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Can you pass 8th Grade Math?

October 15, 2003 5:40:04 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/quiz/Quiz.aspx?QuizID=95

Well, can you?
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joetheblow
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Reply #1 October 15, 2003 5:55:33 PM
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I gave up math when I was in school, why should I start again now




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Reply #2 October 15, 2003 6:24:08 PM
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I was going to do them but then I saw they were word problems and I hate word problems but not as much as I hate graphing!



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Reply #3 October 15, 2003 9:41:20 PM
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Hey, I had algebra I and II and geometry and calculus and all that stuff in high school, but that was back in the old days. I am not even sure what 9x8 is anymore. When you don't use it, which I haven't, you just forget it. I don't even know why I did all that except the teacher was drop-dead gorgeous and the coolest guy in high school was in the class. What a waste of time. I didn't learn a thing and didn't get either one of them.



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Reply #4 October 15, 2003 9:49:21 PM
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Um .. I got to 9th grade so I guess so!
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Reply #5 October 15, 2003 9:58:36 PM
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Could barely pass it when I was in grade 8, certainly not now.

Always hated algebra! those X's and Y's always confused the heck out of me.

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Reply #6 October 15, 2003 10:11:49 PM
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Yes, but I cheated and used "calc". Or was that allowed?



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Reply #7 October 15, 2003 10:22:46 PM
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I was ok with math right up to grade 12. Then came algebra, calculus, data interpretation, discrete math (matrices, recursion, etc.), trigonometry, real numbers and the coordinate plane, functions, etc., etc......yawn.
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Reply #8 October 15, 2003 10:43:06 PM
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Gee, I suppose I could scan some pages out of my book for you. *Jauntiness alert!!* Heh heh, I get to take the special math course this year in 8th...Honors Algebra? It's hard...



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Reply #9 October 16, 2003 12:23:55 AM
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...Im doing Trig/Pre-Calc. (Needless to say, I got 'em all right)
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Reply #10 October 16, 2003 2:36:30 AM
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Hmm 6 out of 10. I would have had better results if I actually worked it out by pencil and paper or calc not purely by brain.

Yes, I'm currently taking a college math class.
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Reply #11 October 16, 2003 6:08:17 AM
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Well i found this test rather childish,got a 10 with ease.But then again there's been less than a year that i graduated from school,so it does make sence.Alhtough my future plans is to study history and greek literature,i also like maths and geometry.So i took some time and studied Maths up to GCE Level(dunno what Grade it is),which i passed with grade A.
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Reply #12 October 16, 2003 10:10:48 AM
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Well, I spent all my life studying math (i'm an actuary, for those who know what it is ). Guess it was easy for me...
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Reply #13 October 16, 2003 12:49:25 PM
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I misread question 1 and screwed that up. Don't remember angle calculations at all so that was the other one.

This doesn't bode well for my grade 8 daughter who asks me for math help regularly.



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Reply #14 October 16, 2003 12:50:14 PM
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6 out of 10 (not bad for a high school dropout that has been out of school for 12 years and works as a packager putting paper in a box for a living making $9.50 an hour). Then you get ignorants like Citizen Cyberworld that think they are better than everyone else. As long as it makes them feel special I guess

Ofcourse the test is childish, it's grade 8.
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Reply #15 October 16, 2003 1:45:38 PM
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When I was in 8th grade, I took Alegegra & Pre-Alegebra. Finally, took Basic Math. Math sucks! I hate math. It's boring. I'm glad I learned how to multipy, divide, etc. I thought Alegebra & Pre-A is for nerds. No offense. We used calculators in high school. Everything changed since I graduated.
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Reply #16 October 16, 2003 3:46:14 PM
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Heyyyy...I'm in 8th. Top o' the middle school. Chickie, you're right. I'm a nerd, and I'm taking Algebra this year. Bow down to the geek!



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Reply #17 October 16, 2003 3:58:36 PM
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I actually liked math. Calculus was great! But then came advanced calc... I totally did not get it.

Never found out why.

But at least I am not evil!
http://channels.netscape.com/ns/atplay/eviltest.jsp?floc=ap-main-1-L1

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Reply #18 October 16, 2003 4:20:15 PM
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16 years out of school, and I don't remember who goes where, but as a manager I used Alg. II on a daily basis. Took me 4 years to realize that I did indeed use it on a daily basis!
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Reply #19 October 16, 2003 4:30:22 PM
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I got 10 out of 10. I thought it was going to be full of algebra and stuff, but those questions were just easy.
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Reply #20 October 17, 2003 1:18:28 PM
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I didn't understand eigth grade math when I was in the eigth grade, and that was a while back, so now I don't even understand the questions! Thank goodness for the handheld calculator or I would seriously be up the creek
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Reply #21 October 17, 2003 4:46:32 PM
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I excelled in basic math, but when it came to algebra, trig, etc. I barely passed. Main reason was that I figured that if I ever bought anything I was not going to have to figure out the sine of an angle to find out if the price was right or not!



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Reply #22 October 18, 2003 2:54:24 AM
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I use Sine and CoSine every day at the super market.

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Reply #23 October 18, 2003 6:25:32 PM
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i missed two, im in the 9th grade, so obviously i CAN pass 8th grade math
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Reply #24 October 18, 2003 9:09:32 PM
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missed zero

Not quite as pathetically easy as the senior math exam at my school in '99, but I'm quite surprised that anyone could fail this test.

Adv. Calc was a true pain though, I hope Calc III isn't as bad.
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Reply #25 October 19, 2003 5:01:33 AM
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This maths test was way too easy. I don't know what age your 8th grade is but I suspect they are quite young.

Gimme some partial fractions to do, that'll test my memory...never could get those right
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