Middle School Math Summer Review Packet
Middle School Math Summer Review Packet
Packet for
Abbott and Orchard Lake Middle
School
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Ten Topics
(Exercises begin on page 2, Explanations begin on page 21, and the Answer Key begins on page 37.)
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1. Proportional Relationships
and Story Problems
Set up a proportion (two fractions equal to each other), then solve. No calculators!
10 minutes = ? minutes
7 cranes 1505 cranes
(1505 · 10) ÷ 7 = 2150 minutes, or 35 hours 50 minutes
1. The Abbott Middle School WEB class decided to have a taco sale. The school has
800 students, but the WEB students weren’t sure how many to make. They took a
survey to see how many students would buy a taco, and 25 out of 40 students
surveyed said they would definitely buy a taco. How many tacos should the WEB
students expect to sell?
2. If Sally can read 75 pages in 4 hours, how long will it take her to read 450 pages?
3. In line at the movies are 162 people in front of you. If you count 9 tickets sold
in 70 seconds, how many minutes will it take before you buy your ticket?
4. When Sarah does her math homework, she finishes 10 problems every 12 minutes.
How long will it take her to complete 35 problems?
5. While constructing his house, the little piggy found that 4 bundles of sticks contained
208 sticks. If each bundle has the same number of sticks, how many sticks in each
bundle?
6. In the past year, Anna has spent $7440 on her rent. What is the unit cost (dollars per
1 month)?
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Define a variable and then write and solve an equation for each problem below.
So x + 10 = Todd’s age
x + x + 10 = 64
2x + 10 = 64
2x = 54
2 2
x = 27 (Jordan) and Todd is 37
7. Sam and Susan are shooting marbles. Sam has five more marbles than Susan,
and they have a total of 73 marbles. How many marbles does each of them have?
8. A cable 84 meters long is cut into two pieces so that one piece is 18 meters longer
than the other. Find the length of each piece of cable.
9. West High School’s population is 250 students fewer than twice the population of
East High School. The two schools have a total of 2858 students.
How many students attend East High School?
10. Mr. Smith needs to separate $385 into three parts to pay some debts. The second
part must be five times as large as the first part. The third part must be $35 more
than the first part. How much money must be in each part?
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2. Simplifying and Evaluating
Algebraic Expressions
1. 2x2 + 1 + xy + x2 + 2xy + 5
2. 4m + 2mn + m2 + m + 3m2
4. 3(5x – 2) – 2(-2x + 6)
5. 20 + 5xy + 4y2 + 10 + 10 + y2 + xy
x
7. (6x)2 - when x = 10
5
x
8. 6x2 - when x = 10
5
9. (k – 3)(k + 2) when k = 1
5x
10. - 2 when x = -18
3
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3. Solving Equations and the Distributive
Property
Solve each equation. Show all work.
1. 3 – 2x = 2x - 5
2. 1 + 2x – 4 = -3 + x
3. x + (-4) + 3x = 2x – 1 + 3
4. 2x – 7 = -x – 1
5. 3(4 + x) = x + 6
6. 6 – x – 4 = 4(x – 2)
7. –(–x – 3) = -4(x + 3)
8. –(x – 6) = -2(2x – 6)
9. 5 + 2 – (x + 1) = 3x – 6
10. 4x – (-3x + 2) = 7x – 3
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4. Slope-Intercept Form (y = mx + b)
and Graphs, Tables, Rules
1. Look at the figures below. How many tiles would be in the 100th figure? Find as
many ways as you can to justify your conclusion.
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4. The figures below show progressively larger arrangements of squares.
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7. Each box below contains information about cell phone use at a different high school.
Based on the information you are given about each school, decide which one has had the
greatest growth in cell phone use.
9. Find the equation of the line that passes through the points (– 4, 3) and (6, –2).
10. Use the patterns in the table to write a “y =” equation for the relationship.
input (x) -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
output (y) -11 -8 -5 -2 1 4 7 10 13
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5. Solving Equations with Fractional
Coefficients and Systems of Equations
Solve each equation.
3 8
1. x = 60 2. - x = 6
4 3
x x m 2m 1
3. + = 7 4. - =
2 5 3 5 5
( 2 x 3) 2x 1
5. = +
6 3 2
6. Solve for y: 5x + 3y = 15
1
7. Solve for x: y= x+1
4
Find the point of intersection (x,y) for each system of linear equations. Use the
“equal values” method.
8. y=x–6
y = 12 – x
9. y = 3x – 5
y = 2x + 14
10. Write a system of linear equations to represent the problem, then solve.
Larry and his sister, Betty, are saving money to buy their own laptop computers. Larry
has $215 and can save $35 each week. Betty has $380 and can save $20 each week.
When will Larry and Betty have the same amount of money?
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6. Rigid Transformations, Dilations,
Similar Figures
Describe the transformation (translation, rotation, reflection) that moves triangle A to
the location of triangle B.
1. 2.
A A B
B
3. What are the coordinates of the point after a reflection across the y-axis?
4. What are the coordinates of the point after a reflection across the x-axis?
5. What are the coordinates of the point after a rotation 90° clockwise about
the origin?
7
7
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The following figures are similar. Set up a proportion and solve to find the missing
side.
7. Find the length of side z.
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7. Circle Graphs, Scatterplots, Best Line
of Fit, Writing Equations from the
Line of Best Fit
2. How many degrees should the central angle for the “action” sector receive?
3. How many degrees should the central angle for the “drama” sector receive?
5. Draw a best line of fit. What is the “y =” equation for your line?
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For questions 6, 7, and 8, use the graph of the line below.
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8. Compound Interest/Simple Interest,
Scientific Notation, Laws of Exponents,
Recognizing Functions
1. Using the formula for simple interest, (I = prt), calculate how much interest you
would earn if you deposited $200 for 5 years at an annual simple interest rate of 4%.
2. Using the formula for compound interest, A = P(1 + r)n, calculate how much money
you would have if Paris Hilton gave you $2,000,000 and you invested it at 6% for 20
years.
16. 17.
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18. y = x 19. y = 2x2
20. Graph the following points on the grid below and connect them in a smooth curve.
Is it a function?
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9. Parallel Line Angle Relationships,
Unknown Angles in Triangles
Pythagorean Theorem
1. If the m∠ 5 = 53° and the m∠ 7 = 125°, find the measure of each numbered angle.
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5. Solve for x in the diagram below.
7. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to determine how far up the wall the ladder reaches.
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8. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the value of x.
9. To get from point A to point B you must avoid walking through a pond. To avoid the
pond, you must walk 34 meters south and 41 meters east. To the nearest meter, how
many meters would be saved if it were possible to walk through the pond? Draw a
picture to represent the situation, then solve.
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Pyramids, Cones, and Spheres
3. If the volume of the cube below is 4913 mm3, how long is each side?
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6. Find the volume of the cone at right:
9. Find the volume of the prism below. All angles are right angles.
10. The office building where Ryan works is made up of two cube-shaped pieces.
At lunchtime, Ryan and his other office workers walk around the edge of the
building for exercise. If the volume of the larger part is 64,000 m3 and the
volume of the smaller part is 4096 m3, what is the distance around the edge
of the building?
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Explanations
Solving Proportions
If a relationship is known to be proportional, ratios from the situation are equal. An equation stating that two
ratios are equal is called a proportion. Some examples of proportions are:
Setting up a proportion is one strategy for solving for an unknown part of one ratio. For example, if the
ratios and are equal, setting up the proportion = allows you to solve for x.
Cross-Multiplication: This method of solving the proportion is a shortcut for using a Fraction
Buster (multiplying each side of the equation by the denominators).
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Solving Story Problems by Writing Equations using the 5–D Process
The 5-D Process is an organized method to help write equations and solve problems. The D’s stand for
Describe/Draw, Define, Do, Decide, and Declare. An example of this work is shown below.
Example Problem: The base of a rectangle is 13 centimeters longer than the height. If
the perimeter is 58 centimeters, find the base and the height of the rectangle.
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2. Simplifying and Evaluating Algebraic
Expressions
Simplifying Algebraic Expressions by Combining Like Terms
Combining tiles that have the same area to write a simpler expression is called combining like terms. See the
example shown below.
When you are not working with actual tiles, it can help to picture the tiles in your mind. You can use these
images to combine the terms that are the same. Here are two examples:
A term is an algebraic expression that is a single number, a single variable, or the product of numbers and
variables. The simplified algebraic expression in Example 2 above contains three terms. The first term is −2x2,
the second term is x, and the third term is 5.
Replace x and y with their known values of 2 and 1, respectively, and simplify.
4(2) − 3(1) + 7
=8−3+7
= 12
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When evaluating a complex expression, you must remember to use the Order of Operations that
mathematicians have agreed upon. As illustrated in the example below, the order of operations is:
Original expression:
Evaluate exponents.
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3. Solving Equations and the Distributive
Property
Simplify. Combine like terms and “make zeros” on each side of the
equation whenever possible.
Get x alone. Isolate the variable on one side of the equation and the
constants on the other.
Undo operations. Use the fact that addition is the opposite of subtraction and that multiplication is the
opposite of division to solve for x. For example, in the equation 2x = −8, since the 2 and x are multiplied,
dividing both sides by 2 will get x alone.
a(b + c) = ab + ac
That is, when a multiplies a group of terms, such as (b + c), it multiplies each term of the group. For example,
when multiplying 2(x + 4), the 2 multiplies both the x and the 4. This can be represented with algebra tiles, as
shown below.
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4. Slope-Intercept Form (y = mx + b)
and Graphs, Tables, Rules
Linear Equations
A linear equation is an equation that forms a line when it is graphed. This type of equation may be written in
several different forms. Although these forms look different, they are equivalent; that is, they all graph the
same line.
You can quickly find the growth and y-intercept of a line in y = mx + b form.
For the equation y = 2x − 6, the growth is 2, while the y-intercept is (0, −6
Remember that in this course, tile patterns will be considered to be elements of continuous relationships and
thus will be graphed with a continuous line or curve.
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5. Solving Equations with Fractional
Coefficients and Systems of Equations
Solving Equations with Fractions (also known as Fraction Busters)
This equation would be much easier to solve if it had no fractions. Therefore, the first goal is to
find an equivalent equation that has no fractions. + =2
To eliminate the denominators, multiply both sides of the equation by the common denominator. The lowest
In this example, the lowest common denominator is 15, so multiplying both sides of the equation common
by 15 eliminates the fractions. Another approach is to multiply both sides of the equation by one denominator
denominator and then by the other.
of and
is 15.
15 · ( +
) = 15 · 2
15 ·
+ 15 · =
15 · 2
8x = 30
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Solving Systems of Equations Using the Equal Values Method
The Equal Values Method is a non-graphing method to find the point of intersection or solution to a
system of equations.
−2x + 5
Start with two equations in y = mx + b form, such as y = −2x + 5 and y = x− 1. Take the two = x −1
expressions that equal y and set them equal to each other. Then solve this new equation to
find x. See the example at right. −3x = −6
x=2
y = −2x + 5
Once you know the x-coordinate of the point of intersection, substitute your solution for x y = −2(2) +
into either original equation to find y. In this example, the first equation is used. 5
y=1
y=x−1
A good way to check your solution is to substitute your solution for x intoboth equations to
y = (2) − 1
verify that you get equal y-values.
y=1
Write the solution as an ordered pair to represent the point on the graph where the equations
(2 ,1)
intersect.
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6. Rigid Transformations, Dilations,
Similar Figures
Rigid Transformations
Rigid transformations are ways to move an object while not changing its shape or size. Specifically,
they are translations (slides), reflections (flips), and rotations (turns). Each movement is described at
right.
A translation slides an object horizontally (side-to-side), vertically (up or down), or both. To translate
an object, you must describe which direction you will move it, and how far it will slide. In the
example at right, Triangle A is translated 4 units to the right and 3 units up.
A reflection flips an object across a line (called a line of reflection). To reflect an object, you must
choose a line of reflection. In the example at right, Triangle A is reflected across the x-axis.
A rotation turns an object about a point. To rotate an object, you must choose a point, direction, and
angle of rotation. In the example at right, Triangle A is rotated 90° clockwise ( ) about the origin
(0, 0).
Dilating a Figure
To dilate a figure, multiply each of the original coordinates by the dilation factor.
Similar Figures
Two figures that have the same shape but not necessarily the same size are similar. In similar
figures the measures of the corresponding angles are equal and the ratios of the corresponding
sides are proportional. This ratio is called the scale factor.
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7. Circle Graphs, Scatterplots, Line
of Best Fit, Writing Equations from the
Line of Best Fit
Circle Graphs
Each category of data is put into its own sector of the circle. The measure of the central angle bounding the
sector is proportional to the percent of elements of that type of the whole. For example, if Central Schools has
40% of its students in elementary school, 35% in middle school, and 25% in high school, then its circle graph
would have a central angle of 144° (0.4 times 360°) for the sector showing the elementary school, 126° for the
sector showing the elementary school, and 90° for the sector showing the high school.
Slope of a Line
The slope of a line is the ratio of the change in y to the change in x between any two points on the line. To
find slope, you compute the ratio that indicates how y-values are changing with respect to x-values. Essentially,
slope is the unit rate of change, because it measures how much y increases or decreases as x changes by one
unit. If the slope is positive (+), they-values are increasing. If it is negative (–), the y-values are decreasing.
The graph of a line goes up for positive slopes and down for negatives slopes as the line moves across the graph
from left to right.
rise
Some textbooks write this ratio as ..
run
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8. Compound Interest/Simple Interest,
Scientific Notation, Laws of Exponents,
Recognizing Functions
Simple Interest
Simple interest is interest paid only on the original amount of the principal at each specified interval (such as
annually, or monthly). The formula to calculate simple interest is:
Example: Theresa invested $1425.00 in a savings account at her local bank. The bank pays a simple interest
rate of 3.5% annually. How much money will Theresa have after 4 years?
Compound Interest
Compound interest is interest paid on both the original principal (amount of money at the start) and the interest
earned previously.
Example: Theresa has a student loan that charges a 1.5% monthly compound interest rate. If she currently owes
$1425.00 and does not make a payment for a year, how much will she owe at the end of the year (12 months)?
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Scientific Notation
Scientific notation is a way of writing very large and very small numbers compactly. A number is said to be in
scientific notation when it is written as a product of two factors as described below.
Laws of Exponents
Expressions that include exponents can be expanded into factored form and then rewritten in simplified
form.
The Laws of Exponents summarize several rules for simplifying expressions that have exponents. The
rules below are true if x ≠ 0 and y ≠ 0
x0 = 1 (xayb)c = xacybc
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Functions
A relationship between inputs and outputs is a function if there is no more than one output for each input. A
function is often written in a form where y is set equal to some expression involving x. In this “ y = ” form, x
is the input and y is the output. Below is an example of a function.
y = (x − 2)2
The equation x2 + y2 = 1 is not a function because there are two y-values (outputs) for some x-values,
as shown below. .
x2 + y2 = 1
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9. Parallel Line Angle Relationships,
Unknown Angles in Triangles
Pythagorean Theorem
f and m are alternate interior angles because one is to the left of the
transversal, one is to the right, and both are between (inside) the pair of
lines. Alternate interior angles are congruent when the lines intersected by
the transversal are parallel.
g and m are same side interior angles because both are on the same
side of the transversal and both are between the pair of lines. Same side
interior angles are supplementary when the lines intersected by the
transversal are parallel.
32 + 42 = x2
9 + 16 = x2
Example:
25 = x2
5=x
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10. Volume and Surface Area of Cylinders,
Pyramids, Cones, and Spheres
Volume of a Cylinder
The volume of a cylinder can be calculated in exactly the same way as the volume of a prism. First divide the
cylinder into layers that are each one unit high. Then, to calculate the total volume, multiply the volume of one
layer by the number of layers it takes to fill the shape. The volume of a cylinder can also be calculated by
multiplying the area of the base (B) by the height (h).
The volume of a cylinder can also be calculated by multiplying the area of the base (B) by the height (h).
V = Bh = (r2π)(h)
The surface area of a cylinder is the sum of the two base areas and the
lateral surface area. The formula for the surface area is:
S.A. = 2r2π + π dh
= 2r2π + 2π rh
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For example, to find the surface area of the cylinder at right:
≈ 9324.25 cm2
V= (base area)(height)
The volume of a cone is one-third of the volume of the cylinder with the
same radius and height. Therefore, the volume of a cone can be found using
the formula shown below, where r is the radius of the base and h is the height of the
cone.
Volume of a Sphere
A sphere is formed by a set of points that are equidistant from a fixed point, its
center. It is three-dimensional.
The volume of a sphere is twice the volume of a cone with the same radius and
height. Since the volume of a cone with radius r and height
V= r
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Answer Key
1. Proportional Relationships
and Story Problems
1. 500 students
2. 24 hours
3. 21 minutes
4. 42 minutes
5. 52 sticks
6. $620 a month
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2. Simplifying and Evaluating Algebraic
Expressions
1. 3x2 + 3xy + 6
2. 4m2 + 2mn + 5m
3. 5x2 – 23x
4. 19x – 18
5. 5y2 + 6xy + 40
6. 60
7. 3598
8. 598
9. -6
10. -32
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3. Solving Equations and the Distributive
Property
1. x = 2
2. x=0
3. x=3
4. x=2
5. x = -3
6. x=2
7. x = -3
8. x=2
9. x=3
10. No solution
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4. Slope-Intercept Form (y = mx + b)
and Graphs, Tables, Rules
3. a)
b) 41 tiles
c) since the height of each figure is 2 more than
the figure number, the height of Figure 106 will be 108
5. a) 2 b) (0, –1) c) y = 2x – 1
6. x
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7. The following are the growth rates for each school:
8. a) y 2x 5 b) y 14 x 1
9. y 12 x 1
10. y = 3x - 2
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5. Solving Equations with Fractional
Coefficients and Systems of Equations
1. x = 80
2. x=-
9
4
3. x = 10
4. m = -3
5. x = -3
6. 5
y=- x+5
3
7. x = 4y – 4
8. (9, 3)
9. (19, 52)
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6. Rigid Transformations, Dilations,
Similar Figures
1. translation
2. reflection
3. (-3, -4)
4. (3, 4)
5. (-4, -3)
7. z=6
2
3
8. x = 36 feet
9. x = 9.6
10. 20 meters
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7. Circle Graphs, Scatterplots, Line of
Best Fit, Writing Equations from the
Line of Best Fit
1. 20 students
2. 90°
3. 18°
4. positive correlation
6. -½
7. 2
8. y = -½ x + 2
9. y=
4
3
x–2
10. 1
y=- x+1
3
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8. Compound Interest/Simple Interest,
Scientific Notation, Laws of Exponents,
Recognizing Functions
1. $40
2. $6,414,270.94
3. 7.81 x 10-6
4. 2.34 x 1012
5. 1/125
6. x7
7. 52
8. x12
9. 256x8y12
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11. xy
12. 4x8
13. 16x8
14. yes
15. no
16. no
17. yes
18. no
19. yes
20. no
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9. Parallel Line Angle Relationships,
Unknown Angles in Triangles
Pythagorean Theorem
1. m∠1 = 53° m∠2 = 72° m∠3 = 55° m∠4 = 127° m∠6 = 55°
2. x = 5; y = 20
3. x = 100°
4. x=8¾
5. x = 11
6. 13 cm
7. 10.24 m
8. 5.56 units
9. 53 m
10. x = 6 units
10. Volume and Surface Area of Cylinders,
Pyramids, Cones, and Spheres
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1. 54 units
2. 27 units3
3. 17 mm
4. 942 cm3
5. 471 cm2
6. 301.44 in3
7. 1584 in3
8. 523 1/3 m
3
9. 660 mm3
10. 192 m
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