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ISEE Lower Level Math Practice Test Answers and Explanations

1- Choice D is correct
The ratio of lions to tigers is 14 to 4 or 7 to 2 at the zoo. Therefore, total number of lions and tigers must be divisible by $$5. 7+2=9,$$ From the numbers provided, only 142 is not divisible by 9.

2- Choice D is correct
If $$\frac{1}{4}$$ of a number is greater than 5, the number must be greater than 20.
$$\frac{1}{4}$$ $$x>5$$→multiply both sides of the inequality by 4,then: $$x>20$$

3- Choice D is correct
$$6×(M+N)=42$$, then $$M+N=7. M>0→N$$ could not be $$7$$

4- Choice D is correct
The closest to 6.02 is 6 in the choices provided.

5- Choice D is correct
$$\frac{16}{6}=\frac{8}{3}=2.66$$, the only choice that is greater than $$2.66$$ is $$\frac{7}{2}$$. ( $$\frac{7}{8}=0.875 ,\frac{9}{5}=1.8 ,\frac{5}{3}=1.6$$) $$\frac{7}{2}=3.5 ,3.5>2.66$$

6- Choice D is correct
Let $$x$$ be the number. Then: $$6+x=24→x=18→18+30=48$$

7- Choice D is correct
N is even. Let’s choose 2 and 4 for N. Now, let’s review the choices provided.
A. $$\frac{N}{2}=\frac{2}{2}=1, \frac{N}{2}=\frac{4}{2}=2$$, One result is odd and the other one is even.
B. $$N+4=2+4=6, 4+4=8$$ Both results are even.
C. $$2N=2×2=4, 4×2=8$$ Both results are even.
D. $$N+1=2+1=3, 4+1=5$$ Both results are odd.

8- Choice C is correct
$$7.2-3.56=3.64$$, which is closest to $$3.7$$

9- Choice C is correct
The value of digit 2 in both numbers and  are in the hundreds place. Therefore, they have the same value.

10- Choice C is correct
A represents digit 2 in the multiplication. $$15×462=6,930$$

11- Choice C is correct
$$\frac{6}{3}×\frac{8}{9}=\frac{48}{27}=\frac{16}{9}$$, Choice B is equal to $$\frac{16}{9}$$. $$\frac{6×8}{27}=\frac{16}{9}$$

12- Choice C is correct
$$6×7×6×11$$ is equal to the product of $$42$$ and $$66$$. $$(6×7)×(6×11)=42×66$$

13- Choice C is correct
$$42=x×7→x=42÷7=6$$ , $$x$$ equals to $$6$$. Let’s review the options provided:
A. $$x+3→6+3=9$$ →$$42$$ is not divisible by $$9$$.
B. $$3x+1→3×6+1=19$$ →$$42$$ is not divisible by $$19$$.
C. $$x×7→6×7=42$$ →$$42$$ is divisible by $$42$$.
D. $$2x-7→2×6-7=5$$ →$$42$$ is not divisible by $$5$$.

14- Choice B is correct
$$x+3=17→x=14 , 2y-6=14→y=10, x-y=14-10=4$$

15- Choice D is correct
$$\frac{3+4+5×2-6}{4+2}=\frac{11}{6}$$

16- Choice B is correct
First, find the pattern, $$1+2=3→3+3=6→6+4=10→10+5=15$$
The difference of two consecutive numbers increase by 1. The difference of 10 and 15 is So 5, the next number should be $$21. 15+6=21$$

17- Choice B is correct
$$14-21=-7$$, The temperature at midnight was $$7$$ degrees below zero.

18- Choice B is correct
Area of a triangle $$=\frac{1}{2}×(base)×(heiht)=\frac{1}{2}×8×4=16$$

19- Choice D is correct
area of a square=side$$×$$sid

20- Choice C is correct
$$7+4N=43→4N=43-7=36→N=9$$

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21- Choice D is correct
Let’s review the options provided:
A. $$5×3=15$$ →This is true!
B. $$(4+3)×5=35$$ → This is true!
C. $$18×(3-1)=36$$→ This is true!
D. $$27÷(5-2)=7$$→ This is NOT true!

22- Choice C is correct
There are 6 red ball and 15 are total number of balls. Therefore, probability that John will pick out a red ball from the basket is 6 out of 15 or $$\frac{6}{6+9}=\frac{6}{15}=\frac{2}{5}$$.

23- Choice C is correct
An equilateral triangle has 3 lines of symmetry.

24- Choice B is correct
$$20$$ percent of $$280 = 20\%$$of$$280 =\frac{20}{100}×280=56$$

25- Choice D is correct
average$$=\frac{sum \space of \space all \space numbers}{number \space of \space numbers}=\frac{7+9+11+21+38}{5}=17.2$$

26- Choice B is correct
The shape has 6 equal sides. And is side is 5. Then, the perimeter of the shape is:

27- Choice B is correct
Write the numbers in order: 1,3,5,6,11,12,19, Median is the number in the middle. Therefore, the median is 6.

28- Choice B is correct
$$N=3$$, then: $$\frac{48}{3}+12=16+12=28$$

29- Choice C is correct
Four people can paint 6 houses in 12 days. It means that for painting 12 houses in 12 days we need 10 people. To paint 12 houses in 6 days, 20 people are needed.

30- Choice B is correct
$$\frac{5}{9}-\frac{3}{9}=\frac{2}{9}=0.22$$

31- Choice B is correct
The biggest city is city C and the smallest city is city B.
Number of men in city A is 662 and number of men in city C is 281. Then: $$662-281=381$$

32- Choice C is correct
There are equal From the choice provided, only choice C is not equal to $$\frac{3}{8}$$. $$\frac{12}{56}=\frac{9}{112}$$

33- Choice C is correct
$$25a-15=30, 25a=30+15 , 25a=45, a=1.8$$

34- Choice C is correct
All angles in a triangle sum up to 180 degrees. Two angles of a triangle measure 35 and 80.
$$35+80=115$$ Then, the third angle is: $$180 –115=65$$

35- Choice C is correct
$$115+12+6=133$$

36- Choice D is correct
There are equal numbers of four types of cards. Therefore, the total number of cards must be divisible by 4. Only choice D (56) is divisible by 4.

37- Choice D is correct
30 seconds is one half of a minute. One fourth of 110 is 55. $$110 ÷ 2 = 55$$
Jim types 55 words in 30 seconds.

38- Choice C is correct

39- Choice A is correct
8,903.3795 rounded to the nearest tenth is 8,903.4

40- Choice B is correct
least common multiple (LCM) of 6 and 15 is the smallest number that is divisible by both 6 and 15. LCM = 30

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41- Choice D is correct
The factors of 32 are: {1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32} 18 is not a factor of 32.

42- Choice B is correct
5 hours =300 minutes. Write a proportion and solve. $$\frac{50}{1} = \frac{300}{x} → x = \frac{300}{50} = 6$$

43- Choice D is correct
Find common denominator and solve. $$\frac{4}{5}-\frac{3}{7}=\frac{28}{35}-\frac{15}{35}=\frac{13}{35}$$

44- Choice B is correct
All angles in a triangle add up to 180 degrees. $$36+58=94, 180–94=86$$

45- Choice B is correct
If 28 balls are removed from the bag at random, there will be one ball in the bag.
The probability of choosing a brown ball is 1 out of 28. Therefore, the probability of not choosing a brown ball is 25 out of 28 and the probability of having not a brown ball after removing 25 balls is the same.

46- Choice D is correct
The question is this: 2.5 is what percent of 1.25? Use percent formula: part $$=\frac{percent}{100} × whole ⇒\space part= \frac{percent}{100} × 1.25 ⇒ 2.5 = \frac{percent ×1.25}{100} ⇒250 = percent ×1.25 ⇒ percent =\frac{250}{1.25} = 200$$

47- Choice C is correct
The question is this: 650.55 is what percent of 867.4?
Use percent formula: $$part = \frac{percent}{100} × whole$$
$$650.55 = \frac{percent}{100}× 867.4 ⇒ 650.55 = \frac{percent ×867.4}{100}⇒65055 = percent ×867.4 ⇒$$
$$percent = \frac{65055}{867.4}= 75$$, $$650.55$$ is $$75\%$$ of $$867.4$$. Therefore, the discount is: $$100\% – 75\% = 25\%$$

48- Choice C is correct
Area of a triangle = $$\frac{1}{2} (base)(height)$$ , $$A = \frac{1}{2} (14)(7) = 49$$

49- Choice A is correct
One method to compare fractions is to convert them to decimals.
A. $$\frac{5}{6} = 0.833$$
B. $$\frac{1}{4} = 0.25$$
C. $$\frac{7}{9} = 0.77$$
D. $$\frac{5}{8}= 0.625$$
0.833 or $$\frac{5}{6}$$ is the largest number.

50- Choice B is correct
$$\frac{16}{100} = 0.16$$

51- Choice C is correct
Since Julia running at 4.5 miles per hour and Julia is running at the speed of 7 miles per hour, each hour their distance decreases by 2.5 mile. So, it takes 3.2 hours to cover distance of 7.5 miles. $$8÷2.5=3.2$$

52- Choice D is correct
Since Julie gives 7 pieces of candy to each of her friends, then, then number of pieces of candies must be divisible by 7.
A. $$78 ÷ 7 = 11.14$$
B. $$129 ÷ 7 = 18.42$$
C. $$167 ÷ 7 = 23.85$$
D. $$189 ÷ 7 = 27$$
Only choice D gives a whole number.

53- Choice C is correct
$$11×12=132$$, Petrol use: $$12×3=36$$ liters, Petrol cost: $$36×1=36$$
Money earned: $$132-36=96$$

54- Choice C is correct
$$0.45×100=45\%$$

55- Choice B is correct
Perimeter=2(width$$+$$length), A= width$$×$$length
First, find the length of the rectangle.
Perimeter=2(width$$+$$length) → 156=2(19$$+$$ length) →156 = 38+2(length)→ 118=2(length) → length=59
A$$=19×59=1121$$

56- Choice C is correct
An obtuse angle is an angle of greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees. Only choice C is an obtuse angle.

57- Choice D is correct
The failing rate is 46 out of $$184 = \frac{46}{184}$$, Change the fraction to percent: $$\frac{46}{184} ×100\%=25\%$$
25 percent of students failed. Therefore, 75 percent of students passed the exam.

58- Choice D is correct
$$\space$$$$\space$$$$49 \space hr. \space 17 \space min.$$
$$-$$ $$31 \space hr. \space 29 \space min.$$
$$\space$$$$\space$$$$17\space hr. \space 48 \space min.$$

59- Choice D is correct
If the length of the box is 36, then the width of the box is one fourth of it, 9, and the height of the box is 3 (one third of the width). The volume of the box is:
$$V=(length)(width)(height)=(36)(9)(3)=972 m^3$$

60- Choice B is correct
Let x be the number of raptors Daniel saw on Monday. Then:
Mean$$=\frac{x+7+12+9+8}{5} = 9 → x+36=45 → x = 45-36 = 9$$

61- Choice B is correct
There are 12 squares and 8 of them are shaded. Therefore, 8 out of 12 or $$\frac{8}{12}=\frac{2}{3}$$ are shaded.

62- Choice B is correct
1 pizza has 6 slices. 14 pizzas contain ($$14 × 6$$) 84 slices.

63- Choice D is correct
To find the discount, multiply the number by ($$100\%$$ $$–$$ rate of discount).
Therefore, for the first discount we get: ($$450$$)($$100\%$$$$–$$$$10\%$$)=($$450$$)($$0.90$$)
For the next $$25 \%$$ discount: $$(450)(0.90)(0.75)$$

64- Choice D is correct
A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides is a trapezoid.

65- Choice C is correct
Plug in 20 for A in the equation. Only choice A works. $$A×10=350 , A=35$$

66- Choice D is correct
$$1$$ hour: $$5.45$$ , $$12$$ hours: $$12×5.45=65.4$$

67- Choice B is correct
There are 68 students in the class. 24 of the are male and 44 of them are female.
44 out of 68 are female. Then: $$\frac{44}{68}=\frac{x}{100}→4,400=68x→x=4400÷68=64.7\%≈65$$

68- Choice D is correct
Write a proportion and solve. $$\frac{3}{5}=\frac{x}{120}$$ , Use cross multiplication: $$5x=360→x=72$$

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