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BETTBIEN HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS 8 (CHAPTER TEST) S.Y. 2014-2015
Name: _______________________________________ Score: ________
Section: 8-___________________________ Date: _________


I. DIRECTIONS: Perform the indicated operations and choose your answer from the
given choices. Write the letter of your choice on the space before each number.

______1. What is the least common multiple of

and

?
a.

b.

c.

d.

______2. What is the least common multiple of and

?
a. ( )( )
b. ( )(

)
c. ( )( )( )
d. ( )( )( )

______3. The least common multiple of

and

is _____.
a. ( )( )( )
b. ( )( )( )
c. ( )( )( )( )
d. (

)( )

______4. The least common denominator of

and

is _________________.
a. ( )( )
b.

c. ( )( )
d. ( )( )

______5. What is the least common denominator of

and

?
a. ( )( )( )
b. (

)(

)
c. (

)( )
d. ( )( )( )

______6. Simplify:

a.

b.
()
()()

c.

d.

______7. Simplify:

a.

b.

)


c.
()()
()

d.
(

)()
()()
______8. Multiply:

a. ( )( )
b. ( )( )
c. ( )( )
d. ( )( )

______9. Divide:

a.
b.
c.
d.

______10. Add:

a.

b.

()

c.

()

d.

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II. PROBLEM SOLVING
Directions: Solve each of the following problems completely and BOX your final
answer.

A. Word Problems
1. One car travels 20 km/hr faster than another. While one of them travels 240 km, the
other travels 180 km. Find their speed.
distance rate d/r
Slow car 180
Fast car


Equation: ____________________




2. The reciprocal of 2 less than a certain number is twice the reciprocal of the number itself.
What is the number?


Equation: ____________________





3. It takes painter A 5 hours to paint a certain area of a house and painter B takes 8 hours
to do the same job. How long would it take them, working together, to do the painting job?


Equation: ____________________






4. A 5-foot tall woman casts a shadow of 6 feet. At the same time, a tree casts a shadow of 30
feet. How tall is the tree?


Equation: ____________________






5. A metal bar weighing 180kg is divided into two parts, so that the ratio of the weight of the
lighter part to that of the heavier part is 4 to 5. Find the weight of each part.


Equation: ____________________








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B. Rational Equations. Simplify.

1.

2.

3.

C. Complex Rational Expressions. Simplify.

1.

2.

D. Integral Exponents. Simplify.
1. (

)(

)


2. (

)(

)


3. (

4. (

)(

)


5. (

)(

)

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CHALLENGE: Answer the following.

1. Ramielle once said, Im thinking of a number. It is a prime number less than 100. The
sum of the digits is 16. If you reverse the digits, the resulting number is also prime!What
number Ramielle is thinking?









2. What is the fewest number of ducks if there are two ducks before a duck, two ducks
behind a duck, and a duck in the middle?









3. A card and an envelope together cost 55cents. The card costs 50 cents more than the
envelope. How much does the envelope cost?














Prepared by:

Maam Jammie Danielle P. Asuncion
Mathematics 8 Teacher