Math Quiz

Grade 8

Name:_________________________ Section: _________ Score:______

__________1. What is the sum of the reciprocals of all the positive divisors of 8?

__________2. Factor completely: 27x5y5 + 12x3y7.

__________3. Expand and simplify: (x + y)2 − (x − y)2 + (x + y)(x − y).

__________4. If 6x2 + kx − 8 = 2(3x + 1)(x − 4), what is the value of k?

__________5. Factor by grouping term: 16a2 − 24ab + 9b2 − 4a + 3b.

__________6. What is the area of a square whose perimeter is 8x − 36?

__________7. Factor completely: 2x2 + 10x − 48.

__________8. Factor completely: k4 + 4k2 + 16.

__________9. Factor completely: 12x3y3 + 8x2y4+ 32xy5.

3𝑥 −2 𝑦 −4
__________10. Write the fraction in lowest terms and without negative exponents:
(2𝑥)−3 𝑦
(0.006)(5000000)
__________11. Simplify using scientific notation:
1600(0.000003)
3
__________12. Expand : (2 − 0.05)
1
1+ 1
1+
𝑥
__________13. Simplify: 1
1+
𝑥+1
__________14. The length, width, and height of a box are in the ratio 5 : 4 : 7. If the perimeter of the base is 54
cm, find the volume of the box.
__________15. Solve for x: 3(73−2𝑥 ) = √63
__________16. The difference between the squares of two consecutive positive multiples of 5 is 1225. What is
the sum of the two multiples of 5?
__________17. The ratio of an angle to its compliment is 5:13. Find the measure of its complement.
4
𝑥+3
__________18. Simplify: 1 1
+
𝑥−1 𝑥+3
__________19. If f (x) = x(4 − x),for which values of x is f (x) equal to x?
__________20. The midpoint of the segment joining the points A( 5, 8), B(x, y) is P (3, 1). What are the
coordinates of B?
__________21. Simplify using scientific notation: (8 × 10−8)(5 × 10)2.
__________22. How many digits does (1000)2017 have when expanded?
__________23. Give an equation in slope-intercept form of the line passing through the origin and
perpendicular to x + 2y = 5.
2𝑥 2 −1 2𝑥 2
__________24. Perform the indicated operation and simplify: −
2𝑥−1 1−2𝑥
__________25. If you want to determine the favorite subject of your class, which measure of central tendency
should you use?
2𝑥−3 4 8
__________26. Perform the indicated operations and simplify ∙ ÷
6𝑥 6𝑥−9 𝑥
__________27. What is the difference between the mean and the median of 2,3,3,4,6,7,8,15?
__________28. The surface area of a cube is 50% more that its volume. Find the total length of the edges of the
cube.
__________29. Let f (x) be a linear function such that f (1) = 2 and f (3) = 8. What is f (2016)?
__________30. If the standard deviation of a set of 20 numbers is 0, what is its range?
__________31. A date is randomly chosen from the month of February 2017. What is the probability that the
 date chosen is a prime greater than 10?
__________32. Solve for x: (X − 3) + 2(x − 3) + 3(x − 3) + • • • + 200(x − 3) = 180900.
1
__________33. Donna’s age is as her grandfather’s age. In 35 years, the grandfather will be 100 years old. In
5
1
how many years’ time will Donna as old as her grandfather?
3
__________34. Find the least possible perimeter of an isosceles triangle with sides 9 cm and 4 cm.
__________35. If line l passes through the origin and the point P ( 3, 8), what is the equation of l in slope-
intercept form?
__________36. In quadrilateral QUAD, QU = 8 cm, UA = 12 cm, AD = 14 cm, and QD = 9 cm. Find the range
of possible lengths of QA.
__________37. If Liza is half as old as Paul and Paul will be x years old in five years, what is Liza’s age 10
years ago?
__________38. If two dice are rolled, what is the probability that the sum of the numbers showing is 7 or 11?
__________39. For what values of a and b will the system be inconsistent? 3x − 2y = a
- bx + y = 4

__________40. Mark and Mary left home together and drove to their mother’s house which is 84 km away.
2
Mary drove at 60 kph and Mark drove 20 kph faster than Mary. After travelling of the journey. Mark stopped
7
and waiter for Mary. How long did Mark wait?
__________41. Solve for x and y: 12 3x+2 = 18 2y−1
1
__________42. James and John can finish a job together 5 7 in hours. If James can finish the job in 3 hours less time
than John, how long will each one finish the job alone?
1
__________43. The number of girls in a school is 160 more than 3 of the total enrollment in the school. The number
1
of boys is 280 more than 7
of the total enrollment in the school. How many pupils in the school are girls?
__________44. The graph of two linear functions f (x) = ax + b and g(x) = bx − a are perpendicular. If
𝑓(0) 1
= 3 what are the possible values of a+b?
𝑔(−1)

__________45. If the sum of two numbers is 7 and their product is 8, what is the sum of their cubes?
__________46. the mean of 6 numbers is 28 while the mean of another set of numbers is 36. What is the mean
of all numbers combined?
9𝑥 2 −36
__________47. Find all integers x such that
3𝑥 3 −6𝑥 2 −12𝑥+4
__________48. In parallelogram ABCD, ∠ A = (8x − 5)◦ and ∠ C = (61 − 3x)◦. Find the measures of ∠ B and ∠ D.
__________49. In quadrilateral ABCD, AB = 8, BC = 12, CD = 16, and DA = 21. Find the range of possible lengths of
diagonal AC.
1 1 1 4
__________50. If a, b, c are positive numbers such that a + b + c = 10 and 𝑎+𝑏 + 𝑏+𝑐 + 𝑎+𝑐 = 5 . What is the value of
𝑐 𝑎 𝑏
𝑎+𝑏
+ 𝑏+𝑐 + 𝑎+𝑐 ?