KSA Grade 7 Expressions and Equations. Practice it free.

Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions and solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations. This Grade 7 reporting domain maps to 2 practice skills and 8 representative questions from the playable bank.

Grade 7EE2 mapped skills
What the test measures

Expressions and Equations skills

  1. Apply properties of operations as strategies to add, subtract, factor, and expand linear expressions with rational coefficients

  2. Solve multi-step real-life and mathematical problems posed with positive and negative rational numbers in any form

  3. Use variables to represent quantities in a real-world or mathematical problem and construct simple equations and inequalities to solve problems

  4. Solve word problems leading to equations of the form px + q = r and p(x + q) = r

  5. Understand solving an equation or inequality as a process of answering a question

Standards basis

Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Mathematics — Kentucky

How the KSA reports it

Kentucky KSA is a state summative assessment built on Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) rather than a separate national framework. For mathematics, the assessed content closely follows Common Core–style grade-band domains in grades 3-8 and uses Kentucky high-school conceptual categories in grade 10.

Blueprint & weighting

KSA uses the Independent / state-specific framework (by grade domains structure).

Practice by skill

Topics mapped to this domain

Solving one- and two-step linear equations

Grade 7129 questions

Interpreting at least and at most

Grade 710 questions
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8 free questions · 0/0 correct

Practice playeasy

Solve for mm: m−4=2m - 4 = 2.

Subtract 4 from both sides: m=6m = 6.

Practice playeasy

Airline rules allow a carry-on bag to weigh at most 50.050.0 pounds. A bag weighs 52.852.8 pounds. What is the minimum decrease needed in the bag's weight, in pounds, so that it meets the rule?

The bag must weigh at most 50.050.0 pounds. The minimum decrease is 52.8−50.0=2.8.52.8 - 50.0 = 2.8\textsf{.}

Practice playeasy

Solve for kk: k+3=5k + 3 = 5.

Isolate kk: k=2k = 2.

Practice playeasy

A band competition allows an instrument case's length, width, and height to total at most 62.062.0 inches. A case measures 65.465.4 inches in total. What is the minimum decrease needed in that total, in inches, so that the case meets the rule?

The total must be at most 62.062.0 inches. The minimum decrease is 65.4−62.0=3.4.65.4 - 62.0 = 3.4\textsf{.}

Practice playeasy

Solve for kk: 9k=−279k = -27.

Isolate kk: k=−3k = -3.

Practice playeasy

A library reading room must keep noise at a level of at most 65.065.0 decibels. A meter shows 68.568.5 decibels. What is the minimum decrease needed in the noise level, in decibels, so that the room meets the rule?

The noise level must be at most 65.065.0 decibels. The minimum decrease is 68.5−65.0=3.5.68.5 - 65.0 = 3.5\textsf{.}

Practice playeasy

What value of nn satisfies 5n−8=175n - 8 = 17?

Add 88 to both sides: 5n=255n = 25. Divide both sides by 55: n=5n = 5.

Practice playeasy

In a school zone, a car must travel at a speed of at most 35.035.0 miles per hour. A car is traveling at 38.238.2 miles per hour. What is the minimum decrease needed in the car's speed, in miles per hour, so that it meets the speed limit?

The speed must be at most 35.035.0 miles per hour. The minimum decrease is 38.2−35.0=3.2.38.2 - 35.0 = 3.2\textsf{.}

Keep practicing

Turn expressions and equations into game time.

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Related Common Core standards
7.EE.B.4
Expressions and Equations in other KSA grades
Grade 6Grade 8
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Reporting categories

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