Math Problem Solving Quiz

Ashanti volunteers to pack lunches. She packs 38 bags of chips and 45 packages of cookies into large containers. She fills seven containers in 30 minutes. Ashanti uses the following equation to find c, the number of chips and cookies she packed into the containers: c = (38 + 45)7 How many chips and cookies does Ashanti pack into the containers?

• 11,970

• 581

• 90

• 511

Ms. Whitacre is putting molding around the perimeter of her bedroom. - The perimeter of her bedroom is 60 feet. - Each piece of molding is 6 feet long and costs $22. Which equation can be used to find m, the cost of the sections of molding Ms. Whitacre needs for her bedroom?

• (60 ÷ 6) x 22 = m

• 60 ÷ (6 x 22) = m

• (22 + 6) x 60 = m

• 60 ÷ (22 ÷ 6) = m

Kabir needs seven pizzas and two cookie trays for a class party. Each pizza costs $7.85, and each cookie tray costs $12.15. Kabir has $100. Which of these amounts is the best estimate of how much change Kabir will receive after buying the pizza and cookies?

• $80

• $45

• $5

• $20

Olivia earned $67 last month from babysitting. - She spent $14 on a book and $23 on a game. - She spent the rest of her earnings on art supplies. Which equation can be used to find s, the amount of money in dollars that Olivia spent on art supplies?

• 67 = s + 14 + 23

• 67 = 14 + 23 - s

• 67 = 23 - 14 + s

• 67 = 23 - 14 - s

A toy factory has 268 boxes of bouncy balls. It ships 51 boxes to another state. Each of the boxes holds 32 bouncy balls. Which of these is the best estimate of the number of bouncy balls the factory has left in the boxes?

• 6,300

• 9,600

• 6,600

• 8,400

Lakeside High School earned $1,986 at a school-wide fund-raiser. There was a large donation of $550 given to the fund-raiser, and the rest of the money was earned by selling cards for $4 each. The following equation can be used to find f, the number of cards sold at the fundraiser: f = (1,986 – 550) ÷ 4 How many cards did Lakeside High School sell during the fund-raiser? Record your answer, and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

Lim makes 98 cake pops. - He gives 56 cake pops to his neighbor. - He splits the remaining cake pops among six friends. - Each friend receives the same number of cake pops. Which equation can be used to find p, the number of cake pops each friend received?

• (98 + 56) ÷ 6 = p

• (98 – 56) ÷ 6 = p

• (98 – 56) x 6 = p

• (98 + 56) x 6 = p

The following equation can be used to find x, the number of extra points that Charles earned on his reading test: x = 98 – (18 x 5) What is the number of extra points that Charles earned on his reading test?

• 8

• 18

• 20

• 9

The table below shows the top four highest scores for an arcade game. The fourth-highest score is represented by $ h $.

• 377,175 = (99,456 + 96,350 + 91,809) - h

• 377,175 = (99,456 + 96,350 + 91,809) x h

• 377,175 = (99,456 + 96,350 + 91,809) ÷ h

• 377,175 = (99,456 + 96,350 + 91,809) + h

The Amako family paid $2,272 this year for their cell phone bill. They pay the same amount each month. Which of the following is the best estimate of the amount the Amako family pays each month?

• $100

• $150

• $200

• $300