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Grade 8: Math subject test

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1. Simplify x^8·x^9.
2. Evaluate 2^(−8) exactly.
3. Multiply (2×10^8)(3×10^9); give normalized scientific notation.
4. Add 3×10^8 and 4×10^7; give scientific notation.
5. Between which consecutive whole numbers is √65?
6. Which supplied value, among fractions, repeating decimals and roots of 64 or 65, is irrational?
7. Approximate √66 to the nearest tenth; a calculator may be used.
8. Find the real cube root of −512.
9. Solve 5x+9=2x+33.
10. How many real solutions does 8(x+2)=8x+16 have?
11. How many real solutions does 8x+9=8x+10 have?
12. Solve x/2+x/3=40.
13. Solve y=2x+1 and x+y=25.
14. Solve x+y=17 and x−y=-1.
15. Classify y=8x+1 and y=8x+3.
16. A fictional stand sells $2 tickets and $3 tickets. It sells 17 tickets for $43. How many $3 tickets were sold?
17. Among the supplied sets using inputs 8, 9 and 10, which defines y as a function of x?
18. At x=0,1,2,3 a rule has outputs 0,8,32,72. Which formula matches all four?
19. A function has f(2)=8 and f(4)=32. What is its average rate of change from x=2 to x=4?
20. A fictional box holds at most 13 whole markers. The input counts how many markers are in it. Which domain fits?
21. Translate (-8,9) by vector (3,−2).
22. Reflect (8,−9) across the y-axis.
23. Rotate (8,9) 90° counterclockwise about the origin.
24. Reflect (8,9) across the x-axis, then translate by (1,2).
25. Dilate (8,9) by scale factor 3 about the origin.
26. A right triangle has hypotenuse 40 cm and one leg 32 cm. Find its other leg.
27. A valid triangle has complete side lengths (24, 32, 40). Which justified conclusion is correct?
28. A rectangular box has dimensions 16,24,48 cm. Find its interior corner-to-opposite-corner diagonal.
29. A supplied scatter record has pairs (1,8), (2,10), (3,12), (4,14). Which description fits?
30. A supplied trend model is y=3x+8. What y does it predict at x=9?
31. At x=8, model y=2x+1 predicts 17, but the observed y is 9. Find observed−predicted.
32. A model was fitted to measurements at x=2 through x=16. Which proposed prediction is extrapolation?

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