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Total questions: 122

Worksheet time: 7hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which operation should you use when the problem has the word: "AND" in between 2 numbers.

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Cassidy has saved $61 to buy a new gaming console. Cassidy knows she needs $32 more to have enough money for the gaming console.


How many "U"(numbers) do you see? (UPS solving)

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

3.

Which operation should you use when the problem has the word: "MORE"

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

"HOW MANY MORE.. THAN" tells me that I need to _____

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Which operation should you use when the problem has the word: "DIFFERENCE"

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Which operation would solve this problem?

Will counted 2 steps to the door AND 3 steps to the kitchen. How many steps did Will count?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Which operation would solve this problem?

What was the total amount that Casey paid for all three pieces of furniture?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Which operation would solve this problem?

How many more cupcakes does Anne have than Mike?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Find the number sentence:

Cat had 575 shirts on Monday. On Tuesday she gave away 125 shirts. How many shirts does Cat have left?

a)

575-125=

b)

575+125

c)

575+___=125

d)

125+___=575

10.

Find the number sentence:

Sam made 180 cupcakes for the bake festival. Kate also made 180 cupcakes for the bakesale. How many cupcakes did they make altogether?

a)

180+___=___

b)

180+180=___

c)

180+___=___

d)

___+180=180

11.

Which operation would solve this problem?

How much larger is Aiden's pizza than Mike's?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Find the number sentence:

Cat had 575 shirts on Monday. She gave away 125 shirts. On Wednesday, she received another 100 shirts. How many shirts does Cat have?

a)

575-125+100=__

b)

575+125-100=___

c)

575+100=125

d)

125-100=575

13.

Is this a 1 step or 2 step problem?

Cat had 575 shirts on Monday. On Tuesday she gave away 125 shirts. How many shirts does Cat have left?

a)

4 steps

b)

1 step

c)

2 step

d)

i dont' know

14.

"Spent", "Sold", and "Gave away" are _______ words

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

What is the first step in solving a multi-step word problem?

a)

Understanding the problem.

b)

Create a plan.

c)

Do the work.

d)

Answer the question.

16.

Read the problem:

Sally made $96 in necklace sales and half that amount of bracelet sales. How much money did Sally make in necklace and bracelet sales?

What does the number 96 represent?

a)

the number of necklaces Sally sold

b)

the amount of money Sally made in bracelet sales

c)

the amount of money Sally made in necklace sales

d)

the number of bracelets Sally sold

17.

Read the problem:

Sally made $96 in necklace sales and half that amount of bracelet sales. How much money did Sally make in necklace and bracelet sales?

What can you do to find out how much Sally made in bracelet sales?

a)

96 ÷ 296\ \div\ 2

b)

96 × 296\ \times\ 2

c)

96 + 296\ +\ 2

d)

96  296\ -\ 2

18.

Solve the problem:

Sally made $96 in necklace sales and half that amount of bracelet sales. How much money did Sally make in necklace and bracelet sales?

a)

$288

b)

$48

c)

$192

d)

$144

19.

Read the problem:

A dog and cat rescue uses 40 pounds of dog food and 15 pounds of cat food to feed its animals each day. How many pounds of dog and cat food do they use in seven days?

What does the number 15 represent?

a)

the number of dog and cat food combined

b)

the number of pounds of cat food the shelter uses each day

c)

how many days they use the cat and dog food

d)

the number of pounds of dog food the shelter uses each day

20.

Read the problem:

A dog and cat rescue uses 40 pounds of dog food and 15 pounds of cat food to feed its animals each day. How many pounds of dog and cat food do they use in seven days?

What is the first step you will take to solve the problem?

a)

40 × 740\ \times\ 7

b)

40 ÷ 1540\ \div\ 15

c)

40 × 1540\ \times\ 15

d)

40 + 1540\ +\ 15

21.

Solve the problem:

A dog and cat rescue uses 40 pounds of dog food and 15 pounds of cat food to feed its animals each day. How many pounds of dog and cat food do they use in seven days?

a)

55 pounds

b)

385 pounds

c)

210 pounds

d)

280 pounds

22.

Solve the problem.

Marco ordered 2 reclining chairs for $230 each and a coffee table for $350. The shipping cost is $100. Marco is going to pay off in 5 equal payments. How much is each of Marco's payments?

a)

$580

b)

$116

c)

$182

d)

$910

23.

Maggie collected 63 pounds of paper for recycling. Carl collected 9 pounds. How many times as many pounds did Maggie collect as Carl?

a)

3 times

b)

5 times

c)

7 times

d)

8 times

24.

Darcy ordered 18 boxes of red balloons and 12 boxes of blue balloons for a party. She ordered a total of 240 balloons. How many balloons are in each box?

a)

6 balloons

b)

8 balloons

c)

7 ballons

d)

9 balloons

25.

Select all the sentences that describe a comparison using multiplication.

a)

9 is 3 times as many as p.

b)

27 more than r is 41.

c)

A bus can travel 3 times as fast as a boat.

d)

It costs d dollars for 9 packages.

e)

There are 4 times as many girls as boys.

26.

One vase can hold 9 flowers. If Florencia has 72 flowers to divide equally into vases, how many full vases would she have?

a)

9

b)

8

c)

10

d)

7

27.

A class needs to buy 54 hamburgers for their summer barbecue. The hamburgers come in packages of 6. How many packages should they buy?

a)

10

b)

9

c)

8

d)

7

28.

If Miss Caro has 32 pencils to give to 4 classes, how many pencils will each class get?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

6

d)

5

29.

My class has $48 to buy ice cream. If each carton (box) of ice cream costs $8, how many cartons can my class buy?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

6

d)

53

30.

Rita had 35 plastic cups. She distributed them in rows of 5 cups each. How many rows did she make?

a)

175

b)

8

c)

7

d)

6

31.

Mr. Collins has 42 Pokemon cards. He wants to split them up and give an equal amount to 6 different students. How many cards will each student get?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

7

d)

8

32.

Shermin cuts a 17-meter long ribbon into 3 equal pieces. How long, in meters, is each piece? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

a)

0.57m

b)

57m

c)

3.17m

d)

5.7 m

33.

Mrs. Johnson went to the beauty shop and got a haircut that cost $30. Mrs. Young went to the beauty shop and paid 1.7 times the amount that Mrs. Johnson paid. How much did Mrs. Young’s haircut cost?

a)

$5.10

b)

$27

c)

$51

d)

$2.70

34.

Mr. Juarez buys 2 shirts and 3 pairs of slippers for $107.60. Each shirt costs $19.90. Find the cost of each pair of slippers.

a)

$356.70

b)

$22.60

c)

$35.67

d)

$226.00

35.

Meiling scores 0.8 of what Shawn scored on a test. Meiling scores 60 points. How many points did Shawn score?

a)

48 points

b)

72 points

c)

98 points

d)

140 points

36.

A bag of grapes has a mass that is 5 times as much as a package of protein bars. The bag of grapes has a mass of 2.4 kilograms. Find the total mass of both items.

a)

0.48 kilogram

b)

2.88 kilograms

c)

12 kilograms

d)

14.4 kilograms

37.

A string 21.35 meters long is cut into 5 pieces. The length of 4 of the pieces is 3.65 meters each. Find the length, in meters, of the fifth piece.

a)

6.75 meters

b)

3.65 meters

c)

10.4 meters

d)

14.6 meters

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48.

Jack and Dwayne are preparing for their school’s winter bake sale. They have made 318 brownies. They plan on placing 3 brownies each into small bags to sell. How many bags will they need?

a)

106 bags

b)

137 bags

c)

16 bags

d)

109 bags

49.

Lincoln International Academy Chicureo is preparing a performance for the winter festival at the local theater. This theater has 14 rows of 42 seats. How many people can the theater seat in total?

a)

210 seats

b)

84 seats

c)

588 seats

d)

56 seats

50.

Amir is making paper snowflakes to decorate his room. He takes 5 minutes to make each snowflake. If he has 95 minutes before bedtime, how many snowflakes will he be able to make?

a)

90 snowflakes

b)

19 snowflakes

c)

100 snowflakes

d)

475 snowflakes

51.

A homeless shelter received a donation of 847 blankets to help support the homeless during the harsh winter months. They will distribute them to all 7 of the local shelters. How many blankets will each shelter get?

a)

840 blankets

b)

954 blankets

c)

119 blankets

d)

121 blankets

52.

Olivia’s Orchard has 48 rows of pear trees. If there are 12 pear trees in one row, how many pear trees does Olivia have?

a)

576 pear trees

b)

36 pear trees

c)

60 pear trees

d)

466 pear trees

53.

Mt. Mickey is 14,831 feet tall, while Mt. Minnie is 18,940 feet tall. What is the height difference between Mt. Minnie and Mt. Mickey?

a)

5,891 feet

b)

4,109 feet

c)

33,771 feet

d)

22,471 feet

54.

California is the third largest state in the United States. Its land covers 163,696 square miles and its water bodies cover 7,928 square miles. What is the total area of California?

a)

155,768 square miles

b)

170,514 square miles

c)

171,624 square miles

d)

166,574 square miles

55.

Anna is having a bicycle race around her neighborhood. If one lap of the track is 126 meters long and the race is 5 laps, how far does each racer rides in total?

a)

630 meters

b)

25 meters

c)

121 meters

d)

131 meters

56.

There were 12 cupcakes. 12 more cupcakes were made. How many are there now?

a)

12

b)

144

c)

24

d)

20

57.

There were 18 cows in the field. Then some went to a new field. Now there are 9 cows. How many left?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

9

d)

6

58.

Max had 15 markers. Emma had 8 makers. How many more markers did Max have then Emma?

a)

8

b)

6

c)

7

d)

23

59.

Blake had some paper airplanes. Then he made 7 more. Now he has 14. How many paper airplanes did Blake start with?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

5

60.

Amanda had 14 stickers. If she wants to divide them evenly into two groups, how many stickers will each group get?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

7

d)

8

61.

There were 25 skittles and 15 jolly ranchers. How many pieces of candy were there altogether?

a)

30

b)

40

c)

10

d)

35

62.
The temperature was 80 degrees in the afternoon.  It was 50 degrees in the evening.  How much did the temperature change?
a)
25 degrees
b)
30 degrees
c)
130 degrees
d)
20 degrees
63.
There are 53 regular pencils and some colored pencils in the bin. There are a total of 91 pencils in the bin. How many colored pencils are in the bin?
a)
124
b)
37
c)
144
d)
38
64.

Marcy had £84 in the bank. She took £39 out of her account. How much does she have in her account now?

a)

£50

b)

£45

c)

£123

d)

£51

65.
There are 84 students in the band and 37 are boys. Which number sentence tells how many are girls?
a)
84 + 37 = ?
b)
84 - 37 = ?
c)
121 + ? = 84
d)
121 - ? = 37
66.

Dave and his foster mom paint rocks to hide around their neighborhood. His mom paints 4 rocks. Dave paints 3 times as many rocks as his mom. How many rocks does Dave paint?

(a)  

67.

Kimaya reads 8 pages in a magazine. She reads 5 times as many pages in a book. How many pages does Kimaya read altogether?

a)

40 pages

b)

48 pages

c)

56 pages

d)

64 pages

68.

Hasana swims 5 laps in a pool. Teresa swims 30 laps. How many times the number of laps Hasana swims does Teresa swim?

a)

6

b)

25

c)

35

d)

150

69.

Kyle sells 20 boxes of fruit for a fundraiser. Ahanu sells 2 times as many boxes of fruit as Kyle sells. What is the total number of boxes that Kyle and Ahanu sell?

a)

40

b)

60

c)

80

d)

100

70.

Owen is learning to play handbells. For one song, he rings the yellow bell 15 times and the green bell 5 times. How many times as often does Owen ring the yellow bell compared to the green bell? Which equation can help you answer the question?

a)

15 - 5 = □

b)

15 ÷ 5 = □

c)

5 × 15 = □

d)

5 + 15 = □

71.

Which problems can be solved using the equation 3 × 9 = a? Choose all that apply.

a)

Inés is 9 years old. She is 3 times as old as Nikia. How old is Nikia?

b)

Mateo makes 9 bowls of fruit salad. He uses 3 apples for each bowl. How many apples does he use?

c)

Three groups of actors perform in plays at a festival. There are 9 actors in each group. How many actors perform in plays?

d)

An art class meets 3 times a week for 9 weeks. How many times does the art class meet?

e)

Kama finds 3 acorns. Mike finds 3 times as many acorns as Kama. How many acorns does Mike find?

72.

Maria has 32 postcards. Halima has, h, postcards. Maria has 4 times as many postcards as Halima. Select all the correct statements.

a)

The number of postcards Halima has can be represented by the expression

32 ÷ 4

b)

Halima has 6 postcards.

c)

The number of postcards Halima has can be found by solving the equation 32 = 4 x h

d)

Halima has 8 postcards.

e)

The number of postcards Halima has can be represented by the expression

32 x 4

73.

Citlali learns 25 new spelling words. That is 5 times as many words as Paulo learns. How many words does Paulo learn? Draw a bar model to find the number of spelling words Paulo learns. Show your work.

a)

Paulo learns 5 new spelling words.

b)

Paulo learns 10 new spelling words.

c)

Paulo learns 15 new spelling words.

d)

Paulo learns 20 new spelling words.

74.

Sierra writes 4 songs. Alex writes 6 more songs than Sierra. Darin writes 2 times as many songs as Sierra. How many songs do Alex and Darin each write?

a)

Alex writes 10 songs, Darin writes 8 songs

b)

Alex writes 6 songs, Darin writes 12 songs

c)

Alex writes 8 songs, Darin writes 10 songs

d)

Alex writes 10 songs, Darin writes 12 songs

75.
Each pack of pencils contains 8 pencils. Sahil bough 3 packs and divided them equally among 6 people. How many pencils did each person get? 
a)
24
b)
4
c)
17
d)
5
76.

Prabhnoor bought supplies for the first day of school. He

bought a notebook for $4.98, a box of pencils for $0.97, a

package of paper for $0.39, and a package of pens for

$2.79. Prabhnoor gave the cashier $20. How much change did he receive?

a)

$5.49

b)

$8.73

c)

$10.87

d)

$15.25

77.

Mia picked 3.5 baskets of apples. Eliza picked 4 1⁄4 baskets of apples. How many baskets of apples did

Mia and Eliza pick together?

a)

7 baskets of apples

b)

7.25 baskets of apples

c)

7.75 baskets of apples

d)

8 baskets of apples

78.

Lucas wrote 2 checks, one for $12.37 and the other for $45.05. He had $125.08 in his checking account before

writing the checks. What is Lucas' balance now?

a)

$57.42

b)

$67.66

c)

$115.87

d)

$182.50

79.

Cooper watched Netflix for 2/3 hour, played Fifa for 3⁄4 hour, and practised football for 1 1/6 hours. How many hours did Cooper spend on these three activities?

a)

113hours1\frac{1}{3}hours  

b)

134 hours1\frac{3}{4}\ hours  

c)

2712hours2\frac{7}{12}hours  

d)

356hours3\frac{5}{6}hours  

80.

Michael purchased 2.65 kilograms of onions, 5.4 kilograms of potatoes, 3 kilograms of carrots, and half a kilogram of beans. He put them in a box and carried them to his car. What was the total weight of the vegetables?

a)

11.55 kgs

b)

12.14 kgs

c)

13.67 kgs

d)

14.08 kgs

81.

Ariel, Kim, and Cody all work at In and Out Burger. This week Ariel worked 7 2/3 hours, Kim worked 6 1⁄4 hours,

and Cody worked 8 1⁄2 hours. How many total hours did the three employees work this week?

a)

19112hours19\frac{1}{12}hours

b)

2014hours20\frac{1}{4}hours

c)

2156hours21\frac{5}{6}hours

d)

22512hours22\frac{5}{12}hours

82.

At the frog jumping contest, Clarisa’s frog jumped 13 1⁄4 metres, Rubie’s frog jumped 15.5 metres, and Alexa’s frog jumped 16 metres. What was the

combined distance of the 3 frogs’ jumps?

a)

43.25 metres

b)

44.75 metres

c)

46.15 metres

d)

49.50 metres

83.

Miss Lee, Mr Baker, and Mrs Watkins were competing in a long jump competition for Field Day. Miss Lee jumped twice as far as Mrs Watkins, and Mr Baker jumped 1/4 of the distance that Miss Lee did. If Mrs Watkins distance was 12.4 metres, what was Mr Baker's distance?

a)

5.8 metres

b)

6.2 metres

c)

19.7 metres

d)

24.8 metres

84.

The mass of a jar of sugar is 1.9 kg. What is the total mass of 13 1/2 jars of sugar?

a)

25.26 kg

b)

20.25 kg

c)

24.7 kg

d)

28 kg

85.

Round 3.339 to the nearest tenths place.

a)

3.34

b)

3

c)

3.3

d)

3.4

86.

Ellen wanted to buy the following items:

· A DVD player for $49.95

· A DVD holder for $19.95

· Personal stereo for $21.95

Does Ellen have enough money to buy all three items if she has $90.

a)

Yes, Ellen will have $1.85 left to spend.

b)

Yes, Ellen can purchase these items.

c)

No, Ellen needs $1.85 more to make this purchase.

d)

No, Ellen needs $1.95 more to make this purchase

87.
a)
Chocolate by ⅙ of a cake
b)
Strawberry by ⅙ of a cake
c)
Chocolate by 1/18 of a cake
d)
Strawberry by 1/18 of a cake
88.
Which situation could the integer -50 represent?
a)
An increase of $50 in a bank account
b)
The temperature on a warm spring day
c)
The distance driven on the way to the beach
d)
A decrease of 50 employees
89.
What is 43?
a)
64
b)
086
c)
865
d)
35
90.
What is the value of
2x + 8 
when x = 3?
a)
13
b)
14
c)
22
d)
31
91.
Chicago was predicted to receive 1.254'' of rain. Chicago actually received .875'' of rain. How far was the prediction off of the actual amount of rain?
a)
1.379''
b)
2.129''
c)
.379''
d)
Can not find the solution
92.

Gianna drew an X on two sides of a triangle, as shown below.

a)

The sides are parallel.

b)

The sides are perpendicular.

c)

The sides form an acute angle.

d)

The sides form an obtuse angle.

93.

A class of 29 students is taking a field trip to the zoo. Each ticket to the zoo costs $15. Which of these expressions can be used to find the total cost, in dollars, of the tickets to the zoo?

a)

(29 + 10) + (29 + 5 )

b)

(29 x 10) + (29 X 5)

c)

(29 + 10 ) X (29 + 5)

d)

(29 X 10 ) X ( 29 X 5)

94.

The recipe on a box of pancake mix tells how many cups of pancake mix are needed to make different numbers of pancakes, as shown in the table below.

Based on the information in the table, how many pancakes can be made with 6 cups of pancake mix?

a)

39

b)

40

c)

46

d)

48

95.
 A recipe called for the ratio of sugar to flour to be 7 : 3. If you used 63 ounce of sugar, how many ounces of flour would you need to use? Solve  by using equivalent fractions.
a)
9
b)
18
c)
21
d)
27
96.
Edward had beaten 24 levels in a video game. If the ratio of levels he had beaten to not beaten was 3 : 1, how many levels does the game have total? Use a tape diagram to solve.
a)
8
b)
32
c)
25
d)
4
97.
At the carnival, the ratio of people who won the ring toss game to lost it was 8 : 5. If 24 people won, how many people would have lost?
a)
3
b)
13
c)
15
d)
24
98.
A parking lot has 117 spaces total. If 36 of the spaces have cars in them, what is the ratio of empty spaces to filled spaces?
a)
117:36
b)
36:117
c)
36:81
d)
81:36
99.
If 30 kids in the class like grape juice, how many kids like pineapple juice?  Use the tape diagrams to answer.
a)
4
b)
30
c)
70
d)
40
100.

If there are 120 boys in the group, how many boys and girls are there TOTAL? Use the tape diagrams to solve.

a)

150

b)

270

c)

250

d)

360

101.
In a bag of Jolly Ranchers, the ratio of blue to red is 3 to 4.  If I have a TOTAL of 56 Jolly Ranchers, how many of them are blue?  Solve with a tape diagram.
a)
12
b)
28
c)
32
d)
24
102.

The ratio of boys to girls in history class is 4 to 5. How many girls are in the class if there are 12 boys in the class?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

51

d)

20

103.

A factory produces 6 motorcycles in 9 hours. Find how many hours it takes to produce 16 motorcycles at this rate.

a)

24

b)

54

c)

33

d)

12

104.
An equivalent ratio to 4:5 is
a)
10:8
b)
8:15
c)
12:10
d)
12:15
105.
There are 3 puppies, 6 kittens, and 11 bunnies.  What is the ratio of bunnies to puppies?
a)
11:3
b)
11:6
c)
3:6
d)
11:9
106.
1. BAKING A recipe for 1 apple pie calls for 6 cups of sliced apples. How many cups of sliced apples are needed to make 4 apple pies?          
       
a)
24
b)
32
c)
12
d)
20
107.

Which expression shows 10 more than the "quotient" of 72 "divided" by 8?

a)
b)
c)

none of them

d)
108.

amie purchased 10 cases of soda for a party. Each case holds 24 cans. He also purchased 3 six packs of juice. Which expression represents the number of cans he purchased?

a)
b)
c)
d)
109.

Solve: 9 x 103 =

a)

900

b)

9,000

c)

117

d)

230

110.

8 x 106 =

a)

8,000

b)

800

c)

8,000,000

d)

80

111.
Solve the following:
(2 + 7 - 1) ÷ 22
a)
16
b)
2
c)
72.25
d)
8.75
112.
Solve the following:
5 - 62 ÷ 4 - 3
a)
1
b)
-10.75
c)
-31
d)
-7
113.
82 +(7-4)2
a)
74
b)
72
c)
70
d)
73
114.
Simplify:
[25-(13+4)+4] ÷ 3
a)
6
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
115.
Solve:
(32 ÷ 8) + 27 - 11
a)
10
b)
20
c)
30
116.
Solve:
(40 x 4) - 33
a)
100
b)
125
c)
127
117.
Which operation is performed FIRST?
(13 - 1) + 4
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
118.
Which operation is performed SECOND?
(13 - 1) + 4
a)
addition +
b)
subtraction -
c)
multiplication X
119.
(7 + 41) ÷ 2 – 15 =
a)
19
b)
9
c)
25
d)
3
120.
Solve 7 + 3 x 5
a)
22
b)
50
c)
735
121.

42÷(1523)42\div\left(15-2^3\right)  

a)

6

b)

4

c)

12

d)

14

122.

32+12÷(63)×83^2+12\div\left(6-3\right)\times8  

a)

41

b)

51

c)

31

d)

32