Released Test Items Virginia Standards of Learning 2009

A Pablo has 6 more vacation days than Sandra. If s represents the number

45 Terry ate 3 fewer pretzels than Susan. If p represents the number of

48 Nick is paid $6. 00 per hour, and last week he earned $150.

49 William’s age is 9 times Susan’s age. If Susan’s age is s, which

A. Fred caught 6 fish every day for 12 days. How many fish did

A. Kim ate 4 times as many jellybeans as Zach. If z represents the

42 If k represents a number, which represents “ 23 times a number”? VA

45 Greg is making a math puzzle. Greg writes, “w is an even number.

46 Tina has 5 more yellow flowers in her collection than blue flowers. If

47 If M represents a number, which of the following means “eight multiplied by

Which could be solved using this number sentence? A Sarah bought 6 boxes of

50 If P represents a number, which of the following expressions means 10 more

A Rita collected 7 more seashells than Henry. If S is the number of

42 In the expression m − 3, the letter m represents — VA DOE

45 Marcus had twice as many jawbreaker candies as Lyndon. If J represents the

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Released Test Items Virginia Standards of Learning 2009, 2008, 2007 Variables and Expressions

A Pablo has 6 more vacation days than Sandra. If s represents the number of vacation days Sandra has, how many vacation days does Pablo have? B Pablo has 6 times more vacation days than Sandra. If s represents the number of vacation days Sandra has, how many vacation days does Pablo have? C Pablo has 6 fewer vacation days than Sandra. If s represents the number of vacation days Sandra has, how many vacation days does Pablo have? D Sandra has 6 times more vacation days than Pablo. If s represents the number of vacation days Sandra has, how many vacation days does Pablo have? VA DOE Released Test 2009

VA DOE Released Test 2009

45 Terry ate 3 fewer pretzels than Susan. If p represents the number of pretzels Susan ate, which could be used to determine the number of pretzels Terry ate? VA DOE Released Test 2009

48 Nick is paid $6. 00 per hour, and last week he earned $150. 00. What does the x represent in the equation 6 x =150 ? F The number of days Nick worked last week G The number of hours Nick worked last week H The number of days Nick worked last month J The number of hours Nick worked yesterday VA DOE Released Test 2009

49 William’s age is 9 times Susan’s age. If Susan’s age is s, which expression best represents William’s age? VA DOE Released Test 2009

A. Fred caught 6 fish every day for 12 days. How many fish did he catch all together? B. Fred caught 6 fish before lunch. He caught 12 more after lunch. What was the total number of fish he caught? C. Fred caught 6 fish before lunch. He caught more fish after lunch. At the end of the day, he had 12 fish. How many fish did he catch after lunch? D. Fred caught 12 fish. He put them in 6 bags. If each bag had the same number of fish, how many fish were in each bag? VA DOE Released Test 2009

A. Kim ate 4 times as many jellybeans as Zach. If z represents the number of jellybeans Zach ate, how many jellybeans did Kim eat? B. Zach made 4 fewer basketball shots than Kim. If z represents the number of shots Kim made, how many shots did Zach make? C. Zach made some cookies. He gave an equal number of cookies to 4 of his friends. If z represents the number of cookies Zach made, how many cookies did each friend get? VA DOE D. Zach and Kim collected a total of 4 insects. If z. Released Test 2008

42 If k represents a number, which represents “ 23 times a number”? VA DOE Released Test 2008

45 Greg is making a math puzzle. Greg writes, “w is an even number. ” Which of the following could represent the variable w ? A B C D 12 15 25 51 VA DOE Released Test 2008

46 Tina has 5 more yellow flowers in her collection than blue flowers. If b represents the number of blue flowers in Tina’s collection, which can be used to determine the number of yellow flowers in her collection? VA DOE Released Test 2008

47 If M represents a number, which of the following means “eight multiplied by a number”? VA DOE Released Test 2008

Which could be solved using this number sentence? A Sarah bought 6 boxes of candy. Ryan also bought some boxes of candy. If c represents the number of boxes of candy Ryan bought, how many boxes of candy did Sarah and Ryan buy altogether? B Sarah has 6 boxes of candy. Each box has the same number of candies inside. If c represents the number of candies in each box, how many candies does Sarah have in all? C Sarah has 6 more boxes of candy than Ryan. If c represents the number of boxes Sarah has, how many boxes of candy does Ryan have? D Sarah gave 6 of her boxes of candy to Ryan. If c represents the number of boxes Sarah had, how many VA DOE Released Test 2008

50 If P represents a number, which of the following expressions means 10 more than that number? VA DOE Released Test 2008

A Rita collected 7 more seashells than Henry. If S is the number of seashells that Henry collected, how many did Rita collect? B Blanche collected 7 fewer seashells than Connie. If S is the number of seashells that Connie collected, how many did Blanche collect? C Amity filled 7 boxes with seashells. If S is the number of seashells she put in each box, how many seashells did she use in all? D Dylan needs 7 seashells more to complete his collection. If S is the number of seashells. VAhe has so Test DOE Released 2007 far, how many will he have after he gets 7 more?

42 In the expression m − 3, the letter m represents — VA DOE Released Test 2007

45 Marcus had twice as many jawbreaker candies as Lyndon. If J represents the number of jawbreaker candies Lyndon had, which number sentence could be used to find the number of these candies Marcus had? VA DOE Released Test 2007

VA DOE Released Test 2007