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Grade 1:
Question: Look at the given pattern. How would you show this pattern using letters? Choose the correct option.

Options:
* AAA
  
* ABC
  
* ABB
  
* AB
  
 
Correct Answer: ABC (59% answered correctly)  
Next popular response: AAA (7%)


Grade 2:
Question: If we arrange these numbers in order, from least to greatest, which number will be in the fourth position? 564, 546, 465, 654, 645
Options:
* 546
  
* 645
  
* 564
  
* 654
  
 
Correct Answer: 645 (82% answered correctly)  
Next popular response: 546 (9%)


Grade 3:
Question: There were 36 students in the class, with equal number of boys and girls. The teacher paired a boy and a girl, and gave 3 candies to each pair. How many candies did the teacher give out?
Options:
* 54 candies
  
* 12 candies
  
* 108 candies
  
* 3 candies
  
 
Correct Answer: 54 candies (52% answered correctly)  
Next popular response: 3 candies (33%)


Grade 4:
Question: Jessica is planning to earn some money during the spring break by washing windows for her neighbors. She plans to charge $4.00 per window. Mr. Smith has 18 windows in his house and Mrs. Jones has 12 windows in her house. How much will Jessica earn by washing the windows of these two neighbors?
Options:
* $120  
  
* $100  
  
* $24  
  
* $72  
  
 
Correct Answer: $120 (52% answered correctly)  
Next popular response: $100 (48%)


Grade 5:
Question: Jenny works in the local florist shop. Her boss has asked her to calculate the sales in dollars they made on Valentine's Day. Jenny determined that they had sold 310 bunches of flowers at a price of $26.26 each. What was the total sales in dollars on Valentine's day?
Options:
* $9,140.60  
  
* $8,104.60  
  
* $8,410.60  
  
* $8,140.60  
  
 
Correct Answer: $8,140.60 (45% answered correctly)  
Next popular response: $8,410.60 (45%)


Grade 6:
Question: Mina has a rectangular garden of size 8 m by 6 m. In the middle of her garden, she has a square patio of size 2 m by 2 m. She has planted vegetables everywhere in her garden except this square patio. What fraction of the total area has she planted vegetables?
Options:
* 1/12
  
* 1/44
  
* 4/44
  
* 11/12
  
 
Correct Answer: 11/12 (44% answered correctly)  
Next popular response: 4/44 (41%)


Grade 7:
Question: There is a circular tank with diameter 7 m in a garden. What will be the cost of fixing fountain pipe all around the tank at the rate of $ 5 per meter?
Options:
* $120  
  
* $100  
  
* $110  
  
* $210  
  
 
Correct Answer: $110 (Only 38% answered correctly)  
Most popular response: $100 (46%)


Grade 8:
Question: A bookseller sold 300 copies of a book at a profit of 15%. If each book costs him $12, what was the total selling price of 300 copies of the book?
Options:
* $4,140  
  
* $4,100  
  
* $3,140  
  
* $4,000  
  
 
Correct Answer: $4,140 (50% answered correctly)  
Next popular response: $3,140 (31%)


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