Year 8 Common - Term 3 2020

TIME : 60 minutes

Name:
Teacher:
Topics Tested: Ratio and rates, Financial mathematics, Linear and non-linear relationships, Congruency, Further equations

Directions
• Full working should be shown in every question.
Marks may be deducted for careless or badly arranged work.
• Use black or blue pen only (not pencils) to write your solutions.
• No erasable pens are allowed
• No liquid paper/correction tape is to be used.
If a correction is to be made, one line is to be ruled through the incorrect answer.
• The diagrams are not to scale.
• Calculators are allowed

(For Teacher use only)

Marking Grid
Linear and Congruency Further
Ratio and Financial
Page Non-Linear Equations
Rates Mathematics
Relationships
Q1,6 Q3, 4 Q5 Q2,7
MC
/2 /2 /1 /3
Q2, 6, 7 Q1 Q3, 4 Q5
2
/5 /2 /3 /2
Q8 Q9, 10 Q11 Q12, 13
3
/2 /2 /2 /9
Q14 Q15, 16 Q17
4
/2 /5 /5
Q18, 19, 20 Q21
5
/8 /3
Q22 Q23
6
/5 /2

Sub-Total
/11 /9 /20 /6 /19

Total /65

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 Short Answer Section 4 Write the equation of the circle with centre at 1
1 Calculate the final amount to which $20,000 2 the origin and a radius of √7.
will grow in 5 years if invested at 4% p.a.
simple interest.

5 The formula to convert from degrees 2

Fahrenheit, F, to degrees Celsius, C, is
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𝐶𝐶 = (𝐹𝐹 − 32).
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2 A bag of lollies contains a mixture of mints, Find F when 𝐶𝐶 = 50.
toffees and caramels in the ratio 5: 7: 4. If there
are 25 mints, find:
a) the number of caramels 1

b) the total number of lollies in the bag. 2

6 Given the exchange rate between Australian 1

dollars (AUS$) and US dollars (US$) is
AUS$1 = US$0.64, calculate the value of
US$1400.

3 Using Pythagoras’ theorem, find the distance 2

between the points (1,3) and (7, −2), correct
to 1 decimal place. 7 A car used 16L of petrol to drive 200km. 1
Calculate the rate at which petrol was used in
L/km.

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8 Convert 12m/s to km/h. 2 12 Solve the following simultaneous equations 3
by substitution method
𝑥𝑥 = 5 − 𝑦𝑦….… (1)
2𝑥𝑥 − 7𝑦𝑦 = 1………(2)

9 Andrew works as a salesperson and is paid a 1

commission of 8% of the value of his sales. If
Andrew sells $14,800 worth of goods one
week, what is his commission for the week?

13 Solve and sketch on a number line for the

following inequalities:
a) 12 − 𝑥𝑥 ≥ 2𝑥𝑥 + 21 2

10 The price of a mobile phone, excluding GST, 1

is $299. Calculate the price including GST.

11 Find the gradient of the line passing through 2 2

3𝑥𝑥
the points (2, −3) and (4,1). b) 1 − < −3
2

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14 The actual height of a building is 825m. If a 2 17 a) Prove ∆𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 ≡ ∆𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷. 3
model of the building is constructed using a
scale of 1:1500, calculate the height of the
model in cm.

15 Maria is paid $23.50 per hour and works 35 2

hours in a week. At the end of the year, her
employer pays her a bonus of 5% of her
yearly wages. Calculate Maria’s bonus.
(52 weeks = 1 year)

16 A sum of $10,000 was invested for 3 years at

5.5% p.a., compounded annually.
a) Complete this table: 2

Year Opening Interest Closing

balance balance
1 $10,000 $550 $10,550 b) Hence, or otherwise, find the value of 2
𝑥𝑥, giving reason.
2

b) Calculate the total interest earned on 1

this investment.

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18 Using the given graphs, solve |𝑥𝑥| = 𝑥𝑥 3 . 2 20 a) Complete the table of values below 1
𝑦𝑦 = |𝑥𝑥 − 2|

𝒙𝒙 −2 1 3
𝒚𝒚

b) Hence or otherwise, sketch the graph

𝑦𝑦 = |𝑥𝑥 − 2| on the number plane 2
provided.

19 Shade the region given by 𝑦𝑦 > 2𝑥𝑥 + 3, 3

showing all features on the Cartesian plane. 21 Form two equations and solve them 3
simultaneously to find the values 𝑥𝑥 and 𝑦𝑦.

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22 Match each of the following equations with 5 23 When a stone is dropped from the top of a tall 2
the graphs below: building the distance x in metres it has fallen
Letter Equation down to the ground is related to the time t in
seconds by the formula 𝑥𝑥 = 5𝑡𝑡 2 .
A 𝑦𝑦 = −3𝑥𝑥 2
If the building is 180m high, how long does
B 𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 1 the stone take to reach the ground?
C 𝑦𝑦 = 5−𝑥𝑥
D 𝑦𝑦 = 5𝑥𝑥
E 𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑦𝑦 2 = 4

Curve Letter

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 Multiple Choice Section 5. A test that proves ∆𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 ≡ ∆𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 using only the
1. Find the value of 𝑦𝑦 if 8: 13 = 64: 𝑦𝑦. given information is:

A) 21
B) 52
C) 104
D) 117
2. Given the formula 𝑃𝑃 = 𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛 , find 𝑃𝑃 when
𝑉𝑉
𝑛𝑛 = 2.4, 𝑘𝑘 = 7.6, 𝑇𝑇 = 6 and 𝑉𝑉 = −0.155, correct
to 2 decimal places.

A) AAA
A) 706.06
B) AAS
B) 706.10
C) RHS
C) −706.06
D) SAS
D) −706.10
3. Which of the following is an example of the
6. Susan and Jenny run a 200m race which Susan
equation of a line parallel to the 𝑦𝑦 −axis?
wins by 10m. Jenny suggests that they run
another race, with Susan starting 10m behind the
A) 𝑥𝑥 = 3
starting line. Assuming they run at the same
B) 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑦𝑦 speeds as in the first race, the outcome of the race
C) 𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑥𝑥 is:

D) 𝑦𝑦 = −3
A) Susan wins by 1m
4. Find the gradient and 𝑦𝑦-intercept from the graph B) Jenny wins by 1m
below.
C) Susan wins by 0.5m
D) Jenny wins by 0.5m

7. A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of length

p cm and one other side of length q cm. If p and q
differ by 1, then the length of the remaining side,
in centimetres, is:

A) 𝑝𝑝 − 𝑞𝑞
A) 𝑚𝑚 = −0.5, 𝑏𝑏 = 2 B) �𝑝𝑝 − 𝑞𝑞
B) 𝑚𝑚 = −2, 𝑏𝑏 = 2
C) �𝑝𝑝 + 𝑞𝑞
C) 𝑚𝑚 = −0.5, 𝑏𝑏 = 4
D) 𝑝𝑝2 − 𝑞𝑞 2
D) 𝑚𝑚 = −2, 𝑏𝑏 = 4
End of Exam

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