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8th Grade Advanced Parent Key
8th Grade Advanced Parent Key
Adding Integers
• Negative + Negative: Add the absolute values of the two numbers and make the answer
negative.
• Negative + Positive (or Positive + Negative): Subtract the absolute values of the two numbers
(larger minus smaller) and take the sign of the number with the greater absolute value.
Subtracting Integers
• Keep the first number the same, change the subtraction sign to an addition sign, and
change the sign of the second number. Then use the integer addition rules.
ex: 15 - (-8) 15 + 8 = 23
ex: -6 - (-4) -6 + 4 = -2
Order of Operations
Parentheses
Exponents
Multiplication & Division (left to right)
Addition & Subtraction (left to right)
Find the sum or difference.
1. -80 + 77 2. 77 + 160 3. -64 + (-33) 4. 104 - (-92)
9. 15 - (-26) - (-39) 10. -93 + 191 + (-179) 11. 18 + (-34) + 52 12. -50 - (-93) + (-17)
21. -28 ÷ (-88) ∙ (-22) 22. -56 ∙ 140 ÷ (-80) 23. 108 ÷ (-11) ∙ (-11) 24. -84 ∙ (-17) ÷ 42
Evaluate the numerical expression. (Be sure to use the order of operations!)
25. -78 + (-2) ∙ (-56) 26. -65 + 6 ÷ (-3) + 40 27. -94 - (84 - 10) 28. 43 + (-23) - (-57)
29. -15 - (-11) + 5 ∙ (-4) 30. -26 - (-64) + (-93) 31. -84 ÷ 4 + (-20) 32. -56 + (-50) + (-10) ∙ (-9)
Operations with Rational Numbers
• Decimals: Line up the decimal points. Then add or subtract and bring the decimal point
down. Use integer rules to determine the sign of the answer.
9. 80
ex: -9.8 + 6.24 neg + pos: subtract - answer: -3.56
6.24
3.56
• Fractions/Mixed Numbers: Find a common denominator and then add or subtract. Borrow
or convert an improper fraction answer, if necessary. Use integer rules to determine the
sign of the answer.
=
+
ex: 5 3 − −3 78 5 3+ 3 78 pos + pos: add = answer: 9
4 4
8
• Multiplying Decimals: Ignore the decimal points. Multiply the numbers. Then count the
decimal places in the problem to determine the location of the decimal point in the answer.
x
9.23
ex: -9.23 · (-1.1) neg · neg = pos 1.1 answer: 10.153
923
9230
10153
• Dividing Decimals: Move the decimal in the divisor to the end of the number. Move the
decimal in the dividend the same number of places and then bring it straight up in quotient.
26.
ex: -5.2 ÷ 0.2 neg ÷ pos = neg 02. 52. answer: -26
6 1 7 63 3 3
ex: -1 3 · neg · pos = neg · = answer: -
4 14 2 4 142 4 4
• Dividing Fractions: Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions. Then flip the second
fraction to its reciprocal and multiply the two fractions. Simplify if necessary.
1 8 4 4 1
ex: - 1 ÷ − 3 neg ÷ neg = pos · = 3 answer: 1 3
2 8 1 2 3
Find the sum, difference, product, or quotient.
33. 38.61 + 36.841 34. 1.755 - 1.23 35. 0.71 ∙ 9.2 36. 13.12 ÷ 0.1
37. 3.651 - (-12.63) 38. -3.9 + (-7.6) 39. 17.6 ∙ 4.3 40. 6 ∙ (-16.7)
41. 26.474 - 14.527 42. -2.1 + 3.78 43. -6.15 ÷ (-8.2) 44. -12.8 ∙ (-4.88)
49. 3 1/3 - 5 1/9 50. 5 ∙ (-1 2/5) 51. -4 2/3 + (-1 3/4) 52. - 5/6 ÷ (-2 1/6)
53. 9 ÷ (-4 1/2) 54. -18 + 3 4/5 55. -5 2/3 ∙ (-2 5/6) 56. -5 3/4 - (-3 7/8)
Solving Equations
h 3· h =4 ·3
ex: =4 answer: h = 12
3 3
ex: w - 13 = -5 w - 13 = -5 answer: w = 8
+13 +13
j j j
ex: 5 + 13 = 15 5 + -13
13 = 15 5·5=2 ·5 answer: j = 10
-13
b+ 7 3 · b + 7 = -2 · 3
ex: 3 = -2 3 b + 7 = -6 answer: b = -13
-7 -7
Solve the one-step equation.
x
57. 19 + j = -34 58. m - 26 = 13 59. = -3 60. 12f = 216
5
f g
69.
k+8
= -2 70. - (-13) = 12 71. -15 - = -5 72. -8 + 4m = 2
3 5 3
Solving Proportions
• Set cross-products equal to each other and then solve the one-step equation for the given
variable.
5 4
ex: = 5 ·10 = 4b 50 = 4b answer: b = 12.5
b 10
4 4
x 25
ex: 25 is what percent of 500? 100 = 500 answer: x = 5%
15 x
ex: What is 15% of 88? 100 = 88 answer: x = 13.2
30 18
ex: 18 is 30% of what number? 100 = x answer: x = 60
• Tax: Find the amount of tax using a proportion or equation. Then add the tax to the
original amount to find the total cost.
• Discount: Find the amount of the discount using a proportion or equation. Then subtract
the amount of discount from the original price to find the sale price.
Solve the proportion.
h 20 5 c 6 21 30 26
77. = 78. = 79. = 80. =
6 24 7 14 8 b j 39
5 15 32 a 16 18 w 15
81. = 82. = 83. = 84. =
k 20 112 14 7 g 60 200
Geometry Basics
• Perimeter is the distance around a polygon
• Surface Area is the sum of the areas of all the faces on a 3-dimensional figure
• Circumference = π · diameter
1
• Area of Triangle = 2 · base · height
1
• Area of Trapezoid = 2 · height(base1 + base2)
• Surface Area of Rectangular Prism = 2 · length · width + 2 · length · height + 2 · height · width
23 mm
5 cm 4 cm
9 cm
95. 96.
2 in
5 in 10 m
3 in
19 m
6 in
3 in
8 cm 2 in
12 in
8 cm
8 cm
99. 100.
7 cm
9 mm
3 cm
13 mm
Answer Key
5. 17 6. 339 7. 6 8. -41
13. 8(x + 1) – 12x 14. 6w – 7 + 12w – 3z 15. 9n – 8 + 3(2n – 11) 16. 3(7x + 4y) – 2(2x + y)
17. (15 + 8d)(-5) – 24d + d 18. 9(b – 1) – c + 3b + c 19. 20f – 4(5f + 4) + 16 20. 8(h – 4) – h – (h + 7)
Solving One-Step Equations
1. Cancel out the number on the same side of the ex: -18 = 6j
equal sign as the variable using inverse operations
(addition/subtraction; multiplication/division) -18 = 6j
2. Be sure to do the same thing to both sides of the 6 6
equation! -3 = j j = -3
33. 5(3x – 2) = 5(4x + 1) 34. 3d – 4 + d = 8d – (-12) 35. f – 6 = -2f + 3(f – 2) 36. -2(y – 1) = 4y – (y + 2)
Scientific Notation
Simplify each expression. Write your answers using only positive exponents.
45. w-9 46. m5 47. f5 · f3 48. 3
h2
m2 g
Finding the Slope Given Two Points: Use the ex: (4, -2), (-3, 8)
x1 y1 x2 y2
coordinates from the points in the slope formula:
y2 − y1 8 − (−2) 10 10
m= = = −
Slope (m) =
x2 − x1 −3 − 4 −7 7
Distance (in miles) 135 270 405 540 Pounds 173 169 165 161
Similar Figures
ex:
5.5 mm
x
1. To find a missing side length, set up a proportion, 9 mm
matching up corresponding sides. 1.5 mm
x 9
=
2. Solve the proportion using the steps above. 1.5 5.5
x = 2.45 mm
144 + 225 = x2
369 = x2
a = leg x = 369 ≈ 19.2 cm
Pythagorean Theorem: a2 + b2 = c2
ex: a = ?, b = 3, c = 6
To find the hypotenuse: add the squares of the legs a is a leg
and then find the square root of the sum a2 + 32 = 62
a2 + 9 = 36
To find a leg: subtract the square of the given leg
from the square of the hypotenuse and then find a2 = 36 – 9 = 27
the square root of the difference a = 27 ≈ 5.2
Solve each proportion, showing all work.
76. 6 4 77. 12 k 78. h 8 79. 22 9 80. 4 3
7 = m 5 = 3 7 = 2 n = 36 21 = c
Assume each pair of figures is similar. Find the missing side length, showing all work.
7 cm r
81. 82. 1.5 in 83.
3 ft
2 cm 1 in 2 ft
x n
6 in 8 ft
14 cm
Find the missing side length in each right triangle to the nearest tenth. Show your work!
87. a = 6, b = 8, c = ? 88. a = ?, b = 9 cm, c = 13 cm 89. a = 7, b = ?, c = 14 90. a = 14 in, b = 14 in, c = ?
Determine whether or not you can form a right triangle from the given side lengths. Explain.
99. 18, 22, 26 100. 5, 12, 13
Evaluate each expression for a = 9, b = -3, c = -2, d = 7. Show your work.
13. 8(x + 1) – 12x 14. 6w – 7 + 12w – 3z 15. 9n – 8 + 3(2n – 11) 16. 3(7x + 4y) – 2(2x + y)
-4x + 8 18w - 3z - 7 15n - 41 17x + 10y
17. (15 + 8d)(-5) – 24d + d 18. 9(b – 1) – c + 3b + c 19. 20f – 4(5f + 4) + 16 20. 8(h – 4) – h – (h + 7)
-63d - 75 12b - 9 0 6h - 39
Solve each equation, showing all work.
21. f – 64 = -23 22. -7 = 2d b 24. 13 = m + 21
−12 = −6
23.
f = 41 d = -7/2 = -3.5 b = 72 m = -8
x = -5 w = 19 h = 84 y = 5/2 = 2.5
33. 5(3x – 2) = 5(4x + 1) 34. 3d – 4 + d = 8d – (-12) 35. f – 6 = -2f + 3(f – 2) 36. -2(y – 1) = 4y – (y + 2)
Simplify each expression. Write your answers using only positive exponents.
45. w-9 46. m5 47. f5 · f3 48. 3
h2
m2 g
1
h6
w9 m3 f8
g3
a10 b3 1 24r9
m = -27 m = 23 m = undefined m = -3
Distance (in miles) 135 270 405 540 Pounds 173 169 165 161
m = -3 m=0 m = 23
Graph the line.
70. y = -x – 3 71. 1 72. y = -3x – 1
y = 3x + 2
Assume each pair of figures is similar. Find the missing side length to the nearest tenth.
7 cm r
81. 82. 1.5 in 83.
3 ft
2 cm 1 in 2 ft
x n
6 in 8 ft
14 cm
x = 4 cm x = 4 in x = 5.3 ft
84. 35 mm 85. y 86. 10 cm
20 mm 18 in 12 in 8 cm
9 mm 18 in f
j 32 mm 24 in 5 cm
Find the missing side length in each right triangle to the nearest tenth. Show your work!
87. a = 6, b = 8, c = ? 88. a = ?, b = 9 cm, c = 13 cm 89. a = 7, b = ?, c = 14 90. a = 14 in, b = 14 in, c = ?
Determine whether or not you can form a right triangle from the given side lengths. Explain.
99. 18, 22, 26 100. 5, 12, 13
No; 182 + 222 ≠ 262 Yes; 52 + 122 = 132