NAEP Mathematics Grade 8 - Question List

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16. Anita is making bags of treats for her sister's birthday party. She divides 65 pieces of candy equally among 15 bags so that each bag contains as many pieces as possible. How many pieces will she have left?
  1. 33
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. 0.33
17. A car odometer registered 41,256.9 miles when a highway sign warned of a detour 1,200 feet ahead. What will the odometer read when the car reaches the detour? (5, 280 feet = 1 mile)
  1. 42,456.9
  2. 41,279.9
  3. 41,261.3
  4. 41,259.2
  5. 41,257.1
18. Marlene made 6 batches of muffins. There were 24 muffins in each batch. Which of the following number sentences could be used to find the number of muffins she made?
  1. 6 x ? = 24
  2. 6 + 24 = ?
  3. 6 + ? = 24
  4. 6 x 24 = ?
19. From a shipment of 500 batteries, a sample of 25 was selected at random and tested. If 2 batteries in the sample were found to be dead, how many dead batteries would be expected in the entire shipment?
  1. 10
  2. 20
  3. 30
  4. 40
  5. 50
20. Ken bought a used car for $5,375. He had to pay an additional 15 percent of the purchase price to cover both sales tax and extra fees. Of the following, which is closest to the total amount Ken paid?
  1. $806
  2. $5,510
  3. $5,760
  4. $5,940
  5. $6,180

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