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8th Grade Mathematics

Expressions & Equations
8.EE.1 8.EE.1

Simplify the following expressions: Simplify the following expression:

A. 𝑥4 ∙ 𝑥2 ∙ 𝑥 (𝒘𝟒 ∙ 𝒘𝟐 )𝟑
𝒘−𝟑 ∙ 𝒘𝟔

B. 𝑚8 ÷ 𝑚2

C. 𝑦∙𝑦∙𝑦∙𝑦∙𝑦

8.EE.2 8.EE.2

Evaluate the following expressions: Which shows the solution to 𝒙𝟐 = 𝟔𝟒?

A. 𝟒 + 𝟖𝟏
Select all that apply
A. 𝒙=𝟕
B.
𝟑
𝟔𝟒 B. 𝒙=𝟖
C. 𝒙 = −𝟕
C. 𝟐𝟓 + 𝟕𝟓
D. 𝒙 = −𝟖

8.EE.3 8.EE.3

Compare each set of large numbers in scientific A small town in Kansas started with a population of
notation using the appropriate symbol <, >, or = 2,300 people 80 years ago. Now, the town has
experienced significant growth and has a population
of about 3,234,956 people. Approximately how many
A. 𝟒. 𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎𝟒 ________ 𝟒. 𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎𝟔 times larger is the current population in the Kansas
town than it was 80 years ago?

B, 𝟑. 𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎𝟑 ________ 𝟓. 𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎𝟒

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8th Grade Mathematics

Expressions & Equations
8.EE.4 8.EE.4

Convert the following numbers to scientific Determine the unknown factors in the
notation: following equation:

A. 𝟎. 𝟎𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟓𝟒 A. 𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎𝟓 ? × ? = 𝟖 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟐

B. 𝟒𝟓, 𝟔𝟕𝟎, 𝟎𝟗𝟖

8.EE.5 8.EE.5

Determine if the following graph has a positive or Does the following table represent a
negative slope and explain your answer. proportional relationship? Explain why or why
not

Time 4 6 10
Distance 120 180 300

8.EE.6 8.EE.6

Find the slope between the two

Identify the slope and y – intercept of the
ordered pairs following equations:
(6, 8) and (-4, 3) a. 𝒚 = −𝟓𝒙 − 𝟑

b. 𝒚=𝒙+𝟒

𝟐
c. 𝒚=
𝟓
𝒙
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8th Grade Mathematics

Expressions & Equations
8.EE.7
8.EE.7

Solve the following equation When solving an equation Thomas gets to the
last line of his work and is left with “7 = 7”.
𝟒 𝒙 + 𝟐 + 𝒙 + 𝟏 = 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟑 + 𝟑(𝒙 + 𝟒) What does this mean?

8.EE.8 8.EE.8

Rent a Mobile rents cars for $30 a day, plus $0.10 per
Solve the following system by mile. Drive a Jewel rents cars for $10 a day, plus
substitution: $0.40 per mile. Write a system that models the cost
𝒚 = 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟒 of renting a car from each business. Let x = miles and
y = cost per day.
𝒚 = 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟗

REFLECTION
A. What do you feel like you understand the most about expressions & equations?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

B. What is one area you would like to understand better about expressions & equations?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

C. CIRCLE the effort (10: MAXIMUM EFFORT) you gave and put a BOX (10: YOU COULD TEACH THIS TO
SOMEONE ELSE) around how you would rate your UNDERSTANDING of the content using the number line
below.
 Name: _____________________ Date: ______ Hour: _______

8th Grade Mathematics

Expressions & Equations
8.EE.1 8.EE.1

Simplify the following expressions: Simplify the following expression:

A. 𝑥4 ∙ 𝑥2 ∙ 𝑥 (𝒘𝟒 ∙ 𝒘𝟐 )𝟑
𝒙𝟕 𝒘−𝟑 ∙ 𝒘𝟔

B. 𝑚8 ÷ 𝑚2 𝒘𝟏𝟓
𝒎𝟔
C. 𝑦∙𝑦∙𝑦∙𝑦∙𝑦
𝒚𝟓
8.EE.2 8.EE.2

Evaluate the following expressions: Which shows the solution to 𝒙𝟐 = 𝟔𝟒?

A. 𝟒 + 𝟖𝟏
Select all that apply
𝟏𝟏 A. 𝒙=𝟕
B.
𝟑
𝟔𝟒 B. 𝒙=𝟖
𝟒 C. 𝒙 = −𝟕
C. 𝟐𝟓 + 𝟕𝟓
D. 𝒙 = −𝟖

𝟏𝟎

8.EE.3 8.EE.3

Compare each set of large numbers in scientific A small town in Kansas started with a population of
notation using the appropriate symbol <, >, or = 2,300 people 80 years ago. Now, the town has
experienced significant growth and has a population
of about 3,234,956 people. Approximately how many
< 𝟒. 𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎𝟔
A. 𝟒. 𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎𝟒 ________ times larger is the current population in the Kansas
town than it was 80 years ago?

Starting Population: 𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎𝟑 𝟖

< 𝟓. 𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎𝟒
B, 𝟑. 𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎𝟑 ________
Population After Growth 𝟑 × 𝟏𝟎 𝟓
How many times greater: 𝟏. 𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎
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8th Grade Mathematics

Expressions & Equations
8.EE.4 8.EE.4

Convert the following numbers to scientific Determine the unknown factors in the
notation: following equation:

A. 𝟎. 𝟎𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟓𝟒 A. 𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎𝟓 ? × ? = 𝟖 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟐

𝟐. 𝟎𝟎𝟓𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟐
B. 𝟒𝟓, 𝟔𝟕𝟎, 𝟎𝟗𝟖
𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎𝟕
𝟒. 𝟓𝟔𝟕𝟎𝟎𝟗𝟖 × 𝟏𝟎𝟕

8.EE.5 8.EE.5

Determine if the following graph has a positive or Does the following table represent a
negative slope and explain your answer. proportional relationship? Explain why or why
not

Time 4 6 10
Distance 120 180 300

𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝟏𝟖𝟎 𝟑𝟎𝟎

Yes, = =
𝑷𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒆 b/c as the x 𝟒 𝟔 𝟏𝟎
values increase the y values are
also increasing.
8.EE.6 8.EE.6

Find the slope between the two

Identify the slope and y – intercept of the
ordered pairs following equations:
(6, 8) and (-4, 3) a. 𝒚 = −𝟓𝒙 − 𝟑 𝐦 = −𝟓 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛 = −𝟑

𝟏 b. 𝒚=𝒙+𝟒 𝐦 = 𝟏 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛 = 𝟒
Slope = 𝟐
𝟐
c. 𝒚= 𝒙 𝟐
𝟓 𝐦= 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛 = 𝟎
𝟓
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8th Grade Mathematics

Statistics and Probability
8.EE.7
8.EE.7

Solve the following equation When solving an equation Thomas gets to the
last line of his work and is left with “7 = 7”.
𝟒 𝒙 + 𝟐 + 𝒙 + 𝟏 = 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟑 + 𝟑(𝒙 + 𝟒) What does this mean?

Infinite Solutions Infinite Solutions

8.EE.8 8.EE.8

Rent a Mobile rents cars for $30 a day, plus $0.10 per
Solve the following system by mile. Drive a Jewel rents cars for $10 a day, plus
substitution: $0.40 per mile. Write a system that models the cost
𝒚 = 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟒 of renting a car from each business. Let x = miles and
y = cost per day.
𝒚 = 𝟐𝒙 + 𝟗

(13, 35) y = 0.1x + 30

y = 0.4x + 10

REFLECTION
A. What do you feel like you understand the most about expressions & equations?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

B. What is one area you would like to understand better about expressions & equations?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

C. CIRCLE the effort (10: MAXIMUM EFFORT) you gave and put a BOX (10: YOU COULD TEACH THIS TO
SOMEONE ELSE) around how you would rate your UNDERSTANDING of the content using the number line
below.
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