Y8

Assessment 3

Equations and Formulae, Proportion,

Application of Graphs and Comparing
Sets of Data.

Instructions to candidates

Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.

Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
Answer all questions.
If working is needed for any question it must be shown below that question.
Electronic calculators should be used.
If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact, give the
answer to three significant figures. Give answers in degrees to one decimal place.
For π, use either your calculator value or 3.142.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total of the marks for this paper is 40.
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1 Solve the following equations.

(a) x +5=17

x = ........................................... [1]

(b) 3 x−1=5

x = ........................................... [2]

(c) x +3=11−3 x

x = ........................................... [2]

(d) 2(x−3)=26

x = ........................................... [2]
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3
(e) x−1=6
2

x = ........................................... [2]

5
(f) 5 ( x+ 1 )−3=
8

x = ........................................... [3]

2 Make x as the subject of formulae

(a) 2 y=5 x−7

x = ........................................... [2]

1 2
(b) y= x m
2
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x = ........................................... [2]

3 5 cups of coffee cost $9.

How much will 3 cups of coffee cost?

.
.......................................... [1]

4 3 men takes 12 hours to build a hut.

(a) How long will it take 1 man to build the same hut?

........................................... [1]

(b) How long will it take 6 men to build the same hut?

........................................... [1]

5 100
B
(a) Carla drives8 from
0 town A to a supermarket.
At 11 00 she continues her journey to town B, driving at 80 km/h.
60
The firstcepart of the journey is shown on the grid above.
D istan
fro m A 4 0
(i) How many minutes is Carla at the supermarket?
(k m )
20
A
10 00 11 0 0 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00
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Answer (a) (i) …….…….…………… min [1]

(ii) Draw the rest of her journey to town B on the grid.

[1]

(b) Carla spends 1 hour in town B and then drives back to town A, at a constant speed, arriving
at 14 30.
Show this information on the grid.
[2]

6 The graph drawn below shows the conversion of temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit (°F) to
temperatures in degrees Celsius (°C).

°C
120

100

80

60

40

20

°F
0
60 40 20 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
20

40

60

(a) The temperature of a room is 20°C. What is the temperature in Fahrenheit?

Answer (a) …….………………………….

[1]

(b) A liquid has a boiling point of 176°F. What is the temperature in Celsius?

Answer (b) …….………………………….

[1]
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(c) Find T when T°C = T°F.

Answer (c) T = …….…..………………….

[1]

7 The table below shows the age and price of 20 used cars in a showroom.

Car A B C D E F G H I J

Price ($) 1800 7600 9500 2500 4100 3100 5600 4700 4800 7900

Car K L M N O P Q R S T

Price ($) 6500 7000 1000 3800 1900 5200 3400 2100 4300 8200

(a) Calculate the range price of these cars.

.......................................... [1]

(b) Calculate the mean price.

........................................... [2]

(c) (i) Complete the frequency table for the price, $x, of the cars.

Price ($) 0 ≤ x < 2000 2000 ≤ x < 4000 4000 ≤ x < 6000 6000 ≤ x < 8000 8000 ≤ x < 10 000

Frequency

(ii) Draw the frequency diagram to show this information.

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6
F req u en cy
5

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10 000

P rice o f car ($ )
[2]

8 The graph below shows the amount a plumber charges for up to 6 hours work.
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120

100

80

C h arg e ($ ) 60

40

20

0
1 2 3 4 5 6
Tim e (h o u rs)

1
3
(a) How much does he charge for 2 hours, work?

Answer (a) $ …………………….…………

[1]

(b) The plumber charged $50.

How many hours did he work?

Answer (b) ……….……….………… hours

[1]
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9 Jake and Sarah each played a computer game six times.

Their scores for each game are shown below.
Jake 10 9 8 11 12 8
Sarah 2 10 7 14 4 10
(a) Calculate the mean and range for each one of them.

Jake: range ........................................... [1] mean ........................................... [2]

Sarah: range ........................................... [1] mean ...........................................

[2]

(b) Who had the most consistent scores, Jake or Sarah? You must give a reason for your answer.

[1]

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