Word Problems Test Page 2


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7. Latasha collects pennies, in August she collected 1,300 pennies, in September she collected 800 pennies, for October she collected 590 pennies, in November she collected 610 pennies, and in December she collected 995 pennies. About how many pennies did Latasha collect total?

  1. 2,400 pennies
  2. 3,200 pennies
  3. 3,700 pennies
  4. 4,300 pennies

8. Last week, Rick’s Math Web had the following number of visitors: Monday=250, Tuesday=501, Wednesday=260, Thursday=490 and Friday=711. About how many visitors came to Rick’s Math Web last week?

  1. 1,800 visitors
  2. 1,900 visitors
  3. 2,200 visitors
  4. 2,400 visitors

9. Ms. Garlik has 250 shares of IBM stock. She wants to double the number of shares she owns. About how many shares of stock should Ms. Garlik buy?

  1. 500 shares
  2. 350 shares
  3. 300 shares
  4. 250 shares

10. Mr. Benson wants to sort his computer files into folders that hold 30 files each. He has 960 files. About how many folders will Mr. Benson need to hold all the files?

  1. 20 folders
  2. 32 folders
  3. 40 folders
  4. 60 folders

11. Ahmad has 22 boxes of CDs. Each box has 12 CDs. About how many CDs does Ahmad have?

  1. 34 CD’s
  2. 124 CD’s
  3. 260 CD’s
  4. 300 CD’s

12. The fish aquarium holds about 30 gallons of water. If five fish can live in one gallon, about how many fish can you put in the tank?

  1. 100 fish
  2. 125 fish
  3. 135 fish
  4. 150 fish

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