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UNIT 1- Problem Solving

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 5hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which  statement can be represented by the expression 8 x 9? 
a)
Jake makes 8 muffins. He gives away 9 muffins. 
b)
Aditi has 9 books and she reads 8 of them.
c)
Christian has 9 pencils and 8 erasers. 
d)
Veronica has 9 trays of cookies. Each tray has 8 cookies. 
2.
At the toy store, there are 16 teddy bears. They are placed equally on 4 shelves. How many bears are on each shelf? 
a)
12 bears
b)
4 bears
c)
8 bears
d)
2 bears 
3.
Amy brought 20 erasers to school. She gave 3 friends four erasers. How many erasers are left? 
a)
10 erasers
b)
13 erasers
c)
16 erasers
d)
8 erasers
4.
Which expression represents the following number story? Bobby has 24 cookies and shares them with 8 friends. How many cookies does each friend get? 
a)
24 ÷ ? = 8 
b)
24 + 8 = ?
c)
24 ÷ 8 =?
d)
8 x ? = 24
5.
If Kayla leaves for school at 7:30 AM and gets home at 2:45 PM, how long is she at school each day? 
a)
7 hours
b)
7 hours & 15 minutes
c)
8 hours & 15 minutes
d)
8 hours
6.
Mya's mom dropped her off for a movie at 2:10. She picked her up at 4:40. How long was the movie? 
a)
2 hours & 30 minutes
b)
3 hours
c)
2 hours & 40 minutes
d)
3 hours & 30 minutes
7.

Olmart has twenty stickers. He wants to put them equally on ten envelopes. How many stickers will each envelope have?

a)

200

b)

2

c)

15

d)

30

8.

George is collecting cans to recycle. His goal is to collect 650 cans. So far, he has collected 175 cans. How many more cans does George need to collect to reach his goal?

a)

475

b)

525

c)

825

d)

575

9.

Ja'Nell has 6 cats. Her friend Skylah has 3 times that amount of fish. How many fish does Skylah have?

a)

3

b)

9

c)

18

d)

2

10.

Ella has 25 marbles. Carter has five times that amount. Which operation would you use to figure out how many marbles Carter has?

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

11.

Jack has 16 carrots. He wants to put them into four bags equally. Which operation will you use to figure out how many carrots will go into each bag?

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

12.

Abriana has 55 math problems to complete before she can go to recess. She has completed 18. Which operation will you use to figure out how many more problems she must complete before going to recess?

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

13.

Ayden went to a car show in Miami. On the first day, he saw 216 cars at a car show. On the second day, he saw 150 cars at a car show. On the last day, he saw 348 cars at a car show. Which operation will you use to figure out how many cars Ayden saw on those three days?

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

14.

A'Jayiah has 35 pencils in her pencil box. She has 7 friends she wants to give the pencils to equally. What operation will you use to solve this problem?

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

15.
Cam Newton saves $800 and deposits the money in an account earning 4%annual interest compounded annually. How much will be in the account after 4 years?
a)
$935.89
b)
$925.73
c)
$1,037.48
d)
$893.22
16.
Ethan borrowed $2,190 for a new dirt bike. He will pay the money back in 3 years with a simple interest rate of 2.5% How much interest will he pay?
a)
$164.25
b)
$172.75
c)
$1,642.50
d)
$2,354.25
17.
What tip will Brady get if a customer adds a 15% tip to his $18.52 meal cost?
a)
$2.78
b)
$27.80
c)
$2.77
d)
$0.28
18.
Doris Bommarito is paid a commission of 1.4% on all monthly sales above $80,000. Her sales for November were $382,000. What commission amount did she earn for the month?
a)
$422.8
b)
$4,228
c)
$4,356
d)
$42,280
19.
Eddie Fantin is paid every two weeks. For the first week of his pay period he worked 42 hours, 4 of which were overtime hours. In the second week he worked 40 regular hours and 7 overtime hours. His regular pay rate is $14.40 an hour with time-and-a-half for overtime. What are his regular, overtime, and total wages for two weeks?
a)
$1,123.20; $237.60; $1360.80
b)
$1,123.20; $2,376.00; $3499.00
c)
$112.32; $2,854.00; $1360.80
d)
$112.32; $254.08; $1270.65
20.
Penelope Schoneberg's overtime is figured on a 40-hour week. Last week she worked 45.6 hours. This week she worked 9.7 hours on Monday, 8.3 Hours on Tuesday, 8 Hours on Wednesday, 9.1 hours on Thursday, and 8.6 hours on Friday. How many overtime hours did she work in the two weeks?
a)
9.6
b)
10
c)
9.3
d)
8.7
21.
Last year, 4 out of 5 of Cassie's friends learned how to ride bikes, while 77% of Robert's friends learned how to ride bikes. Who had a greater percentage of friends who learned how to ride bikes last year?
a)
Cassie
b)
Robert
22.
Maryam and Shelby are calling their customers. Maryam has called ⅗ of her customers. Shelby has called 59% of her customers. Who has called a greater percentage of her customers?
a)
Maryam
b)
Shelby
23.
Four swimmers enter a swimming competition. Their scores are 9.8 s, 9.75 s, 9.79 s, and 9.81 s. Which score is the fastest?
a)
9.8s
b)
9.75s
c)
9.79s
d)
9.81s
24.
Bob packed twenty grapes and a pear in his lunch. He ate thirteen grapes and the pear. What fraction of the grapes did Bob eat?
a)
13/20
b)
7.5/10
c)
8/9
d)
1/2
25.
A cupcake recipe asks for ¾ of a cup of butter. Bella wants to make ⅓ of the original recipe. How many cups of butter will Bella need?
a)
1/4
b)
2/4
c)
1/3
d)
4/6
26.
Junior's brother is 5 ½ feet tall. Junior is ⅗ of his brother's height. How tall is Junior?
a)
3 3/4
b)
3.30
c)
5 1/2
d)
2.78
27.
Anne and Parker are collecting clothes for a clothing drive. Parker collected ⅕ as many clothes as Anne did. If Anne collected 1 ⅚ bags of clothes, how many bags of clothes did Parker collect?
a)
5/30
b)
11/30
c)
5.5/15
d)
6/55
28.
What is the order of the following rational numbers from least to greatest: 40%, ⅗ , 0.52?
a)
40%, ⅗, 0.52
b)
⅗, 0.52, 40%
c)
⅗, 40%, 0.52
d)
40%, 0.52, ⅗
29.
Ten of the 40 students in the sixth grade are wearing green today. That means that 10% of the students in sixth grade are wearing green.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
A store owner has 7.11 lbs. of candy. If she puts the candy into 9 jars, how much candy will go into each jar?
a)
0.79
b)
1.26
c)
7.9
d)
0.126
31.
Solve for x. 
a)
3
b)
5
c)
6
d)
8
32.
Solve for x.
a)
4
b)
-6
c)
-4
d)
6
33.
Brant had $64 and spent $37 having photos printed. How much did Brant have left?
a)
$37
b)
$27
c)
$64
d)
$101
34.
Four friends went to the mall. Three of them shopped for shoes. What fraction of the group shopped for shoes?
a)
1
b)
4/4
c)
3/4
d)
2/4
35.
Bob packed twenty grapes and a pear in his lunch. He ate thirteen grapes and the pear. What fraction of the grapes did Bob eat?
a)
13/20
b)
14/20
c)
14.21
d)
7/20
36.
Terri, Samantha, and Jodi each bought shoes for the prom. Terri and Jodi bought shoes with heels. Samantha bought flats. What fraction of the girls bought shoes with heels?
a)
1/3
b)
3/3
c)
2/3
d)
1
37.
At a sports banquet, Garret ate 5/6 of a pizza. Massey at 1 1/3 of a pizza. Jaime ate 1/2 of a pizza. List the students in order from who ate the least to who ate the most. 
a)
Garret, Jaime, Massey
b)
Massey, Garret, Jaime
c)
Massey, Jaime, Garret
d)
Jaime, Garret, Massey
38.
Maria and Darcy are in the same math class. Maria has completed 2/3 of her math homework. Darcy has completed 5/6 of her math homework. Which girl has completed more of her math homework?
a)
Maria
b)
Darcy
c)
Equal Amounts
d)
Not enough information to determine
39.
For track practice, runners were supposed to walk or jog twenty laps. Sara jogged 3/4 of the laps. Jacob jogged 3/5 of the laps. Sierra jogged 1/2 of the laps. List the runners in order from least to greatest number of laps jogged.
a)
Sierra, Jacob, Sara
b)
Sara, Jacob, Sierra
c)
Jacob, Sara, Sierra
d)
Sierra, Sara, Jacob
40.
Jeri bought a pair of silver shoes for the prom at the mall for $63.27. Tina bought the same pair of shoes at another store for $63.50. Who got the better price? Explain your reasoning.
a)
Jeri
b)
Tina
c)
Neither 
d)
Both
41.
Four divers are in a competition. Their scores are 8.3, 7.45, 7.7 and 8.65. Write the scores in order from greatest to least.
a)
7.45, 7.7, 8.3, 8.65
b)
8.65, 8.3, 7.7, 7.45
c)
7.45, 8.65, 8.3, 7.7
d)
7.7, 7.45, 8.3, 8.65
42.
Stephi needs to trace a circle with a diameter between 2.461 and 2.508 inches for an art project. She has a glass with a diameter of 2.490 inches. Can she use the glass for her tracing? 
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Not enough information 
d)
Maybe
43.
Mr. Anderson picked 279 pounds of peaches from his trees the first week in July, 315 pounds the second week of July, and 370 pounds the third week of July. What is the total number of pounds he picked during the 3 weeks?
a)

854

b)
865
c)
955
d)
964
44.
Matthew has $188 in his bank account. He spent $29 on a new pair of shoes and $18 on a new shirt. How much did Matthew spend on the new shirt and new pair of shoes?
a)
37
b)
47
c)
141
d)
235
45.
Kathy had $125. She received $220 for her birthday. Later she spent $78 at Macy’s. Which equation can be used to find the amount of money Kathy has now?
a)
A.$125 + $220 + $78 = $423
b)
A.$220 - $125 + $78 = $173
c)
A.$125 + $220 - $78 = $267
d)
A.$220 - $125 - $78 = $17
46.
A daycare uses 96 diapers every day. How many diapers are used in 5 days?
a)
103
b)
96
c)
686
d)
480
47.
Josh went on three business trips last year.   - In April he traveled 278 miles.   - In July he traveled 652 miles.   - In December he traveled 767 miles. How many more miles did Josh travel in April and July combined, than he traveled in December?
a)
930
b)
147
c)
163
d)
237
48.
There are two different type of desserts at the bakery.- There are 5 rows that have 16 cupcakes in each row.- There are 72 sugar cookies.How many desserts are at the bakery?
a)
152
b)
88
c)
93
d)
122
49.
Holly started with $92 in her bank account. She put $189 into her account last week and another $164 this week. What is the total amount Holly now has in her bank account?
a)
$281
b)
$353
c)
$261
d)
$445
50.
Harris Elementary third graders were making fraction necklaces. They use 656 yellow beads, 725 green beads, 710 red beads, and 675 purple beads. How many more green than yellow beads did the third graders use?
a)
106
b)
96
c)
69
d)
79
51.
Melissa is reading a book that has 247 pages. Last week she read 149 pages of the book. On Saturday, she read 58 pages of the book. How many pages of the book does Melissa have left to read?
a)
40
b)
454
c)
98
d)
207
52.
Which of these is not true of a square?
a)
The figure is a quadrilateral.
b)
The figure is a rectangle.
c)
The opposite corners of the figure do not form square corners.
d)
The figure is a rhombus
53.
Ana and Ellie take piano lesson. Ana practices the piano for 3/6 hour each day. Ellie practices the piano 3/4 hour each day. Which is true?
a)
Ellie practices piano less time than Anna because fourths are smaller than sixths.
b)
Ana and Ellie practice the same amount of time because 3=3
c)
Ana practice for less time than Ellie because sixths are smaller than fourths.
d)
Ellie practices piano for less time than Ana because 4<6
54.
There are 36 students in the art club. 4 students will sit at each table. How many tables are needed?
a)
144
b)
6
c)
40
d)
9
55.
What is 10 less than 295?
a)
285
b)
305
c)
300
d)
287
56.
Eddie has 35 marbles. Johnny has 88 marbles. How many more marbles has Johnny than Eddie?
a)
115
b)
75
c)
43
d)
53
57.
What is true?
a)
105<98
b)
895>785
c)
305>405
d)
130=103
58.
what is the word form for this number
1,876
a)
One thousand eighty hundred seventy six
b)
One thousand eight hundred seven six
c)
One thousand eight seven six
d)
One thousand eight hundred seventy six
59.
How many vertices has a cube?
a)
four vertices
b)
twelve vertices
c)
eight vertices
d)
six vertices
60.
What are the attributes for two dimensional shapes?
a)
they have faces, edges and vertices
b)
they flat surfaces, sides and vertices
c)
they have sides and vertices
d)
they have edges and vertices