Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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 How many more people chose chocolate than
strawberry?
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17 - ___ = 9
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Paul and his father are flying to Mexico City. It costs $495 for Paul’s
father’s
ticket and $328 for his own ticket. How much more does his father’s ticket
cost?
a. | $167 | d. | $198 | b. | $823 | e. | $819 | c. | $216 |
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The zoo has 54 parrots. The zookeeper wants to put 9 parrots in each
cage.
How many cages will the zookeeper need?
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What information is needed to solve this problem?
Jill and her family are
going to the circus. There are 2 adults and 3
children. They want to go on Saturday. Adult tickets
cost $4.25. How much will
it cost the family to get into the circus?
a. | The number of people in the family | d. | The cost of
popcorn. | b. | How long they were at the circus. | e. | How far away they live from the
circus. | c. | The cost of a child’s ticket. |
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If you needed to give a friend directions to your home, which problem
solving
strategy would be best?
a. | Draw a picture | d. | Work Backwards | b. | Guess and Check | e. | Find a Pattern | c. | Make a
list |
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a. | No one likes mints. | d. | They like all candy. | b. | They like chocolate. | e. | Two children do not like
candy. | c. | They like chocolate and lollipops. |
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If Teresa has $5.00 and buys a $3.00 book, how much money will she
have
left?
a. | $8.00 | d. | $5.00 | b. | $1.00 | e. | $3.00 | c. | $2.00 |
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9.
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 During which 2 months did all of the students in Mr.
Brown’s class wear a coat? a. | April was warmer | d. | January and February | b. | January and March | e. | The coldest months | c. | February and
March |
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Problem Solving – RIT 191 –
200
What operation do the underlined words tell you to do? 
a. | add | d. | divide | b. | subtract | e. | use a fraction | c. | multiply |
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If a movie ticket costs $5.00, how much does it cost for 3 people to go to
a
movie?
a. | $15.00 | d. | $2.00 | b. | $12.00 | e. | $23.00 | c. | $8.00 |
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Estimate.
If a student is told to return to the library in about 1 hour, and
it is 10:07 A.M.,
about what time should the student return to the library?
a. | 10:30 A.M. | d. | 11:00 P.M. | b. | 11:00 A.M. | e. | 10:00 P.M. | c. | 10:00
A.M. |
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What operation should be used to solve the following question?
Ten students
will play basketball. After school, they ask 5 more students to play
with them. How many students
will play in all
a. | 15 | d. | multiplication | b. | subtraction | e. | division | c. | addition |
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What problem solving strategy would best solve the following problem?
Sam has
$2.00 in his pocket when he got home. He spent $2.00 at the candy
store, $1.00 at the hobby shop,
and found 50 on the way home. How much
money did Sam begin with?
a. | Guess and check | d. | Work backwards | b. | Look for a pattern | e. | Make a model | c. | Solve a simpler
problem |
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Joel needs 20 box tops to get a video game. He has 10 box tops and a
friend
is giving him 7. How many more box tops will he need before he
can get the video game?
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