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Grade 1:
Question: What is another way to write 14?
Options:
* 4 tens and 1 ones
 
* 1 tens and 4 ones
 
* 1+4
 
* forty
 
 
Correct Answer: 1 tens and 4 ones (82% answered correctly) 
Next popular response: 1+4 (17%)


Grade 2:
Question: Bob distributed 7 beads to his friends and had 34 left with him. How many beads did he have at first?
Options:
* 27
 
* 41
 
* 30
 
* 42
 
 
Correct Answer: 41 (85% answered correctly) 
Next popular response: 1+4 (57%)


Grade 3:
Question: Sonya had 46 marbles in a green bag, 44 marbles in a red bag and 55 marbles in a blue bag. In which bag did she have close to 50 marbles?
Options:
* green
 
* blue
 
* red
 
 
Correct Answer: green (86% answered correctly) 
Next popular response: blue (9%)


Grade 4:
Question: What figure is shown here?

Options:
* Triangular pyramid
 
* Square pyramid
 
* Square prism
 
* Triangular prism
 
 
Correct Answer: Triangular prism (67% answered correctly) 
Next popular response: blue (8%)


Grade 5:
Question: When the triangle is reflected over the x-axis, where will point A be?

Options:
* (5,3)
 
* (-5,3)
 
* (-5,-3)
 
* (5,-3)
 
 
Correct Answer: (-5,-3) (88% answered correctly) 
Next popular response: (-5,3) (6%)


Grade 6:
Question: Rita put 8 books on each of the 6 shelves. Which equation represents the number of books she put on all the shelves.
Options:
* 8 + 4 = y
 
* 8 + y = 4
 
* 8 x 6 = y
 
* y - 8 = 4
 
 
Correct Answer: 8 x 6 = y (80% answered correctly) 
Next popular response: 8 + y = 4 (18%)


Grade 7:
Question: You draw a number from 1-10 at random. What is the probability of getting a prime number?
Options:
* 1/5
 
* 2/5
 
* 3/5
 
* 3/10
 
 
Correct Answer: 2/5 (72% answered correctly) 
Next popular response: 3/5 (12%)


Grade 8:
Question: Paul bought a used car for $1000. He sold it to Reena for a profit of 50%. He then invested the proceeds in another car. Unfortunately, he had to sell that for a loss of 50%. Overall, did he make a profit or loss on the two transactions and by how much?
Options:
* No profit and no loss overall
 
* He made a profit of $250
 
* He made a loss of $250
 
* He made a loss of $500
 
 
Correct Answer: He made a loss of $250 (57% answered correctly) 
Next popular response: No profit and no loss overall (20%)


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