Grade 8 Questions

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Please read the directions carefully.

 You have 100 minutes for 32 Problems. 2. Mark no more than one circle in any column.

 Mark your answers on your Answer Form with 3. You may start your answers in any column,
a pencil. space permitting. Columns you don’t use
should be left blanks, and there should be
 Extra scratch paper is neither given nor allowed.
no blank columns between columns that
You may use blank pages/spaces in the booklet
are not blank. For example, if your answer
as scratch paper.
is 201, then either arrangement of filled-in
 There are no penalties for incorrect answers. circles shown below is acceptable.
Answer as many problems as you can; go
For example: Answer: 201 – either position
back and check your work and also go to
is correct.
questions you skip, before the time is over.

 Calculators are not permitted. Cell phones


must be turned off completely and placed out
of sight. MathCON problems are ALL done
without a calculator.

 The problems are divided into three categories


by difficulty levels:
4. No problem has a negative answer.
3 Points (Questions 1-8)
5 Points (Questions 9-24)
 Notations in Geometry Problems:
7 Points (Questions 25-32)
A : Point A
 Problems 29-32, the last four problems are ⟷
AB : Line through points A and B
constructed-response problems. Enter your
AB : Line segment joining A and B
numerical answer in the grid on your answer
sheet as shown on the right. AB : Length of the line segment AB
∠ABC : Angle with the vertex point at B
1. Although not required, it is suggested that
you write your answer from left to right in m∠ABC : Measure of angle ABC
the boxes at tha top of the columns to help ⊥ : Perpendicular
you fill in the circles accurately. You will // : Parallel
receive credit only if the circles are filled
in correctly.
2023 GRADE
FINAL TEST
stronger math brıghter future
8
1. [Algebra, 3 Points]
Peter swims six miles north, then three miles east, then three miles north, then fifteen miles west. What
is the distance between where he started and where he is now?

A) 10 miles B) 12 miles C) 14 miles D) 15 miles E) 17 miles

2. [Geometry, 3 Points]
A cube has a side length of 6 cm. An equilateral triangle is formed using three of the vertices of the
cube. The area of this triangle is mñn cm2, where m and n are integers and n is not divisible by the
square of a prime number. What is the value of m + n?

A) 24 B) 21 C) 18 D) 15 E) 12

8. [Combinatorics, 3 Points]
The length of a meter stick is 100 centimeters (numbered from 0 to 100). Starting at a random point
on the meter stick, an ant walks towards 0 at a speed of 2 centimeters per second.
What is the probability that it will take more than 20 seconds for the ant to reach 0?

1
A) –– 3
B) ––– 2
C) –– 3
D) –– 7
E) –––
5 10 5 5 10

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Final Test
9. [Algebra, 5 Points]
The area of the triangle formed by the x–axis, y–axis, and 3y = mx + 12 is 48 square units.
What is |m|?

1
A) –– 1
B) –– 1
C) –– 1
D) –– 3
E) ––
2 3 4 6 4

10. [Geometry, 5 Points]


For the given figure, ABC is a triangle,
A

AE ⊥ BC ,
BE = EC, L
D x
DL bisects ∠ADC,
F
m∠ACD = 36°.
36°

B E C

What is m∠DLE = x ?

A) 54° B) 68° C) 72° D) 76° E) 82°

11. [Number Theory, 5 Points]


In the equation
A + BC + DEF + ABCDEF = 343165,
where A, B, . . . , F represent different digits, what is the three-digit number DEF?

A) 560 B) 482 C) 480 D) 343 E) 342

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