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SUBJECT: MATHEATICS Class 8

Q1. Find the gradient and y-intercept of each equation.

a) y + 3 = x
b) 2y − 10 = −4x
c) −5 − y = −3x
d) y = 5x
e) 6 − 2y = −x
f) 5y + 10 = −2x

Q2. Calculate the gradient of the lines drawn below.

Q3. Solve the given pair of simultaneous equations using substitution method.
𝑥+𝑦
a. =3
3

3𝑥+𝑦
=1
5

b. x - 3y = 1
2x + y = 2

c. 5x + 4y = 0
4x + 5y = -18

Q4. Solve the given pair of simultaneous equations using elimination method.

a. y = 3x -2
2x – 4y = 3

b. 2y = 3x -13
5x -6y =23

c. x = 2y + 11
4x + 3y = 0

Q5. A train took 4 hours to travel from Town A to Town C, making a stop at Town B along the way. The graph
shows the position of the train at any given time during the journey from A to C.

a. How far is Town B from Town A?

b. How long did it take the train to reach Town B?
c. For how long did the train stop at Town B?

Q6. Ahmed is x years old and Ali is y years old. Ali is 3 times as old as Ahmed. The sum of their ages is 64.
a. Using the information, write equations in terms of x and y.
b. Solve the simultaneous equations to find Ali’s age.
Q7. The volume of this cuboid is 200 cm3, find height.

Q8.The total surface area of a cube is 216cm2.calculate length of each side.

Q9.Find the width of a cuboid, if volume is 64cm3, length is 2cm and height is 8cm.

Q10. An open rectangular tank of length 12 cm, width 8 cm and height 16 cm contains water up to a height of 8 cm.
Calculate:

a) The volume of water in liters ;

b) The total surface area of the tank that is in contact with the water.

Q11. The length is 8 cm, width is 12 cm and surface area is 426 cm2 of a cuboid. Find;

a) height
b) the volume

Q12. Find the capacity (volume) in liters of a rectangular tank if the height of the tank is 0.15 m, length is 0.24 m and
width is 0.19 m.

Q13. Find the total surface area of a solid cube of volume 125 cm3

Take Help:

• Equation of a straight line is y = mx + c, where m = gradient and c= y-intercept

• Volume of a cube= l3
• Volume of a cuboid = l × b × h
• Surface area of a cube = 6l2
• Surface area of a cuboid = 2(lb × bh ×hl)