PARCC Fractions and Square Root Practice Questions

Question 1

1. Which of the following is listed in order from least to greatest?

Accepted Answer

-8,-7 4/5,-3/4,18%,0.25,2.5

Answer

-3/4,-7 4/5,-8,18%,0.25,2.5

Answer

-8,-7 4/5,-3/4,0.25,2.5,18%

Answer

18%,0.25,-3/4,2.5,-7 4/5,-8

Question 2

2. Which of the following fractions is larger than 2 1/4 but smaller than 2 2/5?

Accepted Answer

2 3/8

Answer

2 1/2

Answer

2 6/11

Answer

2 5/9

Question 3

3. Jason chooses a number that is the square root of four less than two times Amy's number. If Amy's number is 20, what is Jason's number?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

7

Answer

8

Answer

9

Question 4

4. In a square built with unit squares, which of the following would represent the square root of the square?

Accepted Answer

The number of unit squares comprising a side

Answer

The total number of unit squares within the square

Answer

Half of the total number of unit squares within the square

Answer

The number of unit squares comprising the perimeter of the square

Question 5

5. Brianna used five 3/4 cups of sugar while baking. How many cups of sugar did she use in all?

Accepted Answer

3 3/4

Answer

3 2/3

Answer

3 1/4

Answer

3 1/2

Question 6

6. A publishing company has been given 29 manuscripts to review. If the company divides the work equally amongst 8 editors, which of the following represents the number of manuscript each editor will review?

Accepted Answer

3 5/8

Answer

3 3/5

Answer

3 7/9

Answer

3 2/3

Question 7

7. A lake near Armando's home is reported to be 80% full of water. Which fraction is equivalent to 80% and in simplest form?

Accepted Answer

4/5

Answer

1/80

Answer

8/10

Answer

80/1

Question 8

8. Alma collected coins. In the bag where she kept only dimes, she had dimes from four different years. She had 20 dimes minted in 1942, 30 minted in 1943, 40 minted in 1944, and 10 minted in 1945. If Alma reached into the bag without looking and took a dime, what is the probability that she took a dime minted in 1945?

Accepted Answer

1/10

Answer

2/5

Answer

3/10

Answer

1/5

Question 9

9. A recipe calls for 3 3/4 cups of flour. Which fraction below is equivalent to this amount?

Accepted Answer

15/4

Answer

5/2

Answer

3/2

Answer

9/4

Question 10

10. If , then x could be equal to

Accepted Answer

-7

Answer

9

Answer

5

Answer

3

Answer

-4