Georgia Department of Education

Common Core Georgia Performance Standards Framework Teacher Edition

Seventh Grade Mathematics Unit 1

MATHEMATICS GRADE 7 UNIT 1: Operations with Rational Numbers
Georgia Department of Education
Dr. J ohn D. Barge, State School Superintendent
J uly 2014 Page 59 of 110
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SE Learning Task: Multiplying Rational Numbers

Try these problems on your own. Model each problem using counters or an empty number line.
Record the equation and model on your paper.

1. Suppose the temperature outside is dropping 3 degrees each hour. How much will the
temperature change in 8 hours?





2. A computer stock gained 2 points each hour for 6 hours. Describe the total change in the
stock after 6 hours.






3. A drought can cause the level of the local water supply to drop by a few inches each
week. Suppose the level of the water supply drops 2 inches each week. How much will it
change in 4 weeks?





4. Mikes son has to pay his dad $8 for every pound he loses. Mike has lost 10 pounds.
How much money does his son owe him?







5. What multiplication patterns can you see from each situation? Fill in the chart below
according to the signs of the factors and products.

Factor Factor Product
+number +number
(-) number (-) number
+number (-) number
(-) number +number