7th Grade Math

Preparing for Standardized Tests 69

Preparing for

Standardized Tests

Multiple Choice: Making Tables

One strategy for solving word problems is to organize the data in a table. It

allows you to see patterns and sequences more easily.

A restaurant offers discounts based on the number of sandwiches ordered

up to a maximum of five sandwiches. One sandwich costs $6.00. Two

sandwiches cost $5.75 each. Three sandwiches cost $5.50 each. Based on

this pattern, how much would a sandwich cost if five sandwiches were

ordered?

A. $5.25

B. $5.00

C. $4.75

D. $4.50

Make a table to organize the data. Then look for a pattern.

The cost of each sandwich is decreasing Number of

Sandwiches

Cost per

Sandwich

1 $6.00

2 $5.75

3 $5.50

4 $5.25

5 $5.00

• 0.25


• 0.25


• 0.25


• 0.25

by $0.25. When 5 sandwiches are ordered,

a sandwich would cost $5.00.

The correct answer is B.

At a movie theater, popcorn is sold in five sizes of

containers: child-size, small, medium, large, and x-large. The

price of a child-size container of popcorn is $2.00. The cost

of a small container of popcorn is $2.75. The cost of a

medium container is $3.50. If the pattern continues, what is

the cost of the x-large container of popcorn?

F. $6.50 H. $5.00

G. $5.75 I. $4.25

You may also want to

make tables for

extended response

questions.

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