ISEE Lower Level Math : Operations

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #61 : How To Multiply

Mindy bought a box of  granola bars for . She sold each bar for . If Mindy sold all  bars, how much of a profit would she make in dollars?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If the box of  granola bars was , this means that each granola bar cost  because  divided by  is

If Mindy then sold each granola bar for , the profit per bar would be  minus the  cost of the bar, which is equal to

If she sold all  granola bars, then she would have made a profit of , which is .

Example Question #62 : How To Multiply

Maria makes jewelry with beads. She can make a pair of earrings with  beads, a bracelet with  beads, and a necklace with  beads. If Maria has  beads, which of the following could she make?

Possible Answers:

 bracelets

 necklaces

 bracelets and  pairs of earrings

 pairs of earrings

Correct answer:

 pairs of earrings

Explanation:

Given that each pair of earrings requires  beads, the number of beads that  pairs of earrings would require is equal to:

Since Maria has  beads, she has a sufficient number of beads to make  earrings. The other jewelry arrangements will result in there being a shortage of beads: Maria would need  beads to make  necklaces (),  beads to make  bracelets (), and  beads to make  bracelets and  pairs of earrings ().

Example Question #63 : How To Multiply

The cost for two people to be part of a tennis club is  a month. If Jon and Marie share the annual cost of the club membership, how much does each person have to pay per year?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If the cost of being part of a tennis club for two people is  a month, that means the annual cost for two people will be 

If two people share this cost, that means that each person will have to pay  because half of  is

Therefore, the correct answer is .

Example Question #61 : Operations

On average, Lisa sends twelve emails a day. How many emails would she send in a week if she sent her average number of emails every day of the week?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If Lisa sends an average of  emails a day and sends emails over a course of  days, that means that the total number of emails that she sends will be equal to . Therefore, the correct answer is .

Example Question #65 : How To Multiply

Andrew recorded a song with his band that is  minutes and  seconds long.  of the way into the song, he begins a drum solo. For how long does the song play before the solo begins?

Possible Answers:

 minute and  seconds

 minute

 minute and  seconds

 minutes and  seconds

Correct answer:

 minute and  seconds

Explanation:

If a song is  minutes and  seconds long, this is the equivalent of being  seconds long. ( minutes is equal to  seconds and .)

 of  is  because . Therefore,  of  is equal to . Therefore,  seconds (or  minute and  seconds) will go by before the drum solo begins. 

Example Question #61 : How To Multiply

Anita owns a store. She buys twenty sweaters for  each and sells them for  each. If she sells all of the twenty sweaters that she bought, how much profit will she earn in dollars?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If Anita buys twenty sweaters for  each and sells them for  each, this means that she makes  profit per sweater. If she sells  sweaters, the profit that she makes will be , which is equal to

Example Question #62 : Operations

Find the product of  and .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Find the product of two numbers by multiplying them together. , so the correct answer is .

Example Question #63 : Operations

Find the product of:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When multiplying one negative factor with one positive factor the product will always be negative. 

Thus, the solution is:

Example Question #64 : Operations

Find the product of:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When multiplying two negative factors the product will always be positive. 

Thus, the solution is:

Example Question #65 : Operations

Find the product of:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When multiplying one negative factor with one positive factor the product will always be negative. 

Thus, the solution is:

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