THE SAMHITA ACADEMY

Date: 21-09-20 Half Yearly Examination

Part 2 – Subjective
Grade: 8 Subject: Mathematics M.M: 20 Time: 1 hour

General instructions
• The question paper has a total of 7 questions.
• All questions are compulsory. However, Section B and section C has an internal choice.
• Write the answers in the 100 pages exam note book.
• Ensure Half Yearly, name, date subject, grade and Sec are mentioned on the top of the page.
• Scan the answer pages in a sequence, vertically.
• Upload the pages onto Google Classroom during the assigned time as a single pdf file.

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SECTION – A (6 marks ) [2m x 3=6m]

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1. Is 53240 a perfect cube? If not, then by which smallest natural number should 53240 be divided so
that the quotient is a perfect cube?

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2. A decimal number is multiplied by itself. If the product is 51.84, then find the number.
3. Evaluate 3√1372 × 3√1458

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SECTION – B (6 marks) [3m x 2=6m]
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4. Verify the property (mention the property used) 𝑥𝑥 × (𝑦𝑦 − 𝑧𝑧) = (𝑥𝑥 × 𝑦𝑦) − (𝑥𝑥 × 𝑧𝑧) by taking 𝑥𝑥 = ,
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5. (a) The diagonals of a rhombus are 8 cm and 15 cm. Find its side.
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(b) In a quadrilateral PQRS, ∠P= 50°, ∠Q= 50°, ∠R= 60°. Find ∠S. Is this quadrilateral convex or
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(a) In rectangle PAIR, find ∠ARI, ∠RMI, and ∠PMA

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(b) A playground in the town is in the shape of a kite. The perimeter is 106 m. If one of its sides is 23
m, what are the lengths of other three sides?

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 SECTION – C (8 marks) [4m x 2= 8m]

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(b) The volume of water in a tank is twice of that in the other. If we draw out 25 litre from the first
and add it to the other, the volume of the water in each tank will be the same. Find the volume of
water in each tank.

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a) Kaustubh had 60 flowers. He offered some flowers in temple and found that the ratio of the
number of remaining flowers to that of the flowers in the beginning as 3 : 5. Find the number of

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b) Solve 10(𝑥𝑥 − 4) + 2(𝑥𝑥 − 5) − 5(𝑥𝑥 + 6) = 0

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7. Find the difference between compound interest and simple interest on Rs 45000 at 12% per annum
for 3 years.

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