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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)  

Last year, 1891 people were born in a country, and 3678 people immigrated to it. How many new people began living in the country last year

    1891
+ 3678
new people

Answer:_______________




2)  

A large company is hosting a conference. So far, 2923 attendees from India have registered, as well as16 attendees from other countries. How many total attendees have registered

    2923
+ 16
attendees

Answer:_______________




3)  

A petri dish contained 22294 bacteria. A scientist let the bacteria grow until there were 34673 more of them. How many bacteria are there now

    22294
+ 34673
bacteria

Answer:_______________




4)  

A crayon company recently changed its labels. It currently has 5443 crayons with the old label and 4130 crayons with the new label. How many crayons does the company have in stock

    5443
+ 4130
crayons

Answer:_______________




5)  

5099 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 47 more zebra mussel in the lake. How many zebra mussels are there now

    5099
+ 47
zeebra mussels

Answer:_______________




6)  

A honey wholesale company harvests 55151 kilograms of honey and 70831 kilograms of wax from its hives. How many kilograms of bee product can it sell

    55151
+ 70831
Kilograms

Answer:_______________




7)  

A ship full of grain crashes into a coral reef. By the time the ship is fixed, 49569 tons of grain have spilt into the water. Only 74972 tons of grain remain onboard. How many tons of grain did the ship originally contain

    49569
+ 74972
tons

Answer:_______________




8)  

Seaside had 24396 people before it became a stop on the railroad. Now, there are 62 more people living there. How many people live in Seaside now

    24396
+ 62
people

Answer:_______________




9)  

A treasure hunter discovered a buried treasure chest. He opened it up and discovered that it contained 2215 diamonds and 32 rubies. How many gems were in the chest

    2215
+ 32
gems

Answer:_______________




10)  

During the summer, customers buy 1718 swim suits from a department store. During the rest of the year, they buy 822. How many swim suits are sold overall

    1718
+ 822
swim suits

Answer:_______________




 

1)  

Last year, 1891 people were born in a country, and 3678 people immigrated to it. How many new people began living in the country last year

    1891
+ 3678
Answer: 5569 new people


2)  

A large company is hosting a conference. So far, 2923 attendees from India have registered, as well as16 attendees from other countries. How many total attendees have registered

    2923
+ 16
Answer: 2939 attendees


3)  

A petri dish contained 22294 bacteria. A scientist let the bacteria grow until there were 34673 more of them. How many bacteria are there now

    22294
+ 34673
Answer: 56967 bacteria


4)  

A crayon company recently changed its labels. It currently has 5443 crayons with the old label and 4130 crayons with the new label. How many crayons does the company have in stock

    5443
+ 4130
Answer: 9573 crayons


5)  

5099 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 47 more zebra mussel in the lake. How many zebra mussels are there now

    5099
+ 47
Answer: 5146 zeebra mussels


6)  

A honey wholesale company harvests 55151 kilograms of honey and 70831 kilograms of wax from its hives. How many kilograms of bee product can it sell

    55151
+ 70831
Answer: 125982 Kilograms


7)  

A ship full of grain crashes into a coral reef. By the time the ship is fixed, 49569 tons of grain have spilt into the water. Only 74972 tons of grain remain onboard. How many tons of grain did the ship originally contain

    49569
+ 74972
Answer: 124541 tons


8)  

Seaside had 24396 people before it became a stop on the railroad. Now, there are 62 more people living there. How many people live in Seaside now

    24396
+ 62
Answer: 24458 people


9)  

A treasure hunter discovered a buried treasure chest. He opened it up and discovered that it contained 2215 diamonds and 32 rubies. How many gems were in the chest

    2215
+ 32
Answer: 2247 gems


10)  

During the summer, customers buy 1718 swim suits from a department store. During the rest of the year, they buy 822. How many swim suits are sold overall

    1718
+ 822
Answer: 2540 swim suits