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Grade 8 Algebra Test

Answer the following questions and make sure you show all your work!!!!

1) Describe what each letter represents in the following basic equation for a
linear relationships: y = mx + b

y is

m is

x is

b is
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Evaluate for x = -5 and y = 6:

2) 7x + 8y ___________________________

3) 6yx _____________________________

Simplify:

4) 12 – 3a – 4 + 6a _______________________________

5) 15 – 3(2 + 4y) – 7 + 6y ________________________________

Solve, showing ALL steps:

6) 4x + 1 = 21 x = _____ (3 marks)

7) 5(9 – m) = 3 m = _____ (4 marks)

8) -8(2 – g – 3) + 4g = 6g + 20 g = _____ (4 marks)

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9) 4(d – 4) + 2 = 3(d + 1) d = _____ (5 marks)

10) An expression involving the variable p has the value 12 when p = 3.

What could the expression be?

11) Two integers are 8 apart. How far apart are their opposites? How do you
know?

12) Draw diagram 4 and 5

1 2 3 4 5
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13) Complete the table

Diagram (n) 1 2 3 4 5
Number of small squares (s) 1 5

14) Write an expression to relate the number of small squares (s) to the
diagram number (n).
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For the following question, assign variables, write an equation, solve

and write a sentence with the answer:
15) There were twelve times more children than adults at the matinee

performance of the new movie “300”. There were 455 people at the theatre.

How many adults and children were at the movie? (4 marks)

16) A full grown giraffe is about 6 times heavier than a full-grown lion. A

full-grown cheetah is about one quarter as heavy as a full-grown lion.

Together, they are about 450kg. What is the approximate mass of each

animal? (4 marks)