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Read each question carefully. For a multiple-choice question, determine the best answer to the question from the four answer choices provided. For a griddable question, determine the best answer to the question. Then fill in the answer on your answer document.
A recipe says to use 3 cups of flour to make 48 cookies. What is the constant of proportionality that relates the number of cookies made, y, to the number of cups of flour used, x ?
7.4.C
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An observatory is shaped like a cylinder standing on one of its bases with a dome on top. The diameter of the floor of the observatory is 64 feet, as shown in the diagram.
Which measurement is closest to the circumference of the base of the observatory in feet?
7.9.B
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A classroom is arranged with 8 seats in the front row, 10 seats in the middle row, and 12 seats in the back row. The teacher randomly assigns seats to students as they enter the classroom.
What is the probability that the first student who enters the classroom will be assigned a seat in the front row?
7.6.I
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Quadrilateral KLMN is similar to quadrilateral WXYZ.
Which statement about these quadrilaterals must be true?
7.5.A
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Cheddar cheese costs $4.25 per pound. Which equation best represents y, the total cost of x pounds of cheddar cheese?
7.4.A
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Ursula surveyed 50 classmates about their favorite ice cream flavors. Each classmate chose one flavor. The results are shown in the circle graph.
How many more of Ursula’s classmates chose chocolate than chose vanilla?
7.6.G
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What is the solution set for - 4x - 10 ≤ 2?
7.11.A
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Jack tossed a coin three times. Which tree diagram shows all the possible outcomes of the coin landing heads up or tails up?
7.6.A
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The ratio of boys to girls in Ms. Cunningham’s class is 2 to 3. There are 18 girls in the class.
What is the total number of students in Ms. Cunningham’s class?
7.4.D
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The dimensions of a triangular prism are shown in the diagram.
What is the volume of the triangular prism in cubic centimeters?
7.9.A
The table shows the relationship between y, the cost to rent a boat, and x, the amount of time the boat is rented.
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Which graph best represents the relationship between x and y shown in the table?
7.7
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The sum of the measures of angle M and angle R is 90°.
The measure of angle M is (5x + 10)°.
The measure of angle R is 55°.
What is the value of x?
Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.
7.11.C
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The dot plots show the numbers of miles Ian skated on several days in two different months.
Which statement is supported by the information in the dot plots?
7.12.A
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The top surface of a desk is composed of 2 rectangles and a triangle. Some side lengths of the top surface of the desk are shown.
What is the area of the top surface of the desk in square feet?
7.9.C
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The manager of a movie theater randomly surveyed 50 people who entered the movie theater on Friday. The manager asked about the type of movie each person preferred. The results of the survey are shown in the table.
Based on the results in the table, which statement about a person who will go to this theater next Friday is true?
7.6.H
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The diagram shows a door that has a window in it. The front faces of the door and the window are similar rectangles that have the dimensions shown.
What is h, the height of the window in centimeters?
7.5.C
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Maya has 120 caramel apples to sell. Each caramel apple is covered with one topping.
1/5 of the caramel apples are covered with peanuts.
1/3 are covered with chocolate chips.
3/10 are covered with coconut.
The rest are covered with sprinkles.
How many caramel apples are covered with sprinkles?
7.3.B
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The manager of a music store surveyed a random sample of customers who shop in the store about their favorite type of music. The table shows the number of customers who selected each type of music.
Based on the information in the table, which inference about the favorite type of music of all the customers who shop in the music store appears to be valid?
7.12.B
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The distance between two towns is 120 kilometers. There are approximately 8 kilometers in 5 miles.
Which measurement is closest to the number of miles between these two towns?
7.4.E
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Which number line best represents the solution to the inequality 3.3w - 9 > - 22.2 ?
7.10.B
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The 200 students in a school band will attend an awards dinner. A random survey of 25 of these students was conducted to determine how many of each meal should be prepared for the dinner. The results of the survey are shown.
12 students want a beef meal.
8 students want a chicken meal.
5 students want a pasta meal.
Based on the survey results, which of these is the best prediction of the meals wanted by the 200 students?
7.6.H
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The price of a DVD is $24.00 plus 8% sales tax. What is the sales tax on this DVD in dollars and cents?
Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.
7.13.A
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A company’s logo was designed using circles of 3 different sizes. The diameters of two of the circles are shown.
Which measurement is closest to the area of the largest circle in square centimeters?
7.9.B
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A fish is swimming at a constant rate toward the ocean floor. The equation y = -7x -3 can be used to represent this situation, where y is the depth of the fish in meters below sea level and x is the number of seconds the fish has been swimming.
Which statement best describes the depth of the fish, given this equation?
7.7
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A number cube with faces labeled from 1 to 6 was rolled 20 times. Each time the number cube was rolled, the number showing on the top face was recorded. The table shows the results.
Based on these results, what is the experimental probability that the next time the number cube is rolled it will land with 5 or 6 showing on the top face?
7.6.I
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Russell has a collection of 1,200 pennies. Of these pennies, 25% are dated before 1980, 35% are dated from 1980 to 2000, and the rest are dated after 2000.
How many pennies in Russell’s collection are dated after 2000?
7.4.D
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A group of students formed a circle during a game. The circumference of the circle was about 43.96 feet, and the diameter of the circle was 14 feet.
Which expression best represents the value of S?
7.5.B
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The model represents an equation.
What is the solution for this equation?
7.11.A
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The table shows Peter’s net worth statement. Assets are shown as positive numbers, and liabilities are shown as negative numbers. The value of Peter’s house is not given.
Peter’s net worth is $101,800. Based on the information in the table, what is the current value of Peter’s house?
7.13.C
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What is the value of the expression - 9 x 2.2 ?
Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.
7.3.A
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The bar graph shows a company’s income and expenses over the last 5 years.
Which statement is supported by the information in the graph?
7.6.G
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An architect built a scale model of a sports stadium using a scale in which 2 inches represents 30 feet. The height of the sports stadium is 180 feet.
What is the height of the scale model in inches?
7.5.C
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Which situation can be represented by this inequality?
120 ≤ 12k + 29
7.10.C
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The figure shown was created by placing the vertices of a square on the circle. Use the ruler provided to measure the dimensions of the square and the circle to the nearest centimeter.
Which measurement is closest to the area of the shaded region of the figure in square centimeters?
7.9.C
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Marsha gave the cashier $20 to pay for 3 pairs of socks. The cashier gave her $5.03 in change. Each pair of socks cost the same amount.
What is the cost in dollars and cents for each pair of socks?
Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.
7.3.B
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The box plots show the lengths of the songs on two digital music players in minutes.
Which statement is best supported by the information in the box plots?
7.12.A
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Which diagram best represents the relationship among integers, rational numbers, and whole numbers?
7.2
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Which equation is true when k = 15?
7.11.B
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Some of the dimensions of a square pyramid are shown in the diagram. The height of the square pyramid is 7.5 meters.
What is the volume of the square pyramid in cubic meters?
7.9.A
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The graph represents the linear relationship between the number of books Layla has read and the number of months she has been a member of a book club.
Which of these statements is supported by the rate of change in this relationship?
