Wisconsin Standards
Wisconsin 7th Grade Math Standards
All 24 Wisconsin math standards for 7th grade, each explained in plain English. The official wording is in Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's document, linked at the end of this page.
24 standards
Ratios and Proportional Relationships
3 standardsM.7.RP.A.1
Find unit rates from ratios of fractions, like walking 1/2 mile every 1/4 hour is 2 miles per hour, with like or different units.
M.7.RP.A.2
Decide whether two quantities are proportional, find the constant of proportionality, and write the relationship as an equation like t = pn.
M.7.RP.A.3
Solve multi-step ratio and percent problems with proportions, like tax, tips, markups, discounts, interest, fees and percent change or error.
The Number System
3 standardsM.7.NS.A.1
Add and subtract positive and negative numbers on a number line, like $10 earned and $10 spent making 0, and see subtracting as adding the opposite.
M.7.NS.A.2
Multiply and divide positive and negative numbers, including the sign rules, and turn any fraction into a decimal that ends or repeats.
M.7.NS.A.3
Use all four operations with positive and negative fractions and decimals to solve real and math problems, extending fraction rules to complex fractions.
Expressions and Equations
4 standardsM.7.EE.A.1
Combine, factor and expand linear expressions, like rewriting 3(x + 2) as 3x + 6 or 2x + 5x as 7x.
M.7.EE.A.2
See what a rewritten expression reveals, like a + 0.05a = 1.05a showing that a 5% increase is the same as multiplying by 1.05.
M.7.EE.B.3
Solve multi-step real problems with positive and negative numbers in any form, switching forms as needed and estimating to check, like a 10% raise on $25.
M.7.EE.B.4
Write and solve two-step equations like 3x + 5 = 20 and inequalities like 3x + 5 > 20 from word problems, and graph the inequality's solutions.
Geometry
6 standardsM.7.G.A.1
Use scale drawings to find real lengths and areas, and redraw a figure at a different scale.
M.7.G.A.2
Draw shapes from given measurements, and tell whether three side or angle measures make one triangle, many, or none.
M.7.G.A.3
Describe the flat shapes made by slicing a rectangular prism or pyramid parallel to its base.
M.7.G.B.4
Use the formulas for the circumference and area of a circle, and explain how the two are connected.
M.7.G.B.5
Find an unknown angle by writing an equation from angle facts, like two angles on a straight line adding to 180 degrees.
M.7.G.B.6
Find the area of polygons and the volume and surface area of prisms, including shapes built from several pieces.
Statistics and Probability
8 standardsM.7.SP.A.1
Understand that a random sample can tell you about a whole population, but only if the sample fairly represents it.
M.7.SP.A.2
Use a random sample to estimate something about a population, and take several samples to see how much the estimate might vary.
M.7.SP.B.3
Compare two data sets on dot plots by how far apart their centers are, measured in units of their spread.
M.7.SP.B.4
Use the mean, median and spread of two random samples to decide how two populations compare.
M.7.SP.C.5
Know that a probability is a number from 0 to 1, where near 0 means unlikely, 1/2 means as likely as not, and near 1 means likely.
M.7.SP.C.6
Estimate a probability from many trials, and predict outcomes from a probability, like rolling a 3 or 6 about 200 times in 600 rolls.
M.7.SP.C.7
Build a probability model, either with equally likely outcomes or from observed data, and explain when results do not match it.
M.7.SP.C.8
Find the probability of a compound event, like rolling double sixes, by listing outcomes in a table or tree diagram or by running a simulation.
The official Wisconsin documents
- Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics · adopted May 2021 · current for 2026-27
The plain-English lines on this page are EMStudio's own explanations of Wisconsin's standards, not the official wording, which Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction publishes in the documents above. Codes and strand names identify each standard.