Preparing For 8th grade 9-weeks-test

Stacey earns $15 each week plus $.50 for each customer on her paper route. She wants to earn at least $25 each week. What equation can she use to find x, the number of customers she needs to make exactly $25?

• x + 15 = 25

• 0.50x + 15 = 25

• 2x + 15 = 25

• 50x + 15 = 25

4x – 10 = 18

• 2

• 4

• 7

• 8

2x + 6 < 4

• x < 1

• x < –1

• x > 1

• x > –1

Which statement below is true?

• 1/8 > 0.10

• 0.25 = 25/4

• 1/2 < 0.50

• -6 > 3

The shirt Jamie bought was priced at $8.95. He paid 4.5% in sales tax. Which expression could Jamie use to determine the total cost of the shirt?

• 8.95 x 0.045

• 8.95 + (8.95 x 0.045)

• 8.95 ÷ 0.045

• 8.95 – (8.95 x .045)

Which ratio is equivalent to the following?

3 : 5

• 6 : 18

• 9 : 15

• 12 : 15

• 15 : 20

At Geri’s school, 2 out of every 9 eighth-grade girls tried out for the volleyball team. If there are 216 eighth-grade girls at the school, how many tried out for the team?

• 18

• 24

• 48

• 108

Jim correctly found the product of the two decimal numbers shown below. Which is closest to the product? 0.4899, 0.8124

• 1.30

• 0.50

• 0.40

• 0.32

Which of the following is a prism?

• cylinder

• cube

• sphere

• pyramid