7th Grade Final Review

A diver descends 40 feet in 2 ½ minutes.  How fast did the diver descend in feet per minute?

• 16 feet per minute
• 40 feet per minute
• 2½ feet per minute
• 2.40 feet per minute

Jennifer is tracking the growth of a flower in her garden.  A week after planting the flower, it was 2.25 inches tall, 14 days after planting it was 4.5 inches tall, 3 weeks after planting it was 6.75 inches tall.  How tall was the flower after 35 days?

• 9 inches
• 11.25 inches
• 13.5 inches
• 15.75 inches

Simplify:
¹∕₄ + ²⁄₃ + ¹∕₄

• ⁴∕₁₁
• ³∕₅
• 1¹∕₆
• ²∕₃

Amanda is making two different cookie recipes. One recipe calls for 1³∕₄  cups of sugar.  The other recipe calls for ¹∕₃ cup of sugar.  Amanda wants to triple both of the recipes, so how much total sugar will she need? 

• 4 ⁵∕₇ cups
• 2 ¹∕₁₂ cups
• 6 ¹∕_{4 cups}
• 5 ¹∕₄

The temperature at midnight was -12°. It increased 2.5 degrees per hour for 4 straight hours.  What was the temperature at 4:00 am?

• -2 degrees
• -22 degrees
• -9.5 degrees
• -38 degrees

Alex and his sister Jill both bought birthday presents for their mother. Alex spent  ¼ of his $100 on the present while Jill spent ½ of her $60 on the gift. Based on this information, which of the following statements are correct?

• Jill spent more on the birthday present than Alex. 
• Alex spent more on the birthday present than Jill. 
• Both Alex and Jill spent the same amount on the birthday present. 
• Jill spent less on the birthday present than Alex.

A local newspaper charges Karen’s Catering Company a one-time fee of $50 to place an advertisement in their newspaper. In addition, the company is required to pay $16 for every day (d) that their advertisement appears in the newspaper. If the total advertising cost for Karen’s Catering Company is $210, which equation can be used to determine how many days the advertisement ran in the newspaper?

• 16d + 50 = 210
• 210 + 16d = 50
• 50d + 16 = 210
• (50 + 16)d = 210

Simplify the expression below:
8x + 7 + 3x

• 18x
• 10x + 7
• 11x + 7
• 11x² + 7

Dante runs ⅘ mile in 12 minutes.  How fast does Dante run in miles per hour (MPH)?

• 12 mph
• 45 mph
• 4 mph
• 5 mph

Ms. Garrett made a scale drawing, below, of her backyard.  What is the approximate area of her backyard, in square feet?

• 28.5 square feet
• 42 square feet
• 133 square feet
• 1,197 square feet