STAAR READY questions 11 - 20

Pancho's new kitten weighs 2/3 pound. He estimates it will gain about another 1/3 pound each week for the next few months. Which equation represents the relationship Pancho expects to see between the kitten's weight, p, and the number of weeks that pass, w?

• p = 2/3 w + 1/3

• P = 1/3 w + 2/3

• w = 1/3 p - 2/3

• w = 1/3 p + 2/3

Tags

CCSS.HSF-BF.A.1A

An outdoor ice skating arena is in the shape of a circle with diameter of 42 feet. Which of the following is closest to the area of the arena?

• 132 ft

• 1385 ft

• 5542 ft

• 1764 ft

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.4

Diego asks students in his class to name a favorite pet. The table shows the results of his survey.

If a student is chosen at random in the class, what is the probability that a dog will NOT be the student's favorite pet?

• 5/6

• 3/4

• 7/12

• 9/10

The diagram below is scale drawing of a building and the parking lot outside it. A scale factor of 1cm = 6ft was used to make the drawing.

What is the area of the parking lot?

• 2227.5 ft

• 81 81.0 ft

• 1113.75 ft

• 1363.5 ft

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.1

Julianna spins a spinner 50 times. The table shows the number of times the spinner lands on different colors.

Whish statement is true?

• The spinner is twice as likely to land on blue as it is on white.

• The spinner is four times as likely to land to red as it is on green.

• The spinner is three times as likely to land on yellow as it is to land on blue.

• The spinner is twice as likely to land on green as it is to land on yellow.

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.C.6

The graph represents the cost per gallon of gas at a gas station.

Let c = cost and g = number of gallons. Which equation is another way to represent the cost per gallon of gasoline?

• c = 4.25 g

• c = 4.50 g

• c = 3.50 g

• c = 3.25 g

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

The box plots describe the test scores of students in Mr. Granados's first period and third period classes.

Which of the following is the best comparison of the scores?

• Both the range and the median test score are greater for the first-period class than for the third-period class.

• The range is greater for the third-period class, while the median test score is greater for the first-period class.

• The range is the same for both classes, while the median test score is greater for the first-period class.

• The range is greater for the first-period class, while the median test score is greater for the third-period class.

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.B.4

Isael buys a shirt for $15.25. The next month, the store increases the price of the shirt to $18.75. What is the percent increase in the price of the shirt?

• 19% increase, because 15.25/18.75 = x/100

• 19% increase, because 3.50/18.75 = x/100

• 23% increase, because 18.75/15.25 = x/100

• 23% increase, because 3.50/15.25 = x/100

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Lizeth will roll a fair number cube numbered 1 through 6 one time. She will also spin a spinner one time. The cube and spinner are shown below.

• 1/24

• 1/10

• 5/12

• 1/20

Linda walked a total of 26 1/4 miles during a 4-day period. The distances she walked are described below.

She walked 6 1/3 miles the first day. On the second day, she walked 9 1/2 miles. She walked 5 1/4 miles on the third day.

How far did she walk on the fourth day?

• 6 1/5 miles

• 5 1/6 miles

• 5 2/3 miles

• 6 3/4 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3