Parapro Math Practice Questions

1. What digit is in the tenths place of the number 34.178?
A: 3
B: 4
C: 8
D: 1

2. What digit is in the ten-thousands place of the number 3,492,110?
A: 4
B: 9
C: 2
D: 1

3. What number is in the thousandths place of the number 91.8524?
A: 2
B: 5
C: 8
D: 1

4. What number is in the hundreds place of the number 2075.95?
A: 5
B: 9
C: 0
D: 7

5. 341.09 x 10.13 is approximately equal to:
A: 10
B: 2000
C: 3820
D: 3410

6. 89.911 % 9.077 is approximately equal to:
A: 10
B: 9
C: 810
D: 11

7. 8.997 x 4.13 is approximately equal to:
A: 2
B: 36
C: 32
D: 35

8. 6 - 2 % 1 + 1

A student writes the above number sentence to solve the following problem: 'Divide the difference between six and two by the sum of one and one.' To correct the error, the student's number sentence should be written:
A: 6 - (2/1) +1
B: (6 - 2) % (1 + 1)
C: (6 - 2)(1 + 1)
D: 6 - 2 % (1 + 1)

9. To find the area of a rectangle with length 5 and width 7, a student draws up the following equation: A = 5 + 5 + 7 + 7. The correct equation is:
A: The one drawn by the student.
B: A = 5 + 7
C: A = 5 x 7
D: A = ½ (5 + 7)

10. Students are asked to solve for x in the following equation: 2 (x + 6) = 20. In what order should you tell the students to perform the operations?
A: Multiplication, then subtraction, then division
B: Addition, then multiplication
C: Multiplication, then addition, then division
D: Subtraction, then division, then multiplication

Answer Key

1. D. The tenths place is the first to the right of the decimal point.

2. B. The ten-thousands place is the fifth to the left of the decimal point.

3. A. The thousandths place is the third to the right of the decimal point.

4. C. The hundreds place is the third to the left of the decimal point.

5. D. This problem can be estimated as 341 x 10.

6. A. This problem can be estimated as 90 % 9.

7. B. This problem can be estimated as 9 x 4.

8. B. It is essential to put the addition and subtraction problems within parentheses to ensure that they are performed before the division.

9. C. The equation for the area of a four-sided figure is length multiplied by width.

10. A. The 2 should be multiplied across the parenthetical expression, then the resulting 12 should be subtracted from both sides, and finally both sides should be divided by 2.

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