Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The school owns 12 basketballs, 11 baseballs, 9
bats, and 17 soccer balls. How many balls does the school own?
a. | 49 balls | b. | 40
balls | c. | 29 balls | d. | 23
balls |
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Desiree is fishing in a special pond stocked with
only largemouth bass. If he catches a fish, is it likely, unlikely, impossible, or certain that it
will be a largemouth bass?
a. | Unlikely | b. | Likely | c. | Impossible | d. | Certain |
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The graph of an equation is shown. Which equation
is graphed?
a. |  | c. | y = 3x | b. |  | d. | y =
x |
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Use the spinners shown.
SPINNER 1 | SPINNER 2 | SPINNER
3 | SPINNER
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List all possible outcomes if you spin Spinner 4.
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Joaquim collects baseball cards. He sold 42 cards
at a card show. Then he bought 28 cards. After the card show, Patrick had 216 cards. How many
baseball cards did he have before the card show?
a. | 230 baseball cards | c. | 202
baseball cards | b. | 216 baseball
cards | d. | 146 baseball cards |
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Nathan bought 5 shirts and 5 pairs of shorts. The
shirts cost $15 each. How much did Nathan spend?
What else do
you need to know to solve the problem above?
a. | How much a shirt costs. | b. | The number of pairs of shorts he bought. | c. | How much a pair of shorts costs. | d. | The number of shirts he bought. |
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Use the pictograph to answer the
question.
YEAR 2000 SUMMER OLYMPICS | Country | Number of Medals Won | Canada | | Ethiopia | | Japan | | Mexico | | New Zealand | | Sweden | | | |
 = 2 medals
Suppose you are finding the number of
medals won by Japan, Ethiopia, and Mexico altogether. Which of the following facts is NOT
needed?
a. | Ethiopia had 8 medals. | c. | Japan had 18 medals. | b. | New Zealand had 2
medals. | d. | Mexico had 6 medals. |
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Use the spinners shown.
SPINNER 1 | SPINNER 2 | SPINNER
3 | SPINNER
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How many possible outcomes are there for spinning Spinners 1 and 3 at the same
time?
a. | 1 outcome | c. | 6
outcomes | b. | 3 outcomes | d. | 8
outcomes |
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The equation  can be used to
find the total amount of money Jenna has after saving $8 a week for x weeks. Find the amount
Jenna has saved after 8 weeks by finding the value of y for  .
a. | y = 16 dollars | c. | y = 64 dollars | b. | y = 62
dollars | d. | y = 69 dollars |
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Which of the following is NOT a solution to the
inequality  ?
a. | b = 0 | b. | b = 12 | c. | b = 14 | d. | b = 16 |
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A bag has 28 chips. Tracy gets a point if she draws
a red chip and Travis gets a point if Tracy draws a blue chip. The game is fair for which combination
of chips?
a. | 12 red, 13 blue, 3 yellow | b. | 2 red, 13 blue, 13 yellow | c. | 13 red, 2 blue, 13 yellow | d. | 13 red, 13 blue, 2 yellow |
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A master spy uses John or Jim as a first name and
Boggs, Kelly, or Doe as a last name. List all possible first and last name combinations he can
use.
a. | John Boggs, Jim Kelly, Jim
Doe | b. | John Boggs, John Kelly, John Doe, Jim Boggs, Jim Kelly,
Jim Doe | c. | John Boggs, John Doe, Jim Kelly, Jim
Doe | d. | John Boggs, Jim
Boggs |
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Rita predicted that in 42 spins, a spinner would
land on a white section 21 times. If Rita's prediction is reasonable, which spinner did she
use?
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Neva has 12 bills in her purse. Of the twelve, 10
are one-dollar bills and 2 are five-dollar bills. If she grabs a bill without looking, what is the
probability she will get a bill worth less than $10?
a. | 1 | b. |  | c. |  | d. | 0 |
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Use Spinner 1. What is the probability of spinning
a letter that is not an A?
SPINNER 1
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Mr. Farrell's fourth grade class is learning
the days of the week in different languages. The words for Saturday are shown on the
cards.
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draws one of the cards, what is the probability that it is NOT the Italian word for
Saturday? |  | | |
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Each of six cards has one of the numbers shown.
Myron selects one of the cards without looking.
Using the information about the number cards, describe the probability that
Myron's card shows a number less than 49.
a. | Impossible | b. | Certain | c. | Likely | d. | Unlikely |
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Is it likely, unlikely, impossible, or certain for
the spinner to land on green when it is spun once?
a. | Certain | b. | Likely | c. | Impossible | d. | Unlikely |
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Dale is directing a musical. He can use Kei or
Paula to dance in it and he can use Shanee or Tia to sing in it. List all possible outcomes for
selecting one dancer and one singer.
a. | Dancer - Singer
Kei - Shanee
Paula -
Tia | c. | Dancer - Singer
Kei - Paula
Shanee -
Tia
Kei - Shanee
Paula - Tia | b. | Dancer -
Singer
Kei - Tia
Paula - Shanee | d. | Dancer -
Singer
Kei - Shanee
Kei - Tia
Paula - Shanee
Paula -
Tia |
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Which inequality is graphed below?
a. | x > 4 | b. | x > 5 | c. | x < 4 | d. | x < 5 |
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Write an equation for the sentence.
9 seconds more than s seconds is 18 seconds.
a. | 9 – s= 18 | c. | 9 = s + 18 | b. | s + 9 =
18 | d. | 9 s = 18 |
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A mouse can run less than 8 miles per hour. Use the
inequality  . What is one possible speed for a
mouse?
a. | 7 miles per hour | c. | 11
miles per hour | b. | 9 miles per
hour | d. | 13 miles per hour |
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Write an equation for the sentence.
p pints less than 13 pints is 5 pints.
a. | 13 – p = 5 | c. | p – 5 = 13 | b. | p –
13 = 5 | d. | p < 13 |
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Use Spinner 2. What is the probability of spinning
a 1?
SPINNER 1
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Suppose these letters are on cards.
Predict how many times you would pick the letter H when you pick a letter 40 times.
You put the letter back each time.
a. | 40 times | c. | 6
times | b. | 8 times | d. | 1
time |
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