Lahore Grammar School
GULBERG NETWORK
Winter Holidays Homework – 2020/2021
Name: Ibrahim Elahi Class /Section: 8/F
Dear Students,
1. Please attempt all homework in your notebook on Teams.
2. Please read the instructions carefully and then attempt, making sure that
you do not miss out on any part of the homework.
3. The last date for submission of all homework is 10th January, 2021.
Wishing you a very Happy New Year!
Holidays Homework
Maths Grade 8
Q 1. Write down the value of ¿ as a fraction.
4/9
Q 2. On a journey a bus takes 35 minutes to travel the first 10 kilometres.
It then travels a further 20 kilometres in the next 40 minutes
a. The bus started the journey at 18 50.
At what time did it complete the journey?
20 05
b. Calculate the average speed of the whole journey in
(i) kilometres/minute,
S= D/T
S= 30km/75min
S= 0.4km/m
(ii) kilometres/hour.
S= 30km/1hr15min
S=24km/hr
Q 3. The ratios of teachers : male students : female students in a school are 2 :17 :18.
The total number of teachers is 40.
Find the number of students.
Female students ratio(17) + Male student ratio(18)
2:35
40:x
35*40=2x
1400=2x
1400/2=x
X=700 students
Q 4. Show all your workings for the following calculations
The answers are given so it is only your working that will be given marks.
1 2 1
+ =1
2 3 6
3/6+4/6=7/6 in mixed fraction=1 1/6
1 3 1
a. 1 ×1 =2
5 4 10
6/5 x 7/4=42/20=21/10=2 1/10
Q 5. Bottles of water cost 25 cents each
a. Find the cost of 7 bottles in cents.
1B= 25C
7B= 25 x 7= 175 cents
b. Write down an expression in b for the cost of b bottles in cents.
25cents x b=total cost
c. Change your answer to part (a) into dollars.
$1.75
d. Write down an expression in b for the cost of b bottles in dollars.
7B=$1.75
Q 8. Fifty students take part in a quiz.
The table shows the results.
No. of correct answers 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
No. of students 4 7 8 7 10 6 5 3
a. How many students had 6 correct answers?
7
b. How many students had less than 11 correct answers?
42
c. Find
(i) the modal number of correct answers
7
(ii) the median number of correct answers
8.5
(iii) the mean number of correct answers
8.5
d. A bar chart is drawn to show the results.
The height of the bar for the number of students who had 5 correct answers is 2 cm.
What is the height of the bar for the number of students who had 9 correct answers?
3.6Cm
e. The students who had the most correct answers shared a top prize of $22.50.
How much did each of these students receive?
$7.50
f. Work out the percentage of students who had less than 7 correct answers.
11/50 x 100= 22%
g. A student is chosen at random from the fifty students.
What is the probability that this student had
(i) exactly 10 correct answers,
6/50
(ii) at least 10 correct answers,
14/50
(iii)
more than 1 correct answers,
50/50
(iv) less than 5 correct answers,
0
(v) 8 or 9 correct answers?
17/50
Q 9. The average cost of a book is $A.
a. The total cost of 8 books is $36.
Find the value of A.
A= 36÷8
A= $4.50
b. One of the eight books is removed.
The cost of this book is $6.60.
Find the new value of A.
Total cost= $36-$6.60= $29.40
A= 29.40÷7
A= $4.20
Q10. Find the perimeter and areas of the following shapes
a. 32 mm
Area and Perimeter of Rectangle: 14 mm
A= 32 x 14= 448mm²
P= 32+14+32+14=92mm
Area and Perimeter of Semi Circle:
A=(pi) x radius²/2
= 3.14 x 7²/2
= 76.93 mm²
P= πr+2r
= 3.14*7+2*7
=35.98
b.
10 cm
4 cm
Rectangles Area and Perimeter:
A= 10x4= 40cm²
P= 10+4+10+4=28cm
A Total= 80cm
P Total= 56cm
Quarter Circle Area and Perimeter:
A= pi x r²/4
A= 12.56 cm
P= (π/2+2)r
=14.28
