NYS Math 8 2016 Released Questions

Mr. Thomsen is buying two types of gift cards to give as prizes to employees at a company meeting. He will buy restaurant gift cards that each cost $50. He will also buy movie theater gift cards that each cost $20. He has $450 to buy a total of 15 gift cards. How many of each type of gift card can Mr. Thomsen buy?

• He can buy 5 restaurant gift cards and 10 movie theater gift cards.

• He can buy 8 restaurant gift cards and 7 movie theater gift cards.

• He can buy 10 restaurant gift cards and 5 movie theater gift cards.

• He can buy 12 restaurant gift cards and 3 movie theater gift cards.

The relationship between temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celcius is shown in the graph.

What is the meaning of the y-intercept?

• The change in degrees Fahrenheit for every change of one degree Celsius.

• The change in degrees Celsius for every change of one degree Fahrenheit.

• The temperature in degrees Fahrenheit when the temperature is zero degrees Celsius.

• The temperature in degrees Celsius when the temperature is zero degrees Fahrenheit.

Pentagon P and pentagon Q, shown in the picture, are congruent.

Which sequence could be used to transform pentagon P to pentagon Q?

• A translation four units left and then a reflection over the x-axis.

• A reflection over the y-axis and then a translation seven units down.

A cylinder and a cone have congruent heights and radii. What is the ratio of the volume of the cone to the volume of the cylinder?

• 1 : 1

• 1 : 3

• 1 : 6

• 1 : 9

• Equation I only

• Equation II only

• Equations I and II

• Equations II and III

The scatter plot below shows the points scored and the points allowed by the Bulldogs football team for several games.

Which association (correlation) best describes the data?

• no association (correlation)

• positive association (correlation)

• negative association (correlation)

• nonlinear association (correlation)

Which table of values represents a linear function?

• Table A

• Table B

• Table C

• Table D

• 10

• 11

A series of transformations on quadrilateral S resulted in quadrilateral T.

🔸The angle measures of quadrilateral T are congruent to those in quadrilateral S.

🔸The side lengths of quadrilateral T are twice as long as those in quadrilateral S.

Which transformation on quadrilateral S must be included to result in quadrilateral T?

• dilation

• rotation

• translation

• reflection