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Standards for Mathematical Practice
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. The mathematical practices standards are integrated throughout
the book. See, for example, the citations below.
CC.MP.1
SE: 100, 155, 222, 282, 324, 389

Reason abstractly and quantitatively. The mathematical practices standards are integrated throughout
the book. See, for example, the citations below.
CC.MP.2
SE: 94, 149, 218, 273, 347–348, 392

Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of The mathematical practices standards are integrated throughout
others. the book. See, for example, the citations below.
CC.MP.3
SE: 18, 134, 210, 258, 340, 404

Model with mathematics. The mathematical practices standards are integrated throughout
the book. See, for example, the citations below.
CC.MP.4
SE: 12, 122, 193, 270, 322, 386

Use appropriate tools strategically. The mathematical practices standards are integrated throughout
the book. See, for example, the citations below.
CC.MP.5
SE: 100, 147, 191, 243–246, 323, 422

Attend to precision. The mathematical practices standards are integrated throughout

the book. See, for example, the citations below.
CC.MP.6
SE: 62, 128, 190, 250, 346, 380

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Look for and make use of structure. The mathematical practices standards are integrated throughout
the book. See, for example, the citations below.
CC.MP.7
SE: 97, 146, 175, 283, 349, 410

Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. The mathematical practices standards are integrated throughout
the book. See, for example, the citations below.
CC.MP.8
SE: 61, 152, 203–204, 265, 290, 407

Standards for Mathematical Content

CC.7.RP Ratios and Proportional Relationships
Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems
CC.7.RP 1 Compute unit rates associated with ratios of fractions, SE: 117–120, 121–122, 135–136
including ratios of lengths, areas and other quantities
measured in like or different units

CC.7.RP.2 Recognize and represent proportional relationships SE: 123–126, 127–128, 129–132, 133–134, 135–136, 319,
between quantities 321, 330

CC.7.RP.2a Decide whether two quantities are in a proportional SE: 123–124, 126, 127–128, 129–130, 132, 133–134, 135–136
relationship, e.g., by testing for equivalent ratios in a
table or graphing on a coordinate plane and observing
whether the graph is a straight line through the origin

CC.7.RP.2b Identify the constant of proportionality (unit rate) in SE: 124–126, 127–128, 131–132, 133–134, 135–136
tables, graphs, equations, diagrams, and verbal
descriptions of proportional relationships

CC.7.RP.2c Represent proportional relationships by equations SE: 125–126, 127–128, 131–132, 133–134, 135–136, 319,
321, 330
CC.7.RP.2d Explain what a point (x, y) on the graph of a proportional SE: 130–131, 133
relationship means in terms of the situation, with special
attention to the points (0, 0) and (1, r) where r is the unit
rate

CC.7.RP.3 Use proportional relationships to solve multistep ratio SE: 141–144, 145–146, 147–150, 151–152, 153–156, 157–
and percent problems 158, 159–160
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CC.7.NS The Number System
Apply and extend previous understandings of operations with fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers
CC.7.NS.1 Apply and extend previous understandings of addition SE: 7–10, 11–12, 13–16, 17–18, 19–22, 23–24, 25, 26, 29, 30,
and subtraction to add and subtract rational numbers; 31–32, 67–70, 71-72, 73–74, 75–79, 80–82, 101–102
represent addition and subtraction on a horizontal or
vertical number line diagram

CC.7.NS 1a Describe situations in which opposite quantities combine SE: 13, 15, 16, 17, 70, 72, 74
to make 0

CC.7.NS.1b Understand p + q as the number located a distance |q| SE: 8, 11–12, 13–16, 17–18, 31–32, 67–70, 72, 73–74, 102
from p, in the positive or negative direction depending on
whether q is positive or negative. Show that a number
and its opposite have a sum of 0 (are additive inverses).
Interpret sums of rational numbers by describing real-
world contexts

CC.7.NS.1c Understand subtraction of rational numbers as adding the SE: 20–22, 23–24, 31–32, 77–79, 80–82, 101–102
additive inverse, p – q = p + (–q). Show that the distance
between two rational numbers on the number line is the
absolute value of their difference, and apply this principle
in real-world contexts

CC.7.NS.1d Apply properties of operations as strategies to add and SE: 9, 12, 26, 29, 70–72, 73–74
subtract rational numbers

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CC.7.NS.2 Apply and extend previous understandings of SE: 36, 37–40, 41–42, 43–46, 47–48, 49, 52, 53–54, 55–56,
multiplication and division and of fractions to multiply 61-64, 65-66, 83–86, 87–88, 89-90, 91-92, 93–94, 101–
and divide rational numbers 102

CC.7.NS.2a Understand that multiplication is extended from fractions SE: 36, 37–38, 42, 49, 52, 53–54, 55–56, 83–84, 86, 87–88,
to rational numbers by requiring that operations continue 101
to satisfy the properties of operations, particularly the
distributive property, leading to products such as (–1)(–1)
= 1 and the rules for multiplying signed numbers.
Interpret products of rational numbers by describing real-
world contexts

CC.7.NS.2b Understand that integers can be divided, provided that the SE: 44, 46, 48, 61, 64, 66, 89–90, 92, 93–94, 101
divisor is not zero, and every quotient of integers (with
non-zero divisor) is a rational number. If p and q are
integers, then –(p/q) = (–p)/q = p/(–q). Interpret quotients
of rational numbers by describing real world contexts

CC.7.NS.2c Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply SE: 49, 52, 53, 55–56, 85–86, 87–88, 91–92, 93–94, 101–102
and divide rational numbers

CC.7.NS.2d Convert a rational number to a decimal using long SE: 61–64, 65–66, 101–102
division; know that the decimal form of a rational
number terminates in 0s or eventually repeats

CC.7.NS.3 Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving SE: 25–28, 29–30, 31–32, 43–46, 47–48, 50–52, 53–54, 55–
the four operations with rational numbers 56, 71–72, 73–74, 95–98, 99–100, 101–102

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CC.7.EE Expressions and Equations
Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions
Apply properties of operations as strategies to add, SE: 173–176, 177–178, 197–198
subtract, factor, and expand linear expressions with
CC.7.EE.1
rational coefficients

Understand that rewriting an expression in different forms SE: 147–150, 151–152, 159–160, 173–176, 177–178, 197–198
in a problem context can shed light on the problem and
CC.7.EE.2
how the quantities in it are related

Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations
Solve multi-step real-life and mathematical problems SE: 26–28, 29–30, 31–32, 50–52, 53–54, 55–56, 95–98, 99–
posed with positive and negative rational numbers in any 100, 101–102, 153–156, 157–158
form (whole numbers, fractions, and decimals), using tools
strategically. Apply properties of operations to calculate
CC.7.EE.3
with numbers in any form; convert between forms as
appropriate; and assess the reasonableness of answers
using mental computation and estimation strategies

Use variables to represent quantities in a real-world or SE: 179–182, 183–184, 185–188, 189–190, 191-194, 195–196,
mathematical problem, and construct simple equations and 197–198, 203–208, 209–210, 211–214, 215–216, 217–220,
CC.7.EE.4 inequalities to solve problems by reasoning about the 221–222, 223–224
quantities

Solve word problems leading to equations of the form px SE: 191–194, 195–196, 197–198
+ q = r and p(x + q) = r, where p, q, and r are specific
rational numbers. Solve equations of these forms fluently.
CC.7.EE.4a
Compare an algebraic solution to an arithmetic solution,
identifying the sequence of the operations used in each
approach

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Solve word problems leading to inequalities of the form SE: 203–208, 209–210, 217–220, 221–222, 223–224
px + q > r or px + q < r, where p, q, and r are specific
CC.7.EE.4b rational numbers. Graph the solution set of the inequality
and interpret it in the context of the problem.

CC.7.G Geometry
Draw, construct, and describe geometrical figures and describe the relationships between them
Solve problems involving scale drawings of geometric SE: 237–240, 241–242, 259–260
figures, including computing actual lengths and areas from
CC.7.G.1 a scale drawing and reproducing a scale drawing at a
different scale

Draw (freehand, with ruler and protractor, and with SE: 243–246, 259–260
technology) geometric shapes with given conditions.
Focus on constructing triangles from three measures of
CC.7.G.2
angles or sides, noticing when the conditions determine a
unique triangle, more than one triangle, or no triangle

Describe the two-dimensional figures that result from SE: 247–250, 259–260
slicing three-dimensional figures, as in plane sections of
CC.7.G.3
right rectangular prisms and right rectangular pyramids

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Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, and volume
Know the formulas for the area and circumference of a SE: 265–268, 269–270, 271–274, 275–276, 295–296
circle and use them to solve problems; give an informal
CC.7.G.4 derivation of the relationship between the circumference
and area of a circle

Use facts about supplementary, complementary, vertical, SE: 251–256, 257–258, 259–260
and adjacent angles in a multi-step problem to write and
CC.7.G.5
solve simple equations for an unknown angle in a figure

Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving SE: 277–280, 281–282, 283–286, 287–288, 289–292, 293–294,
area, volume and surface area of two- and three- 295–296
CC.7.G.6 dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals,
polygons, cubes, and right prisms.

CC.7.SP Statistics and Probability

Use random sampling to draw inferences about a population
Understand that statistics can be used to gain information SE: 311–314, 315–316, 317–320, 329–330, 321–322, 329–330
about a population by examining a sample of the
population; generalizations about a population from a
sample are valid only if the sample is representative of that
CC.7.SP.1
population. Understand that random sampling tends to
produce representative samples and support valid
inferences

Use data from a random sample to draw inferences about a SE: 317–320, 321–322, 323–326, 327–328, 329–330
population with an unknown characteristic of interest.
CC.7.SP.2 Generate multiple samples (or simulated samples) of the
same size to gauge the variation in estimates or predictions

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Draw informal comparative inferences about two populations
Informally assess the degree of visual overlap of two SE: 336, 338, 339–340, 342, 344, 345–346, 347–348, 350,
numerical data distributions with similar variabilities, 351–352, 353–354
CC.7.SP.3 measuring the difference between the centers by
expressing it as a multiple of a measure of variability

Use measures of center and measures of variability for SE: 335, 337–338, 339–340, 341, 343–344, 345–346, 349–350,
numerical data from random samples to draw informal 351–352, 353–354
CC.7.SP.4
comparative inferences about two populations

Investigate chance processes and develop, use, and evaluate probability models
Understand that the probability of a chance event is a SE: 367–369, 371–372, 373–374
number between 0 and 1 that expresses the likelihood of
the event occurring. Larger numbers indicate greater
likelihood. A probability near 0 indicates an unlikely
CC.7.SP.5
event, a probability around 1/2 indicates an event that is
neither unlikely nor likely, and a probability near 1
indicates a likely event

Approximate the probability of a chance event by SE: 375, 377–378, 379–380, 387–390, 391–392, 401–402,
collecting data on the chance process that produces it and 411–414, 415–416
CC.7.SP.6 observing its long-run relative frequency, and predict the
approximate relative frequency given the probability

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Develop a probability model and use it to find SE: 369–372, 373–374, 375–377, 378, 379–380, 393–394,
probabilities of events. Compare probabilities from a 399–400, 401–402, 403–404, 413–414, 415–416, 423–424
CC.7.SP.7 model to observed frequencies; if the agreement is not
good, explain possible sources of the discrepancy

Develop a uniform probability model by assigning equal SE: 369–372, 373–374, 393–394, 399–400, 403–404, 413–414,
probability to all outcomes, and use the model to 415–416, 423–424
CC.7.SP.7a
determine probabilities of events

Develop a probability model (which may not be uniform) SE: 375–377, 378, 379–380, 393–394
by observing frequencies in data generated from a chance
CC.7.SP.7b
process

Find probabilities of compound events using organized SE: 381–384, 385–386, 393–394, 405–408, 409–410, 417–420,
CC.7.SP.8 lists, tables, tree diagrams, and simulation 421–422, 423–424

Understand that, just as with simple events, the probability SE: 381–384, 385–386, 393–394, 405, 408, 409–410, 423–424
of a compound event is the fraction of outcomes in the
CC.7.SP.8a
sample space for which the compound event occurs

Represent sample spaces for compound events using SE: 381–384, 385–386, 393–394, 406–408, 409–410
methods such as organized lists, tables and tree diagrams.
For an event described in everyday language (e.g., “rolling
CC.7.SP.8b
double sixes”), identify the outcomes in the sample space
which compose the event

Design and use a simulation to generate frequencies for SE: 383–384, 386, 417–420, 421–422, 423–424
CC.7.SP.8c compound events

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