DPS STS SCHOOL

DHAKA
SESSION 2021- 22
GRADE 8
MID TERM EXAMINATION

Candidate Name

Roll Number

Invigilators Sign:
Subject Teacher’s Name:

GENERAL MATHEMATICS 0580 January 20th, 2022

2 hours Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name, roll number and subject teacher’s name in the spaces at the top of this page. Write in dark
blue or black pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.

Answer all questions.

The use of electronic calculator is expected, where appropriate. You must show all necessary working
clearly; no marks will be given for unsupported answers from a calculator.

Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place. You are reminded of
the need for clear presentation of your answers.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total number of
marks for this paper is 80.

This document consists of 11 printed pages. [Turn over]

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Set- B

1. Factorise each of the following.

 a) 4(x - 3) + 5(�� − 3)ଶ

……………(2)

య
��) = ��
b) i) Make x the subject of the formula ඥ(���� +

…………(2) ii) Hence, calculate the value of x when b = 4 , c = 3 and k = -1

………(2) c) Solve the following equation by factorization.

4��ଶ − 9�� + 5 = 0

……………..(2)
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d) Rearrange the formula 5w – 3y + 7 = 0 to make w the subject.
…………………(2)

2. Evaluate the following.

a) 5 ଵ଼− 3 ଵଵ଺ + 4 ଷସ

଺ ଺ ଶ
………….(2) b) 6 ଻× 2 ଼÷ 3 ଷ

………….(2)

c) Nick mowed about ଷହ of the school lawn yesterday. He mowed another ଵ

ସ of the
lawn this morning. How much is left to mow ?

………….(2)

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3. Find the area and perimeter of the following shapes.
a)
…………(4)

b) Find the area and the perimeter of the shaded region in the figure.

…………(5)

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c) Find the area and perimeter of the Shaded region.

16 cm
 …………….(4)
4. a) Express $1.20 as a percentage of $16.

……….(1)
b) At a sale, shirts were sold for $15 each. This price was 80% of their original
price. What was the original price ?

………(2)

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c) A student earned a grade of 80% on a math test that had 20 problems. How
many problems on this test did the student answer correctly?

………(2) 5. a) Increase 35.5 by 15%.

…………..(1)

(b) The price of a book increases from $2.50 to $2.65 . Calculate the percentage
increase.
………….(2)

6. Write the following numbers in standard form.

a) 647690 000 b) 0.0000 684

…………….(2)

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ି଼ య
√4.2 × 10
c) Use your calculator to find the answers correct to 4 significant figures.

i) ii)
……………(2)

7.a) Simplify.

………..(3) b) Simplify each of the following, leaving your answer in standard form.
………..(4)

c) Show that (ଵଵ଴ )ଶ + (ଶହ)ଶ = 0.17, write down all the steps in your working.

……….(2) d) Mariya pays $84 rent. The rent is increased 5%. Calculate Mariya’s new rent.

………..(2) 8. a)

Calculate the area and perimeter of this surface.

………………(5)

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i) Show that ��ଶ + 2�� − 63 = 0

…………….(5) ii) Factorise ��ଶ + 2�� − 63

……………..(2)

c) The volume of a cuboid is 180 ����ଷ. The base is a square of side length
6 cm. Calculate the height of this cuboid.

……………….(2)

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9. a) The diagram shows two concentric circles. The inner circle has a radius of 8 cm
and the outer circle has a radius of 9 cm. Find the area of the shaded portion.
…………(3) b) Find the volume of the following prism. [ Prism, V = area of cross-section x

length]

…………(3)

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c) Find the volume and surface area of the following shape where slant height is 6.4
cm. [ Cone, V= ଵଷ ��ଶℎ , ������������
�������������� �������� ���� �������� =
���� ]
………….(6)

d) The sphere and cone shown in the diagram have the same surface area. Find the slant height of
the cone. [ Surface area of Sphere = 4 ��ଶ������ �������� = ����]

…………..(2)

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