TAKS Objective 6 8th Grade Math

              1)  The Venn diagram shows how many of the 400 students at Smith    

                   Middle School have a scooter only, a skateboard only, or both a    

     scooter and a skateboard.

 

Use the information in the diagram to find the probability that one

student chosen at random had neither a scooter nor a skateboard.

A      1/20

B       1/4
C      7/10
D      3/4

2)  A camp leader plans to buy 3 hot dogs per person for a cookout. 

     If 30 people are going on the cookout and if hot dogs cost

    $3.99 per package, what other information is needed to find

    the cost of the hot dogs?

A.  The number of meals at which hot dogs will be served. 

 

B.   The cost of mustard and relish

 

C.   The number of people who eat hot dogs. 
D.    The number of hot dogs in a package.

3)  Mr. Thomas is framing a 28-by-40-foot area for a concrete slab. 

     If the concrete company charges $120.00 per cubic yard of

     concrete, what other information is needed in order to find c, the

     cost of the concrete slab?

 

A.  The area of the slab. 
B.   The perimeter of the slab. 
D.    The price per cubic foot of concrete.
C.   The thickness of the slab.

 4)  The Sundown Parking Garage charges $5.00 to park a car for the

      first hour and $0.75 for each additional hour or part of an hour after

      the first hour.  What is the total charge for parking a car for

      4 hours 42 minutes in this garage?

A.    $8.00
B.   $7.25
C.   $6.50
D.   $5.75

 5)  The Stars, the Tigers, and the Lobos scored a total of 56 goals

      during the hockey season.  The Stars scored 4 more goals than the

      Tigers, and the Lobos scored twice as many goals as the Tigers. 

      Which is a reasonable conclusion about the goals the teams scored?

A.  The Stars scored the least number of goals.
B.   The Stars and the Lobos scored an equal number of goals.
C.   The Tigers scored exactly half the total goals.
D.    The Lobos scored the greatest number of goals.

 6)  There are 4 children in the Carter family.  Roger is 1-1/4 times as

       tall as Charlie.  John is 3 inches taller than Roger.  Grace is

      58 inches tall, and she is 2 inches taller than Charlie.  How tall

      is John in feet and inches?

B.   5 ft  10 in.
A.  5 ft  3 in.
C.   6 ft  ½ in
D.    6 ft  1 in.

7)   Antonio and his two brothers equally shared the cost of a new

      CD with a list price of $18.  They received a 20% discount off the

      list price and paid 8.25% sales tax on the discounted price. 

      Find the approximate amount that each of the 3 brothers paid

      toward the cost of the CD.

A.  $4.80
B.   $5.20
D.    $15.59
C.   $6.50

8)  Before the last game of the basketball season, Fernando had scored

     a total of 73 points.  He scored 20 points in the last game, making

     his season average 15.5 points per game.  To find the total number of

     games he played,  first find the sum of 73 and 20 and then -

A   Add the sum to 15.5
B   Subract the sum by 15.5
C   Multiply the sum by 15.5
D   Divide the sum by 15.5
9)   Zeb used the rule listed below to rewrite the

     expression 102 x 105.

  

 

Based on the rule, which of these is equivalent to the

expression 8-4 x 86 ?

A.  8-10, because 8-4 x 86 = 8-4 - 6
B.  810, because 8-4 x 86 = 84 + 6
C.  8-2, because 8-4 x 86 = 84 - 6
D.  82, because 8-4 x 86 = 8-4 + 6
10m x 10n = 10m+n

10)  Raymond packs boxes for an appliance company.  He can pack a

      large box in 10 minutes and a small box in 4 minutes.  He needs

      to pack 10 large boxes and 20 small boxes.  If 2.5 hours remain

      before closing time, will Raymond have time to finish the work

      before closing time if he works without stopping?

B   Yes, Raymond will finish the work in 0.5 hour.
C    No, it will take him 4 hours to finish.
D    Yes, Raymond will finish the work in 1.8 hours.
A   No, it will take him 3 hours to finish.
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