Sorting and classifying Knowledge-Based Practice
5 Math practice questions on Sorting and classifying. Questions that assess core concepts and understanding.
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A collection of six three-dimensional shapes—a sphere, a cylinder, a cone, a cube, a triangular prism, and a square pyramid—is sorted into two categories based on their surfaces. Which group consists entirely of the shapes that have at least one curved surface?
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A set of eight numbers is sorted into two categories: Group X = {12, 18, 24, 30} and Group Y = {14, 16, 20, 22}. Which sorting rule correctly classifies the numbers into these two groups?
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A data set of fourteen values—2, 5, 8, 4, 1, 7, 9, 6, 3, 10, 4, 8, 5, and 2—is sorted into three categories: below 4, from 4 to 7 inclusive, and above 7. How many values are classified in the category from 4 to 7 inclusive?
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The numbers 14, 20, 25, 28, 35, 40, and 44 are classified using two rules: greater than 25 and divisible by 5. Which group contains all the numbers from the set that are greater than 25 but NOT divisible by 5?
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A group of geometric shapes consisting of a triangle, a square, a rectangle, a pentagon, and a hexagon is classified into two categories: shapes with an odd number of sides and shapes with an even number of sides. Which list contains all the shapes that belong to the odd-numbered sides category?
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