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Music Math
7th Grade · Proportions · Percent increase and decrease · Sale prices · Simple interest · Adding and subtracting integers · Two-step equations
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Sam programs drum beats and hand claps in a ratio of 4:2 in a beat maker. How many drum beats go with 8 hand claps?
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Last month, 120 people came to the band's show. This month, Sam counted 144. What is the percent increase?
A. 20%
B. 16.67%
C. 24%
D. 10%
Sam wants a ukulele that costs $40. It goes on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price?
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Sam put $400 of birthday and allowance savings into a savings account that pays 1% simple interest per year. How much interest will the money earn in 4 years?
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Sam keeps track of how far a melody moves in pitch: -5 semitones in the first phrase and +4 semitones in the second phrase. What is the total change, in semitones?
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Sam has 40 guitar picks in all: 5 loose guitar picks plus 7 bags with the same number of guitar picks in each bag. If x is the number of guitar picks in each bag, solve 7x+5=40.
A.x=5
B.x=6.43
C.x=5.71
D.x=35
Sam programs drum beats and hand claps in a ratio of 4:8 in a beat maker. How many drum beats go with 16 hand claps?
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Last month, Sam had 20 guitar picks. Now Sam has 25. What is the percent increase?
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 5%
D. 12.5%
At the music shop, a keyboard usually costs $60. This week it is 75% off. How much will Sam pay for it?
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Sam put $700 of birthday and allowance savings into a savings account that pays 2% simple interest per year. How much interest will the money earn in 6 years?
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Answer key
Music Math · 7th Grade
16Cross-multiply:4×8=32,thendivideby2:x=16.
A. 20%Percentchange=(change÷original)×100=(24÷120)×100=20%.
30.0025%of40is10,sothesalepriceis40−10=$30.00.
16.00400×0.01×4=$16.00.
-1-5+4=-1.
A. x=5Undothe+5first(subtractfrombothsides),thenundothe×7(dividebothsides):x=5.
8Cross-multiply:4×16=64,thendivideby8:x=8.
B. 25%Percentchange=(change÷original)×100=(5÷20)×100=25%.
15.0075%of60is45,sothesalepriceis60−45=$15.00.
84.00700×0.02×6=$84.00.
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