ISEE Lower Level Math : ISEE Lower Level (grades 5-6) Mathematics Achievement

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Lower Level Math

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Example Questions

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

Find the product.  Round to the nearest tenths place.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Multiply  vertically.

After finding the product, don't forget to move the decimal in FOUR places because each number has 2 decimal places .

The product is .

Then, round to the nearest tenths place .

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

What is a reasonable estimate for

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, estimate each number. 2.3 rounds to about 2, while 3.1 rounds to about 3. Then, mulitply 2 and 3.

Example Question #192 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Mathematics Achievement

How many millimeters are in 6 meters?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

There are 1,000 mm in each meter. Therefore, you must multiply 6 by 1,000 to get 6,000 millimeters.

Example Question #194 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Mathematics Achievement

A wooden board is  feet long. What is the length of the board in inches?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

There are  inches in a foot. If the board is  feet long, you would multiply this length by the conversion to get the number of inches. 

To simplify the multiplication, you can break up the decimal:

 is the correct answer.

Example Question #28 : How To Multiply

What is the square root of 144?

Possible Answers:

 

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The square root operation is the inverse of a number raised to the second power. In other words, we are looking for the number that, when squared, equals 144.

When the number 12 is multiplied by itself, the product is 144.

Therefore, 12 is the correct answer. 

Example Question #192 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Mathematics Achievement

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 #197 : 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 #32 : Operations

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?

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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 #194 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Mathematics Achievement

What is the value of in this equation?

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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 #193 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Mathematics Achievement

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

Possible Answers:

None of these

5 pieces

15 pieces

20 pieces

25 pieces

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. 

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