Year 8 Half Yearly 2016: Directions
Year 8 Half Yearly 2016: Directions
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.
Marking Grid
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
3 Simplify 2
2 1
a) 2 :1
3 2
b) 25ab:15ac
a) How much is paid for the Ipad (to the nearest dollar)? 1
7 y 2
^
A
2
B
O >x
1
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).
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.
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.
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.
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
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
(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
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:
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
(A) 14 hrs
(B) 7
End of Test
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