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1. From January through June, a plant grew 0.75 inch. From July through December, the plant grew 1/2 inch. How much did the plant grow that year? ¾ inch 1 inch 1 ¼ inches 1 ½ inches

2. A survey was given to all the fifth graders in a school. Forty-nine out of 198 students said that math was their favorite subject. The survey was then given to 400 fifth-graders in a different school. Based on the first survey, how many students in the second survey would be expected to choose math as their favorite subject? about 50 about 100 about 150 about 200

3. If point A is between ¼ and ½, which of the following fractions could represent point A? 1/8 3/16 3/8 10/16

4. The twenty-five students on the pep squad were dressed in the school colors of yellow and green. Some students wore all yellow; some wore all green; and some wore a combination of yellow and green. Sixteen students were dressed in both yellow and green. Three students were dressed in just green. How many students wore yellow? 22 20 9 6

5. Which expression is equivalent to 12/ ¼ ? 12 × ¼ 12 × 4 12 / 4 12 – 4

6. What is the next number in the pattern most likely to be?  81/512 108/512 81/384 54/256
 * 1/2 || || 000000 || || 3/8 || || 000000 || || 9/32 || 000000 || || 27/128 || ||

7. Write the following as a fraction:

55 minutes = __00000000__  hour

8. Circle the smallest number below:
 * || 9/2 || || 000000 || || 4.75 || || 000000 || || 13/4 || 000000 || || 4.8 || 000000 || 4 7/8 ||

9. Rename this fraction as a decimal: 25/40

10. Rename this fraction as a decimal: 87/100

11.  9/16 + 1 11/16 =

 12. 9 1/2 + 3 5/8 =    13. 5/6 hour =  __00000000__  minutes 40 55 50 45

14. 3/X = 9/12

X =

15. A rope is 9 1/2 inches long. You cut off a piece 5 3/16 inches. How long is the remaining piece of rope?

__000000__ inches

16. One way to find a common denominator of two fractions is to make a list of equivalent fractions of both fractions.

//Another way is to//: Add the denominators of the two fractions Multiply the numerators of the two fractions Multiply the denominators of the two fractions. Multiply both the numerators and the denominators of the two fractions

17. What is the least common denominator for 2/8 and 7/12? 96 48 24 12

18. Check the fractions that are equivalent to 2/3. 8/9 12/18 24/30 14/21 24/36

19. You are told to rewrite these fractions with a common denominator.

5/8 and 19/24.

How will the fraction 5/8 be rewritten if you use the least common denominator? 5/24 15/24 5/8 40/192

20. 15 is 5/8 of what?

21. Write 7 8/9 as a fraction:

22. Is 3/8 more or less than 0.5? More than Less than

23. Which fraction is not equivalent to 4/5? 8/10 10/15 16/20 20/25

24. Circle the statements below that are true: 2/5 < 5/10 5/6 < 3/4 3/8 > 2/7 4/5 > 5/7

25. You have 24 marbles. Half the marbles are blue, one fourth are white. How many marbles are red?

26. Write this answer in the simplest form.

3/9 + 7/9 =

27. Write the sum as a whole number or mixed number.

2 3/4 + 5 1/4 =

28. 13 7/6 = 14 X/6

What is the value of X?

29. Write the answer as a mixed number in the simplest form:

00 5 8/9 + 7 5/9

30. Write the answer as a mixed number in the simplest form:

6 2/5 + 5 1/2 =

31. 6 2/7 - 3 5/7 =

32. Write your answer in the simplest form:

6 5/8 - 5 7/8 =

3/4 6/8 0 8/2

33. 3/4 - 3/5 =

34. A DVD that regularly sells for $18.00 is on sale for 1/3 off. What is the sale price? $14.00 $10.00 $12.00 $16.00

35. You bought a jacket that was 1/4 off of the regular price. You saved $25. What did you pay for the jacket?

36. If there are 9 cookies in 3/8 of the box, how many cookies are in the whole box?

37. What is:

5/7 of 3/5

38.   Bill bought 16 pounds of cookie dough. He made 7 cookies from each pound. He is going to pack the cookies in bags that hold 9 cookies. How many friends will get a full bag of cookies? 10 11 12 13

39. Mrs. Marcus has said the fifth grade can decide on which color the gym will be repainted, but 2/3 of the students must agree on the same color. One half of the students already agree on one color. How many more of the fifth graders need to choose the same color?

40. Which were the hardest questions on this test for you?

Extra credit: Write your answer in the simplest form:

1. 7/12 + 3/4 =

2. 2/3 + 4/9 =

3. 4/5 + 2/3 =

4. 2/3 + 5/6 =

5. 4/12 + 2/9 =

6. 6/10 + 4 5/4 =

7. What is X? 9/12 = X/4

8. Write the answer as a mixed number in the simplest form:

00 9 3/4 + 3 5/6

9. If there are 7 books in 1/8 of the box, how many books are there in the whole box? 10. Name three objects that are about 3 1/2 feet tall.

11. Name three objects that are about 11 3/4 inches long.  12. 5/6 + 3/4 = 8/6 18/12 17/12 19/12