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Year 8 Half Yearly 2016: Directions

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Year 8 Half Yearly 2016: Directions

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Year 8 Half Yearly 2016

TIME : 70 min
Name: Result:
Teacher: /63
Topics Tested: Ratio & Rates, Graphs & Relationships, Financial Mathematics, Algebra/Equations, Statistics

Directions
 Calculators are allowed in this exam.
 Full working should be shown in every question.
Marks may be deducted for careless or badly arranged work.
 Use black or blue pen only (not pencils) to write your solutions.
 Pencils and rulers are to be used for diagrams.
 No liquid paper/correction tape is to be used.
If a correction is to be made, one line is to be ruled through the incorrect answer.
 The diagrams are not to scale.

(For Teacher use only)

Marking Grid

Algebra and Statistics


Equations Graphs & Financial
Section Ratio & Rates
Relationships Mathematics

Q5 Q1,2,3 Q4
1
/6 /3
/4
Q7-8 Q6,9,10
2
/4 /5
Q12 Q11 Q13-14
3
/1 /1 /6
Q15
4
/6
Q17 Q16
5
/4 /3
Q18,19 Q20 Q21
6
/4
/5 /3
MC 6,7 MC 5,8 MC 1 MC 2,3,4
7
/2 /2 /1 /3

Sub-Total
/11 /13 /4 /18 /17

Total /63
1 a) The scale of a map is 1:100 000. How many kilometres is represented by a distance of 13.5 1
cm on the map?

 -41.85  3
2

b) Evaluate correct to two decimal places. 2


67.82

2 Convert 48km/h to m/s 1

3 Simplify 2

2 1
a) 2 :1
3 2

b) 25ab:15ac

4 Successive discounts of 12% and 5% are allowed on a $1200 Ipad.

a) How much is paid for the Ipad (to the nearest dollar)? 1

b) What single discount is equivalent to these successive discounts? 2

5 a) Solve the equation x 2  81  0 2

b) Solve and graph on the number line 10  3x  1 2


6 The price of a Samsung mobile phone is $ 385. This price includes GST of 10%. What was the 1
original price?

7 y 2
^
A
2

B
O >x
1

a) Find the gradient of the line l

b) Write the equation of the line l.

8 Does the point (-1, 2) lie on the line y   3x  2 ? Justify your answer. 2

9 Pahul deposited $8 600 in his savings account, the bank offers an interest rate of 6.5% pa 3
compounded annually.

a) Find the interest earned after the first year (correct to the nearest dollar).

b) Find the amount in his account after two years (correct to the nearest dollar).

10 A car with a cost price of $C is sold at a profit of 25%. 1


Write a formula for the selling price, $S, of the car in terms of C.
11 Using the table of values below write down a formula linking a and b; 1

a 1 2 3 4
b -1 1 3 5

12 If $2 445 is divided in the ratio 5:3:2, what is the size of the smallest share? 1

13 Amanda borrows $360. She repays the loan in 24 monthly payments of $19.50.

a) Find the total amount of interest paid. 1

b) Find the annual simple interest rate charged for the loan. 1

14 Carl is buying a car. The cash price is $40 000. He pays equal monthly instalments over 5 years on
the following terms: 10% deposit and simple interest of 9% p.a. charged on the balance.

a) Calculate the deposit. 1

b) Calculate the balance owing. 1

c) Calculate the interest to be paid over 5 years. 1

d) If the loan is to be paid in equal monthly instalments, find the amount of each instalment.
1
15
Graph Letter 6
Select a letter from the bank
of equations below to match
with the graphs in the table

Bank :

A. y  ( x  1) 2
B. x2  y 2  5
C. y | x  3 |
D. y  x2  1
E. y  3 x
F. y  x3
G. y  3x
H. x 2  y 2  25
1
I. y
x
J. y  ( x  1)2
K. y | x | 3
1
L. y
x
M. y   x3
16 3
1
On the same number plane. Sketch the graphs of y  x  2 and
2 y  . State the number of
x
1
solutions of equation x2  2 
x.

17 From the frequency distribution table below, calculate:

Score Frequency
51 39
52 11
53 25
54 13
55 12
1
a) Range =

1
b) Mode =

c) Mean =
1

d) Median = 1
18 Factorise fully 1

a) a 2 bx  ab 2 x 2 =

b) x3  x 2  4 x  4 = 2

19 Expand and simplify 2


(2 x  1)  3( x  2) 
2

20 1
A car travels at a constant speed for the first of the distance of a trip. It then doubles its initial
3
1 1
speed for the middle of the trip and then triples its initial speed for the last of the trip. If the
3 3
whole trip was 108km long and it took the car 1 hour to travel the entire journey, find:

1
a) time taken to cover the first of the distance of the trip.
3 2

2
b) the initial speed
21 Find the shaded area below. 3

Not to scale

~ Multiple Choice ~
Circle the correct answer
1 Which of the following is NOT a linear graph?

(A) 5 x  2 y  7

2
(B) y 
x

(C) y  2 x  3
(D) y  3

2 Increase $38 by 15%

(A) $5.70
(B) $32.30
(C) $43.70

(D) $53.00
3 An estate agent sold a house for $675 000. If he gets 5% commission on the first $50 000,
3.5% on the next $100 000, 1% on the value thereafter. the amount he earned in this sale was:

(A) $2500
(B) $5250
(C) $11 250
(D) $3500

4 Which chilli sauce represents the best value?

(A) Daredevil costs $5.80 for 750 ml.

(B) Extreme Hot costs $3.80 for 500 ml.

(C) Volcano Fire costs $6.95 for 1 litre.

(D) Dragon Tongue costs $2.90 for 425 ml.

5 If a spacecraft travelled at 2x103 km/h from the Earth to the Moon, which is a distance of 4.608xl05
km, the time it would take is:

(A) 6 hrs 40 min


(B) 6 hrs 24 min
(C) 230.4 hrs
(D) 38.4 hrs

6
If x  4 and w  2 , the value of z  (3x  w ) is:
4 2

(A) z  8
(B) z  16
(C) z  16
(D) z  8

7 1 1
If x   3, then the value of x 2  2 would be:
x x

(A) 9

(B) 7

(C) 11

(D) Can’t be found unless the value of x is known


8 If Kathy and Anne do a job it takes them 7 hours to complete. If Kathy does twice as much work as
Anne, how long would Kathy take to do the job by herself?

(A) 14 hrs

(B) 7

(C) 10.5 hrs

(D) 9.5 hrs

End of Test
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