1. Strategies and Activities to Teach the Math State Standards to Elementary Learners By Michelle Flaming - ESSDACK March 16, 2007
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24. There were 8,357 books in a school library. Then, the library got 1,435 new books. What was the TOTAL number of books in the library after getting the new books? A. 9,782 books B. 9,792 books C. 9,882 books D. 9,892 books
25. A camp stove usually costs $225.45. This week it is on sale for $179.99. How much money is saved by buying the stove at the sale price instead of the usual price? A. $45.46 B. $56.56 C. $154.54 D. $405.44
26. Daryl bought a shirt for $12.99 and a belt for $3.99. How much money did he spend for the two items? A. $8.00 B. $9.00 C. $15.88 D. $16.98
27. Larry bought a baseball for $5.23 and a bat for $19.79. What is the TOTAL cost of the baseball and the bat? A. $14.56 B. $14.92 C. $24.92 D. $25.02
28. Carl paid for a toy with a $10.00 bill. He got $3.86 back in change. Exactly how much did the toy cost? A. $7.86 B. $7.24 C. $6.24 D. $6.14
29. Lola is saving money to buy a doghouse. The doghouse costs $215. Lola has already saved $148. How much more money does she need to save? A. $67 B. $77 C. $133 D. $177
30. During the last year, 375 music books and 3,400 history books were given to a library. How many MORE history books than music books were given to the library? A. 3,025 books B. 3,035 books C. 3,175 books D. 3,775 books
31. A baker is making 48 packages of blueberry muffins. He puts 12 muffins in each package. What is the TOTAL number of blueberry muffins in the 48 packages? A. 466 muffins B. 476 muffins C. 566 muffins D. 576 muffins
32. A theater has 38 rows of seats. There are 72 seats in each row. What is the total number of seats in the theater? A. 342 seats B. 792 seats C. 2,526 seats D. 2,736 seats
33. A school bought 45 new uniforms for the volleyball team. The school paid $21 for each new uniform. What was the total amount of money the school paid for the new uniforms? A. $125 B. $135 C. $645 D. $945
34. Each ticket for a football game costs $7. What would be the total cost of buying 28 tickets for the game? A. $4 B. $21 C. $146 D. $196
35. Nancy buys 6 posters for $4.63 each. What is the total cost of all 6 posters? A. $10.63 B. $18.78 C. $24.68 D. $27.78
36. Cassie buys a salad for $4.95 and a drink for $1.25. She pays for the salad and drink with a $10.00 bill. How much change should Cassie get back? A. $3.80 B. $4.20 C. $4.80 D. $5.10
37. Sean buys a puzzle that costs $13.65. He pays for the puzzle with a $20.00 bill. How much change should Sean get back? A. $6.35 B. $6.45 C. $7.35 D. $7.45
38. A ship that holds 42,000 gallons of fuel needed 38,426 gallons when it refueled. How many gallons of fuel did the ship have left before it refueled? A. 3,538 gallons B. 3,574 gallons C. 3,684 gallons D. 4,426 gallons
39. An office building has 67 offices. Each office has exactly 1,853 square feet (ft 2 ) of carpet. What is the TOTAL number of square feet of carpet in all 67 offices? A. 23,089 ft 2 B. 24,089 ft 2 C. 123,051 ft 2 D. 124,151 ft 2
40. Annie needs 8 sheets of plywood to finish her project. The cost of the plywood is $26.42 for one sheet. How much will it cost to finish the project? A. $168.26 B. $231.26 C. $208.36 D. $211.36
41. A family meal of fried chicken costs $24.95 and feeds 4 people. A single meal for one person costs $6.98. How much money is SAVED by buying the family meal rather than 4 single meals? A. $2.67 B. $2.97 C. $3.03 D. $3.97
42. Steak costs $8 a pound. How many pounds of steak can be bought for $826? A. 103 2/8 pounds B. 103 1/8 pounds C. 13 2/8 pounds D. 13 1/8 pounds
43. The distance between two cities using route A is 876.01 miles. Using route B, the distance between the same two cities is 689.7 miles. How many miles shorter is route B than route A? A. 18.631 miles B. 80.704 miles C. 186.31 miles D. 187.71 miles
44. It takes 240,000 gallons of water to fill an empty tank. Water is pumped into the tank at a rate of 800 gallons an hour. How many hours will it take to completely fill the empty tank? A. 3 hours B. 30 hours C. 300 hours D. 3,000 hours
45. There are about 40 lines of print on each page in a book. The book contains 32,000 lines of print. What is the MINIMUM number of pages in the book? A. 8 pages B. 80 pages C. 800 pages D. 8,000 pages