STAAR Practice #8

Walnuts are priced according to the chart below. What is price per pound for the walnuts?

• $2.59
• $3.86
• $2.17
• $3.07

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

The cards below each have various rational numbers on them. Which of the following diagrams shows the numbers in the correct sets?

• F
• G
• H
• J

Triangle VWZ and YXZ are similar. Write a proportion to prove this is true.

• A
• B
• C
• D

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Ron is seeking a loan with a simple interest rate of 7% per year. If he wants to borrow $4,500, then how much will he be charged in interest after 36 months?

• $9,459
• $945
• $94,500
• $11,340

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Which situation best represents the equation below?
  26 = 179 – 9k  

• A. A pool of water has 26 gallons of water in it. It is filled at a rate of 9 gallons per minute, until there are 179 gallons.
• B. A dairy farm has 179 cows in it. All of the cows are placed in groups of nine. There are 26 groups of cows. 
• C. There were 26 boxes for delivery at the post office one morning. By the end of the day, 179 boxes had been added to the delivery pile. The boxes will be delivered in groups of k.
• D. A school assembly has 179 students in it. Nine teachers escort k number of students out of the assembly, until there are 26 students remaining.

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.3

An ice chest at a birthday party has a variety of drinks. If you randomly select a drink, do not replace it, and then randomly select another drink what is the probability of selecting a lemon-lime soda and an orange soda?

• 4/25
• 3/25
• 9/100
• 9/95

Pieces of a puzzle snap together to form composite figures. What is the area of the puzzle pieces?

• 142.5
• 101.25
• 202.5
• 180

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1

What is the lateral surface area of this triangular prism.

• 166.5
• 142.5
• 24
• 47.5

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

Mrs. Avery makes note of the different types of plants in her garden and creates a bar graph to display the data. Which statement is not true?

• There are one-fourth the number of peppers as there are lettuce plants
• The number of lettuce and pepper plants is equal to the number of tomato and strawberry plants.
• Fifty percent of the plants are lettuce plants.

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CCSS.4.NBT.A.2

An employee’s hourly raise went up from $10 per hour to $12 per hour. What is the percent of change? 

• 83%
• 10%
• 20%
• 34%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C