Answers to the Math Quiz

Published October 1, 2001

1 – C [12th-grade test question]

2 – B [8th-grade test question]

3 – B [4th-grade test question]

4 – E [8th-grade]

5 – Any numbers greater than 18. [8th-grade]

6 – A [12th-grade]

7 – C [4th-grade]

8 – (3x + 1)(x – 5) [12th-grade]

9 – B [12th-grade]

10 – B [12th-grade]

11 – D [4th-grade]

12 – 8 [8th-grade]

13 – 2.03 [12th-grade]

14 – 5 feet [4th-grade]

15 – 0 [12th-grade]

16 – C [4th-grade]

17 – A [8th-grade]

18 – B [4th-grade]

19 – B [12th-grade]

20 – A [12th-grade]

21 – D [4th-grade]

22 – C [12th-grade]

23 – 1571 feet [8th-grade]

24 – 5 pounds [8th-grade]

25 – 397 [4th-grade]

26 – 9 dollar bills [4th-grade]

27 – B [8th-grade]

28 – B [12th-grade]

29 – B [8th-grade]

30 – C [8th-grade]

31 – B [4th-grade]

32 – 3.3 (NAEP also gives 3.30 as a correct answer, which is not the case since two decimal place precision calls for 3.33) [8th-grade]

33 – Fold in half and cut. Fold both halves in half and cut again. [4th-grade]