FAST - Florida State Assessment Readiness Mathematical: Number Sense Questions and Answers

Question 1

The population of a city is 6,481,592. A news report rounds this number to the nearest hundred thousand. Which number was reported?

Accepted Answer

6,500,000

Answer

6,000,000

Answer

6,400,000

Answer

6,480,000

Question 2

A scientist is comparing the lengths of four different insects. The lengths are 0.521 cm, 0.509 cm, 0.61 cm, and 0.512 cm. Which of the following lists the lengths in order from greatest to least?

Accepted Answer

0.61 cm, 0.521 cm, 0.512 cm, 0.509 cm

Answer

0.509 cm, 0.512 cm, 0.521 cm, 0.61 cm

Answer

0.61 cm, 0.509 cm, 0.512 cm, 0.521 cm

Answer

0.521 cm, 0.512 cm, 0.509 cm, 0.61 cm

Question 3

Which of the following numbers is a prime number?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

51

Answer

91

Answer

27

Question 4

A baker has 3/4 of a pan of brownies. She sells 1/2 of what she has. What fraction of the original whole pan of brownies did she sell?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

1/4

Answer

2/6

Answer

1/2

Question 5

In the number 77,245, how does the value of the 7 in the ten thousands place compare to the value of the 7 in the thousands place?

Accepted Answer

It is 10 times greater.

Answer

It is 100 times greater.

Answer

It is 7 times greater.

Answer

It is 1/10 as great.

Question 6

Marco is buying school supplies. He buys a pack of pens for $3.95, a binder for $5.79, and a pack of paper for $2.50. If he pays with a $20 bill, how much change should he receive?

Accepted Answer

$7.76

Answer

7.76

Answer

$12.24

Answer

$6.76