TCAP Grade 8 Expressions and Equations. Practice it free.

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

Grade 88 mapped skills
What the test measures

Expressions and Equations skills

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

  2. 8.EE.A.2 Use square root and cube root symbols to represent solutions to equations of the form x2 = p and x3 = 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.B.4 Perform operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation

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

  6. 8.EE.C.6 Use similar triangles to explain why the slope m is the same between any two distinct points on a non-vertical 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

Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics — Tennessee

How the TCAP reports it

TCAP math is Tennessee’s state assessment program and its blueprints are aligned to Tennessee Academic Standards, which closely mirror the Common Core content structure in grades 3-8 and the CCSS-style high school conceptual categories. The blueprint page lists the current 2025-26 assessment overviews, including Math Grade 2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, and Math EOC. [Tennessee Department of Education](https://www.tn.gov/education/districts/lea-operations/assessment/tcap-blueprints.html)

Blueprint & weighting

Published TCAP math blueprints assign content emphasis by grade/course, but the exact percentage table was not recoverable from the accessible blueprint page in this session. The state blueprint landing page confirms the math overviews but did not expose the PDF links in the fetched page content. [Tennessee Department of Education](https://www.tn.gov/education/districts/lea-operations/assessment/tcap-blueprints.html)

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Practice playeasy

(34)235=3k.\dfrac{(3^{4})^{2}}{3^{5}} = 3^{k}\textsf{.} What is k?k\textsf{?}

The Power of a Power Property says that a power raised to another power is simplified by multiplying the exponents, written (xm)n=xmn.(x^{m})^{n} = x^{m \cdot n}\textsf{.} So (34)2=342=38.(3^{4})^{2} = 3^{4 \cdot 2} = 3^{8}\textsf{.} The Quotient of Powers Property then subtracts the exponents, written xmxn=xmn.\dfrac{x^{m}}{x^{n}} = x^{m-n}\textsf{.} So 3835=385=33\dfrac{3^{8}}{3^{5}} = 3^{8-5} = 3^{3} and k=3.k = 3\textsf{.}

Practice playmedium

Let f(t)=4e3t+200f(t) = 4e^{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(3)f(3)?

Substitute t=3t = 3: f(3)=4e9+200f(3) = 4e^{9} + 200. Since e98,103e^{9} \approx 8{,}103, f(3)4(8,103)+200=32,6123×104f(3) \approx 4(8{,}103) + 200 = 32{,}612 \approx 3 \times 10^{4}.

Practice playeasy

9x2y=4y+19x - 2y = 4y + 1 and 3xky=5.3x - ky = 5\textsf{.} In the given system of equations, kk is a constant. If the system has no solution, what is the value of k?k\textsf{?}

The first equation simplifies to y=32x16,y = \dfrac{3}{2}x - \dfrac{1}{6}\textsf{,} and the second simplifies to y=3kx5k.y = \dfrac{3}{k}x - \dfrac{5}{k}\textsf{.} When k=2,k = 2\textsf{,} both slopes are 32,\dfrac{3}{2}\textsf{,} and since 16-\dfrac{1}{6} does not equal 52,-\dfrac{5}{2}\textsf{,} the lines are parallel with different yy-intercepts, so the system has no solution.

Practice playeasy

{6x+9y=122x+3y=7\begin{cases} 6x + 9y = 12 \\ 2x + 3y = 7 \end{cases}

How many solutions does the given system of equations have?

Rewrite in slope-intercept form: y=23x+43y = -\dfrac{2}{3}x + \dfrac{4}{3} and y=23x+73y = -\dfrac{2}{3}x + \dfrac{7}{3}. The slopes are the same, but the yy-intercepts differ, so the lines are parallel and the system has zero solutions.

Practice playmedium

Find the value of xx that satisfies 4(x2)+3x=134(x - 2) + 3x = 13.

Distribute 44: 4x8+3x=134x - 8 + 3x = 13. Combine like terms: 7x8=137x - 8 = 13. Add 88 to both sides: 7x=217x = 21. Divide by 77: x=3.x = 3\textsf{.}

Practice playeasy

What is 3.2×1043.2 \times 10^4 in standard form?

3.2×104=32,0003.2 \times 10^4 = 32{,}000.

Practice playmedium

If 3y=2x6-3y = 2x - 6, which expression is equal to xx?

Add 66 to both sides: 3y+6=2x-3y + 6 = 2x. Divide both sides by 22: x=3y+62x = \dfrac{-3y + 6}{2}.

Practice playeasy

What is 81\sqrt{81}?

9×9=819 \times 9 = 81, so 81=9\sqrt{81} = 9.

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