Number Sense and Basic Operations Flashcards
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A paraprofessional is helping a student understand place value. In the number 4,637, what is the value of the digit 6?
Answer: 600
In 4,637, the digit 6 is in the hundreds place, so its value is 6 × 100 = 600.
What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 4 and 6?
Answer: 12
The multiples of 4 are 4, 8, 12… and of 6 are 6, 12…; the smallest common multiple is 12.
A student divides 135 ÷ 5. What is the correct quotient?
Answer: 27
135 ÷ 5 = 27 because 5 × 27 = 135.
Which of the following is a prime number?
Answer: 17
17 is a prime number because it has exactly two factors: 1 and 17.
A student needs to subtract 4.7 from 10. What is the correct answer?
Answer: 5.3
10 − 4.7 = 5.3; aligning decimals and subtracting gives 9.10 − 4.70 = 5.30.
A student must estimate 492 × 6. Using rounding, the best estimate is:
Answer: 3,000
Rounding 492 to 500 and multiplying by 6 gives 500 × 6 = 3,000.