DAY TWO – New problems this year are #4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
These problems will require MORE REVIEW TIME in class on Thursdays . . . that’s why I’m letting you know which ones they are. I took them from Matt Curran’s document AND the PDE released items document from Rich Kratz.
Thinker ThursdaysName______
Day 2Date______
Math Period______
A SCALE IS THE RATIO OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS ON A MAP OR THE SIZE OF AN OBJECT TO THE ACTUAL DISTANCE OR SIZE. YOU CAN USE PROPORTIONS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS INVOLVING SCALES. SHOW WORK ON ALL PROBLEMS TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT.
1) ______The scale used on a map is 1 cm = 22 m. How many meters do 4.5 cm on the map represent?
2) ______The height of a new library is going to be 37 feet. If the height of the library in a scale drawing is in, what is the scale used?
3) ______Kayla drove 288 km in 4 hours. At this rate how many hours will it take her to drive 432 km?
MULTIPLE CHOICE – WRITE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER ON THE LINE. SHOW WORK FOR FULL CREDIT!!!
4) ______A city is building a new pool. A scale drawing of the pool is shown below.
What is the area, in square feet, of the pool?
A) B) C) D)
5) ______Marjorie spends between and hour each day gardening. Which is the best estimate of the number of hours she will garden in 20 days?
A) 10B) 12C) 15D) 18
6) ______Sales at a boutique are 31% higher in December than in November. If the sales from a day in November were $5,980, what is the best prediction for the sales for a day in December?
A) $2,000B) $6,000C) $8,000D) $9,000
7) ______After a party there are parts of three pizzas remaining. There is of a pepperoni pizza remaining, of a cheese pizza remaining, and of a sausage pizza remaining. The 5 friends who organized the party split the remaining pizza equally. What fraction of a whole pizza does each person get?
A) B) C) D)
8) ______A superstore sells a case containing 24 bottles of water for $18.00. The local market sells these bottles of water for $0.89 each. How much would be saved by buying a case of water at the superstore instead of buying 24 bottles at the local market?
A) $21.36B) $17.11C) $16.02D) $3.36
9) ______Kenneth is making chocolate cakes. For each cup of milk he uses, he needs to use cups of flour. For each cup of flour he uses, he needs to use cup of cocoa powder. Kenneth is making enough cakes that he needs to use 4 cups of milk. How many cups of cocoa powder does Kenneth need to use?
A) B) C) 3D) 7
10) ______Kyle sold an antique through an online auction website. The website host charged Kyle $15, plus 2.5% of the final selling price of the antique. After selling the antique, Kyle had to pay the website host $32. What was the final selling price of the antique?
A) $68B) $600C) $680D) $1,280
11) ______Julia’s service charge at a beauty salon was $72.60, before tax. The sales tax rate was 8%. If she added 20% of the amount before tax as a tip, how much did she pay for the service at the salon?
A) $87.12B) $92.93 C) 100.60 D) $145.20
12) ______Mary earned $35.00 for walking her neighbor’s dogs.
- Mary charged a flat fee of $5.00 to walk the dogs.
- Mary also charged $2.50 for each hour she walked the dogs.
For exactly how many hours did Mary walk her neighbor’s dogs?
A) 3B) 4C) 6D) 12
13) ______Cassie rolls a fair number cube with 6 faces labeled 1 through 6. She rolls the number cube 300 times. Which result is most likely?
A) Cassie will roll a 1 or a 2 about 50 times.
B) Cassie will roll a 1 or a 2 exactly 50 times.
C) Cassie will roll an even number about 150 times.
D) Cassie will roll an even number exactly 150 times.
PSSA ANSWER KEY – GRADE 7
THINKER THURSDAYS
DAY TWO
1) 99 meters2)
3) 6 hours4) D
5) C6) C
7) B8) D
9) C10) C
11) B12) A
13) C