NJSLA Grade 8 Expressions and Equations. Practice it free.

Work with radicals and integer exponents; understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations; analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations. This Grade 8 reporting domain maps to 10 practice skills and 8 representative questions from the playable bank.

Grade 8EE10 mapped skills
What the test measures

Expressions and Equations skills

  1. 8.EE.A.1 Know and apply the properties of integer exponents

  2. 8.EE.A.2 Use square root and cube root symbols to represent solutions to equations of the form x^2 = p and x^3 = p

  3. 8.EE.A.3 Use numbers expressed in the form of a single digit times an integer power of 10 to estimate very large or very small quantities

  4. 8.EE.A.4 Perform operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation

  5. 8.EE.B.5 Graph proportional relationships, interpreting the unit rate as the slope of the graph

  6. 8.EE.B.6 Use similar triangles to explain why the slope m is the same between any two distinct points on a nonvertical line

  7. 8.EE.C.7 Solve linear equations in one variable

  8. 8.EE.C.8 Analyze and solve pairs of simultaneous linear equations

Standards basis

New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Mathematics (NJSLS-M), aligned to Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS-M) — New Jersey

How the NJSLA reports it

NJSLA math is built on the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Mathematics, which closely follow the Common Core domain structure and progressions. The assessment is organized by grade-level and end-of-course reporting aligned to those standards rather than by a separate proprietary framework.

Blueprint & weighting

NJDOE publishes statewide assessment administration information and grade/course coverage, but no official public math-domain weighting blueprint was located in the retrieved primary materials.

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Practice playeasy

Simplify: (y5)2(y^{5})^{2}.

The Power of a Power Property says that a power raised to another power is simplified by multiplying the exponents, written (ym)n=ymn.(y^{m})^{n} = y^{m \cdot n}\textsf{.} Here y5y^{5} is raised to the second power, so (y5)2=y52=y10.(y^{5})^{2} = y^{5 \cdot 2} = y^{10}\textsf{.}

Practice playhard

Let f(t)=5e3t+200f(t) = 5e^{3t} + 200. Which of the following approximations, written as a×10na \times 10^n with one significant digit, is closest to the value of f(4)f(4)?

Substitute t=4t = 4: f(4)=5e12+200f(4) = 5e^{12} + 200. Since e12162,755e^{12} \approx 162{,}755, f(4)5(162,755)+200=813,9758×105f(4) \approx 5(162{,}755) + 200 = 813{,}975 \approx 8 \times 10^{5}.

Practice playeasy

Which of the following systems has no solution?

Both equations have slope 44 but different yy-intercepts (1-1 and 33), so the lines are parallel and the system has no solution.

Practice playeasy

{5x3y=42x+y=7\begin{cases} 5x - 3y = 4 \\ 2x + y = 7 \end{cases}

How many solutions does the given system of equations have?

Rewrite in slope-intercept form: y=53x43y = \dfrac{5}{3}x - \dfrac{4}{3} and y=2x+7y = -2x + 7. The slopes 53\dfrac{5}{3} and 2-2 are different, so the lines intersect at exactly one point.

Practice playmedium

Solve for xx: 7x3=3x+177x - 3 = 3x + 17.

Subtract 3x3x from both sides: 4x3=174x - 3 = 17. Add 33 to both sides: 4x=204x = 20. Divide by 44: x=5.x = 5\textsf{.}

Practice playeasy

9×1059 \times 10^5 is how many times as large as 3×1023 \times 10^2?

9×1053×102=3×103=3,000\dfrac{9 \times 10^5}{3 \times 10^2} = 3 \times 10^3 = 3{,}000.

Practice playmedium

3×1056×102=\dfrac{3 \times 10^{5}}{6 \times 10^{2}}=

Divide coefficients and subtract exponents: 3÷6=0.53 \div 6 = 0.5 and 52=35-2=3, giving 0.5×1030.5 \times 10^{3}. Rewrite as 5×101×103=5×102.5 \times 10^{-1} \times 10^{3}=5 \times 10^{2}\textsf{.}

Practice playeasy

If 4y=x+84y = x + 8, which expression is equal to xx?

Subtract 88 from both sides: 4y8=x4y - 8 = x. So x=4y8x = 4y - 8.

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