SOL Review Week 2: Computation and Estimation

Raymond is building birdhouses out of long wooden boards. He uses 2/3 of a board for each birdhouse and 1/6 of a board for the stand it attaches to. If Raymond has 10 boards, how many birdhouses with stands can he build?

• 10 birdhouses

• 13 birdhouses

• 15 birdhouses

• 12 birdhouses

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Sonny goes to the movies and buys 2 tickets for $11.25 each. He also buys a large popcorn for $5.45 and 2 sodas for $4.75 each. If he has 50.00 to spend, about how much money will he have left?

• $37

• $13

• $29

• $21

A scientist is doing an experiment with very cold liquids. The solution started at a temperature of -45.8°C, and the scientist increased the temperature by 26.5°C. Which of the following would justify a reasonable estimate for the new temperature of the solution?

• 70°C because it started at about -45°C and increased to about 25°C.

• -25°C because it started at about -45°C and increased by about 25°C.

• -20°C because it started at about -45°C and increased by about 25°C.

• 60°C because it started at about -45°C and increased to about 25°C.

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Martha discovers that her watch gains 2 minutes every 6 hours. How many minutes will her watch gain in 19.5 hours?

• 0.615 minutes

• 1.625 minutes

• 6.5 minutes

• 58.5 minutes

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

What value correctly completes the ratio table below?

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 12

A test has 40 questions. If Marcel got 75% correct, how many questions did Marcel get wrong?

• A. 10

• B. 20

• C. 25

• D. 30

The exchange rate of Mexican pesos for U.S. dollars is approximately 10 pesos for 1 dollar. If Lynn exchanged 4,000 pesos for U.S. dollars, what is the approximate value in U.S. dollars?

• $40

• $400

• $4,000

• $40,000

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Jason is wrapping a rectangular box for a birthday party. The dimensions of the box are 18cm by 30cm by 6cm. How much wrapping paper is needed to cover the box?

• 3,240 cm²

• 1,656 cm²

• 828 cm²

• 54 cm²

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

A cylindrical water tank has a radius of 2.8 feet and a height of 5.6 feet. The water tank is filled to the top. When the tank is 1/2 full, how much water can the tank hold?

• 138 cubic feet

• 147 cubic feet

• 69 cubic feet

• 74 cubic feet

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CCSS.8.G.C.9

CCSS.HSG.GMD.A.3

Sheila made two cakes for her brother’s birthday party. One chocolate and one vanilla. • Each cake was 8 inches in length and 12 inches in width. • The chocolate cake was 2 inches in height. • The vanilla cake was 4 inches in height. Which of the following statements correctly compares the volume of the two cakes?

• The volume of the chocolate cake is four times the volume of the vanilla cake.

• The volume of the vanilla cake is four times the volume of the chocolate cake.

• The volume of the chocolate cake is twice the volume of the vanilla cake.

• The volume of the vanilla cake is twice the volume of the chocolate cake.

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5B

CCSS.6.G.A.2