Exam Review (Accelerated)

Andrea lives 113.53 kilometers from Dallas,

Texas. Anthony lives 198.3 kilometers from

Austin. How much farther away does Anthony live than Andrea?

Answer explanation

"How much farther" means we need to SUBTRACT.

Step 1: Line up the Decimals.

Step 2: Add Place Holder Zeros.

Step 3: Zoom down the Decimal.

Step 4: Subtract like Normal.

Helena sold bracelets for 50 cents each. If she sold 18 bracelets, what expression can be used to calculate how much Helena sold them for?

• $50 ÷ 18

• $0.50 x 18

• $0.05 + 18

• 18 ÷ $0.50

Answer explanation

50 cents = $0.50.

Helena makes $0.50 each time she sells a bracelet. This is repeated addition, 18 times.

$0.50 x 18 = $9.00 profit!

You have 15 cups of coconut sugar and plan to make peanut butter cookies for a bake sale. Your peanut butter cookie recipe requires 1.25 cups of coconut sugar and yields 20 cookies. Which expression can be used to calculate the number of recipes you can make using the 15 cups of coconut sugar that you already have in your pantry.

• 15 x 1.25

• 20 x 15

Answer explanation

You have 15 cups of coconut sugar that you can split into recipe groups each containing 1.25 cups.

"split" means we are dividing.

Mrs. Flores loves chocolate kisses, but they are 160 calories per serving. If she consumed 400 calories of chocolate kisses, how many servings did she consume?

Answer explanation

Split the total 400 calories into serving sizes of 160 calories. "Splitting" means we divide.

The weight of one serving of crackers is 2.7 ounces. How many servings are there in 29.7 ounces of crackers?

Answer explanation

Mrs. Roalson is purchasing apples for $1.75 per pound. If she purchases 4.5 pounds of apples, how much will she spend on apples? Round to the nearest hundredths place.

Answer explanation

This is repeated addition.

For every pound purchased, Mrs. R. pays $1.75.

• 8.75

• 9.75

• 9.5

• 9.25

Answer explanation

You have 5 cups of dog food and you split it into 7 containers for the pet sitter. Which of these expressions cannot be used to solve how many cups of dog food your dog consumes during each meal?

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Answer explanation

You split 5 cups into 7 containers.

"Split" means we divide.

TOP DOG goes in the house.

FIRST born sleeps in the house.

• 11/3

• 2

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