New York State Grade 8 Math Test

by Anne M. Szczesny

Overview

This revised and updated test preparation manual reviews all Grade 8 math topics covered on the new New York State Math Assessment test. They include the number system; measurement; fractions, decimals, and percents; the basics of geometry and trigonometry; transformations; equations; and graphing. This book also presents test-taking advice and two sample tests with solutions to all problems. Helpful diagrams and line illustrations appear throughout the book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764146237
Publisher:	Barrons Educational Services
Publication date:	08/01/2011
Series:	Barron's Test Prep NY
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	640,170
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	13 Years

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 THE TEST


Scoring


Test-Taking Tips
Sample Questions

CHAPTER 2 NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS


Number Sets


Properties of Operations


Absolute Value


Operations on Integers


Order of Operations


Adding and Subtracting Fractions


Multiplying and Dividing Fractions


Divisibility Rules


Greatest Common Factor and Least Common Multiple


Prime Numbers, Composite Numbers, and Exponents


Scientific Notation


Test Your Skills

CHAPTER 3 PATTERNS AND FUNCTIONS


Writing Expressions


Evaluating Expressions


Writing Expressions and Equations from Data


Equations and Inequalities


Solving Equations


Solving and Graphing Inequalities


Writing Equations and Inequalities from Word Problems


Test Your Skills

CHAPTER 4 RATIO, PROPORTION, AND PERCENT


Ratio and Proportion


Changing Fractions to Decimals


Changing Decimals to Percents


Changing Fractions to Percents


Solving Percent Problems


Interest


Test Your Skills

CHAPTER 5 MEASUREMENT


Customary System


Metric System


Converting Between Systems


Temperature Conversion


Monetary Conversion


Test Your Skills

CHAPTER 6 MONOMIALS AND POLYNOMIALS


Adding Polynomials


Subtracting Polynomials


Laws of Exponents


Multiplying a Monomial by a Monomial


Multiplying a Binomial by a Monomial


Squaring a Monomial


Multiplying a Binomial by a Binomial


Squaring a Binomial


Dividing a Polynomial by a Monomial


Factoring Algebraic Expressions


Factoring Trinomials of the Form ax2 + bx + c


Test Your Skills

CHAPTER 7 GEOMETRY


Lines


Angles


Plane Figures


Right Triangles


Quadrilaterals


Other Polygons


Interior Angles of Polygons


Similarity and Congruence


Test Your Skills

CHAPTER 8 GRAPHING


The Coordinate System


Plotting Points


Slope


Graphing Lines


Writing Equations of Lines


Solving Systems of Equations


Graphing Linear Inequalities


Quadratic Equations


Relations and Functions


Descriptive Graphs


Test Your Skills

CHAPTER 9 TRANSFORMATIONS


Translation


Symmetry


Reflection


Rotation


Dilation


Test Your Skills

CHAPTER 10 SOLUTIONS TO PRACTICE PROBLEMS

CHAPTER 11 SAMPLE TEST 1


Answers to Sample Test 1

CHAPTER 12 SAMPLE TEST 2


Answers to Sample Test 2


Index