All Common Core: 7th Grade Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Proportion / Ratio / Rate
In a class of students, the ratio of freshmen to sophomores to juniors is . How many juniors are in the class?
Let be the number of freshmen, be the number of sophomores, and be the number of juniors.
Now, since we have students,
Since we want to find the number of juniors, we need to find the value of .
Example Question #61 : Number Concepts And Operations
In a zoo with animals, the ratio of mammals to reptiles to birds is . How many birds does the zoo have?
Let be the number of mammals, be the number of reptiles, and be the number of birds.
Since the zoo has animals,
Because we want the number of birds, we need to find the value of .
Example Question #62 : Number Concepts And Operations
In a high school of students, the ratio of freshmen to sophomores to juniors to seniors is . How many juniors does this high school have?
Let be the number of freshmen, be the number of sophomores, be the number of juniors, and be the number of seniors.
Because the high school has students,
Since we want to find out how many juniors there are, we need the value of .
Example Question #2 : Proportion / Ratio / Rate
In a high school, the ratio of freshmen to seniors is . If there are seniors, how many freshmen are there?
Set up the following proportion, with being the number of freshmen.
Now, cross-multiply and solve for .
Example Question #1 : Rational Numbers
On a beach, the ratio of crabs to seagulls is . If there are crabs and seagulls on the beach, how many crabs are there?
Let be the number of crabs and be the number of seagulls.
Since there are crabs and seagulls on the beach,
Because the question asks for the number of crabs, we need to find the value of .
Example Question #91 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships
There are boys and girls at a playground. What is the ratio of boys to girls?
Write the numbers of boys and girls as a fraction, then simplify.
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Example Question #63 : Number Concepts And Operations
At a high school, there are freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. What is the ratio of seniors to freshmen?
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Write the number of seniors and numbers of freshmen as a fraction:
That fraction is equivalent to .
Example Question #64 : Number Concepts And Operations
The angles in a triangle are in the ratio . What is the angle measurement of the largest angle?
Let be the values of the angles.
Since all the angles in a triangle need to add up to ,
Because we want the value of the largest angle, we need to find the value of .
Example Question #92 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships
John and Michela are business partners who agreed to split profits at a ratio of 2:3, with Michela taking the larger share. If their business made in the first year, how much money did Michela make?
Let be the amount John takes home and be the amount Michela takes home.
Since their business made ,
We want to know how much Michela made so we need to find the value of .
Example Question #11 : Fractions
The angles in a triangle have a ratio of . What is the measurement of the smallest angle?
Let be the values of the angles.
Since there are degrees in a triangle,
Since we want the value of the smallest angle, find the value of .