Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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| 1. | Calculate
- 8 - (-6)
¸
2
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| 2. | Calculate
28 + (-3)
´ (-6) -
7
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| 3. | Calculate
12 ´ (-4 - [3
´ (-5)])
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| 4. | Calculate
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| 5. | Select the expression with brackets inserted, that results in the greatest possible
value
20 ´ 3 - 2
´ 3 -
5
a. | (20 ´ 3) - (2
´ 3) -
5 | c. | 20 ´ [(3 - 2)
´ 3] -
5 | b. | 20 ´ (3 - 2)
´ (3 -
5) | d. | 20 ´ 3 - 2
´ (3 -
5) | | | | |
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| 6. | Karen
measures the temperature every day at 8:00 a.m. for one week. Calculate the average temperature for
the week if the temperatures were:
4°C -3°C -7°C -5°C -4°C 5°C 3°C
a. | 4.4°C | c. | -1.0°C | b. | -1.2°C | d. | 2.1°C | | | | |
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| 7. | There
is an error in the solution shown.
5 ´ (-8)
¸ (-1 - 4) = -40
¸ (-1 -
4)
Step 1
= 40 -
4
Step 2
=
44
Step 3
Select the statement which best describes the
error.
a. | In Step 1, the
value for 5 ´ (-8) is incorrect.
| b. | In Step 2, the
value of 40 should be - 40.
| c. | In Step 2, the division was performed before the operation
within the parentheses.
| d. | In Step 3, the subtraction is
incorrect.
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| 8. | Calculate
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| 9. | Select the expression to complete the sentence.
“Order of operations with integers is ____ order of
operations with whole numbers and decimals.”
a. | different
than | b. | the same
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| 10. | Select the operations that must be inserted to make the equation
true.
55 … (-11)
… 7 … (-8) =
51
a. | +
- - | c. | ¸ + ´ | b. | ¸ - ´ | d. | ¸ ´ + | | | | |
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