Stanford Achievement Test Stanford Achievement Mathematics Problem Solving 3

Question 1

A shirt originally costs $45. It is on sale for 20% off. What is the sale price?

Accepted Answer

$36.00

Answer

$40.00

Answer

$25.00

Answer

$9.00

Question 2

What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 4 and 6?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

24

Answer

8

Answer

2

Question 3

A recipe calls for 2¼ cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches, how much flour do you need in total?

Accepted Answer

6¾ cups

Answer

6¼ cups

Answer

5¾ cups

Answer

7¼ cups

Question 4

In a group of 5 test scores — 82, 91, 78, 95, 79 — what is the median score?

Accepted Answer

82

Answer

91

Answer

78

Answer

85

Question 5

A rectangular garden is 15 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many feet of fencing are needed to enclose it?

Accepted Answer

48 ft

Answer

135 ft

Answer

27 ft

Answer

54 ft

Question 6

If 5 workers can build a wall in 8 days, how many days would it take 10 workers to build the same wall?

Accepted Answer

4 days

Answer

16 days

Answer

3 days

Answer

6 days

Question 7

On a coordinate plane, a point is located at (−3, 4). In which quadrant is this point?

Accepted Answer

Quadrant II

Answer

Quadrant I

Answer

Quadrant III

Answer

Quadrant IV