Lesson 7: Practice Problems

Problem 1

  1. Find the lengths of the unlabeled sides.

    A right triangle with a horizontal side on the top and a vertical side on the left. The top side is labeled 6 and the side on the left is labeled 2.
    A right triangle with a horizontal side on top and a vertical side on the left. The top side is labeled 8 and the left side is labeled 6.

  2. One segment is units long and the other is units long. Find the value of and . (Each small grid square is 1 square unit.)

    A line segment labeled “n” on a square grid. The line segment starts at an intersection point on the grid and slants downward and to the right to an end point that is 1 unit to the right and 3 units down.
    A line segment labeled “p” on a square grid. The line segment starts at an intersection point on the grid and slants upward and to the right to an end point that is 3 units to the right and 4 units up.

Problem 2

Use the areas of the two identical squares to explain why without doing any calculations.

Squares of side lengths 5 and 12. Figure 1 has internal lines drawn making a 5 x 5 square. Figure 2 has an inscribed square with side lengths of 13.

Problem 3 From Unit 8 Lesson 5

Each number is between which two consecutive integers?

Problem 4 From Unit 8 Lesson 3

  1. Give an example of a rational number, and explain how you know it is rational.

  2. Give three examples of irrational numbers.

Problem 5 From Unit 7 Lesson 4

Write each expression as a single power of 10.

Problem 6 From Unit 4 Lesson 15

Andre is ordering ribbon to make decorations for a school event. He needs a total of exactly 50.25 meters of blue and green ribbon. Andre needs 50% more blue ribbon than green ribbon for the basic design, plus an extra 6.5 meters of blue ribbon for accents. How much of each color of ribbon does Andre need to order?