ILAYS ACADEMY EXAMINATIONS

INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

STUDENT
NAME

SUBJECT : MATHEMATICS TIME : 1:50MINUTES

YEAR: 8 A AND B
STREAM.......................................
You must have: END OF SEMESTER TWO 2024
 Ruler graduated in centimeters and millimeters, protractor, compasses,
pen, HB pencil, eraser, calculator. Tracing paper may be used.

Instructions

• Use Black or Blue ink or ball-point pen.

• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name(s)

• Answer all questions.

• Without sufficient working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.

• Answer the questions in the spaces provided

• Calculators may be used.

• You must NOT write anything on the formulae page.

Information

• The total mark for this paper is 100.

• The marks for each question are shown in brackets[ ]

Advice

• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.

• Check your answers if you have time at the end.

EOS MATHS EXAM FOR YEAR 8 2024 JUNE YEAR 8A AND B

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 International GCSE Mathematics
Formulae sheet – Higher Tier

Arithmetic series 1
n Area of trapezium = (a + b)h
Sum to n terms, Sn = [2a + (n – 1)d] 2
2
The quadratic equation a

The solutions of ax2 + bx + c = 0 where

a ¹ 0 are given by: h

−b ± b2 − 4ac
x=
2a b

Trigonometry In any triangle ABC

C a b c
Sine Rule = =
sin A sin B sin C

b a Cosine Rule a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bccos A

1
Area of triangle = ab sin C
A B 2
c

1 2 Volume of prism
Volume of cone = πr h = area of cross section × length
3
Curved surface area of cone = πrl

l cross
h section

length
r

Volume of cylinder = πr2h 4 3

Curved surface area Volume of sphere = πr
3
of cylinder = 2πrh
Surface area of sphere = 4πr2
r

r
h

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 Answer ALL TWENTY THREE questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You must write down all the stages in your working.

1 (a) Write down the value of m, given that 34 ´ 35 = 3m

m = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1)
(b) Write down the value of n, given that (53)7 = 5n

n = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1)
78  7 2
(c) Find the value of p, given that p
 76
7

p = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)

(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)

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 3p − 5
2 (a) Solve p=
10

Show clear algebraic working.

p = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)
(b) Simplify   a0   where   a > 0

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(1)
3 xy
3
(c) Simplify fully   
6x2 y

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(2)
(d) Factorise fully   10c3d 2 + 15cd 4

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(2)

(Total for Question 2 is 8 marks)

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3. The table gives information about the population, correct to 2 significant figures, of each
of five cities in 2018

City Population (2018)

Ahmedabad 7.7 × 106

Barcelona 5.5 × 106

Chicago 8.8 × 106

Lagos 1.3 × 107

Tokyo 3.7 × 107

(a) Write 8.8 × 106 as an ordinary number.

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(1)
(b) Which of these cities had the least population in 2018?

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(1)
(c) Work out the difference between the population of Tokyo and the population of
Ahmedabad in 2018
Give your answer in standard form correct to 2 significant figures.

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(2)

(Total for Question 3 is 4 marks)

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4 ABC and DEF are similar triangles.

E
Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

36 cm

A C D F
45 cm 20 cm

(a) Work out the length of AB.

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(2)
Given that BC = 54 cm,
(b) work out the length of EF.

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(2)

(Total for Question 4 is 4 marks)

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5. Solve the simultaneous equations

3x – 5y = 25
4x + 3y = 14

Show clear algebraic working.

x = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

y = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 5 is 4 marks)

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6. (a) Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 56 and 84
Show your working clearly.

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(2)
(b) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 60 and 72
Show your working clearly.

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(2)

(Total for Question 6 is 4 marks)

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7. (a) Factorise 6y2 – y – 5

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3)
2f +3
(b) Make f the subject of w =
8- f

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(3)
(c) Express 4x2 – 8x + 7 in the form a(x + b)2 + c where a, b and c are integers.

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(3)

(Total for Question 7 is 9 marks)

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 8
8 Express in the form a + b where a and b are integers.
5 -1
Show each stage of your working clearly.

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(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks)

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9. The diagram shows triangle PQR.

42° 9.5 cm Diagram NOT

x cm accurately drawn

Q R

Work out the value of x

Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

x = ......................................................

(Total for Question 9 is 3 marks)

10. Express 108 as a product of its prime factors.

(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)

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11
3.2 cm
Diagram NOT

DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA

accurately drawn

x cm
14.6 cm

Calculate the value of x.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA

x = .......................................................

(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)

12. Work out the size of an exterior angle of a regular polygon with 8 sides.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA

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°

(Total for Question 12 is 3 marks)

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13. A is inversely proportional to the square of r
A = 5 when r = 0.3
(a) Find a formula for A in terms of r

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(3)
(b) Find the value of A when r = 7.5A

A = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)

(Total for Question 13 is 6 marks)

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14. (a) Expand and simplify (n − 6 )(n + 4)

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(2)
3x − 5
(b) Solve 2x − 3 =
4
Show clear algebraic working.

x = ......................................................
(3)

(Total for Question 14 is 5 marks)

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15. Alison buys 5 apples and 3 pears for a total cost of $1.96
Greg buys 3 apples and 2 pears for a total cost of $1.22
Michael buys 10 apples and 10 pears.
Work out how much Michael pays for his 10 apples and 10 pears.
Show your working clearly.

$. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Total for Question 15 is 5 marks)

16. Write 3.6 ´ 103 as a product of powers of its prime factors.

Show your working clearly.

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(Total for Question 16 is 3 marks)

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17. In 2018, the population of Sydney was 5.48 million.
This was 22% of the total population of Australia.
Work out the total population of Australia in 2018
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

. .. .. . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . .. . . .. . . . .. . .. . . million

(Total for Question 17 is 3 marks)

18 (i) Solve the inequalities –7  2x – 3 < 5

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(3)
(ii) On the number line, represent the solution set to part (i)

–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x

(2)

(Total for Question 18 is 5 marks)

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19 (a) Simplify (3x2y)0

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(1)
(b) (i) Factorise x2 – 5x – 36

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(2)
(ii) Hence solve x2 – 5x – 36 = 0

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(1)

(Total for Question 19 is 4 marks)

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 2 3 5
20. Show that 2 +3 =6
3 4 12

(Total for Question 20 is 3 marks)

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21. The functions f and g are such that

f ( x) = 2 x - 3
x
g( x) =
3x + 1

(a) State the value of x that cannot be included in any domain of g

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(1)
(b) Find gf(x)
Simplify your answer.

gf(x) = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)
(c) Express the inverse function g−1 in the form g−1(x) = ...

g−1(x) = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)

(Total for Question 21 is 6 marks)

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22. Here is the number of runs scored by a baseball team in each of its 15 games this season.
The number of runs have been arranged in order of size.

0 1 1 3 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 12 12 15 16

Work out the interquartile range of the number of runs.

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(Total for Question 22 is 3 marks)

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23. Line L is drawn on the grid.
y
6
L
5

–4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
–1

–2

–3

Find an equation for L

Give your answer in the form y = mx + c

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(Total for Question 23 is 5 marks)

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