Mathematics

Reporting Category:

1 Mathematical Processes

Performance Indicator:

0706.1.1 Use proportional reasoning to solve

mixture/concentration problems.

A recipe for making 4 cups of soup requires 3 cups of water. At this rate, how many cups of
water are required to make 24 cups of soup?
A

6 cups

18 cups

32 cups

96 cups
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Reporting Category:

1 Mathematical Processes

Performance Indicator:

0706.1.2 Generalize a variety of patterns to a

symbolic rule from tables, graphs, or words.

The graph shows five points of a relation.

y

10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Which equation best represents this relation?

F

x 1

2x 2

y=

1
x +1
2

y=

1
x +7
2
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Reporting Category:

1 Mathematical Processes

Performance Indicator:

0706.1.2 Generalize a variety of patterns to a

symbolic rule from tables, graphs, or words.

The table shows values of w and t.

w

17

Which equation represents the pattern shown by the data in the table?
A

3w 1

t = w2 + 1

2w

2
(w + )

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Reporting Category:

1 Mathematical Processes

Performance Indicator:

0706.1.3 Recognize whether information given

in a table, graph, or formula suggests a directly
proportional, linear, inversely proportional, or other
nonlinear relationship.

Which best describes the relationship between the input values and the output values shown in
the table below?

inversely proportional

directly proportional

exponential

linear

Input

Output

1
6

1
10

1
14

1
18

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Reporting Category:

1 Mathematical Processes

Performance Indicator:

0706.1.4 Use scales to read maps.

The scale drawing shows the location of Washington, D.C., and the capitals of several
nearby states.

Washington, D.C.

Charleston

Richmond

Raleigh

Columbia

Scale
150 mi.

According to the scale drawing, which city is approximately 250 miles from Richmond?
A

Washington, D.C.

Charleston

Columbia

Raleigh
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Reporting Category:

2 Number and Operations

Performance Indicator:

0706.2.1 Simplify numerical expressions involving

rational numbers.

What is the value of this expression?

3
4
1 +24
5
5
F

1
5

3
5

TNM20005

Reporting Category:

2 Number and Operations

Performance Indicator:

0706.2.2 Compare rational numbers using

appropriate inequality symbols.

Which inequality is true?

A

0 35 <

8
25

0 45 <

11
25

0 55 <

14
25

0 65 <

16
25
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Reporting Category:

2 Number and Operations

Performance Indicator:

0706.2.2 Compare rational numbers using

appropriate inequality symbols.

Which value of m does not make this inequality true?

0.625
625

5
8

7
10

8
10

7
8

< 0.875

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Reporting Category:

2 Number and Operations

Performance Indicator:

0706.2.5 Solve contextual problems that involve

operations with integers.

At 8:00 A.M. on Monday, the outside temperature was 11 degrees below freezing. At 3:00 P.M.
on Monday, the outside temperature was 16 degrees above freezing. Which integer best
represents the change in temperature from 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. on Monday?
A

27

27
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Reporting Category:

2 Number and Operations

Performance Indicator:

0706.2.6 Express the ratio between two quantities

as a percent, and a percent as a ratio or fraction.

10

Mr. Smith asked his students whether they prefer to go to a museum or the zoo for a field trip.
He found that 35% of the students prefer to go to a museum, 45% prefer to go to the zoo, and
the rest have no preference. What is the ratio of students who have no preference to the
students who prefer to go to the museum?
F

1:4

1:5

4:7

4:9
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Reporting Category:

2 Number and Operations

Performance Indicator:

0706.2.7 Use ratios and proportions to solve

problems.

11

The price for 8 rolls of paper towels is $5.36. Which of the following represents the same price
per roll?
A

3 rolls for $2.01

2 rolls for $2.68

7 rolls for $4.36

12 rolls for $10.72

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Reporting Category:

3 Algebra

Performance Indicator:

0706.3.1 Evaluate algebraic expressions involving

rational values for coefficients and/or variables.

12

What is the value of 7 x 2 y , when x =

3
5
and y = ?
5
7

4
5

1
7

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Reporting Category:

3 Algebra

Performance Indicator:

0706.3.4 Interpret the slope of a line as a unit rate

given the graph of a proportional relationship.

Ms. Jimenez baked chocolate chip cookies for a bake sale. The graph shows the relationship
between the number of cookie batches baked and the number of cups of chocolate chips used.

Number of Cups of
Chocolate Chips Used

13

Baking Chocolate
Chip Cookies

4.5
3.0
1.5

Number of
Cookie Batches
What does the slope of the line represent?
A

the total number of cookie batches Ms. Jimenez baked

the total number of cups of chocolate chips Ms. Jimenez used

the number of cookie batches per cup of chocolate chips used

the number of cups of chocolate chips used per cookie batch

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Reporting Category:

3 Algebra

Performance Indicator:

0706.3.5 Represent proportional relationships with

equations, tables and graphs.

14

Which equation does not describe an inverse proportional relationship?

F

x=

16
y

y=

20
x

xy = 25

y=

7x
10
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Reporting Category:

3 Algebra

Performance Indicator:

0706.3.6 Solve linear equations with rational

coefficients symbolically or graphically.

15

What value of p makes this equation true?

4
p 8
8
5
A

3
5

22

2
5

33

35

20

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Reporting Category:

3 Algebra

Performance Indicator:

0706.3.7 Translate between verbal and symbolic

representations of real-world phenomena involving
linear equations.

16

An art teacher had a total of t markers. He gave an equal number of markers to each of
18 students and had 16 markers left over. Which equation could be used to find n, the number
of markers each student received?
F

18n

34n

t = 18n + 16

t = 16n + 18
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Reporting Category:

3 Algebra

Performance Indicator:

0706.3.8 Solve contextual problems involving

two-step linear equations.

17

Carolyn spent $40.00 to purchase 1 adult ticket and 5 child tickets for a movie. The price of
the adult ticket was $7.50. The following equation can be used to find p, the price of each
child ticket.
5 p + 7 5 = 40
What was the price of each child ticket?
A

$3.20

$6.50

$6.70

$9.50
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Reporting Category:

4 Geometry and Measurement

Performance Indicator:

0706.4.1 Solve contextual problems involving

similar triangles.

18

The two similar triangles shown are patterns used to create a design on a jacket.

8 in.
2 in.

6 in.
What is the value of x, the height of the smaller triangle, in inches?
1
inches
2

4 inches

6 inches

2
inches
3

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Reporting Category:

4 Geometry and Measurement

Performance Indicator:

0706.4.3 Apply scale factor to solve problems

involving area and volume.

19

Two squares are similar. The area of the smaller square is 12 square inches. The area of the
larger square is 768 square inches. What is the ratio of the side length of the smaller square
to the side length of the larger square?
A

1
64

1
32

1
8

1
4
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Reporting Category:

5 Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability

Performance Indicator:

0706.5.3 Calculate and interpret the mean, median,

upper-quartile, lower-quartile, and inter-quartile
range of a set of data.

20

What is the upper quartile of the numbers listed below?

6, 47, 54, 15, 42, 41, 7, 39, 36, 41, 43
F

28

41

43

48
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Reporting Category:

5 Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability

Performance Indicator:

0706.5.4 Use theoretical probability to make

predictions.

21

Each letter of the following name is written on a different card, and the cards are placed
in a bag.

MURFREESBORO
One card is randomly selected from the bag. What is the probability that the selected card
shows the letter R?
A

1
12

1
6

1
4

1
3

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