To solve Part A, find the total number of
students. Divide the total cost by the number
of students to find the price of one yearbook.
97 112 106 315
$2126.25 315 $6.75
Answer:One yearbook costs $6.75.To solve Part B, add the cost of a DVD to the
cost of each yearbook.
$6.75 $0.95 $7.70
Answer:One yearbook with DVD costs $7.70.To solve Part C, add the number of faculty
to the total number of students. Multiply the
sum by the cost of one yearbook with DVD.
18 315 333
333 • $7.70 $2564.10
Answer:The total cost of yearbooks
is $2564.10.Test-Taking Tips
- Reread the item.
- Use the Test-Prep strategy.
- Apply appropriate rules,
definitions, properties, or
strategies. - Analyze your answers.
Sample Test Item
Students at a middle school need to raise $2126.25 to pay
for yearbooks for each student. There are 97 sixth graders,
112 seventh graders, and 106 eighth graders at the school.
Part A
What is the price of one yearbook?Part B
A DVD adds $0.95 to each yearbook’s cost.
What is the cost of a yearbook with a DVD?Part C
Another 18 yearbooks will be ordered for
faculty. What is the total cost of yearbooks
with DVDs for students and faculty?
Show all your work.&KDSWHU Test Prep: Extended-Response Questions
Strategy: Organize Information
Extended response questions often have two or more parts and usually require
you to show or explain your work. When you solve an extended-response item,
make notesto help organize your thinking about the steps you will follow.
Check your work. Review your notes.
Make sure you have completed all parts of the item.
- Analyze your answers. Estimate to be sure that your answer makes sense.
Part AThere are about 300 students. One yearbook is about $7. $2100 300 $7
Part BA yearbook with a DVD costs about $1 more. $7 $1 $8
Part CAbout 20 more yearbooks are needed. $8(300 20) $2400 $160 $2560
The estimates are close to the actual answers, so the answers are reasonable.Read the whole test item carefully.
- Reread the item to identify needed information.
- Make notes on the steps needed to solve the problem.
1.Find how many students in all and the price of 1 yearbook.
2.Find the cost of 1 yearbook with a DVD.
3.Find the total cost of all yearbooks with DVDs.Solve the problem.
- Apply an appropriate strategy for solving the problem.