This page shows questions in the Math 8 Modeling public release module at MSDE. 8th Grade Math
"Math 8 Modeling"
Select from the list to explore. Read any associated passages and then interact with the questions here.
This is a test question that allows you to enter extended text in your response.
The diagrams shown are the top views of two swimming pools.
Swimming Pool A has lanes for 3 swimmers and Swimming Pool B has lanes for 10 swimmers. The swimming pools have the same uniform depth. Swimming Pool B contains approximately six point six times ten to the fifth gallons of water.
Estimate the number of gallons of water in Swimming Pool A. Express your answer in scientific notation. Explain how you determined your estimate.
Enter your answer and your explanation in the space provided.
Copyright 2023, New Meridian Corporation. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved. The printing, copying, redistribution, or retransmission of this content without express written permission is prohibited.
This is a test question that allows you to enter extended text in your response.
A 10-ounce box of cereal costs $3. A 20-ounce box of the same cereal costs $5. A third box of the same cereal costs $8.
- Use the given relationships to write a linear equation that expresses the price of a box of cereal as a function of the number of ounces of cereal in the box.
- Calculate the number of ounces of cereal in the third box.
- Show your work or explain your answer.
Enter your equation, your answer, and your work in the space provided.
Copyright 2023, New Meridian Corporation. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved. The printing, copying, redistribution, or retransmission of this content without express written permission is prohibited.