Name: ______________________ Class: _________________ Date: _________ ID: A

Grade 8 Vacation Homework

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

____ 1. In the month of July, one U.S. dollar was worth 4352 Indian rupees. One U.S. dollar was also worth
108.75 Japanese yen. How many yen could you exchange for one rupee in July?

a. 0.3954 yen c. 3.6582 yen

b. 0.024989 yen d. 152.27 yen
____ 2. Harold takes a hike in the forest. He walks 12 km east, then makes a 90° turn and walks 5 km south.
How far is Harold from where he started his hike?

f. 11 km h. 15 km
g. 13 km i. 17 km
____ 3. A rectangle is 4 inches wide and (2z+3) inches long. If the area of the rectangle is 52 square inches,
what is the value of z?

a. 3 c. 5
b. 4 d. 6
____ 4. Which equation represents the function vales shown in the table?

x y
-1 -5
0 -3
1 -1
2 1

f. y = x - 4 h. y = -x - 6
g. y = -2x + 1 i. y = 2x - 3
____ 5. The two legs of a right triangle measure 11 m and 11 m. Which expression would give you the
length of the hypotenuse?

a. 22 c. 11 2 + 11 2
b. 121 d. 11

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____ 6. Which of the following deals gives you the best price per orange?

f. $0.69 for 3 oranges h. $1.76 for 8 oranges

g. $1.20 for 5 oranges i. $2.10 for 10 oranges
____ 7. Sally rents a car for a day. The car costs $65 per day, plus $0.50 per mile driven. If Sally drives m
miles in one day, which expression represents the total amount of money Sally pays for the car?

a. 65 + 0.50 c. 65 + 0.50m
b. 65m + 0.50 d. 65m
____ 8. A clothing store is having a spring sale for a week. The table shows how the price of a shirt changes
over the period of the sale.

Day of Sale Dollars off Regular Price ($)

1 4
3 10
5 16
7 22

Which equation relates the day of the sale to the amount of the discount?

f. y = x + 3 h. y = 4x - 2
g. y = 3x + 1 i. y = 2x 2
____ 9. The top of Gabe’s desk is 36 inches wide by x inches long. Which expression could Gabe use to
find the perimeter of his desk?

a. 36 + x c. 72 + 2x
b. 36x d. 72x
____ 10. What is the solution to the equation 15a = 3(3a + 8)?

f. 2 h. 4
g. 3 i. 5
____ 11. Devon paid $29.25 for 3 books. If all the books were the same price, how much would 5 books have
cost at the same rate?

a. $39.00 c. $48.75
b. $48.00 d. $49.25
____ 12. Simplify the expression 13x + 5y - 9x - 7y.

f. 2xy h. 4x + 2y
g. 18x - 16y i. 4x - 2y
____ 13. Simon has been selling candy to his classmates. On Tuesday, he bought a box of 8 bars of candy for
$12. He sold all the candy and made a profit of $20. How much did Simon charge for each candy
bar?

a. $4 c. $3
b. $3.50 d. $2

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____ 14. Boris gets paid an 8% commission on every car he sells. Last week, he made a commission of
$1,240. What was the price of the car he sold?

f.$15,500 h. $12,500
g.$15,000 i. $1,550
ÊÁÁ 3 ˆ Ê ˆ
____ 15. Simplify Á 3x + 2x 2 + 15 ˜˜˜ − ÁÁÁ −2x 3 + 2x − 5 ˜˜˜ .
Ë ¯ Ë ¯
3 2
a. x − 2x − 2x + 10 c. 5x 3 + 2x 2 − 2x + 20
b. x 3 + 2x 2 + 2x − 20 d. 5x 3 − 10
____ 16. Sheri has p pencils in her desk. He friend Rosa has 4p - 5 pencils. Which choice describes the
number of pencils that Rosa has in her desk?

f.five more than four times the number h.
of pencils Sheri has
g. five less than four times the number of i.
pencils Sheri has
____ 17. Find the solution to the inequality −3x + 5 ≤ −7
four more than five times the number
of pencils Sheri has
four less than five times the number of
pencils Sheri has

a. x≤ 2 c. x ≤ 4
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b. x≥ −2 d. x ≥ 4
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____ 18. ABC was dilated using the origin as the center of dilation and a scale factor of 2. The coordinates
of the vertices of A ′B ′C ′ are A ′(-4, 8), B ′(2,-2), C ′(2,8). What were the coordinates of the vertices
of the original triangle?
f. A=(-8, 16), B=(4,-4), C=(4,16) h. A=(-2,4), B=(1,-1), C=(1,4)
g. A=(2,-2), B=(2,8), C=(-4,8) i. A=(2,4), B=(-1,-1), C=(-1,4)
____ 19. A transversal intersects two parallel lines and forms eight angles. Which of the following statements
is false?
a. alternate interior angles are always c. adjacent interior angles are always
congruent supplementary
b. corresponding angles are always d. exterior angles are always congruent
congruent
____ 20. What relationship do vertical angles have with each other?
f. They are supplementary. h. They are congruent.
g. They are complementary. i. They have no relationships.
____ 21. Using the figure, find x.

a. 225° c. 75°
b. 105° d. 10

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____ 22. Angles d and e are corresponding angles formed by a transversal and two parallel lines. If
m∠d = 34°, what is m∠e?
f. 34° h. 134°
g. 56° i. 146°
____ 23. Point A(2,5) is reflected over the x-axis to point A ′. What are the coordinates of point A ′?
a. (2,5) c. (2,-5)
b. (-2,5) d. (-2,-5)
____ 24. Angle a measures 82°, angle b measures 42°, angle c measures 98°, and angle d measures 8°. Which
two angles are complementary to each other?
f. a and b h. b and d
g. a and c i. a and d
____ 25. In the figure below, lines g and h are parallel. What is the measure of angle a?

a. 64° c. 116°
b. 90° d. 124°
____ 26. Line XY is translated 3 units to the left. If a point on line XY is located at (2,11), where would the
equivalent point be on line X ′Y ′?
f. (2, 14) h. (-1, 11)
g. (2, 8) i. (5, 11)
____ 27. How many fluid ounces are there in 2 gallons of milk?

a. 256 fluid ounces c. 64 fluid ounces

b. 128 fluid ounces d. 8 fluid ounces
____ 28. A store raised the price of a shirt from $25 to $65. What was the percent increase?

f. 60% h. 160%
g. 100% i. 260%
____ 29. From the figure below, which equation can you use to find the value of x?

a. 3x + 5 = 5x c. (3x + 5) - 5x = 180
b. (3x + 5) + 5x = 90 d. (3x + 5) + 5x = 180
____ 30. Two parallel lines are cut by a transversal. Angles a and b are alternate interior angles. Angle a
measures (6x + 21)°, and angle b measures (10x + 9)°. What is the value of x?

f. 1 h. 5
g. 3 i. 9

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Simplify the product.

____ 31. 8x2(4x2 + 4y6)

a. 12x4 + 12x2y6 c. 12x4 + 12x2y6
b. 32x4 + 32x2y6 d. 32x4 + 32xy8

Factor the polynomial.

____ 32. 2x 3 + 4x 2 + 8x
f. 2x(x2 + 2x + 4) h. x(2x2 + 4x + 8)
g. 2x(x + 2)(x + 4) i. 2x3 + 4x2 + 8x

Simplify the product using FOIL.

____ 33. (4x + 3)(2x + 5)

a. 8x 2 + 14x − 15 c. 8x 2 + 26x + 15
b. 8x 2 − 14x − 15 d. 8x 2 − 26x + 15

Find the square.

____ 34. (2x – 6)2

f. 4x2 – 24x + 36 h. 4x2 + 36
g. 4x2 – 8x + 36 i. 4x2 – 12x + 36

Factor the expression.

____ 35. w2 + 18w + 77

a. (w – 7)(w + 11) c. (w + 7)(w + 11)
b. (w – 7)(w – 11) d. (w + 1)(w + 77)

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Short Answer

36. Laura wants to buy 24 potatoes. The supermarket sells bags of 10 potatoes for $2.80, bags of 8
potatoes for $2.40, and single potatoes for $0.35 each. What is the least amount of money Laura can
spend to buy the potatoes?

Show your work.

Answer _________________

On the lines below, explain the process you used to determine your answer.

_____________________________________________________________________

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37. Use your ruler to help you solve the problem.

The map uses a scale of 1 inch for every 60 miles. What is the actual distance between Canton and
Batavia in miles?

Scale: 1 in. = 60 mi.

Show your work.

Answer _____________ miles

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38. A dry cleaner uses the following table to calculate how much to charge to clean a particular number of
dresses.

Number of Dresses Cost ($)

1 6
2 10
3 14
4 18
5 22

Part A

What equation describes the relationship between the input and the output in the table above?

Equation______________________

Part B

If a woman wants to have 15 of her dresses cleaned, how much should she be charged?
Show your work.

Answer _________________
39. Sneakers were on sale for 25% off their original price. Lola bought a pair of sneakers that had an
original price of $43.00. She also paid a sales tax of 7.25% on the sale price of the sneakers. How
much did Lola pay for the pair of sneakers? Round to the nearest cent.

Show your work.

Answer $ ___________________

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40. Lines l and m are parallel in the following figure.

Angle a measures (8x-10) degrees, and angle f measures (3x - 8) degrees. Find the measure of every
angle in the figure.

Answer m∠a = ____________ m∠e = ____________

m∠b = ____________ m∠f = ____________

m∠c = ____________ m∠g = ____________

m∠d = ____________ m∠h = ____________