First Long Test in Mathematics 8

Name _________________________________________ Section _________________

Date _________________________________ Score ___________

Direction: Multiple Choice. Write the letter of the best answer on the blank before each number.

_____ 1.) Which of the following are NOT factors of 8x3y2?

a.) 4xy (2x2y) b.) 8x3y2 c.) (x3y2)(8) d.) (2xy2) (4x2y)

_____2.) What will be the price of each bamboo stick bought in Kaingen, Maragondon if each bundle cost
15 a0b-3 and it has 12a-2b3?
5a2 5 4 4a2
a.) 6 b.) a2b6 c.) a2b6 d.) 6
4b 4 5 5b
_____3.)What is the measure of a side of a square whose area is (4x 2 + 28x + 49) square units?

a.) 2x – 7 b.) 2x + 7 c.) x2 + 3 d.) 2x2 + 72

_____ 4.) Noriel can paint a room, working alone, in 8 hours. Meyward can paint the same room, working
alone in 6 hours. How long will it take them if they work together? What fraction can represent the number
1 1
of hours Noriel can paint the room if 1 is equivalent to complete work done? a.) b.)
4 6
1 3
c.) d.)
8 4

𝑥−9 𝑥 2 −81
_____ 5.) Which of the following is the quotient of ÷
𝑥+3 𝑥 2 −9

𝑥−3 𝑥−3
a.) x – 9 b.) c.) x +9 d.)
𝑥−9 𝑥+9

_____ 6.)Your classmate was asked to square (2x – 3), he answered 4x2 – 9. Is his answer correct?

a.) Yes, because squaring a binomial produce a binomial product.

b.) Yes, because product rule is correctly applied.

c.) No, because squaring a binomial always produces a trinomial product.

d.) No, because the answer must be 4x2 + 9.

_____7.) What is the product of (-3x2)(2x4)?

a.) -6x8 b.) 6x8 c.) -6x6 d.) 6x6

_____8.) Which of the following are NOT factors of 8x3y2?

a.) 4xy (2x2y) b.) 8x3(y2) c.) (x3y2)(8) d.) (2xy2) (4x2y)

_____9.) Which of the following is the factored form of 32xy-18x2?

a.) 2x (16y – 9x) b.) x (16y – 18x) c.) 2x(32y – 18x) d.) 2xy(16-9x)

_____10.) If the area of a square garden is (9x2 + 12x + 4) square units, is it possible to find its sides?
a.) Yes, using factoring difference of two squares.
b.) Yes, the area is a perfect square trinomial.
c.) No, one of the sides must be given.
d.) No, the area is not factorable.
_____11.) A television manufacturer finds that the revenue R in hundreds of pesos from the sale of x
television is given by R(x) = 4x2 – 6x. The cost C, in hundreds of pesos of producing x television is given by
C(x) = 2x2 – 4x + 12. How many televisions must be produced and sold in order for the manufacturer to
break even?
a.) 3 b.) 4 c.) 5 d.) 6
_____12.) Which of the following expressions is a rational algebraic expression?
𝑥 3𝑐 −3 𝑎−𝑏
a.) b.) c.) 4y-2+z-3 d.)
√3𝑦 √(𝑎+1) 𝑏+𝑎
𝑚2 +5𝑚+6
_____13.) Which of the following is the simplified form of ?
𝑚2−4
𝑚−2 𝑚−3 𝑚+3
a.) b.) c.) d.) (m+3)(m-2)
𝑚+3 𝑚+2 𝑚−2
_____14.) What is a Rectangular Coordinate System?
a.) It is used for naming points.
b.) It is a plane used for graphing linear equations.
c.) It is used to determine the location of a point by using a single number.
d.) It is a two-dimensional plane which is divided by the axes into four regions called quadrants.
_____15.) Carl can do a piece of work in 6 days, Lancelot can do the same job in 4 days. How much time will take them to
do the same job together?
2 2 2 2
a.) 1 b.) 2 c.) 3 d.) 4
5 5 5 5

𝑎2 −1
_____16.) Aaron was asked by his teacher to simplify on the board. He wrote his solution on the board this
𝑎2− 𝑎
𝑎2 −1 (𝑎+1)(𝑎−1)
way: = =1, did he arrive at the correct answer?
𝑎2− 𝑎 𝑎(𝑎−1)
a.) A. Yes, the expressions that he crossed out are all common factors.
b.) Yes, the LCD must be eliminated to simplify the expression.
1
c.) No, 𝑎2 must be cancelled out so that the answer is .
𝑎
d.) No, a is not a common factor of the numerator.
1 2 5
_____17.) Which of the following is the solution for the rational equation + = ?
𝑦 𝑦 6
a.) 3 b.) 2 c.) 1 d.) 4
𝑥+4
_____18.) Which value of x makes the expression undefined?
𝑥−3

a.) 3 b.) 1 c.) 2 d.) 4

9𝑥 4 −27𝑥 6
_____19.) The expression is equivalent to:
3𝑥 3
a.) 3x (1-3x) b.) 3x(1 − 3x )2 c.) 3x(1 − 9x 5) d.) 9x3 (1 − x)

2 𝑥 2 −12𝑥
_____20.) Which expression represents in simplest form?
𝑥−6
a.) 0 b.) 4x c.) 2x d.) x+2
3 4
_____21.) What is the sum of + expressed in lowest form?
2𝑥 3𝑥
12 17 7 17
a.) b.) c.) d.)
6𝑥 2 6𝑥 5𝑥 12𝑥

𝑥 2𝑥
_____22.) What is the quotient of divided by ?
𝑥+4 𝑥 2 −16
2 2𝑥 2 2𝑥 2 𝑥−4
a.) b.) c.) d.)
𝑥−4 𝑥−4 𝑥 2 −16 2

5 𝑥+13
_____23.) Which value of x is a solution of = ?
𝑥 6
a.) -2 b.) -3 c.) -10 d.) -15
_____24.) What is the GCF of 54 and 24?
a.) 2 b.) 4 c.) 6 d.) 8
_____25.) Which are the factors of the expression 3x2 + 23x – 8?
a.) (3x + 1)(x – 8) b.) (3x – 8)(x + 1) c.)(3x – 1)(x + 8) d.)(3x – 1)(x – 8)
_____26.) Which is a factor of 2x2 – 11x – 40?
a.) 2x + 5 b.) 2x – 5 c.) 2x – 8 d.) 2x + 8
_____27.) Which of the following is equal to x2 + 4x + 3?
a.) (x + 1)(x + 3) b.) (x + 2)(x + 2) c.) (x + 4)(x – 1) d.) (x – 4)(x – 1)
_____28.) Bob is solving this equation 3x2 + 17x + 10 = 0 by factoring. Which expression
could be one of his correct factors?
a.) x + 5 b.) x – 5 c.) 3x – 2 d.) 3x – 5
_____29.) Which is the greatest common factor of 4a b – 6a b + 12a3b?
4 2 2

a.) 12a2 b b.) -12a2b c.) 6ab2 d.) 6a2b

______30.) What are the factors of x + x – 6?
2

a.) (x+3) (x-2) b.) (x-3) (x-2) c.) (x+3) (x+2) d.) (x-3) (x+2)
______31.) Using factoring by grouping, which are the factors of the polynomial 2x + 16 + xy + 8y?
a.) (x+8) (2+y) b.) (y+8) (2x+y) c.) (y+8) (x+2) d.) (x+8y) (2+y)
______32.)

𝑥−5 𝑥+2
33.) What is the product of and ?
𝑥 2 −4 𝑥−2

(𝑥−5)(𝑥−2) 𝑥−5 𝑥−5 (𝑥−5)(𝑥−2)

a.) b.) c.) d.)
𝑥 2 −4 (𝑥−2)2 𝑥 2 −4 𝑥+2