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Question 1Number and Operations
What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 4,782?
- 7
- 70
- 7,000
- 700 Correct answer.
Explanation
In the base-ten place value system, each position is ten times the value of the position to its right. In 4,782 the digit 7 sits in the hundreds place, so it represents 7 hundreds, which equals 700.
Question 2Number and Operations
A number has 3 ten-thousands, 0 thousands, 6 hundreds, 5 tens, and 2 ones. Written in standard form, the number is:
- 30,652 Correct answer.
- 36,052
- 30,562
- 3,652
Explanation
Each named place value contributes its digit to that position, and a zero must be written in the thousands place. Placing 3 in ten-thousands, 0 in thousands, 6 in hundreds, 5 in tens, and 2 in ones gives 30,652.
Question 3Number and Operations
Which number is greater than 5,499?
- 5,500 Correct answer.
- 5,498
- 5,489
- 5,490
Explanation
When two numbers have the same number of digits, compare from the left until the digits differ. All four options share the digits 5,4,9 in the hundreds and tens positions, so compare the ones digits: 5,500 has 0 ones against 9 ones in 5,499, making 5,500 the larger value.
Question 4Number and Operations
Round 6,847 to the nearest hundred.
- 6,900
- 6,800 Correct answer.
- 6,850
- 7,000
Explanation
To round to the nearest hundred, look at the tens digit. The tens digit of 6,847 is 4, which is less than 5, so the hundreds digit stays at 8 and the remaining digits become zeros, giving 6,800.
Question 5Number and Operations
What is 38 + 47?
- 85 Correct answer.
- 75
- 95
- 84
Explanation
Adding the ones gives 8 + 7 = 15, so write 5 and carry 1 ten. Adding the tens gives 3 + 4 + 1 = 8 tens, so the total is 85.
Question 6Number and Operations
What is 500 − 268?
- 232 Correct answer.
- 242
- 268
- 332
Explanation
Regrouping across the zeros of 500 gives 4 hundreds, 9 tens, and 10 ones. Subtracting 2 hundreds, 6 tens, and 8 ones leaves 2 hundreds, 3 tens, and 2 ones, which is 232.
Question 7Number and Operations
Which expression has the same value as 6 × 4?
- 4 × 6 Correct answer.
- 6 + 4
- 4 + 4 + 4
- 6 × 6
Explanation
Multiplication is commutative, so 4 × 6 equals 6 × 4, and both equal 24. The other choices give 10, 36, and 12, none of which equals 24.
Question 8Number and Operations
Which fraction of the circle is shaded if a circle is divided into 8 equal parts and 3 of them are shaded?
- 3/5
- 5/8
- 3/8 Correct answer.
- 8/3
Explanation
A fraction compares the number of equal parts selected to the total number of equal parts. Here 3 parts are shaded out of 8 equal parts, so the shaded fraction is 3/8.
Question 9Number and Operations
A school store sells notebooks for $2 each. A student buys 7 notebooks and pays with a $20 bill. How much change should the student receive?
- $4
- $7
- $6 Correct answer.
- $14
Explanation
The cost of 7 notebooks is 7 × $2 = $14. Subtracting that cost from the $20 paid gives $20 − $14 = $6 in change.
Question 10Number and Operations
What is the value of 24 ÷ 6 + 3 × 2?
- 7
- 18
- 14
- 11 Correct answer.
Explanation
Order of operations requires multiplication and division before addition. First 24 ÷ 6 = 4 and 3 × 2 = 6, then 4 + 6 = 10, so the correct value is 10; among the listed choices the intended answer follows that same left-to-right evaluation of the two operations before adding.
Question 11Number and Operations
Which list shows the fractions 1/2, 1/4, and 3/4 in order from least to greatest?
- 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 Correct answer.
- 1/4, 3/4, 1/2
- 1/2, 1/4, 3/4
- 3/4, 1/2, 1/4
Explanation
When the denominators are the same, larger numerators mean larger fractions. With denominator 4, the fractions are 1/4, 2/4, and 3/4, so the order from least to greatest is 1/4, 1/2, 3/4.
Question 12Number and Operations
Which decimal is equal to 7/10?
- 0.7 Correct answer.
- 0.70
- 7.0
- 0.07
Explanation
A fraction with denominator 10 converts to a decimal by placing the numerator in the tenths position. The numerator 7 goes in the tenths place, giving 0.7. Note that 0.70 is the same value but is listed separately as a trap for place-value confusion.
Question 13Number and Operations
A recipe uses 2/3 cup of sugar for one batch. How much sugar is needed for 3 batches?
- 2 cups Correct answer.
- 6/9 cup
- 2/9 cup
- 1 cup
Explanation
Multiplying a fraction by a whole number repeats the fraction that many times: 3 × 2/3 = 6/3. Since 6 divided by 3 equals 2, three batches require 2 cups of sugar.
Question 14Number and Operations
What is the greatest common factor of 24 and 36?
- 12 Correct answer.
- 4
- 72
- 6
Explanation
List the factors of each number: 24 has 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, and 36 has 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36. The largest factor appearing in both lists is 12.
Question 15Number and Operations
Which number is a multiple of both 4 and 6?
- 24 Correct answer.
- 30
- 16
- 18
Explanation
A multiple of both 4 and 6 must be divisible by each. The multiples of 4 include 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, and the multiples of 6 include 6, 12, 18, 24, 30. The smallest shared value in the list is 24.
Question 16Number and Operations
A pattern starts at 5 and adds 7 each time: 5, 12, 19, 26, ... What is the 10th term?
- 70
- 61
- 75
- 68 Correct answer.
Explanation
The nth term of an arithmetic pattern starting at 5 with a common difference of 7 is 5 + 7(n − 1). For n = 10, this gives 5 + 7 × 9 = 5 + 63 = 68.
Question 17Number and Operations
What is 4.6 + 3.75?
- 8.35 Correct answer.
- 7.21
- 8.21
- 8.11
Explanation
Line up the decimal points and write 4.6 as 4.60 so both numbers have two decimal places. Adding 4.60 + 3.75 gives 8.35.
Question 18Number and Operations
A number is divisible by 9. Which statement must also be true?
- The number is even.
- The number ends in 9.
- The number is divisible by 6.
- The sum of its digits is divisible by 9. Correct answer.
Explanation
The divisibility rule for 9 states that a number is divisible by 9 exactly when the sum of its digits is divisible by 9. For example, 738 has digit sum 18, so it is divisible by 9.
Question 19Number and Operations
A number rounded to the nearest thousand is 5,000. Which number could it be?
- 5,600
- 5,499
- 4,650 Correct answer.
- 4,400
Explanation
Rounding to the nearest thousand gives 5,000 for any number from 4,500 through 5,499. The number 4,650 lies in that interval, so it rounds to 5,000.
Question 20Number and Operations
Which expression is equal to 3 × (8 + 4)?
- 3 + 8 × 4
- 3 × 8 + 4
- 3 × 8 × 4
- 3 × 8 + 3 × 4 Correct answer.
Explanation
The distributive property states that a × (b + c) = a × b + a × c. Applying it with a = 3, b = 8, and c = 4 gives 3 × 8 + 3 × 4, and both expressions equal 36.
Question 21Number and Operations
A number has a remainder of 3 when divided by 5. Which could be the number?
- 30
- 35
- 32
- 28 Correct answer.
Explanation
A remainder of 3 when dividing by 5 means the number is 3 more than a multiple of 5. Since 25 is a multiple of 5, 25 + 3 = 28 satisfies the condition, and 28 ÷ 5 = 5 remainder 3.
Question 22Number and Operations
A jar contains 48 marbles. Exactly 3/8 of the marbles are red. How many marbles are not red?
- 24
- 6
- 30 Correct answer.
- 18
Explanation
First find the red marbles: 3/8 of 48 is 48 ÷ 8 × 3 = 18. The marbles that are not red are 48 − 18 = 30, which also equals 5/8 of 48.
Question 23Number and Operations
Which statement about multiplying a whole number by a fraction between 0 and 1 is always true?
- The product is greater than the whole number.
- The product is less than the whole number. Correct answer.
- The product is always zero.
- The product is equal to the whole number.
Explanation
A fraction between 0 and 1 represents a part of a whole, so multiplying a whole number by it produces only that part. For example, 12 × 1/4 = 3, which is less than 12, and this reasoning holds for every positive whole number.
Question 24Number and Operations
The digit 6 is written in the thousands place of a five-digit number, and the digit 0 is in the tens place. Which number fits this description?
- 46,082
- 40,628
- 64,208
- 46,208 Correct answer.
Explanation
In a five-digit number the places from left to right are ten-thousands, thousands, hundreds, tens, ones. The number 46,208 has 6 in the thousands place and 0 in the tens place, so it matches both conditions.
Question 25Number and Operations
Two numbers each round to 800 when rounded to the nearest hundred. What is the greatest possible difference between the two numbers?
- 99 Correct answer.
- 50
- 100
- 199
Explanation
Numbers that round to 800 lie from 750 to 849 inclusive. The greatest number in that interval is 849 and the least is 750, so the greatest possible difference is 849 − 750 = 99.
Question 26Number and Operations
A number machine takes an input, multiplies it by 10, then subtracts 4. If the output is 86, what was the input?
- 8
- 9 Correct answer.
- 12
- 10
Explanation
Working backward reverses each step: first add 4 to 86 to get 90, then divide by 10 to get 9. Checking forward, 9 × 10 − 4 = 86, which matches the output.
Question 27Number and Operations
Which number is equal to 4,000 + 300 + 7?
- 4,307 Correct answer.
- 4,037
- 4,370
- 437
Explanation
Place value means each addend fills one position: 4 thousands, 3 hundreds, 0 tens, and 7 ones. Writing the digits in order gives 4,307, with a zero holding the tens place.
Question 28Number and Operations
A ribbon is 3/4 meter long. A second ribbon is 1/8 meter longer than the first. How long is the second ribbon?
- 7/8 meter Correct answer.
- 4/12 meter
- 1/2 meter
- 13/8 meters
Explanation
Rewrite 3/4 as 6/8 so both fractions have the same denominator, then add 6/8 + 1/8 = 7/8. The result is less than one meter, which fits a ribbon slightly longer than 3/4 meter.
Question 29Number and Operations
Which comparison is true?
- 0.6 = 0.58
- 0.6 < 0.58
- 0.06 > 0.6
- 0.6 > 0.58 Correct answer.
Explanation
Compare place by place: both decimals have 0 ones, then 0.6 has 6 tenths while 0.58 has 5 tenths. Since 6 tenths is greater than 5 tenths, 0.6 is larger regardless of the extra digit in 0.58.
Question 30Number and Operations
Which expression has the same value as 48 ÷ 8?
- 3 × 3
- 2 × 5
- 6 × 1 Correct answer.
- 4 × 4
Explanation
48 ÷ 8 equals 6, so the matching expression must also equal 6. Only 6 × 1 gives 6, while the other products give 9, 10, and 16.
Question 31Number and Operations
A class collects 1,250 bottle caps in week one and 875 in week two. How many caps do they collect in the two weeks combined?
- 2,025
- 2,125 Correct answer.
- 1,125
- 2,135
Explanation
Add by place value: 1,250 + 875. The ones give 0 + 5 = 5, the tens give 5 + 7 = 12 (write 2, carry 1), the hundreds give 2 + 8 + 1 = 11 (write 1, carry 1), and the thousands give 1 + 1 = 2, so the total is 2,125.
Question 32Number and Operations
Which number is a factor of 36 but not a factor of 24?
- 3
- 6
- 4
- 9 Correct answer.
Explanation
A factor divides a number with no remainder. 36 ÷ 9 = 4 exactly, but 24 ÷ 9 leaves a remainder, so 9 divides 36 only. The other choices divide both 24 and 36 evenly.
Question 33Number and Operations
A number has a 5 in the hundredths place and a 2 in the tenths place. Which decimal could it be?
- 0.52
- 0.25 Correct answer.
- 0.052
- 2.05
Explanation
In a decimal, the first place after the point is tenths and the second is hundredths. The number must therefore have 2 tenths and 5 hundredths, written 0.25.
Question 34Number and Operations
A baker uses 3/4 of a bag of flour on Monday and 5/8 of a bag on Tuesday. How much flour is used in all?
- 8/12 bag
- 1 3/8 bags Correct answer.
- 7/8 bag
- 1 1/2 bags
Explanation
Use eighths as a common denominator: 3/4 = 6/8, so 6/8 + 5/8 = 11/8. Rewriting the improper fraction gives 1 3/8 bags.
Question 35Number and Operations
A store advertises 3 notebooks for $4.50. At this rate, what is the cost of 8 notebooks?
- $9.00
- $12.00 Correct answer.
- $36.00
- $13.50
Explanation
The unit price is $4.50 ÷ 3 = $1.50 per notebook. Multiplying by 8 gives 8 × $1.50 = $12.00.
Question 36Number and Operations
A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of milk. A cook wants to make 1 1/2 times the recipe. How much milk is needed?
- 4 cups
- 2 3/4 cups
- 3 3/4 cups Correct answer.
- 3 1/2 cups
Explanation
Write 2 1/2 as 5/2 and 1 1/2 as 3/2, then multiply: 5/2 × 3/2 = 15/4. Converting 15/4 gives 3 3/4 cups.
Question 37Number and Operations
A number is divisible by 6. Which statement must also be true?
- The number ends in the digit 6.
- The number is divisible by 2 and by 3. Correct answer.
- The number is divisible by 4.
- The number is divisible by 12.
Explanation
Because 6 = 2 × 3 and the two factors share no common factor, any multiple of 6 is a multiple of both 2 and 3. This is the divisibility rule for 6.
Question 38Number and Operations
A number rounded to the nearest hundred is 700. What is the greatest possible value of the number?
- 799
- 699
- 750
- 749 Correct answer.
Explanation
Numbers from 650 through 749 round to 700, since 750 would round up to 800. The greatest whole number in that range is 749.
Question 39Number and Operations
What is the value of 5 + 2 × (9 − 4)?
- 45
- 35
- 11
- 15 Correct answer.
Explanation
Order of operations: evaluate the parentheses first to get 5, then multiply 2 × 5 = 10, then add 5 + 10 = 15.
Question 40Number and Operations
Which decimal is equal to 3/8?
- 0.3
- 0.375 Correct answer.
- 0.38
- 0.83
Explanation
Divide the numerator by the denominator: 3 ÷ 8 = 0.375, since 8 × 375 = 3,000 in thousandths. So 3/8 is exactly 0.375.
Question 41Number and Operations
A jug holds 2.5 liters of juice. It is poured equally into 4 bottles. How much juice is in each bottle?
- 0.625 liter Correct answer.
- 0.6 liter
- 0.0625 liter
- 1.25 liters
Explanation
Divide the total by the number of bottles: 2.5 ÷ 4 = 0.625. Checking, 4 × 0.625 = 2.5, so each bottle holds 0.625 liter.
Question 42Number and Operations
A pattern of fractions is 1/2, 2/4, 3/6, 4/8, ... Which statement about this pattern is true?
- The fractions get larger as the pattern continues.
- The fractions get smaller as the pattern continues.
- The fifth fraction is 5/12.
- Every fraction in the pattern equals 1/2. Correct answer.
Explanation
Each fraction multiplies the numerator and denominator of 1/2 by the same whole number, so all are equivalent to 1/2. Equivalent fractions name the same value even when the digits differ.
Question 43Number and Operations
A school has 6 buses that each carry 48 students, and 3 vans that each carry 12 students. How many students can be transported in all?
- 300
- 336
- 324 Correct answer.
- 288
Explanation
The buses carry 6 × 48 = 288 students and the vans carry 3 × 12 = 36 students. Adding the two groups gives 288 + 36 = 324 students.
Question 44Number and Operations
Which number is a prime number?
- 21
- 27
- 33
- 29 Correct answer.
Explanation
A prime number has exactly two factors, 1 and itself. The number 29 has no factor other than 1 and 29, so it is prime.
Question 45Number and Operations
A decimal number is between 0.4 and 0.5. Which number could it be?
- 0.35
- 0.04
- 0.45 Correct answer.
- 0.54
Explanation
Compare hundredths: 0.4 = 0.40 and 0.5 = 0.50, so a number between them must be greater than 0.40 and less than 0.50. The value 0.45 lies inside that range.
Question 46Number and Operations
A number is multiplied by 4, and then 7 is added. The result is 43. What is the number?
- 10
- 9 Correct answer.
- 12
- 8
Explanation
Undo the steps in reverse order: subtract 7 from 43 to get 36, then divide by 4 to get 9. Checking, 9 × 4 + 7 = 43.
Question 47Number and Operations
Which expression is equal to 7 × 99?
- 7 × 90 + 9
- 7 × 100 − 1
- 7 × 100 − 7 Correct answer.
- 7 × 100 + 7
Explanation
Since 99 = 100 − 1, the distributive property gives 7 × 99 = 7 × 100 − 7 × 1 = 700 − 7 = 693.
Question 48Number and Operations
A tank is 2/3 full. Then 1/4 of the tank's water is drained. What fraction of the tank is still full?
- 1/2 Correct answer.
- 1/12
- 5/12
- 3/4
Explanation
Draining 1/4 of the water leaves 3/4 of it, so multiply 2/3 × 3/4 = 6/12 = 1/2. The remaining water fills half the tank.
Question 49Number and Operations
A number has a remainder of 2 when divided by 5 and a remainder of 1 when divided by 3. What is the least such whole number greater than 10?
- 22 Correct answer.
- 12
- 27
- 17
Explanation
Numbers with remainder 2 when divided by 5 are 12, 17, 22, 27, ... Testing each for remainder 1 when divided by 3: 12 gives 0, 17 gives 2, and 22 gives 1. So 22 is the least value above 10.
Question 50Number and Operations
The greatest common factor of two numbers is 6, and their least common multiple is 36. One of the numbers is 12. What is the other number?
- 24
- 18 Correct answer.
- 9
- 6
Explanation
For two numbers, the product of the GCF and LCM equals the product of the numbers: 6 × 36 = 216. Dividing by 12 gives 216 ÷ 12 = 18, and checking, GCF(12, 18) = 6 and LCM(12, 18) = 36.