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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 petri dish contained 21438 bacteria. A scientist let the bacteria grow until there were 43087 more of them. How many bacteria are there now

    21438
+ 43087
bacteria

Answer:_______________




2)  

3301 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 48 more zebra mussel in the lake. How many zebra mussels are there now

    3301
+ 48
zeebra mussels

Answer:_______________




3)  

A honey wholesale company harvests 53288 kilograms of honey and 70095 kilograms of wax from its hives. How many kilograms of bee product can it sell

    53288
+ 70095
Kilograms

Answer:_______________




4)  

A large company is hosting a conference. So far, 3241 attendees from India have registered, as well as13 attendees from other countries. How many total attendees have registered

    3241
+ 13
attendees

Answer:_______________




5)  

Seaside had 23519 people before it became a stop on the railroad. Now, there are 72 more people living there. How many people live in Seaside now

    23519
+ 72
people

Answer:_______________




6)  

During the summer, customers buy 1540 swim suits from a department store. During the rest of the year, they buy 802. How many swim suits are sold overall

    1540
+ 802
swim suits

Answer:_______________




7)  

A ship full of grain crashes into a coral reef. By the time the ship is fixed, 52468 tons of grain have spilt into the water. Only 68824 tons of grain remain onboard. How many tons of grain did the ship originally contain

    52468
+ 68824
tons

Answer:_______________




8)  

A treasure hunter discovered a buried treasure chest. He opened it up and discovered that it contained 2067 diamonds and 30 rubies. How many gems were in the chest

    2067
+ 30
gems

Answer:_______________




9)  

Last year, 1496 people were born in a country, and 3742 people immigrated to it. How many new people began living in the country last year

    1496
+ 3742
new people

Answer:_______________




10)  

A crayon company recently changed its labels. It currently has 4701 crayons with the old label and 4432 crayons with the new label. How many crayons does the company have in stock

    4701
+ 4432
crayons

Answer:_______________




 

1)  

A petri dish contained 21438 bacteria. A scientist let the bacteria grow until there were 43087 more of them. How many bacteria are there now

    21438
+ 43087
Answer: 64525 bacteria


2)  

3301 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 48 more zebra mussel in the lake. How many zebra mussels are there now

    3301
+ 48
Answer: 3349 zeebra mussels


3)  

A honey wholesale company harvests 53288 kilograms of honey and 70095 kilograms of wax from its hives. How many kilograms of bee product can it sell

    53288
+ 70095
Answer: 123383 Kilograms


4)  

A large company is hosting a conference. So far, 3241 attendees from India have registered, as well as13 attendees from other countries. How many total attendees have registered

    3241
+ 13
Answer: 3254 attendees


5)  

Seaside had 23519 people before it became a stop on the railroad. Now, there are 72 more people living there. How many people live in Seaside now

    23519
+ 72
Answer: 23591 people


6)  

During the summer, customers buy 1540 swim suits from a department store. During the rest of the year, they buy 802. How many swim suits are sold overall

    1540
+ 802
Answer: 2342 swim suits


7)  

A ship full of grain crashes into a coral reef. By the time the ship is fixed, 52468 tons of grain have spilt into the water. Only 68824 tons of grain remain onboard. How many tons of grain did the ship originally contain

    52468
+ 68824
Answer: 121292 tons


8)  

A treasure hunter discovered a buried treasure chest. He opened it up and discovered that it contained 2067 diamonds and 30 rubies. How many gems were in the chest

    2067
+ 30
Answer: 2097 gems


9)  

Last year, 1496 people were born in a country, and 3742 people immigrated to it. How many new people began living in the country last year

    1496
+ 3742
Answer: 5238 new people


10)  

A crayon company recently changed its labels. It currently has 4701 crayons with the old label and 4432 crayons with the new label. How many crayons does the company have in stock

    4701
+ 4432
Answer: 9133 crayons