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Grade 7
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Mr. Ellis owns a landscaping company. He sends two crews to mow grass. Crew A mows
6
6
6
acres in
7.5
7.5
7.5
hours. Crew B mows
4.5
4.5
4.5
acres in
6
6
6
hours. Which crew is faster?
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Choices:
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(A)Crew A
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(B)Crew B
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Rob loves to snowboard in the winter, so he is looking at the cost of ski lift tickets for different mountains. Peak Point is selling
5
5
5
-day packs for
275.60
275.60
275.60
$
\$
$
. Grand Mountain is selling
3
3
3
-day packs for
174.75
174.75
174.75
$
\$
$
. Which mountain offers the better deal?
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Choices:
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(A)Peak Point
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(B)Grand Mountain
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At their school's craft fair, Diego and Rachel are both selling homemade bars of soap. So far, Diego has sold
18
18
18
bars of soap and has earned
$
31.50
\$31.50
$31.50
. Rachel has sold
20
20
20
bars of soap and has earned
$
34.00
\$34.00
$34.00
. Who is offering the better bargain?
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Choices:
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(A)Diego
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(B)Rachel
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Miranda is buying yarn so she can crochet scarves for her family. She likes the Furry Fibers brand best. At the store, she finds a
7
7
7
-ounce roll of Furry Fibers yarn for
$
8.33
\$8.33
$8.33
and a
16
16
16
-ounce roll for
$
18.72
\$18.72
$18.72
. Which size roll is the better value?
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Choices:
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(A)
7
7
7
-ounce
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(B)
16
16
16
-ounce
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Leah just moved and is looking for a new dance studio. She gets the price lists from Tip Top Toes and Groovin' \& Movin'. Tip Top Toes charges
$
300
\$ 300
$300
for
12
12
12
classes. Groovin' \& Movin' charges
$
264
\$ 264
$264
for
11
11
11
classes. Which dance studio offers the better deal?
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Tip Top Toes
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Groovin' \& Movin'
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Michael, who really likes to have a bag of chips with his lunch, is comparing chip prices at the store. He can buy a
10
10
10
-pack of Double Cheese Crisps for
$
7.80
\$ 7.80
$7.80
or a
15
15
15
-pack of Cheddar Skins for
$
11.85
\$ 11.85
$11.85
. Which brand costs less per bag?
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Double Cheese Crisps
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Cheddar Skins
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Victoria is shopping for thank-you notes at Sweet Greetings. She is trying to decide between the three different packages of notes shown below.
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Package
1
1
1
,
8
8
8
notes for
$
6.00
\$6.00
$6.00
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Package
2
2
2
,
30
30
30
notes for
$
12.00
\$12.00
$12.00
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Package
3
3
3
,
12
12
12
notes for
$
6.00
\$6.00
$6.00
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If Victoria is looking for the best deal, which package of thank-you notes should she buy?
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Kai goes out to lunch with their friends. At the end of the meal, they receive a bill for
51
51
51
euros.
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Which number represents the change in the amount of money Kai and their friends have?
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Choose
1
1
1
answer:
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(A)
51
51
51
euros
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(B)
−
51
-51
−
51
euros
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