SHORT REPONSE QUESTIONS (2 points each)

 

1) The table compares the heights of Scott and his twin sister Veronica at four different ages.

                   Heights (in inches) of Scott and Veronica at Four Ages

Name/Age

8

11

14

17

Scott

53

59

64

70

Veronica

46

52

58

64

 

On the grid below, create a double-bar graph showing the information in the table.

Be sure to

·        Title the graph

·        Label the axes

·        Provide an appropriate key for the graph

·        Provide a scale for the graph

·        Graph all the data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) Jade is playing a game with the spinner below.

 

 

 

 

 

Part A

If Jade spins the spinner 160 times, how many times can she expect to land on blue?

 

Answer____________times

 

Part B

On the lines below, explain how you came up with your answer in Part A.

 

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3) Jay recorded how little his hourly wages increased over the past 5 years. He graphed the data in two different ways.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem #3continued

Part A

Which one of the two graphs is misleading?

 

Answer_________________

Part B

On the lines below, explain why the graph you chose is misleading.

 

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4) Angela is riding her bicycle in a 200-kilometer race. She drinks some water once every 4 kilometers, eats some food once every 10 kilometers, and takes a rest break once every 25 kilometers.

 

How often does Angela drink some water, eat some food, and take a rest break all at the same time?

Show your work

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answer once every__________kilometers

 

5) There are 20 apartments in Elena’s building. Thirteen of the apartments are two-bedroom apartments. What percent of the apartments in the building are two-bedroom apartments?

Show your work

 

 

 

 

Answer_______________%

 

EXTENDED REPONSE QUESTIONS (3 points each)

 

 

1) There are 4 cats for every 3 dogs in a certain town. There are a total of  

   620 cats in the town.

Part A

Set up a proportion that could be solved to find the total number of dogs in the town.

 

 

 

Proportion___________________________

 

Part B

Solve the proportion to find the total number of dogs.

Show your work

 

 

 

 

Answer_________________________dogs

 

 

     2) The value of a car is changing over time according to the equation

         V = 8,000 – 500t, where V= value in dollars and t = time in years.

Part A

Use the equation to make a table of values with at least five ordered pairs.

(DO NOT use values of t less than zero)

     t

     V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part B

Graph the equation on the coordinate grid below.

 

 

 

 

Question #2 continued

Part C

On the lines below explain what the approximate value of the car is when it is 2.5 years old according to the graph.

 

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3) Tyler and Jorge competed in four gymnastics events. The table shows their scores in each event.

                             GYMANASTICS SCORES

          EVENT

          Tyler’s Score

          Jorge’s Score

Floor exercise

               7.5

               7.0

Pommel horse

               5.0

               7.5

Vault

               6.5

               6.0

Parallel bars

               7.0

               8.0

 

Part A

On the lines below explain what type of graph is best to use to show this data.

________________________________________________________

 

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Part B

On the grid below, make a graph to show this data.

Be sure to

·        Title the graph

·        Label the axes

·        Provide an appropriate key for the graph

·        Provide a scale for the graph

·        Graph all the data

 

 

4) Carly’s probability experiment is a compound event consisting of 1 coin flip and 1 spin of the spinner.

 

 

 

 

 

Part A

How many outcomes are there in the sample space for this experiment?

 

Answer__________________outcomes

 

Part B

On the lines below, explain how you found your answer.

 

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Part C

If the experiment is changed to include 1 coin flip and 2 spins of the spinner, what is the effect on the number of outcomes in the sample space? Explain.

 

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RESULT

NUMBER

Reply

11

No reply

36

Not deliverable

 3

5) The table shows the results of 50 e-mail  

    messages.

 

 

Part A

According to these results, what is the probability that a given e-mail message will receive a reply?

 

Probability_____________________

 

Question #5 continued

 

Part B

According to these results, if 600 e-mail messages are sent, what is the best prediction for the number of times the result will be “No Reply”?

Show your work

 

 

 

 

Answer____________________times

 

Part C

Suppose 600 e-mail messages are sent and 120 replies are received. On the lines below explain how these results compare to the prediction in Part B.

 

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HOLIDAY

 

                       

                                    GRADE 7

PACKET

 

 

 

 

 

NAME____________________      DATE_______________

 

CLASS_________________