SBAC Grade 5 Math 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is 0.6 × 0.4?
- 0.24 (Correct answer)
- 2.4
- 0.10
- 0.024
Correct answer: 0.24
6 × 4 = 24, and with two decimal places the product is 0.24.
Question 2: Which expression matches 'add 6 and 4, then multiply by 3'?
- 3 × (6 + 4) (Correct answer)
- 3 × 6 + 4
- 6 + 4 × 3
- (3 × 6) + 4
Correct answer: 3 × (6 + 4)
The sum 6 + 4 must be in parentheses so it is calculated before multiplying by 3.
Question 3: What is 1/2 + 1/3?
- 5/6 (Correct answer)
- 2/5
- 1/6
- 2/6
Correct answer: 5/6
Using a common denominator of 6: 3/6 + 2/6 = 5/6.
Question 4: How many cubes of 1 cubic centimeter fill a box with volume 30 cubic centimeters?
- 30 (Correct answer)
- 15
- 10
- 60
Correct answer: 30
Each cube is 1 cubic centimeter, so 30 cubes fill a 30 cubic centimeter box.
Question 5: What is 45 ÷ 9?
- 5 (Correct answer)
- 6
- 4
- 7
Correct answer: 5
9 × 5 = 45, so 45 ÷ 9 = 5.
Question 6: On a coordinate plane, where is the point (3, 0) located?
- On the x-axis, 3 units right of the origin (Correct answer)
- On the y-axis, 3 units up
- 3 units left of the origin
- At the origin
Correct answer: On the x-axis, 3 units right of the origin
A y-coordinate of 0 means the point sits on the x-axis, 3 units to the right.
Question 7: What is 3/8 of 16?
- 6 (Correct answer)
- 8
- 5
- 48
Correct answer: 6
16 ÷ 8 = 2, and 2 × 3 = 6.
