Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Roman is fishing in a special pond stocked with
only catfish. If he catches a fish, is it likely, unlikely, impossible, or certain that it will be a
catfish?
a. | Certain | b. | Unlikely | c. | Likely | d. | Impossible |
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The equation  can be used to
find the total amount of money Marty has after saving $6 a week for x weeks. Find the amount
Marty has saved after 3 weeks by finding the value of y for  .
a. | y = 9 dollars | c. | y = 18 dollars | b. | y = 16
dollars | d. | y = 23 dollars |
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3.
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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, Sweden, and Mexico altogether. Which of the following facts is NOT
needed?
a. | New Zealand had 2 medals. | c. | Japan had 18 medals. | b. | Mexico had 6
medals. | d. | Sweden had 12 medals. |
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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 German word for
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Each of six cards has one of the numbers shown. Jim
selects one of the cards without looking.
Using the information about the number cards, describe the probability that
Jim's card shows a number less than 30.
a. | Impossible | b. | Likely | c. | Unlikely | d. | Certain |
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Write an equation for the sentence.
2 seconds more than s seconds is 11 seconds.
a. | 2 s = 11 | c. | 2 =
s + 11 | b. | 2 –
s= 11 | d. | s + 2 = 11 |
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Is it likely, unlikely, impossible, or certain for
the spinner to land on blue when it is spun once?
a. | Impossible | b. | Certain | c. | Unlikely | d. | Likely |
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Nathan bought 4 shirts and 4 pairs of shorts. The
shirts cost $25 each. How much did Nathan spend?
What else do
you need to know to solve the problem above?
a. | The number of shirts he
bought. | b. | How much a pair of shorts
costs. | c. | How much a shirt costs. | d. | The number of pairs of shorts he
bought. |
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The school owns 20 basketballs, 8 baseballs, 9
bats, and 15 soccer balls. How many balls does the school own?
a. | 52 balls | b. | 43
balls | c. | 35 balls | d. | 28
balls |
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Which of the following is NOT a solution to the
inequality  ?
a. | b = 0 | b. | b = 11 | c. | b = 14 | d. | b = 16 |
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Vesuda has 12 bills in her purse. Of the twelve, 9
are one-dollar bills and 3 are five-dollar bills. If she grabs a bill without looking, what is the
probability she will get a twenty-dollar bill?
a. | 0 | b. |  | c. |  | d. | 1 |
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Which inequality is graphed below?
a. | x < 3 | b. | x > 3 | c. | x < 2 | d. | x > 2 |
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The graph of an equation is shown. Which equation
is graphed?
a. |  | c. | y = x | b. |  | d. | y =
3x |
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Adriano collects baseball cards. He sold 60 cards
at a card show. Then he bought 10 cards. After the card show, Patrick had 249 cards. How many
baseball cards did he have before the card show?
a. | 299 baseball cards | c. | 199
baseball cards | b. | 249 baseball
cards | d. | 179 baseball cards |
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Carrie predicted that in 48 spins, a spinner would
land on a white section 24 times. If Carrie's prediction is reasonable, which spinner did she
use?
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Use Spinner 2. What is the probability of spinning
a number that is not a 3?
SPINNER 1
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A master spy uses Jay or Kevin as a first name and
Geer, Kelly, or Doe as a last name. List all possible first and last name combinations he can
use.
a. | Jay Geer, Jay Doe, Kevin Kelly, Kevin
Doe | b. | Jay Geer, Kevin Kelly, Kevin
Doe | c. | Jay Geer, Kevin Geer | d. | Jay Geer, Jay Kelly, Jay Doe, Kevin Geer, Kevin Kelly, Kevin
Doe |
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Use the spinners shown.
SPINNER 1 | SPINNER 2 | SPINNER
3 | SPINNER
4 | | | | | | | | |
How many possible outcomes are there for spinning Spinners 3 and 4 at the same
time?
a. | 1 outcome | c. | 6
outcomes | b. | 3 outcomes | d. | 8
outcomes |
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A wild turkey can run less than 15 miles per hour.
Use the inequality  . What is one possible speed for a wild
turkey?
a. | 14 miles per hour | c. | 18
miles per hour | b. | 16 miles per
hour | d. | 20 miles per hour |
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Write an equation for the sentence.
g gallons less than 19 gallons is 6 gallons.
a. | g – 6 = 19 | c. | 19 – g = 6 | b. | g –
19 = 6 | d. | g < 19 |
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Jose is directing a musical. He can use Rosa or
Taryn to dance in it and he can use Koko or Tia to sing in it. List all possible outcomes for
selecting one dancer and one singer.
a. | Dancer - Singer
Rosa - Taryn
Koko -
Tia
Rosa - Koko
Taryn - Tia | c. | Dancer - Singer
Rosa - Koko
Taryn -
Tia | b. | Dancer - Singer
Rosa - Tia
Taryn -
Koko | d. | Dancer - Singer
Rosa - Koko
Rosa - Tia
Taryn - Koko
Taryn -
Tia |
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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 3.
a. | G | c. | G, H,
I | b. | H | d. | C, D, E,
F |
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Use Spinner 1. What is the probability of spinning
an A?
SPINNER 1
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Suppose these letters are on cards.
Predict how many times you would pick the letter O when you pick a letter 30 times.
You put the letter back each time.
a. | 30 times | c. | 4
times | b. | 6 times | d. | 1
time |
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A bag has 14 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. | 6 red, 2 blue, 6 yellow | b. | 5 red, 6 blue, 3 yellow | c. | 6 red, 6 blue, 2
yellow | d. | 2 red, 6 blue, 6
yellow |
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