LUNA COLLEGES

Amistad, Lopez Jaena Street, Tayug, Pangasinan

MATHEMATICS 8
First Quarter Examination

NAME: _____________ DATE: ______________ SCORE: ________

Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer. Use CAPITAL LETTERS only.

1. Write an algebraic expression for the sum of a number and 8.

A. 8x B. x - 8 C. x + 8 D. x ÷ 8

2. Write an algebraic expression for 27 decreased by a number.

A. 27 + m B. 27 - m C. m - 27 D. 27

3. Evaluate 6(8 - 3).

A. 45 B. 30 C. 11 D. 66

4. Evaluate 2k + m if k = 11 and m = 5.

A. 32 B. 216 C. 27 D. 18

5. Find the solution of x + 4 = 7 if the replacement set is {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}.

A. 1 B. 3 C. 4 D. 2

6. Find the solution set for x ÷ 2 < 3 if the replacement set is {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}.

A. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} B. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} C. {6, 7} D. { 7 }

7. Name the property used in n + 0 = 7.

A. Multiplicative Inverse Property C. Substitution Property

B. Additive Identity Property D. Multiplicative Identity Property
 8. Evaluate 13 + 6 + 7 + 4.

A. 2184 B. 29 C. 20 D. 30

9. Evaluate 29 · 1 + 2(20 ÷ 4 - 5).

A. 0 B. 30 C. 29 D. 28

10. Simplify 7b + 2b + 3c.

A. 12bc B. 9b + 3c C. 7b + 5c D. 5b + 3c

11. Simplify 5(2g + 3).

A. 10g + 3 B. 7g + 3 C. 10g + 15 D. 7g + 8

12. Simplify 3(2x + 4y - y).

A. 5x + 6y B. 6x + 9y C. 6x + 3y D. 5x + 11y

13. Use the Distributive Property to find 6(14 + 7).

A. 91 B. 126 C. 42 D. 56

14. Simplify r2 - 2r3 + 3r2.

A. 4r2 - 2r3 B. 2r C. 3r2 - 2r3 D. 4r2

15. Simplify 2(a + 3b) + 3(4a + b).

A. 6a + 6b B. 14a + 9b C. 14a + 4b D. 6a + 7b

16. Which of the following is TRUE about the polynomial 10x 4  3w3  7w  5y 5  4 ?
A. degree 5; trinomial C. degree 13; trinomial
B. degree 5; multinomial D. degree 14; binomial
17. Perform the indicated operations: 9x 2  9x 4  4  6x 3  5  2x 3 5x 4 3x 2 
A. 4x  8x  12x  9
4 3 2
C. 4 x  4 x  6x  1
4 3 2

B. 14x  8x  12x  9
4 3 2
D. 14x  8x  12x  1
4 3 2

For nos. 18 – 23 , use the rules on exponents to simplify each expression.

18. (-6x)(-3x2)

A. 18x3 B. -18x3 C. 18x2 D. -18x2

19. (2xy2)(3x2y3)
B. 6x3y5 C. 5x2y5 D. 5x3y5
A. 6x2y5
 20. (x3y2)5

A. x15y10 B. x8y7 C. x-2y-3 D. 15x10y

2
 6x 3 y 2 
 
 2 y 
21.

A. 3x3y B. 6x6y2 C. 9x6y2 D. 6x5y3

11 12
4x y
22. 7
z
B. 2x 8 y 3 C. x8 y3z3 2x8 y3
8 3
x y 3 9 10
2x y z
3
A. 2z 3 D. z
4
x x 5 
7
2
23. x
A. x 8 1 1 D. x 43
4
B. C.
11
x x43

For nos. 24 – 29, find each product.

24. 5(t + 3)

A. t5 + 15 B. 5t - 15 C. t5 - 15 D. 5t + 15

 4  4
25.  x  6  x  6 
  

2 4 4 2 4 4
A. x  x C. x  x
3 9 3 9
4
B. x2  4
9 x2 
D. 9

26. (4x  3y) 2

A. 16x2  9 y2
B. 4 x 2  24 xy  9 y 2 C. 16x2  24xy  9y2
4x2  9 y2
D.

27. (x + 3)(x + 5)

A . x2 + 8x + 15
C. 2x + 8
B. x2 + 15
D. 2x + 15

28. (2n - 3)(n + 4)

A. 3n + 1
B. 2n2 - 12 C. 2n2 + 5n - 12
D. 2n2 +
11n + 1
 29. (x + 3)(2x2 - 4x + 8).

A. 2x3 + 10x2 + 20x + 24 C. 12x2 + 20x + 24

B. 4x2 - 4x + 24 D. 2x3 + 2x2 - 4x + 24

30. What is divided by ?

A. C.
B. D.

31. A polynomial that CANNOT be factored is called

A. prime C. odd
B. composite D. even

32. Which of the following is a factor of 2x2 + 15x + 18?

A. x + 3 C. 2x + 6
B. x + 6 D. 2x + 9

33. The value of c that makes the trinomial x2 - 8x + c a perfect square is

A. 64 B. 16 C. 4 D. -8

For nos. 34 – 40, factor each polynomial completely.

34. s2 + 7s + 1

A. (s + 5)(s + 2) B. (s + 10)(s + C. (s + 10)(s - 1)

7) D. (s - 5)(s - 2)

35. u2 - 11u + 28

A. (u + 4)(u - 7) B. (u + 4)(u + 7) C. (u - 4)(u + 7) D. (u - 4)(u - 7)

36. 18x2 + 15x + 12x + 10

A. (18x + 2)(x + 5) B . (3x + 2)(6x + 5) C . (18x - 2)(x - 5) D. (3x - 2)(6x - 5)

37. x4 – 16

A. (x + 2)2(x - 2)2 C. (x2 + 4)(x + 2)(x - 2)

B. (x2 - 4)(x + 2)(x - 2) D. Prime

38. 343y3 – 1000

A . (7y + 10)(49y2 - 70y + 100) B.

(7y - 10)(49y2 + 100)
C. (7y - 10)(49y2 + 70y + 100)
D. (343y - 10)(y2 + 70y + 100)
 39. 121r2 - 64t2

A. (11r + 8t)(11r - 8t)

B. (11r - 8t)(11r - 8t)
C. (11r + 8t)(11r + 8t)
D. prime

40. 24x2y - 66xy2 + 54x2y2

A. 2xy(12x - 33y + 27xy)

B. 6x2y2(4y - 11x + 9)
C. (4x2 + 6y)(6x - 9y2)
D. 6xy(4x - 11y + 9xy)

For nos. 41 – 45, simplify each rational expression.

41. The expression is equivalent to A.

B.
C.
D.

42. Which expression represents in simplest form?

A. 0
B.
C.
D.

43. Which expression is in simplest form?

A.

B.

C.

D.

44. Which expression represents in simplest form?

A.

B.

C.
 45. For all values of x for which the expression is defined, is equivalent to A.

B.

C.

D.

Matching Type: Match the expressions to the method used to factor it.
1). 8m2 – 5m – 3 A. Factoring by Grouping

2). x2 + 7x + 10 B. Common Terms (GCF)

3). x2 + 3x + 2xy + 6y C. Difference of Squares

4). 3x2 + 6x D. Quadratic, a = 1

5). 25x2- 100y2 E. Quadratic, a ≠ 1

II. Problem Solving.

1. Shane can clean the house in 3 hours and Ana can clean the house in 5 hours, what is the correct equation below represents if
they are working together? (4pts)

2. . Leah can clean the store in five hours. If Angelo helps, it takes them four hours. Without help, how many hours would it take
Angelo to complete this job? (4pts)

3. It takes Jordan 36 minutes to mow the lawn while it takes James 45 minutes to mow the same lawn. What is the completed part
of James? (4pts)

4. Joey can mow the lawn in 40 minutes and Pet can mow the lawn in 60 minutes. How long will it take for them to mow the
lawn together? (4pts)

5. : Macky won a two-day bicycle race. He travelled 60 km each day and his average speed on the second day was doubled that of
the first day. If Macky rode for a total of 6 hours, what was his average speed each day? (4pts)