Those Dreaded Fractions - Pretest
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This is a pre-quiz for "Those Dreaded Fractions" curriculum web. Students should select the best choice among the given answers. Fractions should always be in simplest form. Calculators are NOT permitted.
- 1.Which of the following is NOT equivalent to the other fractions?
- A.
3/5
- B.
60/100
- C.
4/6
- D.
21/35
- E.
6/10
- 2.Calculate 3/5 + 2/3
- A.
5/8
- B.
2/5
- C.
19/30
- D.
1
- E.
19/15
- 3.Find the sum of 4/9 and 3/4
- A.
43/36
- B.
4/7
- C.
1/3
- D.
7/13
- E.
3
- 4.Without calculating anything, what whole number is 7/8 + 15/16 closest to?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
4
- D.
22
- E.
24
- 5.Find the product of 7/8 and 4/5
- A.
28/40
- B.
7/10
- C.
35/32
- D.
32/35
- E.
72/40
- 6.Find the least common multiple (lcm) of 35 and 42.
- A.
1
- B.
7
- C.
210
- D.
1470
- E.
There is none
- 7.Calculate 9/8 divided by 3/4
- A.
27/32
- B.
2/3
- C.
24/36
- D.
36/24
- E.
3/2
- 8.Which of the following problems would be solved by finding the product 18 1/2 times 12 1/4?
- A.
Eliza was 18 1/2 inches long at birth. Within a year she had grown 12 1/4 inches. How tall was she at age one?
- B.
Amanda weighed 12 1/4 pounds at age three months. By six months her weight was up to 18 1/2 pounds. How much did she gain in that time?
- C.
Ethan works 18 1/2 hours one week and 12 1/4 hours the next week. How many total hours has he worked in that two-week period?
- D.
Ivan's flower bed measures 18 1/2 feet long. He plans to put flower bulbs every 12 1/4 inches. How many bulbs does he need to purchase?
- E.
Sue wants to carpet her living room. Her room measures 18 1/2 feet long nd 12 1/4 feet wide. How many square feet of carpeting should she order?
- 9.Which of the following problems would be solved by finding the difference of 18 1/2 and 12 1/4?
- A.
Eliza was 18 1/2 inches long at birth. Within a year she had grown 12 1/4 inches. How tall was she at age one?
- B.
Amanda weighed 12 1/4 pounds at age three months. By six months her weight was up to 18 1/2 pounds. How much did she gain in that time?
- C.
Ethan works 18 1/2 hours one week and 12 1/4 hours the next week. How many total hours has he worked in that two-week period?
- D.
Ivan's flower bed measures 18 1/2 feet long. He plans to put flower bulbs every 12 1/4 inches. How many bulbs does he need to purchase?
- E.
Sue wants to carpet her living room. Her room measures 18 1/2 feet long nd 12 1/4 feet wide. How many square feet of carpeting should she order?
- 10.Which of the following problems would be solved by finding the quotient of 48 1/2 and 12 1/4?
- A.
Eliza was 48 1/2 inches tall at age 6. Within three years she had grown 12 1/4 inches. How tall was she at age nine?
- B.
Amanda weighed 12 1/4 pounds at age three months. By six years, her weight was up to 48 1/2 pounds. How much did she gain in that time?
- C.
Ethan was scheduled to work 48 1/2 hours one week, but he took off 12 1/4 hours for his sick child. How many total hours did he work that week?
- D.
Ivan's landscape bed measures 48 1/2 feet long. He plans to plant bushes every 12 1/4 feet. How many bushes should he buy?
- E.
Sue wants to sod her side yard, which measures 48 1/2 feet long and 12 1/4 feet wide. How much sod should she order?
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