Grade 8: 1st Quarter Revision

1-1 Variables and Expressions

1 - Write a verbal expression for each algebraic expression.
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1. w – 1 2. 3 𝑎3 3. 81 + 2x 4. 12d

6𝑘 3
5. . 2𝑥 3 – 3 6. 7. 2𝑛2 + 4 8. 𝑎3 . 𝑏 3
5

2 - Write an algebraic expression for each verbal expression.

1. a number decreased by 8 2. a number squared

3. four times a number 4. the sum of 9 and a number

5. 3 less than 5 times a number 6. one-half the square of b

7. 7 more than the product of 6 and a number 8. 30 increased by 3 times the square of a number

1-2 Order of Operations

1 - Evaluate each expression.
1. 52 2. 33 3. 32 ÷ 3 + 22 • 7 – 20 ÷ 5

4 + 32
4. (12 + 4) • 6 5. 10 + 8 • 1 6.
12 + 1

7. 15 – 12 ÷ 4 8. 12(20 – 17) – 3 • 6 9. 24 ÷ 3 • 2 – 32

𝟒 𝟑
2 - Evaluate each expression if x = 2, y = 3, z = 4, a = 𝟓 , and b = 𝟓.

1. x + 7 2. 3x – 5 3. x + 𝑦 2

4. 𝑥 3 + y + 𝑧 2 5. 6a + 8b 6. 23 – (a + b)
1-3 Properties of Numbers
1. 12 + 10 + 8 + 5 2. 16 + 8 + 22 + 12 3. 10 • 7 • 2.5

4. 4 • 8 • 5 • 3 5. 12 + 20 + 10 + 5 6. 26 + 8 + 4 + 22

1 1 3
7. 32 + 4 + 22 + 3 8. 4 • 12 • 4 • 2 9. 3.5 + 2.4 + 3.6 + 4.2

1-4 The Distributive Property

1 - Use the Distributive Property to rewrite each expression. Then evaluate.
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1. 20(31) 2. 12 • 42 3. 5(311)

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4. 5(4x – 9) 5. 3(8 – 2x) 6. 12(6 − 2 𝑥)

1 1
7. 12(2 + 2 𝑥) 8. 4(12 – 4t) 9. 3(2x – y)

10. 2(3x + 2y – z) 11. (x – 2)y 12. 2(3a – 2b + c)

2 - Simplify each expression. If not possible, write simplified.

1. 12a – a 2. 3x + 6x 3. 3x – 1

4. 20a + 12a – 8 5. 3𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 2 6. –6x + 3𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 2

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7. 2p + 2q 8. 10xy – 4(xy + xy) 9. 21a + 18a + 31b – 3b

1-5 Equations
𝟏 𝟏
Find the solution of each equation if the replacement sets are x = { , , 𝟏, 𝟐, 𝟑} and y = {2, 4, 6, 8}.
𝟒 𝟐
1 5
1. x + = 2. x + 8 = 11 3. y – 2 = 6
2 2

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4. 𝑥 2 – 1 = 8 5. 𝑦 2 – 2 = 34 6. 𝑥 2 + 5 = 516
1-6 Relations
x y
1.A. Express the relation
{(–2, –1), (3, 3), (4, 3)} as a table
, a graph, and a mapping.

1B. Determine the domain and the range of the relation.

1-7Functions

Determine whether each relation is a function.

1. 2. 3.

4.

7. {(4, 2), (2, 3), (6, 1)}

8. {(–3, –3), (–3, 4), (–2, 4)}

9. {(–1, 0), (1, 0)}

If f(x) = 2x – 4 and g(x) = 𝒙 𝟐 – 4x,

find each value.

1. f(4) 2. g(2)

3. f(–5) 4. g(–3)

5. f(0) 6. f(3) – 1
2-1Writing Equations

1 - Translate each sentence into an equation or formula.

1. Three times a number t minus twelve equals forty.

2. One–half of the difference of a and b is 54.

3. Three times the sum of d and 4 is 32.

4. The area A of a circle is the product of π and the radius r squared.

2 - Translate each equation into a sentence.

1. 4a – 5 = 23 2. 10 + k = 4k

3. 6xy = 24 4. x2 + y2 = 8

2-2 Solving One-Step Equations

1 - Solve each equation.

1. h – 3 = –2 2. m – 8 = –12 3. p – 5 = 15

1 5
4. 20 = y – 8 5. k – 0.5 = 2.3 6. w – 2 = 8

7. h – 18 = –17 8. –12 = –24 + k 9. j – 0.2 = 1.8

3 1
10. b – 40 = –40 11. m – (–12) = 10 12. w – =
2 4

2 - Solve each equation.

ℎ 1 3
1. 3 = –2 2. 8m = 16 3. 5p = 5

𝑦 𝑚 5
4. 5 = 12 5. 3h = –42 6. – 8
=8

3 𝑗 2
7. –3r = –24 8. –12 = – 2k 9. 3 = 5

7 𝑝 1
10. 8k = –64 11. 10m = 10 12. 5 = – 4
2-3 Solving Multi-Step Equations
Solve each equation. Check your solution.
1. 5x + 2 = 27 2. 6x + 9 = 27 3. 0.2x – 8 = –2
4𝑏 + 8 7
4. 14n – 8 = 34 5. −2
= 10 6. 8p – 4 = 10

𝑑 − 12 3𝑛 𝑔
7. 16 = 14
8. 8 + 12 = 13 9. −5 + 3 = –13

Write an equation and solve each problem.

10. Find three consecutive integers whose sum is 96.

11. Find two consecutive odd integers whose sum is 176.

12. CAR RENTAL Angela rented a car for $29.99 a day plus a one-time insurance cost of $5.00. Her bill was $124.96. For
how many days did she rent the car?

2-4Solving Equations with the Variable on Each Side

1- Solve each equation. Check your solution.
1. 6 – b = 5b + 30 2. 5y – 2y = 3y + 2 3. 5x + 2 = 2x – 10

4. 4n – 8 = 3n + 2 5. 1.2x + 4.3 = 2.1 – x 6. 4.4m + 6.2 = 8.8m – 1.8

1 1 3 1
7. 2 b + 4 = 8 b + 88 8. 4 k – 5 = 4 k – 1 9. 8 – 5p = 4p – 1

2 - Solve each equation. Check your solution.

1. –3(x + 5) = 3(x – 1) 2. 2(7 + 3t) = –t 3. 3(a + 1) – 5 = 3a – 2

4. 75 – 9g = 5(–4 + 2g) 5. 5(f + 2) = 2(3 – f ) 6. 4(p + 3) = 36

2-5 Solving Equations Involving Absolute Value

1 - Evaluate each expression if r = -2, n = -3, and t = 3.

1. ⎪8 - t⎪ + 3 2. ⎪t - 3⎪ - 7 3. 5 + ⎪3 - n⎪

4. ⎪r + n⎪ - 7 5. ⎪n - t⎪ + 4 6. - ⎪r + n + t⎪

2 - Solve each equation. Then graph the solution set.

1. ⎪y⎪ = 3 2. ⎪x - 4⎪ = 4 3. ⎪y + 3⎪ = 2

4. ⎪b + 2 ⎪ = 3 5. ⎪w - 2 ⎪ = 5 6. ⎪t + 2 ⎪ = 4

7. ⎪2x⎪ = 8 8. ⎪5y - 2⎪ = 7 9. ⎪p - 0.2⎪ = 0.5

2-6 Ratios and Proportions

1 - Determine whether each pair of ratios are equivalent ratios. Write yes or no.
1 16 5 10 10 25 25 15
1. 2, 32 2. 8, 15 3. 20, 49 4. 36, 20

12 3 4 12 0.1 5 15 9
5. 32, 16 6. 9, 27 7. ,
2 100
8. 20, 12

14 20 2 20 5 25 72 9
9. 12, 30 10. 3, 30 11. 9, 45 12. 64, 8

2 - Solve each proportion. If necessary, round to the nearest hundredth.

−3 2 1 5 0.1 0.5
1. 𝑥
=8 2. 𝑡 = 3 3. 2
= 𝑥

𝑥+1 3 4 8 𝑥 3
4. =4 5. 6 = 𝑥 6. 21 = 63
4

9 18 3 18 5 𝑝
7. 𝑦 + 1 = 54 8. 𝑑 = 9. 8 = 24
3

4 4 1.5 12 3+𝑦 −𝑦
10. 𝑏 − 2 = 12 11. = 12. =
𝑥 𝑥 4 8

Use a proportion to solve each problem.

13. MODELS To make a model of the Guadeloupe River bed, Hermie used 1 inch of clay for 5 miles of the river’s actual
length. His model river was 50 inches long. How long is the Guadeloupe River?

14. EDUCATION Josh finished 24 math problems in one hour. At that rate, how many hours will it take him to complete 72
problems?
2-7Percent of Change

1 - State whether each percent of change is a percent of increase or a percent of decrease. Then find each percent of
change. Round to the nearest whole percent.

1. original: 50 2. original: 90 3. original: 45

new: 80 new: 100 new: 20

4. original: 77.5 5. original: 140 6. original: 135

new: 62 new: 150 new: 90

2 - Find the total price of each item.

1. Shirt: $24.00 2. CD player: $142.00 3. Celebrity calendar: $10.95

Sales tax: 4% Sales tax: 5.5% Sales tax: 7.5%

Find the discounted price of each item.

4. Compact disc: $16 5. Two concert tickets: $28 6. Airline ticket: $248.00
Discount: 15% Student discount: 28% Superair discount: 33%

2-8 Literal Equations and Dimensional Analysis

Solve each equation or formula for the variable indicated.

1. ax – b = c, for x 2. 15x + 1 = y, for x 3. (x + f) + 2 = j, for x

4. xy + w = 9, for y 5. x(4 – k) = p, for k 6. 7x + 3y = m, for y