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Practice Test 8 - ISEE Lower Level Mathematics Achievement

20 questions. Answer them in any order, then submit to see your score and every explanation.

  1. To hang a picture, Miguel needs a piece of wire that is 3 feet 11 inches long. He has a piece of wire that is 50 inches long. How much wire will he have left over after cutting what he needs?
  2. Maria had $50 in her savings account. Each week, she added exactly $15. If w represents the number of weeks and A represents the total amount in her account, which equation shows the total amount after w weeks?
  3. The state of Wyoming is shaped almost like a four-sided polygon. Its north and south borders are parallel, and its east and west borders are parallel. Its corners are approximately right angles. Which polygon best describes its shape?
  4. Sam is at a bakery. He buys 2 loaves of bread for $4.45 each, 6 large cookies for $1.29 each, and a slice of cake for $5.85. What is the most reasonable estimate for his total purchase?
  5. A container holds 2.5 kilograms of sand. Sam adds 0.85 kg of sand to the container. Then, he scoops out 1.2 kg of sand. What is the final weight of the sand in the container?
  6. The acceptable weight for a package at a certain post office is between 5.08 kilograms and 5.8 kilograms, inclusive. This means the weight can be equal to 5.08 kg or 5.8 kg. Which of the following package weights is NOT acceptable?
  7. Rosa wants 2020 dollars. She still needs 55 dollars. For 20−x=520 - x = 5, find xx.
  8. A rectangular park is 20.5 meters long. An oak tree in the park is 20.45 meters tall, and a maple tree is 20.09 meters tall. The park's main gate is 3.1 meters wide. Which list shows the three longest of these measurements, in order from greatest to least?
  9. Maya received $36 for her monthly allowance. She spent 14\frac{1}{4} of it on a movie ticket. Then, she spent 23\frac{2}{3} of the remaining money on a book. How much money did she have left?
  10. On Monday, Anya jogged 3.8 kilometers and Ben jogged 4.15 kilometers. On Tuesday, Anya jogged 4.3 kilometers and Ben jogged 3.9 kilometers. What is the difference between the total distance Anya jogged and the total distance Ben jogged over the two days?
  11. Last year, Jamal had 450 stamps. This year he collected 125 new stamps and gave away 80 stamps. His friend, Ken, started with 380 stamps and collected 180 new stamps. What is the difference between the number of stamps Jamal and Ken have now?
  12. The first five numbers in a pattern are 200, 190, 181, 173, 166. What is the rule for this pattern?
  13. A spinner has 8 equal sections: 3 red, 2 blue, 3 green. What is the probability of red?
  14. A weather forecast states there is a 90% chance of rain tomorrow. Which statement best describes this prediction?
  15. A ribbon is 0.7 meters long. A piece measuring 35\frac{3}{5} of a meter is cut from it. What is the length of the remaining ribbon, expressed as a fraction of a meter?
  16. A group of friends shared a bag of 48 candies equally. After sharing, each friend had 6 candies. The equation 48 / n = 6 represents this situation, where n is the number of friends. How many friends were in the group?
  17. There are 16 party favors for 4 friends. Each friend gets the same. What fraction is each share?
  18. A juice machine makes 18 liters of fruit punch every 6 minutes. The recipe requires 2 parts cranberry juice for every 1 part orange juice. How many liters of cranberry juice does the machine use in 10 minutes?
  19. A recipe requires 34\frac{3}{4} cup of milk. If you only have a measuring cup with decimal markings, how much milk should you measure?
  20. What is the area of a triangle with a base of 9.2 meters and a height of 5 meters?

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