Length, mass and time Excel Mathematics Study Guide Year 8

UNIT 4: Perimeters of regular shapes Pages 152–154

Question 1 Find the perimeter of each shape. All measurements are in centimetres.
a b
c
16 18 12

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d 21 e
15 f
35

10 9 8

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Question 2 Find the perimeter of each triangle. All measurements are in centimetres.
a 20 b
c
18 18 19
16
15
25

16 14

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d 8 e
f
16
11 9 9
14 14 6

9

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Question 3 Find the perimeter of each shape. All measurements are in centimetres.
a 8 b
c 4
7
7 3
8
10 10

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d e
12 f 8
6 22
7 12

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 Length, mass and time Excel Mathematics Study Guide Year 8

UNIT 5: Perimeters of irregular shapes

Pages 152–154

QUESTION 1 Find the perimeter of the following shapes. All measurements are in centimetres.
a 5 b 4

6
6 8
12 7
6 9
8

15

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c d
5
6

5 5
6 4
25
5

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QUESTION 2 Find the perimeter.

a b c
16 8
7
10
10 6
10 6 4
10
2 2
9 10

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d e 3 3 f 30
8 6
12 6
8 3 12
9
12 24

10

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QUESTION 3
a If the perimeter of a square is 48 metres, find the length of each side.
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b A room measures 9.86 metres long and 5.25 metres wide. Find the sum of the length and the width.
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 Circles Excel Mathematics Study Guide Year 8

UNIT 2: Circumference of a circle when

Pages 142–151

radius is given
Question 1 By using as the value of π, find the approximate length of the circumference for these
circles. All measurements are in cm.
a 13 b 5 c d
10
8.5

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Question 2 Calculate the circumference of the following circles correct to 2 decimal places.
All measurements are in cm.
a b c 14 d
12.5
9.5 24

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Question 3 Calculate the circumference of each circle, giving answers correct to

3 significant figures. All measurements are in cm.
a b 21.2 c d 26.4
15
35

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Question 4 Calculate the perimeter of each figure correct to 2 decimal places. All measurements are in cm.
a b c
_______________ 42.3 _______________ 19 _______________
27 _______________ _______________ _______________
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 Circles Excel Mathematics Study Guide Year 8

UNIT 3: Circumference of a circle when

Pages 142–151

diameter is given

Question 1 By using as the value of π, find the approximate length of the circumference for
these circles.
a b c d
6 cm 8m 16. 5 m 32.6 cm

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Question 2 Calculate the circumference of the following circles correct to 2 decimal places.
a 12 cm
b 25 m
c d
17.4 cm 82.8 m

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Question 3 Calculate the circumference of these circles. Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures.
a b c 22 cm
d
45 cm 19.3 cm 34.7 m

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Question 4 Calculate the perimeter of these figures correct to 1 decimal place.

a b
c

7 cm
45 cm 8 cm 12 cm
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 Circles Excel Mathematics Study Guide Year 8

UNIT 4: Applications of circumference Pages 142–151

Question 1 Calculate the total perimeter of the following semi-circles correct to one decimal place.
a 14 cm
b
c
20.7 cm
36.9 cm

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Question 2 Find the total perimeter of these quadrants correct to two decimal places.
a 7 cm b
c
14.21 cm

21 cm

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Question 3 Calculate the perimeter of each of these figures correct to three significant figures.
a b 28 cm c 32 cm

20.6 cm
22.9 cm

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d e
f
120° 15 cm
6.2 cm
3 cm 3 cm
18 cm
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g h
9 cm
i 30 cm
110° 7 cm
15.2 cm

26.4 cm
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