5.3K Problem Solving

Brendon bought supplies for the first day of school. He

bought a notebook for $4.98, a box of pencils for $0.97, a

package of paper for $0.39, and a package of pens for

$2.79. Brendon gave the cashier $20. How much change

did he receive?

• $5.49

• $8.73

• $10.87

• $15.25

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TEKS.MATH.7.3B

Harper picked 3.5 baskets of apples. Cooper picked 4 1⁄4 baskets of apples. How many baskets of apples did

Harper and Cooper pick together?

• 7 baskets of apples

• 7.25 baskets of apples

• 7.75 baskets of apples

• 8 baskets of apples

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TEKS.MATH.7.3A

TEKS.MATH.7.3B

Vivian wrote 2 checks, one for $12.37 and the other for $45.05. She had $125.08 in her checking account before

writing the checks. What is Vivian’s balance now?

• $57.42

• $67.66

• $115.87

• $182.50

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TEKS.MATH.5.3E

Tonya watched videos for 2/3 hour, played checkers for 3⁄4 hour, and practiced soccer for 1 1/6 hours. How many hours did Tonya spend on these three activities?

•  $1\frac{1}{3}hours$  

•  $1\frac{3}{4}\ hours$  

•  $2\frac{7}{12}hours$  

•  $3\frac{5}{6}hours$  
  

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TEKS.MATH.5.3H

Lacey purchased 2.65 pounds of onions, 5.4 pounds of potatoes, 3 pounds of carrots, and a half pound of beans. She put them in a box and carried them to her car. What was the total weight of the vegetables?

• 11.55 pounds

• 12.14 pounds

• 13.67 pounds

• 14.08 pounds

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TEKS.MATH.5.3E

While fishing, Travis caught a bass that weighed 9 1⁄4 pounds and a trout that weighed 9.6 pounds. What is the combined weight of the two fish Travis caught?

• 18.64 pounds

• 18.85 pounds

• 19.75 pounds

• 20.46 pounds

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TEKS.MATH.5.3K

Ariel, Kim, and Cody all work at In and Out Burger. This week Ariel worked 7 2/3 hours, Kim worked 6 1⁄4 hours,

and Cody worked 8 1⁄2 hours. How many total hours did the three employees work this week?

• $19\frac{1}{12}hours$

• $20\frac{1}{4}hours$

• $21\frac{5}{6}hours$

• $22\frac{5}{12}hours$

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TEKS.MATH.5.3H

At the frog jumping contest, Ginger’s frog jumped 13 1⁄4 feet, Wendy’s frog jumped 15.5 feet, and Reed’s frog jumped 16 feet. What was the

combined distance of the 3 frogs’ jumps?

• 43.25 feet

• 44.75 feet

• 46.15 feet

• 49.50 feet

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TEKS.MATH.7.3A

TEKS.MATH.7.3B

A spool held 5 meters of decorative ribbon. Gina cut a length of ribbon that was 0.9 meters long. She cut another length of ribbon that was 1.5 meters long. She gave the rest of the ribbon to her mom. How many meters of ribbon did Gina give to her mom?

• 0.6 meters

• 1.8 meters

• 2.4 meters

• 2.6 meters

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TEKS.MATH.2.9E

Ms. Miranda, Mr. Murphy, and Ms. Migliore were competing in a long jump competition for Field Day. Ms. Miranda jumped twice as far as Ms. Migliore, and Mr. Murphy jumped 1/4 of the distance that Ms. Miranda did. If Ms. Migliore's distance was 12.4 feet, what was Mr. Murphy's distance?

• 5.8 feet

• 6.2 feet

• 19.7 feet

• 24.8 feet

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TEKS.MATH.7.3B