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This document is an examination paper for Year 8 Mathematics under the Cambridge IGCSE Examinations for the academic year 2024/2025. It includes various mathematical problems covering topics such as prime factorization, highest common factors, electricity billing, and simplification of expressions. The total mark for the paper is 50 and candidates are instructed to follow specific guidelines while answering the questions.

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8 Math Ex Term 1 End

This document is an examination paper for Year 8 Mathematics under the Cambridge IGCSE Examinations for the academic year 2024/2025. It includes various mathematical problems covering topics such as prime factorization, highest common factors, electricity billing, and simplification of expressions. The total mark for the paper is 50 and candidates are instructed to follow specific guidelines while answering the questions.

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MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

CAMBRIDGE IGCSE EXAMINATIONS


TERM ONE ACADEMIC YEAR
2024/2025
YEAR 8.
CANDIDATE NAME _________________________________________________ Date ______________________

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS. TIME:1 hour 30 minutes .

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST


 Answer all questions.
 Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
 Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of
the page.
 Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
 You may use a calculator.
 You should show all your working and use appropriate units.

INFORMATION
 The total mark for this paper is 50
 The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ]

DO NOT turn examination paper over until instructed.


Please do not leave your seat unless you are given permission by the
invigilator.

[Turn Over]

1|Page
1. a) Express 56 as the product of its prime numbers.
[2]

b) Write 3.6 × 103 as product of powers of its prime factors.


[3]
Show your work clearly.

c) Find the highest common factor (HCF) and LCM of 72 and 90.
[4]

2.
a) N = 48 × 102

2|Page
Write N as the product of powers of its prime factors.
[3]

b) Find the largest factor of N that is an odd number.


[2]

c) Find the highest odd factor of 60 and 90 .You can use Venn
diagram for guidance.
[3]

3. Here is part of Gary electricity bill.


[4]

3|Page
Work out how much Gary has to pay for the units of electricity he
used.

4.
a) List all the integers that satisfy ˗2 < x ≤ 4
[2]

b) Write down the cube number that is greater than 50 but less
than 100. [1]

c) Write down three prime number between 20 and 35


[3]

d)
22 17 25 41 39 4
Work out the difference between the two prime numbers in the
list above. [2]

4|Page
5. The lowest temperature recorded a Scott base in Antarctica is
– 57.0 0C .The highest temperature recorded at Scott Base is
63.80C more than this. What is the highest temperature recorded
at Scott Base? [2]

6. Calculate the following, you may use a number line to show


your working.
[8]
a) – 12 ÷ - 2

b) 6 - - 7 + 13 - -2

c) 7 + - 8 - - 5 + -6

5|Page
d) (34 × - 5) ÷17

7. a) Write these numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest


number . [3]
5 –1
0. 5 -5 50

b) Simplify the following by collecting like terms.


[4]

i) 4f – 2e + 3f + 5e

ii) 6 x2 y − 2 x2 y+ 4x2 − 5x2

iii)
Kyle takes x minutes to solve a puzzle. It takes Noah 4 minutes
longer to solve the puzzle than Kyle.
Circle the expression for the number of minutes it takes Noah to
solve the puzzle.
[1]
6|Page
iv)
[3]

7|Page

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