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Written Instructions:

For each Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1,2,3 or 4). Write your answers in the brackets provided..

For each Short Answer Question(SAQ) and Long Answer Question(LAQ), write your answers in the blanks provided.

Leave your answers in the simplest form or correct to two decimal places.



 

1)  

A ship full of grain crashes into a coral reef. By the time the ship is fixed, 54264 tons of grain have spilt into the water. Only 74122 tons of grain remain onboard. How many tons of grain did the ship originally contain

    54264
+ 74122
tons

Answer:_______________




2)  

A petri dish contained 31386 bacteria. A scientist let the bacteria grow until there were 44608 more of them. How many bacteria are there now

    31386
+ 44608
bacteria

Answer:_______________




3)  

Last year, 1925 people were born in a country, and 3389 people immigrated to it. How many new people began living in the country last year

    1925
+ 3389
new people

Answer:_______________




4)  

3359 zebra mussels ride into Lake Michigan on the bottom of a ship. They find lots of food and no predators, so their population grows. A year later, there are 37 more zebra mussel in the lake. How many zebra mussels are there now

    3359
+ 37
zeebra mussels

Answer:_______________




5)  

During the summer, customers buy 1515 swim suits from a department store. During the rest of the year, they buy 932. How many swim suits are sold overall

    1515
+ 932
swim suits

Answer:_______________




6)  

A treasure hunter discovered a buried treasure chest. He opened it up and discovered that it contained 1243 diamonds and 48 rubies. How many gems were in the chest

    1243
+ 48
gems

Answer:_______________




7)  

A large company is hosting a conference. So far, 3285 attendees from India have registered, as well as17 attendees from other countries. How many total attendees have registered

    3285
+ 17
attendees

Answer:_______________




8)  

Seaside had 21156 people before it became a stop on the railroad. Now, there are 73 more people living there. How many people live in Seaside now

    21156
+ 73
people

Answer:_______________




9)  

A honey wholesale company harvests 49515 kilograms of honey and 67541 kilograms of wax from its hives. How many kilograms of bee product can it sell

    49515
+ 67541
Kilograms

Answer:_______________




10)  

A crayon company recently changed its labels. It currently has 4506 crayons with the old label and 3870 crayons with the new label. How many crayons does the company have in stock

    4506
+ 3870
crayons

Answer:_______________




 

1)  

A ship full of grain crashes into a coral reef. By the time the ship is fixed, 54264 tons of grain have spilt into the water. Only 74122 tons of grain remain onboard. How many tons of grain did the ship originally contain

    54264
+ 74122
Answer: 128386 tons


2)  

A petri dish contained 31386 bacteria. A scientist let the bacteria grow until there were 44608 more of them. How many bacteria are there now

    31386
+ 44608
Answer: 75994 bacteria


3)  

Last year, 1925 people were born in a country, and 3389 people immigrated to it. How many new people began living in the country last year

    1925
+ 3389
Answer: 5314 new people


4)  

3359 zebra mussels ride into Lake Michigan on the bottom of a ship. They find lots of food and no predators, so their population grows. A year later, there are 37 more zebra mussel in the lake. How many zebra mussels are there now

    3359
+ 37
Answer: 3396 zeebra mussels


5)  

During the summer, customers buy 1515 swim suits from a department store. During the rest of the year, they buy 932. How many swim suits are sold overall

    1515
+ 932
Answer: 2447 swim suits


6)  

A treasure hunter discovered a buried treasure chest. He opened it up and discovered that it contained 1243 diamonds and 48 rubies. How many gems were in the chest

    1243
+ 48
Answer: 1291 gems


7)  

A large company is hosting a conference. So far, 3285 attendees from India have registered, as well as17 attendees from other countries. How many total attendees have registered

    3285
+ 17
Answer: 3302 attendees


8)  

Seaside had 21156 people before it became a stop on the railroad. Now, there are 73 more people living there. How many people live in Seaside now

    21156
+ 73
Answer: 21229 people


9)  

A honey wholesale company harvests 49515 kilograms of honey and 67541 kilograms of wax from its hives. How many kilograms of bee product can it sell

    49515
+ 67541
Answer: 117056 Kilograms


10)  

A crayon company recently changed its labels. It currently has 4506 crayons with the old label and 3870 crayons with the new label. How many crayons does the company have in stock

    4506
+ 3870
Answer: 8376 crayons