8th Grade Summer Math Packet Worksheet - Khan Academy, 2014 (Page 2 of 21) in pdf

Dear R ising 8

G raders,

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year i n 7

g rade! I ’m e xcited f or o ur c lass n ext y ear a nd t o s pending h omeroom w ith y ou a ll.

PART O NE: S UMMER M ATH P ACKET

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only h urt y ou i f y ou u se o ne t o c omplete t his a ssignment. P lease d o n ot u se a

calculator o n t his a ssignment, e xcept t o c heck y ou w ork; h owever, n ote t hat y ou

will n ot b e a ble t o d o t his o n t he q uiz.

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make s ure y ou d on’t f orget a ll t hat y ou l earned t his p ast y ear. P lease p ace y ourself.

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September. D o y ou b est a t p acing y ourself, a nd b e h onest i n r eporting h ow y ou c omplete y our

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PART T WO: K HAN A CADEMY

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to “ hit t he g round r unning” a t t he b eginning o f t he y ear, s o t hat y ou w ill b e v ery w ell p repared f or

high s chool m ath. P lease f eel f ree t o e -‐mail m e a t a ny p oint d uring t he s ummer. M y e -‐mail i s

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hints i f y ou a re h aving t rouble w ith t his a ssignment.

HAPPY S UMMER!

Ms. Z agar

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