ISEE Word Problems Practice Test 3

1. In the simplest form, -11 - (-2) is

• A. 7
• B. 9
• C. -9
• D. -11

2. Find the average of 6.47, 5.89, 3.42, 0.65, and 7.09.

• A. 3.92
• B. 4.704
• C. 4.705
• D. 5.812

3. Change 0.03125 to a common fraction.

• A.
• B.
• C.
• D.

4. A roll of carpeting will cover 224 square feet of floor space. How many rolls will be needed to carpet a room 36' × 8' and another 24' × 9'

• A. 2.25
• B. 2.5
• C. 4.25
• D. 4.5

5. After deducting a discount of 30%, the price of a coat was $35. What was the regular price of the coat

• A. $24.50
• B. $42
• C. $50
• D. $116.67

6. Find the sum of -16, 14, -38, 26, and 20.

• A. 6
• B. 4
• C. 0
• D. -6

7. The number of cubic feet of soil needed for a flower box 3 feet long, 8 inches wide, and 1 foot deep is

• A. 24
• B. 12
• C.
• D. 2

8. Using exponents, write 359 in expanded form.

• A. (3 × 102) + (5 × 10) + 9
• B. (32 × 10) + (52 × 10) + 9
• C. (3 × 102) + (5 × 10 × 32)
• D. (3 × 103) + (5 × 10 + 32)

9. The scale of a certain map is 4 inches = 32 miles. The number of inches that would represent 80 miles is

• A. 16
• B. 12
• C. 10
• D. 8

10. 15 is 20% of

• A. 3
• B. 18
• C. 35
• D. 75

11. The bar graph below shows the population of a town during a 30-year period. By what number of people did the population decrease between 1960 and 1970

• A. 1000
• B. 1500
• C. 2500
• D. 15,000

12. Which of these fractions is greater than

• A.
• B.
• C.
• D.

13. If y = x - 4, then y - 2 =

• A. x - 6
• B. x + 2
• C. x - 2
• D. x + 6

14. =

• A.
• B.
• C.
• D.

15. If a - b = 7 and a and b are both positive integers, what is the minimum possible value of a + b

• A. 11
• B. 9
• C. 8
• D. 0