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UNIT
1
Numbers
Unit Test: C
1. Alessandra has a special deck of cards.
Each card has a different integer on it.
The cards are 1, 3, 5, 7, and 8.
How many cards have a value that is
less than 4?
A none of these
C two
B one
D three
5. Which of the following lists of numbers is
ordered from greatest to least?
2. Which set of rational numbers is correctly
ordered from least to greatest?
A 0.551, 0.550, 0.505, 0.555
B 0.555, 0.550, 0.551, 0.505
A 
5
4
, 0.61, 0.59, 
8
7
B 
5
4
,  , 0.61, 0.59
8
7
C 
4
5
,  , 0.59, 0.61
7
8
D 
4
5
, 0.59, –0.61, 
7
8
6.
C 0.555, 0.551, 0.550, 0.505
Martina’s Inequalities
D 0.505, 0.550, 0.551, 0.555
3. Tamar wants to select an integer that is
closer to zero on the number line than 3
is. How many possible choices other than
zero does she have?
A one
C three
B two
D four
23
2  3
4 5
4  3
10
0  1
3  2
Martina gets one point for each pair of
integers she correctly compares. She
wrote the statements above. How many
points did Martina receive?
4.
Point
A
B
C
D
2  3
Coordinate
0.731
0.730
0.733
0.735
A 2
C 4
B 3
D 5
7. Kevin listed all of the integers with
absolute value less than 2. Bria listed all
of the integers with absolute value less
than 4. How many more integers are on
Bria’s list than on Kevin’s list?
Which number line shows the correct
placement of the points listed in the table
above?
A two
C seven
B four
D nine
1
1
5
8. Jo wrote the numbers 2 , 3 and 1
2
7
6
a
in the form . What is the greatest
b
numerator that Jo wrote?
A
B
C
A 5
C 11
B 7
D 22
D
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Numbers
13. If x and y are integers and x  y, how do
the opposite of x and the opposite of y
compare?
9. Tommy plotted the opposite of 6. Alicia
plotted the opposite of 5. Which number
is greater in value? Explain.
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14.
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Daily Temperatures in Milwaukee
10.
Day
Times for 200-meter Dash
Temperature
Time (s)
Monday
2.1C
Allison
24.22
Tuesday
2.0C
Carmelita
24.12
Wednesday
2.3C
Shanay
23.98
Thursday
1.9C
Britney
23.95
Runner
The table shows the daily temperatures
for a four-day period in Milwaukee.
Four runners ran the 200-meter dash.
The times are shown in the table above.
Which runner had the fastest time?
On which day or days was the
temperature lower than 2.2C?
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15. Trina says that she knows the smallest
positive rational number. Alexey says that
such a number does not exist. Who is
correct? Explain why.
7
5
11. Write the numbers 3.2 , 1 , 2 and
8
6
4
a
3 in the form , from greatest to
5
b
least.
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12. The opposite of x is y. What is the
distance between x and y on the number
line?
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16. A rational number is any number that can
a
be written in the form , where a and b
b
are both integers and b  0. Why is every
integer a rational number?
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Answer Key
Unit Tests and Performance Tasks
UNIT 1 Numbers
5. A
Unit 1 Test: A
6. D
1. D
7. D
2. A
3. D
8. D
4. D
10. C
5. D
6. A
11. 0. The opposite of a number is the same
distance from 0 on the number line, but in
the opposite direction.
7. D
12. Monday
9. D
8. B
13. 2
9. D
11
12
10. A
11. D
14. Answers will vary. Sample answer: the
price of items in a store
12. D
15. no; The opposite of 2 is 2.
13. 4
16. 7.8, 8.05, 8.1, 8.18
14. 5.8, 4.2, 4.1, 1.5
17. no; counterexample: 2  |2|  4.
15. 8
18. 4.5
16. Answers will vary. Any whole number is
correct.
Unit 1 Test: C
1. B
5
17.
3
2. C
3. D
18. 4. 4 is 4 units away from 0 on the number
line; 3 is 3 units away.
4. D
5. D
19. 3
20. 5.5, 5
21.
6. C
1
1
, 5 , 5.1
4
5
7. B
8. D
17
5
9. The opposite of 5. 5 is to the right of 6
on the number line.
22. 4.5, 3.5, 3, 4
10. Britney
23. Yes. 3 is to the right of 5 on the number
line.
11. 
24. 3
15
17
16
19
, 
, 
, 
8
6
5
5
12. |x  y|, |y  x|, |x  y|, 2|x|, or 2|y|
Unit 1 Test: B
13. y  x
1. B
14. Wednesday
2. A
3. A
4. D
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15. Alexey is correct. Sample explanation:
Suppose the smallest rational number is x.
x
Then
is also a rational number, but is
2
smaller than x. Therefore x cannot be the
smallest rational number, and such a
number does not exist.
4. Farha, Davon, Kate, Nikesha, Mirsada,
Henri, Abey, Oren. The three negative
2
rational numbers ( , 2.3, and 12.6)
3
become positive, which changes the order.
5. The Rational Numbers
6. whole numbers; rational; rational numbers
16. Every integer can be written as a fraction
a
, where a is the integer and b  1.
b
UNIT 2 Number Operations
Unit 1 Test: D
Unit 2 Test: A
1. C
1. C
2. B
2. D
3. A
4. C
3. A
5. C
5. B
6. C
7. A
6. D
7. C
8. C
8. B
9. C
9. B
10. C
10. D
11. A
4. C
11. A
12. No. 4 can be written as
12. B
4
.
1
13.
13. Blaine
14.
4 2
2
3
, ,  , 
5 5
5
5
5
12
14. 9
19
oz or 9.76 oz
25
15. a. 186.55 lb
b. 18.45 lb
15. Two. 3 and 3.
16. 1.25
17. Answers will vary. Sample answer: 0.5
16. Sample answer: 2(4)  1
18. Wednesday
17. 56 pennies
18. 2(4)  14  (5)  1; The team gained
1 yd.
19. 10. 10 is 10 units from zero on the
number line. 3 is three units from zero.
20.
19. $437.96
3
4
20. If the integers have the same sign, the
quotient will be positive. If the integers
have different signs, the quotient will be
negative.
Unit 1 Performance Task
1. Integers Without Wholes; 9 is an integer
but not a whole number because it its
negative.
21. (14)  2(8)  2  28; 28 points
22. a. (45)  (106)  8  143
2. Brittany and Lila; Brittany: Integers
Without Wholes; Lila: Whole Numbers
b. She has to sell 16 candles before she
makes a profit.
3. Oren, Mirsada, Farha, Davon, Kate,
Nikesha, Henri, Abey
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