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TOPICAL TEST
Year 8
Chapter 1 & 2– Number and Calculation & Expressions and Functions

Name: Date: Mark: _________ / 58 Percentage:

1 A rectangle has width of b cm. The length is 5 more than the height. [6]

a) Write an expression for the length. b) Write and simplify an expression for the
perimeter.

c) Calculate the perimeter of the rectangle

when b = 10 cm

2 Copy the following statements and fill in the missing numbers: [4]

a) b)
66666= 6 3333=3

c) d)
777777=7 99999=9

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3 Which of the following numbers are prime numbers: [4]

18, 45, 79 and 90 ?

Explain by providing all of the factors of the numbers above.

4 If 320 x 47=15 040, what is the answer for 321 x 47? [3]

5 The prime factors of a number are 2, 7 and 11. [3]

Which are the three smallest numbers with these prime factors?

6 Expand the brackets and simplify: [4]

a) 5(x+4) + 8(2x -3)

b) 4(3y+2) - 3(5-7y)

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7 A square has an area of 144 cm2 . How long are the sides of this square, to [3]
the nearest mm?

8 Calculate the following: [4]

Find the HCF of:

(a) 20 and 30

(b) 14 and 12

9 When x = 2 and y = 7 work out the value of [6]

a) xy³ b) 2x + 4²

c) 9x-2y d) 3y+7x

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10 a) Square the following numbers: [4]

i) 14 ii) 17

iii) 21 iv) 31

b) Now, find the square-root of the following:

[4]
I) √ 6

Ii) √ 50

Iii) √ 90

Iv)√ 17

11 If f(x)=2x + 5, find: [3]

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 a) f(13) b) f(1.5)

[3]
12 Anne earns x dollars per hour. Jamil earns $3 more per hour than
Anne. On Sunday he gets paid double.
Write an algebraic expression in terms of x for the amount Jamil earns
For a total of 18 hours on Sunday.

13 The length of a rectangle is 7x+4x cm, which is two times longer than its width. Calculate: [4]

A) The perimeter of the rectangle

B) The area of the rectangle in terms of x

14 For the function 3x+ 5, the output is equal to 31. Hence, find the value of: [3]

A) The value of x

B) The new output when the input of x is 17.

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