Counting objects Transitional Reasoning Practice

Questions

1. 1.

   An after-school club organizes wooden building blocks on a display stand with 4 shelves. The bottom shelf holds 14 blocks, and each shelf above it holds exactly 3 fewer blocks than the shelf directly below it. How many total wooden building blocks are on the display stand?

   • A) 38
   • B) 33
   • C) 35
   • D) 47
2. 2.

   A school gardening club is preparing bean seeds for a community planting day. Maya counts the seeds by placing 5 seeds into each small envelope, completely filling 8 envelopes, with 4 loose seeds remaining on the table. While checking her work, she discovers that one of the envelopes actually contains only 3 seeds instead of 5. How many total bean seeds does Maya have?

   • A) 44
   • B) 42
   • C) 41
   • D) 38
3. 3.

   During a science field trip, a student group counts water birds observed at two observation ponds. At Pond A, the group counts 18 ducks and 15 swans. At Pond B, the group counts 21 ducks, but the guide notes that 6 of these ducks had just flown over from Pond A and were already counted. What is the total number of distinct birds observed at both ponds?

   • A) 54 birds
   • B) 42 birds
   • C) 45 birds
   • D) 48 birds
4. 4.

   Students in an art club are arranging ceramic tiles on a display board. Leo places 4 rows of square tiles with 6 tiles in each row, and then he adds 5 hexagonal tiles along the top edge. If Leo then removes 2 square tiles that are chipped, how many total tiles remain on the display board?

   • A) 27
   • B) 25
   • C) 29
   • D) 31
5. 5.

   During a classroom science activity, Liam sorts collected seashells into cups holding 10 shells each. He fills 3 cups completely and leaves 7 loose seashells on his tray. His partner then places 5 more loose seashells onto the tray to be included in the total count. How many seashells do Liam and his partner have in total?

   • A) 42
   • B) 37
   • C) 45
   • D) 32

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