Grade 8 Math SOL Practice Test — Set 5 of 5
Set 5 of 5 — 36 more free Grade 8 Math SOL practice questions from official VDOE released tests.
1. Solve 3x + 4 = 17.
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Answer: B — 7
2. A phone call costs 20 cents for 1 minute and increases by 8 cents per additional minute. Which equation represents the relationship between cost p and minutes t?
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Answer: B — p = 8t + 12
3. In the expression 2(n + 3), when n = 6 the value is missing. What is it?
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Answer: B — 18
4. In the equation 7x + 9 = 45, the circled part is “7x.” What best describes it?
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Answer: D — Expression
5. Jerry’s age j and Tara’s age t follow the pattern: when j = 1, t = 7; j = 2, t = 8; j = 3, t = 9. Which equation describes the relationship?
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Answer: A — t = j + 6
6. Which is a solution of 5(x − 3) = 15?
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Answer: D — 6
7. Mr. Kitran’s age is 4 years less than 3 times Henry’s age h. Which expression represents Mr. Kitran’s age?
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Answer: B — 3h + 4
8. A 60-foot building casts a 21.5-foot shadow. A nearby tree casts an 18-foot shadow. Which is closest to the height of the tree?
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Answer: B — 50.2 ft
9. Which value is equivalent to the expression −5(3i² − 4)?
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Answer: B — −10
10. Which number is less than 22,874?
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Answer: F — 2.18 × 10⁴
11. What is the value of 4 − 3³?
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Answer: A — −23
12. Which of the following does not represent a rational number?
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Answer: H — 3⁄(−1)
13. Which of these is a true statement?
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Answer: B — 3.1 × 10³ = 3,100
14. The set of whole numbers is not a subset of —
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Answer: F — irrational numbers
15. Which of the following describes √41?
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Answer: G — Between 6 and 7
16. What is the value of 2(5 − a)² + 7a when a = 2?
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Answer: C — 32
17. Rob had $363.75 in his bank account on June 12. He made the following transactions: June 13: Withdrawal of $47.50 June 14: Deposit of $91.25 June 15: Withdrawal of $54.75 What was the balance in Rob’s bank account after the withdrawal on June 15?
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Answer: G — $352.75
18. What is the value of x³ + x² + x when x = 3?
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Answer: D — 39
19. Albert had a goal of saving $80. He saved 115% of his goal. How much money did Albert save?
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Answer: B — $92
20. The square root of which of the following integers is between 7 and 8?
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Answer: G — 52
21. What is the surface area of a rectangular prism with dimensions 2 inches, 3.5 inches, and 1 inch?
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Answer: D — 25 sq in.
22. Which group of three side lengths could form a right triangle?
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Answer: F — 5 ft, 12 ft, 13 ft
23. Which pair of angles is supplementary?
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Answer: D — 40° and 140°
24. The radius of the base of a cone is 4 inches, and the slant height is 6 inches. Which value is closest to the surface area of the cone?
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Answer: H — 126 sq in.
25. Meredith spends the following number of hours in a day: Sleeping: 9 hours School: 6 hours Eating: 3 hours Practice: 3 hours Homework: 2 hours Play: 1 hour What percent of Meredith’s day is spent on activities other than sleeping and eating?
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Answer: D — 50%
26. A fair cube has 1 yellow side and 5 green sides. Emily wins if the cube lands on green. Which statement best describes her chance of winning?
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Answer: C — Most likely will win
27. This matrix shows quiz scores for three students: | | Eric | Sam | Curt | | --- | ---- | --- | ---- | | 1st | 87 | 92 | 82 | | 2nd | 82 | 86 | 80 | | 3rd | 85 | 88 | 89 | What is the element at row 2, column 3?
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Answer: A — 80
28. A bag contains the following marbles: Blue: 7 Green: 10 Yellow: 14 Red: 19 If one marble is selected at random, what is the probability that it is blue or red?
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Answer: D — 52%
29. Which of the following is equivalent to the inequality 5x + 7 < 17?
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Answer: A — 5x < 10
30. What value of n makes the equation 4n + 9 = 6 true?
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Answer: B — −0.75
31. At the Good Earth Orchard, there are one-third as many lemon trees as orange trees. If there are 132 orange trees, how many lemon trees are there?
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Answer: B — 44
32. The formula d = 52t + 65t represents the distance between two cars traveling in opposite directions. After how many hours will the distance be 234 miles?
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Answer: G — 2.0
33. Which number is not an element of the domain of the relation (−2, 4), (0, 4), (1, 2), (3, 2)?
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Answer: J — 4
34. Kim travels 360 miles in 8 hours. At this rate, how many miles does Kim travel in 12 hours?
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Answer: H — 540
35. What is the solution to the inequality −4n > 10?
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Answer: J — n > 28
36. Which equation represents the table of values? | x | y | | -- | -- | | −2 | 2 | | 1 | 8 | | 3 | 12 | | 6 | 18 |
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Answer: J — y = 2x + 6
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