8th Grade STAAR Review

Which set of sides would make a right triangle?

• 4,5,6
• 8,10,12
• 5,12,13
• 5,10,12

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

You need a ladder that will reach up a 25 foot tall house when placed 10 feet away from the house. How tall does the ladder need to be?

• 25 feet
• 26 feet
• 27 feet
• 28 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 20 in.
• 68 in.
• 16 in.
• 80 in.

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Which equation shows correctly the volume of the cone?

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CCSS.8.G.C.9

CCSS.HSG.GMD.A.3

A cone is placed inside a cylinder.  The two figures have the same base area and the same height.  What is the volume of the cylinder that is not taken up by the cone?

• 314.16
• 471.24
• 235.62
• 157.08

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CCSS.8.G.C.9

CCSS.HSG.GMD.A.3

A spherical Christmas ornament is filled halfway with snow.  The ornament has a diameter of 4 inches.  What is the volume of snow in the ornament?

• 33.51
• 10.67
• 16.76
• 8.38

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CCSS.8.G.C.9

CCSS.HSG.GMD.A.3

The lateral surface area of a cylinder is 94.2 centimeters squared.  The height is 6 centimeters.  What is the diameter?

• 2.5
• 5
• 3551.26
• 15.7

• 546 m3
• 456 m3
• 654 m3
• 54 m3

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

Anne deposited $500 in an

account that earns 6% simple annual interest.

Shelly deposited $500 in an account that earns 6% annual interest

compounded annually. They leave the

money in the account for 4 years. Which

statement is true about the two investments after 4 years?

• Shelly will have $131.24 more in her account

  than Anne has in her account.

• They will have the same

  amount in their accounts.

• Shelly will have $11.24 more

  in her account than Anne has in her account.

• Anne will have $11.24 more in

  her account than Shelly has in her account.

Jared

invests $10,000 in a savings account that pays 3% simple interest. How many years will it take for the account

to grow to $12,700, if he makes no withdrawals or deposits?

• 7 years

• 12 years

• 9 years

• 22 years

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7