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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 muffin factory has 3043 muffins currently being mixed and baked. Another 6831 muffins are already done. How many muffins is that in all

muffins


Answer:_______________




2)  

Balaji's grandparents have a huge jar of change that they have been saving for years. There are a total of 8537 coins in the jar. 3507 of the coins are silver. How many of the coins are not silver

coins


Answer:_______________




3)  

 There are 4 giant jars of marbles on display at a toy store. Each jar contains 4876 marbles. How many marbles are there in all

marbles


Answer:_______________




4)  

 Each correct answer on a game show is worth 3 points. Last night, a contestant answered 340 questions correctly. How many points did the contestant earn

points


Answer:_______________




5)  

 The Yardley Public Library used a grant to purchase 2926 books. Now the library has a total of 2926 books. How many books did the library have before the grant

books


Answer:_______________




6)  

A tour group has 444 to buy train tickets. Each ticket costs 3. How many train tickets can the group buy

tickets


Answer:_______________




7)  

 A town needs to buy 88 hamburger buns for their big summer barbecue. The hamburger buns come in packages of 8. How many packages should the town buy

packages


Answer:_______________




8)  

 A petri dish contained 40052 bacteria. A scientist let the bacteria grow until there were 947 more of them. How many bacteria are there now


Answer:_______________




9)  

A hydroelectric plant uses water to create electricity. Before water enters the plant, it passes through two filters. Engineers found a total of 8286 pieces of litter in the filters. There were 287 pieces of litter in the first filter. How many pieces of litter were in the second filter

pieces of litter


Answer:_______________




10)  

A muffin factory has 5115 muffins currently being mixed and baked. Another 6746 muffins are already done. How many muffins is that in all

muffins


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

A muffin factory has 3043 muffins currently being mixed and baked. Another 6831 muffins are already done. How many muffins is that in all

Answer: 9874 muffins


SOLUTION 1 :

add

6831
+       3043
-----------------
9874

 



2)  

Balaji's grandparents have a huge jar of change that they have been saving for years. There are a total of 8537 coins in the jar. 3507 of the coins are silver. How many of the coins are not silver

Answer: 5030 coins


SOLUTION 1 :

subtract:

8537
-          3507
----------------
5030

 



3)  

 There are 4 giant jars of marbles on display at a toy store. Each jar contains 4876 marbles. How many marbles are there in all

Answer: 19504 marbles


SOLUTION 1 :

 multiply

4876
x           4
-------------------
19504

 



4)  

 Each correct answer on a game show is worth 3 points. Last night, a contestant answered 340 questions correctly. How many points did the contestant earn

Answer: 1020 points


SOLUTION 1 :

multiply:

340
x       3
------------------------------
1020

 



5)  

 The Yardley Public Library used a grant to purchase 2926 books. Now the library has a total of 2926 books. How many books did the library have before the grant

Answer: 3695 books


SOLUTION 1 :

subtract:

6621
-          2926
----------------
3695

 



6)  

A tour group has 444 to buy train tickets. Each ticket costs 3. How many train tickets can the group buy

Answer: 148 tickets


SOLUTION 1 :

 

Divide:
444 ÷ 3 = 148
 


 

 



7)  

 A town needs to buy 88 hamburger buns for their big summer barbecue. The hamburger buns come in packages of 8. How many packages should the town buy

Answer: 11 packages


SOLUTION 1 :

divide:

88 ÷ 8 = 11

 



8)  

 A petri dish contained 40052 bacteria. A scientist let the bacteria grow until there were 947 more of them. How many bacteria are there now

Answer: 40999


SOLUTION 1 :

Add;

40052
+          947
------------------
40999

 



9)  

A hydroelectric plant uses water to create electricity. Before water enters the plant, it passes through two filters. Engineers found a total of 8286 pieces of litter in the filters. There were 287 pieces of litter in the first filter. How many pieces of litter were in the second filter

Answer: 7999 pieces of litter


SOLUTION 1 :

subtract:

8286
-          287
----------------
7999

 



10)  

A muffin factory has 5115 muffins currently being mixed and baked. Another 6746 muffins are already done. How many muffins is that in all

Answer: 11861 muffins


SOLUTION 1 :

add

6746
+       5115
-----------------
11861