IM 8th, Review for the Unit 4 Quiz/ Lessons 1-4

What does it mean for a hanger to be balanced?

• The weights on both sides are equal.

• The weights on one side are heavier than the other.

• The hanger is tilted to one side.

• The weights on both sides are different.

If you remove 2 blocks from each side of a balanced hanger, what happens?

• The hanger will tip to one side.

• The hanger will remain balanced.

• The hanger will become unbalanced.

• The hanger will break.

Which of the following represents a balanced equation?

If a triangle weighs 1 gram, and a balanced hanger has 3 triangles on one side and 1 square on the other, how much does the square weigh?

• 1 gram

• 2 grams

• 3 grams

• 4 grams

What happens if you add the same weight to both sides of a balanced hanger?

• The hanger will tip to one side.

• The hanger will remain balanced.

• The hanger will become unbalanced.

• The hanger will break.

If a balanced hanger has 2 squares on one side and 4 triangles on the other, and each triangle weighs 1 gram, how much does each square weigh?

• 1 gram

• 2 grams

• 3 grams

• 4 grams

Which of the following equations represents a balanced hanger with 3 blocks on one side and 3 blocks on the other?

Priya has a balanced hanger with 5 identical toy cars on one side and 1 toy truck on the other. If each toy car weighs 1 gram, what is the weight of the toy truck?

• 2 grams

• 3 grams

• 4 grams

• 5 grams

What is the effect of multiplying the weight on each side of a balanced hanger by the same number?

• The hanger will tip to one side.

• The hanger will remain balanced.

• The hanger will become unbalanced.

• The hanger will break.

If a balanced hanger has 2 squares and 3 triangles on one side, and 5 triangles on the other, and each triangle weighs 1 gram, how much does each square weigh?

• 1 gram

• 2 grams

• 3 grams

• 4 grams