7.RP.A.1 NAME: ______
PRACTICE ASSESSMENT FOR COMMON CORE STANDARDS 7.RP.A.1 - 7.RP.A.3
1.) Sahar and Mike finished first and second in a song writing contest. They had to share a cash prize of $84 in the ratio 4:3. How much less money did Mike get than Sahar?
Show all work to demonstrate your proportional reasoning.
2.) Miguel and Ellen shared some comic books in the ratio 2:5. Ellen had 25 comic books. How many more comic books did Ellen have than Miguel?
Show all work to demonstrate your proportional reasoning.
3.) The table shows the cost of rentals at a water park. If Simon rents a large tube for
hours, how much will it cost?
Show your work.
Rent by the HourSmall Tube / $3.00
Large Tube / $4.50
4.) Mrs. Crispin averages 32 miles per gallon on a tank of gas. How far can she travel if the gas tank holds 15.5 gallons of gasoline?
Show your work.
5.) Salli is making soup for the party. How much will she pay for pounds of carrots if carrots costs $0.73 per pound? Round to the nearest whole cent, if necessary.
Show your work.
6.) Find the unit rate.
7.) Find the unit rate.
8.) Find the unit rate.
7.RP.A.3
20.) Bilal went to a department store to purchase a new pair of pants . The cost of the pants is $54.00. What is the 6% sales tax on this item?
Use the proportion method to solve this problem.
Use the multiplication method to solve this problem.
21.) Interest is money paid or earned for the use of money. The principal is the amount of money borrowed or deposited.
Simple interest is money paid or earned only on the principal.
Simple interest formula:
I = Prt
I = simple interest; P = principal; r = annual interest rate in decimal form; t = time in years
You put $500 in an account. The account earns $50 simple interest in 2 years. What is the annual interest rate? SHOW ALL WORK!!
22.) The sales tax on a $72.00 video game is $5.40. What is the percent of sales tax?
SHOW ALL WORK!!
23.) Cell phone prices are projected to increase 106%. A cell phone currently costs $299.99. What is the projected cost of a cell phone? SHOW ALL WORK!!
24.) You want to buy a tv that has an original price of $450. You will buy the tv when its price is marked down to $410. What percent discount will you have received?
SHOW ALL WORK!!