NYSTCE ATAS NYSTCE Mathematics 4

Question 1

A student is asked to round 4.785 to the nearest hundredth. What is the correct answer?

Accepted Answer

4.79

Answer

The digit in the thousandths place is 5, so round up the hundredths digit from 8 to 9, giving 4.79.

Question 2

Which of the following numbers is prime?

Accepted Answer

37

Answer

37 is only divisible by 1 and itself, making it prime; the others have additional factors.

Question 3

A class has 24 students, and 3/8 of them are wearing glasses. How many students wear glasses?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

3/8 × 24 = 72/8 = 9 students.

Question 4

Which of the following correctly converts 3 kilometers to meters?

Accepted Answer

3,000 meters

Answer

There are 1,000 meters in 1 kilometer, so 3 km = 3 × 1,000 = 3,000 meters.

Question 5

A student calculates the mean of 10, 20, 30, and 40. What is the mean?

Accepted Answer

25

Answer

Mean = (10 + 20 + 30 + 40) ÷ 4 = 100 ÷ 4 = 25.

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