2017 STAAR Grade 7 Math

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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.

Mari bought 6 packets of tomato seeds. Each packet contained 24 seeds. She planted 1 packet of the seeds, and 15 seeds sprouted.

Which statement about the seeds in the remaining packets is best supported by this information?

Triangle ABC is similar to triangle FGH.

What is the value of x in centimeters?

If x = 14, which equation is true?

A utility line runs underground through Shayne’s rectangular backyard. Shayne is not allowed to dig within 3 feet of the utility line. The diagram below shows the dimensions of Shayne’s backyard in feet. The dashed line represents the utility line.

What is the area in square feet of the part of the backyard in which Shayne is allowed to dig?

The table shows the prices of some breakfast items at a restaurant. Sara ordered 2 eggs, a slice of bacon, and a glass of orange juice for breakfast. The sales tax for the order was $0.48. She paid for her breakfast with a $10 bill.

How much change should Sara receive from the $10 bill?

The box plots show data about the number of years that farmworkers have been employed at each of two farms.

Which statement is best supported by the information in the box plots?

Lawrence’s father gave him 200 baseball cards. Each week, Lawrence purchases 25 baseball cards to add to his collection. Which inequality can be used to find w, the number of weeks after starting his collection when Lawrence will have more than 750 baseball cards in his collection?

A circular tablecloth has a radius of 2.5 feet. Kyle is sewing a piece of ribbon around the edge of the tablecloth. If Kyle has exactly enough ribbon, which measurement is closest to the length of the piece of ribbon in feet?

Which of these does NOT represent the distance a car travels when going 55 miles per hour?

Some doctors recommend that men drink 3 liters of water every day. There are approximately 29.6 milliliters in 1 fluid ounce. Which measurement is closest to the number of fluid ounces in 3 liters?

Tara has two bags of marbles. The first bag contains 6 red marbles, 5 blue marbles, and 4 green marbles. The second bag contains 3 red marbles, 2 blue marbles, and 4 green marbles. Tara will randomly select 1 marble from each bag.

What is the probability that Tara will select a blue marble from each bag?

José paid $47.00 for 4 movie tickets. Each ticket cost the same amount. What was the cost of each movie ticket in dollars and cents?

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

Two identical number cubes are shown in the picture. The edge length of these number cubes is 3 centimeters.

What is the combined volume of the two number cubes in cubic centimeters?

The price of a video game was reduced from $60 to $45. By what percentage was the price of the video game reduced?

The graph shows the favorite colors chosen by some middle school students.

Which statement is supported by the information in the graph?

The table shows the distance, y, a cheetah can travel in feet in x seconds.

Based on the information in the table, which equation can be used to model the relationship between x and y?

The spinner shown has eight congruent sections.

The spinner is spun 120 times. What is a reasonable prediction for the number of times the spinner will land on an even number?

The model represents an inequality.

What is the solution set for the inequality?

A figure was created using a triangle and a semicircle. Use the ruler provided to measure the dimensions of the triangle and the semicircle to the nearest centimeter.

Which measurement is closest to the area of the figure in square centimeters?

In Oscar’s monthly budget, each category is assigned a certain percentage of his monthly income. Oscar’s monthly income is $2,250.

Which statement is NOT supported by the information in the table?

Kiara downloaded 264 pictures from her cell phone to her computer. These pictures took up 528 megabytes of space on her computer. Each picture took up the same amount of space. How many megabytes do 35 of these pictures take up?

A pencil holder shaped like a triangular prism is shown in the picture. The height of the pencil holder is 12 cm, and the volume of the pencil holder is 216 cm3.

What is the area of the base of the pencil holder in square centimeters?

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

3 Stephanie has 3\frac{3}{4} bags of soil to put in her garden. Each bag of soil will cover 125.3 ft2.

How many square feet will Stephanie be able to cover if she uses all these bags of soil?

The angle measures of a triangle are shown in the diagram.

What is the value of x?

An artist is making a scale model of a statue. On the model 2 inches represents 1 foot on the actual statue. Which graph best represents this relationship?

The circle graph shows how Tremaine divided his time on the computer last week.

Tremaine used the computer a total of 30 hours last week. How many more hours did Tremaine use the computer to play games than to do research?

What is the solution to this equation?

30.16 = 17.56 + 5x

Rachel is setting up tables for a party. Four of the tables are covered with red tablecloths, and eight of the tables are covered with white tablecloths. Guests will be randomly seated at the tables when they arrive. Each table can seat 8 guests.

What is the probability that the first guest to arrive will be seated at a table with a red tablecloth?

The net of a rectangular prism and its dimensions are shown in the diagram.

What is the total surface area of the rectangular prism in square inches?

A doctor has an annual income of $152,125. The income tax the doctor has to pay is 6%. What is the amount of income tax in dollars and cents that the doctor has to pay?

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

A study of a population of 1,200 frogs revealed that 12 out of every 180 frogs in the population have spots on their back. Based on the results of this study, how many frogs in the population do NOT have spots on their back?

A rotating lawn sprinkler sprays water in a circular area of grass, as shown in the picture. The diameter of the circular area of grass is 16 ft.

Which measurement is closest to the area in square feet that this sprinkler sprays with water?

Which situation can be represented by this inequality?

1.25x - 6.50 > 50

The dot plots show the heights of the players on two basketball teams.

Which statement is best supported by these data?

The distance between two cities on a map is 3.5 centimeters. The map uses a scale in which 1 centimeter represents 20 kilometers.

What is the actual distance between these two cities in kilometers?

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

Rebecca needs 10\frac{1}{2} yards of fabric to make a quilt. She has one piece of fabric that is 2\frac{1}{2} yards and another piece of fabric that is 4\frac{1}{4} yards. How many more yards of fabric does Rebecca need to make the quilt?

Leticia has two bouquets of flowers. Each bouquet contains 13 daisies.
Bouquet S contains 30 flowers.
Bouquet T contains 13 flowers.
Which statement is true?

A pilot takes a taxi from the airport to a hotel. The taxi driver charges a $2.50 initial charge plus $2.65 per mile.

Which equation can be used to find y, the total cost of the trip, if x represents the number of miles of the trip?

Mr. Ortiz used similar triangles to make a design. Which statement about the triangles in the design must be true?

Parker conducted a random survey at the mall to determine the number of songs in each genre that were downloaded by 40 students. The results are shown in the bar graph.

Based on the information in the graph, which inference about the general population of students is valid?

Triangle ABC is similar to triangle FGH.What is the value of x in centimeters?

If x = 14, which equation is true?

The table shows the prices of some breakfast items at a restaurant. Sara ordered 2 eggs, a slice of bacon, and a glass of orange juice for breakfast. The sales tax for the order was $0.48. She paid for her breakfast with a $10 bill.How much change should Sara receive from the $10 bill?

The box plots show data about the number of years that farmworkers have been employed at each of two farms.Which statement is best supported by the information in the box plots?

Lawrence’s father gave him 200 baseball cards. Each week, Lawrence purchases 25 baseball cards to add to his collection. Which inequality can be used to find w, the number of weeks after starting his collection when Lawrence will have more than 750 baseball cards in his collection?

A circular tablecloth has a radius of 2.5 feet. Kyle is sewing a piece of ribbon around the edge of the tablecloth. If Kyle has exactly enough ribbon, which measurement is closest to the length of the piece of ribbon in feet?

Which of these does NOT represent the distance a car travels when going 55 miles per hour?

Some doctors recommend that men drink 3 liters of water every day. There are approximately 29.6 milliliters in 1 fluid ounce. Which measurement is closest to the number of fluid ounces in 3 liters?

José paid $47.00 for 4 movie tickets. Each ticket cost the same amount. What was the cost of each movie ticket in dollars and cents? Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

Two identical number cubes are shown in the picture. The edge length of these number cubes is 3 centimeters.What is the combined volume of the two number cubes in cubic centimeters?

The price of a video game was reduced from $60 to $45. By what percentage was the price of the video game reduced?

The graph shows the favorite colors chosen by some middle school students.Which statement is supported by the information in the graph?

The table shows the distance, y, a cheetah can travel in feet in x seconds.Based on the information in the table, which equation can be used to model the relationship between x and y?

The spinner shown has eight congruent sections.The spinner is spun 120 times. What is a reasonable prediction for the number of times the spinner will land on an even number?

The model represents an inequality.What is the solution set for the inequality?

A figure was created using a triangle and a semicircle. Use the ruler provided to measure the dimensions of the triangle and the semicircle to the nearest centimeter.Which measurement is closest to the area of the figure in square centimeters?

In Oscar’s monthly budget, each category is assigned a certain percentage of his monthly income. Oscar’s monthly income is $2,250.Which statement is NOT supported by the information in the table?

Kiara downloaded 264 pictures from her cell phone to her computer. These pictures took up 528 megabytes of space on her computer. Each picture took up the same amount of space. How many megabytes do 35 of these pictures take up?

3 Stephanie has 3\frac{3}{4} bags of soil to put in her garden. Each bag of soil will cover 125.3 ft2. How many square feet will Stephanie be able to cover if she uses all these bags of soil?

The angle measures of a triangle are shown in the diagram.What is the value of x?

An artist is making a scale model of a statue. On the model 2 inches represents 1 foot on the actual statue. Which graph best represents this relationship?

The circle graph shows how Tremaine divided his time on the computer last week.Tremaine used the computer a total of 30 hours last week. How many more hours did Tremaine use the computer to play games than to do research?

What is the solution to this equation? 30.16 = 17.56 + 5x

The net of a rectangular prism and its dimensions are shown in the diagram.What is the total surface area of the rectangular prism in square inches?

A doctor has an annual income of $152,125. The income tax the doctor has to pay is 6%. What is the amount of income tax in dollars and cents that the doctor has to pay? Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

A study of a population of 1,200 frogs revealed that 12 out of every 180 frogs in the population have spots on their back. Based on the results of this study, how many frogs in the population do NOT have spots on their back?

A rotating lawn sprinkler sprays water in a circular area of grass, as shown in the picture. The diameter of the circular area of grass is 16 ft.Which measurement is closest to the area in square feet that this sprinkler sprays with water?

Which situation can be represented by this inequality? 1.25x - 6.50 > 50

The dot plots show the heights of the players on two basketball teams.Which statement is best supported by these data?

Rebecca needs 10\frac{1}{2} yards of fabric to make a quilt. She has one piece of fabric that is 2\frac{1}{2} yards and another piece of fabric that is 4\frac{1}{4} yards. How many more yards of fabric does Rebecca need to make the quilt?

Leticia has two bouquets of flowers. Each bouquet contains 13 daisies.Bouquet S contains 30 flowers. Bouquet T contains 13 flowers.Which statement is true?

A pilot takes a taxi from the airport to a hotel. The taxi driver charges a $2.50 initial charge plus $2.65 per mile. Which equation can be used to find y, the total cost of the trip, if x represents the number of miles of the trip?

Mr. Ortiz used similar triangles to make a design. Which statement about the triangles in the design must be true?

Parker conducted a random survey at the mall to determine the number of songs in each genre that were downloaded by 40 students. The results are shown in the bar graph.Based on the information in the graph, which inference about the general population of students is valid?

Triangle ABC is similar to triangle FGH.

What is the value of x in centimeters?

The table shows the prices of some breakfast items at a restaurant. Sara ordered 2 eggs, a slice of bacon, and a glass of orange juice for breakfast. The sales tax for the order was $0.48. She paid for her breakfast with a $10 bill.

How much change should Sara receive from the $10 bill?

The box plots show data about the number of years that farmworkers have been employed at each of two farms.

Which statement is best supported by the information in the box plots?

José paid $47.00 for 4 movie tickets. Each ticket cost the same amount. What was the cost of each movie ticket in dollars and cents?

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

Two identical number cubes are shown in the picture. The edge length of these number cubes is 3 centimeters.

What is the combined volume of the two number cubes in cubic centimeters?

The graph shows the favorite colors chosen by some middle school students.

Which statement is supported by the information in the graph?

The table shows the distance, y, a cheetah can travel in feet in x seconds.

Based on the information in the table, which equation can be used to model the relationship between x and y?

The spinner shown has eight congruent sections.

The spinner is spun 120 times. What is a reasonable prediction for the number of times the spinner will land on an even number?

The model represents an inequality.

What is the solution set for the inequality?

A figure was created using a triangle and a semicircle. Use the ruler provided to measure the dimensions of the triangle and the semicircle to the nearest centimeter.

Which measurement is closest to the area of the figure in square centimeters?

In Oscar’s monthly budget, each category is assigned a certain percentage of his monthly income. Oscar’s monthly income is $2,250.

Which statement is NOT supported by the information in the table?

3 Stephanie has 3\frac{3}{4} bags of soil to put in her garden. Each bag of soil will cover 125.3 ft2.

How many square feet will Stephanie be able to cover if she uses all these bags of soil?

The angle measures of a triangle are shown in the diagram.

What is the value of x?

The circle graph shows how Tremaine divided his time on the computer last week.

Tremaine used the computer a total of 30 hours last week. How many more hours did Tremaine use the computer to play games than to do research?

What is the solution to this equation?

30.16 = 17.56 + 5x

The net of a rectangular prism and its dimensions are shown in the diagram.

What is the total surface area of the rectangular prism in square inches?

A doctor has an annual income of $152,125. The income tax the doctor has to pay is 6%. What is the amount of income tax in dollars and cents that the doctor has to pay?

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

A rotating lawn sprinkler sprays water in a circular area of grass, as shown in the picture. The diameter of the circular area of grass is 16 ft.

Which measurement is closest to the area in square feet that this sprinkler sprays with water?

Which situation can be represented by this inequality?

1.25x - 6.50 > 50

The dot plots show the heights of the players on two basketball teams.

Which statement is best supported by these data?

Leticia has two bouquets of flowers. Each bouquet contains 13 daisies.
Bouquet S contains 30 flowers.
Bouquet T contains 13 flowers.
Which statement is true?

A pilot takes a taxi from the airport to a hotel. The taxi driver charges a $2.50 initial charge plus $2.65 per mile.

Which equation can be used to find y, the total cost of the trip, if x represents the number of miles of the trip?

Parker conducted a random survey at the mall to determine the number of songs in each genre that were downloaded by 40 students. The results are shown in the bar graph.

Based on the information in the graph, which inference about the general population of students is valid?