Benchmark Quarter 2 - 7th grade

Which two integers have the same absolute value?

• 4 and -4

• 0 and 5

• 6 and -3

• 0 and -1

Alfie borrows $25 from his sister. He then pays his sister $10. Write the integer that represents how much he still owes his sister. Write the integer with a positive or negative sign, but no dollar sign.

Patrick turned on his air conditioner and the temperature in his apartment decreased by 2 degrees per minute. Which integer represents how much the temperature dropped after 5 minutes? Write an integer to represent the change in temperature.

Which terms can be simplified because they are like terms?

4w - 5 + 3w

• 4w and 5

• 4w and 3w

• there are no like terms

• 5 and 3w

Use the distributive property to write an equivalent algebraic expression.

-2(4x - 6)

• -8x + 12

• 8x + 12

• 2x - 8

• -8x -6

Answer explanation

First! Change the subtraction to add the opposite.

Then! Multiply the outside factor by EACH factor inside the parentheses.

Pretend 32 square yards of the gym floor are being divided into 1/2 yard squares for a presentation. How many presentation areas will there be?

• 16 areas

• 64 areas

• 34 areas

• 96 areas

• Additive Inverse Property

• Multiplicative Inverse Property

• Distributive Property

• Associative Property of Multiplication

Does the pattern below represent an arithmetic sequence?

• No.

• Yes, add 1.

• Yes, add 6

• Yes, add 3