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1. Joan spent Monday and Tuesday shopping. She spent a
total of $115. She spent $47 more on Monday than she
did on Tuesday. How much did she spend on Tuesday?
a. $68
b. $162
c. $34
d. $81
e. $115 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅We are simply
looking for 2 numbers that when added together, we get
115. Also, one number is 47 more than the other. Let x
represent the smaller number, then x + 47 would be the
larger, so we have the equation:
x + x + 47 = 115
Combine the x with the other x gives:
2x + 47 = 115
Subtract 47 from both sides.
2x = 68
Divide each side by 2 gives:
x = 34
2. Mrs. Johnson needs 4 blue paper circles for each
student in her class. She can cut 6 of these circles from
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each piece of blue paper she is using. If there are 32
students in her class, how many pieces of blue paper will
she need?
a. 32
b. 10
c. 22
d. 36
e. 21 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅She needs a total of
32 x 4 or 128 circles. 6 can be cut from 1 paper, so divide
128 by 6 and you get 21 and a small remainder. Forget
the remainder, you KNOW you will have to use 1 more
paper for make up for that remainder. The answer will be
21 + 1 or 22. 21 may look attractive, but where would the
little extra come from?
3. Bob is stapling packets for his students. He can staple
one complete packet in about 3 minutes. About how long
will it take him to staple enough packets for his class of
30 students?
a. 1 hour 20 minutes
b. 1 hour 30 minutes
c. 2 hours 20 minutes
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d. 2 hours 9 minutes
e. 3 hours - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅Multiply 3 x 30 =
90. It will take 90 minutes. But the answers are in hours,
60 minutes to an hour, so the answer must be 1 hour 30
minutes.
4. A certain square has an area of 36 square inches. What
is the perimeter of this square?
a. 6
b. 12
c. 18.
d. 24
e. 30 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅You should know that
a square has all sides equal. Multiply 2 sides together to
get the area. Since the sides will be the same number, we
are looking for a number multiplied by itself to get 36.
The only number that satisfies that is 6. ( 6 x 6 = 36).
Each side is 6 inches, therefore the perimeter is 6 + 6 + 6
+ 6 = 24 inches.
5. Carrson High School has a senior class of 540 students.
If 4 out of every 9 of these students are planning to
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attend college, how many are not planning to attend
college?
a. 240
b. 270
c. 300
d. 370
e. 400 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅4 out of 9 is the
fraction 4/9. Multiply 540 x 4, then divide your answer by
9. You get 240. This represents the number of students
attending college. (Always reread the question to make
sure you are answering what is asked for.)
The number not attending college would be 540 - 240 =
300. The answer is c.
You could have also recognized that you need to find 5/9
of 540, solved similarly as above.
Alternative way to solve #5:
4/9 represents a little less than half. So, the number
attending college is a little less than half. Half of 540 is
270. The number attending college will be slightly lower
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1. Joan spent Monday and Tuesday shopping. She spent a
total of $115. She spent $47 more on Monday than she
did on Tuesday. How much did she spend on Tuesday?
a. $68
b. $162
c. $34
d. $81
e. $115 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅We are simply
looking for 2 numbers that when added together, we get
115. Also, one number is 47 more than the other. Let x
represent the smaller number, then x + 47 would be the
larger, so we have the equation:
x + x + 47 = 115
Combine the x with the other x gives:
2x + 47 = 115
Subtract 47 from both sides.
2x = 68
Divide each side by 2 gives:
x = 34
2. Mrs. Johnson needs 4 blue paper circles for each
student in her class. She can cut 6 of these circles from
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Answers ( Latest 2025 )
each piece of blue paper she is using. If there are 32
students in her class, how many pieces of blue paper will
she need?
a. 32
b. 10
c. 22
d. 36
e. 21 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅She needs a total of
32 x 4 or 128 circles. 6 can be cut from 1 paper, so divide
128 by 6 and you get 21 and a small remainder. Forget
the remainder, you KNOW you will have to use 1 more
paper for make up for that remainder. The answer will be
21 + 1 or 22. 21 may look attractive, but where would the
little extra come from?
3. Bob is stapling packets for his students. He can staple
one complete packet in about 3 minutes. About how long
will it take him to staple enough packets for his class of
30 students?
a. 1 hour 20 minutes
b. 1 hour 30 minutes
c. 2 hours 20 minutes
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d. 2 hours 9 minutes
e. 3 hours - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅Multiply 3 x 30 =
90. It will take 90 minutes. But the answers are in hours,
60 minutes to an hour, so the answer must be 1 hour 30
minutes.
4. A certain square has an area of 36 square inches. What
is the perimeter of this square?
a. 6
b. 12
c. 18.
d. 24
e. 30 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅You should know that
a square has all sides equal. Multiply 2 sides together to
get the area. Since the sides will be the same number, we
are looking for a number multiplied by itself to get 36.
The only number that satisfies that is 6. ( 6 x 6 = 36).
Each side is 6 inches, therefore the perimeter is 6 + 6 + 6
+ 6 = 24 inches.
5. Carrson High School has a senior class of 540 students.
If 4 out of every 9 of these students are planning to
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attend college, how many are not planning to attend
college?
a. 240
b. 270
c. 300
d. 370
e. 400 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅4 out of 9 is the
fraction 4/9. Multiply 540 x 4, then divide your answer by
9. You get 240. This represents the number of students
attending college. (Always reread the question to make
sure you are answering what is asked for.)
The number not attending college would be 540 - 240 =
300. The answer is c.
You could have also recognized that you need to find 5/9
of 540, solved similarly as above.
Alternative way to solve #5:
4/9 represents a little less than half. So, the number
attending college is a little less than half. Half of 540 is
270. The number attending college will be slightly lower
