SW STAAR REVIEW 3

Alexa made two pies. She sliced them into fractional parts and her family ate 1/2 of the first pie and 2/4 of the second pie. Which statements about these fractions are true? Select TWO correct answers.

• The fraction 1/2 describes 1 part and 2/4 describes 2 parts. 1/2 and 2/4 cannot be equivalent fractions.

• The fractions are equivalent.

• The numerators and denominators of the fractions are different, so the fractions are not equivalent.

• The fractions name the same part of a whole.

• Because 4 is more than 2, fourths are larger than halves.

Colton and Tyler each had pizzas that were the same size. Colton ate 1/4 of his pizza. Tyler ate 1/6 of his pizza. Which statement is true?

• There is not enough information to determine who ate more pizza.

• The boys ate the same amount of pizza because both fractions have a numerator of 1.

• Colton ate more pizza because each slice from a pizza cut into 4 equal parts is larger than each slice from a pizza cut into 6 equal parts.

• Tyler ate more pizza because a denominator of 6 is larger than a denominator of 4.

Which answer choice describes the number 6,516?

• The sum of six thousands, five hundred, and sixteen tens

• The sum of six thousands, five hundred, one ten, and six ones

• The sum of six thousands, fifty one tens, and sixteen ones

• The sum of six thousands, five hundred, and six ones

Robin bought six raffle tickets for drawing. She gave the EVEN number tickets to her sister.

Which list shows only the numbers Robin gave to her sister?

• 250, 249, 253

• 215, 218, 249, 250

• 218, 250, 294

• 215, 249, 253, 294

A grocery store received a shipment of vegetables. - The store received 816 pounds of potatoes. - The store received 288 pounds of carrots. - The store received 325 pounds of onions. How many more pounds of potatoes than pounds of carrots and onions combined did the store receive?

• 313 lb

• 603 lb

• 293 lb

• 203 lb

A florist has 4 bouquets of flowers. - Each bouquet has 12 flowers. - She put the flowers in 8 vases. - There are an equal number of flowers in each vase. How can the florist find the number of flowers she will put in each vase? The florist will ________ 12 and 4, then ________ that amount by 8.

(a)  

Mrs. Santiago bought a new bed and mattress. She paid $476 for the mattress. She paid $94 more for the bed. Which strip diagram can be used to find the amount Mrs. Santiago paid for the bed?

• A

• B

• C

• D

River's dad has 56 pounds of carrots. He put an equal amount of carrots in each of 8 baskets. Which model can be used to find the number of carrots he put into each basket?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Four girls bought bubble gum at a concession stand. The table shows the number of pieces of gum each girl bought and the amount paid.

Based on the relationship shown in the table, which statement is true?

• Each piece of bubble gum at the concession stand costs 28 cents, because the amount paid minus 28 cents equals the number of pieces bought.

• Each piece of bubble gum at the concession stand costs 28 cents, because the amount paid plus 28 cents equals the number of pieces bought.

• Each piece of bubble gum at the concession stand costs 5 cents, because the amount paid multiplied by 5 equals the number of pieces bought.

• Each piece of bubble gum at the concession stand costs 5 cents, because the amount paid divided by 5 equals the number of pieces bought.

A tennis coach has 8 cases of tennis balls. Each case contains 48 tennis balls. How many tennis balls does the coach have?

• 328

• 6

• 384

• 408