7th Grade Benchmark 1

Which of the following numbers is NOT equivalent to -15/3?

• -15/-3

• 15/-3

• -5

• -(15/3)

There are four cups in a pound of flour. A recipe for biscuits calls for 2 3/4 cups of flour to make a batch of 4 dozen biscuits. Antonio starts with a full 5-pound bag of flour and makes 16 dozen biscuits. How much flour does he have left when he is finished baking?

• 5c

• 9c

• 11c

• 17 1/4 c

To which set or sets does the number 8 belong?

• Integers only

• Rational numbers only

• Integers and rational numbers only

• Whole numbers, integers, and rational numbers

Jessica drank 1/8 of a gallon of orange juice, and her brother Sam drank 1/3 of the same gallon. How much of the gallon of orange juice did they drink?

• 1/11

• 2/11

• 11/24

• 15/24

Meryl's bedroom is 4 meters wide. Which of these is an equivalent measurement?

• 0.05 mi

• 4.2 yd

• 13.1 ft

• 118 in

The sales tax in Mike's home city is 8.25%. He buys a sweater for $49.95, two pair of slacks for $68.59 each, and a suit for $429.99. How much sales tax does Mike owe?

• $46.28

• $50.91

• $52.46

• $509.72

To avoid a small private plane, a helicopter descends 2640 feet in 3.2 minutes. What was the helicopter's average rate of descent per minute?

• 528 ft/min

• 825 ft/min

• 1200 ft/min

• 1320 ft/min

Sherrod's cat weighs 6 3/5 pounds. What is this written as a decimal?

• 6.3 lb

• 6.5 lb

• 6.6 lb

• 6.8 lb

A used car is in sale for $3600. Eric offered the owner of the car 4/5 of the asking price. How much was Eric's offer?

• $1440

• $2880

• $3240

• $4500

Regina's cat eats 2 1/2 cans of food each day. The food costs $0.79 per can. How much does Regina spend on cat food in 4 days?

• $1.98

• $6.32

• $7.11

• $7.90