Everglades K-8 Center
Summer Math Practice – Grades 6-8
2015-2016
It is important for all students to review math concepts and
processes during the summer. Practice of math skills will help
students achieve mastery of essential mathematical concepts. In
addition, it will develop accuracy and fluency when computing
numbers and solving problems. Time spent working on mastery,
reinforcement, and enrichment will benefit students. Assignments
will be collected during the second week of school.
Suggested Resources and Math web sites:
Text book: http://my.hrw.com/ , Holt McDougal web page.
The textbook is also available through the Student Portal; as
well as Riverdeep Math Builder, etc…
http://www.ixl.com/
Algebra Nation – Pre-Algebra Skills Videos 1-8, automatic
login through your portal.
Dadeschools.net Summer Fun:
http://www.dadeschools.net/summerfun/
Also, the district Division of Mathematics:
at: http://math.dadeschools.net/ has student resources
with games, and Math reinforcement activities.
Dive into HMH Virtual Summer School: It’s easy and it’s free:
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Go to Dadeschools.net
Click on the Riverdeep (Pre-K-12) Icon
Username and Password are the student ID Number
Click on the Go button under Activity Name to start an
Activity.
Please print and complete the following 20 problems. You MUST
show and attach all your work to receive full credit for the
assignment. All activities are due the first week of school to your
Math Teacher. Have a fun and exciting summer!
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers
the question.
____
1) As an airplane starts to land, it gradually slows down until it reaches
its landing speed. It stays at this speed until it touches the ground.
After touching the ground, the plane quickly slows to a complete
stop. Which graph best shows the situation?
C.
Speed
Speed
A.
Time
Speed
D.
Speed
B.
Time
Time
____
2) Write an algebraic expression for the word phrase.
The product of 11 and y
F.
G.
____
H.
I.
3) A factory worker can package 150 games in 15 minutes. How many
games can he package per minute?
A. 20
B. 135
____
Time
C. 8.33
D. 10
4) A professional cyclist is training for the Tour de France. What was
his average speed in miles per hour if he rode the 120 miles from
Laval to Blois in 4.7 hours? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
F. 25.5 mph
G. 115.3 mph
H. 70.4 mph
I. 564.0 mph
____
5) Vicente is eating at a restaurant. His total bill comes to $24.90. If
Vicente decides to leave a tip that is approximately 15% of the total
bill, how much should he leave for the tip? (Hint: 15% is 0.15 written
in decimal form)
A. $0.04
B. $3.00
____
C. $28.75
D. $3.75
6) The circle graph below shows the results of a survey by a bakery on
which of their new products 170 customers preferred most. How
many customers preferred pie? Use the circle graph to answer the
question. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
Cake 35%
47%
Bread
18%
Pie
F. 33 customers
G. 18 customers
H. 30 customers
I. 54 customers
Gridded Response
7) The cost of dog food is given by the function y = 2.10x. The cost is
in dollars, and x represents the number of pounds bought. How much
do 16 pounds of dog food cost?
Short Answer
8) If t is the number of years from now, then 1.3t + 11.1 can be used
to find the height of a tree t years from now. Find the height of the
tree in 28 years. Height is ____________
9) Simplify:
___________
10) Write the decimal 0.262 as a fraction in simplest form. _________
11) Write the fraction
2
3
as a decimal. _________
12) The distances students ran in a race are shown in the table. List
the distances in order from greatest to least. Between which two
students’ distances should Maria’s distance be in the list?
Student
Lou
Distance (mi)
0.1
Steven
Patrick
0.65
Jacklyn
Maria
0.35
a) __________________________ b) _____________
13) Write the numbers 0.68, 148%,
81
100
, and 0.1% in order from least to
greatest.
_________________________
14) Derek’s Great Dane puppy is growing quickly. He gains an average of
40 ounces per week. At this rate, about how many pounds will he gain
in 1 year? (Hint: There are 52 weeks in one year!)
____________
15) Alicia runs for exercise. If Alicia runs 30 miles in six days, how many
miles does she run per day? How many feet does she run per day?
(Hint: There are 5,280 feet in one mile!)
a) ____________
b) _____________
16) Graph each point on a coordinate plane. Label the points A-D.
A (0, 5), B (–4, 1), C (3, –4), D (–5, –2). Remember the first number
on the point is the x-coordinate and the second number on the point
is the y-coordinate.
17) Stephen asked 100 coffee drinkers whether they like cream or
sugar in their coffee. According to the Venn diagram below, how
many like
a) Cream? ______
b) Sugar? ______
c) Sugar but not cream?______
d) Cream but not sugar? _____
e) Cream and sugar? ______
f) Cream or sugar? ______
18) Mary is preparing a final exam. She study 3/2 hours on Friday, 6/4
hours on Saturday, and 2/3 hours on Sunday. How many hours she
studied over the weekend? Write your answer in decimal form.
(Hint: First find the Least Common Denominator)
Mary studied a total of __________ hours.
19) An employee who receives a weekly salary of $250 and a 5%
commission is paid according to the formula p = 0.05s + 250, where
p represents the total amount earned weekly and s represents the
total weekly sales. Find the earnings for a week with $2529 total
sales.
Earnings for the week $ ___________
20) Find the area of the pool in square meters to the nearest tenth.
Remember the area of a rectangle is found by using the formula
A = lw, where l is the length and w is the width.
26 ft
The pool is a rectangle with a
length of 46 ft and width of 26
ft.
46 ft
Area is ________ft2