S Y D N E Y B O Y S H I G H S C H O O L

M O O R E PA R K , S U R R Y H I L L S




Year 8
Yearly Examination 2012



Mathematics

General Instructions Examiner: A Ward
- Working time 90 minutes

- Write using black or blue pen, pencil may
be used for diagrams

- All necessary working MUST be shown in
every question if full marks are to be
awarded.

- Marks may not be awarded for untidy or
badly arranged work.

- If more space is required, clearly write the
number of the QUESTION on one of the
back pages and answer it there. Indicate
that you have done so.
- All answers must be given in simplest
exact form unless stated otherwise.
- Clearly indicate your class by placing an
X, next to your class.



NAME:

Class Teacher Section Mark
8MaA
Ms Nesbitt
A
/18
8MaB
Ms Kilmore/Mr Boros
B
/18
8MaC
Mr Elliott
C
/18
8Ma1
Ms Evans/Ms Chen
D
/18
8Ma2
Mr Hespe/Mr Elliott
E
/18
8Ma3
Mr Boros
F
/18
Total / 108
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Section A (17 Marks)
Question Answer Marks
1)
Evaluate:
586 3.278
284.3

to 3 decimal
places.
1
2) Rewrite
7
8
with a denominator of 24. 1
3) Solve: 3 9 6 x =

1
4) Divide 40 in the ratio 3:5. 1
5) The diagonals of a rhombus are 46cm and
25cm, Find its area.
1
6) Increase $4.60 by 15%. 1
7) Find the mean of the following set of
scores: 7,6,8,12,9




1
8) If {0,1,2,3,4,5} E = and {0,2,4} A =
write down the complement set A

.
1
9) Express a speed of 80 km/h as a speed in
metres per second.




1
10) Write down the perimeter of the following shape in terms of a and b.

1
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11) Construct a line parallel to AB passing through C using compasses and a straight edge
only.
3
12) Find the value of BAC Z giving reasons for your answer.


2
13) What is meant by the term 'sample space'?


1
14)
If
1 9 1 16 17
, , , and
3 7 5 11 10
P Q R S T = = = = = then the largest and smallest fractions are:
(A) S and R (B) S and P (C) T and S (D) T and P (E) T and R
Circle correct answer.
2

End of Section A.

.C
A
B
A
B
D
C
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Section B (18 Marks)
Question Answer Marks
1) Simplify:
6
2
10
4
x
x



1
2) A student surveys his class to ask how many members are in each family The results were:
6,3,3,2,4,5,4,5,8,5,4,8,6,7,6,5,8,4,7,6.
a) Construct a frequency table to show the results.









b) What is the range?
c) What is the mode?
d) Calculate the mean.



5
3) Find the area of the following: 1
4) If 2.5 x = , evaluate
2
5 2 x x x







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5)
Factorise fully:
2 2
x y xy




1
6) J ames adds up 4 consecutive odd
integers, if the smallest one is 2m-1, then
what is the sum?


2
7) Solve: 2 5 9 3 x x + =





2
8) A pattern is made from matches as shown below. If there are 87 matches, how many
triangles have been formed.





3
9) If the edge of a square is increased by 50% the percentage increase in area is:
(A) 100 (B) 150 (C) 225 (D)125 (E) None
Circle correct answer.

2

End of Section B.

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Section C (18 Marks)
Question Marks
1) A hardware store has a closing down sale. They advertise a ladder at $256, while its cost
price is $274. Express the profit/loss as a percentage of cost price.


1
2) The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2:3:4. Find the size of the largest angle in degrees.


2
3)
If
1 5 2
2 5 x
= + then what is the value of x?




2
4) In this Venn diagram: w, x, y and z are all unknown positive integers.

a) Write an algebraic expression for
( ) P A B using any of the variables w, x, y and z.


b) Write an algebraic expression for P(A) using any of the variables w, x, y and z .





2
x
w
z
y
A B
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5) Convert 350mm
2
to cm
2
.


1
6) If y% of an amount is $8, how much is the full amount?



2
7) Solve |3 | 7 x =




2
8) Plot the graph of 2 3 y x = , by first completing a relevant table of values and then
choosing a scale for your graph. Show the values where the graph crosses the x and y axes.














4
9) Danny starts at year 1994 and counts downward 7 at a time, giving the sequence of years
1994, 1987, 1980... A year which he will count is:
(A) 1788 (B) 1789 (C) 1790 (D) 1791 (E) 1792
Circle correct answer.
2

End of Section C.
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Section D (18 Marks)
Question Answer Marks
1) a) Complete a multiplication table modulo 7.














b) Solve: 3 4 1 x (mod 7)








c) Find the square root(s) of 2 modulo 7.






2














3








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2) Expand and simplify:
a)
( ) 2 (3 4 ) 8 6 5 (2 4) x y z y x z z x y + + + +



b)
( )( ) x 4 x 7 +



c) ( )
2
2 1 x





1

2




2
3) Showing all reasoning, prove that segment 2 AC AB =
.







4
4) If y is positive and if x y = , then which of the following statements is false?
(A)
2
0 x y > (B) 0 x y + = (C) 0 xy < (D)
1 1
0
x y
= (E) 1 0
x
y
+ =
Circle correct answer.
2

End of Section D.
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Section E (18 Marks)
Question Answer Marks
1) Graph the solution set of the following inequality on a real number line:
4 3
8
2
x
>





3
2)
Simplify
2 14
7
m
m

2
3) An equilateral triangle has lengths 2x-3, x+6 and 5y. Find the value of y.




2
4) A bag contains 2 red, 7 blue and 6 green
marbles. One ball is drawn at random
and replaced afterwards.
a) What is the probability of
choosing a green marble?
b) What is the probability of
choosing a marble which is not
blue?
c) Three marbles are now removed
and the probability of a red is now
zero and the probability of a blue
is now 0.5. Which marbles were
removed?
4
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5) Two rally cars were involved in a handicap time trial. The distance time graph indicates
how far each has travelled.

Use the graph to determine:
a) the handicap advantage given to car Y

b) the distance travelled by each car.

c) how far had each car travelled when car X caught car Y

d) how long it took each car to travel 300km.

e) the average speed of each car.





5
6) Students in a Maths test can score 0, 1, 2 or 3 marks in each of six questions. There is one
way of scoring 18 and six ways of scoring 17, The number of ways of scoring 16 is:
(A) 6 (B) 12 (C) 15 (D) 21 (E) 42
Circle correct answer.
2

End of Section E.
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Section F (16 Marks)
Question Answer Marks
1) A right angled triangle has hypotenuse
length p cm and one other side of length
q cm. If p and q differ by 1, then find the
length of the remaining side in terms of q
in centimetres.







3
2) A hollow cube with side length 2cm has
one of its corners cut off leaving a
triangular hole, which is equilateral of
side 1cm. Find the surface area of the
remainder of the outside of the cube.



3
3)
Write in descending order:
360 300 180 120 60
2 ,3 ,5 ,7 ,8





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4) Calculate the exact values of x and y.





4
5) Sarah, Ben and Louise each bought a birthday present for their mother. They decided to
combine the three purchase prices and each pay an equal amount. If each had paid the
purchase price of their own present, Sarah would have paid $1 more, Ben $3 less and
Louise would have paid $20.What was the total cost of the three presents?
















4
6) A 5 litre container full of orange juice has 2 litres of juice removed, it is then 'topped up'
with 2 litres of water and mixed. It then has 2 litres of the mixture removed and is again
filled with water. What percentage of the final mixture is orange juice?
(A)27 (B) 25 (C) 30 (D) 36 (E) 24
Circle correct answer.
2

End of Section F.
End of Examination,
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Revision 2
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