PARCC Basic Operations Practice Questions

Question 1

1. Edward ascends to the top of a mountain over the course of two days. On Friday, he ascends 482 feet. He ascends another 362 feet on Saturday. How many feet did he ascend in all?

Accepted Answer

844 feet

Answer

848 feet

Answer

836 feet

Answer

840 feet

Question 2

2. Kristen must buy three items that are priced at $4.58, $6.22, and $8.94. What is the best estimate for the total cost of all three items?

Accepted Answer

$20

Answer

$18

Answer

$16

Answer

$22

Question 3

3. A teacher donates to a local charity. Each year, she donates three times the amount donated the previous year. If the teacher donated $2 the first year, how much did she donate during the fifth year?

Accepted Answer

$162

Answer

$158

Answer

$164

Answer

$144

Question 4

4. Penny drinks 8 glasses of water each day. The number of glasses of water she drinks over a 12-day time span can be determined, using the number sentence: Which number sentence would not show the number of glasses of water she drinks?

Accepted Answer

12 - 8 = ?

Answer

? \/ 8 = 12

Answer

12 x 8 = ?

Answer

? \/ 12 = 8

Question 5

5. Belinda draws a rectangle with a length of 6 cm. She draws a second rectangle with a length of 11 cm. Belinda continues drawing more rectangles, where for each rectangle drawn, she uses a length that is 5 more centimeters than the length of the previous rectangle. If this pattern continues, what will be the length of the 11th rectangle?

Accepted Answer

56 cm

Answer

46 cm

Answer

54 cm

Answer

61 cm

Question 6

6. Jasper collects 1,082 cans of food. He gives a certain number of cans to the first local charity he finds. He now has 602 cans of food. How many cans of food did he give to the first local charity?

Accepted Answer

480

Answer

430

Answer

682

Answer

1,684

Question 7

7. Amanda creates the base of a picture frame, using 4.55 inches of red fabric and 6.25 inches of blue fabric. How many inches of fabric are used to create the base of the frame?

Accepted Answer

10.80 inches

Answer

10.85 inches

Answer

10.75 inches

Answer

10.90 inches

Question 8

8. Hannah ran 12 laps every day for 8 days. How many laps did she run in all?

Accepted Answer

96

Answer

108

Answer

84

Answer

72

Question 9

9. Three friends sold cupcakes for a fundraiser. Eli sold 84 cupcakes, John sold 46 cupcakes, and Kim sold 72 cupcakes. Which of the following is the best estimate for the number of cupcakes the three friends sold in all?

Accepted Answer

200

Answer

180

Answer

210

Answer

190

Question 10

10. Carlisle charges $21.95 per hair cut and has completed 30 haircuts this week. Which of the following is the best approximation for the total charges for all haircuts?

Accepted Answer

$600

Answer

$450

Answer

$750

Answer

$800