Second term mathematics exam

Grade 8
Paper1( calculations): time --------------------------------------------( 1 hours) ( 40 marks).

Q1:calculate the following:( use the order of operation correctly)

(2marks).(calculator is allowed) (5 marks)
a) 9+5×2-5 b) 30-(2+3)×4
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c)110-(10-7)-4×8 d)8+(6+3)÷3
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e) 150+(-20)
Q2.) a. estimate the following calculation without using calculator.
(10marks)
1 230× 0.1------------------------------------------------------------
2 0.6×600 ------------------------------------------------------------
3 0.001×875----------------------------------------------------------
4 0.001×560----------------------------------------------------------
5 72800×0.0000------------------------------------------------------
b. work out the following divisions without using calculator.
1 5.9÷ 0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------
2 17.2÷0.001 ------------------------------------------------------------
3 0.87÷ 0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------
4 0.66666÷0.0001------------------------------------------------------------
5 0.003÷0.01 ------------------------------------------------------------

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Q3). Find the answer in the following. (5 marks)
a). the temperature is -5c and rises by 20c-------------------------
b). the temperature is 15c and rises by 25c-------------------------
c). the temperature is -25c and rises by 18c-----------------------
d). the temperature is10c and falls by 15c------------------------
e). the temperature is 18c and falls by25c---------------------------
Q4). Find the value of the following integers: (5 marks)
1.(+130) - (-20) 2. (+130) ÷ (-20)
3.(+130) + (-20) 4. (-130) × (-20)
5. (-130) - (-20) 6. (+130) ÷ (-20)
7. (+130) - (-20) 8. (-130) ÷ (-20)
9. (-130) + (-20) 10. (-130) × (+20)
Q5). 1. Write the following as indices: (5 marks)
a. 7×7×7×7×7×7×7×7×7×7×7×7------------------------------------------------
b. 15×15×15×15×15 ------------------------------------------------
c. 10×10×10×10×10×10×10×10------------------------------------------------
d. 12×12×12×12×12×12×12×12×12--------------------------------------------
e. 9×9×9×9 --------------------------------------------------------

2. round each of the following to the nearest whole number.

a). 8.757 -----------------------------------------------------------------------

b)7.492 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

c) 12.34546 ----------------------------------------------------------------------

d) 14.777777 --------------------------------------------------------------------

e) 0.12347 -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Q6). Use stem-and-leaf diagrams to organize the following data, and
then find the value of the mean, median, modal and range. (10marks)

181 178 192 188 186 179 175 168 176 183
188 190 180 177 165 161 172 175 176 184
182 174 173 168 168 172 179 180 181 175

Stem –and –leaf diagram:

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Mean:
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Modal:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Median:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Range:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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