STAAR Task Cards Set 3

Samantha spends $4.25 on coffee each morning before work. If she quit drinking coffee in the mornings, how much money could Samantha save in 30 days?

• $85.00

• $98.50

• $105.25

• $127.50

Jake and Christopher went on a fishing trip. Jake caught a fish that weighed 72.38 ounces. Christopher caught a fish that weighed 78.9 ounces. What is the difference in the weight of the two fish?

• 6.52 ounces

• 5.71 ounces

• 6.78 ounces

• 7.23 ounces

Which ordered pair represents a point that is located above line g?

• (4, 3)

• (8, 5)

• (6, 1)

• (7, 9)

Which expression can be used to determine the number of blocks Gina will need to completely fill up the shoe box?

• 3 × 5 × 3

• 3 × 3 × 15

• 3 + 5 + 3

• 18 × 3

If Dante’s expenses are greater than his income, what can he do in order to balance his budget?

• Increase expenses and decrease income

• Decrease expenses and decrease income

• Increase expenses and increase income

• Decrease expenses and increase income

Which of the following is a true statement about the scatter plot?

• The water bill cost doubles from a family of two to a family of 7.

• The family size times 40 equals the cost of the water bill.

• A family of 4 spends $20 more than a family of 2 on their water bill.

• A family of 2 spends half what a family of 6 spends.

Cherie bought a box of ornaments for her Christmas tree. Six of the ornaments were silver, and eight of the ornaments were blue. There were two times as many gold ornaments as silver ornaments. While hanging up the ornaments on the tree, Cherie broke two of them. Based on the expression below, how many ornaments were put onto the Christmas tree? (6 + 8) + (2 × 6) − 2

• 26

• 32

• 24

• 48

The world’s largest lemon weighed 5.27 kilograms. Mrs. White is hoping to beat the record with her lemon that weighs 5.126 kilograms. Which of the following compares the weights of the two lemons correctly?

• 5.27 > 5.126

• 5.27 < 5.126

• 5.126 > 5.27

• 5.27 = 5.126

The table below shows the amount of money Gilberto saved doing chores around the house. If Gilberto uses half of his money to buy a video game, how much will he have left?

• $30.88

• $32.94

• $36.72

• $40.86

Lamar works between 7 and 12 hours per day at his construction job. In June, Lamar worked a total of 16 days, and in July, he worked a total of 18 days. Which of the following is a reasonable estimate of the total number of hours Lamar worked in June and July?

• 204 hours

• 237 hours

• 362 hours

• 415 hours