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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 38126 bacteria. A scientist let the bacteria grow until there were 529 more of them. How many bacteria are there now
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| 2) A muffin factory has 5957 muffins currently being mixed and baked. Another 8373 muffins are already done. How many muffins is that in all muffins Answer:_______________ |
| 3) The Yardley Public Library used a grant to purchase 3666 books. Now the library has a total of 3666 books. How many books did the library have before the grant books Answer:_______________ |
| 4) There are 7 giant jars of marbles on display at a toy store. Each jar contains 3579 marbles. How many marbles are there in all marbles Answer:_______________ |
| 5) A tour group has tickets Answer:_______________ |
321 to buy train tickets. Each ticket costs | 6) Each correct answer on a game show is worth 3 points. Last night, a contestant answered 121 questions correctly. How many points did the contestant earn points Answer:_______________ |
| 7) A hydroelectric plant uses water to create electricity. Before water enters the plant, it passes through two filters. Engineers found a total of 7038 pieces of litter in the filters. There were 324 pieces of litter in the first filter. How many pieces of litter were in the second filter pieces of litter Answer:_______________ |
| 8) A town needs to buy 84 hamburger buns for their big summer barbecue. The hamburger buns come in packages of 4. How many packages should the town buy packages Answer:_______________ |
| 9) Kalai's grandparents have a huge jar of change that they have been saving for years. There are a total of 6041 coins in the jar. 3650 of the coins are silver. How many of the coins are not silver coins Answer:_______________ |
| 10) A petri dish contained 65468 bacteria. A scientist let the bacteria grow until there were 586 more of them. How many bacteria are there now
Answer:_______________ |
| 1) A petri dish contained 38126 bacteria. A scientist let the bacteria grow until there were 529 more of them. How many bacteria are there now Answer: 38655 SOLUTION 1 : Add;
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| 2) A muffin factory has 5957 muffins currently being mixed and baked. Another 8373 muffins are already done. How many muffins is that in all Answer: 14330 muffins SOLUTION 1 : add
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| 3) The Yardley Public Library used a grant to purchase 3666 books. Now the library has a total of 3666 books. How many books did the library have before the grant Answer: 5214 books SOLUTION 1 : subtract:
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| 4) There are 7 giant jars of marbles on display at a toy store. Each jar contains 3579 marbles. How many marbles are there in all Answer: 25053 marbles SOLUTION 1 : multiply
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| 5) A tour group has Answer: 107 tickets SOLUTION 1 :
Divide:
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| 6) Each correct answer on a game show is worth 3 points. Last night, a contestant answered 121 questions correctly. How many points did the contestant earn Answer: 363 points SOLUTION 1 : multiply:
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| 7) A hydroelectric plant uses water to create electricity. Before water enters the plant, it passes through two filters. Engineers found a total of 7038 pieces of litter in the filters. There were 324 pieces of litter in the first filter. How many pieces of litter were in the second filter Answer: 6714 pieces of litter SOLUTION 1 : subtract:
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| 8) A town needs to buy 84 hamburger buns for their big summer barbecue. The hamburger buns come in packages of 4. How many packages should the town buy Answer: 21 packages SOLUTION 1 : divide:
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| 9) Kalai's grandparents have a huge jar of change that they have been saving for years. There are a total of 6041 coins in the jar. 3650 of the coins are silver. How many of the coins are not silver Answer: 2391 coins SOLUTION 1 : subtract:
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| 10) A petri dish contained 65468 bacteria. A scientist let the bacteria grow until there were 586 more of them. How many bacteria are there now Answer: 66054 SOLUTION 1 : Add;
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