Preparing for Eighth Grade Mathematics

Students who wish to be well-prepared for eighth grade mathematics may wish to study over the summer.

Suggested review topics

The four operations
The order of operations
Factoring and prime numbers
Fractions, decimals, and percents
Proportions and ratios
Negative numbers, zero, and absolute value
Least common denominator and greatest common factor
The commutative and distributive properties
Solving equations and inequalities with one variable
Variables, unknowns, and constants
Combining like terms
Plotting points on the number line
Exponents and scientific notation
Simplifying rational expressions
Pythagoriean Theorem, including finding the area and perimeter of rectangles and triangles