Number

 : Number and Word Problems

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Approach: Independant

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Questions / instructions:
Put a ring around the letter beside the best answer or write your answer on the line. You may write on these pages when working out your answer.
  % responses
y4
y8

28. The number 45 can be renamed as...
a. 4 X 5
b. 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4
c. 4 X 4 X 4 X 4 X 4
d. 5 + 5 + 5 + 5

c

 
53

29. Another name for 27 is...
a.
b.
c.
d.

c

 
26

30. Which is another name for 4 X ?
a. 4 X (3 X 10)
b. 4 X (10 + 3)
c. 40 X 3
d. 4000

d

 
23

31. If 1 1/3 cups of flour are needed for a batch of cookies, how many cups of flour will be needed for 3 batches?
a. 4 1/3
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2 2/3

b

 
58

32. The weight of an object on the Moon is 1/6th the weight of that object on the Earth.
An object that weighs 30 kg on Earth would weigh how many kg on the Moon?

5kg

 
44

33. On this number line, place a dot at the point that could represent 1.75.

 
46

34. Which fraction is equivalent to 1/4 ?
a. 4/8
b. 5/12
c. 5/16
d. 5/20

d

 
57

35. Which is another name for 27/6 ?
a. 4 1/2
b. 2 5/6
c. 7 1/3
d. 3 1/6

a

 
35

36. A store sells 168 cassettes each week. How many cassettes does it sell in 24 weeks?
a. 7
b. 192
c. 4 032
d. 4 172

c

 
74

37. Christy has 88 photographs to put in her album. If 9 photographs fit on each page, how many pages will she need?
a. 8
b. 9
c. 10
d. 11

c

 
60

38. Add 6 to -12. The answer is...
a. -6
b. 6
c. -18
d. 18

a

  53

39. At midday the thermometer read 15C. At midnight it read -3C.
By how many degrees had the temperature dropped?

 

 

 

18

  56

40. A total of 10 597 people went to an outdoor concert.
When it began to rain, 1 694 people left the concert?
About how many people remained at the concert?
a. 900
b. 8 000
c. 9 000
d. 12 000

c

  66

41. Which number is between .07 and .08?
a. .008
b. .06
c. .075
d. .75

c

  50

42. Write this number as a decimal. 3 3/10 =

 

  41

43. Which decimal represents the shaded part of the figure?
a. 0.5
b. 0.28
c. 0.2
d. 0.02

c

  74

44. Of the following, which is the best estimate of the number the arrow points to?
a. 1.2
b. 1.5
c. 1.7

a

  86


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