ISEE Lower Level Math : How to multiply

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Example Questions

Example Question #191 : Numbers And Operations

Liam is making cookies with a recipe that calls for 1 egg and will make 12 cookies. However, he wants to make 36 cookies. How many eggs will he need?

Possible Answers:

2 eggs

12 eggs

1 egg

3 eggs

Correct answer:

3 eggs

Explanation:

Given that Liam wants to make 36 cookies, which is 3 times 12 cookies, he will also need 3 times as many eggs. 3 times 1 is equal to 3. Therefore, he will need 3 eggs. 

Example Question #191 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Mathematics Achievement

What should be the value of  to complete this set?

Possible Answers:

 None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The only number that could lend a pattern to this set is 9. When 9 is plugged in as , it becomes clear that each sequential number increases by threefold. 9 is three times the value of 3, and 27 is three times the value of 9. Therefore, 9 is the correct answer. 

Example Question #33 : How To Multiply

Lisa is in a soccer league in which there are 2 sub-groups. Each sub-group has 5 teams, and each team has 6 players. How many players are in the league?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If there are 2 sub-groups in a league and each sub-group has 5 teams, and each team has 6 players, then the total number of players in the league can be found by multiplying the sub-groups by the teams by the players.

This gives us:

Example Question #34 : How To Multiply

What is the value of in this equation?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The first step in solving the equation is to simplify the right side. You can use either the distributive property or order of operations:

Divide both sides by 4.

The ;eft side will cancel and the right side will simplify.

Example Question #31 : Operations

Every candy packet has 5 pieces. Mary buys 4 candy packets. How many pieces of candy does Mary now have?

Possible Answers:

25 pieces

20 pieces

15 pieces

5 pieces

None of these

Correct answer:

20 pieces

Explanation:

If every candy packet has 5 pieces and Mary buys 4 candy packets, the total number of pieces can be calculated by multiplying 5 by 4.

The product would be 20, which is the correct answer. 

Example Question #10 : Multiplication And Division

Beck has 5 pairs of the same style of shoe, called the "button up." Each shoe has 6 buttons. How many buttons are there on Becky's "button up" shoe collection?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If Beck has 5 pairs of shoes, that means he has 10 shoes because there are 2 shoes in a pair.

Since each shoe has 6 buttons, that means that there are 60 buttons in the collection. 

Example Question #32 : How To Multiply

Annie's brother owes her $5. However, to her annoyance, he chooses to pay her back in nickels. How many nickels does Annie's brother give her?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve, we need to know how many nickels are in one dollar.

So, we know there must be 20 nickels per dollar.

If Annie's brother is paying her $5.00, then we need to multiply the number of nickels in one dollar by five.

He will pay her in 100 nickels.

Example Question #31 : Operations

Maria had 10 dogs and gave each dog two scoops of dog food. Each scoop of dog food contained 9 pieces. How many pieces of dog food did Maria serve?

Possible Answers:

 

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Given that Maria has 10 dogs and that she served each dog 2 scoops of dog food, she served 20 total scoops of dog food.

If each scoop has 9 pieces, then to determine the total number of pieces, you would multiply 20 by 9. 

 

She served 180 total pieces of dog food.

Example Question #38 : How To Multiply

Simplify the expression:

Possible Answers:

None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this question, you will need to implement order of operations.

Start by solving for the terms in parenthesis:

Multiply the terms.

Finally, add.

Example Question #32 : Operations

Benny has 5 shirts, and each shirt has 7 buttons, except one shirt, which is missing a button. How many buttons are on Benny's shirts?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the total number of buttons, multiply the number of shirts by the number of button per shirt:

Since one shirt is missing a button, we will need ot subtract one to get the final answer.

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