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S. D. E.

C International School
2024 – 2025 Academic Year
Year – 8 (Math; Second Semester)
Date --------------------------------
Name -------------------------------
Parents’ Sign ----------------------
Time Allowance: 50 Minutes
Practice Test 1
No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Total
Mark
1. Work out the four missing numbers in this chart. (4 Marks)

2. A new car costs $40000. The value falls by 20% per year.
Show that after four years the value is approximately 60%
less than the original value.

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3. The cost of hiring a ladder is in two parts. There is a delivery
charge of $10, plus a charge per day of $5.
a. Work out the cost of hiring a ladder for (i) 3 days (ii) 6 days
b. The cost of hiring a ladder for n days is $h. Write a function
for h in terms of n.
4. a. Work out the perimeter of this shape when x = 6.
b. the perimeter is p cm. write a function for p in terms of x.
c. the area is a cm2. Write a function for a.

5. Here is a function: y = 4x – 1

a. copy and complete this table

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
Y = 4x - 1
b. Use the table to draw a graph of y = 4x – 1.

c Find the gradient and the y-intercept of the line y=4x – 1.


d Write the equation of a line parallel to y=4x – 1 that passes
through the origin.
6. Here is the equation of a line: y=10-5x
a. What is the gradient of the line?
b. Where does the line cross the y-axis?
c. Where does the line cross the x-axis?
d. Write the equation of a parallel line that passes through
the origin.

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7. Arun and Marcus are 400 metres apart. They run towards
each other. This graph shows their distances from Arun's
starting point.
a. How long does Arun take to run 200m?
b. How far does Arun run every 10 seconds?
c. How far does Marcus run every 10 seconds?
d. What does the point where the lines cross show you?

8. Simplify each ratio.

a. 250m: 1km b. $1.26:60 cents c. 1 minute : 42 seconds

d. 2m:15cm e. 2.4kg:600g f. 1.75t:500kg

9. Work out.

a. Two cups hold 450ml and five mugs hold 1.25 litres. Which
holds more liquid, one cup or one mug?

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b Three bags of red rice have a mass of 960g and four bags of
brown rice have a mass of 1.22kg. Which has a greater mass, one
bag of red rice or one bag of brown rice?

c. Jules can text 16 words in 48 seconds. Sion can text 10 words

in 35 seconds. Who can text more quickly, Jules or Sion?

10. A box of shapes contains triangles, squares and

rectangles in the ratio 5:1:2. The box contains 56 shapes


altogether.

a. How many shapes in the box are


i. Triangles
ii. Squares
iii. rectangles?
b. 14 of the shapes are taken out.

There are now 42 shapes left in the box. The ratio of the numbers
of triangles, squares and rectangles in the box is now 4:1:2.

Now, how many shapes in the box are

i. Triangles
ii. Squares
iii. rectangles?

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11. A bag of dried fruit contains banana chips and apricots in the
ratio 7:3. The bag contains 40 pieces of dried fruit.

a. What fraction of the pieces of dried fruit are apricots?

b. How many apricots are there in the bag?

12. Ru Shi mixes two shades of yellow paint. She uses the
following ratios of yellow: white.

Banana yellow 5:3 Mellow yellow 7:5

a. What fraction of each shade of yellow paint is white?


b. Which shade of yellow paint is lighter?

Show all your working. Justify your choice.

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