FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

Mathematics – 8

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School : Date : Score :

Direction: Read and analyze each item carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write
it in your answer sheet.

1. Which of the following is the common monomial factor of 4𝑥 3 + 8𝑥 2 − 16𝑥?

A. 2𝑥 B. 4𝑥 C. 6𝑥 D. 𝑥

2. If 5𝑥 − 3 is one of the factors of 25𝑥 2 − 30𝑥 + 9, find the other factor?

A. 5𝑥 + 3 B. 5𝑥 − 3 C. 25𝑥 – 10 D. 𝑥 + 9

3. Which of the following values of k will make 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 𝑘 factorable?

A. -14 B. -10 C. 5 D. 12

4. Find the missing terms: 3𝑥 2 + 20𝑥 + 12 = (𝑥 + ___)(3𝑥 + ___).

A. 4,3 B. 2, 6 C. 12,1 D. 3/4 , 6

5. Factor the expression 𝑎2 − 36.

A.(𝑎 − 6)2 C. (𝑎 + 6)(𝑎 − 6)

B.(𝑎 + 6)2 D. (6𝑎 + 1)(6𝑎 − 1)

6. Find the factors of 9𝑥 2 + 24𝑥 + 16?

A. (9𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 + 4) C. (3𝑥 + 8)(3𝑥 + 2)

B. (9𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 + 16) D. (3𝑥 + 4)(3𝑥 + 4)

7. Which of the following mathematical statement is correct?

A. 𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 10 = (𝑥 − 5)(𝑥 + 2) C. 𝑥 2 − 25 = (𝑥 + 5)2
B. 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 2 = (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 1) D. 𝑥 2 + 16 = (𝑥 + 4)2

8. Below is the solution of John in factoring 4𝑥 4 − 32:

2(𝑥 4 − 16)
(𝑥 2 + 4)(𝑥 2 − 4)
(𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 − 2)
Is John’s solution correct?

A. No because the other factors are omitteD.

B. No because it lacks 2 as its answer.
C. Yes, because it is divisible by x+4.
D. Yes, because it is completely factored
9. The length of a box is 3 meters more twice the width. The height is 5 meters less than 4 times the width.
If the volume of the box is 400 cubic meters, which of the following equations can be used to find the
width of the box?

A. 𝑊(2𝐿 + 3)(4𝐻 − 5) = 400 C. 𝑊(2𝐿 + 3)(4𝑊 − 5) = 400

B. 𝑊(2𝑊 − 3)(4𝑊 − 5) = 400 D. 𝑊(2𝑊 − 3)(4𝑊 + 5) = 400

10. The area of a rectangular lot is 2𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 5, what are its dimensions?

A. (2𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 + 1) C. (2𝑥 − 5)(𝑥 − 1)

B. (2𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 + 5) D. (2𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 − 5)

11. If a square garden is to be made a rectangle such that the length is increased by 5 and the width is
decreased by 5, what will happen to its area?

A. The area will increase by 10 C. The area will increase by 25

B. The area will decrease by 10 D. The area will decrease by 25

12. Which of the following expressions is a rational algebraic expression?

2
2𝑥 5𝑥𝑦 3 𝑥+4𝑦
A. B. 10𝑧 −2 +4 C. D.
√9𝑦 2𝑥𝑦 𝑥−4𝑦

𝑐 −3
13. Simplify .
𝑑 −3
𝑑3
A. 0 B. 1 C. D. 𝑐 3 𝑑 3
𝑐3

4𝑎2 −16
14. What algebraic expression is the same as ?
2𝑎+4

A. 𝑎 + 4 B. 2𝑎 − 4 C. 𝑎 − 4 D. 2𝑎2 + 4

9x4𝑦3
15. What is the simplest form of ?
3𝑥4y
1
A. 3𝑥𝑦 B. C. 3𝑥𝑦 2 D. 3𝑦 2
3𝑥𝑦 2

𝑥+3 𝑥−4
16. Evaluate the expression + .
𝑥+4 𝑥−3

2𝑥 2 −25 𝑥 2 −25 2𝑥−1 2𝑥+25

a. B. C. D.
𝑥 2 −𝑥−12 (𝑥+4)(𝑥−3) 𝑥 2 −𝑥−12 (𝑥+4)(𝑥−3)

17. Find the quotient when 𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 25 is divided by 𝑥 2 − 25?

𝑥−5 𝑥+5
A. B. C. 𝑥 + 5 D. 𝑥 − 5
𝑥+5 𝑥−5
𝑥−2 𝑥+2
18. Perform the indicated operation: − .
3 2

𝑥+5 𝑥+1 𝑥−6 –𝑥−10

A. B. C. D.
6 6 6 6

𝑎2 −9 𝑎2 −8𝑎+16
19. Find the product of and .
𝑎2 +𝑎−20 3𝑎−9

𝑎 𝑎2 −1 𝑎2 −𝑎+12 𝑎2 −1
A. B. C. D.
𝑎−1 1−𝑎 3𝑎+15 𝑎2 −𝑎+1

20. The total cost of 2𝑥 − 5 pencils is 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 10. What is cost of each pencil?

2𝑥 − 5 B. 𝑥 + 2 C. 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 D. 𝑥 + 5𝑥

21. Carpenter A can do the job in x number of days. Carpenter B can do the same job in 1 hour more than
Carpenter A does. Which of the following represents the sum of their rate?
2𝑥+1 𝑥+1 2𝑥+1 𝑥+1
A. B. C. D.
𝑥 2 +𝑥 𝑥 𝑥 2 +2𝑥 2𝑥 2 −𝑥
22. Which of the following best describe Rectangular Coordinate System?

a. It is used to name points in a plane.

b. It is a plane used for graphing linear functions.
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.

23. Which of the following is a linear equation in two variables?

A. 3𝑥 2 − 𝑦 = 5 B. 7𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 2 C. 0 = 5𝑥 – 6 D. 𝑥 = 4𝑦 3 – 4

24. Which line in the figure at the right is the steepest?

a. line 𝑙 C. line 𝑛
b. line 𝑚 D. line 𝑝
c.
25. What is the slope of the line 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = −19.
3 1 4
a. − B. C. D. −5
4 2 3

26. Find the slope of the line that passes through points (4,2) & (10, 7).

A. 9/14 B. 14/9 C. 5/6 D. 6/5

27. Which of the following is the slope-intercept form of 4𝑥 + 𝑦 = 10.

A. 𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 10 C. 𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 10
B. 𝑦 = −4𝑥 + 10 D. 𝑦 = −4𝑥 − 10

28. Determine the coefficient of 𝑦 in the equation 9𝑥 − __𝑦 = 12 to make it 𝑦 = 3𝑥 − 4 when transformeD.

a. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
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29. Rewrite the equation 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + in the form 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 = 𝐶.
4

a. 2𝑥 − 4𝑦 = −1 C. 2𝑥 + 4𝑦 = −1
b. 8𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 1 D. 8𝑥 − 4𝑦 = −1

30. Which of the following illustrates the graph of 7𝑥 − 2𝑦 = −6?

a. m B. C. D.

31. Describe the graph of a linear equation with a slope of 2 and y-intercept −1.

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a. The graph touches the 𝑦 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 at −1 and x − axis at .
2
b. The graph falls to the left and rises to the right.
c. The graph will never touch the 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠.
d. The graph crosses the origin.

32. Find the equation of the line that passes through the points (1, 3)𝑎𝑛𝑑 (2, 5).

a. 𝑦 = 3𝑥 − 1 B. 𝑦 = 5𝑥 + 3 C. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 5 D. 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 3
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33. Using the slope − and a point (−2, 6) on a line, solve its equation.
2

a. −3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = −3 C. −2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 2
b. 6𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 3 D. 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 3
34. If the slope of the line is -4 and its y-intercept is 7, find the equation in a form 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 = 𝑐.

A. −4𝑥 + 𝑦 = 7 C. 𝑥 + 4𝑦 = −7
B. 4𝑥 + 𝑦 = 7 D. 𝑥 – 4𝑦 = −7

(36-37). Jose, who is the SSG Business Manager, was given the task by the SSG President to canvass for
a tarpaulin printing. He knew that in printing ad, the charge of tarpaulin printing is Php 12 per square foot and
Php 100 for the layouting.

35. Which of the following equations best represents the total cost y with x number of square feet including
layouting fee?

A. 𝑦 = 12𝑥 – 100 C. 𝑦 = 100𝑥 – 12

B. 𝑦 = 12𝑥 + 100 D. 𝑦 = 100𝑥 + 12

36. Which of the following best represents the relationship of the total cost y and the x number of square
feet?

37. Which of the following is a system of linear equations in two variables?

A. 2𝑥 – 7𝑦 = 8 C. 𝑥 + 9𝑦 = 2
2𝑥 – 3𝑦 > 12
B. 3𝑥 + 5𝑦 = −2 D. 4𝑥 + 1 = 8
𝑥 – 4𝑦 = 9 3𝑦 – 7 = 11

38. Which of the following is a graph of a system of linear equalities in two variables?

A. C.

B. D.

39. Which of the following shows the graph of the system 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 1 & − 4𝑦 = 7 ?

A. C.

B. D.
40. Which system of equations has graph that shows parallel lines?

A. 5𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 12 C. 3𝑥 + 9𝑦 = 4
𝑥 − 7𝑦 = 8 𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 5
B. -3𝑥 + 𝑦 = 5 D. 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 12
6𝑥 − 2𝑦 = −10 3x – y = 7

41. How many solutions does a consistent and dependent system of linear equations have?

a. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. Infinite

42. If 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 12 and 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 0, what is x equal to?

A. 0 B. 2 C. 3 D. 5

43. If 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 12 and 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 0, what is y equal to?

A. 0 B. 2 C. 3 D. 5

44. Which of the following is a solution to the system 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 8 & 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 6?

a. (-2,-10) B. (1,7) C. (2,1) D. (-12,1)

45. Which of the following is a solution to the system 𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 9 & 3𝑥 − 8𝑦 = 4?

A. (-2,-1) B. (4,1) C. (2,4) D. (-2,4)

46. As Ann graphs a system of linear equations, she comes up with infinite number of solutions. Which of
the following reasons would support her statement?

A. The two lines as described by the equations in the system have different slopes.
B. The graph of the system of equations shows parallel lines.
C. The two lines as described by the equations in the system coincide.
D. The graph of the system of equations shows intersecting lines.

(47-48) The school canteen sells two kinds of sandwiches. Chicken sandwich costs Php Php12 each while
egg sandwich costs Php 10 each. Yesterday, the canteen was able to sell 100 sandwiches that cost Php
1080.

47. If 𝑥 refers to the number of chicken sandwiches sold and y refers to the number of egg sandwiches sold,
which of the following system of linear equations represents the situation?

A. 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 100 C. 12𝑥 + 10𝑦 = 100

12𝑥 + 10𝑦 = 1080 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 1080
B. 𝑥 = 𝑦 − 100 D. 12𝑥 − 𝑦 = 100
12𝑥 = 10𝑦 − 1080 𝑥 − 10𝑦 = 1080

48. How many egg sandwiches were sold?

A. 25 B. 40 C. 60 D. 75

(49-50) A computer shop hires 5 technicians and three supervisors for total daily wages of Php 4,100. If
one of the technicians is promoted to a supervisor, the total daily wages become Php 4,400.

49. Which mathematical system represents the situation above?

A. 5x + 3y = 4100 C. 5x + 3y = 4100
4x + 3y = 4400 4x + 4y = 4400
C. x + y = 4100 D. 5x − 3y = 4100
4x + 5y = 4400 4x − 3y = 4400

50. How much is the daily wage of a technician?

A. Php 350 B. Php 400 C. Php 500 D. Php 700