Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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According to a study, a male takes in an average of 4.027 grams of sodium a day,
and a female takes in an average of 2.864 grams of sodium a day. What is the value of the 2 in the
average sodium intake of a male? a. | 2 tenths | b. | 2 hundredths | c. | 2 thousandths | d. | 2 hundred | | | | | | | | |
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Everyday after her daily walk, Dena drinks 1.06 liters of water. Which decimal is
equivalent to 1.06? a. | 1.006 | b. | 1.060 | c. | 1.600 | d. | 1.6 | | | | | | | | |
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The
following table shows the times of four students who ran the 50-yard dash in their physical education
class. The students are listed in alphabetical order. Who ran the dash in the shortest
time?
THE 50-YARD DASH | Student | Time
(in
seconds) | Benito | 8.715 | Eiko | 8.669 | Gloria | 8.694 | Osami | 8.704 | | |
a. | Osami | b. | Eiko | c. | Benito | d. | Gloria | | | | | | | | |
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In a
competition, Terry received a score of 1.120 and Mike received a score of 1.110. Richard received a
score between Terry and Mike’s scores. Which of the following scores could be Richard’s
score? a. | 1.118 | b. | 1.123 | c. | 1.108 | d. | 0.117 | | | | | | | | |
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The
number 5.562 has been graphed on the number line below. What is this number rounded to the nearest
tenth?
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Yang
drove 3.9 miles from her home to a friend’s house. Then she drove 5.1 miles to a
store. About how many miles did she drive in all? a. | about 8 | b. | about 9 | c. | about 10 | d. | about 11 | | | | | | | | |
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Mario
is doing a report on the Civil War. He wants to buy a book about the Battle of Gettysburg that is
$14.33 and a book about President Abraham Lincoln that is $16.02. What is the total cost of the two
books?
a. | $3.04 | b. | $30.35 | c. | $30.65 | d. | $303.50 | | | | | | | | |
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Mrs.
Sutton purchased three kinds of meat at the grocery store. The weights are shown in the table below.
What is the total weight of the meat she purchased?
WEIGHTS OF
MEAT PURCHASES | Meat | Weight | hamburger | 1.25
pounds | veal | 2.13
pounds | beef roast | 3.01
pounds | | |
a. | 33.8
pounds | b. | 6.39
pounds | c. | 3.38
pounds | d. | 0.639
pounds | | | | | | | | |
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Larry
is buying two posters. One poster costs $5.45 and the second costs $10.86. How much more does the
second cost than the first? a. | $0.54 | b. | $5.41 | c. | $5.95 | d. | $16.31 | | | | | | | | |
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Mr.
Chiang’s class did an experiment on rainfall. They placed two barrels out in the rain on
opposite sides of the city to collect water. The following table shows the amount of rainwater
collected in each barrel. How much more water did Barrel 1 collect than Barrel
2?
RAINWATER COLLECTED | Barrels | Gallons of
Water | 1 | 2.5 | 2 | 0.43 | | |
a. | 0.197
gallons | b. | 1.97
gallons | c. | 2.07
gallons | d. | 20.7
gallons | | | | | | | | |
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The
following table shows the times of four students who ran the 400-meter relay for their school track
team. Each student on the relay team ran 100 meters. What is the combined time of the four
students?
400-METER RELAY TIMES | Student | Time for 100 meters | Trishia | 11.1 seconds | Mary | 11.7
seconds | Rebeca | 11.6
seconds | Hoshi | 11.8
seconds | | |
a. | 11.1
seconds | b. | 22.8
seconds | c. | 34.4
seconds | d. | 46.2
seconds | | | | | | | | |
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One
of the fastest recorded winning speeds of the Indianapolis 500 was 185.981 miles per hour. What is
the value of the 9 in this speed? a. | 9 tens | c. | 9 hundredths | b. | 9
tenths | d. | 9
hundred | | | | |
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Which
decimal is equivalent to 0.70?
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A
green sea turtle weighs 355.3 kilograms. What is the word form of this number? a. | three hundred
fifty and three tenths | b. | three hundred fifty-three tenths | c. | three hundred
five and three tenths | d. | three hundred fifty-five and three
tenths | | |
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The
following table shows some of the longest long jumps made by U.S. athletes. Which athlete’s long
jump was the longest?
Athlete | Year | Distance in
Meters | Bob Beamon | 1968 | 8.90 | Larry
Myricks | 1988 | 8.74 | Carl Lewis | 1991 | 8.87 | Mike
Powell | 1991 | 8.95 | Erick Walder | 1994 | 8.74 | | | |
a. | Bob Beamon | c. | Mike Powell | b. | Carl
Lewis | d. | Erick
Walder | | | | |
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The
price of a baseball cap is $8.75. Between which two prices is the price of the cap? a. | $8.00 and
$8.49 | c. | $9.00 and
$9.49 | b. | $8.50 and $8.99 | d. | $9.50 and $9.99 | | | | |
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Which
numbers are in order from least to greatest? a. | 1.742 1.558
1.671 | c. | 4.057 4.122 5.008 | b. | 0.561 8.627 5.325 | d. | 6.705 6.527
6.211 | | | | |
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What
number is the same as 45 hundreds? a. | 45 | c. | 4,500 | b. | 450 | d. | 45,0000 | | | | |
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A
microscope shows an object 100 times its size. If an object measures 0.4 millimeters long, how many
millimeters long will it appear when you look in the microscope?
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Which
number rounds to 30.86 when rounded to the nearest hundredth? a. | 30.9 | c. | 30.865 | b. | 30.85 | d. | 30.861 | | | | |
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Which
difference is about 10? a. | 42.5 – 16.8 | c. | 70.9 – 58.7 | b. | 33.2 –
28.4 | d. | 65.7 –
65.6 | | | | |
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John
has $10 to spend on school supplies. The following table shows the items in John’s shopping
cart. He wants to overestimate the sum to see if he has enough money. Which method should he
use?
Item | Price | Set of
markers | $2.49 | Set of
pencils | $0.99 | Set of
folders | $1.29 | Ruler | $.79 | Glue | $1.89 | Notebook | $1.09 | | |
a. | Round to the
nearest cent: 2.49 + 0.99 + 1.29 + 0.79 + 1.89 + 1.09 | b. | Round to the
nearest dollar: 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 | c. | Front-end estimation: 2 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 1 +
1 | d. | Front-end
estimation and adjust: (2 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1) + 4 | | |
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Clare
went to the movie theater. She spent $6.75 on a ticket, $3.25 on popcorn, and $2.50 on a drink. How
much money did Clare spend at the movie theater? a. | $13.50 | c. | $12.00 | b. | $12.50 | d. | $11.50 | | | | |
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Which
of the following has a sum of 4.28? a. | 3.21 + 0.07 | c. | 2.19 + 2.19 | b. | 0.6 +
4.22 | d. | 1.061 +
3.219 | | | | |
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Which
of the following is the sum of 5.206 and 47.85? a. | 99.91 | c. | 53.056 | b. | 43.056 | d. | 9.991 | | | | |
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In
the 2000 Summer Olympics, swimmer Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands had the three fastest
times in the 100-meter freestyle event. His times were 47.84 seconds, 48.30 seconds, and 48.64
seconds. What is the difference, in seconds, between his two fastest times?
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Sam
bought a CD for $13.98. How much change should Sam get from a $20 bill? a. | $16.02 | c. | $7.02 | b. | $13.98 | d. | $6.02 | | | | |
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Which
of the following has a difference of 8.703? a. | 8.425 – 0.278 | c. | 10.624 – 1.921 | b. | 16.42 –
8.717 | d. | 30 –
22.297 | | | | |
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