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GLENCOE
MATHEMATICS
Teacher’s Annotated Edition
Grade
Consultant
Tracie A. Harwood
Mathematics Teacher
Electa Lee Middle School
Bradenton, Florida
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Test-Taking Tips
• Go to bed early the night before the test. You will think more clearly
after a good night's rest.
• Read each problem carefully and think about ways to solve the
problem before you try to answer the question.
• Relax. Most people get nervous when taking a test. It's natural. Just
do your best.
• Answer questions you are sure about first. If you do not know the
answer to a question, skip it and go back to that question later.
• Think positively. Some problems may seem hard to you, but you may
be able to figure out what to do if you read each question carefully.
• If no figure is provided, draw one. If one is furnished, mark it up to
help you solve the problem.
• When you have finished each problem, reread it to make sure your
answer is reasonable.
• Become familiar with a variety of formulas and when they should
be used.
• Make sure that the number of the question on the answer sheet
matches the number of the question on which you are working in
your test booklet.
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Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Class Recording Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Benchmarks Tested on Grade 8 FCAT Correlated to Glencoe
Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 3, and
Glencoe Pre-Algebra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Mathematics Reference Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Countdown to FCAT Answer Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
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Test Practice
Diagnostic Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Practice by Benchmark
Benchmark MA.A.1.3.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Benchmark MA.A.1.3.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Benchmark MA.A.2.3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Benchmark MA.A.3.3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Benchmark MA.A.3.3.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Benchmark MA.A.3.3.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Benchmark MA.A.4.3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Benchmark MA.B.1.3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Benchmark MA.B.1.3.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Benchmark MA.B.1.3.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Benchmark MA.B.1.3.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Benchmark MA.B.2.3.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Benchmark MA.C.1.3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Benchmark MA.C.2.3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Benchmark MA.C.2.3.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Benchmark MA.C.3.3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Benchmark MA.C.3.3.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Benchmark MA.D.1.3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Benchmark MA.D.1.3.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Benchmark MA.D.2.3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Benchmark MA.D.2.3.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Benchmark MA.E.1.3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Benchmark MA.E.1.3.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Benchmark MA.E.2.3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Benchmark MA.E.2.3.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Benchmark MA.E.3.3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Test Practice
Sample Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
FCAT Test Prep, Grade 8
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Overview
The material in this booklet is designed to help your students prepare for the Florida
Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT), Grade 8.
It contains:
• a Class Recording Chart,
• a correlation between the benchmarks tested on the Grade 8 FCAT and the lessons in
Glencoe Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 3, and Glencoe Pre-Algebra,
• a Countdown to FCAT answer sheet,
• a Diagnostic Test,
• practice for each benchmark, and
• a Sample Test.
In the Grade 8 FCAT, there are four types of questions: multiple choice, gridded response,
short response, and extended response. This is the first time students will be tested with
short-response and gridded-response questions. A copy of an Extended Response
Assessment Scoring Rubric can be found on page A26 of any Chapter Resource Masters
booklet.
How to Use This Book
Diagnostic Test Administer the Diagnostic Test to your students. Once they have been
graded, you may want your students to complete the Student Recording Chart that is found
on page v in the Student Workbook. Students should mark an ¥ in the square for each
question that they answered incorrectly.
Individual Practice You can use each student’s chart to determine where extra practice is
needed. Assign each student the appropriate Standards Practice worksheet(s) from pages
16 to 93 in the Student Workbook.
Sample Test After the students have completed their practice worksheet(s), administer
the Sample Test from pages 94 to 108 in the Student Workbook.
Pacing It should take about 2 class periods each to administer the Diagnostic Test and
Sample Test.
Countdown to FCAT Answer Sheet Throughout the school year, you may assign
your students sample FCAT problems from pages FL4–FL24 of the Countdown to FCAT
section in the Student Edition of Glencoe Mathematics: Applications and Concepts,
Course 3, and Glencoe Pre-Algebra. A Countdown to FCAT answer sheet can be found
on page xiii in this booklet. A printable answer sheet is also available at fl.msmath1.net or
fl.pre-alg.com.
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Class Practice Using the Student Recording Charts, complete the Class Recording Chart
that is found on pages v and vi in this booklet. Use the Class Recording Chart to determine
which benchmark(s) needs to be practiced by most of the students. Assign the appropriate
Standards Practice worksheet(s) from pages 16 to 93 in the Student Workbook to the class.
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MA.B.
1.3.1
Place an ¥ in the appropriate box to indicate that a student needs additional practice with the benchmark.
Use the columns to determine which benchmarks need to be practiced by most of the class.
Student
Name
Class Recording Chart
Benchmark
Number Sense, Concepts, and Operations
MA.A. MA.A. MA.A. MA.A. MA.A. MA.A. MA.A.
1.3.2
1.3.4
2.3.1
3.3.1
3.3.2
3.3.3
4.3.1
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Measurement
MA.B. MA.B. MA.B.
1.3.2
1.3.3
1.3.4
MA.B.
2.3.2
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Place an ¥ in the appropriate box to indicate that a student needs additional practice with the benchmark.
Use the columns to determine which benchmarks need to be practiced by most of the class.
Student
Name
Benchmark
Geometry and Spatial Sense
Algebraic Thinking
Data Analysis and Probability
MA.C. MA.C. MA.C. MA.C. MA.C. MA.D. MA.D. MA.D. MA.D. MA.E. MA.E. MA.E. MA.E. MA.E.
1.3.1 2.3.1 2.3.2 3.3.1 3.3.2 1.3.1 1.3.2 2.3.1 2.3.2 1.3.1 1.3.2 2.3.1 2.3.2 3.3.1
Class Recording Chart (continued)
Benchmarks Tested on Grade 8 FCAT Correlated to
Glencoe Mathematics: Applications and Concepts,
Course 3, and Glencoe Pre-Algebra
Sunshine State Standards Benchmark
Student Edition Lesson(s)
STRAND A: NUMBER SENSE, CONCEPTS, AND OPERATIONS
MA.A.1.3.1 Associates verbal names, written word names, and In Course 3:
standard numerals with integers, fractions, decimals;
numbers expressed as percents; numbers with
exponents; numbers in scientific notation; radicals;
absolute value; and ratios. (Assessed with
MA.A.1.3.4.)
1-3, 2-8, 2-9, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2,
5-3
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
1-2A, 2-1, 4-2, 4-5B, 4-7,
4-8
MA.A.1.3.2 Understands the relative size of integers, fractions, In Course 3:
an decimals; numbers expressed as percents;
numbers with exponents; numbers in scientific
notation; radicals; absolute value; and ratios.
MA.A.1.3.3 Understands concrete and symbolic representations
of rational numbers and irrational numbers in
real-world situations. (Assessed with MA.A.1.3.4
and MA.D.2.3.1.)
MA.A.1.3.4 Understands that numbers can be represented in a
variety of equivalent forms, including integers,
fractions, decimals, percents, scientific notation,
exponents, radicals, and absolute value.
MA.A.2.3.1 Understands and uses exponential and scientific
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notation.
MA.A.3.3.1 Understands and explains the effects of addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division on whole
numbers, fractions, including mixed numbers, and
decimals, including the inverse relationships of
positive and negative numbers.
1-3, 2-2, 2-9, 3-2, 3-3, 4-1,
5-1, 5-2, 9-4, 9-5
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
2-1, 4-2, 4-7, 4-8, 5-1, 5-6,
6-1, 6-1B, 6-4, 9-1, 9-2
In Course 3:
2-1, 3-3a, 3-3, 3-5b
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
4-3, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-6,
5-7, 9-1, 9-2
In Course 3:
1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 2-1,
2-2, 2-8, 2-9, 3-1, 3-2, 3-4,
3-5, 3-6, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4,
5-5, 5-6, 5-7, 5-8, 5-8b, 8-1
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
2-1, 2-4, 2-5, 4-2, 4-6, 4-7,
4-8, 5-1, 5-2, 6-1, 6-4, 6-5A,
6-5, 9-1, 9-2
In Course 3:
2-8, 2-9, 12-6
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
4-2, 4-7, 4-8, 10-2
In Course 3:
1-2, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 2-2, 2-3,
2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-8a, 2-8, 5-2,
5-3, 5-5a, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7, 5-8,
5-8b, 10-1
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
1-4, 2-2A, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5,
3-3, 4-6, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-7,
13-2, 13-3
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Sunshine State Standards Benchmark
Student Edition Lesson(s)
MA.A.3.3.2 Selects the appropriate operation to solve problems In Course 3:
involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division of rational numbers, ratios, proportions,
and percents, including the appropriate application
of the algebraic order of operations.
1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7,
1-8a, 1-8, 1-9, 2-1, 2-3, 2-4,
2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8a, 4-1, 4-2,
4-2b, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5a, 4-5b,
4-6, 4-7, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4,
5-5a, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7, 5-8,
5-8b, 8-5, 8-6
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4,
2-5, 4-2, 5-9, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2B,
6-4, 6-5, 6-7, 6-7B, 6-8, 7-1,
7-2
MA.A.3.3.3 Adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides whole
In Course 3:
numbers, decimals, and fractions, including mixed 1-2, 1-8, 2-5, 2-7, 2-8a, 4-1,
numbers, to solve real-world problems, using
4-5a, 4-6, 5-5a, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7,
appropriate methods of computing, such as mental 5-8b
mathematics, paper and pencil, and calculator.
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
1-1, 2-5, 3-6, 3-7, 7-1, 7-2,
7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 7-6
MA.A.4.3.1 Uses estimation strategies to predict results and to
check the reasonableness of results.
In Course 3:
1-1, 2-6, 3-2, 3-3, 3-5b,
5-5a, 5-5, 5-6, 8-6
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
1-1, 3-5, 5-4, 5-5, 5-7, 6-2B,
6-7, 8-2A
MA.A.5.3.1 Uses concepts about numbers, including primes,
In Course 3:
factors, and multiples, to build number sequences. 11-1, 11-1b
(Assessed with MA.D.1.3.1 and MA.D.1.3.2.)
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
4-1, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 5-10
MA.B.1.3.1 Uses concrete and graphic models to derive
formulas for finding perimeter, area, surface area,
circumference, and volume of two- and threedimensional shapes, including rectangular solids
and cylinders.
MA.B.1.3.2 Uses concrete and graphic models to derive
formulas for finding rates, distance, time, and
angle measures.
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In Course 3:
7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
10-5A, 10-5, 10-7, 11-2A,
11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6A
In Course 3:
3-6, 4-1, 4-2, 4-2b, 4-3,
11-4, 11-5
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
3-7, 5-3, 5-4, 8-2A, 8-5, 9-3,
9-4, 10-1, 10-4, 10-6
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STRAND B: MEASUREMENT
Sunshine State Standards Benchmark
Student Edition Lesson(s)
MA.B.1.3.3 Understands and describes how the change of a
In Course 3:
figure in such dimensions as length, width, height, 7-1, 7-2, 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8,
or radius affects its other measurements such as
7-8b, 11-1
perimeter, area, surface area, and volume.
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
4-2, 11-2A, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4,
11-6A, 11-6
MA.B.1.3.4 Constructs, interprets, and uses scale drawings
such as those based on number lines and maps to
solve real-world problems.
In Course 3:
4-6
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
6-3
MA.B.2.3.1 Uses direct (measured) and indirect (not measured) In Course 3:
measures to compare a given characteristic in either 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 7-8b
metric or customary units. (Assessed with
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
MA.A.4.3.1, MA.B.1.3.1, MA.B.1.3.2, and
6-2, 6-3, 9-7
MA.B.1.3.4.)
MA.B.2.3.2 Solves problems involving units of measure and
converts answers to a larger or smaller unit within
either the metric or customary system.
MA.B.3.3.1 Solves real-world and mathematical problems
involving estimates of measurements including
length, time, weight/mass, temperature, money,
perimeter, area, and volume, in either customary
or metric units. (Assessed with MA.A.4.3.1.)
In Course 3:
Prerequisite Skills,
pp. 604–607
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
3-4, 4-5, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-1
In Course 3:
3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 4-5A, 4-7b,
5-5a
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
3-4, 5-7
STRAND C: GEOMETRY AND SPATIAL SENSE
MA.C.1.3.1 Understands the basic properties of, and
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relationships pertaining to, regular and irregular
geometric shapes in two- and three-dimensions.
In Course 3:
3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4,
6-5a, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4a, 7-4, 7-5,
7-6, 7-7a
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
9-7, 10-2, 10-3A, 10-3, 10-4,
10-5A, 10-5, 10-6, 10-6B,
10-7, 10-8, 11-1A, 11-1,
11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5,
11-6A, 11-6
MA.C.2.3.1 Understands the geometric concepts of symmetry,
In Course 3:
reflections, congruency, similarity, perpendicularity, 4-5, 4-5b, 6-1, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7,
parallelism, and transformations, including flips,
6-8, 6-9
slides, turns, and enlargements.
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
9-7, 10-1, 10-1B, 10-2,
10-3A, 10-3, 10-3B, 11-6
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MA.C.2.3.2 Predicts and verifies patterns involving
tessellations (a covering of a plane with
congruent copies of the same pattern with
no holes and no overlaps, like floor tiles).
MA.C.3.3.1 Represents and applies geometric properties
and relationships to solve real-world and
mathematical problems.
Student Edition Lesson(s)
In Course 3:
6-9b
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
10-6B
In Course 3:
3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 4-5, 4-5b, 4-7b, 6-3
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
9-4, 9-5A, 9-5, 9-7, 11-6A, 11-6
MA.C.3.3.2 Identifies and plots ordered pairs in all four In Course 3:
quadrants of a rectangular coordinate
system (graph) and applies simple
properties of lines.
4-3, 11-3
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
1-6, 2-6, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, 8-5A, 8-5,
8-6, 8-7, 8-9, 10-1
STRAND D: ALGEBRAIC THINKING
relationships, and functions through
models, such as manipulatives, tables,
graphs, expressions, equations, and
inequalities.
MA.D.1.3.2 Creates and interprets tables, graphs,
equations, and verbal descriptions to
explain cause-and-effect relationships.
In Course 3:
1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 2-7, 3-4, 3-5, 4-2b,
4-3, 4-4, 10-2, 11-2, 11-3, 11-5a,
11-5, 11-7, 12-1
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
1-2A, 1-3, 1-5, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6,
3-7B, 8-1A, 8-1, 8-2A, 8-2, 8-2B, 8-4,
8-5, 8-6, 8-7, 8-9, 8-10, 8-10B, 13-5
In Course 3:
1-7, 1-8a, 1-8, 1-9, 2-7, 3-4, 3-5, 4-2,
4-2b, 4-3, 5-3, 5-6, 10-2, 10-3, 10-5,
11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8, 12-2
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
1-5, 1-6, 3-6, 3-7B, 4-6B, 7-1, 7-2,
7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 7-6, 8-1A, 8-1, 8-2A,
8-2, 8-4, 8-5A, 8-5, 8-6, 8-7, 8-8,
8-9, 8-10, 8-10B, 13-5
MA.D.2.3.1 Represents and solves real-world problems In Course 3:
graphically, with algebraic expressions,
equations, and inequalities.
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1-2, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 2-3,
2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 3-4, 3-5, 4-3,
5-3, 5-6, 5-7, 5-8, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3,
10-4a, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6, 10-7, 11-3,
11-5, 11-7, 12-3
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6, 3-2,
3-3A, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-7B,
4-2, 4-5B, 4-6B, 4-7, 5-3, 7-1, 7-2,
7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 7-6, 8-2A, 8-2, 8-5A,
8-6, 8-9, 8-10, 8-10B, 13-2, 13-3
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MA.D.1.3.1 Describes a wide variety of patterns,
Sunshine State Standards Benchmark
Student Edition Lesson(s)
MA.D.2.3.2 Uses algebraic problem-solving strategies
In Course 3:
1-8, 1-9, 2-7, 5-3, 5-6, 10-1, 10-2,
10-3, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6, 10-7, 12-3
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
2-4, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 4-5,
7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4
to solve real-world problems involving
linear equations and inequalities.
STRAND E: DATA ANALYSIS AND PROBABILITY
MA.E.1.3.1 Collects, organizes, and displays data in a
variety of forms, including tables, line
graphs, charts, bar graphs, to determine
how different ways of presenting data can
lead to different interpretations.
In Course 3:
1-3b, 1-8a, 3-3a, 4-2, 9-1a, 9-1, 9-1b,
9-2, 9-3, 9-3b, 9-7, 11-6a, 11-6,
11-6b
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
1-7A, 1-7, 1-7B, 4-6B, 12-1, 12-3,
12-3B, 12-4, 12-4B, 12-5
MA.E.1.3.2 Understands and applies the concepts of
In Course 3:
range and central tendency (mean, median, 9-4, 9-4b, 9-5, 9-6
and mode).
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
2-5, 5-8A, 5-8, 5-8B, 12-2
MA.E.1.3.3 The student analyzes real-world data by
In Course 3:
applying appropriate formulas for measures 9-1b, 9-4b
of central tendency and organizing data in a In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
quality display, using appropriate technology, 5-8B, 12-3B, 12-4B
including calculators and computers.
(Assessed with MA.E.1.3.1 and MA.E.1.3.2.)
MA.E.2.3.1 Compares experimental results with
In Course 3:
mathematical expectations of probabilities. 8-4b, 8-5, 8-6, 8-6b
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
6-9B, 12-6, 12-9, 12-9B
MA.E.2.3.2 Determines odds for and odds against a
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given situation.
In Course 3:
8-6b
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
12-8
MA.E.3.3.1 Formulates hypotheses, designs experiments, In Course 3:
collects and interprets data, and evaluates
hypotheses by making inferences and
drawing conclusions based on statistics
(range, mean, median, and mode) and
tables, graphs, and charts.
1-3b, 8-6, 8-6b, 11-3a
In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
1-7, 5-8A, 5-8, 6-9A, 12-1, 12-2,
12-3, 12-9B
MA.E.3.3.2 Identifies the common uses and misuses of In Course 3:
probability or statistical analysis in the
8-7
everyday world. (Assessed with MA.E.3.3.1.) In Glencoe Pre-Algebra:
6-9A, 12-5, 12-5B, 12-9B
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Area
1
bh
2
Triangle
A
Rectangle
A w
Trapezoid
A 12h(b1 b2)
Parallelogram
A bh
KEY
b base
h height
length
w width
S.A. surface area
d diameter
r radius
A area
C circumference
V volume
Use 3.14 or 272 for .
Circumference
Circle
A r 2
In a polygon, the sum of the measures of
the interior angles is equal to 180(n 2),
where n represents the number of sides.
C d 2r
Pythagoean Theorem: c2 a2 b2
c
a
b
Volume
Total Surface Area
Right Circular Cylinder
V r 2h
S.A. 2rh 2r 2
Rectangular Solid
V wh
S.A. 2(w) 2(hw) 2(lh)
1 yard 3 feet 36 inches
1 mile 1,760 yards 5,280 feet
1 acre 43,560 square feet
1 hour 60 minutes
1 minute 60 seconds
1 cup 8 fluid ounces
1 pint 2 cups
1 quart 2 pints
1 gallon 4 quarts
1 liter 1000 milliliters
1 meter 100 centimeters 1000 millimeters
1 kilometer 1000 meters
1 gram 1000 milligrams
1 kilogram 1000 grams
1 pound 16 ounces
1 ton 2,000 pounds
Metric numbers with four digits are presented without a comma (e.g., 9960 kilometers). For metric
numbers greater than four digits, a space is used instead of a comma (e.g., 12 500 liters).
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Name
Date
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Diagnostic Test
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
1 Seventy-five percent of the student body at Terrace Middle School
thinks that the Terrace Tornadoes are going to win the football
tournament against the Balcony Bluejays. Hidalgo uses this information
to write a sports column in the Terrace School News saying that the
odds in favor of the Tornadoes’ winning are 3 to 1. Why is Hidalgo’s
statement not statistically sound? MA.E.3.3.1
A Hidalgo does not really know all the students who attend Terrace.
B The sample group is not an authority on the capabilities of the two
teams.
C The odds for a 75% probability are not calculated correctly.
D Hidalgo over-interpreted the numerical data.
1
2
2
Dr. John Gorrie, of Apalachicola, Florida, is credited with
inventing the world’s first refrigeration device. Although he
did not live to see the effects of his remarkable invention,
he is honored today. There is a 6-mile bridge and causeway
across the Apalachicola Bay Estaurine that is named in
honor of Dr. Gorrie. What is the length of this structure in
yards? MA.B.2.3.2
3 Use the Venn diagram to determine how
many students enjoy both swimming and
shell-collecting. MA.E.1.3.1
F 30
G 96
H 131
I 147
Students’ Favorite
Beach Activities
B
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Name
Date
Test Practice
Diagnostic Test
(continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
4
Hilda rewrites the number 0.0874 using scientific notation.
What is the absolute value of the exponent for 10? MA.A.1.3.4
4
2
0
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5 Lisa has rotated triangle HKL clockwise
180 degrees about point H. Which are the
coordinates of the preimage of Kº? MA.C.3.3.1
A (1, 5)
B (3, –1)
C (–7, 5)
D (–7, –1)
K
y
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6 Which tessellation demonstrates a series of reflections?
F
G
H
I
7 A hotel charges $164, $189, $219, $269, and $309 per night for different
types of rooms. Which is the mean price per room? MA.E.1.3.2
A $149
B $219
C $230
D $269
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MA.C.2.3.2
Name
Date
Test Practice
Diagnostic Test
(continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
8
A water machine dispenses 8 ounces of water in 15 seconds. If
this machine were to run continuously for an hour, how many
ounces of water would it dispense? Explain how you find your
answer. MA.B.1.3.2
There are 3,600 seconds in an hour (60 minutes ≈ 60
seconds). I divided 3,600 seconds by 15 seconds and
found that there are 240 occurrences of 15-second
intervals in an hour. The machine will dispense
8 ounces of water 240 times in one hour, or 1,920
ounces of water.
9
Charles decides to see how many days it will take for him to
walk the length of a certain beach. He begins at one end of the
beach, walks 3.5 miles, marks the spot where he leaves off and
comes back the next day to walk 3.5 more miles from this spot
to the next one. He continues in this fashion for a total of 5 days
and then on the sixth day, he walks 2 miles and reaches the end
of the beach. How many miles long is this beach? MA.D.2.3.2
10 Sample X has a mass of 4.5 ≈ 10–3 grams, and sample Y has a mass of
2.8 ≈ 10–2 grams. What is the combined mass of these two samples?
9
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F 7.3 ≈ 10–1 grams
H 3.25 ≈ 10–2 grams
11 The bar graph shows the land
area in square miles for four
Florida counties. How does the
land area of Orange County
relate to the land area of Baker
County? MA.A.1.3.2
A It is about 1.5 times bigger.
C It is about 2.5 times bigger.
G 4.78 ≈ 10–3 grams
I 2.35 ≈ 10–2 grams
Land Area by County
Baker
Brevard
Dixie
Orange
585
1,018
704
0
200
907
400 600 800 1,000 1,200
Area (square miles)
B It is twice as big.
D It is three times as big.
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Name
Date
Test Practice
Diagnostic Test
(continued)
Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
12
In a study group, a nutritionist places 28 placebos,
125 B vitamins, and 71 C vitamins in a container and
shakes them so they are all mixed up. What is the probability
that the first item the nutritionist hands to a study group
member from this container is a placebo? Write as a decimal.
MA.E.2.3.1
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A sample of “favorable” sand is composed of different percents
of the types of grains shown. MA.E.2.3.1
A researcher takes a sample of sand from a Florida beach, and
reports that it contains 5% very fine, 18% fine, 49% medium,
20% coarse, and 8% very coarse granules. Is this sample likely
to be coarser or finer than the “favorable” sample? Use
statistical comparisons to defend your answer.
The Florida sample is likely to be slightly coarser than
the favorable sample because both very fine and fine
percents are lower, while medium and coarse percents
are higher. Also, the favorable sample has 32% very
fine or fine granules and 23% coarse or very coarse
granules. The Florida sample has a lower 23% very
fine or fine granules and a higher 28% coarse or very
coarse granules.
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Composition of Favorable Sand Sample
Grain size
Percent of Grain
Grain Type
(mm)
in Favorable Sample
Very Fine
0.05
9
Fine
0.10
23
Medium
0.25
45
Coarse
0.50
14
Very Coarse
1.00
9
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Date
Test Practice
Diagnostic Test
(continued)
Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
14
This year, Kapon plans to do his science project on the solar
system. He charts the planets with diameters that are calculated
to scale. MA.E.1.3.1
Mercury
Venus
Diameter
(centimeters)
1.74
4.34
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
4.57
2.42
50.11
41.82
16.86
Neptune
Pluto
16.32
0.81
Planet
Part B Construct the type of graph that you choose using the data in the
table above.
Diameter (cm)
Diameters of Planet Models
60
50.11
50
41.82
40
30
16.86 16.32
20
10 1.74 4.34 4.57 2.42
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Part A He wants to construct a graph to display the sizes of the planets.
Should he use a line graph, a circle graph, or a bar graph?
Support your answer by explaining how each type of graph
would or would not be appropriate.
Sample answer: A bar graph would be most
appropriate because it would best display the sizes of
the planets at a glance. A line graph is not appropriate
because the sizes of the planets do not change from
one planet from the next; they are separate quantities.
A circle graph is not appropriate because the sizes of
the planets are not percents of a whole.
Planets
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Name
Date
Test Practice
Diagnostic Test
(continued)
Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
For the equation 3y = 7.4x +1.5, what is the value of y when
x = 3? MA.D.1.3.2
15
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According to the diagram of Orville’s Orange Grove, the bar
represents 1.5 meters, and there are exactly one and a half bars
between each tree. How many meters apart does Orville plant
his orange trees? MA.B.1.3.4
1.5 m
17
16
What is the resulting value after the first three operations are
performed in the correct order in this expression? MA.A.3.3.2
47 –18 ÷ 3 ≈ 5 + 61
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Date
Test Practice
Diagnostic Test
(continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
18
A roller coaster turnstile records 72 passengers about every
10 minutes. The diagram of the waiting area for this ride is
shown below, along with the number of people who can fit in a
length of space. The operator of the roller coaster decides to
post a sign at the spot indicated. ESTIMATE the number of
minutes he should put on the sign. MA.A.4.3.1
Boarding Position
Sign
47 people
From this point
you will wait
? minutes to
board this ride
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Round the number of people who fit in the aisle to 50,
and estimate that there are about 7.5 to 8 lengths
from the boarding position to the sign. Multiply
50 ≈ 8 to get about 400 people in line from the
boarding point to the sign. Round 72 to 80 to estimate
that every 10 minutes, 80 people ride the roller
coaster. Divide 400 ÷ 80 to get 5 groups of 80 people
that move every 10 minutes. Multiply 5 ≈ 10 to get an
estimated waiting time of 50 minutes from the sign to
the boarding area.
19 If Marci continues this design using repeated
reflections of this shape, will her design be a
tessellation? MA.C.2.3.2
F yes, because it is a repeating pattern of the same shape
G yes, because it will have 3 angles at every vertex
H no, because it will not cover a plane
I no, because she is using only reflections to create the design
19
H
20 Who can use the equation y = 9x + 5? MA.D.2.3.1
A A runner who has a head start of 5 minutes and runs 9 laps.
B A runner who starts with 5 laps and then runs 9 laps.
C A person who starts with a collection of 5 stamps and then adds
9 stamps to his collection each week.
D A person who starts with a collection of 5 stamps and then adds
different numbers of stamps to his collection for 9 weeks.
20
C
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Name
Date
Test Practice
Diagnostic Test
(continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
21
Darius is drawing trapezoid EFGH so
that it is a dilation of trapezoid ABCD.
How many units long should EF be?
B
21
C
F G
MA.C.2.3.1
2 .5
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22 The St. Johns River is the longest river in Florida, at 273 miles. Ida
draws a scale model of this river that is 26 centimeters in length. Which
scale does she use? MA.B.1.3.4
F 2 centimeters = 6 miles
G 0.5 centimeter = 8 miles
H 1 centimeter = 10.5 miles
I 3 centimeters = 14 miles
22
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23 In what order should the operations be used to find 3 + 9 – 8 ÷ 2 ≈ 6?
23
B
24 What number will be with the item ABCDEFG? MA.D.1.3.1
A-2, AB-5, ABC-8, ABCD-11, …
F 14
G 20
H 22
I 24
24
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25 What is the median time? MA.E.1.3.2
Time (minutes): 23, 45, 11, 25, 56, 37, 16, 7, 39, 78, 23, 84, 9, and 42
A 25 minutes
B 29 minutes
C 31 minutes
D 35 minutes
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D ÷,≈, –, +
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A +, –, ÷, ≈
C ≈, ÷, +, –
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Date
Test Practice
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
26
26
What is the value of the expression? MA.A.2.3.1
(9.34 ≈ 10–2) ÷ (2 ≈ 10–1)
0 . 467
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28 Specialty Candy Store in Cinco Bayou sells chocolate mints for
58 cents per ounce. How much would 5! pounds of these mints
cost? MA.A.3.3.3
A $3.19
B $9.28
C $51.04
D $69.60
28
C
29 Which equation yields the values 3.2, 10.2, and 17.2 for y when x has
values 1, 2, and 3? MA.D.1.3.2
F y = 7x – 3.8
G y = 3x + 3.2
H y = 4x – 4.8
I y = 6x – 8.8
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F
27 Which figure shows AB ‹CD and EF § AC? MA.C.3.3.1
E
F
G
A
C
104
E
D
A
14
B
I
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A
F
B
D
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C
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3
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8
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C
B
D
E
D
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A
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B
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Name
Date
Test Practice
Diagnostic Test
(continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
A seafood restaurant serves food on
flat circular plates. The dinner plate
has a diameter of 42 centimeters,
and the dessert plate has a diameter
Dinner Plate
Dessert Plate
of 21 centimeters. The area on
which food can be served increases by how many times from
the dessert plate to the dinner plate? MA.B.1.3.3
31
30
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
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Graham suspects that
Day
Cafeteria
Vending
students spend more
Monday
$72.00
$52.50
money on vending
Tuesday
$68.25
$81.50
machines than in the
Wednesday
$42.30
$63.20
school cafeteria. The
Thursday
$41.75
$61.55
lunchroom staff gives
Friday
$71.25
$56.20
him the total amount
spent in the cafeteria and on vending machines each day for a
week. Graham then graphs the results. Why is his graph
misleading? MA.E.3.3.1
400
300
200
100
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cafeteria
vending machines
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Day
Thur.
Fri.
The graph is misleading because he uses a scale that is too
large to show the difference between the amounts. On
Monday, the students spend $19.50 more in the cafeteria, but
it does not appear to be much of a difference on the graph.
32 Jocasta must work at least 15 hours a week but no more than 35 hours a
week. Which graph shows the hours Jocasta can work? MA.D.2.3.1
A
32
A
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B
C
D
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
H
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33 Which of the following is a true statement? MA.A.1.3.2
F 12.9 is 3 times the value of 6.3. G 53 > 44
H 30% of 54 is 16.2
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Sean is going to insert parallelogram ABCD in the space
indicated to make a perfect fit. What must ·ABC measure in
degrees? MA.C.1.3.1
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35 The inequality 5x –15 > 60 models the profit x that a department store
expects to make on an item. Which dollar amount is a solution of this
inequality? MA.D.2.3.2
A $5.81
B $12.60
C $14.39
D $15.01
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
37 This function table satisfies which equation? MA.D.1.3.1
x
y
2
2
6
3
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C 3y = x – 6
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B y=x
D 2y = x – 4
On the grid below, plot quadrilateral PQRS with coordinates
P(–8, 2), Q(–6, 3), R(–3, 1), and S(–2,–2).MA.C.2.3.1
Q
y
Q
P
R
P
R
x
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Part B Explain how you can transform PQRS three times to produce
the image PºQºRºSº.
Sample answer: First, reflect PQRS over the y-axis.
Second, translate PQRS up 1 unit. Finally translate
PQRS to the right 2 units.
39 Which type of number is the additive inverse of –18? MA.A.3.3.1
F a negative integer
G a rational number
H a negative fraction
I a positive integer
40 Which expression can be used to find the amount of money Tad has in
his piggy bank if it contains a 10-dollar bill and x quarters? MA.D.1.3.2
A 0.25x + 10
B 25 + 0.10x
C x(10 + 25)
D 10 + 25x
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SP ‹ QR.
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letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
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E
DEFG a parallelogram? MA.C.1.3.1
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D
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G yes, because the diagonals bisect each other
H no, because both pairs of opposite angles are not congruent
I no, because EF and DG are not shown to be parallel
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The line graph shows the average number of catfish dinners sold
per week at a seafood restaurant. MA.E.1.3.2
Average Number of
Catfish Dinners Sold
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A square swimming pool is 4 feet deep and has a capacity of
576 cubic feet. What is the perimeter of the top of the pool in
feet? MA.B.1.3.1
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
44 One side of the Bermuda triangle is represented by the distance from
Miami, Florida to San Juan, Puerto Rico, approximately 1038 miles.
If the perimeter of the Bermuda triangle were reduced by a scale factor
of 0, what would happen to this distance? MA.B.1.3.3
D
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A It would be reduced by a scale factor of 1.
B It would be reduced by a scale factor of !.
C It would be reduced by a scale factor of *.
D It would be reduced by a scale factor of 0.
ABCDEF is a regular hexagon. If a line were drawn to
connect points F and D, what would ·EFD measure in
degrees? MA.B.1.3.2
A
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F
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30
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46 Mr. Younce has 1.5 gallons of lemonade that he wants to divide evenly
among 24 guests at his daughter’s birthday party. How many ounces
should he give to each guest? MA.B.2.3.2
F 6
G 8
H 10
I 12
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47 A ball is thrown from a height of 5! feet, ascends almost up to 12 feet
and then is caught again at a height of 5! feet. Which inequality models
the height of the ball, h, throughout this sequence? MA.D.2.3.1
47
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A h > 12 – 5!
B 5! < h ≤ 12
C 5!≤ h ≤ 12
D 5! ≤ h < 12
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letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
48
A table is constructed by attaching
a tall cylinder with a small radius to
a short cylinder with a large radius.
MA.B.1.3.1
a
b
x
y
Part A Write an expression to determine the volume of the entire table.
πx2y + πa2b or π(x2y + a2b)
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Part B Use your expression to find the volume of the table if the tall
cylinder measures 54 inches in height with a 6-inch radius and
the short cylinder measures 3 inches in height with a 21-inch
radius.
π ≈ (62 ≈ 54 + 212 ≈ 3) = π ≈ (1944 + 1323) = 3267π,
or fi 10,264 cubic inches
49 There are 320 eighth graders sitting in the auditorium during Eighth
Grade Day. The day before, the student council had placed 36 yellow
stickers randomly on the bottoms of 320 chairs in the auditorium. The
principal announces that students should look under their chairs, and
those who find a yellow sticker will win a prize. If Elizabeth is sitting in
the auditorium that day, what are the odds in favor of her winning a
prize? MA.E.2.3.2
F 1 to 36
G 2 to 5
H 3 to 320
I 9 to 71
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50 Where can Octavian plot G so that HG has
a slope of –+? MA.C.3.3.2
50
B
A
B
C
D
(–1, –2)
(0, –1)
(–5, 4)
(–7, 5)
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Benchmark MA.A.1.3.2
The student understands the relative size of integers, fractions, and
decimals; numbers expressed as percents; numbers with exponents;
numbers in scientific notation; radicals; absolute value; and ratios.
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
1
D
2 At Hernando’s fruit stand, you can choose among grapefruits, mangos,
oranges, and clementines, priced per pound at $0.59, $0.79, $0.48, and
$1.02, respectively. Which shows these prices in order from least to
greatest?
F $0.59, $0.79, $0.48, $1.02
G $0.48, $0.59, $0.79, $1.02
H $1.02, $0.79, $0.48, $0.59
I $1.02, $0.48, $0.79, $0.59
2
G
3 Which is greater than 1,000?
A 2.30 ≈ 10–4
B 1.19 ≈ 10–5
C 1.01 ≈ 103
D 6.59 ≈ 102
3
C
1 The following table lists the melting points in degrees Celsius for four
elements. Which shows these melting points in order from greatest to
least?
Melting Points of Elements
Element
Melting Point (C)
Iridium
2410
Hafnium
2150
Osmium
3045
Platinum
1772
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B
C
D
3045, 2150, 2410, 1772
1772, 2150, 2410, 3045
1772, 3045, 2150, 2410
3045, 2410, 2150, 1772
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Benchmark MA.A.1.3.2 (continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
4 Jean sent her son to the grocery store to buy cold cuts. She asked him
to get * pound of turkey, 0 pound of ham, ! pound of roast beef and
2 pound of cheese. Which of these items weighs the least?
F turkey
G ham
H roast beef
I cheese
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5 Which number has the greatest value?
5
A
6
I
7
A
8 Sherisse has $15,000 in a savings account. She wants to invest 25% of
this money in real estate. How much money is she going to have left in
her savings account after she makes her investment?
F $3,750
G $7,500
H $11,250
I $13,500
8
H
9 Which figure has the greatest percentage of shaded area?
A
B
9
B
C 21 ‡‘Â
B √64
A 52
D 78%
6 Which number line is correct?
95
65
F
7
H
95 7
0
5
10
10 65
95
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7
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95
65
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0
5
10
7 Which is a number 50 times the absolute value of 7?
A 350
B Í507 Î
C Í507 Í
C
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
10 On one particular day in Tallahassee, the odds are 2:4 that it will be hot
and sunny, 6:9 that it will thunderstorm, 5:8 that it will be partly cloudy,
and 1:6 that it will hail. Which weather condition is the most likely to
happen?
F hot and sunny
G thunderstorm
H partly cloudy
I hail
10
G
11 The United States Census Bureau estimates the population of Lake
County in 2001 to be 227,600 and the population of Franklin County in
2001 to be about 11,200. How does the population of Lake County
compare to the population of Franklin County?
A The population of Lake County is about ·÷ÈÈ times the population of
Franklin County.
B The population of Lake County is about ·ÃÈ times the population of
Franklin County.
C The population of Lake County is about 200 times the population of
Franklin County.
D The population of Lake County is about 20 times the population of
Franklin County.
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12 The number 600 is how many orders of magnitude higher than 6?
F 2
G 4
H 6
I 8
12
F
13 Which polygons are in order from greatest to least number of sides?
A
13
A
B
C
D
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Benchmark MA.A.1.3.4
The student understands that numbers can be represented in a variety
of equivalent forms, including integers, fractions, decimals, percents,
scientific notation, exponents, radicals, and absolute value.
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
1 In 2000, about 22.8% of Florida’s population was under the age of 18.
How might this portion of the state population appear on a circle graph?
A Florida Population by Age
B Florida Population by Age
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2
G
under
18
under
18
Florida Population by Age
under
18
D
Florida Population by Age
under
18
2 Florida lawmakers adopted the moonstone as the official state gem in
1970. Ms. Worthington has a rare collection of moonstones that she says
is worth 3.25 ≈ 105 dollars. If her accountant were to enter this amount
in her records, what would it look like?
F $32,500
G $325,000
H $3,250,000
I $32,500,000
3
Elaina computes the length of her garden plot to be √64
meters. How can you express this number as an integer?
3
8
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Benchmark MA.A.1.3.4 (continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
4 In 2001, Florida’s state forests covered more than 890,000 acres of land.
How would you write the number 890,000 in words?
A eight hundred ninety thousand
B eighty-nine hundred thousand
C eight hundred-thousand ninety thousand
D eight and ninety hundred thousand
4
5
5
A forensic chemist is examining a substance that was taken
from a crime scene. The mass of the substance is 3.4 ≈ 10–2
grams. What is the decimal equivalent of this number?
A
0 . 034
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6 Alexis is in charge of making sure the fish tank at the aquarium is
maintained with two thousand one hundred eighty-seven gallons of
water. What is another way to express this number?
F 37
G 84
H 8725
I 5044
6
F
7
7
2/3
In simplest form, what fraction of the
square is shaded?
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Benchmark MA.A.1.3.4 (continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
For a science project, Tyrone is mixing a solution that is
6 parts sugar to 25 parts water. How would you express this
ratio as a decimal?
8
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0
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10 About 2 million pounds of shrimp are harvested annually from Amelia
Island. Which is NOT another way to express the number 2 million?
F 2,000,000
G 2.0 ≈ 106
H 2,000,000,000
I 100 ≈ 20,000
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H
11 Mr. Sanders is an engineer and sometimes has to calculate distances.
On one occasion, he finds the distance between two points to be
Í–478 Îfeet. What is another way to write this number?
A –478
B 4.78 ≈ 102
C 400 ≈ 78
D 478%
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12 Which is a hexagon shaded
the same percent as the
triangle is shaded?
F
12
H
9 Mark has driven 65 miles of a 104-mile trip to visit some friends in
Sarasota. Which is equivalent to ‡—È„– ?
A 8#
B 65%
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Benchmark MA.A.2.3.1
The student understands and uses exponential and scientific notation.
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
1 Find
A 12
58
.
54
B 14
C 52
D
2
F
D 54
2 Reality shows have exploded in popularity in recent years. One network
introduced two shows during its “Reality Premiere Week.” Polls indicate
that the first show had 2.8 ≈ 106 viewers and the second show had
1.9 ≈ 107 viewers. Assume that about 870,000 people who watched the
first show also watched the second show. Without counting anyone
twice, approximately how many people watched the shows that week?
G 2.18 ≈ 107
H 4.7 ≈ 107
I 5.32 ≈ 107
F 2.09 ≈ 107
Simplify 85 + 38.
3
1
3
393 2 9
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4 In 2000, the population of Florida was about
1.6 ≈ 107, and there were approximately
7.3 ≈ 106 housing units in the state. If the
population were evenly distributed among
the housing units, about how many persons
would live in each unit?
A
B
C
Key:
1 person
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Benchmark MA.A.2.3.1 (continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
An entomologist excavates an ant
mound and finds 2.29 ≈ 104 workers
and 1.3 ≈ 103 queens. How many total
ants does she find in the mound?
2.29 104 worker ants
5
24200
1.3 103 queen ants
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6 There are an estimated 1022 stars in the visible universe. Scientists
classify stars by color according to their approximate surface
temperatures. Yellow-white stars, for example, have a surface
temperature of about 11,000°F. About how many yellow-white stars
would there be if 8 of all visible stars were in the 11,000°F temperature
range?
F 2 ≈ 1021
G 522
H 25 ≈ 1021
I 5022
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7
7
What is the exponent of z after you simplify the expression?
(x 6y 5z 8 ) 3
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8 Find (8.4 ≈ 10–5) ª (7.0 ≈ 109).
A 5.88 ≈ 104
B 58.8 ≈ 10–45 C 5.88 ≈ 105
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Benchmark MA.A.2.3.1 (continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
9 The mass of the moon is 1.228 ≈ 10–2 times the mass of Earth. Which
uses three significant digits to represent the mass of the moon in
scientific notation?
G 7.347124 ≈ 1022 kilograms
F 7.0 ≈ 1022 kilograms
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H 7.347 ≈ 10 kilograms
I 7.35 ≈ 1022 kilograms
10
The lengths of two specimens are shown under magnification.
How many millimeters longer is Specimen A than Specimen B?
2.8 101 mm
Specimen A
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Specimen B
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12 There are roughly 320,000 words in the English language. If Ryan
knows about 12,000 English words, how can he figure out what part of
the total number of words he knows?
F Divide 3.2 ≈ 105 by 1.2 ≈ 104. G Divide 1.2 ≈ 104 by 3.2 ≈ 105.
H Divide 3.2 ≈ 104 by 1.2 ≈ 105. I Divide 1.2 ≈ 105 by 3.2 ≈ 104.
12
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13 If Americans drink 3.8 million gallons of orange juice daily, about how
much orange juice is consumed in the United States over a 31-day
period?
B 1.178 ≈ 108 gallons
A 1.178 ≈ 102 gallons
C 1.39 ≈ 109 gallons
D 9.3 ≈ 109 gallons
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11 Evaluate ((abc)2)5.
A a7b7c7
C (ab)c7
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Benchmark MA.A.3.3.1
The student understands and explains the effects of addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division on whole numbers and
fractions, including mixed numbers and decimals, and including the
inverse relationships of positive and negative numbers.
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
1 If c is a positive integer that divides into 60 without remainder, and Fran
finds d such that c ≈ d = 60, then what type of number must d be?
A a negative integer
B a number greater than c
C a negative fraction
D a whole number
1
D
2 Consider the position of point A on the number line. What happens to
the position of A when it is multiplied by a mixed number less than –2?
2
G
3 Juan and three friends are eating lunch at a café in Gainesville, and he
offers to pay the bill. The four friends each selected meals that cost
$5.45. When Juan multiplies the cost of each dinner by 4, what kind of
number does he get?
A an integer greater than 20
B a decimal between 18 and 24
C a whole number between 25 and 30
D a real number greater than 25
3
B
4 The additive inverse of 34 is which kind of number?
F a negative integer such that the product of 34 and the number is 1
G a negative integer such that the sum of 34 and the number is 0
H a number such that the sum of 34 and the number is 34
I a positive integer such that the product of 34 and the number is 1
4
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
5
A
6 Subtracting a from b gives which result?
F a number that when added to a gives b
G a number that when added to b gives a
H a number that is less than a
I a number that is more than b
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7 Kala has a piece of wood that measures 45 inches, and she must mark
off 2.25-inch increments. When she divides 45 by 2.25 where could the
quotient, Q, appear on a number line?
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5 What happens when the following operation is performed? Assume that
□ and are not equal to zero.
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the
right of each question.
8
H
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A
10 Which item shows an inverse operation of the one used in f ≈ g?
F g≈f
G f+g
H g–f
I f÷g
10
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11 The yearbook staff at a middle school are figuring out how much they
should charge (C) for each yearbook. The following table shows their
printing costs. They have 936 pre-orders for yearbooks and plan to have
this many printed. Which scenario will ensure that they will make a
profit?
11
B
8 Bert is measuring water for a cake recipe. He fills a
measuring cup with 2 cups of water and then pours
out a fractional amount between 0 to 1 cup. Which
could be the resulting position of the water in the
measuring cup?
F
G
3 cups
2 cups
1 cups
3 cups
2 cups
1 cups
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2 cups
1 cups
3 cups
2 cups
1 cups
9 When Sophia adds a mixed number between 5 and 6 to another mixed
number between –6 and –7, which type of answer does she get?
A a number between –2 and 0
B a number less than –1
C a number between 0 and 1
D a number greater than 2
Yearbook Costs
Printing startup cost (S)
Printing charge per book (B)
A
B
C
D
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$10
Make sure that 936C – 14,040 is a negative number.
Make sure that 936C – 14,040 is a positive number.
Make sure that 14,040 – 936C is a positive number.
Make sure that 936C – 14,040 is 0.
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The student simplifies mathematical expressions using the correct order
of operations or identify the correct order of operations.
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
1 To simplify the expression below, which order of operations should be
used?
1–8÷4≈6+7
A –, ÷, ≈, +
B –, ≈, +, ÷
C ÷, ≈, –, +
D ≈, ÷, +, –
1
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2 Which operation should be performed last to simplify the expression?
52 – 3(4 ≈ 2)(18 – 16)
F 52 – 48
G 18 – 16
H 4≈2
I 52 – 3
2
F
3
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What is the value of the expression?
(33 + 8) – 62 ÷ 3(12 – 11)
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5+9–4+6
1≈3
A (5 + 9) – (4 + 6) ÷ 1 ≈ 3
B 5 + (9 – 4 + 6) ÷ (1 ≈ 3)
C (5 + 9) – 4 + 6 ÷ 1 ≈ 3
D (5 + 9 – 4 + 6) ÷ (1 ≈ 3)
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Read each question and write your answer in the space
provided.
What is the value of the expression?
(4 ≈ 5) – 3 ÷ 1
5
1 7
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6
What is the resulting value after the first operation is performed
in the following expression?
15 + 14(53 – 51) ÷ 2
6
The following expression has what fractional value?
6 ≈ 4(56 ÷ 28)
24 + 17 – 12
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Benchmark MA.A.3.3.2 (continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
8 Where do parentheses need to be added to the expression below so that
the value of the expression is 12?
5+9–4+6÷1≈3
F (5 + 9) – (4 + 6) ÷ 1 ≈ 3
G 5 + (9 – 4 + 6) ÷ (1 ≈ 3)
H 5 + (9 – 4) + 6 ÷ 1 ≈ 3
I (5 + 9) – 4 + 6 ÷ (1 ≈ 3)
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What is the value of the expression below?
15 ÷ 5 + 21 ≈ 3 – 5 ≈ 6
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C 5 – 20
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5 – 20(12 ≈ 54)
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The following expression has what value?
40 – 20 ≈ (6 – 5 – 1)
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Benchmark MA.A.3.3.3
The student adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides whole numbers,
decimals, and fractions, including mixed numbers, to solve real-world
problems, using appropriate methods of computing, such as mental
mathematics, paper and pencil, and calculator.
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
The following table shows
the original purchase price
and discount for each of four
television sets. What is the
least dollar amount that a
customer could pay for one of
these televisions before tax?
31-inch Televisions
Brand
Price
Discount
A
B
C
D
$299.00
$325.00
$410.00
$375.00
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Save $85
40% off
50% off
Save $100
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2 Seminole County holds the state
record for the length of an alligator.
8 ft 1–2 in.
14 ft 5–8 in.
A male measuring 14 feet ` inches
was found in Lake Monroe. A female alligator in the same lake
measures 8 feet ! inches. What is the difference in length between the
two alligators?
A 4 feet ` inches B 5 feet 8 inches C 6 feet D 6 feet \ inches
2
3
3
A company makes 18,400 portable radios in 4 weeks. If 5% are
defective, how many working radios does the company make in
a week?
1 95
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Benchmark MA.A.3.3.3 (continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
4
Daphne plans to take out a loan of $575 borrowed for
5 months at an interest rate of 12% per year. How much
interest will she pay for this loan?
4
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5 Tonio and his family like to vacation on a yacht off the coast of Fort
Meyers for 6 weeks each year. Fuel costs typically run around $302 per
week. This year, Houseboat Rentals is offering to sell one of its 41-foot
yachts for $118,595. Tonio can rent the same type of yacht for $2,250
per week. Which statement is true?
F If Tonio and his family vacation the same way for the next 8 years,
he would save more money by renting rather than buying the yacht
outright.
G Tonio usually spends $15,704 each year for fuel costs.
H Each foot of a yacht is worth about $2,000.
I If Tonio rents a yacht for 4 months, he will spend a total of $54,000.
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Guadalupe and Kurt each run along Madeira Beach 3 times a
week. Guadalupe runs 15 miles for each workout, and Kurt runs
2 the distance that Guadalupe runs. How far does Kurt run in
4 weeks?
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Benchmark MA.A.3.3.3 (continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
7
A clothing store in Auburndale sells rayon dresses and cotton
dresses. The average price for a rayon dress is $34, and the
average price for a cotton dress is $18. Last week the store sold
15 more cotton dresses than rayon dresses and recorded the total
sales in dresses to be $1,362. How many rayon dresses did the
store sell?
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How old is Pedro’s father?
A 35
B 37
C 39
D 42
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9 The school district of Okeechobee County is having pencils printed with
a logo and the county name. A printing company informs Greta that a
graphic can be printed on wooden pencils that are 7 inches long with a
right margin of 1` inches and a left margin of 2 inch as shown. How
does Greta determine the amount of room she has to design the graphic?
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G Add 2 inch to 1` inches and then subtract this sum from 7 inches.
H Subtract 1` from 7 inches and then add 2 inch.
Add 1` inches to 2 inch and then add this sum to 7 inches.
10 Alfonz sends 15 E-mails each day to his friends. How many E-mails
does he send in 2 weeks?
A 30
B 150
C 210
D 300
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The student uses estimation strategies to predict results and to check the
reasonableness of results.
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Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
1
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge provides a home to 16
endangered species within its 140,000 acres. How can a wildlife
conservationist ESTIMATE how many acres are devoted to
each species?
Round 16 to 20 and divide into 140,000 to estimate
that there are about 7,000 acres devoted to each
endangered species.
2
A new tennis stadium has 4 sections. Each section has
52 rows with 68 seats in each row. What is the ESTIMATED
total number of seats in the stadium? Explain the techniques that
you use to determine your answer.
Round 68 to 70 and 52 to 50. Multiply 70 ≈ 50 to
estimate 3,500 seats in each section. Multiply
3,500 ≈ 4 sections for a total of about 14,000 seats.
3
24 in.
Cynthia uses the Pythagorean Theorem
to ESTIMATE the diagonal of a doorway.
She measures its dimensions as 84 inches
84 in.
tall by 24 inches wide as shown in the
diagram below. She rounds 84 to 80 and
24 to 20 and calculates the diagonal of the
door to be √80™~+~20™ = √6,400 + 400 =√6,800 . Then she
estimates √6,800 at about 85 because this square root must be
greater than 80, and the diagonal of the door must be greater
than 84.
Part A Are Cynthia’s methods appropriate? Why or why not?
Sample answer: no; If a number is rounded before it
is squared, it makes a big difference in the value of
the square. For example, 32 = 9, but if you round
3 to 5, 52 = 25, more than double the square value
of the original number.
Part B Does she underestimate or overestimate the length? Explain.
She underestimates because she rounds both leg
values down.
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Benchmark MA.A.4.3.1 (continued)
Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
4
5
Phillip changes a 60-watt light bulb in his kitchen and notices
that the bulb has a lifespan of 1000 hours under normal use.
Phillip figures that he uses his kitchen light an average of 4 hours
a night. ESTIMATE the number of months the bulb should last
for Phillip. Explain the reasonableness of youranswer.
Sample answer: 6 months; Round 4 hours to 5 hours; 1000 hours ÷ 5 hours =
about 200 days. Use 30 days for a month and divide 200 days ÷ 30 days, or
20 ÷ 3, which is a little over 6 months. Although 6 months seems like a long
time for the life of a light bulb, the answer is reasonable based on the information that the bulb should last 1000 hours and the fact that I overestimated
the time that he uses the light. The actual answer is a little more than 6 months,
so I rounded down because I underestimated the number of days in a month.
Coach Bishop is planning an end-of-the-year party for his
junior-league football team. He invites all 52 members of the
team, 21 of whom plan to bring both parents. Of the remaining
31 players, 18 will bring just one parent, and the rest will be
coming alone. Coach Bishop is going to order party trays that
will each feed 15 to18 people. How can he ESTIMATE the
number of party trays that he will need?
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Katrina is trying to guess how many
jellybeans are in a cylindrical jar at a
carnival. She uses her index finger as
20 units
1 unit, and she measures the jar at
20 units tall with a diameter of about
14 units. A jellybean in the jar looks
like it has a volume of about ! cubic units.
How can Katrina ESTIMATE the number of jellybeans that are in the jar?
Sample answer: Estimate the radius of the jar to be about 7 units. So the
volume of the jar would be π ≈ 72 ≈ 20. π ≈ 20 is about 62, so the volume
of the jar can be simplified to about 62 ≈ 49. Round to 60 ≈ 50, or about
3,000 cubic units. Multiply 3,000 ≈ 2 to estimate 6,000 jellybeans in the jar.
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Sample answer: Round 52 to 50, 21 to 20, 18 to 20 and the remaining players
to 10. So there will be 50 players + (20 + 20) parents + 20 parents coming
to the party, or about 110 people total. The trays will feed a little under
20 people, and ¬Î¬ÀÛ = 5.5 trays that will feed just under 110 people. To make
sure there is enough, add one or two more trays (5.5 + 1 = 6.5 or 5.5 + 2 = 7.5)
and round up. He will need 7 or 8 party trays.
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Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
7
Pareo likes to shop at a small cash-only grocery store because
he claims that he saves 35% off his grocery bill every week. If
he spends an average of 68 dollars a week at this store,
ESTIMATE how much he would spend weekly at a more
expensive brand store. Explain the steps in your reasoning.
Sample answer:
$105; 35% is about *.
Pareo spends about $70 a week now, which is about +
as much as he would spend at a brand store. Divide 70
by +, or multiply by #. 70 ÷ 2 = 35 ≈ 3 = 105.
8
In the following problem, you will Kelsie’s Selections
be required to use and explain
Item
Cost
ESTIMATION strategies.
Swimsuit
$14.45
Kelsie selects several items from
Jeans
$22.95
a clothing store. The following
Shirt
$7.24
chart shows each item and its
Earrings
$1.10
cost. She has a 50-dollar bill and
a 5-dollar bill. Assuming that Kelsie will be taxed at 6% of her
entire purchase, does she have enough to purchase these items?
Sample answer:
yes; Add $14 + $22 + $7 + $1 to get $46. Estimate
that $0.45 + $0.24 + $0.10 will add about $1 and $0.95
will add $1, so $46 + $1 + $1 = $48. 6% is a little less
than 10%, and 10% of $48 would be around $4.80, so
estimate another $3 for the tax. $48 + $3 = $51 and
$51 < $55, so Kelsie has enough money.
9
A new dormitory near Florida Gulf Coast University stipulates
that each resident must have at least 245 square feet of living
space. If a suite on the second floor measures 22 feet by 38 feet,
ESTIMATE the number of students this suite will
accommodate.
Sample answer:
Round the dimensions of the room to 20 ≈ 40 to
estimate 800 square feet of total living space. Round
245 to 250, which will go into 800 a little over 3 times,
but definitely not 4 times, so the suite will
accommodate 3 students.
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Benchmark MA.B.1.3.1
The student uses concrete and graphic models to derive formulas for
finding perimeter, area, surface area, circumference, and volume of
two- and three-dimensional shapes, including rectangular solids and
cylinders.
Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
1
2
Milayne is attempting to grow a
lawn in her back yard. She lives
in a very hot region, so she selects
Zoysia grass seed, which sells at
25 ft
$68 a bag. One bag of this seed
will cover approximately
175 square feet of land. What
dollar amount will she spend to
seed her entire back yard if she
uses these bags of Zoysia?
15 ft
340
10 ft
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Yard
15 ft
12 ft
House
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Emilio wants to order enough wallpaper to decorate 3 walls in
his dining room. Each wall measures 10 feet by 15 feet. How
many square yards of wallpaper does he need?
2
Adrianna is instructed to chalk out the following diagram on a
flat area for an activity in gym class. How many yards make up
the perimeter of the chalked area?
14 yd
8 yd
6 yd
8 yd
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Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
4
5
Glycerin weighs about 0.73 ounce per cubic inch. Ms. Reynolds
brings a perfect cube of glycerin with a side length of 4 inches
to show her science class. What is the weight of this cube of
glycerin in pounds?
4
James is wrapping a gift and wraps 2 pieces of ribbon all the way
around the box as shown with no overlapping. How many
centimeters of ribbon does he use?
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37 cm
A Japanese restaurant uses a
container in the shape of a
trapezoidal prism as shown.
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Part A Given the dimensions of the
3 cm
container, determine its capacity.
Explain your reasoning if volume
of prism is area of base times height.
42 cubic centimeters; Area of trapezoid = !h(b1 + b2)
= !(1.6)(4.5 + 3) = 6 square centimeters. Multiply 6
by 7 (prism height) to get 42 cubic centimeters.
Part B If 1 liter = 1000 cubic centimeters, how many milliliters of
mustard sauce will the above container hold?
42 cubic centimeters = 0.042 liter = 42 milliliters.
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When this label is wrapped around
the cylindrical can of peas, it fits
Label
h Peas
perfectly top to bottom and does
not overlap itself. What expression
can be written that represents the
area of the label? Explain in words
how to write the expression.
dπh; the area of the label is the circumference of the top of the can multiplied
by the height of the can. The circumference of the top of the can is dπ, and
the height of the can is h, so the area of the label is represented by dπh.
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A packing company in Jupiter, Florida,
routinely packs and ships 1.4 cubic feet of
material at a time. Would they benefit from 10 in.
15 in.
purchasing boxes that measure 10 inches by
12 in.
12 inches by 15 inches? State the formulas
and/or conversions that you use to determine
your answer.
No; for the capacity of the box, use V = lwh = 10 ≈ 12 ≈ 15, or 1,800 cubic
inches of material. 1 cubic foot is 123 or 1,728 cubic inches. The company sends
1.4 ≈ 1,728 or 2,419.2 cubic inches of material at a time. 2,419.2 > 1,800, so
these boxes would be too small.
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a
A car dealership in Pensacola usually
provides customers with cylindrical
b
b
cups to use with a filtered water
dispenser. In an effort to cut costs, they
have purchased conical cups that are the same height and have the same diameter
as the original cups, but these new cups hold * the liquid of the original cups.
Using the variables on the figures, derive an expression to represent the volume of
a conical cup. Explain your reasoning.
™πa2b; Let Vo = volume of original cup and Vn = volume of new cup.
Use the formula V = πr2h to rewrite the volume of the cylindrical cup as
a 2
Vo = π ≈ ˇı ˇı ≈ b , or 0πa2b. Since the new cups hold * the liquid of the
2
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The student uses concrete and graphic models to derive formulas for
finding rates, distance, time, and angle measures.
Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
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One morning in Citrus Springs, Vince woke at 8:00 A.M. to an
outdoor temperature of 67 degrees. Later in the day, his outdoor
thermometer read 89 degrees. He checked his watch, and it was
1:30 P.M.. What was the average rate of increase of the temperature in degrees per hour?
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A young aviator named Tony Jannus piloted the first passenger
service flight between Tampa and St. Petersburg on January 1,
1914. The trip was scheduled for 22 minutes, but the plane had
to stop for a minor repair on the way. The distance from Tampa
to St. Petersburg is about 17 miles. If the flight had gone as
planned, about how fast would the plane have been traveling in
miles per hour?
(17 miles/22 minutes) ≈ (60 minutes/1 hour) = about
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provided. Be sure to show all your work.
A female bottle-nosed dolphin swims at 35 miles per hour
75 miles off the coast of southern Florida. How many miles
does she travel in 18 minutes?
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Gene is mapping out the beats to a song with dots. Each dot
represents 8 counts of music, and 30 seconds of the song is
represented by 6 dots. A slow song runs at about 64 counts per
minute, and a fast song runs at about 196 counts per minute.
The song that Gene is mapping runs at how many counts per
minute? Would it be classified as a moderately slow song or a
moderately fast song? Explain.
96 counts per minute. Multiply 8 counts per dot by
12 dots per minute to get 96 counts per minute.
96 is closer to 64 than 196, so this is a moderately
slow song.
Josh knows that if he bicycles at 25 miles per hour, he burns
about 20 calories per minute. He ate a 745-calorie lunch in the
school cafeteria. How many minutes must Josh bicycle to burn
372 calories, or almost half of the calories that he took in during
lunch?
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A hand-operated peanut shelling machine is capable of shelling
50 kilograms of peanuts an hour. If Camden uses the machine to
shell peanuts 2 days a week for 3.5 hours each day, how many
kilograms of shelled peanuts does he produce over a 6-week
period?
7
A certain type of sunfish found in freshwater lakes throughout
Florida measures 10.8 centimeters at 2 years old. At 6 years old,
this same fish measures 23.4 centimeters long. At this rate, how
many centimeters does this type of fish grow over a 4-month
period?
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2
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shown. What is the measure of
·2 if the measure of ·1 is 58 degrees?
Explain in words how you determine
your answer.
32 degrees. Since the envelope is rectangular, the
measure of its corner is 90. Subtract 90 – m·1, or
90 – 58 to get 32 degrees.
An inkjet printer prints 3 full-color pages per minute on its
professional setting. How many full-color pages can it print on
this setting in three quarters of an hour?
3 pages ≈ 45 minutes = 135 pages
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The student understands and describes how the change of a figure in
such dimensions as length, width, height, or radius affects its other
measurements such as perimeter, area, surface area, and volume.
Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
1
A toy company markets a scale-model truck with a trailer that
has a capacity of 1,377 cubic inches. The advertisement says
that the actual truck is 16 times bigger than this model. What is
the capacity in cubic feet of the trailer on the actual truck?
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2 A store that specializes in realistic miniature
furniture wants to model the end table shown.
The company wants to reduce the diameter of
the tabletop by a factor of !. How is the area
of the tabletop affected?
diameter
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B It is enlarged by a scale factor of 4.
D It is enlarged by a scale factor of 2.
3 The Drama Club is going to perform a tragedy on a stage that is 8 meters
by 3 meters. They have been practicing in a room with half the
dimensions. How much more space will they have when they perform
on stage?
F They will have double the area.
G They will have 4 times the area.
H They will have 6 times the area.
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provided. Be sure to show all your work.
4 A steering wheel hub has a diameter of
7.5 centimeters. The wheel has a diameter of 37.5
centimeters. About how many times does the
circumference increase from the hub to the wheel?
A 3 times
B 5 times
C 9 times
D 25 times
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37.5 cm
An architect designs a room with dimensions of 12 feet by
14 feet. The owner wants a more open floor plan and has the
architect redesign the room with triple the dimensions. What is
the perimeter of the bigger room in feet?
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studying the properties of light, so
h
he provides the class with two
glass equilateral triangular prisms,
b
one having 4 times the dimensions
of the other. If the expression
bh + 3lb represents the surface
area of the smaller prism, which
expression represents the surface area of the
larger prism?
F 2bh + 6lh
G bh + 9lh
H 4bh + 12lh
I 16bh + 48lb
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7 Marian is designing a square flowerbed with side length 26 inches. She
then decides to quadruple the area of the bed. What happens to the side
length of the bed?
A It increases by a factor of 2.
B It increases by a factor of 4.
C It increases by a factor of 8.
D It increases by a factor of 16.
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Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
8 Len is doing a project on oranges for his Social Studies class. He draws
and labels an orange with a radius of 4 centimeters on a piece of paper.
He then enlarges this image on a piece of poster board by increasing the
area of the orange by a factor of 9. Which is the new radius of the
orange?
F 9 centimeters
G 12 centimeters
H 18 centimeters
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9 Greyhound racing is popular in Jacksonville.
The dimensions of a marathon track are
shown in the figure. If a super marathon
track has dimensions that are double those of
the marathon track, how many times longer
is the super marathon
track?
A 2
B 4
C 8
D 12
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10 Simone is helping her father, who is a carpenter. He instructs her to paint
two blocks of wood, one that measures 24 inches long by 2.5 inches
wide by 9 inches tall and another one that measures half as long and one
third as tall. What is the surface area of the smaller block of wood?
F 147 square inches
G 251 square inches
H 321 square inches
I 597 square inches
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11 The cover of a calendar is printed on a sheet
of paper that measures 60 centimeters by
30 centimeters. The diagonal of this sheet of
paper is 67.1 centimeters. If a smaller version
of this calendar is printed on a sheet of paper
with 0 the area, by what factor would the
length of the diagonal decrease?
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Benchmark MA.B.1.3.4
The student [constructs], interprets, and uses scale drawings such as
those based on number lines and maps to solve real-world problems.
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
1
D
2 The distance from Gainesville to Ocala is 58 kilometers. For her Social
Studies project, Cydney is going to draw a scale map of the area
surrounding these locations, including Paynes Prairie, Marjorie Kinnan
Rawlings, and Waccasassa Bay Preserve. She decides to use a scale of
1 inch = 5 kilometers for her legend. Which length must she allow
between Gainesville and Ocala on her map?
F 11.6 inches
G 15 inches
H 18.3 inches
I 29 inches
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1 A theme park provides its guests with the map below. Deidra, who wants
to travel from the water-park to the rides, measures 42.2 centimeters
from Wally’s Waterworks to Corbin’s Coasters. What is the distance in
feet between these two attractions?
Wally’s
Waterworks
Tommy’s
Totland
Jane’s Jungle
Freddy’s
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C 4,220
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Corbin’s
Coasters
B 4,125
D 5,275
Fort Clinch State Park has a fishing pier that extends 1500 feet
into Cumberland Sound. Buck uses the following scale model
and determines that the entire pier is how many feet long?
440 feet
Land
Cumberland Sound
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
4 Oscar loves to bicycle while
Bicycle Trail
he is on vacation. A resort
Resort
in Florida sends him some
information that includes
the following map of its
Forest
Pond
most popular bicycle trail,
which is marked into 34
equal increments. The brochure says that the trail is 15.3 kilometers in
length. If this map is drawn to scale, how long should each increment be?
A 45 meters
B 222 meters
C 340 meters
D 450 meters
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5 An architect designs a building and drafts
the scale model shown. If the actual
building measures 128 feet wide by
52 feet tall, what does 1 inch represent
on the architect’s scale?
F 4 feet
G 8 feet
H 12 feet
I 24 feet
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6 Patrice studies the diagram of a virus
for science class. Her textbook says
that 1 nanometer = 1.0 ≈ 10-6
millimeters, and she uses the scale
provided with the diagram to measure
the diameter of the virus. Which could
be the measure of this diameter?
32 in.
25
nanometers
receptor binding
proteins
viral RNA
core proteins
lipid envelope
B 53.125 nanometers
D 106.25 nanometers
7 The Tsirkas family plans to tour and spend the night in the officers’
quarters of a battleship as part of a travel package. They receive the
following diagram of the ship with an information packet. What is the
actual length of the battleship?
Officers’ Quarters
3.52 cm
1 cm 25 ft
20.4 cm
F 204 feet
H 510 feet
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C 1.06 ≈ 10–6 millimeters
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
8 A company wants to put a faded image of
the state of Florida on the background of
its notepads. The distance across southern
Florida from Naples to Fort Lauderdale is
Naples
103 miles. The company wants this part
of the image to measure 2 inches. Which
scale are they using?
A 1 inch = 25.25 miles
B 1 inch = 51.5 miles
C 1 inch = 75 miles
D 1 inch = 92.4 miles
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Oils & Vinegar
Cereal
Baby Items
Juice
Baking Items
Rice & Pasta
Mr. Clark teaches English at a middle school in Brandon. On
the first day of class he announces that there will be at least four
fire drills over the course of the semester, and he wants his
students to familiarize themselves with the fire escape route he
has posted on the bulletin board. The escape route on the
posting measures 29 inches with a scale of 1 inch for every
2.5 meters. How many meters will Mr. Clark’s English class
actually travel out of the building when they follow this escape
route on one trip?
10 Bruce stocks shelves at a grocery store
in Hudson. The manager gives him a
layout of the areas he is to restock each
evening. The actual length of Aisle IV
is 38 feet, and this same aisle measures
8 centimeters on the layout. Which
scale is used for this diagram?
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Paper Products
Canned Food
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G 1 centimeter = 42 feet
H 2 centimeters = 9! feet
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lot. What is the width of the driving
aisle?
A 12 feet
B 15 feet
C 16.5 feet
D 17 feet
B
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The student solves problems involving units of measure and converts
answers to a larger or smaller unit within either the metric or
customary system.
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
2
C
1
?
24 cm
Ben works at a local sandwich shop 4 hours a day 3 days a
week. How many minutes does Ben work at the shop each
month?
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3 The Florida Trail Association wants to develop a continuous hiking trail
over the length of Florida. So far, the Association provides hikers a
footpath that is 1,300 miles long. The path starts in the Big Cypress
National Preserve in the southern part of the state and runs north to
Blackwater River State Forest and the Gulf Islands National Seashore.
How many feet long is this path?
F 3,900
G 2,288,000
H 6,864,000
I 82,368,000
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4 According to statistics, Florida has lost about 5 million acres of quality
farmland to urban development. If a football field has an area of 57,240
square feet, 5 million acres is the equivalent of about how many football
fields?
A 1.5 million
B 1.9 million
C 3.8 million
D 4.2 million
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long into 15 equal slices. Each slice is how many
millimeters thick?
A 1.6
B 2.4
C 16
D 24
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
5 Julio has 1.5 hours to write 3 essays for his English test. He completes
2 of the essays in 72 minutes. How much time does he have left?
F 0.25 hour
G 12 minutes
H 28 minutes
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6 Rickie is making a quilt that measures 2800 millimeters long. Which is
the equivalent measurement in meters?
A 2.8
B 28
C 280
D 2800
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A museum is planning to display a 70-ton locomotive that
was built in 1899. Next to the exhibit, they are going to allow
onlookers to handle a brick that weighs 8 pounds and post a
sign stating the number of these bricks it would take to make
up 70 tons. What is the number of bricks that they should post
on the sign?
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of these samples would it take to make a collection with a mass of
84.3 grams?
F 0.015
G 0.067
H 15
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9 Sammy needs 3 quarts of broth for a soup recipe. How many cups of
broth will he need if he plans to double the recipe?
A 6 cups
B 8 cups
C 12 cups
D 24 cups
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MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
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11 Mr. Tolzmann’s chemistry class needs to measure 12.25 cups of a liquid
using containers that are marked to hold 14 fluid ounces. How can the
class measure the substance accurately?
A Measure 7 containers of the substance.
B Measure 8.5 containers of the substance.
C Measure 11.4 containers of the substance.
D Measure 12.25 containers of the substance.
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12 A boardwalk in the Everglades is about 420.1 meters long. If each board
measures 10 centimeters, and there is a space of 0.5 centimeter between
each board, how many boards line the boardwalk?
F 4
G 41
H 401
I 4,001
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13 Kim measures the perimeter of her rectangular desktop to be 12.5 feet.
If one side of the desk measures 3.5 feet, what is the measure of the
adjacent side in inches?
A 33 inches
B 42 inches
C 55 inches
D 150 inches
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14 It is 149 miles from Edgewater to Jupiter. If a bus travels 65% of this
distance, how many yards will it have traveled?
F 52.15 yards
G 96.85 yards
H 170,456 yards
I 262,240 yards
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10 A waiter at a steak restaurant in Neptune Beach serves a table of 5 people.
Each person at the table orders a 12-ounce steak. How many pounds of
steak will be delivered to this table?
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G 20
H 32
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MA.A.1.4.2
The student understands the basic properties of, and relationships
pertaining to, regular and irregular geometric shapes in two and three
dimensions.
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
1 Troy examines the net of a rectangular pyramid.
Which statement is true?
B
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G
H
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2 A student draws a diagram of the coat rack below.
What is the point of intersection of XS and ST ?
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G S
H T
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3 A wooden fence has the design shown. Which
classification best describes the shape of one
unit of the fence?
A irregular concave pentagon
B irregular convex pentagon
C regular right pentagon
D regular convex pentagon
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The bracket on the shelf is in the shape
of a triangle. What is the sum of the
measures of the interior angles of this
bracket?
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Benchmark MA.C.1.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
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A company manufactures a sports drink
bottle with a spout that flips open to an
angle of 115 degrees. What is the measure
in degrees of angle a?
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C
D
6
Sharon cuts a coconut in the shape of a
hemisphere with diameter 10 centimeters.
What is the measure in centimeters of the
distance shown?
7 Which expression represents the unknown length
on the net of the cylinder?
B 2yπ
A x2
C xy
D x + yπ
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5 A rectangular sheet of paper is folded and labeled as
shown. Which statement is true?
F AB = 12
G AD = 6√3
H m·CDA = 90 – m·CAD
I ·CAD fl ·DAB
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Benchmark MA.C.1.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
9
The logo below is made up of a pattern of parallelograms. What
is the measure in degrees of angle c?
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Merle draws a circle and line p
tangent to the circle. She then
constructs a chord that is 36 degrees
from a radius drawn to the point of
tangency. When she measures
angle b with a protractor, what
should its value be in degrees?
How many faces does this solid have?
48
10
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p
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Benchmark MA.C.2.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2
The student understands the geometric concepts of symmetry,
reflections, congruency, similarity, perpendicularity, parallelism, and
transformations, including flips, slides, turns, and enlargements.
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
1
C
2 If <LM> ‹ <PQ> , then which condition must be true?
F L, M, and P form a triangle
G <LM> § <PQ>
H <LP> § <PQ>
I <LP> ‹ <MQ>
2
F
3
A rip current runs out towards
the ocean in a direction that is
?
perpendicular to the shoreline
swimmer path
rip current
as shown in the diagram below.
path
A swimmer who gets caught in
a rip current can try to escape
shoreline
it by swimming in a direction
that is parallel to the shoreline. If the swimmer follows the path
in the diagram, how many degrees would be between the
swimmer’s path and the current’s path?
3
Cassie keeps a small collection
of coins in a wooden box that is
in the shape of a regular hexagon.
How many lines of symmetry
does the lid to this box have?
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18 cm
70 55
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18 cm
Box
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m·ABC = 70?
A symmetry
B similarity
C congruency
D perpendicularity
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Benchmark MA.C.2.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
5
A company makes plastic
hangers in two sizes. Each
hanger is in the shape of an
isosceles triangle. What is
the length in centimeters of
the bottom bar of the larger
hanger?
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6
In the figure at the right, trapezoid
FGHJ is dilated by what scale factor?
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Part A On the grid below, perform the following
transformations. First, translate the figure 4 units to the right,
and reflect it over the x-axis. Then reflect the figure over the
y-axis, and rotate it 90 degrees counterclockwise about the point
(–7, 2). Label your final figure DºEºFº.
y
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Part B Is <DºEº> perpendicular or parallel to <DE>? Explain.
Sample answer: <DºEº> § <DE> because the slope
of <AB> is # , and the slope of <DºEº> is –+.
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MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
9
At exactly 9 o’clock, the two hands of
an analog clock form a right angle. If the
short hand measures 32 millimeters and
the long hand measures 60 millimeters,
how many millimeters apart are the ends
of the hands?
Part A On the grid, plot and label
rectangle PQRS with the following
conditions:
1. R is at (2, 5).
2. The y-axis serves as a line of
symmetry for RS.
3. Rectangle PQRS is similar to
rectangle HJKL
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Part B Explain in words how you determined where to plot
rectangle PQRS.
Sample answer: First I plotted R at (2, 5). Since the
y-axis serves as a line of symmetry for RS, I reflected R
over the y-axis to plot S at (–2, 5). From the statement
of symmetry, I noted that RS ~ KL, and PQ ~ HJ.
Since KL = 2 units and RS = 4 units, I determined that
the scale factor from HJKL to PQRS is 2 and multiplied
KL (3.5 units) by 2 to get 7 units as PQ. With this
information, I plotted Q at (2, –2) and P at (–2, –2)
to form rectangle PQRS.
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Benchmark MA.C.2.3.2
MA.A.1.4.2
The student predicts and verifies patterns involving tessellations.
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
1 Sal is creating a pattern of triangular
tiles along his bathroom wall. Which
tile should he put in the space indicated?
A
B
C
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3
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3 Which shapes are tessellated in the pattern below?
A
B
C
D
B
D
2 Which figure represents a uniform tessellation?
F
G
H
1
triangles, trapezoids, and hexagons
trapezoids, pentagons, and hexagons
triangles, trapezoids, and pentagons
trapezoids, rectangles, and pentagons
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Benchmark MA.C.2.3.2
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
4 Dominique purchases a small plant stand with the
following pattern of mosaic tiles on the top. The
salesperson explains that the design is a tessellation.
How does the salesperson know this?
I. The design covers a plane with no overlapping or
empty spaces.
II. The same set of figures is transformed throughout the design.
III. The sum of the measures of the angles at each vertex is 180.
F I and II only
G I only
H I, II, and III
I II and III only
4
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5 Which regular polygon can tessellate a plane?
A
B
5
B
6
F
D
6 Marci rotates and translates the figure below to
form a tessellation. Which figure could
represent the outcome when she does this?
F
G
H
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Benchmark MA.C.2.3.2
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
7 In the figure below, which transformations were
performed to construct the tessellation?
I. Reflection
II. Rotation
III. Translation
A I and II only
B II only
C I, II, and III
D II and III only
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8 Rudy is designing a quilt pattern. In one
section, he wants to use two sets of congruent
isosceles triangles to border a regular octagon
as shown. Which values could be the measures
of the angles of triangle A and triangle B?
F triangle A: 35, 35, 110
triangle B: 32.5, 32.5, 115
G triangle A: 55, 55, 70
triangle B: 27.5, 27.5, 125
H triangle A: 45, 45, 90
triangle B: 22.5, 22.5, 135
I triangle A: 65, 65, 50
triangle B: 17.5, 17.5, 145
9 Annushka uses the tile below to
create a tessellated patio in her back
yard. Which numbered corner should
be positioned at the indicated vertex
to continue this pattern?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
A
B
7
C
8
H
9
D
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2
3
4
Tile
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Benchmark MA.C.3.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2
The student represents and applies geometric properties and
relationships to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
M
K
H
G
J
G
y
(1, 8)
Ave.
(9, 11)
Vista
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2 Simcha designs a series of streets as part
of a city project for her Social Studies
class. She plots the streets on the
coordinate plane below. According to her
drawing, which two streets run parallel to
each other?
F Vista Avenue and Lake Drive
G Mango Lane and Orange Street
H Sunblock Boulevard and Mango Lane
I Orange Street and Sunblock
Boulevard
1
Sunb
(5, 3)
(7, 1)
O
.
Blvd
(11, 5)
o Ln.
Mang
(11, 2)
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1 The diagram shows the picnic
area of a small park. In the figure,
KHGF fl JLMN and ·FKH measures
45 degrees. What does ·JLM measure?
A 100 degrees
B 125 degrees
C 130 degrees
D 135 degrees
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Benchmark MA.C.3.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
3 Harris is going to reflect quadrilateral PQRS
in QR. Which coordinates represent the image
of S ?
A (1, –2)
B (7, –2)
C (7, –7)
D (1, –7)
4
Legislators declared the
mockingbird the State Bird of
Florida in 1927. Lin is designing a
web page on which a mockingbird
rests on three different perches.
She uses a coordinate grid to map
where she wants the birds to
appear on the page.
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R
S
y
3
(2, 6)
2
1
(2, 2)
O
x
(7, 1)
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Part A Describe in words the transformations from Bird 1 to Bird 2 and
from Bird 2 to Bird 3. Include the types of transformations in
your answer.
Sample answer: Bird 1 translates up 3 units and right
5 units and then is reflected about the line x = –2.
Bird 2 translates up 4 units and right 4 units and then
is reflected about the line x = 2.
Part B Use the Pythagorean theorem to estimate the distance between
Bird 1 and Bird 3. Show all your work, and round your answer
to the nearest tenth.
The horizontal distance is 9 units, and vertical distance
is 7 units, so the distance is √9™ +7™ = √81+ 49 =
√130 fl 11.4 units.
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Benchmark MA.C.3.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
5 Line AB is plotted with coordinates
A(–3, –2) and B(1, –2) as shown below.
Which action does NOT result in a new
segment that is perpendicular to <AB>?
F Plot <CD> with coordinates C(3, 0)
and D(3, 1.5).
A(3, 2)
G Rotate <AB> 90 degrees counterclockwise
about point B to form the image <AºBº>.
H Plot <CD> so that it is parallel to the x-axis.
I Reflect <AB> in the line y = x to form the image <AºBº>.
6 In which figure is line q a line of symmetry?
y
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B
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Are the two figures similar?
Why or why not? Explain in
words and use mathematical
terms in your answer.
Sample answer: The figures are
not similar because the ratios
between corresponding sides are
not equal. For example,
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F L
B
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LM = 4 with a ratio of 1 or !. Since + ≠ ! , the figures are
not similar.
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MA.A.1.4.2
The student identifies and plots ordered pairs in all four quadrants of a
rectangular coordinate system and applies simple properties of lines.
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
1 Habib is copying a picture of a landscape onto a grid for art class, and
he sketches the horizon line as shown. He needs to find the center of the
segment for a focal point. Which coordinates best represent the midpoint
of the segment that Habib has drawn?
1
B
2
I
y
horizon line
A (4, 3)
C (5, 3.5)
O
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D (5, 1)
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2 Ms. Teal teaches chemistry at a middle
school in Englewood. One day, the class
records several different temperatures of a
compound over a period of time. Based on
the slope of the line in the graph of their
results, what could the class be doing with
the compound?
F setting it outside on a cold day
G freezing it in a refrigerator
H placing it near a window
I heating it on a burner
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x
On the grid, plot G at (–3, –5)
and then construct GH with an
x-intercept of –4. Be sure to plot H
in a different quadrant from G (not
on the axes), and name the quadrants
that contain G and H.
G is in Quadrant III, and H is in
Quadrant II.
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Landscape
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Time (minutes)
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Benchmark MA.C.3.3.2
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
4 In the figure, which point has
coordinates (1, –1)?
A F
B G
C H
D I
y
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H
5
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G
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5 Which line has only one intercept and zero slope?
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Latoya likes to collect shells along
Vero Beach. In 10 minutes, she
collects 15 shells. After 35 minutes,
she has a total of 25 shells.
Part A Plot these coordinates on the grid,
and draw the connecting ray.
Part B Extend your graph to determine
how many shells she will collect in
an hour, if Latoya continues collecting
in this manner.
35 shells
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Benchmark MA.C.3.3.2
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
7 Lines AB and PQ will intersect at what
coordinates?
A (–2, –5)
B (–1, –5)
C (–5, –3)
D (–4, –4)
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P (1, 5)
8 Which description best describes the slope
of the hypotenuse of this triangle?
F The line slopes up 8 units for every
3 units to the right.
G The line slopes down 8 units for every
6 units to the right.
H The line slopes down 3 units for every
2 units to the right.
I The line slopes up 4 units for every
3 units to the right.
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Q (1, 6)
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Myra is plotting the diagram of a bookcase on a coordinate grid.
The diagram will be 10 units tall by 6 units wide. She plans to
place three shelves on the bookcase so that Shelf 2 is halfway
between the top and bottom of the case, Shelf 1 is halfway
between the top of the case and Shelf 2, and Shelf 3 is halfway
between Shelf 2 and the bottom of the case. Starting at point B,
finish Myra’s diagram, labeling the coordinates of the endpoints
of each segment drawn on the grid.
(2, 10)
Bookcase
Top
(2, 7.5)
(8, 10)
(8, 7.5)
Shelf 1
(2, 5)
(8, 5)
Shelf 2
(2, 2.5)
Shelf 3
(8, 2.5)
Bottom
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(8, 0)
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Benchmark MA.D.1.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2
The student describes a wide variety of patterns, relationships, and
functions through models, such as manipulatives, tables, graphs,
expressions, equations, and inequalities.
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
1
C
2 Which is NOT a solution of the inequality y ≥ 3x + 7?
F (2, 13)
G (5, 25)
H (8, 32)
I (12, 42)
2
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3 Gavin builds a ramp that raises up
3 inches for every horizontal foot of
3 in.
ground that it covers. How can the
1 ft
relationship between the height of the
horizontal length
ramp h and the horizontal length that
it covers û be described?
A h = 3û
B h = 2û + 1
C h = 0.25û
D h = 3û – 1
3
C
A y=x–4
C y = 5x – 12
4
x
y
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B y = x + 12
D y = 5x + 4
height
Observe the pattern of clementines and strawberries in the fruit
bowls shown. If this pattern were continued, how many
strawberries would be in a bowl of 21 clementines?
4
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generate this function table?
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Benchmark MA.D.1.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
(continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
5
G
500
6 The Central Florida Zoo charges $8
admission for adults and $4 admission
400
for children ages 3–12. The linear model
300
8x + 4y = 1,600 represents the different
ways the zoo can sell x adult tickets and
200
y children tickets to make a daily profit
100
of $1,600. Leo graphs the inequality
8x + 4y < 1,600 on a coordinate grid as
0
100 200 300 400
shown. What do the solutions of this
Adult Admission
inequality represent?
A the different ways the zoo can sell x adult tickets and y children
tickets to make a daily profit of greater than $1,600
B the different ways the zoo can sell x adult tickets and y children
tickets to make a daily profit of less than $1,600
C the different ways the zoo can sell x adult tickets and y children
tickets to make a daily profit of greater than or equal to $1,600
D the different ways the zoo can sell x adult tickets and y children
tickets to make a daily profit of less than or equal to $1,600
6
B
Child Admission
5 Which number pattern does the equation y = 22x – 19 generate for
integer values of x from 1 to 4?
F 3, 12, 48, 192
G 3, 25, 47, 69
H –19, 3, 25, 49
I –19, 20, 21, 22
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What is the next number in the sequence?
8.25, 8.5, 8.75, 9, ?
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Benchmark MA.D.1.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
(continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
8 Which explanation shows how to determine the number of dots from the
number of squares for this graphic sequence?
9
10
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7 times the number of squares minus 2
6 times the number of squares minus 3
5 times the number of squares minus 3
4 times the number of squares minus 1
A doctor subtracts a person’s age from 220 to obtain the
person’s calculated maximum heart rate for the Bruce protocol
exercise stress test. The calculated maximum heart rate for a
12-year-old boy is 208 beats per minute. What will this
calculated rate be in beats per minute after he ages 6 years?
A paint-mixing machine is set up to release 25 milliliters of
colorant each time the operator turns the release knob one full
turn. How many milliliters of colorant will this machine release
if the operator turns the release knob exactly 3! turns?
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Benchmark MA.D.1.3.2
MA.A.1.4.2
The student creates and interprets tables, graphs, equations, and verbal
descriptions to explain cause-and-effect relationships.
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
1 Yamal has been invited to join a strawberry-eating contest at a festival
in Plant City, Florida. The person who eats the most strawberries is
awarded 50 cents per strawberry eaten. Yamal wins the contest and
walks away with a prize of 22 dollars. How many strawberries did he eat?
A 22
B 33
C 44
D 55
1
2
2
For the equation y = 12x – 5, what is the value of y when
x = !?
C
1
3
A company accountant
makes a graph of the cost
to manufacture different
quantities of specialized
parts. What is the cost in
dollars to manufacture 42
of these parts?
Cost to Manufacture (dollars)
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Benchmark MA.D.1.3.2
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
(continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
4
The tip speed of an airplane propellor is how fast the propellor
of the airplane turns. Keith makes the following table to show
how the revolutions per second of the propellor r are related to
tip speed s for a propellor that measures 11 inches in diameter.
If r increases by 15 revolutions per second, by how many inches
per second does s increase?
r (revolutions per second) 180
s (inches per second)
1,980
190
2,090
200
2,200
5
y
1 65
0
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2
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2,310
5 Which equation generates the line on the graph?
F y = –4x – 16
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G 4y = –5x – 4
H 4y = –4x – 4
Quentin likes to scuba dive and
explore shipwrecks off the coast
of southern Florida. The graph
shows the time that Quentin
spends underwater depending
on the depth that he dives.
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
Write a function that models
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
the time t Quentin spends
Depth (feet)
underwater for depth d. Explain
how you write your function and state its domain.
70 80
t = –!d + 70 for 10 ≤ d ≤ 70; I used the formula
t = md + b. The slope m of the line on the graph
is –!. If d were 0, the y-intercept b would be 70;
the domain is 10 ≤ d ≤ 70 because the graph has
endpoints at 10 feet and 70 feet.
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Time (minutes)
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Benchmark MA.D.1.3.2
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
(continued)
Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
7
8
The diameter of the top of a
lampshade is 10.5 centimeters.
For every vertical inch down the
shade, the diameter increases by
2 centimeters as shown in the
diagram. If the shade is 5 inches
tall, what is the measure in
centimeters of the diameter of
the base of the lampshade?
7
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20 . 5
1 in.
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Isabel is on the track team at Azalea Middle School. She makes
a table of the number of miles she plans to run by the end of
each week of training.
Week
Miles
1
4
2
7
3
10
4
13
Part B Draw a graph of the equation you wrote in Part A and extend it
out to 9 weeks.
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24
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Part A Write an equation to represent the number of miles m Isabel
runs in terms of weeks w, and use your equation to predict the
number of miles she will have run by the end of the 8th week.
m = 3w + 1; 25 miles
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16
12
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0
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Benchmark MA.D.2.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2
The student represents and solves real-world problems graphically, with
algebraic expressions, equations, and inequalities.
1 Arcelia’s mom is a salesperson who earns an annual salary of $18,000
plus a 15% percent commission on total sales s. Which equation can be
used to determine her income i if she sells $8,600 of merchandise during
a calendar year?
A i = 8,600s + 18,000
B i = 18,000s + 8,600
C i = (0.15)8,600 + 18,000
D i = (0.15)18,000 + 8,600
1
C
2 A car rental company uses the expression 80d + 0.25m to calculate the
total cost of renting a car. Which best describes the rental policy of this
company?
F The company charges 80 dollars a day and 0.25 cents per mile.
G The company charges 80 dollars a day and 25 cents per mile.
H The company charges 80 dollars a day and then adds a fixed fee of
25 cents to each day.
I The company has a base charge of 80 dollars and then charges 25
cents per mile.
2
G
3 Which equation can be read aloud as, “The difference between one-third
of a number and 4 equals the sum of 3.4 and another number?”
3
B
4
A 3n – 4 = 3.4 + m
B *n – 4 = 3.4 + m
C 3.4n – 4 = * + m
D - – n = 3.4 + m
Barry’s age a in 15 years will be less than 29.
Part A Write an inequality in simplest form that models the above
statement. Show your work.
a + 15 < 29, a + 15 – 15 < 29 – 15, a < 14
Part B Label the number line and graph your inequality.
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letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
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Date
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Benchmark MA.D.2.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
(continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
m
Minutes
5 The graph shows the distance that a
small boat travels down a river with
respect to time. Which equation can be
derived from this graph?
A m = k + 24
B m = 5k
C k = 5m
D k = 24 – m
B
6
I
60
30
O
3
6
9 12 15 18 21 k
Kilometers
6 Wade purchases a cell phone plan that charges a base rate of $22.00 for
a monthly usage of 250 minutes and 12 cents for each additional minute.
If he plans to go over the base time by no more than 150 extra minutes,
which inequality represents the range r that his monthly bill for this plan
should be in?
F 18 ≤ r ≤ 22
G 18 ≤ r ≤ 34
H 22 ≤ r ≤ 34
I 22 ≤ r ≤ 40
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90
A department store in East Palatka charges $7.50 for a tie and
$18 for a dress shirt. One week in March, the store sells 24 ties
and earns $540 in the combined sales of ties and dress shirts.
Part A Write an equation that determines the number of dress shirts d
the store sells this week.
Sample answer: 180 + 18d = 540
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Part B Draw and label a graph that shows the different combinations of
ties and dress shirts the store could sell to earn $540 or less.
20
16
12
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4
0
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Benchmark MA.D.2.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
(continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
8 How can this graph be expressed as an inequality?
A –16 < x ≤ –9
C –16 ≤ x ≤ –9
Brine Shrimp (thousands)
Cindy keeps a record of how many
brine shrimp b a sea horse consumes
every 24 hours over the course of a
week and graphs her findings.
18
12
6
0
48
96
144
Time (hours)
Part B Use your equation to calculate how many brine shrimp the sea
horse consumes in 8 hours.
1000 brine shrimp
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B –16 ≤ x < –9
D –9 ≤ x < –16
Part A Write an equation to model this
graph. Use h for hour.
b = 125h
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9 The equation 12y + 25x = 600 can be useful in which situation?
F Find out how many 12-yard laps and 25-yard laps a swimmer can
swim each day to reach a weekly goal of 600 yards.
G Find out how far a 12-year old has to run each day for 25 days to
reach a goal of 600 miles.
H Find out how many $12 items and $25 items can be sold to make a
profit of at least $60.
I Find out how many 12-minute intervals exist in 25 time slots of 600
minutes.
10
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Benchmark MA.D.2.3.2
MA.A.1.4.2
The student uses algebraic problem-solving strategies to solve realworld problems involving linear equations and inequalities.
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
1 A seafood restaurant charges $6.50 for a lunch buffet plate and $1.35 for
a fountain drink. The expression 6.5b + 1.35f can be used to calculate a
customer’s bill before tax. A party of 4 eats lunch at this restaurant one
afternoon. Each person orders a buffet and either a fountain drink or a
free water. If the party spends a total of $30.05 before tax, how many
people ordered fountain drinks?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
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2 A company that manufactures frames uses the equation
p = 2û – 32 to determine how many photo slots p they
need to arrange in a frame û inches long. Each type of frame
has the same width but a different length. The smallest
frame they make has 4 photo slots. What is the length of this
frame?
F 18 inches
G 12 inches
H 8 inches
I 4 inches
w
B 2 cup
C + cup
D 0 cup
C
2
F
3
D
3 Fai pours 1! cups of cornmeal in a measuring cup that can only hold
2 cups. After checking the cornbread recipe, she adds a little more to the
measuring cup before she tosses it in a mixing bowl. If 1! + c ≤ 2
represents the amount of cornmeal c that she adds to the measuring cup,
how much cornmeal could Fai have added?
A ` cup
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Benchmark MA.D.2.3.2
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
(continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
4 In basketball, there are three ways
Free Throws (f)
0
to score goals. A free-throw is worth
Regular Baskets (r)
1 point, a regular basket is worth
Three-point Shots (t)
8
2 points, and a three-point shot is
worth 3 points. One team wins a basketball game with a score of 84. A
scorekeeper tallies how many of each type of goal the team made during
the game in a table, but he loses track of the number of regular baskets.
Which equation can the scorekeeper use to determine how many regular
baskets the team made and complete his table?
F r = 3t + 1
G r = 42 – t
H 2r = 84 – 3t
I 84 = 3t – 2r
4
H
5 Louise and Tavarius plan to meet at Orlando Mall to do some shopping.
Louise finds a $10 bill in the parking lot and places it in her pocket with
the rest of her cash. When Tavarius learns this, he tells her that if he
were to find a $20 bill, he would still have less money in his pocket than
she originally had in hers. If Louise currently has $45, which amount
could Tavarius currently have?
A $14
B $16
C $18
D $20
5
A
6
6
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There is a saying that goes, “For every minute you are angry,
you lose 60 seconds of happiness.” One Monday, Saraj tells
Anton that she had been angry every other minute of that day,
so Anton figures that Saraj was angry for 360 minutes during
the course of the 12-hour day. If Saraj’s statement were actually
true, how many seconds of happiness would she have lost that
day?
Name
Date
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Benchmark MA.D.2.3.2
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
(continued)
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
7 Mr. Bakas tells Daniella that she should spend at least 12 hours working
on her science project. Daniella has invested 5 hours and 45 minutes in
her science project already. How much more time would it be feasible
for her to invest in order for her to be within the teacher’s goal?
F 4 hours and 55 minutes
G 5 hours and 45 minutes
H 6 hours
I 7 hours and 5 minutes
7
8
When Henry drives from his house in Tallahassee to his
grandparents’ house, the distance is 14 miles. The distance from
his house to his sister’s house is 3 times this distance plus a
mile. How many miles is it from Henry’s house to his sister’s
house?
8
A local grocery store runs a weekly promotion to give valued
card customers school bucks depending on how much they
spend in the store. The store is using the equation 0.15b + 2,
where b is a customer’s total grocery bill, to determine the
amount of school bucks. Margaret’s bill totals $36 one day
during the promotion. How many school bucks will the grocery
store send to her chosen school? Be sure to use 2 decimal places
in your answer.
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Benchmark MA.E.1.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2
The student collects, organizes, and displays data in a variety of forms,
including tables, line graphs, charts, and bar graphs, to determine how
different ways of presenting data can lead to different interpretations.
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
1 The bar graph shows the population density of 7 Florida counties by
displaying how many persons inhabit each county per square mile.
Which title should be used for the vertical axis?
1
D
2
H
3
B
A
la
ch
ua
Es
ca
m
In
b
di
an ia
Ri
ve
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a
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ka
lo
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a
Pa
Sa
s
nt co
a
Ro
sa
Vo
lu
sia
525
462.9
444.5
450
401.9
356.3
375
300 249.3
224.4
225
182.2
115.8
150
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County
B Number of Small Cities
D Persons per Square Mile
2 Ms. Sano’s Honors Algebra class has
12 students. The midterm averages of
these students are displayed on the
stem-and-leaf plot at the right. If Hal
is in this class, what is the probability
that he has an A at midterm?
F ™
G B
H Æ
I
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Grading
Scale
90 – 100
80 – 100
70 – 100
60 – 100
0 – 100
A
B
C
D
F
Stem
9
8
7
6
5
Leaf
1 3 4 7 8
2 5 6 9
5 7
9
2
3 Research indicates that lozenges with high zinc ion availability (ZIA)
levels significantly reduce the duration of the common cold. One study
finds that 5 different lozenges with ZIA values of 15, 25, 42, 78, and 90
reduced colds by 0.5, 1.4, 2.7, 4.2, and 7 days, respectively. Which type
of graph would best represent these results?
A bar graph
B scatter plot
C line graph
D table
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C Population (thousands)
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Benchmark MA.E.1.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
(continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
4 Which Venn diagram correctly represents that all squares are rhombi
and all rectangles are parallelograms?
F
G
Rectangles
Parallelograms
H
Squares
Rectangles
Rhombi
Parallelograms Squares Rhombi
I
Squares
Parallelograms Rhombi Rectangles
Parallelograms Squares Rectangles
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The histogram shows the weekly
allowance for 12 students from the
Future Entrepreneurs Club. How
many students get from 7 to 12
dollars a week for an allowance?
Ms. Zach makes a double
line graph to show the
number of students at
middle schools A and B
who speak multiple
languages fluently. She
has gathered data over a
ten-year period and
displays her totals in the
graph at the right. Which
year shows the greatest
difference in the number of
multiple language speakers
between the two schools?
Weekly Allowance
5
5
9
4
3
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2
1
0
1–3
4– 6
7–9
Dollars
10 –12
Number of Students Who Speak
Multiple Languages Fluently
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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0
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2
3
4
5
6
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6
350
Number of Students
5
Number of Students
Rhombi
F
4
300
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250
200
150
100
50
0
1993
1995
1997 1999
Year
2001
Middle School A
Middle School B
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Benchmark MA.E.1.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
(continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
7
Keiji and Kioko both own karate schools with 500 students
each. The following circle graphs show the percentage of
students in each school who currently have a Green, Blue,
Brown, Red, or Black belt.
Percent of Students with Each Colored Belt
Keiji’s School
Kioko’s School
Green
32%
Black
10%
Red
14%
Green
29%
Blue
26%
Brown
15%
Brown
18%
Red
16%
Black
21%
Blue
19%
Part A Use the information from the circle graphs to fill in the tables.
Keiji’s School
Belt Color
# of students
Green
160
Blue
130
Brown
90
Red
70
Black
50
Kioko’s School
Green
Belt Color
145
# of students
Blue
95
Brown
75
Red
80
Black
105
82
200
175
150
125
100
75
50
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Part B Construct a double-bar graph to display the data for both schools.
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Benchmark MA.E.1.3.2
MA.A.1.4.2
The student understands and applies the concepts of range and central
tendency (mean, median, and mode).
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
1 The box-and-whisker plot shows the yearly salaries for 9 employees in a
company. Which measures can be obtained from this plot?
12
10
22.5
15
24
20
25
37.2
30
35
A mean and mode
C range and median
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Baking Powder
Baking Soda
Cocoa Mix
Coffee
Cold Cereal
Cornmeal
Regular Pasta
Semi-sweet
Whole Wheat Flour
2
G
58.1
40
45
50
55
60
Time (minutes)
Scheduled Flight Times
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
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001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009
Flight Numbers
The table shows the recommended shelf-life for each unopened
item. What is the median shelf-life for these items?
Item
C
B mode and median
D range and mean
2 How can you find the
mode from the bar graph?
F find the average of the values
on a calculator
G find the most bars that are
the same height
H find the bar that represents
the middle value
I find the difference between the
tallest bar and the shortest bar
3
1
Shelf-Life
(months)
18
24
24
24
8
12
36
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MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
(continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
4 Which three measures are the same for the data 3 liters, 2 liters, 1 liter,
3 liters, 4 liters, 1 liter, 3 liters, 4 liters, 3 liters, and 2 liters?
A range, median, and mode
B mean, median, and mode
C range, median, and mean
D range, mean, and mode
4
A
5 The heights of the players on a middle-school softball team in inches are
as follows: 60.5, 61, 61.2, 59.8, 62, 61.5, 60.5, 61.5, and 60.5. Which
conclusion can be drawn from this data?
F the mean height is 61.25 inches G the range is 62 inches
H the median height is 61 inches I the mode is 61.5 inches
5
H
6
6
Name
Taariq
Macon
Genna
Oro
Wray
Fabian
7
Time Spent Fishing
2.5
3.25
1.75
2.25
3.5
2
Ulysses surveys a group of 250 students,
asking them to select a favorite sport. He
then makes a circle graph of his results.
How many students are represented by
the median of the 3 percents?
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2
3
4
5
6
7
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Favorite Sport
Football
58%
Basketball
18%
Baseball
24%
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What is the range (in hours) of fishing time in the data set?
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Benchmark MA.E.1.3.2
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
(continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
8
Washington
21.7
Monroe
A
8
Percent of Population Under 18 Years
Northern Florida Counties
Southern Florida Counties
Bay
21.9 Broward
23.6
Columbia
25.4 Charlotte
15.7
Jefferson
22.7 Collier
19.9
Liberty
21.8 Highlands
19.2
Taylor
24.6 Lee
19.6
Union
21.8 Miami-Dade
24.8
17.1
Which hypothesis about the percent of minors could be drawn from
these tables?
A The mean percent of minors is less in southern Florida.
B The mean percent of minors is less in northern Florida.
C Minors are evenly distributed throughout Florida.
D The youngest children live in northern Florida.
What is the mean number of
members this health club serves
during the half-year?
400
240
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Number of Members
9
Health-Club Members
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2
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F
10 A team of scientists sets sail to capture, weigh, and mark Atlantic
white-sided dolphins each day for a week. They record these masses
in a log.
Masses (kilograms): 168, 175, 182, 191, 198, 175, 175, 180, 186, 178,
170, 175, 196, 188, 185, 172, 180
Which additional mass would change the median from 180 to 179?
F 177 kilograms
G 179 kilograms
H 181 kilograms
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Benchmark MA.E.2.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2
The student compares experimental results with mathematical
expectations of probabilities.
Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
1
Erin works a part-time job after school to earn spending money.
She helps a local doctor’s office file patient charts that
accumulate over the course of the day. A typical workweek for
Erin is shown in the table below.
Day
Number of Charts
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
45
35
50
40
25
The office manager adds another doctor to the group and tells
Erin that the number of charts that she has to file will probably
increase by 20% each day. After this change, Erin turns in this
status report.
2
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Number of Charts
63
49
70
56
35
Does the manager’s policy change increase Erin’s workload by
the amount projected? Explain with a concrete example.
No. The policy change increases Erin’s workload a
little more than the amount projected. For example,
on Monday, Erin would typically file 45 charts. If
this amount increased by 20%, then she would file
54 charts, but she actually files more than the
projected amount.
G-Burgers promises to save customers 15% on the exact same
meal served at A-Burgers. Andrew orders three combo meals at
A-Burgers and pays $6.50, $4.80, and $7.20. The next week, he
orders the exact same combos at G-Burgers and pays $5.85,
$4.32, and $6.48, respectively. How much does he actually save?
10%
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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Benchmark MA.E.2.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
(continued)
Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
3
In a science class of 20 students, Ms. Henao conducts an
experiment to test students’ visual response time (VRT). She has
each student sit at a computer that is programmed to flash
images randomly. The student clicks the mouse immediately
when the image flashes, and the computer calculates the
student’s visual response time in seconds. Ms. Henao presents
the hypotheses below.
1 out of 5 people have a VRT under 0.20 seconds
1 out of 4 people have a VRT between 0.20 and 0.25 seconds
7 out of 20 people have a VRT between 0.25 and 0.30 seconds
1 out of 10 people have a VRT between 0.30 and 0.35 seconds
1 out of 10 people have a VRT over 0.35 seconds
The results of the class experiment are shown in the table.
Response Time
(seconds)
# of Students
0.20
0.20–0.25
0.25–0.30
0.30–0.35
0.35
4
7
9
0
0
Explain how the class ratios compare to the hypothesized ratios.
The experimental and theoretical ratios for < 0.20
seconds are the same. Both ratios for 0.20–0.25 and
0.25–0.30 seconds are higher experimentally than
theoretically, and both ratios for 0.30–0.35 and > 0.35
seconds are lower experimentally than theoretically.
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The table shows the expected and actual amount of sales
recorded by a manufacturing company over a six-month
period.
Month
Expected ($1,000)
Actual ($1,000)
Jul
120
125.5
Aug
120
128.3
Sept
135
132.4
Oct
138
129.2
Nov
141
135.7
Dec
144
141.1
Explain similarities and differences between expected and actual
sales.
The company expects sales to stay the same at first,
increase rapidly in September, and then increase
steadily through December. The sales actually increase
steadily at first, then decline slightly in October before
increasing steadily again through December.
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MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
(continued)
Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
5
A rectangular target board is divided into
4 equal sections. Rowland stands 12 feet
away from the board and throws
28 magnetic darts at the board. He wants
to hit the target with all the darts. He does
not care in which section they hit.
II
I
III
IV
Part A Theoretically, how many darts should end up in any one section
of the board? 7
Part B After Rowland finishes throwing the darts, he notes that there
were 5 darts in Section I, 8 darts in Section II, 9 darts in Section
III, and 6 darts in Section IV. How do these results compare
with the number of darts you calculated in Part A?
Sample answer: Each result is no more than 2 darts off
from my calculation.
6
Melissa breathes once every 5 seconds
while she is at rest.
Part A Predict the number of breaths Melissa should take in a minute
while she is at rest. 12
Part B A monitor records the total number of breaths Melissa takes
over an eight-minute period.
1
11
2
27
3
38
4
50
5
64
6
77
7
91
8
104
What is Melissa’s average breathing rate per minute over this
8-minute period, and how does it compare with your prediction?
13 breaths per minute; Melissa takes one more breath
per minute over the 8-minute period than my
prediction.
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Total Breaths
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Benchmark MA.E.2.3.2
MA.A.1.4.2
The student determines odds for and odds against a specific outcome, or
the probability of a simple event occurring.
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
1
D
2 Doug’s backpack currently contains 3 novels, 1 social studies book,
2 math books, 1 music book, and 1 science book. If he quickly takes out
a book at random, what are the odds against it being a novel?
F 5 to 3
G 3 to 5
H 3 to 4
I 4 to 3
2
F
3 Ricardo swam in the ocean 45 days during the summer of 2002 and
suffered 2 ear infections. What are the odds against his getting an ear
infection the first day he swims in the ocean during the summer of
2003?
A 7:45
B 45:1
C 3:43
D 43:2
3
D
4 Julie plays ski ball at Alligator Arcade. The probability that she scores
240,000 is 0.22. What are the odds in favor of her scoring 240,000?
F 1 to 22
G 5 to 24
H 11 to 39
I 11 to 120
4
H
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1 Nakeisha password protects her desktop settings with all the letters of
her name and one numeric digit from 0–9. She then programs her
computer to remember her password so that she does not have to keep
typing it in. One day, she accidentally turns off this “memory” setting
and has to type her password, but she cannot remember the last numeric
digit. If she selects a digit at random, what is the probability that it will
be incorrect?
A l
B Ä
C s
D à
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Benchmark MA.E.2.3.2
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
(continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
5
A
6 If there is a 30% chance that it will rain this Wednesday, what are the
odds in favor of rain this Wednesday?
F 1 to 3
G 3 to 10
H 4 to 9
I 3 to 7
6
I
7
7
5 Mr. Kurt asks the 586 students of Jepson Middle
School to fill out a survey in which they select a
name for the school mascot. The results of the
survey are shown in the circle graph. Mr. Kurt
then announces that he is going to choose a
student at random from the student body. That
student’s choice will be the mascot’s name.
What are the odds against the name Bandit?
A 4:1
B 4:5
C 17:3
D 2:1
Mascot Names
Bandit Roscoe
15%
20%
Sam
10%
Wally
25%
Buzz
Mya works for a telemarketing agency, and the results of the
last 75 calls she made are shown in the table.
There is no answer.
I left a message on an answering machine.
Person wants us to call back another time.
Person signs up for credit insurance.
Person declines credit insurance.
Person asks to be stricken from list.
12
9
11
3
19
21
What is the probability as a decimal that the next person she
calls will sign up for credit insurance?
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Benchmark MA.E.2.3.2
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
(continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
8 Xing enters a drawing for a free computer system. If 12,368 people have
entered this drawing, including Xing, what are the odds in favor of
Xing’s winning the system?
A 1 to 12,367
B 12,368 to 1
C 12,369 to 1
D 1 to 12,365
8
9
9
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A company manufactures hand-held computer games. A
consumer report states that for every 75,000 of these games on
the market, 1,500 are defective. What is the probability that a
customer purchases a game that works properly?
The Clayborne twins join a book club in which they will receive
1 of 5 books as an introductory free book. The club’s current
stock of these free books is listed in the table. If one book is
selected at random and shipped to the Clayborne twins, what is
the probability that it will be Clock Stopping?
Title of Book
The Tall Mailbox
Merry Mopping
Clock Stopping
The Quiet Squeak
Lace Your Shoes
Number of Books
in Stock
610
785
1,035
940
1,130
A
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MA.A.1.4.2
The student formulates hypotheses, designs experiments, collects and
interprets data, and evaluates hypotheses by making inferences and
drawing conclusions based on statistics (range, mean, median, and
mode) and tables, graphs, and charts.
1 This circle graph is turned in by a science student
Percent Volume
of Gases in Air
who finds that the volume composition of regular
air is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 1% other
Oxygen
gases. Which is an accurate evaluation of this
Other
graph?
Nitrogen
A The circle graph is completely correct.
B The circle graph is incomplete because it
only has 3 sections.
C The circle graph is incorrect because the wedge for nitrogen should
be nearly 4 times the size of the wedge for oxygen.
D The circle graph is incorrect because it implies that there is more
nitrogen than anything else in the air.
1
C
2 The heights of several Phalaenopsis plants at maturity are listed below in
inches. Accurate measures of central tendency are shown below the
heights. Which is the best conclusion based on the data set?
Heights: 18, 21.8, 22, 22.5, 21, 36.2, 38.5, 41.2, 22, 23.1, 24, 19, 20.5
Range: 23.2; Mode: 22; Mean: 25.4; Median: 22
F All Phalaenopsis plants grow between 18 and 41.2 inches tall.
G A medium-sized plant in this group measures 22 inches tall.
H Most Phalaenopsis plants grow 22 inches tall.
I On average, Phalaenopsis plants are 24.5 tall.
2
G
3 Jerrie wants to gather feedback on a new cleaning fluid that she invented
to determine if it is marketable. Which is the best course she could take?
A Mail a small sample of the product to 10,000 homes.
B Start selling her product on a small scale and survey her customers.
C Ask people who purchase other cleaning fluids if they would like to
buy her product.
D Demonstrate her product on national television and survey people
who call in about it.
3
D
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letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
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Benchmark MA.E.3.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
(continued)
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
4
I
5 An orange juice company states that it conducted a nationwide survey in
various supermarkets and that the most common choice for a favorite
breakfast juice is orange juice. They hypothesize that a restaurant that
serves orange juice for breakfast will bring in more business than one
that serves other types of juice. Is this a valid hypothesis based on the
results of the survey?
A No; most restaurants serve orange juice anyway.
B No; the hypothesis is not related to the survey.
C Yes; several restaurants have added orange juice to their menus.
D Yes; the hypothesis logically follows from the results of the survey.
5
B
A shopping mall is built
and completed near Kel’s
house in December, 1998.
Part A Formulate a valid
hypothesis about the
situation.
Sample answer: The
value of Kel’s house
rises at a higher rate
after the shopping
mall is completed
than before it was
there.
240
Resale Value of Kel’s House
210
180
150
120
90
30
0
19
94
19
95
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19
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4 Last year, on average, the cable company’s technicians responded to
service calls about 3.25 hours after a problem was reported. After
making some improvements, the company waits six months and then
decides to conduct a courtesy survey to see if their technicians are
responding more efficiently. Which is the best way for them to do this?
F Mail a survey to every cable customer.
G Call every customer who reported a problem, and ask them how long
it took to correct the situation.
H Mail a survey to every tenth cable customer, asking each customer to
describe any problems they have had with service.
I Conduct a telephone survey with every third customer who placed a
service call in the last six months.
Year
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Benchmark MA.E.3.3.1
MA.A.1.4.2 (continued)
(continued)
Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
7
A group of teachers suspect that high-school students spend
much more time studying and doing homework than middleschool students. They survey 50 students from each of three
different middle schools and three different high schools and
chart the results.
Study/Homework Time Per Day
Average
Average
High
Study Time
Study Time
School
(hours)
(hours)
2.1
Allen
2.5
2.0
Brookside
2.8
2.2
Central
2.5
Total
2.1
2.6
Average
Middle
School
Allen
Brookside
Central
Total
Average
Part A Do the data support the teachers’ suspicions? Why or why not?
Sample answer: Yes and no; The students at the three
high schools spend, on average, about half an hour
more on homework and studying than the middle
school students. This is more but not significantly
more.
8
12
5
5
10
17
15
23
20
25
39
30
35
40
A researcher looks at the above information and advises movie
makers to cater evenly to age groups ranging from 5 to 39. Is
this sound advice? Explain using statistical terminology.
Sample answer: No; The researcher misuses the range
of the data and ignores the quartiles of the data,
which indicate that over half the Saturday-afternoon
viewers are between the ages of 12 and 23.
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study/homework time of high-school and middle-school
students? Support your answer.
No; They only surveyed six different schools and
50 students from each school. This does not supply
a sufficient sample group.
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Sample Test
Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
1
Abigail exercises 12 days during each 30-day period. She tries
to distribute her time so that she exercises with the same
frequency on each day of the week. What is the probability that
Abigail exercises tomorrow? Write as as a decimal. MA.E.2.3.1
2 Ms. Johansen makes a cardboard cube with a capacity of x3 cubic
inches. She then makes smaller cubes to hand out to her class that each
have 27 times less capacity. Which represents the side length of one of
the smaller cubes? MA.B.1.3.3
A x
B
x
9
D
C
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
4
A science teacher tells his class that the standard for normal
body temperature, 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, is actually a
theoretical estimate. To prove his point, he records the
temperatures of the students in his science class and has the
class record the temperatures in a table and calculate measures
of central tendency. MA.E.2.3.1
Temperatures Recorded in Degrees Fahrenheit
Row 1
Row 2
Row 3
Row 4
Row 5
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6 The Bermuda Triangle is estimated to cover about 500,000 square
miles of the Atlantic Ocean. Which is another way to express
500,000? MA.A.1.3.4
F 56
G 50 ≈ 1,000
5
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Explain how the class results compare with the theoretical
standard.
The most common temperature and median temperature for
the class agree with the standard value, 98.6°F. However, the
mean normal body temperature for this class is 98.4°F, which
is slightly below the standard. The range of individual
student temperatures is 1.3°F.
5
A cereal box is 15 inches tall and has a surface area of 462 square
inches. A marketing person wants to promote the cereal by
selling smaller boxes with a surface area of 115.5 square inches
at a bargain price. If the smaller box is a scale model of the
original cereal box, what is its height in inches? MA.B.1.3.3
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
7 Which of the following shaded areas is less than \? MA.A.1.3.2
A
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When h hats are purchased by a theater company, the cost is c.
What is the cost in dollars for 19 hats? Include two decimal
places in your answer. MA.D.1.3.2
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on a bus with s seats, if 3 people can fit on each seat and 1 person drives
the bus? MA.D.2.3.2
F 3s
G 1 – 3s
H 3s – 1
I 3s + 1
10 Suppose T is added to the graph so that
PT ‹ MN. What are possible coordinates
of T ? MA.C.3.3.1
A (2, 1)
B (4, 2)
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
The hour hand of a wall clock is stuck in
place when it reaches noon. The minute
hand of the clock increases the angle it
forms with the hour hand by 6 degrees
every 60 seconds. The angle formed by
the hour hand and the minute hand at
12:05 is 30 degrees. What will be the
angle measure in degrees between the
two hands in 15 minutes? MA.B.1.3.2
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25 ÷ 5 ≈ 5 +6 –1
F Multiply 5 by 5, divide 25 by 25, add 1 to 6, and subtract 1 from 7 to
get 6.
G Divide 25 by 5, multiply 5 by 5, add 25 to 6, and subtract 1 from 31
to get 30.
H Divide 25 by 5 and multiply 5 by 5. Next subtract 1 from 6 to get 5
and add 5 to 25 to get 30.
I Multiply 5 by 5. Then subtract 1 from 6. Finally, divide 25 by 25 and
add 5 to get 6.
13 Lines m and n are parallel. MA.C.3.3.1
Part A Reflect the triangleover line m and then
over line n.
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and position if you had reflected over line n first and then over
line m.
The orientation would be the same, but the position
of the triangle would be above line m if I reversed the
order of the reflections.
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each question.
14 Which shapes are tessellated on this blanket? MA.C.2.3.2
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squares, triangles, and parallelograms
triangles, rhombi, and hexagons
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15 Nadia walks 1 mile every 15 minutes. One day, she goes out for a walk
determined to keep her total walking time between 20 minutes and 1 hour.
How many miles can she walk to stay within her limit? MA.D.2.3.2
F 1 mile
G 3.8 miles
H 4.1 miles
I 5 miles
16 Jose completes a novel for English class in 10 days. The number of
pages he reads per night are recorded in the table. MA.E.3.3.1
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Which is the best hypothesis that can be formed about Jose’s reading
habits based on the information in this table?
A Jose spreads his reading out evenly.
B Jose stays up late reading the first part of the novel, but he keeps
falling asleep as he reads the later pages.
C Jose dislikes this reading assignment.
D Jose starts reading at a slow pace and then increases his reading rate
as he becomes more interested in the novel.
17 Otis starts a workout schedule with 8 situps. Starting the next day, he
plans to add 3 situps per day to work up his endurance. Which equation
can he use to calculate the number of situps, s, he will do on a given
day, d? MA.D.1.3.1
F s = 8d + 3
G d = 8s + 3
H d = 3s + 8
I s = 3d + 5
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Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
How many lines of symmetry does this
figure have? MA.C.2.3.1
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What is the next fraction in the sequence? MA.D.1.3.1
\, ·“„, ¬ı ¬˜ , `, ____ ?
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There are two black bear populations living in northern Florida.
A bear cub measures 21.6 inches in height when he stands on his
back legs. His mother’s height in the same position is 2.5 times
his height. How many feet tall is this mother bear? MA.B.2.3.2
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letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
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Beyonce gathers information about the frequency of visitors to
her web site for two weeks and graphs the results. She then uses
the median of the data set to make a statement about her site.
What is the value that she uses? MA.E.1.3.2
Sun
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Number of Visitors per Day
Mon Tues Wed Thurs
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A lunch box is composed of a
half-cylinder and a rectangular
prism with the dimensions
shown. MA.B.1.3.1
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Part B Find the capacity to the nearest tenth of the lunch box if
x = 12 centimeters, y = 22 centimeters, and z = 16 centimeters.
6,435.7 cubic centimeters
23 The graph is of which equation? MA.D.1.3.2
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B y = – 73 x – 2
C 7y = –3x – 15
D y = –Px – %
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Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space
provided. Be sure to show all your work.
24
Pete is in charge of providing food for 2 killer whales at a large
zoo. He records the amount of food that the whales consume
each day for a week in a chart. MA.E.1.3.1
Day
Food
(kilograms)
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145
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Food (kg)
Part A Make a line graph of the data.
Amount of Food Consumed
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Part B A box-and-whisker plot of the
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in interpreting the chart, the
line graph, and the box-and-whisker plot. Include statements
about measures of central tendency in your explanation.
Sample answer: I can tell from the chart that the
whales eat from 132 to 145 kilograms of food per day,
and I can order the data and find that the median is
137 and the mean is 138 kilograms. I can also see that
there is no mode. I can make the same observations
from the line graph, but additionally I can visualize
the trend of the whales’ eating habits through the
week. The box-and-whisker plot instantly gives me
the range and median, and I can see that half of the
daily values are between 135 and 141 kilograms.
However, I cannot obtain any information about
mean or mode from this plot.
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25
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16 students in his art class. How many feet of string will he
distribute in all? MA.A.3.3.3
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and label B so that AB is perpendicular
to the y-axis with a length of 6 units.
Then name the quadrants that contain
A and B. MA.C.3.3.2
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A is in Quadrant II, and B is in
Quadrant I.
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get a negative decimal number. What must be true of the two
integers? MA.A.3.3.1
F The absolute value of x is greater than the absolute value of y.
G The absolute value of y is greater than the absolute value of x.
H x and y do not have any digits in common.
I x is not evenly divisible by y.
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28 A particular brand of automotive tire lasts up to 42 months. Which
length of time is not within the lifespan of this tire? MA.D.2.3.2
A 0.5 year
B 1.75 years
C 3.25 years
D 3.75 years
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
29 The graph represents the solution set of which scenario? MA.D.2.3.1
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April plants a 2-inch-tall plant that grows to be 14 inches tall.
Billy spends 2 hours or more studying for his exam.
Claude is older than 2 years and younger than 14 years.
Diana dances more than 2 times but no more than 14 times.
Construct AºBºCºDºEº so that it is congruent to ABCDE with
Aº(3, 5) and with all points in Quadrant I such that no point is
more than 7 units away from the x-axis. MA.C.2.3.1
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Part B Is AºBºCºDºEº a translation, rotation, reflection, or dilation of
ABCDE? Choose one transformation and give any numeric
details about how the figure is transformed in your answer.
AºBºCºDºEº is a translation 10 units to the right of
ABCDE.
31 Which equation expresses the number of lines, û, determined by the
number of squares, s? MA.D.1.3.1
A û = 4s
C û = 3s + 1
B û=s+3
D û = 4s – 1
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Part A Is AºBºCºDºEº ~ ABCDE? If so, state the scale factor. If not,
explain.
They are similar with a scale factor of 1.
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letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
32
The diagram of an L-shaped desk is
shown. What is the actual measure of
the indicated side in feet? MA.B.1.3.4
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A penny is about 0.75 inch in diameter, and a stack of
18 pennies measures about 1 inch high. Charity has a container
in the shape of a rectangular prism that is completely full of
pennies she has saved over the years. The container has
dimensions 18 inches by 12 inches by 24 inches. ESTIMATE
the number of pennies Charity has in the container. Explain the
techniques that you use. MA.A.4.3.1
Sample answer: First estimate the volume of the
container to be 20 ≈ 10 ≈ 25, or about 5,000 cubic
inches. Next, round 0.75 inch to 1 inch and 18 pennies
to 20 pennies to estimate the volume of a stack of
20 pennies to be 1 ≈ 1 ≈ 1, or about 1 cubic inch.
Multiply 5,000 by 20 to estimate a total of 100,000
pennies in the container.
34 Yvonne makes $400 a month working part-time, and each month she has
to spend $45 for her cell phone. Which linear expression models the
amount of money Yvonne can save up over m months if she keeps her
additional monthly spending to $50 a month? MA.D.2.3.1
F (400 – 95)m
G 95m + 400
H 95m – 400
I 95m – 50
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35 Which type of tessellation is shown? MA.C.2.3.2
A rotation
B translation
C reflection
D dilation
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
Geena is carpeting two bedrooms with dimensions of 12 feet by
18 feet and 10 feet by 11 feet. How many square feet of carpet
will she need? MA.B.1.3.1
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37 The ring sizes of 12 students
are displayed in the chart.
Which type of graph is the
most appropriate to display
this data? MA.E.1.3.1
F histogram
G bar graph
H scatter plot
I line graph
Ring Size
5–5.5
6–6.5
7–7.5
8–8.5
Number of Students
with Ring Size
2
4
5
1
38 Veronica studies her phone bills over the past few months and finds that
20% of her phone calls lasted for over an hour. If her friend Bette calls
her one evening, what are the odds in favor of this phone call lasting for
over an hour? MA.E.2.3.2
A 1 to 20
B 1 to 10
C 1 to 5
D 1 to 4
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
39 Ms. Page is planning an eighth grade class trip to the Olustee Battlefield
State Historic Site. She wants to know how many students are interested
in going. Which is her best course of action? MA.E.3.3.1
F Poll every fifth student who walks into school in the morning.
G Ask students in each social studies class.
H Ask all eighth-grade teachers to poll their students throughout the
day.
I Post a sign-up sheet outside her room and announce over the
intercom that all eighth-graders who are interested in the trip should
sign this sheet.
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The highest point in Florida is 3.45 ≈ 102 feet above sea level.
The highest point in Alaska is about 2.03 ≈ 104 feet above
sea level. What is the difference between these two heights
in feet? MA.A.2.3.1
41 When a negative number between –1 and 0 is multiplied by a
positive number between 0 and 1, which type of number is the
result? MA.A.3.3.1
A a negative integer
B a positive integer
C a negative fraction
D a positive fraction
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Fidel travels from a cove to an inlet by speedboat in 45 minutes.
If he travels at a constant speed of 22 miles per hour, explain in
words how to determine the distance between the cove and the
inlet. MA.B.1.3.2
I need to find how far Fidel travels in 45 minutes if he
is going 22 miles per hour. 45 minutes is 2 an hour, so
I multiply 2 by 22 to get 16.5 miles as the distance
between the cove and the inlet.
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
How can you express the percent of
ice in the drink as a fraction in simplest
form? MA.A.1.3.4
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9/20
45% ice
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44 Xiaoshun jogs 29 minutes a day 3 days a week for 5 weeks. How many
hours does he jog during this period of time? MA.B.2.3.2
F 6.5
G 6.74
H 7.25
I 15
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45 The shoe sizes of eight dance team members are 5, 6.5, 7, 6, 7.5, 8, 6.5,
and 7. Which is a true statement about this data set? MA.E.1.3.2
A The median is a whole number.
B The range is less than 3.
C The mean is a value in the set.
D There are 2 modes.
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46 The path of a billiard ball is shown.
What is the name of the angle pair at
the indicated point where the ball hits
the end board? MA.C.1.3.1
F vertical angles
G complementary angles
H supplementary angles.
I congruent angles
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Read each question and choose the best answer. Then write the
letter for the answer you have chosen in the blank at the right of
each question.
47 Luis leaves his home at 4 P.M. and drives 136.5 miles to his brother’s
house in Lighthouse Point. If he drives at an average of 42 miles per
hour, what time will it be when he arrives? MA.A.3.3.3
A 7:00 P.M.
C 7:15 P.M.
C 7:25 P.M.
D 7:30 P.M.
47
C
48 Rhonda is going to draw a scale model of a courthouse for her social
studies project. The actual building measures 12.6 meters high, and the
building measures 4.2 inches tall in her drawing. What scale does she
use? MA.B.1.3.4
F 1 inch = 3 meters
G 2 inches = 8 meters
H 3 inches = 10 meters
I 4 inches = 11 meters
48
F
49 A statistician reports that 4% of all people are redheads. If this is true,
what are the odds against randomly meeting one redhead in a school of
875 students? MA.E.2.3.2
A 24 to 1
B 4 to 1
C 219 to 1
D 96 to 1
49
A
50 Which line segment has a midpoint at the origin? MA.C.3.3.2
y
y
F
G
D
50
G
A
B
x
O
x
O
C
H
I
y
E
y
G
O
x
O
x
F
Go on
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