Roadmap to 8th Grade Math, Virginia Edition

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This book develops the mathematics skills of eighth-graders. It builds skills that will help them succeed in school and on the Virginia Standards of Learning Assessments.

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Table of Contents

Roadmap to 8th Grade Math: Virginia Edition TOC

Parent/Teacher Introduction1
Student Introduction3
Mile-by-Mile7
Before You Begin: The Process of Elimination8
Mile 1: Real Numbers10
Mile 2: Multiples and Factors14
Mile 3: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents16
Mile 4: Exponents20
Mile 5: Perfect Squares and Square Roots24
Mile 6: Mathematical Properties26
Mile 7: Computing with Rational Numbers30
Mile 8: Estimating with Rational Numbers34
Mile 9: Money and Math38
Mile 10: Solving Word Problems42
Mile 11: Properties of Shapes and Solids44
Mile 12: Angles46
Mile 13: The Pythagorean Theorem48
Mile 14: Congruent Triangles and Similar Figures52
Mile 15: Area 56
Mile 16: Circles60
Mile 17: Three-Dimensional Figures64
Mile 18: Surface Area68
Mile 19: Volume72
Mile 20: Constructing Cubes76
Mile 21: Rotations80
Mile 22: Reflections and Translations84
Mile 23: Scale88
Mile 24: Dilations92
Mile 25: Measurement96
Mile 26: Mean, Median, Mode, and Range100
Mile 27: Displaying Data104
Mile 28: Scatterplots108
Mile 29: Graphs112
Mile 30: Using a Matrix116
Mile 31: Using Data120
Mile 32: Writing Algebraic Expressions124
Mile 33: Solving Algebraic Expressions128
Mile 34: Functions132
Mile 35: Graphing Linear Equations136
Mile 36: Relations140
Mile 37: Patterns144
Mile 38: Probability148
Mile 39: Making Predictions152
Mile 40: Possible Combinations156
Mile 41: Solving Problems158
Practice Tests
Intro to Practice Tests164
Practice Test 1 Bubble Sheet165
Practice Test 1 Formula Sheet167
Practice Test 1168
Practice Test 2 Bubble Sheet191
Practice Test 1 Formula Sheet193
Practice Test 1194
Answers and Explanations
Answer Key for Miles215
Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 1235
Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 2253