3. An average bark beetle is inch long. Carpenter ants are usually inch longer than bark beetles. How long is an average carpenter ant?

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1 This practice assignment, created by the Garden City Mathematics Department, is designed to help students hone their mathematical skills prior to the start of new work in September. The assignment for each grade/course consists of 60 questions. The Department will review the data and individual results available to us. This information will help in the development of our instructional materials. Name: 1. Raquan had a 9 inch piece of rope. He cut off 1 inch of the rope. How long is the piece of rope that is left? A. 10 inches B. 10 inches C. 8 inches D. 8 inches 2. How many cups are in 4 pints? A. 8 C. 16 B. 2 D An average bark beetle is inch long. Carpenter ants are usually inch longer than bark beetles. How long is an average carpenter ant? A. inch B. inch C. inch D. 1 inch

2 Robert needed nails to finish a bookshelf he was making for his mother. Each nail cost $0.08. If Robert spent $2.16, how many nails did he buy? [Ignore tax.] You may use a calculator. 4. A. 30 C. 3.7 B. 27 D Find the product of and A C B D Solve: (2 3 ) =? A.21 C. 10 B. 11 D.9 7. Solve: (4 2) =? A. 14 C. 20 B. 18 D. 22

3 8. Isaiah s family drove miles per day on their vacation across county. How many miles did Isaiah s family travel in 2.5 days? A C B D Add: A C B D What number is seven tenths larger than two and nine tenths? A.9.9 C B. 3.6 D Trent can drive a golf ball 330 yards. What is the distance of the golf drive in feet? A.110 C. 660 B. 165 D.990

4 12. Miguel finished his homework in 45.8 minutes. Wanda finished 8 minutes before Miguel. How long did Wanda take to do her homework? A.53.8 minutes C minutes B minutes D.37.8 minutes 13. What would be the correct decimal placement for the following multiplication? A C B D What is the total length of 5.5 pieces of toy train track that measure 8.5 inches each? A.4.68 inches C inches B. 8.5 inches D inches

5 15. is equivalent to % A.10% C. 30% B. 20% D. 40% 16. A bedroom has a length of 12 feet. How many yards is this? A.12 C. 3 B. 6 D Mr. Johnson wrote the following equation on the board to solve. Help him find the solution to this equation: (5 3) =? A. 5 C. 19 B. 13 D

6 Line segment AB is 2 inches long. The length of BC is 4 inches long. In simplest form, how long is line segment AC? A. 6 inches B. 6 inches C. 7 inches D. 7 inches 19. Henry is working on a division problem. Which decimal point is in the correct place for Henry s result? A C B D Carl is working on a math problem. In order to subtract these two fractions, what should Carl do first? A. Subtract from. B. Find the least common multiple of 4 and 6. C. Find the greatest common factor of 4 and 6. D. Put the answer in simplest form. 21. Which measurement is the shortest? A.400 centimeters C. 600 millimeters

7 B. 2,000 millimeters D.6 meters 22. How many children can be served 1 cup of cider from a total of 4 gallons of cider? A.64 C. 16 B. 32 D What is the correct decimal point placement for ? A C B D Bean plants will grow approximately 1.5 cm per day. If a bean plant is 45 cm in length, about how many days has it been growing? 24. A.40 C. 30 B. 39 D What is four tenths multiplied by eight tenths? A.32 C. 0.32

8 B. 3.2 D The table shows the total points for platform diving scores for women for the past 4 Olympic games: What is the difference between the highest and lowest scores? A C B D. 1, Amy and her brother get the same allowance. Amy saved of her allowance, and her brother saved of his allowance. How much more did her brother save? A. B. C. D. 28. Multiply: 6.05 times 0.5. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. A.3.03 C. 3.02

9 B D Which number results when seventy-five hundredths is multiplied by three tenths? A C. 4.5 B. 2.5 D.22.5 A number divided by 1.2 is 66.7 What is the number? 30. A C B D For their fishing trip, Ryan and Brian were making lanterns out of tin cans. Brian finished of his lantern, while Ryan only finished of his. How much more did Brain finish than Ryan?

10 A. B. C. D. 32. What is the result when the sum of and 19 is subtracted from ? A C B D Solve: (30 6) + (100 5) =? A.21 C. 24 B. 23 D Express your answer in the form of a mixed number.

11 A. B. C. 1 D The world s smallest bird is a bee hummingbird that measures 2.2 inches in length. If you were to line up 5 of these birds lengthwise, what would be their total length? A.1.1 inches C inches B. 2.7 inches D.11.0 inches 36. If Keira has $2.80 and Evelyn has $4.75, how much more money does Evelyn have than Keira? A. $1.95 C. $2.95 B. $2.15 D.$ Which is the correct decimal placement for thirteen hundredths times six hundredths? A.78.0 C B. 7.8 D

12 38. Find the sum: A. B. C. D. 39. What decimal value would equal "three tenths" plus "four tenths"? A.0.07 C B D Gabriel bought a comic book for $3.95, a soda for $0.95, and a bag of potato chips for $0.99. What was the total for the three items before sales tax? A. $3.79 C. $5.75 B. $4.89 D.$ The Ortiz family drove miles on Monday, 375 miles on Tuesday, and miles on Wednesday to arrive on vacation in New Orleans. What was the total number of miles that they drove in the three days? A C. 1,283.8 B D. 1, Sarah ate of her candy bar after lunch. She ate after dinner. How much of the candy bar did she eat?

13 A. B. C. D. 43. Which of the following measurements is the shortest? A.3,000 millimeters C. 500 centimeters B. 2 meters D.4 meters 44. How many liters are equal to 6,000 milliliters? A.60 C. 3 B. 12 D Which sum below is equal to 22.49? A C B D What is the decimal value of the following?

14 A.0.95 C B D Find the product of 4.42 and 3.9. A C B D A Greyhound can jump at most centimeters. A Yorkshire Terrier, on average, measures 7.6 centimeters. About how many Yorkshire Terriers can a Greyhound jump over? Use a calculator to find the closest answer. A. 160 C. 22 B. 100 D Jared found $5.50 while cleaning his room. His brother, Martin, found $3.75 in his room. What was the total amount of money they found? A. $1.75 C. $9.25 B. $8.25 D.$10.75

15 50. How many grams are there in 13 kilograms? A.130 C. 6,500 B. 2,600 D.13, The largest tree in a tropical rainforest can reach 200 feet in height. What would this height be in inches? A.100 inches C. 1,400 inches B. 212 inches D. 2,400 inches 52. How many feet are in 72 inches? A.6 C. 18 B. 12 D Which measurement below is the longest? A.40 millimeters C. 500 centimeters B. 2 meters D. 4 meters 54. Solve: (25 + 4) + (2 10 ) =? A.310 C. 41 B. 120 D.49

16 55. A child-size ATV has a gas tank that holds 1.32 gallons of gas. How much will it cost to fill that gas tank if gas costs $2.20 a gallon? Round your answer to the nearest cent. [Ignore tax.] A. $2.64 C. $3.52 B. $2.90 D. $ The spring chorus concert is coming up quickly. Sean and Taji decide to practice the songs. They spent hour practicing their first song, and hour practicing the second. How much time did the two boys spend practicing? A. 1 hour B. hour C. hour D. hour 57. Clarence s driveway is 63 feet. How many yards long is the driveway? A.189 C. 32 B. 126 D Compare using the properties: 3 + (4 + 9) (3 + 9) + 4 A. < B. >

17 C. = 59. What is divided by 0.02? A C B D The product of eight hundredths and four tenths is A. 32 C B D.0.032