Grade 8

JUNE PAPER 1 2015 MARKING MEMORANDUM TOTAL: 75 Marks

Total
Q# SUGGESTED ANSWER DESCRIPTORS
Marks

QUESTION 1 [13 marks]

1.1.1 3,6,9,12 1mark for all four

1.1.2 3 and 10 1mark for both
1.1.3 3 1mark for answer
1.1.4 3 1mark for answer
1.1.5 17 1mark for answer 5

1.2.1 2 72
2 36
2 18
3 9
3 3
1 1 mark for method
 1 mark for expansion
= 2 × 2 × 2 × 3× 3  1 mark for answer 3
=2 ×3 
3 2

1.2.2 2 24 2 32
2 12 2 16
2 6 2 8
3 3 2 4
1 2 2
1
1 mark for each prime
= 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 = 2× 2× 2× 2× 2
factorization
1 mark for answer
LCM = 96
OR
1 mark for each set of
M24 : 24; 48; 72; 96; 120;….. 
multiples
M32: 32; 64; 96

1 mark for answer

LCM = 96
3
OR
Factor tree

1.2.3 1 mark for decimal comma

1 mark for exponent
3,45 X 108
2
QUESTION 2 [10 marks]

2.1 27 2 marks for answer 2

2.2 √16 + 9
= √25 1 mark adding
2
= 5 1 mark for answer

2.3 34 + (17) 0 − 49
2 marks for step 2
= 81 + 1 – 7 3
1 mark for answer
= 75
2.4 (−1)3 + 102 + 4 X (−5)
= -1 + 100 – 20 2 marks for method 3
9 2
= ×  1 mark for answer
4 3
= 79 

QUESTION 3 [12 marks]

3.1 a 1 2
2 ×
4 3
9 2
= 4 × 3 1 mark for method 2
3
=2
1 mark for answer
3.1 b 3 1
+4 ÷5
4 6
3 25 1
= 4+ 6 X 5 1 mark for reciprocal
3 5
= 4
+
6 3
9 + 10 1 for method
= 12
19
= 12
1mark for answer
3.2.1 3 999−2 500
X 100%
2 500 2
= 59,96% or 60% 1 mark for method
1 mark for answer
3.2.2 R3 999 X 10% 1 mark for method 2
= R399,90 1 mark for answer
3.3 A = P(1 X ni) 1 mark for formula
A = R5 000(1 X 4 X 0,06) 1 mark for substitution
A = R6 200 1 mark for answer 3

Any other method accepted

QUESTION 4 [10 marks]

4.1.1 4 1 mark for answer 1

4.1.2 12 2 marks for answer 2
4.1.3 - 3 1 mark for answer 1
4.1.4 3 2 1 mark for substitution
−10(−2) – 3(−2) +10(−2) + 12
2
= 100 1 mark for answer
4.2 (3𝑦𝑦 − 𝑥𝑥)2 1 mark for substitution
= [3(3) – (-2)]2 1 mark for method
3
= [9 + 2]2 1 mark for answer
= 121
4.3 𝑥𝑥 + 11 𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 1 mark for answer 1

QUESTION 5 [6 marks]

5.1 6th = 24blocks 2 marks for answer 2

5.2 Tn = 4n 2 marks for answer 2
5.3 276/4 = 69th diagram 2 marks for answer 2

QUESTION 6 [18 marks]

6.1.1 3a – 5b 1 mark per term 2

6.1.2 2
(9𝑥𝑥 − 12)
3
1 mark per term 2
= 6𝑥𝑥 − 8

6.1.3 2𝑎𝑎(𝑎𝑎 − 3) − (𝑎𝑎 − 5)

1 mark per term as indicated 4
= 2𝑎𝑎2 – 7𝑎𝑎 + 5
6.1.4 −8𝑝𝑝15  2 marks for the answer 2
6.1.5 8𝑚𝑚3 + 6 𝑚𝑚5 − 2𝑚𝑚2
−2𝑚𝑚2 1 mark for each term 3
= −4𝑚𝑚 − 3𝑚𝑚3  + 1
6.1.6 36𝑝𝑝6
−6𝑝𝑝2 2 marks for the answer 2
= −6𝑝𝑝4 
6.1.7 = a − 3b − 3  1 mark for each term 3
QUESTION 7 [8 marks]

7.1 2𝑥𝑥 − 5 = 11
1 mark for simplifying
2𝑥𝑥 = 11 + 5 2
1 mark for answer
𝑥𝑥 = 8
7.2 4(𝑥𝑥 − 2) − 3𝑥𝑥 = 2𝑥𝑥 − 5
4𝑥𝑥 − 8 − 3𝑥𝑥 = 2𝑥𝑥 − 5 1 mark for removing brackets
4𝑥𝑥 − 3𝑥𝑥 − 2𝑥𝑥 = −5 + 8 1 mark for simplifying 3
−𝑥𝑥 = −3 1 mark for answer
𝑥𝑥 = 3
𝑥𝑥
7.3 + 3 = 9 1 mark for LCD
4
1 mark for simplifying 3
𝑥𝑥 + 12 = 36
𝑥𝑥 = 24 1 mark for answer
TOTAL: 75 marks