Math STAAR review

Owen lives 145.25 kilometers from Houston, Texas. Sharon lives 209.5 kilometers from Houston. What is the difference between these two distances?

• 64.25 km

• 54.35 km

• 124.30 km

• 144.35 km

Alberto ran a race in 17.6 seconds. Jake ran the race in 18.307 seconds. Which race time is greater than 17.6 seconds but less than 18.307 seconds?

• 17.054 s

• 18.4 s

• 17.39 s

• 18.21 s

A gardener has 785 bricks to build a path in a garden. There will be 24 bricks in each row of the path. How many complete rows can the gardener make using 785 bricks?

• 32

• 17

• 33

• 65

There are four times as many cows as horses on a farm. There are twice as many horses as pigs on the farm. Which list shows the number of each type of animal on this farm?

• 9 cows, 36 horses, 18 pigs

• 48 cows, 12 horses, 24 pigs

• 32 cows, 16 horses, 8 pigs

• 72 cows, 18 horses, 9 pigs

The numbers below all have something in common. 64 112 96 240 344 Which statement describes something these numbers have in common?

• divisible by 12

• divisible by 16

• divisible by 8

• divisible by 6

Anna pays $618 for six months of music lessons. She pays the same amount for lessons each month. Which of the following is the best estimate of the amount Anna pays each month?

• $100

• $150

• $125

• $200

On Monday 149 people each bought 1 CD at a music store. On Tuesday 263 people each bought 1 CD. All the CDs cost $9. What was the total amount paid for the CDs on these two days?

• $3608

• $1341

• $2361

• $3708

What are the coordinates of the point where the x-axis and the y-axis intersect on a coordinate plane?

• (0,5)

• (5,0)

• (0,0)

• (5,5)

A definition of a financial term is shown in the box. A tax that includes Social Security and Medicare taxes and is paid by an employer. Which term best fits this definition?

• payroll tax

• property tax

• gasoline tax

• sales tax

Kate pays $19.95 each month for basic internet service. She pays an additional $4.95 each month for the service to be high speed. How much extra money does Kate pay each year for the high speed service?

• $40.95

• $59.40

• $59.30

• $54.75