,Test Bank For Mathematical Practices, Mathematics for Teachers: Activities,
Models, and Real-Life Examples
Chapter_01__Problem_Solving
Section 1.1
1. Describe the pattern. Write the next two numbers.
–8, 1, 10, ...
Correct Answer(s):
a. Each given number is the previous number plus 9.
2. Describe the pattern. Write the next two numbers.
Correct Answer(s):
a. Each given number is 4 times the previous number.
3. Write the first five terms of each sequence of numbers with the given properties and then find
the specified term.
First term: 4
Pattern: Each number is 2 times the previous number.
a.
b.
*c.
d.
e.
4. The table shows the change in the price of a alarm clock. At the end of the week, the price is
.
Day of the Change in
week price
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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Chapter_01__Problem_Solving
a.
b.
c.
*d.
5. A ball is dropped from a height of 7 feet. On each bounce, it returns to a height that is two-
thirds of the distance it fell. Find the total vertical distance the ball travels.
a. 21 feet
b. 14 feet
*c. 35 feet
d. 26 feet
6. John has $1,000 in a safe deposit box. Each year, he spends 10% of what is left in the box.
How much will be in the box after 4 years?
a. $1,301.60
b. $643.43
c. $655.49
d. $332.10
*e. $656.10
7. Refer to the pie graph that shows the world's languages and the percentages of the population
that speak them.
What percentage of the world's population does not speak either Chinese or Spanish?
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, Test Bank For Mathematical Practices, Mathematics for Teachers: Activities,
Models, and Real-Life Examples
Chapter_01__Problem_Solving
a. 97.6 %
*b. 77.1 %
c. 91.2 %
d. 4.8 %
e. 92.6 %
8. Refer to the line graph.
In approximately what year did miners begin to earn more than construction workers?
a. in 1984
b. in 1982
*c. in 1988
d. in 1985
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Models, and Real-Life Examples
Chapter_01__Problem_Solving
Section 1.1
1. Describe the pattern. Write the next two numbers.
–8, 1, 10, ...
Correct Answer(s):
a. Each given number is the previous number plus 9.
2. Describe the pattern. Write the next two numbers.
Correct Answer(s):
a. Each given number is 4 times the previous number.
3. Write the first five terms of each sequence of numbers with the given properties and then find
the specified term.
First term: 4
Pattern: Each number is 2 times the previous number.
a.
b.
*c.
d.
e.
4. The table shows the change in the price of a alarm clock. At the end of the week, the price is
.
Day of the Change in
week price
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
,Test Bank For Mathematical Practices, Mathematics for Teachers: Activities,
Models, and Real-Life Examples
Chapter_01__Problem_Solving
a.
b.
c.
*d.
5. A ball is dropped from a height of 7 feet. On each bounce, it returns to a height that is two-
thirds of the distance it fell. Find the total vertical distance the ball travels.
a. 21 feet
b. 14 feet
*c. 35 feet
d. 26 feet
6. John has $1,000 in a safe deposit box. Each year, he spends 10% of what is left in the box.
How much will be in the box after 4 years?
a. $1,301.60
b. $643.43
c. $655.49
d. $332.10
*e. $656.10
7. Refer to the pie graph that shows the world's languages and the percentages of the population
that speak them.
What percentage of the world's population does not speak either Chinese or Spanish?
2
, Test Bank For Mathematical Practices, Mathematics for Teachers: Activities,
Models, and Real-Life Examples
Chapter_01__Problem_Solving
a. 97.6 %
*b. 77.1 %
c. 91.2 %
d. 4.8 %
e. 92.6 %
8. Refer to the line graph.
In approximately what year did miners begin to earn more than construction workers?
a. in 1984
b. in 1982
*c. in 1988
d. in 1985
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