STAAR 2013

The graph below shows the balance remaining on Jason's loan after he makes each payment.

Based on this graph, what will be the balance remaining on Jason's loan after he makes the 12th payment?

• $750

• $150

• $450

• $300

The diagram represents the side view of a bike ramp.

Which of the following is closest to the value of x?

• 27

• 32

• 25

• 20

Which numbers from this list are less than -0.94
 $-\frac{15}{16},\ 0.24,\ -2.23,\ 97\%,\ -2\frac{2}{5},\ -0.95$  

•  $-\frac{15}{16},\ -2.23,\ and\ -0.95$  

•  $-2.23,\ -2\frac{2}{5},\ and\ -0.95$  

•  $0.25,\ -\frac{15}{16},\ and\ -0.95$  

•  $-\frac{15}{16},\ 0.24,\ and\ -2.23$  

Juanita covered the outside of a gift box shaped like a rectangular prism with paper. The box is 3.2 feet long, 2.1 feet wide, and 2.7 feet high. Which of the following is the closest to the total surface area of this box?

• 34 ft²

• 42 ft²

• 90 ft²

• 18 ft²

The total number of washcloths, y, contained in x packages can be represented by the equations y = 8x. Which of the following graphs best represents this situation?

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A 10-foot ladder is leaning against a wall. The bottom of the ladder is 4 feet from the base of the wall, as shown.

Which of the following is closest to the distance from the top of the ladder to the base of the wall?

• 9 ft

• 11 ft

• 6 ft

• 14 ft

The graph of a figure is shown below.

Which graph represents the reflection of this figure across the x-axis?

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There are fours students working on an assignment in a class. Mike has completed  $\frac{1}{9}$  of the assignment, Gwen has completed 11% of the assignment, Jorge has completed 0.12 of the assignment, and Tai has completed  $\frac{1}{8}$  of the assignment. Which of the following lists the students in order from least to greatest by the amount of the assignment they completed?

• Gwen, Mike, Jorge, Tai

• Tai, Jorge, Mike, Gwen

• Gwen, Jorge, Mike, Tai

• Tai, Mike, Gwen, Jorge

Which equation best describes a relationship between x and y in the table below?

• y = 3x + 5

• y = $\frac{1}{5}$ x + 3

• y = $\frac{1}{3}$ x + 5

• y = x + 5

Yadira made a wooden cone with a radius of 1.9 inches and a height of 15 inches. Which of the following is the best estimate of the volume of this cone?

• 60 in³

• 30 in³

• 180 in³

• 90 in³