Calculators are not allowed for items 1 4. 1. Thomas is buying a video game. If the sales tax is 7.5%, which of the following shows two equivalent expressions representing the total amount that Thomas spends on the video game, g, including tax? A. g(0.075g) and 1.075g B. g + 0.075g and 1.075g C. g 0.075g and 1.075g D. g 0.075g and 1.075g MAFS.7.EE.1.2 2. Which expression represents that y was halved and then increased by 40%? A. 1 2 (y) + 0.4y B. 2y + 0.4y C. 1 2 (y) + 0.4 D. 2y + 0.4 MAFS.7.EE.1.2 Page 1
3. Which expression below represents an equivalent expression for 4.5(2x + 0.5 5)? A. 9x + 0.5 5 B. 4.5(2.5x 5) C. 9x + 11.25 D. 9x + 2.25 22.5 MAFS.7.EE.1.2 4. Which statement is true about the expression x 0.25x = 0.75x? A. 0.75x is 25% less than x. B. 0.75x is 25% more than x. C. x is decreased by 25. D. x is increased by 25. MAFS.7.EE.1.2 Page 2
Calculators are allowed for all items 7-19. 5. The sale price, s, of an item is 20% off the regular price, r. Which equation below expresses this relationship? A. s = r 20 B. s = 0.2r C. 0.8s = r D. s = 0.8r MAFS.7.RP.1.2c 6. David spent 3 hours doing his homework on Monday. Which equation should be used to find h, the percent of the day doing homework on Monday? A. B. C. D. h 12 = 100 3 h 100 = 3 12 h 100 = 3 24 h 100 = 24 3 MAFS.7.RP.1.2.c Page 3
7. Keith is buying a television for 20% off the regular price. If the regular price of the television is $300, which proportion can be used to find the sale price, s, of the television, before tax? A. B. C. D. s = 80 300 20 s = 20 300 100 300 s = 80 100 s 0.20 = 300 MAFS.7.RP.1.2.c 8. A department store is having a sale. Skirts are on sale for 20% off the original price, p. Which equation could be used to find s, the sale price of a skirt? A. s = 0.20p B. s = p - p 20 C. s = p 0.20 D. s = p 0.20p MAFS.7.RP.1.2c Page 4
9. Mr. Sanchez is satisfied with about 65% of the photographs he takes in his job as a wildlife photographer. If t represents the total number of photographs Mr. Sanchez takes, and k represents the number of photographs he wants to keep, which of these expressions describes the relationship between t and k? A. t 65 = k B. 65k = t C. t = 0.65k D. 0.65t = k MAFS.7.RP.1.2c 10. Carlos measured the height of his older brother Gil and found that he is 63 inches tall. One year ago, Gil measured 60 inches in height. Carlos told him that he has grown a total of 10% in the past year. Which statement about Carlos statement is true? A. Carlos is correct because Gil grew 10.0% B. Carlos is incorrect because Gil grew 0.5% C. Carlos is incorrect because Gil grew 5.0% D. Carlos is incorrect because Gil grew 0.05% 11. The cost for Dana and Courtney s lunch is $24. If they want to leave a 15% tip, what is the total cost of their lunch, including the tip? A. $25.60 B. $27.60 C. $36.00 D. $39.00 Page 5
12. At the book fair, books were on sale for 15% off the regular price. Kiesha bought 3 books that each had a regular price of $6.00. What is the total amount, before tax, that she saved by buying these books on sale? A. $0.45 B. $0.90 C. $2.70 D. $5.10 13. Aaron s score on a pre-algebra test was 92. His score on a second prealgebra test was 84. Which of the following is closest to the percent of decrease in Aaron s score? A..087% B..095% C. 8.7% D. 9.5% Page 6
14. Cory owes $1,000 to his bank. During the time of his loan, he is charged a rate of 12% simple annual interest. If he does not make any payments on his loan, which table shows the relationship between the amount he owes and the number of months? Page 7
15. Dave purchased 3 notebooks for a cost of $6.29 each before tax. He gave the cashier $20.00. If the sales tax on his purchase was 6%, how much money should Dave have received back from the cashier, to the nearest penny? A. $0.00 B. $0.53 C. $1.13 D. $6.67 16. Karen went to a store that was having a sale. For each item bought at regular price, an additional item of equal price would be discounted by 25%. Karen chose 13 items of equal price that totaled $130 before any discounts were applied. What will Karen s total be after the discounts are applied? A. $422.50 B. $115.00 C. $97.50 D. $81.25 Page 8
17. A seventh-grade class raised $380 during a candy sale. They deposited the money in a savings account for 6 months. If the bank pays 5.3% simple interest per year, how much money will be in the account after 6 months? A. $381.01 B. $392.08 C. $390.07 D. $480.70 18. Beth earns a commission of 3% when she sells a new computer. A new computer costs $1,895.00. If she sells 4 new computers, how much is her commission on those 4 sales? A. $56.85 B. $227.40 C. $568.50 D. $2,526.67 19. This year, 40 students tried out for the softball team. Last year, 8 fewer students tried out. What is the percent increase in the number of students who tried out for the softball team? A. 25% B. 32% C. 80% D. 125% Page 9