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Test Preparation Chapters 1–4

Choose the best answer.

1. Which is the GCF of 48 and 84? 7. Which is the LCM of 6, 8, and 12?

a. 4 a. 4
b. 6 b. 26
c. 12 c. 48
d. 24 d. 24

2. Which statement is true? 8. Which fraction is closest to 0?

3 1 3
a. 2 7

2 a.
4
4
3 1 1
b. 1 7
1 b.
2
4
3 1 1
c. 1 7
1 c.
12
4
1 3 7
d. 2 4

2 d.
8
7

3. Which numbers are in order from 9. Estimate the quotient.

greatest to least?
42,252  208
a. 5.4; 5.04; 5.340 a. 20
b. 5.430; 5.4; 5.04 b. 200
c. 5.430; 5.4; 5.433 c. 2000
d. 5.04; 5.4; 5.430 d. 20,000

4. Which gives an answer of 441? 10. The difference between 5004 and 2879 is:

a. 525  84 a. 3125
b. 31,752  72 b. 3135
c. 3744  676 c. 2125
d. 8040  7506 d. 2135

5. Which numbers are divisible by 3? 11. Which decimal has 2 in the thousandths
place and 5 in the tenths place?
A. 1572 B. 3071 C. 3456

a. A and B only a. 2.158

b. A and C only b. 9.225
c. B and C only c. 2007.5
d. A, B, and C d. 9.542

53 2
6. As a mixed number, 9
is equal to: 12. As a fraction in higher terms, 3
is equal to:

8 1 10 14
a. 5 9
b. 5 9
a. 12
b. 21
8 1 12 8
c. 6 d. 6 c. 16
d. 18
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13. Which fractions are in lowest terms? 18. Which is ordered from least to greatest?
5 3 15 9
A. 9
B. 31
C. 27
D. 11 2 5 3 2 3 5
a. 3
, 6
, 4
b. 3
, 4
, 6
a. A, B, D 5 3 2 3 2 5
c. 6
, 4
, 3
d. 4
, 3
, 6
b. A, C, D
c. A, B, C
d. B, C, D

3 2
14. As a fraction, 4 10 is equal to: 19. Which fractions are each equivalent to 5
?
43 17 4 6 8 4 6 8
a. 10
b. 10
a. , ,
10 15 20
b. , ,
10 12 20
33 7 4 6 8 4 6 9
c. 10
d. 10
c. 9
, ,
15 20
d. , ,
10 15 21

15. Which is the best estimate for 20. Choose the quotient.
$8.95
$13
$10.09?
7)35,916
a. $31 a. 51,310
b. $32 b. 5130
c. 31 c. 513 R6
d. 32 d. 5130 R6

16. A decimal has been rounded to the nearest 21. Jan has three times as many baseball cards
whole number. The rounded number is 14. as Jeric. Jan has 87 baseball cards. How
Which of these numbers could be the decimal? many baseball cards does Jeric have?
a. 14.724 a. 84 baseball cards
b. 14.563 b. 261 baseball cards
c. 14.495 c. 29 baseball cards
d. 14.912 d. 90 baseball cards

17. John has 45 feet of rope and Jeanine has 60 22. A roll of ribbon is 250 inches long. How much
feet. What is the longest length they can cut longer should the roll be so that Ellen can cut
from each rope so that all the pieces are equal an exact number of 15-inch streamers, with
in length? no ribbon left over?
a. 180 feet a. 15 inches
b. 90 feet b. 5 inches
c. 30 feet c. 265 inches
d. 15 feet d. 255 inches

Explain how you solved the problem. Show all your work.
23. How many 3-digit numbers can you make using the digits
1, 2, 3, and 4 if the hundreds digit is prime and repetition
of a digit is not permitted?

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