Department of Education

National Capital Region

Schools Division Office – Malabon City

Col. Ramon Camus Integrated School

Math 8 – 1st Quarter - Summative Test No. 3

Name:
Grade and Section:

I. Write the correct answer in performing operations in rational algebraic expressions.

36 y 27 y
1. A. B.
72 z 3z 2z

x− y x− y
2. A. -1 B.
y−x y−x

x 2−x−6 x+3 x−3

3. 2 A. B.
x + 4 x+ 4 x+2 x+ 2

x−4 x−3 x−3

4. • A. B. 1
x +7 x−4 x+7
2 2
a+b a −ab+b 1
5. 3 3 • A. B. 1
a +b a−b a−b

9 x+1 3 x−4 6 x+5 6 x−3

6. − A. B.
x−2 x−2 x −2 x−2

x 2x 3x x (3 x+ 4)
7. + A. B.
x+1 x +2 2 x +3 ( x +1)(x +2)

2 x−1 5 x+ 8 3 x +7 −3( x +3)

8. − A. B.
y y y y

10 x 2 9 y 2 2 2x
9. • A. B.
3 y 3 15 x 2 y y2

14 b7 7 b3 6 b4 8 b4
10. 5
÷ 2 A. 2 B. 5
5c 20 c c c

II. State whether the statement is TRUE or FALSE.

5 7 7 x+5 y
11. + =
x y xy

2 x +9 10 2 x−1
12. - =
x−3 x−3 x−3

3x 8 2x
13. • =
4 9x 3

1 1
14. 2
÷ 3=y
y y

3 9 12
15. + =
x x x

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National Capital Region
Schools Division Office – Malabon City

Col. Ramon Camus Integrated School

9 x x +7 12 x +7
16. + =
21 7 21

8( x−1) x−1
17. ÷ =8
x +3 x +3

a 2 a −2 a2−3 a
18. − =
a+3 3 3 ( a+ 3 )
2
h +3 h 4
19. • =2h
2 h+3

14 4 7k+4
20. ÷ =
k +6 k + 4 2 k+ 6

III. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

21. Working alone at a constant rate, Carla can wash a load of dishes in 42 minutes. If Carla
works together with Dan and they both work at constant rates, it takes them 28 minutes to
wash the same load of dishes. Working at a constant rate, how long would it take Dan to
wash the load of dishes by himself?
A. 50 minutes
B. 84 minutes
C. 60 minutes
D. 120 minutes
22. Working alone, it takes Eugene eight hours to dig a 10 ft by 10 ft hole. Brenda can dig
the same hole in nine hours. How long would it take them if they worked together?
A. 2 hours
B. 4.24 hours
C. 4 hours
D. 5 hours
23. It takes Kali eight minutes to sweep a porch. Shawna can sweep the same porch in 11
minutes. If they worked together how long would it take them?
A. 4.63 minutes
B. 5.34 minutes
C. 8 minutes
D. 6 minutes
24. It takes Heather seven hours to pour a large concrete driveway. Alberto can pour the
same driveway in eight hours. How long would it take them if they worked together?
A. 1 hour
B. 3.73 hours
C. 2.37 hours
D. 4 hours
25. Working alone, it takes Stephanie seven hours to clean an attic. Shayna can clean the
same attic in 12 hours. Find how long it would take them if they worked together.
A. 4.42 hours
B. 3.24 hours
C. 4 hours
D. 3 hours