Friday, December 3, 2010

Exam Outline

Grade 8 Midterm Math Exam Topics

1) Rational Numbers (includes fractions and positive and negative decimals) :
· all operations (adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing)
· Word problems


2) Percent
· Changing fractions to decimals and percent
· Changing percent to fractions and decimals
· Changing decimals to fractions and percent
· Calculate sales tax, sale price, discount, commission, simple interest

3) Ratio and rate

· Equivalent ratios
· Reducing to lowest terms
· Calculating rate
· Problem solving

4) Square root
Calculate square root
Problem solving

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Homework Due Dec. 3

page 85, questions 1 - 24