7th Grade Math

Preparing for Standardized Tests 195

Preparing for

Standardized Tests

Gridded Response: Gridding Mixed Numbers

A mixed number cannot be written in the answer grid of a gridded-response

question. Write the answer as an improper fraction and then fill in the grid.

The tail of a salamander is _^23 of its total length. The salamander is 7 inches

long. How many inches long is its tail?

_^2

3 ×^7 =

_^2

3 ×

_^7

1 Rename 7 as an improper fraction.

= _^143 or 4_^23 Multiply.

The tail of the salamander is _^143 or 4 _^23 inches long. Since 4 _^23 cannot be written

in the answer grid, fill in _^143.

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Juliette played the same song twice on her MP3 player.

It took 9 _^12 minutes. How many minutes long is the song?

Fill in your answer on a grid like the one shown above.

Don’t forget to include

the fraction bar in the

answer box.

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