1. Extended Response Juan sold souvenir programs for New York
Yankees baseball games. Each program cost $7. The table shows the
number of programs Juan sold one weekend. (Lesson 1-6)
Day Worked
Number of Souvenir
Programs Sold
Saturday
133
Sunday
167
Part A Write an expression for the amount of money Juan collected on
Saturday and Sunday.
Part B Use the Distributive Property to rewrite the expression in Part A.
Part C How much money did Juan collect? Explain which method is
more efficient to use and why.
2. Multiple Choice Elise ordered a cabinet
for $74, 5 packs of CDs for $6 each, and
6 VHS tapes for $9.95 each. What was
the total cost of her order? (Lesson 1-3)
A
$89.95
B
$113.95
C
$139.70
D $163.70
4. Multiple Choice An advertisement for a
laundry detergent lists the capacity of the
bottle as 2.83 liters. How many milliliters
of detergent are in the bottle? (Lesson 1-8)
A
0.00283 milliliter
B
0.0283 milliliter
C
283 milliliters
D 2,830 milliliters
3. Multiple Choice What is the value of the
expression 4n n2 if n 3? (Lesson 1-4)
F
13
G
18
H
21
J
73
5. Multiple Choice Which property is shown
by the equation 9 w w 9? (Lesson 1-6)
F
Associative Property of Addition
G
Associative Property of Multiplication
H
Commutative Property of Addition
J
Distributive Property
6. Short Response The New York State
Barge Canal System is the longest
internal waterway system in any state,
carrying over two million tons of cargo
per year. What is this amount written in
standard form? (Prerequisite Skill)
7. Short Response Write each product in
exponential form. Then write the
products in standard form from least to
greatest. (Lesson 1-2)
22222
55
333
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New York Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 2
Number of Employees
1. Extended Response The bar
Employees of XYZ, Inc.
graph shows the number of
100
men and women employed
80
60
by XYZ, Inc. over a 5-year
40
period. (Lesson 2-7)
20
Part A How does the number
0
of women employed
2000
2001
2002
2003
compare to the number
Year
of men employed?
Explain your answer.
Part B Compare the number of women employed in 2004 to the number
of women employed in 2003. Compare the other years with the
previous year. Describe the general pattern for the number of
women employed each year.
2. Multiple Choice The first four weeks
that Mrs. Wong had the Lunch Stop Café
open, the number of lunches sold each
week were 100, 125, 155, and 180. Which
is the best estimate for the number of
lunches sold during the sixth week?
(Lesson 2-2)
A
B
105 lunches
150 lunches
C
D 275 lunches
210 lunches
3. Multiple Choice Latoya spent $127 on
groceries in January, $185 on groceries
in February, and $161 on groceries in
March. What was the range in the
amount Latoya spent on groceries from
January to March? (Lesson 2-3)
F
G
$24
$34
H
J
$58
$112
6. Short Response Jason earns $7.65 each
hour that he works at his father’s lawn
and garden shop. How much money
does Jason make when he works 5 hours
on Saturday? Show your work and
explain your answer. (Lesson 1-1)
Men
Women
2004
4. Multiple Choice What is the solution of
the equation y 15 30? (Lesson 1-5)
A
B
45
25
C
D 2
15
5. Multiple Choice Weather forecasters
from New York City recorded the
following temperatures in degrees
Fahrenheit one week in January 2005:
26, 31, 18, 22, 34, 27, 31
What was the mean temperature that
week? (Lesson 2-4)
F
18 degrees Fahrenheit
G
22 degrees Fahrenheit
H
27 degrees Fahrenheit
J
31 degrees Fahrenheit
7. Short Response Complete the frequency
table below for months of the year.
(Lesson 2-1)
First Letter of Names of Months
Letter
A
M
N
O
J
Frequency
New York Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 2 NY11
1. Extended Response Use a coordinate grid for
Parts A–C. (Lesson 3-3)
Part A Plot each of these points: (2, 1), (7, 1), (7, 5), (2, 5).
Part B Connect the points. What geometric shape do
the points make?
Part C Justify your answer to Part B using the definition
of the shape named.
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
O
2. Multiple Choice Which number is
equivalent to 4? (Lesson 3-1)
A
4
B
2
C
4
D 8
3. Multiple Choice Henry’s house is
located at point H. Jasmine’s house is
located at point J. Which move describes
how to get from Jasmine’s house to
Henry’s house? (Lesson 3-3)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
O
F
G
H
J
y
H
J
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8x
left 4, down 3
left 4, up 3
right 4, down 3
right 4, up 3
6. Short Response In one football season,
the Warriors scored 49, 59, 35, 17, 41, 7,
33, 31, 49, 27, 17, and 55 points. What
was the mean score of their games that
season? Show your work. (Lesson 2-4)
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y
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8x
4. Multiple Choice What is the product of
7 and 0? (Lesson 1-6)
A
B
0
7
C
D 70
17
5. Multiple Choice The highest point
in New York is Mount Marcy in the
Adirondacks. It has an elevation of
5,344 feet above sea level. The highest
point in the Catskill Mountains region
of New York has an elevation of 4,180 feet.
Which statement about the elevations of
these mountains is true? (Lesson 3-2)
F
The highest point in the Adirondacks
is lower than the highest point in the
Catskills.
G
The highest point in the Catskills is
higher than the highest point in the
Adirondacks.
H
The highest point in the Adirondacks
is not higher than the highest point
in the Catskills.
J
The highest point in the Adirondacks
is higher than the highest point in
the Catskills.
7. Short Response Draw a number line
labeled 5 to 5. Graph the integers 3,
1, and 4 on the number line. Find the
absolute value of each point. (Lesson 3-1)
New York Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 2
1. Extended Response Substitute for the variable in each expression.
Explain how the order of operations is used to evaluate each.
Part A Evaluate 3(a 5) if a = 2. (Lesson 3-5)
Part B Evaluate b2 4b if b 5. (Lesson 3-6)
Part C Evaluate c 3d d if c 30 and d 2. (Lesson 3-7)
2. Multiple Choice Which point is located
at 2 on the number line below?
(Lesson 3-2)
A
5 3 1
A
B
C
D
B
0
CD
1
3
4. Multiple Choice Which number is
equivalent to 15? (Lesson 3-1)
A
15
B
15
C
151
D 1,151
5. Multiple Choice Which statement
about the normal amount of monthly
precipitation in New York City is true?
(Lesson 3-2)
A
B
C
D
3. Multiple Choice Which expression is the
expanded form of 4x3y2? (Lesson 1-2)
F
43x2y
G
22xxxyy
H
4xxxyyy
J
4xxyy
Normal Monthly Precipitation
In New York City
March
June
September
December
4.4 in.
4.6 in.
4.2 in.
4.0 in.
Source: The New York Times Almanac
F
G
H
J
6. Short Response Explain the correct
order of operations Sam needs to use
in order to simplify the expression
14 (3 1) 8. (Lesson 1-3)
March’s precipitation is greater than
June’s precipitation.
December’s precipitation is the same
as June’s precipitation.
September’s precipitation is less than
March’s precipitation.
September’s precipitation is greater
than June’s precipitation.
7. Short Response There are about
1,900 species of plants that are native to
New York. What is this amount written in
word form? (Prerequisite Skill)
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19
9
19 4
95
19
9
19 6
97
19
9
19 8
9
20 9
0
20 0
0
20 1
02
20
03
Sales (million dollars)
1. Extended Response The graph shows the sales
Software Sales (1994–2003)
for a software company over a period of 10 years.
1.2
(Lesson 2-2)
1.0
0.8
Part A Which years had the highest and the lowest
0.6
sales? Explain how you know.
0.4
Part B Explain which operation is used to find the
0.2
amount the sales for the best year exceeded
0.0
the sales for the worst year. ESTIMATE to
find this amount.
Part C How many times did sales increase from one
year to the next year? Explain what you looked for in the graph.
2. Multiple Choice Which expression
represents the phrase “four times
the weight of the book less three”?
(Lesson 4-1)
A
4b 3
B
4b 3
C
4b3
D 4(3 b)
4. Multiple Choice Greg earns $15 for each
lawn that he mows. Which expression
can be used to find the amount of money
Greg earns for mowing m lawns?
(Lesson 4-3)
A
m $15
B
m $15
C
m 15
D $15 m
3. Multiple Choice What value of x makes
the equation 16 x 20 true?
(Lesson 4-2)
F
2
G
4
H
6
J
8
5. Multiple Choice Which inverse operation
is used to solve the equation b 3 21?
(Lesson 4-4)
F
add 3
G
divide by 3
H
multiply by 3
J
subtract 3
6. Short Response There are 2,271,000
liters of water that flow over Niagara’s
“Horseshoe” Falls per second. What is
the volume of the water expressed in
kiloliters? Show your work. (Lesson 1-8)
7. Short Response Ashley’s new cell phone
plan has a $20 monthly fee plus a fee
of $0.05 per minute used. Find an
expression that represents the cost for
m minutes used. Explain your expression.
(Lesson 4-1)
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New York Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 2
1. Extended Response Write each verbal expression as an algebraic
expression. Explain which words translated into each operation.
(Lesson 4-1)
Part A ten less than z
Part B three more than twice a number
Part C the sum of a number and the quotient of that number and five
2. Multiple Choice Which point is located
at 3 on the number line? (Lesson 3-2)
A
B
4
A
B
C
D
2
C
0
2
D
4
A
B
C
D
4. Multiple Choice The budget in 2004 for
the Statue of Liberty’s facilities was thirteen
million, two hundred sixty-one thousand
dollars. Which shows this amount in
standard form? (Prerequisite Skill)
A
$13,261
B
$13,000,261
C
$13,261,000
D $13,621,000
3. Multiple Choice Which expression
represents the exponential form of
6 6 6 6 6? (Lesson 1-2)
F
5(6)
G
65
H
56
J
65
5. Multiple Choice Which expression
represents the phrase “five more than the
product of seven and a number”?
(Lesson 4-1)
F
57n
G
5(7 n)
H
7n 5
J
5 – (7 n)
6. Short Response Calculate the perimeter
of the shape on the coordinate plane.
Show your work, and explain how you
determined the length of each side.
(Lesson 3-3)
7. Short Response Evaluate 3c2 if c 4.
Evaluate (3c)2 if c 4. Show your work.
Explain how these expressions differ.
(Lesson 1-4)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
O
y
D
C
A
B
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8x
New York Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 2 NY15
1. Extended Response Cassidy rented a truck to move
120 miles from Ithaca to Attica. The table shows the
cost for renting the truck based on the number of miles
driven. (Lesson 4-6)
Part A Write an expression to determine the cost of
renting the truck for m miles.
Part B How much will it cost Cassidy to rent the truck
for her 120-mile trip?
Part C Suppose Cassidy has to detour 8 miles out of her
way. How much will she have to pay when she
returns the truck in Attica? Show your work.
2. Multiple Choice Fractions can be
written as decimals and as percents.
Which relationship is true? (Lesson 5-6)
A
B
C
D
1
4
1
8
3
4
4
5
0.4 40%
0.12 12%
0.78 78%
0.8 80%
3
5
3. Multiple Choice About of the
students who attend Hill Middle School
ride a school bus. Which decimal
represents this number of students?
(Lesson 5-4)
F
G
0.35
0.6
H
J
1.4
60.0
6. Short Response The expression 497t is
used to find the distance traveled by a
DC-10 aircraft in t hours. How far does
the DC-10 travel in 5 hours? Show your
work. (Lesson 1-4)
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Miles Driven
Cost ($)
0–9
25
10–19
31
20–29
37
30–39
43
40–49
49
•
•
•
•
•
•
4. Multiple Choice In 2000, the most
populous cities in the state of New York
were New York City, Buffalo, and
Rochester. Buffalo had about 0.015 of the
state’s population, New York City had
about 0.42, and Rochester had about 0.011.
What is the order of the cities from least to
greatest populations? (Lesson 5-8)
A
Buffalo, New York City, Rochester
B
Buffalo, Rochester, New York City
C
Rochester, Buffalo, New York City
D New York City, Buffalo, Rochester
5. Multiple Choice In 2002, 69% of
households in the United States had cable
television. About what fraction of the
households had cable? (Lesson 5-6)
F
H
3
10
6
10
G
J
1
3
7
10
7. Short Response Hannah had scores of
85, 92, 95, 79, and 79 on five tests. Is
Hannah’s mean test score or her median
test score greater? Show your work.
(Lesson 2-4)
New York Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 2
1. Extended Response Julie practices her basketball free throws by
shooting 150 free throws each day. The number of shots she made
each of ten days is shown below. (Lessons 2-3 and 2-4)
68, 71, 73, 75, 78, 82, 82, 89, 93, 95
Part A Find the mean, median, mode, and range for the data set.
Part B On the eleventh day, Julie made only 52 of her attempts. Find
the mean, median, mode, and range with this value included
in the data set.
Part C Which measure (mean, median, mode, or range) was most
affected by the data from the eleventh day?
4. Multiple Choice In simplest form,
what fraction of a cake is left if 4 of the
24 pieces are left? (Lesson 5-3)
8
e
C
un
pt
pi
te
Ne
11
24
represents ? (Lesson 5-4)
F
H
0.4583
0.4583
G
J
A
B
r
us
Ju
an
Ur
Sa
tu
rn
Number of Students
2. Multiple
Planet Reports
Choice Which
18
17
20
planet did more
16
16
students do a
12
report on than
8
Jupiter and less
4
students do
0
a report on
than Saturn?
(Lesson 2-2a)
Planet
A
Jupiter
B
Neptune
C
Saturn
D Uranus
3. Multiple Choice Which decimal
0.4583
0.4583
6. Short Response Mike and Josie evaluated
(9 5)2. Mike squared 9, and then squared
5. He subtracted the results to get 56. Josie
subtracted 5 from 9, and then squared the
result. Josie got 16. Who did the problem
correctly and why? (Lesson 1-3)
D
1
6
1
4
1
3
1
2
5. Multiple Choice In 2003, about 1.56 million
people lived in Manhattan. That was
200,000 more than the number of people
that lived in the Bronx. Which shows the
sum of the populations of Manhattan and
the Bronx? (Prerequisite Skill)
F
G
1,760,000
2,920,000
H
J
3,320,000
3,560,000
7. Short Response Mr. Wall surveyed the
students in his class to see if their families
use Email. Three out of every five
students said that their families use
Email. What percent of Mr. Wall’s
students have families that use Email?
Show your work. (Lesson 5-5)
New York Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 2 NY17
1. Extended Response Many magicians use tricks involving algebra in
their acts. Examine the trick below. (Lesson 4-1)
“Choose any integer. Add 10. Multiply the result by 5. To this, add
your original integer, and subtract 2. Divide the result by 6. Now
subtract your original integer. What is the result? Repeat the steps,
starting with a different integer.”
Part A Write an algebraic expression for each step in the trick.
Part B Complete the trick using two different integers. Show your
work and explain your results.
2. Multiple Choice A well-known feature
of the Hudson Highlands area of New
York is Storm King, a peak that is
1,355 feet above sea level. What is the
height of Storm King in yards? (Lesson 6-7)
A
355 yards
B
C
D
2
3
1
677 yards
2
451 yards
2
3
of fabric. She used half of the fabric to
make curtains. How many yards of fabric
did she use? (Lesson 6-4)
G
1
6
5
4 yards
6
4 yards
H
5 yards
J
7 yards
1
2
6. Short Response In 2002, 12.3% of the
people in the United States were 65 years
old or older. What is 12.3% as a decimal?
Show your work. (Lesson 5-6)
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20 in.
4,065 yards
3. Multiple Choice Laura had 9 yards
F
4. Multiple Choice Rosarita’s
Pizza sells a pizza that has a
diameter of 20 inches. What
is the best estimate for its
circumference? (Lesson 6-9)
A
30 inches
B
60 inches
C
90 inches
D 120 inches
5. Multiple Choice Yoshi owns 300 acres of
land that he plans to rent to people for
1
2
their horses. How many 7-acre lots can
he make on this land? (Lesson 6-6)
F
40
G
42
1
2
H
292
J
600
7. Short Response Katrina read on a
lemonade packet that the contents, with
water made 2 quarts. She only had a
one-gallon pitcher. How full was the
pitcher after she made the lemonade?
Show your work. (Lesson 6-7)
New York Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 2
1. Extended Response Identify which property is illustrated in each
part. Explain your reasoning for each equation. (Lesson 1-6)
Part A 5(4 2) (5 4)2
1
7
Part B 7 1
Part C 2(56) 2(50 6)
B
C
D
11
14 4
1
11
3
5
12
11
3. Multiple Choice Kareem has a
swimming pool in his backyard.
The pool is circular with a radius of
4.5 meters. What is the approximate
circumference of the pool? (Lesson 6-9)
F
about 20.25 meters
G
about 28.26 meters
H
about 63.59 meters
J
about 254.34 meters
5. Multiple Choice
What decimal is
equivalent to the
percent of silver
luxury cars
owned in 2000?
(Lesson 5-6)
F
0.032
G
0.320
H
3.200
J
32.00
2002 Most Popular
Luxury Car Colors
35
32
30
25
18
20
15
10
12
5
0
hi
te
A
W
value? (Lessons 6-2 and 6-6)
r
M Wh
et it
al e
lic
4. Multiple Choice New York’s official flag,
adopted in 1901, is rectangular with a
blue background and has a coat of arms
on it. Damon wants to get a New York
flag that has length 36 inches and width
16 inches. What is the area of the flag that
Damon wants? (Lesson 6-8)
A
52 square inches
B
104 square inches
C
576 square inches
D 3,072 square inches
Si
lve
1
7
1
is equivalent to which
12
12
3
Percent
2. Multiple Choice The expression
Color
Source: World Almanac
6. Short Response A video game store sells
7. Short Response What is the value of the
1
of its supply of the latest release in the
3
multiplicative inverse of the fraction ?
5
9
first hour of business. The store’s policy
Justify your answer. (Lesson 6-5)
5
is to keep of its supply in its storeroom.
8
What portion of the original supply
remains on the shelf? Show your work.
(Lesson 6-4)
New York Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 2 NY19
1. Extended Response Angelica works at an electronics store where she
earns a base salary of $400 per week and a commission of 4% of her
total sales. (Lesson 7-7)
Part A How much does Angelica make in a week that she sells
$3,000 in merchandise?
Part B Write an equation that shows Angelica’s pay p for a week in
terms of her sales s. Explain your equation.
Part C How much merchandise does Angelica have to sell in a week
to earn $700? Show your work.
2. Multiple Choice On average, 3 out of
every 250 hard drives produced by CHD
Drives, Inc. are defective. If the company
produces 5,000 hard drives in one day,
how many are expected to be defective?
(Lesson 7-3)
A
50
B
60
C
150
D 600
4. Multiple Choice Two hundred fifty
tickets were sold for the school music
3. Multiple Choice Maria had 491 sketches
to sell at a local art fair. During the fair,
she sold 72% of the sketches. Which
value would be the best estimate of
the number of sketches Maria sold?
(Lesson 7-7)
F
72
G
250
H
300
J
350
5. Multiple
Time (h) Distance (mi)
Choice The
2
130
table shows
4
260
the total
7
455
distance
traveled by
a car moving at a constant rate of speed.
How far will the car have traveled after
10 hours? (Lesson 7-2)
F
520 miles
G
585 miles
H
650 miles
J
715 miles
6. Short Response At the site of Niagara
Falls, the Niagara River spills forty
million gallons of water 180 feet
downward each minute. What is this
capacity written in standard form?
(Prerequisite Skill)
7. Short Response State whether the ratios
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2
5
concert. A ticket taker estimated that of
the attendees were students. By what
decimal could you multiply 250 to find
the number of adults that attended the
concert? (Lesson 5-4)
A
B
0.25
0.4
C
D 0.6
0.5
15
5
and form a proportion. Show your
27
9
work. (Lesson 7-3)
New York Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 2
1. Extended Response At Harris Middle School there are 450 students.
The music teacher determined that 60% of the students participate in
some form of instrumental music. Of that 60%, 20% of the students
play a woodwind instrument. (Lesson 7-7)
Part A How many of the students at Harris Middle School participate
in instrumental music?
Part B How many of the instrumental music students at Harris
Middle School do not play a woodwind instrument?
Part C Explain two different ways to find the answer to Part B.
2. Multiple Choice Which property does
the equation 8 0 8 demonstrate?
(Lesson 1-6)
A
Associative Property of Addition
B
Commutative Property of Addition
C
Distributive Property
D Identity Property of Addition
3. Multiple Choice Marcus has a marble
collection in which 8 of his 20 marbles
are striped. His friend William has the
same proportion of striped marbles as
Marcus in his collection of 15 marbles.
Which proportion can be used to
determine the number of striped marbles
in William’s collection? (Lesson 7-3)
F
G
H
J
8
15
8
20
15
8
8
20
x
20
x
15
x
20
15
x
4. Multiple Choice Sara cleans her fish’s
bowl once a week. Which is likely to be
the amount of water in the fish bowl?
(Prerequisite Skill)
A
B
1 milliliter
10 milliliters
C
D 10 kiloliters
1 liter
5. Multiple Choice The term “The Big
Apple” was first used by touring jazz
musicians of the 1930’s. The attendance at
one jazz production in New York City is
shown in the table below. What was the
mean number of people in attendance
during the 4-day period? (Lesson 2-4)
F
H
6. Short Response Explain the difference
between a ratio and a rate. Classify each
of the following as a ratio, rate, or unit
45 miles 1 180 miles
1 hour 4 4 hours
rate. , , (Lesson 7-2)
295
346
Day
Attendance
1
315
2
279
3
402
4
388
G
J
316
352
7. Short Response What is the value of the
expression 3a3 b2 if a 2 and b 4?
Explain the order of operations used to
find the answer. (Lesson 1-3)
New York Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 2 NY21
1. Extended Response Use the grid for Parts A–C.
(Lesson 3-3)
Part A Plot the points L(3, 2), M(8, 2), N(8, 6), and O(3, 6)
on the coordinate grid.
Part B If you connect these points with line segments,
what kind of figure is formed?
Part C What is the perimeter of the figure?
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
O
2. Multiple Choice Which repeated
multiplication is equivalent to 35?
(Lesson 1-2)
A
555
B
33333
C
99
D 55555
3. Multiple Choice In 1990, the population
of New York was about 18,000,000. In
2000, the population had increased by
about 6%. About how many more
people were living in New York in
2000 than 1990? (Lesson 8-1)
F
200,000
G
500,000
H
1,000,000
J
2,000,000
6. Short Response
Pet Owners
The circle graph
Dog
shows the results
38%
of a survey of
Cat
None
24%
5%
525 students.
Other
What is the best
5%
Bird
estimate for
Fish 8%
20%
the number of
students who
own a dog? Show your work and explain
your answer. (Lesson 8-1)
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y
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8x
4. Multiple Choice The city of Bellview is
creating a new garden in front of its
community center. The garden will be
circular with a maximum diameter of
18 feet. What is the maximum value for
the radius of the garden? (Lesson 6-9)
A
6 feet
B
9 feet
C
18 feet
D 36 feet
5. Multiple Choice A cooler of iced tea
contains 128 fluid ounces. How many
cups of iced tea are in the cooler?
(Lesson 6-7)
F
G
8 cups
11 cups
H
J
12 cups
16 cups
7. Short Response Explain how you can
use the inverse properties of addition
and subtraction to solve the equation
x 4 20. Solve the equation for x.
(Lesson 1-7)
New York Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 2
1. Extended Response Erica went to a clothing store to purchase a coat.
Because the store was celebrating its 5-year anniversary, everything in
1
5
the store was off. (Lesson 8-5)
Part A What was the percent of discount on items in the store?
Part B Erica selected a $100 coat. What was the price of the coat after
the discount? Show your work.
Part C Suppose Erica had a coupon for an additional 15% off the sale
price. What was the price of the coat after the discount and
the coupon? Show your work.
2. Multiple Choice An online poll found
that 30% of middle school students chose
comedies as their favorite type of movie.
Of the 1,850 students that attend
Madison Middle School, about how
many would you expect to prefer
comedies? (Lesson 8-3)
A
55
B
225
C
555
D 650
3. Multiple Choice A survey showed that
63.5% of Americans who display the
American flag, display it on their home.
The Patriot Flag Store sold 1,210 U.S.
flags in March. What is the best estimate
for the number of these flags that will be
displayed on homes? (Lesson 8-1)
F
43
G
120
H
600
J
720
6. Short Response Explain the relationship
between the diameter and radius of a
circle. (Lesson 6-9)
4. Multiple Choice
The ordered pairs
A(2, 1), B(7, 1),
C(5, 5), and D(0, 5)
are plotted on a
coordinate grid.
What geometric
term best describes
ABCD? (Lesson 3-3)
A
parallelogram
C
square
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
O
y
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8x
B
D
rectangle
triangle
5. Multiple Choice The geographic center
of New York State is located in Madison
County, approximately 12 miles south of
Oneida and 26 miles southwest of Utica.
Suppose a radio station located at this
center point can broadcast a distance of
50 miles in any direction from the station.
What is the circumference of the region of
New York that can hear the broadcast?
(Lesson 6-9)
F
G
100 miles
228 miles
H
J
314 miles
7,850 miles
7. Short Response Jon scored 19 out of 25
correct on a math quiz. What percent of
the questions did he answer correctly?
Show your work. (Lesson 5-5)
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1. Extended Response Natalie did the weekly grocery shopping for her
family. (Lesson 7-2)
Part A Natalie purchased 6 pounds of potatoes for $0.59 per pound. How
much did the potatoes cost?
Part B Natalie had a choice of buying a 16-ounce box of cereal for $3.20 or
a 25-ounce box of the same cereal for $4.00. For each box of cereal,
what is the cost per ounce? Show your work.
Part C If the 25-ounce box of cereal were sold at the same price per ounce
as the 16-ounce box, how much would the 25-ounce box cost?
Show your work.
2. Multiple Choice Chris can choose from
blue shoes or brown shoes with white,
blue, or black socks. How many different
shoe/sock combinations are possible?
(Lesson 9-2)
A
B
2
3
C
D 6
5
4. Multiple Choice Ricardo tossed a coin
20 times, and it landed on heads 8 times.
What was the ratio of heads to tails?
(Lesson 9-1)
A
B
1:2
2:3
C
D 4:5
3:4
3. Multiple Choice
The formula for
6m
the perimeter of
a rectangle with
length and width
8.5 m
w is P 2 2w.
Find the perimeter of the rectangle
shown. (Lesson 6-8)
F
G
14.5 meters
26 meters
H
J
29 meters
32.5 meters
5. Multiple Choice One of the principal
products of New York State in the early
1990s was hay. Four million metric tons
were produced annually with a value of
$328 million. Which shows $328 million
written in standard form? (Prerequisite Skill)
F
$328,000
G
$32,800,000
H
$328,000,000
J
$3,280,000,000
6. Short Response Of the ten largest cities in
New York, two have names that include
the word new. What is the probability that a
city chosen at random from the ten largest
cities will include new in the name? Explain
how you found your answer. (Lesson 9-1)
7. Short Response Which metric measure
of capacity is most appropriate for
measuring the amount of liquid in a
punch bowl? Explain. (Prerequisite Skill)
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New York Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 2
1. Extended Response Sulee took nine vocabulary quizzes during the
current semester. Her scores are shown below. (Lesson 2-4)
19
16
21
20
17
19
20
18
20
Part A Find the mean and median quiz score. Show how you found each.
Part B On the tenth quiz, Sulee scored a 27. Find the mean and median
with this score included in the data set.
Part C Explain whether the mean or median is more affected by the tenth
quiz score.
3. Multiple Choice Which tool would be
the best to measure the capacity of a
child’s wading pool? (Prerequisite Skill)
F
teaspoon
G
tablespoon
H
measuring cup
J
5-gallon bucket
6. Short Response The longest toll
superhighway in the United States is the
Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway
which covers a distance of 641 miles.
If Kyra traveled this entire distance at
a constant rate of 65 miles per hour,
about how long would the drive take
rounded to the nearest tenth? (Lesson 4-3)
4. Multiple
Favorite City to Visit
Choice In a
35
survey, 2,000
30
people were
25
asked which
20
15
city they would
10
most like to
5
visit. The
0
results are
shown in
the graph at
the right. How
many of those surveyed would most like
to visit Rome? (Lesson 7-7)
A
B
180
480
C
D 720
600
Ro
m
Ve e
ni
Lo ce
nd
on
Pa
Ho ri
no s
lu
lu
Percent of Responses
2. Multiple Choice For Thanksgiving
dinner the Cooper family had 1 apple
pie, 1 pumpkin pie, and 1 chocolate silk
pie. After dinner, one-half of the apple pie,
one-third of the pumpkin pie, and onefourth of the chocolate silk pie had been
eaten. Which number represents the total
amount of pie left? (Lesson 6-2)
A
one and one-twelfth
B
one and five-twelfths
C
nineteen-twelfths
D one and eleven-twelfths
5. Multiple Choice What is the value of
the expression 4x2 7x 2 if x 3?
(Lesson 1-2)
F
G
17
23
H
J
41
125
7. Short Response José signed up for a cell
phone plan that gave him 500 anytime
minutes for $20. What was the cost per
minute for this plan? Show your work.
(Lesson 7-2)
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1. Extended Response Janaya went to a shoe store to purchase a new
pair of boots. The store was having a 20% off sale on all winter boots.
(Lesson 8-5)
Part A Janaya bought a pair of boots with a price of $128. What was
the price of the boots after the discount?
Part B Suppose Janaya had a coupon for an additional 10% off the
sale price. What was the price of the boots after the discount
and the coupon?
Part C Did the discount and the coupon equal 30% off the original
price? Show your work and explain your answer.
2. Multiple
Choice Find
the length of
the missing
side in the
similar triangles.
(Lesson 10-6)
A
6 meters
C
10 meters
15 m
xm
12 m
8m
B
D
9 meters
12 meters
3. Multiple Choice What is the area of a
rectangular painting on a canvas that
measures 18.2 inches by 12.5 inches?
(Lesson 6-8)
F
184.2 square inches
G
227.5 square inches
H
251.9 square inches
J
270.0 square inches
6. Short Response A jar contains 5 red
chips, 2 green chips, 3 yellow chips, and
4 black chips. How many green chips
should be added to the jar so that the
probability of selecting a green chip is
25%? Show your work. (Lesson 9-1)
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4. Multiple Choice What is the approximate
area of a sector of a circle whose central
angle measures 72 degrees and whose
radius is 4 meters? (Lesson 10-2)
A
about 4 square meters
B
about 6.35 square meters
C
about 10.053 square meters
D about 40.192 square meters
5. Multiple Choice One of the first
railroads in America ran between Albany
and Schenectady, a distance of 11 miles or
58,080 feet. If the track was 5.2 feet wide,
what is a reasonable estimate for the area
covered by the track? (Lesson 6-9)
F
100,000 square feet
G
212,000 square feet
H
290,000 square feet
J
372,000 square feet
7. Short Response What is the sum of
3
5
5
8
1 and 2? Show your work. (Lesson 6-3)
New York Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 2
1. Extended Response On Monday, the school cafeteria has three
meal choices and three drink choices. (Lessons 9-1 and 9-2)
Part A Make a tree diagram of the choices.
Part B How many different outcomes are there?
Part C Suppose Lance chooses a lunch at random.
What is the probability that he will select grilled cheese
with lemonade?
2. Multiple Choice One of the first soft
drink bottlers was Joseph Biedenharn.
Which unit is used on most bottles of
cola today? (Lessons 1-8 and 6-7)
A
kilogram
B
liter
C
pint
D fluid ounces
3. Multiple Choice Miguel and Rose
picked blueberries at Redwood Blueberry
farm. Miguel picked 6 quarts. Rose
picked 18 pints. Who picked more berries,
and how much more did that person pick
than the other? (Lesson 6-7)
F
Miguel, 6 pints more
G
Miguel, 4 pints more
H
Rose, 6 pints more
J
Rose, 4 pints more
6. Short Response The tallest building in
New York is the Empire State Building,
which is 102 stories tall. If Randall
climbed the stairs at a rate of 2 stories
every 5 minutes, how long would it take
him to climb to the top? Show your
work. (Lesson 7-2)
4. Multiple Choice A coyote can run
18 miles per hour faster than an elephant.
A coyote can run 43 miles per hour. Solve
the equation e 18 43 to find the
speed of an elephant in miles per hour.
(Lesson 4-4)
A
61 miles per hour
B
50 miles per hour
C
34 miles per hour
D 25 miles per hour
5. Multiple Choice Potassium makes up
0.14% of the moon. What is 0.14% written
as a decimal? (Lesson 7-5)
F
0.0014
G
0.014
H
0.14
J
14
7. Short Response Emily purchased
6 cupcakes for $3.90. Her friend Kyle
bought some of the same cupcakes and
spent $5.85. How many cupcakes did
Kyle buy? Show your work. (Lesson 7-3)
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1. Extended Response Martina wants to hang a wallpaper border
around the perimeter of her bedroom. (Lessons 1-4 and 6-8)
Part A The length of her bedroom is 4 feet longer than the width of her
room. Write an expression for the length of Martina’s bedroom.
Explain your expression.
Part B Use the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle to find the
number of feet of wallpaper border Martina needs for a room
that has a length of 12 feet. Show your work.
2. Multiple Choice Four friends ate at a
restaurant. Their bill totaled $58.37.
Which is the best estimate for a tip of
15%? (Lesson 8-1)
A
$6
B
$9
C
$12
D $15
4. Multiple Choice The distance across the
state of New York from east to west is
about 325 miles. Drew drove this distance
in 4.25 hours. What was his rate of speed
to the nearest whole number? (Lesson 7-2)
A
68 miles per hour
B
70 miles per hour
C
76 miles per hour
D 82 miles per hour
3. Multiple Choice What is the value of
the expression 3a2 2a if a 5?
(Lesson 1-3)
F
75
G
65
H
20
J
10
5. Multiple Choice What is the best
estimate for the area of the figure shown
below? (Lesson 11-7)
12 ft
12 ft
F
G
H
J
6. Short Response Is it reasonable to use
the value 4.5 yards as an estimate for a
measurement that was 9 feet long?
Explain. (Lesson 6-7)
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162 square feet
180 square feet
201 square feet
252 square feet
7. Short Response A circular fountain is
being built in front of a new city hall
building. The fountain will have a
diameter of 14 feet. What is the area of
the ground covered by the fountain?
Show your work. (Lesson 11-6)
New York Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 2
1. Extended Response Use parallelogram ABCD to answer
Parts A–C. (Lesson 11-4)
Part A What formula can you use to find the area of ABCD?
Find the area.
Part B Use the dashed segments to view ABCD as two
triangles and one rectangle. Use formulas to find the
area of each. Show your work.
Part C Show that both methods of finding the area of ABCD
have the same result.
A
3
B
8
D
4
3
C
2. Multiple Choice Which is the value of
the expression 5 0? (Lesson 1-6)
A
50
B
5
C
0
D 50
4. Multiple Choice Which value is
equivalent to 15 liters? (Lesson 1-8)
A
0.015 milliliter
B
0.5 milliliter
C
150 milliliters
D 15,000 milliliters
3. Multiple Choice The tires on Reggie’s
bike have a diameter of 18 inches. About
how far does Reggie travel each time
the tires go around a full revolution?
(Lesson 6-9)
5. Multiple Choice During the early 1990s,
apples were one of the principal products
of New York with an annual revenue of
128 million dollars. What is this value in
standard form? (Prerequisite Skill)
F
$128,000,000
G
$1,280,000
H
$128,000
J
$12,800
18 in.
F
H
9 feet
5 feet
G
J
7 feet
3 feet
6. Short Response What is the area of
a rectangular plate having length
14 inches and width 8 inches? Show
your work. (Lesson 6-8)
7. Short Response What is the probability
that Heiko will toss a penny and it will
land heads up? Explain your answer.
(Lesson 9-1)
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1. Extended Response A company makes rectangular boxes for
shipping a particular model of computer. The computer is a
rectangular prism as shown at the right. (Lesson 12-2)
Part A If the shipping box fits tightly around the computer,
what is the volume of the box?
4 in.
Part B Suppose the computer manufacturer wants to
ship the computers with 2 inches of foam on each
side inside the box. What dimensions of the box will
allow for the foam to surround the computer?
Part C What is the volume of the foam surrounding the computer?
2. Multiple Choice
What are the
coordinates of
point A?
(Lesson 3-3)
A
(5, 4)
B
(4, 5)
C
(3, 4)
D (5, 3)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
O
y
A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8x
12 in.
18 in.
4. Multiple Choice The Hudson River is
the longest river in the state of New York.
The length of the Hudson River is about
315 miles. A powerboat traveled the
length of the river at a constant rate of
45 miles per hour. How long did it take
to go the entire length of the river?
Use the formula distance rate time.
(Lesson 7-2)
A
B
3 hours
6 hours
C
D 12 hours
7 hours
3. Multiple Choice Which expression is
used to find the volume of a rectangular
prism with length 3.2 meters, width
1.5 meters, and depth 1.9 meters?
(Lesson 12-2)
F
3.2 1.5 1.9
G
1.5 3.2 1.9
H
1.5 3.2 1.9
J
3.2 1.5 1.9
5. Multiple Choice Caitlin took seven
science quizzes during the past month.
Her scores were 18, 21, 25, 23, 15, 18, and
22. What was the range of her quiz
scores? (Lesson 2-3)
F
G
7
10
H
J
14
25
6. Short Response Write an expression for
the phrase “three more than twice a
number”. Show your work. (Lesson 4-1)
7. Short Response The diameter of a small
unicycle wheel is 0.8 inch. What is the area
of the wheel to the nearest hundredth?
Show your work. (Lesson 11-6)
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New York Mathematics: Applications and Concepts, Course 2