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GOSFORD HIGH SCHOOL Name: ‘Teacher: 2017 YEAR 8 Term 3 Assessment task. Stage MATHEMATICS Answer all questions in the space provided Show all necessary working Calculators CAN be used Time allowed is 60 minutes Topic Section | _ Extension Total EQUATIONS 144 1 (38 |1&4 i fi RATES AND RATIOS 27 2 22|5 & 6 15 | PYTHAGORAS’ THEOREM Ad + /U3|_ 2&3 /6\ Total 190 Section 1 Equations and inequations. Show all necessary working. Marks are indicated for each question. 1. Solve the following equations leaving your answer as a whole number or fraction. (a) 3p=45 (a) (b) 15-2m=11 (2) m4 @ "=6 (2) get 2i (d) 4 3 (3) fe) 4(k+3)-(k+2)=2-k @) 2. Solve and graph your solution on the ‘number line provided. a) 3x15 (2) (4) othe teen eee eee (b) 3-2ps21 (2y(y ok nore GES EEL Ee ore =o (o S(p- 2)>4(p +2) (2) (a) eter co re eee eclpccete 3. Describe the following inequ: (@) +6 my (1) Oe MB On (2) 4. Solve the following : ae @ t7=1 (2) = () oeet ee ee (3)) 5. The volume of a cylinder is V= "7h Find r to 2 decimal places ifV=160 and h=5 (2) 6. In each of the following problems, introduce a pronumeral or more, create an equation and solve. (a) The sum of three times a number and five is seventeen. What is the number? @) (b) $5 dollar note was given to a shop keeper for the purchase of six “python snake” lollies. The change received was 50 cents. How much was each snake? | passbaslctsbesaaisassasssassK) |() ifthe equal angles in an isosceles triangle are 38°, what is the size of the third angle? See eee E2) (4) To convert Fahrenheit temperatures to Celsius we subtract 32, multiply the result by 5 and divide the result by 9. Find the Celsius temperature if its 100 degrees Fahrenheit, (to One decimal place) aac Salata ‘Section 2 Rates and Ratios. Show all necessary working. 1. Simplify the following ratios: 4, Ifthe scale on a map is 1:1500 then a distance of 3cm on the map represents a real length of .. am, (a) 24:6 (a) 2) 2 a a (b) 3st: 62 5. Simplify 32: 12 Pega (a) 2) (€) 1549: 2597 em 6. An Fi racing car travels at an average (a) speed of 180km per hour and can do a lap (6) 250 grams:3 kilograms ‘of the Melbourne circuit in 2.5 minutes. fa) | (2) How long isthe circuit to the nearest metre? aged) te) 5° OS a isa ancy (6) How far will the car travel in 42 (9 07:35 minutes? 4) 2. Divide $45 in the ratio 5:4 a vide $45 in the ratio 7. IF 3 cans of dog food will eed 2 dogs for 1 day (2) How many cans are needed to feed 8 dogs (2) _| for7 days? 3. An Australian dollar is worth 80 US cents. How much is one US dollar in Australia? (2) | (b) How long will 63 cans feed 7 dogs for? (2) (2) Section 3 Pythagoras’ Theorem. Show all necessary working. 1. The longest side of a right-angled triangle is called the a) 3m 34 om Is the triangle shown in this question a right angled triangle? Explain your answer showing all relevant calculations. (2) 3. Find the length of QR s 25cm 4. Jonathan walks 2.5 km due East and then travels another 2.5 km due North. {a) Draw a diagram that depicts this situation. N (a) w E s {b) Calculate the distance Jonathan is from his starting point to the nearest metre. 5. Sac 43a cm {a) Write an expression for the perimeter of this triangle. (1) (b) If the perimeter of the triangle is 4.5 metres, Find the value of a. (3) (2) Section 4 Extension Questions 1. Prove that a triangle with side lengths 2n, n= Land n? + 1is right angled (3) 40cm 20cm 60cm What is the longest rod that can fit into the above box? 5. The ratio of girls to boys who voted in the year 8 election is 2 : 3. If 10 more girls and ‘more boys had voted, the ratio would be 3 : 4 How many students voted in year 8 altogether? (2) 6, Ona particular journey, a train has to travel at half the normal speed of 60 km/h for x km due to bad weather. By completing the rest of the journey at 90 km/h, the train still completes the journey in the normal journey time of 12 hours. Find x, clearly showing your method. (3) 3. If the area of a triangle is 30cm” and the base length is 12 cm, find the perpendicular height of the triangle. (3) 2 2 +g? 13 2 = = showtha AE = — 28 3 p?-q? 5 (3) 6 Extra Working Space End of test © sata ersivees, GOSFORD HIGH SCHOOL Teacher: 2017 YEAR 8 Term 3 Assessment task. Stage MATHEMATICS Answer all questions in the space provided Show all necessary working Calculators CAN be used Time allowed is 60 minutes Topic Section | Extension Total EQUATIONS (44 1 138 {1&4 16, RATES AND RATIOS 27 2 __ 22/5 &6 5| a PYTHAGORAS’ THEOREM 119 3 /13| 2&3 /6| Total /90 Section 1 Equations and Inequations. Show all necessary working. Marks are indicated for each question. (e) 1, Solve the following equations leaving your answer as a whole number or fraction. (a) 3p=45 ——e2'!s clades SP (b) 15-2m=11 2m = 74 m= 2 ee ae Alk +3) -(k+2)=2-k (2 =e aro = 2-le & BRIE Ace Sue ‘number line provided. fa) 3xs15 daaaiadaleeriaeeadactdeensdiishaatai Solve and graph your solutior non the mg S (bo) 3-2ps21 =Ap4(p +2) Se-\9 >t er! S p-10>¢ big (2y(a) 3. Describe the following inequalities fa) Sci ihe 43 0 4 (a) (o) x +1 -O+- ne (o) @) 5. The volume of a cylinder is V = 17h Find rto 2 decimal places 6. In each of the following problems, introduce a pronumeral or more, create an equation and solve. (a) The sum of three times a number and five is seventeen. What is the number? Sex S17 Bx sre = 4 a) | (b)_A$5 dollar note was given to a shop keeper for the purchase of six “python snake” lollies. The change received was 50 cents. How much was each snake? 49-65-%0-50 $S-€0-so=6 P4-SO = Roorwg= © (2) isosceles triangle {c) Ifthe equal angles in a are 38°, what is the size of the third angle? hak soz BA nat (04. @) (a) To convert Fahrenheit temperatures to Celsius we subtract 32, multiply the result by 5 and divide the result by 9. Find the Celsius temperature if its 100 degrees Fahrenheit. (to One decimal place) (2) Section 2 Rates and Ratios. Show all necessary working. 1. Simplify the following ratios: (a) 24:6 26) erseeeeoee fos ¥en GET Ha) (b) 3a’: Ga? (a) (ec) 15xy: 25xy* WM, (a) (a) 250 grams : 3 kilograms 4, Ifthe scale on a map is 1:1500 then a distance of 3cm on the map represents a real length of m. Byl500 = 4++-Sm Oo 2 5. simply 32: 12 Ug <— so 324 @ 6. An F1 racing car travels at an average speed of 180km per hour and can do a lap of the Melbourne circuit in 2.5 minutes. 250 {3000 E250) \ se « {a) How long is the circuit to the nearest metre? weet «Ss \SO $60 x 2-7 e) =: es 5 a : 2 TeS lem ah (b) How far will the car travel in 42 tp 07:35 x1D@7 minutes? 7385 =\:eo @ \SO 460%42 ‘$45 in the ratio 5:4 S444 45 39

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