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What is the difference between the sum of the following set of numbers estimated to the nearest
tenth and the exact sum?
42.45 + 1.6 + 6.48 + 19 + 25.52
A. 95.1
B. 0.05
C. 73
D. 0.13
E. 27 correct answers B. 0.05
When playing their favorite video game "Space Attack", Bobby scored 139,750 points, while
Alex scored 99,190 points. Which of the following is the best estimate of how many more points
Bobby scored than Alex?
A. 410,000 points
B. 59,000 points
C. 41,000 points
D. 5,900 points
E. 4,100 points correct answers C. 41,000 points
Use the diagram below to answer the question that follows.
Approximately how far would a hiker travel if she traveled all the way around the Toulemne
Nature Preserve, following the exact border, but never entering the preserve?
A. 30 miles
B. 40 miles
C. 60 miles
D. 70 miles
E. 80 miles correct answers C. 60 miles
A map of California is drawn to scale where one inch equals 5 miles. If Rest Stop A and Rest
Stop B are one foot apart on the map, how many miles apart are they?
A. 5 miles
B. 25 miles
C. 26 miles
D. 50 miles
E. 60 miles correct answers E. 60 miles
Which of these units could be used to describe volume?
A. Inches
B. Square inches
C. Gallons
D. Pounds
E. Tons correct answers C. Gallons
At sea level, water boils at what temperature?
, A. 212 degrees Fahrenheit
B. 200 degrees Fahrenheit
C. 100 degrees Fahrenheit
D. 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit
E. 32 degrees Fahrenheit correct answers A. 212 degrees Fahrenheit
Joe, a custom automotive painter, works eight hours per day, Monday through Friday, and paints
approximately one car every four hours. How many cars would he paint in a typical work week?
A. 10
B. 40
C. 5
D. 12
E. 18 correct answers A. 10
An elf in Santa's Workshop can typically build two giant robot toys a week. If the elf works year-
round, how many giant robot toys is he likely to produce in one year?
A. 24 giant robot toys
B. 26 giant robot toys
C. 52 giant robot toys
D. 96 giant robot toys
E. 104 giant robot toys correct answers E. 104 giant robot toys
Four students get 90s on a test, three get 70s, 2 get 60s and one gets an 80. What is the mean test
score in this group?
A. 90
B. 74
C. 77
D. 80
E. 66 correct answers C. 77
Determine the mode for the following set of numbers.
24, 32, 44, 32, 16, 24, 50, 24
A. 24
B. 28
C. 30.75
D. 31.75
E. 32 correct answers A. 24
A bag of assorted candy contains 11 peppermints, 8 chocolates, 13 gumdrops, and 9 licorices.
Amy randomly takes a gumdrop from the bag and eats it. What is the probability that the next
candy she takes from the bag will be a gumdrop or a peppermint?
A. 23/40
B. 13/20
C. 24/41
D. 1/3
E. 1/5 correct answers A. 23/40
What is the difference between the sum of the following set of numbers estimated to the nearest
tenth and the exact sum?
42.45 + 1.6 + 6.48 + 19 + 25.52
A. 95.1
B. 0.05
C. 73
D. 0.13
E. 27 correct answers B. 0.05
When playing their favorite video game "Space Attack", Bobby scored 139,750 points, while
Alex scored 99,190 points. Which of the following is the best estimate of how many more points
Bobby scored than Alex?
A. 410,000 points
B. 59,000 points
C. 41,000 points
D. 5,900 points
E. 4,100 points correct answers C. 41,000 points
Use the diagram below to answer the question that follows.
Approximately how far would a hiker travel if she traveled all the way around the Toulemne
Nature Preserve, following the exact border, but never entering the preserve?
A. 30 miles
B. 40 miles
C. 60 miles
D. 70 miles
E. 80 miles correct answers C. 60 miles
A map of California is drawn to scale where one inch equals 5 miles. If Rest Stop A and Rest
Stop B are one foot apart on the map, how many miles apart are they?
A. 5 miles
B. 25 miles
C. 26 miles
D. 50 miles
E. 60 miles correct answers E. 60 miles
Which of these units could be used to describe volume?
A. Inches
B. Square inches
C. Gallons
D. Pounds
E. Tons correct answers C. Gallons
At sea level, water boils at what temperature?
, A. 212 degrees Fahrenheit
B. 200 degrees Fahrenheit
C. 100 degrees Fahrenheit
D. 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit
E. 32 degrees Fahrenheit correct answers A. 212 degrees Fahrenheit
Joe, a custom automotive painter, works eight hours per day, Monday through Friday, and paints
approximately one car every four hours. How many cars would he paint in a typical work week?
A. 10
B. 40
C. 5
D. 12
E. 18 correct answers A. 10
An elf in Santa's Workshop can typically build two giant robot toys a week. If the elf works year-
round, how many giant robot toys is he likely to produce in one year?
A. 24 giant robot toys
B. 26 giant robot toys
C. 52 giant robot toys
D. 96 giant robot toys
E. 104 giant robot toys correct answers E. 104 giant robot toys
Four students get 90s on a test, three get 70s, 2 get 60s and one gets an 80. What is the mean test
score in this group?
A. 90
B. 74
C. 77
D. 80
E. 66 correct answers C. 77
Determine the mode for the following set of numbers.
24, 32, 44, 32, 16, 24, 50, 24
A. 24
B. 28
C. 30.75
D. 31.75
E. 32 correct answers A. 24
A bag of assorted candy contains 11 peppermints, 8 chocolates, 13 gumdrops, and 9 licorices.
Amy randomly takes a gumdrop from the bag and eats it. What is the probability that the next
candy she takes from the bag will be a gumdrop or a peppermint?
A. 23/40
B. 13/20
C. 24/41
D. 1/3
E. 1/5 correct answers A. 23/40
