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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3570secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
A field has a length of 6⅔ yds. and a width of 4¾ yds. What is the area of the field?
a)
31 2/3 
b)
31 1/3
c)
31 3/5
d)
31 5/6
2.

Francois, Ruben, Eric and Quvaon want to share 1/2 of a large pizza equally. How much of a whole pizza will each boy eat?

a)

4

b)

1/8

c)

1/2

d)

4 1/2

3.

Aidan had 5 feet of ribbon. He needs 1/2 foot of ribbon to make an ornament. How many ornaments can he make with the amount of ribbon he has?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

6

d)

4

4.

The Brown family had cereal for breakfast.


*Before breakfast there was 3/4 gallon of milk.

*The Brown's drank 1/2 of their milk at breakfast.


How many gallons of milk did the Brown family use for breakfast?

a)

3/8

b)

4/6

c)

2/2

d)

6/8

5.

Mailina is making cupcakes for her classmates. She has 14 ounces of sprinkles. If she puts 1/4 ounce of sprinkles on each cupcake, how many cupcakes can she make using the sprinkles she has?

a)

3 1/2

b)

5

c)

46

d)

56

6.

Diane has 21 brownies. She wants to share them equally between himself and 5 friends. How many brownies did each person eat?

a)

3/6

b)

3

c)

3 1/2

d)

4

7.

Kamari completed his math homework in 1/3 of an hour.


He had to complete 4 math problems.

He spent an equal amount of time on each problem.


How much of an hour did Kamari spend on each problem?

a)

1/12

b)

1/7

c)

3/4

d)

12

8.

Yasmin has 8 kittens.


Yasmin feeds these kittens a total of 22 ounces of food

Yasmin feeds each kitten an equal amount of food.


Which statement is true?

a)

Each kitten is fed 2 ounces of food

b)

Each kitten is fed 2 1/2 ounces of food

c)

Each kitten is fed 2 3/4 ounces of food

d)

Each kitten is fed 3 ounces of food.

9.

We had 25 doughnuts and we ate 2/5 of them. How many doughnuts did we eat?

a)

10 doughnuts

b)

5 doughnuts

c)

15 doughnuts

d)

20 doughnuts

10.

Chloe had 3/4 of a pizza left. Addie ate 1/6 of Chloe's pizza. How much pizza did Addie eat?

a)

3/24 or 1/8 of the pizza

b)

4/10 of the pizza

c)

18/4 of the pizza

d)

4/18 of the pizza

11.

A total of 2567 fans watched the first game of the ANZ

Championship between the Melbourne Vixens and the West

Coast Fever. The next time they played, there were four times

as many fans watching. How many fans came to watch them

in both games?

a)

12 385 fans

b)

12 853 fans

c)

12 538 fans

d)

12 835 fans

12.

Laura Geitz ran 15 kilometres in one week. Her friend,

Madeleine Proud, ran double the amount that Laura ran. How

many kilometres did they run altogether?

a)

45 kilometers

b)

35 kilometers

c)

40 kilometers

d)

30 kilometers

13.

A total of 93 fans attended the pre-game signing of the grand

final between the NSW Swifts and the Queensland Firebirds.

A further 59 fans arrived five minutes later. How many fans

attended the signing altogether?

a)

244 supporters

b)

142 supporters

c)

152 supporters

d)

154 supporters

14.

Which of the following is not a method for solving systems of equations

a)

Elimination

b)

Substitution

c)

Estimation

d)

Graphing

15.
The difference of a and b is 3. The sum of the variables is 13. Find the numbers.
a)
a = 7
b = 10
b)
a = 8
b = 5
c)
a = 10
b = 13
16.
The sum of Mr. Micklow and Ms. Craft's age is 55.  The difference is 3.  
Solve:
x + y = 55
x - y = 3
a)
(26, 23)
b)
(26, 29)
c)
(29, 26)
d)
(29, 32)
17.
Two brothers went shopping at a back-to-school sale where all shirts and shorts were the same price. The younger brother spent $175 on 7 new shirts and 7 pairs of shorts. The older brother purchased 6 new shirts and 7 pairs of shorts and paid a total of $165. How much did one shirt cost?
a)
$5
b)
$10
c)
$15
d)
$20
18.
Josh is thinking of two numbers.  Their sum is -10 and their difference is -2.  Which system of equations represents the situation?
a)
x - y = -10
x + y = -2
b)
x = -2 
y = 5
c)
x + y = -2
x - y = -10
d)
x + y = -10
x - y = -2
19.
On Monday Joe bought 10 cups of coffee and 5 doughnuts for his office at the cost of $16.50.  It turns out that the doughnuts were more popular than the coffee.  On Tuesday he bought 5 cups of coffee and 10 doughnuts for a total of $14.25.  Which equations could be used to determine the cost of the coffee? 
a)
10c + 5d = 14.25
5c + 10d = 16.50
b)
10c + 5d = 16.50
5c + 10d = 14.25
c)
c + d = 10
5c + 10d = 16.50
d)
c + d = 5
5c + 10d = 16.50
20.
The school that Stefan goes to is selling tickets to a choral performance. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 3 senior citizen tickets and 1 child ticket for a total of $38. The school took in $52 on the second day by selling 3 senior citizen tickets and 2 child tickets. Which equations represents the system that could be used? 
a)
1s + 3c = 38
2s + 3c = 52
b)
3s + 1c = 38
3s + 2c = 52
c)
s + c = 38
s + c = 52
d)
3s + 3c = 38
1s + 2c = 52