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Colorado Standards

Colorado 7th Grade Math Standards

All 9 Colorado math standards for 7th grade, each explained in plain English. The official wording is in Colorado Department of Education's document, linked at the end of this page.

9 standards

Number and Quantity

2 standards
MA.7.RP.A
Find unit rates from fraction ratios, tell whether quantities are proportional from tables, graphs, or equations like y = 3x, and solve percent problems like tax, tips, discounts, and interest.
MA.7.NS.A
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide positive and negative fractions and decimals using number lines and properties, turn fractions into ending or repeating decimals, and solve word problems.

Algebra and Functions

2 standards
MA.7.EE.A
Use properties to combine, expand, and factor linear expressions with fraction or decimal coefficients, and rewrite them to reveal meaning, like a + 0.08a as 1.08a, an 8% raise.
MA.7.EE.B
Solve multistep problems with rational numbers in any form, estimate to check, and solve word problems using equations like 3x + 5 = 20 and inequalities like 2x - 4 > 10, graphing the answers.

Data, Statistics, and Probability

3 standards
MA.7.SP.A
Explain why a random sample can represent a population, and use data from random samples to estimate facts about the whole group, checking how much repeated samples vary.
MA.7.SP.B
Compare two groups using centers and spreads from samples, like judging how far apart the means are compared to their variability, and draw informal conclusions.
MA.7.SP.C
Describe probability as a number from 0 to 1, estimate it from repeated trials, build probability models, and find chances of compound events with lists, tree diagrams, and simulations.

Geometry

2 standards
MA.7.G.A
Use scale drawings to find real lengths and areas and redraw them at a new scale, draw triangles from given sides or angles, and describe cross sections of prisms and pyramids.
MA.7.G.B
Use the circle area and circumference formulas, solve for unknown angles with facts about angle pairs, and find area, volume, and surface area of composite shapes and right prisms.

The official Colorado documents

The plain-English lines on this page are EMStudio's own explanations of Colorado's standards, not the official wording, which Colorado Department of Education publishes in the documents above. Codes and strand names identify each standard.