Nile Sons International schools

British Div
Math. Department
Year 8 .Quiz 3.1-Retake
CH 1,2,3&4
Name ___________________________________ MARKS PERCENTAGE

Calculator allowed

1 Solve these equations.

a 4x + 10 = −18 b 21 − 3y = 18 c 4x + 3 = 30 − 5x

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2 Solve the equation 8(x − 5) = 2x + 14.

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3 Show that these equations all give the same solution for y.

A 32  4 b 39
3 c 6
3
y y 5 10  y

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Nile Sons International schools
British Div
Math. Department
Year 8 .Quiz 3.1-Retake
CH 1,2,3&4

4 The angles of a triangle, in degrees, are 5(x + 4), 9x − 10 and 2(25 − x).

a Write down an equation for x.

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b Solve your equation to find the value of x.

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c Work out the sizes of the angles in the triangle.

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5 Solve these simultaneous equations using an algebraic method.
y = x + 12 and y = 4x + 3

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Nile Sons International schools
British Div
Math. Department
Year 8 .Quiz 3.1-Retake
CH 1,2,3&4

6 a Complete the tables of values for each equation.

y = 2x + 1 x 0 2 4 y = x +6 x 0 2 4
y y
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b On the graph paper draw a coordinate grid from 0 to 9 on the x-axis and from
0 to 12 on the y-axis.
Plot the points from your tables on the grid and draw the straight lines
y = 2x + 1
and y = x + 6.

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c Write down the solution of the simultaneous equations y = 2x + 1 and

y = x + 6.

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Nile Sons International schools
British Div
Math. Department
Year 8 .Quiz 3.1-Retake
CH 1,2,3&4

7 Solve these simultaneous equations using an algebraic method.

a y = 2x + 1 y = −2x + 9

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b y = 4x − 1 y = 2x + 9

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8 Solve these inequalities.
a 3(c + 5) > 2(5 − c) b 4d ⩽ 7d + 15 c 3<x+4⩽6

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Nile Sons International schools
British Div
Math. Department
Year 8 .Quiz 3.1-Retake
CH 1,2,3&4
9 Work out the final value after these compound percentage changes.

a 180 increased by 30%, then increased by 10%.

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b 90 decreased by 25%, then decreased by 40%.

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10 Use your calculator to work out the final value after $240 is increased by
30%, then decreased by 15%.
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11 A painting has a value of $20 000.
The value is predicted to increase at a steady rate of 8% per year.
a Write a calculation to work out the value of the painting after
i 1 year ______________________________________________[1]
ii 2 years ______________________________________________[1]
iii 3 years. ______________________________________________[1]

b What does the calculation $20 000 × (1.08)5 represent?

______________________________________________[1]

c What does the calculation $20 000 × (1.08)20 represent?

______________________________________________[1]

d After how many years does the value of the painting first go above $30 000?
Show how you worked out your answer. You can use a calculator.
______________________________________________[1]

e Write a calculation to work out the value of the painting after n years.
______________________________________________[1]

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Nile Sons International schools
British Div
Math. Department
Year 8 .Quiz 3.1-Retake
CH 1,2,3&4
12 When an integer is rounded to the nearest ten, the answer is 80. Write down:

a a list of the integer values that the number could be

[1]

b the lower bound [1]

c the upper bound. [1]

13 A decimal number is rounded to the nearest ten.

Complete each inequality to show the range of values that the number can be
when:

a the answer is 50 ______ „ x  ______

b the answer is 860. ______ „ x  ______ [2]

14 A decimal number is rounded to the nearest one hundred.

Complete each inequality to show the range of values that the number can be
when:

a the answer is 300 ______ „ x  ______

b the answer is 7500 ______ „ x  ______ [2]

15 Alexi works out the area of a soccer pitch to be 7200 m2, correct to the nearest
100 m2.
a Write
i the lower bound of the area of the soccer pitch
______________________________________________[1]

ii the upper bound of the area of the soccer pitch.

______________________________________________[1]

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Nile Sons International schools
British Div
Math. Department
Year 8 .Quiz 3.1-Retake
CH 1,2,3&4
[Link] is a hexagon:

a Show that the sum of the angles is 720 °.

[2]

b Work out the interior angle of a regular hexagon.

[1]

17 A decagon has 10 sides.

a Work out the exterior angle of a regular decagon.

[1]

b Work out the interior angle of a regular decagon.

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Nile Sons International schools
British Div
Math. Department
Year 8 .Quiz 3.1-Retake
CH 1,2,3&4

EXTRA
1 The diagram shows the lengths of the equal sides of an isosceles
triangle.

a Use the information to write an equation.

_____________________________________________________________ [1]

b Solve your equation to find the value of y.

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

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Nile Sons International schools
British Div
Math. Department
Year 8 .Quiz 3.1-Retake
CH 1,2,3&4
Calculator not allowed

1 Write these numbers as fractions.

a 72 =
b 25 = [2]
2 Write these numbers in standard form.
a 590 000 000 =
b 0.000 000 724 = [2]

3 Find all possible values or write ‘not possible’.

a The square root of 36 [1]
b The square root of −100 [1]
c The cube root of −27 [1]
4 Here is an expression: ( x  1)2  2( x  1)2
Work out the value of the expression when x 4.

value = [2]
5 Here is an expression: ( x  4)( x  6)
Expand the two brackets. Write the answer as simply as possible.
[2]
6 a Here is a formula for the mean of two numbers:
(a  b)
m
2
Rearrange the formula to make a the subject.
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Nile Sons International schools
British Div
Math. Department
Year 8 .Quiz 3.1-Retake
CH 1,2,3&4
b Here is a formula for the distance moved by a falling object: s  5t 2 .
Rearrange the formula to make t the subject.
[1]

7 Here is a rectangle:

Find an expression for the area of the rectangle. Write your answer as simply as
possible.
[1]
8 Rounded to the nearest hundred, a length is 7300 km.
The exact length is x km.
Write down an inequality to show the possible values of x.
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Nile Sons International schools
British Div
Math. Department
Year 8 .Quiz 3.1-Retake
CH 1,2,3&4
9 Work out

10Work out the area of this rectangle. Give your answer as a mixed number.

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Nile Sons International schools
British Div
Math. Department
Year 8 .Quiz 3.1-Retake
CH 1,2,3&4

11Calculate the size of angle x. Show all your working.

_____________________________

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12Work out the value of each lettered angle. Give reasons for your answers.
Show your working.

a = _____ Reason: ____________________________

b = _____ Reason: ____________________________

c = _____ Reason: ____________________________

Working: ___________________________

d = _____ Reason: ____________________________

Working:____________________________

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The end of exam

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