YEAR 8 MATHEMATICS TIME: 1h 30min Main Paper

DEPARTMENT FOR CURRICULUM, RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes Educational Assessment Unit

Annual Examinations for Middle Schools 2018

YEAR 8

MATHEMATICS Main Paper

LEVELS 6 ? 7

TIME: 1h 30min

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Total Main

Non Global Calc Mark

Mark

DO NOT WRITE ABOVE THIS LINE

Name: __________________________________ Class: _______________

Calculators are allowed but all necessary working must be shown. Answer ALL questions.

1. Fill in the table below. The first question (A) is done for you.

Question

Expression

A

3.8 ? 7.1 - 8.2

B

23.29 + 8.9 ? 2.5

Nearest Whole

4?7-8

Approximate Answer

Accurate answer correct

to 1 d.p.

20

18.8

Mathematics ? Main Paper ? Year 8 ? L6 to L7 ? 2018

(3 marks)

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2. A sack of rice weighs 40 kg.

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Bruce carries of it. Ruby carries 20% of the remainder.

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a) How much weight is Bruce carrying? Give your answer in kilograms.

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b) What weight is left after Bruce takes 5 of it?

Ans: ___________ kg

Ans: ___________ kg c) Calculate the weight carried by Ruby. Give your answer in grams.

3. Here is a list of ingredients for making biscuits.

Ans: ___________ g (6 marks)

Ingredients for 10 biscuits

80 g oats 50 g butter 30 ml honey 35 g brown sugar

a) Simplify the ratio of the following amounts. sugar : oats

Ans: ____________ b) Work out the amount of oats needed to make 15 biscuits. Show your working.

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Ans: __________ g (4 marks)

Mathematics ? Main Paper ? Year 8 ? L6 to L7 ? 2018

Name:____________________________

Class:____________

Levels 6 ? 7

4. Stefan wants to buy a laptop. He found the following offers from two different shops, Digital Land and Planet Laptops.

Digital Land

Planet Laptops

CASH

1050 + VAT at 18%

One payment of 420 and

monthly payments of 36 for two years

a) Work out the total value of a laptop bought from Digital Land.

Ans: __________ b) Work out the total value of a laptop bought from Planet Laptops.

Ans: __________

c) Which shop is offering the better deal? How much money will Stefan save if he buys from this shop?

Ans: __________________________ shop Ans: __________ (6 marks)

Mathematics ? Main Paper ? Year 8 ? L6 to L7 ? 2018

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5. A triangular fidget spinner has sections marked Green (G), Yellow (Y) and Blue (B).

The spinner is spun 20 times and Joanne recorded the colour that faced the arrow each time. Joanne's results were:

Green 8 times

Yellow 5 times

Blue 7 times

G

Y

B

a) What is the probability that the colour facing the arrow is Blue?

Ans: __________ b) What is the probability that the colour facing the arrow is Yellow?

Ans: __________ c) What is the probability that the colour facing the arrow is Red?

Ans: __________

d) If the spinner is spun for only 10 times, how many times will you expect the colour Green to face the arrow?

6. a) Which of the following is equal to 4?

4 +

+ + +

b) Expand the brackets: 6(2 - 7)

Ans: ______ times (5 marks)

? ? ?

Ans: _____________

Ans: _____________

c) Simplify 4 - 4 + 3 + 10

Ans: _____________ (4 marks)

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Mathematics ? Main Paper ? Year 8 ? L6 to L7 ? 2018

Name:____________________________

Class:____________

Levels 6 ? 7

7. a) Find the area of the following shape.

3 cm

2 cm

5 cm

12 cm Diagram not to scale

Ans: ______ cm2

b) The cuboid container below has a volume of 12 000 cm3. The length and width of the cuboid are 40 cm and 20 cm. What is the height of the cuboid?

height

Diagram NOT to scale. 40 cm

Diagram not to scale

20 cm

Mathematics ? Main Paper ? Year 8 ? L6 to L7 ? 2018

Ans: __________ cm (7 marks)

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