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Basic Math 1

1. 389 + 454 =
A. 853
B. 833
C. 843
D. 863

2. 9,177 + 7,204 =
A. 16,471
B. 16,371
C. 16,381
D. 15,412

3. 2,199 + 5,832 =
A. 8,331
B. 8,041
C. 8,141
D. 8,031

4. 8,390 - 5,239 =
A. 3,261
B. 3,151
C. 3,161
D. 3,101

5. 643 - 587 =
A. 56
B. 66
C. 46
D. 55

6. 3,406 - 2,767 =
A. 629
B. 720
C. 639
D. 649

7. 149 × 7 =
A. 1032
B. 1043
C. 1059
D. 1063

8. 467 × 41 =
A. 19,147
B. 21,227
C. 23,107
D. 18,177

9. 309 × 17 =
A. 5,303
B. 4,913
C. 4,773
D. 5,253

10. 491 ÷ 9 =
A. 54 r5
B. 56 r6
C. 57 r5
D. 51 r3

11. 703 ÷ 6 =
A. 116 r5
B. 117 r1
C. 116 r3
D. 118 r4

12. 1518 ÷ 27 =
A. 54 r1
B. 56 r6
C. 55 r3
D. 59 r2

13. Express 71/1000 as a decimal.
A. .71
B. .0071
C. .071
D. 7.1

14. 4.7 + .9 + .01 =
A. 5.5
B. 6.51
C. 5.61
D. 5.7

15. .33 × .59 =
A. .1947
B. 1.947
C. .0197
D. .1817

16. .84 ÷ .7 =
A. .12
B. 12
C. .012
D. 1.2

17. Express the ten thousandths place in 1.7389
A. 1
B. 8
C. 9
D. 3

18. .87 - .48 =
A. .39
B. .49
C. .41
D. .37

19. Round 3.864 to the nearest tenth.
A. 3.9
B. 3.86
C. 4
D. 3.96

20. Which is the equivalent decimal number for forty nine thousandths?
A. .49
B. .0049
C. .049
D. 4.9

21. 5 + ¹/₅ + 1 ¹/₃ =

A. 7 ²/₅
B. 6 ⁸/₁₅
C. 6 ⅝
D. 6 ¹/₁₃

22. 7 ¹/₅ 4 ¹/₃ =

A. 3 ¹/₃
B. 2 ⁵/₈
C. 4 ¹/₁₅
D. 2 ¹³/₁₅

23. ½ × 5 ⅝ × 4 =
A. 11 ¼
B. 13 ½
C. 10 ¼
D. 12 ¼

24. ⅝ ÷ ¾ =
A. ¹¹/₁₂
B. ⁵/₆
C. ³/₁₂
D. 1 ¹/₆

25. Which of the following is correct?
A. 8/9 = 56/72
B. 5/9 = 25/36
C. 15/20 = 5/6
D. 20/25 = 4/5

26. Solve for x: ^x/₆ = ⁵/₁₀
A. 7
B. 5
C. 3
D. 6

27. Reduce ¹⁷/₁₁₉ to lowest terms.
A. ²/₁₁
B. ¹/₉
C. ¹/₁₃
D. ¹/₇

28. Express ³⁷/₈ as a mixed fraction.
A. 4 ¹/₈
B. 5 ²/₄
C. 4 ⁵/₈
D. 5 3/8

29. Express thirty one hundredths as a percentage.
A. 3.1%
B. 31%
C. .31%
D. .031%

30. 40% of 55 is:
A. 22
B. 20
C. 24
D. 25



Answer Key
1. C. Carrying in addition of whole numbers.
2. C. Carrying in addition of whole numbers.
3. D. Basic number facts in addition of whole numbers.
4. B. Basic number operation - subtraction of whole numbers.
5. A. Borrowing in subtraction of whole numbers.
6. C. Borrowing through zero in whole numbers.
7. B. Single digit multiplication of whole numbers.
8. A. Double digit multiplication of whole numbers.
9. D. Multiplication of whole numbers with carrying zero.
10. A. Basic short division operations with whole numbers.
11. B. Short division of whole numbers involving zero.
12. B. Long division of whole numbers.
13. C. Translating a common fraction into a decimal.
14. C. Placing the decimal point in addition.
15. A. Placing the decimal point in multiplication.
16. D. Placing the decimal point in division.
17. C. Place value of digits in decimals.
18. A. Placing the decimal point in subtraction.
19. A. Rounding decimals to a certain place value.
20. C. Converting written into numerical expression of a number.
21. B. Addition of common fractions and mixed fractions and whole numbers.
22. D. Subtraction of mixed fractions.
23. A. Multiplication of common fractions, whole numbers and mixed fractions.
24. B. Division of common fractions.
25. D. Finding equal fractions.
26. C. Solving for a variable with fractions.
27. D. Reduction of fractions.
28. C. Converting a common fraction to a mixed fraction.
29. B. Translating a word phrase into a percentage.
30. A. Calculating the percentage of a whole number.



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