NAEP Mathematics Grade 8 - Question List

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31. A turkey is put in the oven at 10:30 a.m. If the turkey takes 2-3/4 hours to cook, at what time should it be taken out of the oven?
  1. 12:15 p.m.
  2. 12:45 p.m.
  3. 1:15 p.m.
  4. 1:45 p.m.
32. The length of a rectangle is 3 feet less than twice the width, w (in feet). What is the length of the rectangle in terms of w ?
  1. 3 ? 2 w
  2. 2( w + 3)
  3. 2( w ? 3)
  4. 2 w + 3
  5. 2 w ? 3
33. For a school report, Luke contacted a car dealership to collect data on recent sales. He asked, "What color do buyers choose most often for their car?" White was the response. What statistical measure does the response "white" represent?
  1. Mean
  2. Median
  3. Mode
  4. Range
  5. Interquartile range
34. Peter bought 45 sheets of plywood at a total cost of $400. He plans to sell each sheet of plywood for $15. If Peter has no other expenses, what is the fewest number of sheets he must sell to make a profit?
  1. 3
  2. 15
  3. 16
  4. 26
  5. 27
35. The formula d = 16 t2 gives the distance d, in feet, that an object has fallen t seconds after it is dropped from a bridge. A rock was dropped from the bridge and its fall to the water took 4 seconds. According to the formula, what is the distance from the bridge to the water?
  1. 16 feet
  2. 64 feet
  3. 128 feet
  4. 256 feet
  5. 4,096 feet

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