Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
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(1 point) Mario is doing a
report on the Civil War. He wants to buy a book about the Battle of Gettysburg that is $14.33 and a
book about President Abraham Lincoln that is $16.02. What is the total cost of the two
books?
 
a) | $3.04 | b) | $30.35 | c) | $30.65 | d) | $303.50 |
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(1 point) Mrs. Sutton purchased
three kinds of meat at the grocery store. The weights are shown in the table below. What is the total
weight of the meat she purchased?
WEIGHTS OF MEAT
PURCHASES | Meat | Weight | hamburger | 1.25
pounds | veal | 2.13
pounds | beef
roast | 3.01 pounds | | |
a) | 33.8 pounds | b) | 6.39
pounds | c) | 3.38 pounds | d) | 0.639
pounds |
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(1 point) Larry is buying two
posters. One poster costs $5.45 and the second costs $10.86. How much more does the second cost than
the first?
a) | $0.54 | b) | $5.41 | c) | $5.95 | d) | $16.31 |
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(1 point) Mr. Chiang’s
class did an experiment on rainfall. They placed two barrels out in the rain on opposite sides of the
city to collect water. The following table shows the amount of rainwater collected in each barrel.
How much more water did Barrel 1 collect than Barrel 2?
RAINWATER COLLECTED | Barrels | Gallons of Water | 1 | 2.5 | 2 | 0.43 | | |
a) | 0.197 gallons | b) | 1.97
gallons | c) | 2.07 gallons | d) | 20.7
gallons |
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(1 point) Clare went to the
movie theater. She spent $6.75 on a ticket, $3.25 on popcorn, and $2.50 on a drink. How much money
did Clare spend at the movie theater?
a) | $13.50 | c) | $12.00 | b) | $12.50 | d) | $11.50 |
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(1 point) Which of the following
has a sum of 4.28?
a) | 3.21 + 0.07 | c) | 2.19 +
2.19 | b) | 0.6 + 4.22 | d) | 1.061 +
3.219 |
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(1 point) Which of the following
is the sum of 5.206 and 47.85?
a) | 99.91 | c) | 53.056 | b) | 43.056 | d) | 9.991 |
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(1 point) In the 2000 Summer
Olympics, swimmer Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands had the three fastest times in the
100-meter freestyle event. His times were 47.84 seconds, 48.30 seconds, and 48.64 seconds. What is
the difference, in seconds, between his two fastest times?
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(1 point) Sam bought a CD for
$13.98. How much change should Sam get from a $20 bill?
a) | $16.02 | c) | $7.02 | b) | $13.98 | d) | $6.02 |
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(1 point) Which of the following
has a difference of 8.703?
a) | 8.425 – 0.278 | c) | 10.624 –
1.921 | b) | 16.42 – 8.717 | d) | 30 –
22.297 |
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Numeric Response
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(2 points) At the Atomic
Speedway the black car’s lap time to the nearest hundredth was 40.11 seconds and the yellow
car’s lap time to the nearest hundredth was 40.12 seconds. How much faster in seconds to the
nearest hundredth did the black car run than the yellow car?
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