Pre-algebra – The 5th grading period
Chapter 9 Test: Students must pass with a “C” or better.
Topics include: Ratios, proportions and percents.
Tip: Of all the chapters covered in pre-algebra, Chapter 9 has the most real-life applications.
Examples:
q If you can buy 10 pencils for $.89, how much would 25 pencils cost?
q On a blueprint for a house, the dimensions of the kitchen are 2.75” by 5.5”. What are the dimensions of the real kitchen if the scale is 1”=10ft.?
q They withhold 15% of your paycheck for tax purposes, how much would they withhold if your paycheck is $2500.00?
More Glencoe sample problems are available online:
Glencoe
Chapter Test, Chapter 9
Do you want to take a Douglass
Chapter 9 practice test?
Douglass Chapter Test, Chapter 9
Chapter 12 Test: Geometry
revisited. Topics include finding perimeters, areas, surface areas, and volumes
of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional geometric objects. This unit involves work
with formulas.
Examples:
q How far is it to walk around a rectangular park that
is 300 yards long and 200 yards wide?
q How much wrapping paper do you need for a gift box
with dimensions 9in. X 6in.?
q How many yards of concrete do you need to pour a
driveway with dimensions 8in. X 50ft.?
More Glencoe sample problems are available online:
Glencoe
Chapter Test, Chapter 12
Do you want to take a Douglass
Chapter 12 practice test?
Douglass Chapter Test, Chapter 12 (part A)
Douglass Chapter Test, Chapter 12 (part B)
Douglass Chapter Test, Chapter 12 (part C)
Douglass Chapter Test, Chapter 12 (part D)