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 #41 : How To Multiply

What is the product of  and ?

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Explanation:

When multiplying fractions, the numerators should be multiplied by each other, and the denominators should be multiplied by each other. Thus:

Example Question #47 : Operations

Jenny has 3 cats. Each cat eats 3 times a day, and eats 3 ounces of food for each meal. How many ounces of cat food does Jenny have to provide to her cats each day?

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Explanation:

Jenny has 3 cats. Each cat eats 3 times per day. Each cat eats 3 ounces per meal.

To solve, we will need to multiply. First, we can find the total number of ounces per cat by multiplying the number of ounces per meal by the number of meals per day.

Next, multiply the ounces per cat by the number of cats.

Jenny feeds her cats a total of 27 ounces per day.

Example Question #42 : How To Multiply

If Mary has 4 bunches of flowers and each bunch has 6 flowers, how many flowers does she have total?

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If Mary has 4 bunches of flowers and each bunch has 6 flowers, the total number of flowers can be found by multiplying 6 by 4.

The result is 24, the correct answer.

Example Question #49 : Operations

Which of the following is equal to 24 inches?

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Explanation:

We will need to use conversions to solve.

Working backwards from the answer choices, we can convert them all to inches using multiplication. The one that equals 24 inches will be the correct answer.

Our final answer is 2 feet.

Example Question #214 : Numbers And Operations

Frankie eats 2.5 cups of cereal a day. How many cups of cereal does he eat after  days?

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Given that Frankie eats  cups of cereal each day, however many cups he eats in  days can be found by multiplying  by . Therefore,  is the correct answer. 

Example Question #213 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Mathematics Achievement

Which of the following is a multiple of 11?

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A multiple is the product of the first number and another whole number. Given that 121 is the product of 11 (the first number) and 11, it is a multiple of 11. Therefore, 121 is the correct answer. 

Example Question #211 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Mathematics Achievement

If 2 marshmallows are required to make 1 s'mores sandwich, how many marshmallows will be required for 6 campers to make 3 s'mores sandwiches each?

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If 6 campers make 3 s'mores sandwiches each, they will make 18 s'mores sandwiches because .

Given that each sandwich requires 2 marshmallows, 36 marshmallows will be required to make the 18 sandwiches, because .

Example Question #212 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Mathematics Achievement

Arnold is writing a short story. He writes 5 pages a day and plans to complete it in 3 days, at which point it will be 45 pages long. How many pages long is his story right now?

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If Arnold writes 5 pages a day and plans to complete his story in 3 days, at which point it will be 45 pages long, he will finish his book by writing  more pages.

This means that Arnold has written 30 pages so far, because  .

Example Question #213 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Mathematics Achievement

If 9 books in a book store have an average of 201 pages each, how many pages are there among all 9 books?

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If 9 books in a book store have an average of 201 pages, there will be a total of  pages among the 9 books.

Example Question #214 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Mathematics Achievement

Lisa has two snack boxes. Each box contains four bags of cookies, and each bag contains three cookies. How many cookies are there total in the two snack boxes?

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Explanation:

If Lisa has two snack boxes and each box contains four bags of cookies with three cookies in each, the total number of cookies in the two snack boxes is  cookies.

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