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1.3 A man walks 500 metres in 5 minutes. If he walks at the same

speed, how many kilometres will he cover in 1 hour?

A. 2,5km B. 6km C. 10km D. 5km

1.4 Marion was k years old x years ago. How old is she now?

A. x  k  years B. k  x  years C. k  x years D. kx years

1.5 If p=5 and q= – 4, then p²- q² =

A. 9 B. 81 C. 41 D. 1

1.6 The smallest angle between the hands of a clock at 5pm is:

A. 100° B. 130° C. 150° D. 125°

1.7 Barbara had R14,00. She divided her money into two portions in
the ratio 1,5 : 2. What was the difference between the two portions?

A. R4,00 B. R6,00 C. R1,00 D. R2,00

1.8 Sue buys an article for R260 and sells it for R312. What is her
percentage profit (to the nearest whole number)?

A. 18% B. 52% C. 17% D. 20%

1.9 The HCF of 60 and 96 is:

A. 12 B. 25  3  5 C. 6 D. 2  32

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QUESTION 2

2.1 Determine the:

2.1.1 LCM of 28 and 196 using prime factors. (3)

2.1.2 Hence find √196 using prime factors. (2)

2.2 Simplify the following:

2 5 2
2.2.1 + 16 × 5 (4)
8

2.2.2 (2) x (6) x (–5) (1)

2.2.3 (−2)2 ÷ [6 × (−4)] (2)

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QUESTION 3

3.1 Calculate the following:

3
3.1.1 √0,064 (2)

3
3.1.2 √56 + √64 + √225 (3)

3.1.3 Decrease R750 by 20% (2)

3.2 Determine the ratio of 10 minutes to 2 hours, in its simplest form? (2)

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QUESTION 4

4.1 Given the algebraic expression below:

3 x2
2x  5 x   x 8  x 4  100
5

Use the expression to answer the following questions:

4.1.1 How many terms are in the expression? (1)

4.1.2 Rewrite the expression in ascending powers of 𝑥. (1)

4.1.3 Write down the constant term. (1)

4.1.4 Write down the coefficient of 𝑥 3 . (1)

4.1.5 Calculate the value of the following expression if x = –1 (2)

4.2 If x = 3 and y = 5, calculate the value of (4x  2y )2 (3)

4.3 Write an equation which represents the following:

The product of a number (x) and half that number equals the
square root of the original number. (3)

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QUESTION 5

5.1 Simplify the following:

5.1.1 b2 + 7n + 3m – 5b2 – 6m – 2n (2)

5.1.2 𝑐 4 × 𝑚0 × 𝑐 × 𝑐 3 (1)

5.1.3 −2𝑏(2𝑎 − 1) + 3𝑏(2𝑎2 − 𝑎) (3)

4𝑐𝑎𝑏2 +9𝑎2 𝑐𝑏3

5.1.4 (3)
3𝑎𝑏2 𝑐

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5.2 Add 3𝑛 + 2𝑏 + 11 − 3𝑚 to 4 − 5𝑛 + 2𝑏 − 5𝑚. (3)

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QUESTION 6

Solve for x:

6.1 2  4 x  2 x  26 (2)

x
6.2  4  25 (2)
3

6.3 2x  2  3 5x  5  35 (4)

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QUESTION 7

The following are the first four diagrams in a pattern:

Pattern No. 1 2 3 4 … 6 7 … 60 … n
No. of Shaded 4 8 12 16 … 7.1 7.1 … 7.3 … 7.2
Blocks

7.1 How many shaded blocks would there be in the 6th and 7th
diagram? (4)

7.2 Write down the rule for the pattern. (2)

7.3 Using the rule, how many blocks will be in the 60th diagram? (2)

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QUESTION 8

8.1 A letter is chosen at random from the word ALGEBRAIC. What is

the probability that the letter will be:

8.1.1 ‘C’

8.1.2 a letter other than A

8.1.3 ‘K’ (3)

8.2 A box contains a red marble and a green marble. A second box
contains a red marble and a blue marble. Marbles are randomly
chosen from each box, in turn.

8.2.1 Complete the two- way table on the diagram sheet to

indicate the sample space. (2)

8.2.2 What is the probability of choosing two marbles, of which at

least one is red? (1)

8.3 Amaarah sells ready-made pizzas from home. They come in two
sizes, medium and large. The toppings may either be chicken or
steak.

8.3.1 Complete the tree diagram on the diagram sheet provided to

show the possible pizza options. (3)

8.3.2 What is the probability of randomly choosing a medium pizza

with a steak topping? (1)

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DIAGRAM SHEET

Name:……………………………………. Grade:…………..

8.2.1

Box 1
Red(R) Green(G)
Red(R) RR
Box
2

RB

8.3.1

…… ……

……
…… ……

…… ……

……
…… ……

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