SCAT - Math
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- 1.
If 8 - x = 4, and 10 + y = 12, then x - y = _____ ?
- A.
2
- B.
3
- C.
4
- D.
5
Correct Answer
A. 2 -
- 2.
Twenty students brought animals to school for pet day. Eight students brought dogs, four students brought birds, two brought cats, and the rest brought other animals. What fraction of the students brought other animals?
- A.
or 3/10
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- B.
or 6/14
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- C.
or 10/12
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- D.
or 3/20
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Correct Answer
A. or 3/10 -
- 3.
8 X 2 X 6 X 2 is equal to the product of 16 and
- A.
4
- B.
8
- C.
12
- D.
16
Correct Answer
C. 12 -
- 4.
Jennifer and Jose each swam five laps in 15 minutes. At the same rate of speed, how long would they need in order to swim 35 laps?
- A.
35 minutes
- B.
75 minutes
- C.
105 minutes
- D.
175 minutes
Correct Answer
C. 105 minutes -
- 5.
A square has a perimeter of 16. What is the length of one side?
- A.
2
- B.
4
- C.
6
- D.
8
Correct Answer
B. 4 -
- 6.
Which of the following is the smallest?
- A.
0.0005
- B.
0.005
- C.
0.05
- D.
0.5
Correct Answer
A. 0.0005 -
- 7.
Which of the following is equal to two-thirds?
- A.
or 4/12
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- B.
or 6/12
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- C.
or 10/15
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- D.
or 12/15
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Correct Answer
C. or 10/15 -
- 8.
Which fruit is included in the shaded section of Figure 1 ?
- A.
Apples
- B.
Peaches
- C.
Grapes
- D.
Bananas
Correct Answer
C. Grapes -
- 9.
Which of the following numbers is NOT a prime factor of 90 ?
- A.
2
- B.
3
- C.
5
- D.
9
Correct Answer
D. 9 -
- 10.
In a semester of 40 school days, Mrs. Alvarez was out sick twice. What percent of the time was she out sick ?
- A.
3 percent
- B.
4 percent
- C.
5 percent
- D.
10 percent
Correct Answer
C. 5 percent -
- 11.
To which number is the arrow pointing in Figure 2 ?
- A.
or 3/8
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- B.
or 3 3/8
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- C.
or 3 2/4
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- D.
or 3 5/8
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Correct Answer
B. or 3 3/8 -
- 12.
In the Venn diagram in Figure 3, the shaded region shows people who drive _________ .
- A.
Cars and trucks
- B.
Trucks and motorcycles
- C.
Cars and motorcycles
- D.
Cars, trucks and motorcycles
Correct Answer
A. Cars and trucks -
- 13.
The record for the 100-yard dash was 13.71 seconds. Andrew beat te record by a tenth of a second. What was Andrew's time ?
- A.
13.61 seconds
- B.
13.72 seconds
- C.
13.82 seconds
- D.
14.71 seconds
Correct Answer
A. 13.61 seconds -
- 14.
During a 24-hour day, Shannon's cat sleeps (or 5/6) of the time. How many hours does the cat sleep ?
- A.
16 hours
- B.
18 hours
- C.
20 hours
- D.
22 hours
Correct Answer
C. 20 hours -
- 15.
Kurt has four boxes. He wants to use the box with the smallest volume. Which box should Kurt use ?
- A.
2"high X 3"wide X 4"long
- B.
2"high X 4"wide X 5"long
- C.
3"high X 4"wide X 5"long
- D.
4"high X 5"wide X 6"long
Correct Answer
A. 2"high X 3"wide X 4"long -
- 16.
The populations of four small towns are 11,361, 11, 924, 12,102 and 11,642. Which of the following shows the populations in order of smallest to largest ?
- A.
11,361, 11,642, 11,924, 12,102
- B.
11,361, 11,924, 11,642, 12,102
- C.
11,642, 11,924, 11,361, 12,102
- D.
12,102, 11,624, 11,924, 11,361
Correct Answer
A. 11,361, 11,642, 11,924, 12,102 -
- 17.
Which of these numbers is equal to (or 65/100) ?
- A.
.065
- B.
0.65
- C.
6.5
- D.
65
Correct Answer
B. 0.65 -
- 18.
Look at this series: 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, .... What number comes next ?
- A.
64
- B.
126
- C.
127
- D.
133
Correct Answer
C. 127 -
- 19.
Christopher is nine times the age of his twin 4-year old sons. How old is Christopher ?
- A.
30 years old
- B.
32 years old
- C.
34 years old
- D.
36 years old
Correct Answer
D. 36 years old -
- 20.
Darby was making a fruit smoothie. The ingredients included 15 percent yogurt, 40 percent ice, and 10 percent bananas. The only other thing she put in was frozen strawberries. What fractional part of the smoothie was made up of strawberries ?
- A.
or 7/20
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- B.
or 55/100
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- C.
or 13/20
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- D.
or 65/100
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Correct Answer
A. or 7/20 -
- 21.
What place does the 5 take in 23.654 ?
- A.
Tenths
- B.
Hundredths
- C.
Thousandths
- D.
Ten-thousandths
Correct Answer
B. Hundredths -
- 22.
Mrs. Campton's classroom is 15 feet long and 22 feet wide. What is the area of her classroom ?
- A.
37 square feet
- B.
74 square feet
- C.
300 square feet
- D.
330 square feet
Correct Answer
D. 330 square feet -
- 23.
The O'Malley's have a rectanglar pool that is 16' long and 8' wide. Their next-door neighbors want to build a congruent pool. What measurements will the neighbor's pool have ?
- A.
8' X 8'
- B.
8' X 16'
- C.
24' X 2'
- D.
16' X 16'
Correct Answer
B. 8' X 16' -
- 24.
Casey makes a 30 percent profit for every sale she makes selling cosmetics. If she sells $300 worth of cosmetics, how much money will she make ?
- A.
$30
- B.
$90
- C.
$100
- D.
$200
Correct Answer
B. $90 -
- 25.
Which if the following does NOT equal (or 1/4) ?
- A.
or 2/8
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- B.
or 3/12
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- C.
or 4/16
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- D.
or 8/20
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Correct Answer
D. or 8/20 -
- 26.
Approximately how long is the drive from point A to point B in Figure 4 ?
- A.
12 miles
- B.
14 miles
- C.
16 miles
- D.
20 miles
Correct Answer
C. 16 miles -
- 27.
Cecile received $10 as an allowance. She spent $1.15 on ice cream and $3.49 on a magazine. How much does Cecile have left ?
- A.
$4.64
- B.
$5.36
- C.
$6.51
- D.
$8.85
Correct Answer
B. $5.36 -
- 28.
The school bus can hold 50 children. Which two classes can use the school bus for their field trip ?
- A.
A class of 14 and a class of 32
- B.
A class of 15 and a class of 36
- C.
A class of 25 and a class of 26
- D.
A class of 30 and a class of 25
Correct Answer
A. A class of 14 and a class of 32 -
- 29.
Rover's dog food costs $19.85 for a 20-pound bag. Trixie's cat food costs $9.24 for a 10-pound bag. Which costs more?
- A.
One bag of dog food
- B.
Two bags of cat food
- C.
The quantities are the same
- D.
The answer cannot be determined from the information given.
Correct Answer
A. One bag of dog food -
- 30.
In a grocery cart, there is an equal number of vegetables, fruits, and breads. How many items could be in the cart ?
- A.
14
- B.
38
- C.
42
- D.
56
Correct Answer
C. 42 -
- 31.
Which transformation has been applied to the shape in Figure 5 ?
- A.
A reflection
- B.
A slide
- C.
A turn
- D.
A slide followed by a turn
Correct Answer
A. A reflection -
- 32.
Libby types 75 words per minute. How many words does she type per second ?
- A.
0.75
- B.
1.25
- C.
2
- D.
7.5
Correct Answer
B. 1.25 -
- 33.
In a geography class of 24 students, each student had to select a state on which to give a three-minute report. How long did the presentation last to total ?
- A.
1 hour, 6 minutes
- B.
1 hour, 12 minutes
- C.
1 hour, 15 minutes
- D.
1 hour, 30 minutes
Correct Answer
B. 1 hour, 12 minutes -
- 34.
If the shaded section of the circle in Figure 6 signifies 850 types of flowers, how many flowers could the unshaded section represent ?
- A.
750
- B.
800
- C.
850
- D.
900
Correct Answer
D. 900 -
- 35.
Rebecca, Ian, and Clare were driving at the same speed. It took Rebecca 20 minutes to drive 15 miles. How long did it take Ian to drive 30 miles ?
- A.
40 minutes
- B.
50 minutes
- C.
60 minutes
- D.
70 minutes
Correct Answer
A. 40 minutes -
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