NM-MSSA Test Prep

The owner of a restaurant buys sets of tables and chairs. She buys 6 chairs for each table. Which equation shows the relationship between t, the number of tables, and c, the number of chairs?

• t = 6c

• c = 6t

• t = c + 6

• c = t + 6

Lucy traced each face of a three-dimensional shape. The faces she traced are shown. Which three-dimensional shape did Lucy trace?

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The number of customer calls received by a call center is shown in this table. Which graph best represents the data in the table?

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Ben has d dollars. Sally has 3 dollars less than Ben. Which expression represents the amount of money that Sally has?

• d + 3

• 3 - d

• d - 3

• 3d

Jerry is thinking of two rational numbers, r and s, such that r is located to the right of s on a number line. Jerry made these claims about r and s: Claim 1: r > s Claim 2: |r| > |s| Which statement best describes Jerry’s claims?

• Only Claim 1 is true for all rational numbers.

• Only Claim 2 is true for all rational numbers.

• Both Claim 1 and Claim 2 are true for all rational numbers.

• Neither Claim 1 nor Claim 2 is true for all rational numbers.

Mr. Brown asked Susan to write a statistical question. This is the question Susan wrote.

How many children does Mr. Brown have?

Did Susan write a statistical question?

• Yes, because the answer is a number.

• No, because the question is written for only one person to answer.

• Yes, because there will be variability in the data collected from this question.

• No, because there will be no variability in the data collected from this question.

The equation 2x = y + 1 gives the values of y in the table when the value for x is 1, 2, 3, or 4. Which statement describes the value of y when the value of x continues to increase by 1?

• The value of y increases by 1.

• The value of y increases by 2.

• The value of y decreases by 1.

• The value of y decreases by 2.

• 8 × 5 × 5

Vertex P of triangle MNP is located 2 units directly below vertex N on this coordinate plane. What are the coordinates of vertex P?

• (−5, 3)

• (3, −5)

• (3, −3)

• (−3, 3)

Rashaun surveyed 17 students to determine how often they ate cafeteria food for lunch during the last two weeks.

He made this line plot to show the results.

Which would be the best label for Rashaun to use on the number line?

• Number of Cafeteria Lunches

• Number of Students

• Number of Weeks

• Number of Minutes in Lunch Line