feet due south of the same elm tree.

What is the distance in feet between the park bench and the fountain?

• 26 1/4 feet

• 25 1/4 feet

• 25 2/3 feet

• 26 feet

Maria trimmed 6 9/16 inches off a piece of wire that was originally 28 inches long. How

long was the piece of wire in inches after Maria trimmed it?

• 21 1/16 inches

• 22 7/16 inches

• 21 7/16 inches

• 22 9/16 inches

• 11/12

• 9/16

• 1/12

• 9/24

• 3/8

• 7/8

• 3/14

• 1/8

• 1/5

• 7/12

• 1/2

• 5/8

Four students each wrote down a number between 30 and 40. The list shows the

numbers they wrote.

• Elly—35

• Ulysses—39

• Maggie—37

• Palmer—33

Which student wrote down a prime number?

• Elly

• Ulysses

• Maggie

• Palmer

Seth’s homework assignment is to write factor pairs that contain only composite

numbers. Seth wrote four factor pairs for the number 132, as shown below.

6 × 22

11 × 12

3 × 44

2 × 66

Which of Seth’s factor pairs contains only composite numbers?

• 6 x 22

• 11 x 12

• 3 x 44

• 2 x 66

• 3 + 3/4

• 3 + 3/7

• 3 X 3/4

• 3 x 3/7