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Selected Response Item for Grade 8

Standard 3.0 Knowledge of Measurement

Topic C. Applications in Measurement

Indicator 2. Analyze measurement relationships

Objective a. Use proportional reasoning to solve measurement problems

Assessment limit: Use proportions, scale drawings with scales as whole numbers, or rates using whole numbers or decimals (0 – 1000)

Weverton Cliffs is a hiking trail in Maryland. This trail is 3 inches long on a map that has a scale of 7½ inches = 15 miles.



If Sarah hikes Weverton Cliffs from beginning to end and returns along the same trail, what is the total distance she hikes?

  1. 3 miles
  2. 6 miles
  3. 12 miles
  4. 18 miles

Correct Answer
C. 12 miles
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