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Math 8 LG 14 Practice Unit Test #1



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Use this balance-scales model to solve for x.
  mc001-1.jpg
a.
9
b.
10
c.
6
d.
–9
 

 2. 

In the left pan of a set of balance-scales, there are 2 identical unknown masses and a mass of 18 g.
The scales are balanced by adding a mass of 24 g to the right pan.
Find the value of each unknown mass.
a.
6 g
b.
3 g
c.
4 g
d.
–6 g
 

 3. 

Write an equation for this sentence.
4 added to 4 times a number is 57.
a.
4 + 4 = 57x
c.
4 - 4x = 57
b.
4 + 4x = 57
d.
4x + 4 = 57
 

 4. 

Write an equation for this situation.
Each of 5 people contributed $y to buy a gift that costs $20.
a.
mc004-1.jpg
c.
mc004-3.jpg
b.
mc004-2.jpg
d.
mc004-4.jpg
 

 5. 

Solve this equation. –26 + 2x = –2
a.
–14
b.
–26
c.
12
d.
–1
 

 6. 

Solve this equation. mc006-1.jpg
a.
+1
b.
7
c.
–24
d.
–7
 

 7. 

Solve this equation. mc007-1.jpg
a.
83
b.
–13
c.
56
d.
10
 

 8. 

Evaluate. 2(5 + 8)
a.
26
b.
18
c.
21
d.
15
 

 9. 

Expand. mc009-1.jpg
a.
mc009-2.jpg
b.
mc009-3.jpg
c.
mc009-4.jpg
d.
mc009-5.jpg
 

 10. 

Which statement is correct?
i)      mc010-1.jpg
ii)      mc010-2.jpg
iii)      mc010-3.jpg
iv)      mc010-4.jpg
a.
iii
b.
i
c.
ii
d.
iv
 

 11. 

Solve this equation: mc011-1.jpg
a.
mc011-2.jpg
b.
mc011-3.jpg
c.
mc011-4.jpg
d.
–5
 

 12. 

Complete this table of values for the relation mc012-1.jpg.
mc012-2.jpg
a.
mc012-3.jpg
c.
mc012-5.jpg
b.
mc012-4.jpg
d.
mc012-6.jpg
 

 13. 

Complete this table of values for the relation mc013-1.jpg.
mc013-2.jpg
a.
mc013-3.jpg
c.
mc013-5.jpg
b.
mc013-4.jpg
d.
mc013-6.jpg
 

 14. 

Complete this table of values for the relation mc014-1.jpg.
mc014-2.jpg
a.
mc014-3.jpg
c.
mc014-5.jpg
b.
mc014-4.jpg
d.
mc014-6.jpg
 

 15. 

Describe the relationship between the variables x and y in this graph.
Graph of mc015-1.jpg
mc015-2.jpg
a.
When x increases by 1, y decreases by 12.
b.
When x increases by 1, y decreases by 2.
c.
When x increases by 1, y increases by 2.
d.
When x increases by 2, y increases by 12.
 

Short Answer
 

 16. 

Use this balance-scales model to solve for x.
sa016-1.jpg
 

 17. 

Miranda opened a checking account with $560. She withdrew the same amount each week for 13 weeks. Her balance was then $365.
a)      Write an equation you can use to find how much money Miranda withdrew each week.
b)      Solve the equation and solve the problem.
 

 18. 

Solve this equation. sa018-1.jpg
 

 19. 

Write an equation for this sentence, then solve the equation.
When 7 is subtracted from a number divided by 3, the result is 14.
 

 20. 

Write an equation for this sentence, then solve the equation.
When a number divided by 5 is subtracted from 13, the result is 8.
 

 21. 

Match each expression in Column 1 with an equivalent expression in Column 2.
Column 1      Column 2
a)      sa021-1.jpg      i)      sa021-2.jpg
b)      sa021-3.jpg      ii)      sa021-4.jpg
c)      sa021-5.jpg      iii)      sa021-6.jpg
d)      sa021-7.jpg      iv)      sa021-8.jpg
 

 22. 

Ms. Jones pays for 4 teens to go to a local theatre and supplies each with a snack.
The admission cost for a teen is $11 and a snack costs $9.
a)      Write 2 different expressions to find the total cost of the outing.
b)      How much does Ms. Jones have to pay?
 

 23. 

The equation of a linear relation is sa023-1.jpg. What is the value of y when x = 2?
 

 24. 

The equation of a linear relation is sa024-1.jpg. What is the value of x when y = 34?
 

 25. 

Make a table of values for the relation sa025-1.jpg for x = –4, –3, –2, –1, 0.
 

 26. 

Make a table of values for the relation sa026-1.jpg for integer values of x from –3 to 3.
 

 27. 

Harry has $110 in his savings account. He decides to save $15 every month to buy a bike.
An equation for this relation is sa027-1.jpg, where c represents the amount of money, in dollars, in his account and m represents the number of months.
How many months does it take Harry to have $185 in his account?
 

 28. 

The graph shows the relation sa028-1.jpg. Write the ordered pair for point P.
sa028-2.jpg
 

 29. 

The graph shows the relation sa029-1.jpg. Write the ordered pair for point Q.
sa029-2.jpg
 

 30. 

Graph the relation sa030-1.jpg for integer values of x from -4 to 4.
 

Problem
 

 31. 

Sketch a balance-scales model to represent this equation:
pr031-1.jpg
Solve the equation for x. Show your work.
 

 32. 

You have 3 known masses: 1 kg, 3 kg, and 5 kg.
Show how you can use these masses and balance scales to find an unknown mass of 1 kg to 9 kg.
Use this table to help.

Left Pan
Right Pan
Unknown Mass
Known Mass
Known Mass
1 kg
  
2 kg
  
3 kg
  
4 kg
  
5 kg
  
6 kg
  
7 kg
  
8 kg
  
9 kg
  
 

 33. 

You have two x-tiles, 5 positive unit tiles, and 3 negative unit tiles.
Use these tiles to model 3 different equations with the solution x = 3.
The two x-tiles must be used each time.
 

 34. 

I think of a number, divide it by 6, then add 4.
If the result is 17, what is the original number?
Explain your work.
 

 35. 

a)      Write a formula for the perimeter, P, of this hexagon 2 different ways.
b)      Find the perimeter of the hexagon when a = 4 cm and b = 8 cm.
pr035-1.jpg
 

 36. 

Solve this equation: pr036-1.jpg
Show your work.
 

 37. 

Make a table of values for the relations pr037-1.jpg and pr037-2.jpg.
For what value of x will the relations have the same y-value?
 

 38. 

This table of values is for the linear relation with equation pr038-1.jpg, where k and p are constants.
Find the values of k and p. Show your method.
pr038-2.jpg
 

 39. 

a)      Graph both relations on the same coordinate axes.
      i)      pr039-1.jpg
      ii)      pr039-2.jpg
b)      Find the ordered pair on the graph that are in both relations.
 

 40. 

Patricia makes and sells cards.
The cost of producing a set of cards is $210 and each card sells for $11.
If s represents the number of cards sold and p represents Patricia’s profit in dollars, an equation for this relation is pr040-1.jpg.
a)      Make a table of values for s = 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25.
b)      What does a negative value of p mean?
c)      What is Patricia’s profit if she sells 50 of the set of cards?
 



 
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