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Grade 8 Answer Key Grade 8 Answer Key Grade 8 Standards Number Systems 8.NS.A.01 8.NS.A.02 Expressions and Equations 8.EE.A.01 8.EE.A.02 8.EE.A.03 8.EE.A.04 8.EE.B.05 8.EE.B.06 8.EE.C.07 8.EE.C.08 Functions 8.F.A.01 8.F.A.02 8.F.A.03 8.F.B.04 8.F.B.05 Geometry 8.G.A.01 8.G.A.02 8.G.A.03 8.G.A.04 8.G.A.05 8.G.B.06 8.G.B.07 8.G.B.08 8.G.C.09 Statistics and Probability 8.SP.A.01 8.SP.A.02 8.SP.A.03 8.SP.A.04 These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. Number Systems 8.NS.A.01 Items 1-6 ITEM 1 Which number is irrational? 4 3 0. 7̅ √3 3.14 These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 2 Which numbers are rational numbers? I. 휋 II. 120.5 III. 12 IV. 7.25468 V. –56 VI. √2 A. I and III B. II, III, IV, and V C. III only D. All of the numbers are rational. These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 3 Which of the following is equivalent to 0. 1̅? 1 10 1 9 1 1 10 1 1 9 These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 4 Jared uses long division to solve this problem: 7 ÷ 3 = 2.3333 . He finds that the decimal part of the solution, .3333. , could go on forever. Which fraction could Jared use in place of the repeating decimal part of his answer? A. B. C. D. These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 5 What fraction is equivalent to 0.625? A. B. C. D. These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 6 8 Which decimal is the equivalent of ? 11 A. 0.72 B. 0.73 C. 0.81̅̅̅̅ D. 0.82 These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. Number Systems 8.NS.A.02 Items 7-13 ITEM 7 Which set of numbers is ordered from least to greatest? A. B. C. D. These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 8 Between which two integers does the value of – lie? A. –241 and –239 B. –121 and –119 C. –16 and –15 D. –15 and –14 These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 9 Between which two integers does the value of lie? 8 and 9 9 and 10 39 and 41 79 and 81 These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 10 Use the number line below to answer the question. Which point on the number line is the best approximation for ? point W point X point Y point Z These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 11 휋 Which statement about 2 and is true? 2 휋 Since half of 2 is 1 and half of 휋 is about 1.5, then 2 < . 2 휋 Since half of 2 is greater than half of 휋, then > 2 . 2 휋 Since half of 휋 is about 1.5, then 2 > . 2 휋 Since half of 휋 is less than 3, then 2 < . 2 These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 12 Which statement best describes the value of the square root of 12? The value of the square root of 12 is between 2 and 2.5. The value of the square root of 12 is between 2.5 and 3. The value of the square root of 12 is between 3 and 3.5. The value of the square root of 12 is between 3.5 and 4. These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 13 Given , which statement describes the value of h and t ? If h = 17, t is between 1.7 and 2. If h = 35, t is between 2.4 and 2.5. If h = 49, t is between 2.86 and 2.87. If h = 55, t is between 3.2 and 3.27. These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. Expressions and Equations 8.EE.A.01 Items 14-25 ITEM 14 Which equation shows equivalent forms of the expression ? A. B. C. D. These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 15 Simplify this expression. A. B. C. 4 D. 16 These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 16 Select the expression that is equivalent to (7 x 2 y 3 ) 4 . A. 7 x 6 y 7 7 B. 7 4 x 6 y C. 7 4 x 8 y 12 12 D. 7 x 8 y These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 17 Which expression is equivalent to ? A. B. C. D. These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 18 Lincoln Middle School has a student body of 5 5 students. Each class has approximately 5 2 students. How many classes does the school have? A. 5 2 B. 5 3 C. 5 7 D. 5 10 These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 19 The volume of a cube that has a side length of 25 inches can be represented by the expression ( 2 5 ) 3 . Which of the following expressions are equivalent to the given expression? I. 2 8 II. 2 15 III. 2 5 × 3 IV. 32 3 V. (2 3 ) 5 II, IV and V I and IV III only IV only These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 20 Which expression does not have a value between 0 and 1? These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 21 Choose the two that are equivalent to 6.23 x 105 623,000 62 .3 x 106 .623 x 106 62,300 623 x 104 These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 22 Choose the two that are equivalent to 64 x 6-5 x 6. · 60 1 1 6 -6 216 These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 23 3 -1 Select the two choices that are equivalent to 5 x 5 . 625 54 25 52 252 These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 24 What is the value of n in the equation below? 5 6 10 12 These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 25 Which expression is equivalent to ? 5 6.25 0.2 2.5 These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. Expressions and Equations 8.EE.A.02 Items 26-32 ITEM 26 A square flower garden has an area of 144 square feet. What is the length of one side of the garden? A. 12 feet B. 36 feet C. 72 feet D. 144 feet These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 27 A square floor tile has an area of 16 square inches. What is the length of one side of the tile? A. 4 inches B. 8 inches C. 16 inches D. 256 inches These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 28 What is the value of this expression when z = 36? A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. -26 These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 29 Which equation has both 4 and –4 as possible values of y? A. y 2 = 8 B. y 3 = 12 C. y 2 = 16 D. y 3 = 64 These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 30 Lisa’s square garden has an area of 64 square feet. Lisa increases each side of her square garden by 5 feet. What is the total area of the enlarged garden? A. 25 square feet B. 89 square feet C. 132 square feet D. 169 square feet These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 31 Each edge of a cube measures n feet long. The volume of the cube is 64 cubic feet. What is the length of n? 12 feet 8 feet 4 feet 32 feet These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. ITEM 32 Which equation has both 7 and -7 as possible values of y? y 3= 42 y 2 = 42 y3 = 49 y 2 = 49 These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes. Expressions and Equations 8.EE.A.03 Items 33-41 ITEM 33 The area of Canada is approximately 1x10 7 square miles. The area of Italy is approximately 3x10 5 square miles. Which statement best describes the relative sizes of the countries? A. The area of Italy is approximately 3 times the size of Canada. B. The area of Italy is a little more than 2 times the size of Canada. C. The area of Canada is approximately 100 times the size of Italy. D. The area of Canada is a little more than 30 times the size of Italy. These items may be used by Louisiana educators for educational purposes.
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