Quiz about Math Word Problems

Question 1

A banner measures 2.8 feet long and 1.2 feet wide. Which is a good estimate for the area of the banner?

Accepted Answer

3 square feet

Answer

1 square foot

Answer

30 square feet

Answer

7 square feet

Question 2

Barb is making a brick border around her patio. The distance around her patio measures approximately 553 inches. Each brick is about 8 inches long. About how many bricks will Barb need to make the border?

Accepted Answer

70

Answer

90

Answer

40

Answer

30

Question 3

Calvin paints pictures and sells them at art shows. He charges $56.25 for a large painting. He charges $25.80 for a small painting. Last month he sold six large paintings and three small paintings. How much did he make in all?

Accepted Answer

$414.90

Answer

$82.05

Answer

$323.55

Answer

$314.90

Question 4

On Thursday, the Meat King Market sold 210 pounds of ground beef. On Friday, they sold twice that amount. On Saturday, they only sold 130 pounds. How much more meat did they sell on Friday than Saturday?

Accepted Answer

290 pounds of ground beef

Answer

80 pounds of ground beef

Answer

330 pounds of ground beef

Answer

260 pounds of ground beef

Question 5

The place value right after the decimal is called the __________.

Accepted Answer

tenths

Answer

tens

Answer

thousands

Answer

hundrenths

Question 6

When adding or subtracting with decimals, you -

Accepted Answer

Line up the decimals

Answer

Move decimals out

Answer

Shift decimals 3 places over

Answer

Ignore decimals

Question 7

Sally is painting her house. She used 1/8 of a gallon of paint in her bathroom, and 2/6 of a gallon of paint in her bedroom. How much paint did she use in all?

Accepted Answer

11/24

Answer

3/14

Answer

3/24

Answer

11/14

Question 8

Tim has a board that is 5/6 feet long. He painted 2/18 feet of his board last night. How much more does Tim have left to paint?

Accepted Answer

13/18

Answer

7/24

Answer

7/18

Answer

3/7

Question 9

Monique wants to bake a cake. She needs 2 1/8 cups of sugar, and 1 5/24 cups of flour. How many cups of ingredients will she use in all?

Accepted Answer

3 8/24 cups

Answer

3 3/32 cups

Answer

3 8/32 cups

Answer

3 3/24 cups

Question 10

What is 1/3 of 12?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

5

Answer

36

Answer

2

Question 11

Charlotte bought 16 songs.  3/4 of the songs are pop songs.  How many songs are pop songs?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

4

Answer

8

Answer

16

Question 12

What is the number that you divide by called?

Accepted Answer

Divisor

Answer

Quotient

Answer

Remainder

Answer

Factor

Question 13

Daniel ran the 400 meter dash in 89.023 seconds. Which of the following expresses this time in words?

Accepted Answer

eighty-nine and twenty-three thousandths

Answer

eighty-nine and twenty-three hundredths

Answer

eighty-nine and two tenths and three thousandths

Answer

eighty-nine thousand twenty three

Question 14

4) What is 9.482 rounded to the nearest hundredth?

Accepted Answer

9.48

Answer

9.40

Answer

9.49

Answer

9.5

Question 15

Which decimal number represents seven hundred ninety-two and five hundredths?

Accepted Answer

792.05

Answer

792.500

Answer

792.005

Answer

792,500

Question 16

Which of the choices is equal to 47/1000?

Accepted Answer

0.047

Answer

47,000

Answer

0.47

Answer

0.0047

Question 17

This morning in Atlanta, it was 35.6 degrees. This afternoon in Atlanta, it was 65.3 degrees. Whats the difference between these two temperatures?

Accepted Answer

29.7

Answer

30.1

Answer

30.7

Answer

29.3

Question 18

(HINT: 12 inches= 1 feet) If there are 3 ropes that are 24 inches each, how many feet of rope will the fifth grade teachers use for Tug-of-War?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

5

Answer

7

Answer

8

Question 19

Point B is on the x-axis and is 5 units away from the origin. What is the coordinate of point B?

Accepted Answer

(5, 0)

Answer

(4, 2)

Answer

(2, 3)

Answer

(0, 5)

Question 20

Mia and Mya are creating patterns. Mia starts with the number 4 and uses the rule "add 3"; Mya starts with the number 2 and uses the rule "multiply by 2". What's the first number that appears in both patterns?

Accepted Answer

16

Answer

7

Answer

22

Answer

9

Question 21

Ms. Peck chooses a digit from the number 1, 825. She says the place value of the digit is 1/10 the place value of the 8. What digit did Ms. Peck choose?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

8

Answer

5

Question 22

What happens to 4,620 when it is multiplied by 1/10?

Accepted Answer

The answer decreases and loses a zero on the end.

Answer

The answer increases and adds a zero to the end.

Answer

The answer decreases and adds a zero to the end.

Answer

The answer increases and loses a zero on the end.

Question 23

17.139 + 9.12

Accepted Answer

26.259

Answer

22.149

Answer

28.768

Answer

26.546

Question 24

579.5 - 7.39

Accepted Answer

572.11

Answer

571.45

Answer

570.84

Answer

573.72

Question 25

Which list of numbers is in descending order? (Greatest to least)

Accepted Answer

28.749,   28.745, 28.74

Answer

28.749,   28.74,   28.745

Answer

28.74,   28.74, 28.745

Question 26

Kaitlin has 4.68 grams of sugar and Henry has 2.1 grams of sugar, How much more sugar does Kaitlin have than Henry?

Accepted Answer

2.58

Answer

2.63

Answer

1.98

Answer

2.96

Question 27

Oranges were sold at 3 for $1.74. Ruth bought 48 oranges. How much did she pay?

Accepted Answer

$27.84

Answer

$83.52

Answer

$278.40

Answer

$12.18

Question 28

A rectangle has an area of 39.3 cm² and has a length of 15 cm. What is its perimeter?

Accepted Answer

35.24 cm

Answer

2.62 cm

Answer

34.24 cm

Answer

26.20 cm

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