Year 8 Mathematics Test 21

Time Allowed: 30 min

1. A right triangle has base of 4cm and height of 6cm. what will be the sum of the hypotenuse of the triangle and
13√13?

A. 2√13 B. 15√13 C. 26√13 D. 26 E. None of these

2. The mean of the scores 3, 5, 3, 3, 7, 3, 6, 5, 4, 3 equals

A. 4.1 B. 4.2 C. 3.8 D. 4.6 E. 4.8

3. Find the volume of a cylinder if the diameter of the base and height are both 6.

A. 18π B. 36π C. 54π D. 216π E. None of these

4. If f(x) = x2+2x+50, what would be the expression for f(x+5)

A. (x+5)2+2x+60 B. 85 C. x2+2x+55 D. (x+2)2+5 E. None of these

5. If a tap flows water out at a rate of 4cm3 per second, how long will it take to fill a container with a measurement of
6cm by 15cm by 8cm?
A. 150 seconds B. 160 seconds C. 170 seconds D.180 seconds E. None of these

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6. What is the result of ( )3
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343 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 21 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐
A. B. C. D. E. None of these
729 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 9 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕
7. Find the greatest common factor. 42t3, 63t2

A. 7t2 B. 14t2 C. 21t2 D. 42t3 E. None of these

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8. What is the result if you rationalise the following?
√5
3√5 3
A. 3 B. 5
C. 5√5 D. E. 5
5

9. In the equation y=5x+c, one of the set of values that satisfies the equation is when x=2 and y=6. Then what is the
value of c?
A. 4 B. 2 C. −6 D. -4 E. -2

10. A blank CD costs $2.80; a pack of 10 C.D.’s costs $16. How much money is saved by buying a pack of 10 C.D.’s
compared to buying the 10 blank C.D.’s separately?
A. $10 B. $16 C. $14 D. $12 E. None of these

11. Change the subject of the formula γ = 3χ – 2 to χ.

A. χ = 3γ – 2 B. χ = γ − 2 C. χ = 3γ D. χ = γ + 2 E. None of these
3 2 3

12. What is the area inside a Circular Running track of radius 50 metre?
A. 3,930 m2 B. 7,850 m2 C. 15,720 m2 D. 2,500 m2 E. None of these

13. When the diagram shown is folded to make a cube then the face marked U is opposite the face marked…

A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. S
E. T
14. The area of the triangle is 100a3b square units. Find the height of the triangle.

A. √5𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 B. 5ab C. √10𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 D. 10ab E. None of these

15. A graph passes through (1, −3), (2, −6) and (3, −9). What is its gradient?

A. 6 B. −2 C. 3 D. −3 E. None of these

16. An average person has 4,000 mL of blood. A person is ‘drunk’ if their Blood Alcohol Concentration (B.A.C.) is
more than 0.05% of their blood. How many millilitres of alcohol do they have when 0.05% of it is alcohol?
A. 200 mL B. 2 mL C. 40 mL D. 4 mL E. None of these

17. A sculptor is selling her work and hopes to earn at least $27,900 in revenue. Small pieces go for $509 and large
pieces go for $1,710. Select the inequality that describes this situation. (x = the number of small pieces sold, y = the
number of large pieces sold)
A. 509x + 1,710y ≥ 27,900
B. 1,710x + 509y ≤ 27,900
C. 1,710x + 509y ≥ 27,900
D. 509x + 1,710y ≤ 27,900
E. None of these
18. Average time taken for flower seeds to germinate may be represented on
a graph as shown. The total germination time for all flowers is 60 days. From
this, the time taken for sweet peas to germinate is:

A. 11 days B. 9 days
C. 12 days D. 14 days
E. 15 days

19. The equation for line t can be written as y = 8 x − 2. Line u includes the point (8, 1) and is perpendicular to line t.
What is the equation of line u?
1 1 1 1
A. y = - 𝑥𝑥+1 B. y = - 𝑥𝑥+2 C. y = 𝑥𝑥+1 D. y = 𝑥𝑥+2 E. None of these
8 8 8 8

20. Triangles ABC and ADC are isosceles with AB=BC and AD=DC. Point D is inside triangle ABC, angle ABC
measures 40 degrees, and angle ADC measures 140 degrees. What is the degree measure of angle BAD?
A. 20 B. 30 C. 40 D. 50 E. None of these

21. Solve (p6 ÷ p2)2 =

A. p5 B. p6 C. p8 D. p9 E. p7

Use the following information to answer questions 22 – 24.

Event A Event B
A sample of high school students was asked if they:
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A) Drive a car to school 36 8
B) Are involved in after-school activities, or
2
C) Have a part-time job 5
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The results of the survey are shown in the Venn diagram.
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Event C
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22. How many students were surveyed?
A. 107 B. 110 C. 113 D. 117 E. None of these
23. How many students said that they drive a car to school?

A. 36 B. 76 C. 99 D. 101 E. None of these

24. What is the probability that a randomly-chosen student drives a car to school or is involved in after-school
activities or has a part-time job?
2 17 7 39
A. B. C. D. E. None of these
117 30 12 40

25. The average of 4, 11 and 21 =

A. 11 B. 12 C. 10 D. 13 E. None of these

26. If 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 3𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 + 𝑥𝑥 2 + 5𝑏𝑏 + 𝑥𝑥 and 𝑓𝑓(4) = 19, what is the value of b?
−1 1
A. B. 7 C. D. 14 E. None of these
17 17

27. Out of 200 tennis balls tested for the Australian Open, 10 were defective. If a tennis ball was chosen at random from
this batch of tennis balls what is the probability that it is not defective?
A. 0.1 B. 0.05 C. 0.95 D. 0.9 E. None of these

28. The price of an item at the grocery store had been reduced by 20%. After a week, it was reduced further by 15%
and the final price was $81.6. What was the original price before any discounts?
A. $90 B. $100 C. $120 D. $150 E. None of these

29. In the following shape, what is the unknown length X?

5cm 5cm
Xcm

8cm

A. 2cm B. 3cm C. 4cm D. 5cm E. 6cm

30. Solve (0.5) 2 ÷ (−0.1) 2 × 25 =
A. 1.25 B. 2.5 C. 25 D. 125 E. None of these

31. At the end of 1983 the average annual rainfall in my town for the ten years period just ended was 631 mm. A year
later the ten year average was 601 mm, and 450 mm had fallen in 1984. What was the rainfall, in millimeters, in 1973?

A. 750 B. 616 C. 1232 D. 30 E. None of these

32. A kangaroo performs three jumps. You then walk fifteen paces from the place where the kangaroo began the first
jump to the place where it finished. How many paces did the kangaroo do in each jump on average?
A. 4 paces B. 8 paces C. 5 paces D. 6 paces E. None of these

33. 2 x 2 + 14 x + 20 =

A. 2( x + 5) × ( x + 2) B. ( x + 5) × (2 x + 2) C. (2 x + 5) × ( x + 2) D. 2( x + 5) + ( x + 2) E. None of these

34. A car travels 500km in 3 hours, then rests for 30 mins and travels another 120 km in 1.5 hrs. What will be the average
speed for the whole trip?

A. 137km/hr B. 124km/hr C. 165 km/h D. 175 km/h E. None of these

35. This is a plan view of a house, tree and shed.

From which points do you see each of these views?

A. H G E B. A G E
C. H F E D. H G D E. G H E
Use the following information to answer questions 36 – 38.
A flare is launched from a life raft. The height h of the flare in feet above the sea is modeled by the formula h=96t-
16t2, where t is the time in the seconds after the flare is launched.

36. At what height is the flare when it returns to the sea?

A. 0 ft B. 6.25ft C. 12.5ft D. 16ft E. None of these

37. How many seconds will it take for the flare to return to the sea?
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 8 E. None of these

38. The maximum value of the height is

A. 96ft B. 120ft C. 136ft D. 154ft E. None of these

39. The gradient of the line 12 x + 16 y − 9 =0 is?

4 4 3 3
A. B. − C. D. − E. None of these
3 3 4 4

40. There are 5 blue balls, 4 red balls and 6 yellow balls in a bag. What is the probability of picking a red ball on the
first draw, then picking a blue ball on the second draw. The red ball that is picked on the first draw is not put back in
the bag afterwards.
4 2 1 4
A. B. C. D. E. None of these
15 21 3 45

41. Calculate the area of this rectangle.

A. 20 cm2 B. 21 cm2 C. 15 cm2 D. 25 cm2 E. None of these

42. In the graph 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 + 2, what is the gradient?

A. 2 B. x C. 1 D. y E.0

43. For the same graph in question 2, what is the co-ordinate of the x-intercept?
A. (-2,0) B. (1,1) C. (0,0) D. (1,0) E. (2,1)

4χ
44. Solve the equation: 12 − =2
2
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 1

45. Solve for a.

151˚
56˚
a˚

A. 75 B. 95 C. 85 D. 89 E. None of these

For questions 46 – 48, Refer to the following functions. f(x) = x+1 and g(x) = x2-11

46. Find the positive value of x that makes f(x)=g(x).

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 E. None of these

47. Which of the following represent the value of x that makes f(x)>g(x)?

A. -3<x<4 B. -4<x<3 C. 3<x<4 D. -3<x<0 E. None of these

48. Which of the following represent the value of x that makes f(x)<g(x)?

A. x<4 B. x<-3 C. x<-3 or x>4 D. x<-4or x>4 E. None of these

49. As you go fishing near Fitzroy Island you fish in one place then move a hundred metres and fish in another spot
then move a hundred metres and fish in the third spot, and similarly at a fourth and a fifth spot. You catch a lot of fish
at the middle spot, and only a few fish at the other spots. If you draw a graph of the fish you caught, which graph
below would it look like?
A. B. C. D. E. None of these

𝑦𝑦 = 5𝑥𝑥 + 9
50. Solve the simultaneous equation �
𝑦𝑦 = 3𝑥𝑥 − 3

A. x=-6 y=-21 B. x=- 5 y=24 C. x=2 y=-12 D. x=8 y=15 E. None of these

51. The four digits 1, 9, 8 and 6 are each used once only to form two numbers, each of which is of one, two or three
digits. The largest possible product two such numbers can have is

A. 7776 B. 7688 C. 7749 D. 7826 E. None of these

52. A town has 2,500 residents of whom 60% voted in an election to fill a council vacancy. The result was that of those
who voted 38% voted for P, 32% for Q and 30% for R. Under the voting system, P was elected. The number of residents
who voted for P was
A. 450 B. 570 C. 1250 D. 950 E. none of these

For questions 53 – 54, use the information given.

53. Paulo bought a used car for $7,500 and paid a 10% deposit. How much is the deposit?
A. $75.00 B. $700 C. $750 D. $6,750 E. None of these

54. How much does he still have to loan if he also needs to pay $200 interest?
A. $6,350 B. $6,750 C. $7,250 D. $6,950 E. None of these
55. The two shorter sides of a right-angled triangle have lengths 12 cm and 5 cm. What is the square of the length of the
hypotenuse?
A. 13 B. 119 C. 169 D. 289 E. None of these

56. Which is the longest distance?

A. 3500cm B. 65.5m C. 75000mm D. 15.5m E. 0.1km

57. What will be the midpoint of two points (3,-8) and (7, 3)
A. (5,-2.5) B. (10,-5) C. (3.5,-5) D. (-2,0) E. None of these

58. Calculate the volume of soil contained in the tray (back) of a truck 5.8 m long, 2.3 m wide and 1.2 m deep.
A. 14.33 m3 B. 16.008 m3 C. 16.373 m3 D. 10.005 m3 E. None of these

59. What is $350 divided in the ratio 9 : 5?

A. $250, $100 B. $225, $125 C. $125, $225 D. $100, $250 E. none of these

60. After 20% of a bill is paid, $60 still remains to be paid. How much was the total bill?

A. $12 B. $20 C. $63 D. $72 E. none of these