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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)  

 There are 5 giant jars of marbles on display at a toy store. Each jar contains 4948 marbles. How many marbles are there in all

marbles


Answer:_______________




2)  

 A town needs to buy 232 hamburger buns for their big summer barbecue. The hamburger buns come in packages of 8. How many packages should the town buy

packages


Answer:_______________




3)  

 Each correct answer on a game show is worth 8 points. Last night, a contestant answered 95 questions correctly. How many points did the contestant earn

points


Answer:_______________




4)  

A tour group has 345 to buy train tickets. Each ticket costs 3. How many train tickets can the group buy

tickets


Answer:_______________




5)  

A muffin factory has 2482 muffins currently being mixed and baked. Another 8100 muffins are already done. How many muffins is that in all

muffins


Answer:_______________




6)  

A hydroelectric plant uses water to create electricity. Before water enters the plant, it passes through two filters. Engineers found a total of 7243 pieces of litter in the filters. There were 436 pieces of litter in the first filter. How many pieces of litter were in the second filter

pieces of litter


Answer:_______________




7)  

Moorthi's grandparents have a huge jar of change that they have been saving for years. There are a total of 8114 coins in the jar. 2880 of the coins are silver. How many of the coins are not silver

coins


Answer:_______________




8)  

 The Yardley Public Library used a grant to purchase 4234 books. Now the library has a total of 4234 books. How many books did the library have before the grant

books


Answer:_______________




9)  

 A petri dish contained 72677 bacteria. A scientist let the bacteria grow until there were 713 more of them. How many bacteria are there now


Answer:_______________




10)  

 There are 6 giant jars of marbles on display at a toy store. Each jar contains 5842 marbles. How many marbles are there in all

marbles


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

 There are 5 giant jars of marbles on display at a toy store. Each jar contains 4948 marbles. How many marbles are there in all

Answer: 24740 marbles


SOLUTION 1 :

 multiply

4948
x           5
-------------------
24740

 



2)  

 A town needs to buy 232 hamburger buns for their big summer barbecue. The hamburger buns come in packages of 8. How many packages should the town buy

Answer: 29 packages


SOLUTION 1 :

divide:

232 ÷ 8 = 29

 



3)  

 Each correct answer on a game show is worth 8 points. Last night, a contestant answered 95 questions correctly. How many points did the contestant earn

Answer: 760 points


SOLUTION 1 :

multiply:

95
x       8
------------------------------
760

 



4)  

A tour group has 345 to buy train tickets. Each ticket costs 3. How many train tickets can the group buy

Answer: 115 tickets


SOLUTION 1 :

 

Divide:
345 ÷ 3 = 115
 


 

 



5)  

A muffin factory has 2482 muffins currently being mixed and baked. Another 8100 muffins are already done. How many muffins is that in all

Answer: 10582 muffins


SOLUTION 1 :

add

8100
+       2482
-----------------
10582

 



6)  

A hydroelectric plant uses water to create electricity. Before water enters the plant, it passes through two filters. Engineers found a total of 7243 pieces of litter in the filters. There were 436 pieces of litter in the first filter. How many pieces of litter were in the second filter

Answer: 6807 pieces of litter


SOLUTION 1 :

subtract:

7243
-          436
----------------
6807

 



7)  

Moorthi's grandparents have a huge jar of change that they have been saving for years. There are a total of 8114 coins in the jar. 2880 of the coins are silver. How many of the coins are not silver

Answer: 5234 coins


SOLUTION 1 :

subtract:

8114
-          2880
----------------
5234

 



8)  

 The Yardley Public Library used a grant to purchase 4234 books. Now the library has a total of 4234 books. How many books did the library have before the grant

Answer: 4664 books


SOLUTION 1 :

subtract:

8898
-          4234
----------------
4664

 



9)  

 A petri dish contained 72677 bacteria. A scientist let the bacteria grow until there were 713 more of them. How many bacteria are there now

Answer: 73390


SOLUTION 1 :

Add;

72677
+          713
------------------
73390

 



10)  

 There are 6 giant jars of marbles on display at a toy store. Each jar contains 5842 marbles. How many marbles are there in all

Answer: 35052 marbles


SOLUTION 1 :

 multiply

5842
x           6
-------------------
35052