Chapter 1: Numbers: 8 Grade Mathematics Summary Notes Vo.1
Chapter 1: Numbers: 8 Grade Mathematics Summary Notes Vo.1
Example 3
Chapter 1: Numbers Evaluate
1.1 Cubes and Cube roots 1. The Sum of √ and √
Example 1 2. The difference between √
and √
Find the cube of each of the following: 3. The product of √ and √
1. 7 4. The quotient√ and √
2.
Solution
3.
Solution:
1. √ +√ = 12 +16 = 28
2. √ –√ = 11 – 9 = 2
1. 7 ³ = 7 × 7 × 7 = 343 3. √ x √ =4x2=8
2. ( ) =( ) = 4. √ √ = 14 7 = 2
√ 1. 8x
2. √
√ 2. 6.3 x
3. ( ) √ 3. 5x
4. 8.4 x
= = 1.8 5. 9x
Solution 3.
=
1. 8x = 8 000 000 x=2
2. 6.3 x = 630 4. =2
3. 5x = 0.005 =
4. 8.4 x = 0.000084 b=8
5. 9x = 0.9 5.
n = 100 000
Example 6
1.3 Ratio and proportion
Write these as logarithms
Example 8
1. = 125
2. = 81 A pack of mixed chocolates has 15
3. milk chocolates and 25 caramel filled
4. 10 chocolates. What is the ratio of milk
5. 1 chocolates to caramel filled
chocolates?
Solutions Solution
15 milk chocolates to 25 caramel filled
1. = 125 chocolates
2. = 81 15:25 3:5 this can be written as
3. = 3 to 5 3/5 3:5
4. 10 = Example 9
5. 1 =
Mohamed can read 25 pages in 30
Example 7 minutes. How long would it take him
(1 – 3) Evaluate these logarithms to read a 100 page book? Write your
answer in hours
1. Solution
2.
.
3.
x = 120 minutes = 2hours
(4 – 5) Find the values of b and n
Example 10
4. =2
5. Eight men can dig a trench in 4 hours.
How long will it take five men to dig
Solutions the same size trench?
Solution
1.
= .
x=4 .
2.
5x = 32 hours
=
x = 6.4hours = 6 hours 24
x=5
minutes