Common Core

Practice

Mathematics

To the Student
Ready Common Core Mathematics Practice is a review program for the Common Core State Standards in Reading. This book has three practice tests. In each practice test, you will answer 65 multiplechoice and gridded-response questions. Your teacher will explain how you will do the practice tests and record your answers. Be sure to follow the directions for each practice test. As you complete the practice tests, read and answer the questions carefully. Use the Answer Forms beginning on page113 to record your answers. Remember to fill in the answer bubbles completely. Also, if you change an answer, you must erase your first answer fully. For griddable items, enter your answer in the boxes and then fill in the corresponding bubbles. If you change an answer, be sure to erase your first answer fully. While you work on the practice tests, use the Testing Tips below. Read these helpful tips carefully. They can make you a better test taker. Testing Tips for Answering Multiple-Choice Questions Read each question carefully before you try to answer it. Be sure you know what the question is asking you to do. Cross out any answer choices that are not reasonable. Then make your choice from the remaining choices. Read the question again. Check that your answer makes sense.

Contents
Practice Test 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Practice Test 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Practice Test 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Answer Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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Practice Test 1 33
A store owner surveyed its customers about their pets. The table below summarizes their responses.

Pet Male customers Female customers 36 21

No pet 27 41

Of all the customers surveyed, what percent have a pet?

A B

45.6% 54.4%

C D

58.3% 83.8%

34

Use the coordinate grid below.

y
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10

A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

What is the length of AB ?

A B

10 58

C 57 D 58

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The scatter plot below shows the average price of a stock for the first 10 months of the year. The linear equation that best models the data is y 5 0.56x 112.2.

AVERAGE STOCK PRICE

Average Stock Price ($)
20 15 10 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Month
How can the slope of the line be interpreted?

A B C D

The average stock price increases by $0.56 each month. The average stock price increases by $12.20 each month. The average stock price decreases by $12.20 each month. The average stock price stays the same each month.

36

Fifty students were surveyed and asked if they played sports and if they had a job. The table below summarizes their responses.

Job Plays sports Does not play sports 20 15

No job 5 10

Of the students who play sports, what percent do not have a job? Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

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Answer questions 3765 on your answer sheet. You may NOT use a calculator.

37

Consider the coordinate grid below.

y
10 9 8 7 5 4 3 1 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 1

Figure A B C

Figure A 6 B C

D2

A
2 3 4 5 6

D
7 8 9 10

Which sequence of transformations is performed so that Figure A is similar to Figure A?

Figure A is the result of dilating Figure A about the origin with a scale factor of 2 and then translating it 4 units to the left and 2 units up.

Figure A is the result of dilating Figure A about the origin with a scale factor of } 1 and 2 then translating it 4 units to the left and 2 units up. Figure A is the result of dilating Figure A about the origin with a scale factor of } 1 and 2 then reflecting it over the y-axis. Figure A is the result of dilating Figure A about the origin with a scale factor of } 1 and 2 then reflecting it over the line x = y.

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Which equation is modeled by the data in the table below?

x
22

y
27

0 2 A B C D
y 5 } 1 x 1 3 5 1 x 1 3 y 5 2} 5 y 5 5x 1 3 y 5 25x 1 3

3 13

1 2

1 2

39

Which ordered pair is the solution to the system of linear equations shown below? 4x 2 5y 5 22 4x 1 5y 5 2

122, 2 2 A

, 02 B 12} 1 2 C 6 2 11, } 5 5 D 2 2 10, }

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Practice Test 2 15
Which graph best models the line of best fit for the data in the scatter plot?
y

x y y

A
y y

D
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Joachim wants to build a cube-shaped planter to hold 216 cubic inches of soil. How long should he make each side?

A B C D

36 inches 14.7 inches 12 inches 6 inches

17

What is the length of the diagonal of the rectangular prism represented by a dotted line in the figure below?

4 in.

3 in. 7 in. [not drawn to scale]

A 14 inches B 74 inches C 84 inches D 116 inches

18

Simplify. (47)3 ? (424 )2

A B C D

4242 42 48 413

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The athletic department sold 454 tickets to a sporting event. Adults paid $3.50 per ticket and students paid $1.00. The total ticket sales were $1,154. How many adults and how many students attended the event?

A B C D

There were 25 adults and 429 students at the event. There were 148 adults and 306 students at the event. There were 174 adults and 280 students at the event. There were 280 adults and 174 students at the event.

20

Justin is marking a border for a garden. He walks 200 feet to the east, then turns and walks 120 feet due south, before finally walking in a straight line back to his original starting point. To the nearest foot, how far does Justin walk in all? Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

21

Which irrational number has a value greater than 14 ?

A 15 B 13 C 12 D 11

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Mr. Richards gave the table shown below to four of his students, and asked them to determine the y-intercept of the function.

x
24 22

y
0
21 24

Luis answered 28, Natasha answered 26, Grayson answered 22, and Kaylee answered 21. Which student answered correctly?

A B C D

Luis Natasha Grayson Kaylee

23

There are approximately 40,000 people living in North Hamburg. The population of Diggsville is approximately 2 3 106 people. Which statement best summarizes these facts?

A B C D

The population of North Hamburg is approximately 2 times the population of Diggsville. The population of North Hamburg is approximately 20 times the population of Diggsville. The population of Diggsville is approximately 5 times the population of North Hamburg. The population of Diggsville is approximately 50 times the population of North Hamburg.

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Practice Test 3 12
A tree struck by lightning broke at a point 16 feet above ground level. The broken trunk formed a right triangle with the top of the tree resting on the ground 18 feet from the base of the tree, as shown below. What was the full height of the tree, to the nearest foot, before it was struck by lightning? Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

16 ft

18 ft [not drawn to scale]

13

Consider the two functions below: Function 1: y 5 2x 1 6 Function 2:

x
21

y
3 15 21

1 2

How does the rate of change differ for the two functions?

A B C D

Function 1 has a positive rate of change and function 2 has a negative rate of change. The rate of change for function 2 is greater than the rate of change for function 1. The rate of change for function 1 is greater than the rate of change for function 2. There is no difference in the rate of change of the two functions.

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In April 2011, an online social networking site had approximately 200 million registered accounts. In August, the number of registered accounts had risen to 3.62 3 108. In scientific notation, how many more users were there in August than in April?

A B C D

1.62 3 108 16.2 3 107 162 3 106 162,000,000

15

What is the value of x in the equation x2 5 49?

A B C D

x 5 65 x 5 67 x 5 24.5 x 5 98

16

What is the length of segment PQ in the figure below?

y
6 5 4 3 2 1 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 1 2 3 4 5

Q
6

A 10 units B 68 units C D
10 units 68 units

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A plumber charges a base fee for all service appointments. If a repair is needed, he adds a charge for each hour of labor. If the total cost, y, in dollars, of the plumbers x-hour repair visit is modeled by the equation y 5 25x 1 30, how could the y-intercept be interpreted?

A B C D

a base fee of $0 for service appointments a base fee of $25 for service appointments a base fee of $30 for service appointments a base fee of $55 for service appointments

18

The MacVieras kitchen is in the shape of a square. They would like to make into a rectangular shape with a length that is 8 feet shorter than twice the width. The perimeter of the room is to be 134 feet. What are the dimensions of the new kitchen?

A B C D

25 feet wide and 42 feet long 35.5 feet long and 55 feet wide 42 feet wide and 25 feet long 47.3 feet wide and 86.6 feet long

19

Marta surveyed educators about their ages and whether they held doctorate degrees. She created the table below to summarize their responses.

Have Doctorate 30 or Younger Older than 30 5 12

Do Not Have Doctorate 17 30

How many educators did Marta survey? Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

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A plant cell is 0.00001276 meter wide. What is the number written in scientific notation?

A B C D

0.1267 3 1024 1.267 3 1025 12.67 3 1026 1.267 3 105

21

Through which two points could a line of best fit be drawn to model the data in the scatter plot below?
y

R T

A B C D

Q and R Q and S R and S R and T

22

Which statement is true?

A B C D

The values of 30 and 37 are between 5 and 6. The value of 30 is greater than the value of 37 . The value of 30 is between 4 and 5 and the value of 37 between 7 and 8. The value of 30 is between 5 and 6 and the value of 37 between 6 and 7.

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