Operations and Algebra for Third Graders: Interactive Quizzes and Practice

Question 1

When we multiply two numbers, we can switch their order and still get the same answer. What property does this show?

Accepted Answer

Commutative property

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Associative property

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Distributive property

Question 2

When we divide any number except zero by zero, what is the result?

Accepted Answer

Undefined

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0

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Infinity

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The number itself

Question 3

What expression is equal to 5 multiplied by itself 3 times?

Accepted Answer

5^3

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5^2

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5 + 5 + 5

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5 x 5

Question 4

How many pencils are there in total if there are 4 boxes with 5 pencils in each box?

Accepted Answer

5 × 4 = 20

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4 + 5 = 9

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4 - 5 = -1

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5 ÷ 4 = 1.25

Question 5

A rectangular garden has a length of 6 feet and a width of 4 feet. What is the area of the garden?

Accepted Answer

24 square feet

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10 square feet

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20 square feet

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30 square feet

Question 6

Which of these represents the number of apples in 4 baskets if each basket has 7 apples?

Accepted Answer

4 x 7

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4 + 7

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7 - 4

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7 ÷ 4

Question 7

A train has 5 wagons. Each wagon can carry 12 passengers. How many passengers can the train carry in total?

Accepted Answer

5 x 12

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5 + 12

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12 - 5

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12 ÷ 5

Question 8

Which of these is the division of 18 into 2 equal groups?

Accepted Answer

18 ÷ 2

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18 + 2

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18 - 2

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18 x 2

Question 9

Which of the following shows 5 multiplied by itself 3 times?

Accepted Answer

5 x 5 x 5

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5 + 5 + 5

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5 ÷ 5

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5 - 5

Question 10

Which group of stars has the same number of rows and columns as this group?

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Accepted Answer

* * *
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* *
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* * *
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Question 11

A farmer has 5 rows of corn plants. Each row has 8 plants. How many corn plants does the farmer have in total?

Accepted Answer

58

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13

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40

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45

Question 12

A farmer has 12 rows of corn with 6 plants in each row. How many corn plants does he have in total?

Accepted Answer

72

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54

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60

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84

Question 13

Which of these shows 24 divided by 4?

Accepted Answer

24 ÷ 4

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4 - 24

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24 - 4

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4 ÷ 24

Question 14

What number goes in the blank: 6 x __ = 30?

Accepted Answer

5

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4

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6

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7

Question 15

Which of these represents 12 divided by 3?

Accepted Answer

12 ÷ 3

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3 - 12

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12 - 3

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3 ÷ 12

Question 16

Which picture shows 3 groups of 5?

Accepted Answer

[Image of an array of 3 rows and 5 columns of squares]

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[Image of a number line with 15 equally spaced points, labeled 0-15]

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[Image of an equation: 3 x 5 = 15]

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[Image of a set of 3 circles, each with the number 5 inside]

Question 17

What is the purpose of the distributive property in multiplication?

Accepted Answer

To simplify multiplication problems by breaking them into smaller parts.

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To add numbers before multiplying.

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To multiply each number separately and then add the products.

Question 18

What is the product of 9 and 8?

Accepted Answer

72

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15

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63

Question 19

Find the area of a square with a side length of 5 units.

Accepted Answer

25 units

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5 units

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10 units

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50 units

Question 20

A farmer has 20 apples. He wants to put them in baskets that hold 4 apples each. How many baskets will he need?

Accepted Answer

5

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2

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4

Question 21

Which equation shows how to find the total number of chairs if there are 5 rows of 6 chairs?

Accepted Answer

5 x 6 = ?

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5 + 6 = ?

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5 - 6 = ?

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5 ÷ 6 = ?

Question 22

If we have 12 cookies and want to share them equally among 3 friends, how many cookies will each friend get?

Accepted Answer

4

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3

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6

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9

Question 23

Which of the following expressions is the same as 15 added to itself 4 times?

Accepted Answer

4 x 15

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15 x 4

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15 ÷ 4

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4 ÷ 15

Question 24

Identify the missing number in the pattern: 12, 8, 4, _, 1

Accepted Answer

2

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5

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3

Answer

0

Question 25

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If I eat 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza have I eaten?

Accepted Answer

3/8

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2/8

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4/8

Question 26

Which math equation shows multiplication of 3 and 4?

Accepted Answer

3 x 4

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3 + 4

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4 - 3

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3 ÷ 4

Question 27

Which expression represents 4 multiplied by 3?

Accepted Answer

4 x 3

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3 + 4

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3 ÷ 4

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4 - 3

Question 28

In the division problem 12 ÷ 3, what is the number being divided?

Accepted Answer

12

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3

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6

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4

Question 29

How can we find the total number of squares in this pattern?
[Image of a square pattern with 4 rows and 5 columns]

Accepted Answer

Multiply the number of rows by the number of columns.

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Subtract the number of rows from the number of columns.

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Divide the number of rows by the number of columns.

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Add the number of rows to the number of columns.

Question 30

A farmer has 24 sheep and 12 goats. How many animals does the farmer have altogether?

Accepted Answer

36

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12

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24

Question 31

Which expression shows the product of 5 and 7?

Accepted Answer

5 x 7

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5 - 7

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7 ÷ 5

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5 + 7

Question 32

A bakery sells cookies in packs of 6. If a customer buys 3 packs, how many cookies will they get?

Accepted Answer

18

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12

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6

Question 33

Which of the following is another way to write 4 x 3?

Accepted Answer

3 + 3 + 3 + 3

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3 - 3 - 3 - 3

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3 ÷ 3 ÷ 3 ÷ 3

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3 x 3 x 3 x 3

Question 34

A rectangular garden is 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. What is the area of the garden?

Accepted Answer

24 square feet

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16 square feet

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10 square feet

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30 square feet

Question 35

What do you get when you multiply 4 and 7?

Accepted Answer

28

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21

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11

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14

Question 36

Which of these shows 15 divided by 3?

Accepted Answer

15 ÷ 3

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3 - 15

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15 x 3

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3 ÷ 15

Question 37

What number plus 5 equals 10?  What is the value of x in x + 5 = 10?

Accepted Answer

5

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10

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20

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15

Question 38

A rectangle is 6 cm long and 4 cm wide. How do you find its area?

Accepted Answer

6 x 4

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6 + 4

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4 - 6

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6 ÷ 4

Question 39

Which number is NOT a factor of 12?

Accepted Answer

5

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2

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4

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3

Question 40

What does 3 squared (3^2) equal?

Accepted Answer

9

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6

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12

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15

Question 41

Which of these is the same as 2x + 4?

Accepted Answer

2(x + 2)

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x + 2

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2x + 2

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4x + 2

Question 42

What does the number sentence "five less than a number is nine" look like as an equation?

Accepted Answer

n - 5 = 9

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9 - n = 5

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n + 5 = 9

Question 43

There are 4 rows of chairs, and each row has 6 chairs. How many chairs are there in total?

Accepted Answer

24

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30

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10

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18

Question 44

Which equation represents the following word problem: 'Sarah has 12 apples and wants to share them equally among her 3 friends. How many apples will each friend get?'

Accepted Answer

12 ÷ 3 = ?

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12 + 3 = ?

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12 - 3 = ?

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12 × 3 = ?

Question 45

Complete the multiplication equation: 5 x ? = 20

Accepted Answer

4

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6

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3

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15

Question 46

There are 24 cookies and 4 children. If each child receives an equal number of cookies, how many cookies will each child get?

Accepted Answer

6

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4

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8

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12

Question 47

Which of the following is a fact family for the numbers 3, 4, and 12?

Accepted Answer

3 × 4 = 12, 4 × 3 = 12, 12 ÷ 3 = 4, 12 ÷ 4 = 3

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3 × 3 = 9, 9 ÷ 3 = 3, 3 + 6 = 9, 9 - 6 = 3

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4 × 4 = 16, 16 ÷ 4 = 4, 16 - 4 = 12, 12 + 4 = 16

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3 + 4 = 7, 4 + 3 = 7, 7 - 3 = 4, 7 - 4 = 3

Question 48

If 3 × 6 = 18, what other multiplication fact do you know automatically?

Accepted Answer

6 × 3 = 18

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18 ÷ 3 = 6

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6 × 6 = 36

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3 × 3 = 9

Question 49

Which equation represents the pattern: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10?

Accepted Answer

2 × 1 = 2, 2 × 2 = 4, 2 × 3 = 6, 2 × 4 = 8, 2 × 5 = 10

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2 + 1 = 3, 3 + 1 = 4, 4 + 1 = 5, 5 + 1 = 6, 6 + 1 = 7

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1 + 2 = 3, 3 + 2 = 5, 5 + 2 = 7, 7 + 2 = 9, 9 + 2 = 11

Question 50

There are 3 boxes of crayons, and each box contains 8 crayons. How many crayons are there in total?

Accepted Answer

24

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16

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11

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32

Question 51

Which symbol correctly completes the equation: 15 ? 3 = 5?

Accepted Answer

÷

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+

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x

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-

Question 52

You have 12 stickers and want to put 4 stickers on each page of your scrapbook. How many scrapbook pages can you decorate?

Accepted Answer

3

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6

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4

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16

Question 53

What equation shows that 3 groups of a number equal 15?

Accepted Answer

3 x N = 15

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3 + N = 15

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15 - N = 3

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15 x N = 3

Question 54

What is 5 times 7?

Accepted Answer

35

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25

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12

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40

Question 55

A rectangle is 8 centimeters long and 4 centimeters wide. What is the area of the rectangle?

Accepted Answer

32 cm²

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12 cm²

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24 cm²

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40 cm²

Question 56

If you divide 17 into 4 equal groups, how many are left over?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

0

Answer

2

Question 57

Which equation shows 3 groups of 5 apples?

Accepted Answer

3 x 5 = 15

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5 - 3 = 2

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5 ÷ 3 = 1.67

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3 + 5 = 8

Question 58

Sarah has 3 boxes, each with 8 crayons. How many crayons does she have in total?

Accepted Answer

24

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11

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16

Question 59

What is true about the numbers 3, 6, and 9?

Accepted Answer

They are all multiples of 3.

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They are all odd numbers.

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They are all prime numbers.

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They are all even numbers.

Question 60

What number comes next in the pattern: 2, 4, 6, ___, 10?

Accepted Answer

8

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11

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9

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7

Question 61

There are 4 apples in each basket. How many apples (a) are there if there are (b) baskets?

Accepted Answer

a = 4b

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a - 4 = b

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a + 4 = b

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a ÷ 4 = b

Question 62

What multiplication fact equals 15?

Accepted Answer

3 x 5

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5 ÷ 3

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3 + 5

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5 - 3

Question 63

If a pizza is cut into 6 equal slices and you eat 2, what fraction of the pizza did you eat?

Accepted Answer

2/6

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4/6

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3/6

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1/6

Question 64

Which of these is NOT a way to solve division problems?

Accepted Answer

Guess and check

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Multiplication

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Using a number line

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Repeated subtraction