Academia (Gulshan Campus)

Half Yearly Examination (2022-2023)

Class: VIII (Cambridge)

MATHEMATICS (SYLLABUS D)
Time 2 hours
Paper 1

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INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● Calculators must not be used in this paper.
● You may use tracing paper.
● You must show all necessary working clearly.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 100.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
 1 5, -100, -3.67, n 0, 1507, —997 ’ —61 [ 5*1=5 ]
From the list above
:
a Write down all the real numbers,

b Write down all the rational numbers,

c Write down all the integers ,

d Write down all the natural numbers.

e One of the numbers is irrational. Which is it?

2 a List the first six multiples of 12 and of 8. [ 2*2=4 ]

b Write down the lowest common multiple of 12 and 8.

3 Fill in the correct inequality sign between each of the following pairs of numbers,
a 2 .. . 4 b -2 .. . -5 c -10 ... 4 d -1 ...0 [ 4*0.5=2 ]
4 Write in standard form: [ 5*1=5 ]
a 0.00345

b 520160

c 112

d 0.001

e 2 million

5 Calculate the following, without using a calculator: [ 1*4=4 ]

a 4 +7 x 2

-
b 1 2 3 x 2 +6

c 1 + 2 + 3 - (2 x 3 )

d (4 + 5 ) + ( 4 -1)

6 Find the LCM of : [ 2*2=4 ]

a 12 and 20

b 5 and 15 and 90
7 Change to mixed numbers: [ 3*1=3 ]
a 15 —5

b —94

c 21—9

8 Maria ism years old. Her father, Bakari, is n years older than Maria.
Write an expression for the sum of their ages. [2]

9 A piece of wood is 6.5 metres long. Brian saws off and uses m metres.
Write an expression for the length of wood which is left. [2]

10 Evaluate the following expressions when x - 2 and y = 3. [ 4*1=4 ]

a xy b y- x

c y2 - x 2 d 3x + 9y
11 Multiply out the brackets. [ 4*1=4 ]

a) 6(3 + x)

b) x( x - y)

c) x ( 2 - 3y )

d) 3( x - y )

12 Factorise completely: [ 4*1=4 ]

a) 8 x + 4y

b) 3x3 - 9x2y

c) 4 b2 - b

d) x2 — x
13 Multiply out the brackets and simplify where possible: [ 4*2=8 ]
a a ( ab - bc )

b 2 ( 3 x + 4y ) - x(1-2 y)

c 2a ( 3b + 4c - 5a ) + 10a2

d 6X2 - 3x( 2 + 3x)

14 Calculate the areas of the following: [ 2*2=4 ]
a)

b)

15 [ 2*2=4 ]
 16 Round to the nearest stated unit: [ 2*1=2 ]

a) 32.94 cm to the nearest centimetre.

b) 705.501kg to the nearest kilogram.

17 Round to the stated accuracy: [ 2*1=2 ]

a) 520.65 to the nearest ten

b) 7959 to the nearest hundred

18. Round these numbers to the stated number of significant figures: [ 2*1=2 ]

a) 10.04 to 3 significant figures

b) 15 637 to 2 significant figures

19 A coin weighs 9 grams correct to nearest gram, [ 2*1=2 ]

a What is its least possible weight ?

b State the upper bound of its weight.

20 A school has 25 teachers and 750 students. Write the teacher : student ratio in its simplest form. [2]
 21 Write the following ratios in the form n : 1. [ 2*1=2 ]
a 81 litres : 90000 ml

b 10 km : 5 cm

22 A bag of sweets has yellow, green, red and purple sweets in the
ratio yellow : green : red :
purple = 2 : 3 : 5 : 1. [ 2+2=4 ]
There are 15 red sweets,
a How many sweets are yellow ?

b How many sweets are there all together ?

23 Jane and Jill each receive some money in the ratio Jane : Jill = 3 : 5. Jane receives $15
.
How much does Jill receive ? [3]
 23 Curtain material costs $25 for 5 metres. How much will 34 m cost? [2]

24 a Fred borrows $1000 from the bank. The bank charges 5% simple interest per annum.
Calculate the interest payable after [ 4+3=7]
i 8 months ii 1 year
.

b Calculate how long it would take for an investment of $500 to earn $25 interest at a
rate of 2% per annum.
25 a Convert 0.8 kilometres into millimetres [ 1+3=4]

b Evaluate (6.3 x 100) + (9 x 10 ) , giving your answer in standard form

.

26 Solve the following equations. [ 2+2=4]

a 4- 8x = 6 - x

b -10 - x = 7 - 6x
 27 A = nr 2 [ 2+2=4]
a Make r the subject of the formula ,

b Using your calculator find r when A = 20, giving your answer in surd form.

28 4, 5, 6, 7, ... [ 2+2=4]
For the sequence shown above find:
a the 50 th term ,

b the nth term.