ACE series for 1.1 Comparing and Scaling 7th Grade Unit
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1. In a comparison taste test of two juice drinks, 780 people preferred
Cranberry Blast. Only 220 people preferred Melon Splash. Complete
each statement.
a. There were more people who preferred Cranberry Blast.
b. In the taste test, () of the people preferred Cranberry Blast.
c. People who preferred Cranberry Blast outnumbered those who
preferred Melon Splash by a ratio of () to ().

Students at a middle school are asked to record how they spend their
time from midnight on Friday to midnight on Sunday. Carlos records
his data on his phone. Use his phone sereen for Exercises 4-7.

Decide whether each statement is an accurate description of how
Carlos spent his time that weekend. Explain your reasoning. Please refer to the smartphone image. ()
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Carlos spent one-sixth of his time watching television. ()
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The ratio of hours spent watching television to hours spent doing
chores or homework was 3 to 1. ()
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Sports, Internet, and watching television took about 33% of
his time. ()
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Time spent doing homework was only 20% of the time spent
watching television. ()
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Sleeping, eating, and "other" activities took up 12 hours more
than all other activities combined. ()
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A class at Middlebury Middle School collected data on the types of
movies students prefer. Complete each statement using the table.
Types of Movies Preferred by Middlebury Students
Action- 75,90
Comedy-105,150
Total-180,240

The ratio of seventh-graders who prefer comedies to
eighth-graders who prefer comedies is () to ().

b. The fraction of total students (both seventh-and eighth-graders)
who prefer action movies is ().
C. The fraction of seventh-graders who prefer action movies is ()

The sketches betow show two members of the Grump family. The
Crumps are geometrically similar. Use the figures in exercises 33- 36.
Grump A- 0.8 in.
Grump B-1.2 in.
33. Write statements comparing the lengths of corresponding segments
in the Grumps. Use each concept at least once.
a. ratio
b. fraction
c. scale factor


Suppose a news story reports "A survey found that
of all Americans watched the Super Bowl on television." Bishnu thinks this means the
survey reached seven people and four of them watched the Super
Bowl on television. Do you agree with him? If not, what does the
Statement mean?