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MATHEMATICS TEST GRADE 8

AREA , PERIMETER, VOLUME AND STATISTICS
MARKS: 42 TIME: 50 MINS

Take answers to two decimal places wherever necessary.

SECTION A - STATISTICS

QUESTION 1

Mr Payne is preparing his yearly report for his company and wants to draw a pie
chart that shows the percentage of the total amount that the company has spent on
each type of expense. Below is a table detailing his expenses.

Type of expense Total amount Percentage of total Size of pie chart

spent during the amount spent (to sector( to nearest
year (R) the nearest %) degree)
Wages 436 620,60 39% 140°

Utilities 268 689,60 (a) (b)

Rent 190 321,80 (c) (d)

Bank charges 89 563,20 (e) (f)

Insurance 55 977,00 (g) (h)

Repairs and 33 586,20 (i) (j)

maintainence
Other 44 781,60 (k) (I)

TOTAL (m) (n)

Calculate the total amount spent during the year. (2)

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Hence, complete the the table. Do not redraw the table. Write ONLY the letter
and the answer next to it. The first line has been done for you. (14)
1.3. Using your calculations in 1.2. , draw a pie graph for the set of data. (3)

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QUESTION 2

The table below shows the area , population and population density of each of the
provinces in South Africa.

Province Area (km?) Population Population density

(per km?)
Eastern Cape 168 966 6 829 958 40,4
Free State 129 825 2 759 644 21,3
Gauteng 18 178 11 328 203 623,2
Kwazulu-Natal 94 361 10 819 130 114,7
Limpopo 125 754 5 554 657 44,2
Mpumalanga 76 495 3 657 181 47,8
North West 104 882 3 253 390 31
Northern Cape 372 889 1 096 731 2,9
Western Cape 129 462 5 287 863 40,8

2.1. Calculate the following for the areas of the provinces:

a) Mean (3)
b) Median (3)

2.2. Find the following for the population of the provinces:

a) Mode (2)
b) Range (2)

2.3. Explain how the figures in the last column were calculated. Use the figures for
the Eastern Cape to illustrate your answer. (3)

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SECTION B - AREA, PERIMETER, VOLUME

QUESTION 3

3.1. If the perimeter of the shape below is 29 cm, find the value of the length
marked x. (3)

22cm

3.2. A chocolate manufacturer wants to design a new form of packaging, in the form
of a triangular prisms, for his range of toffees that will be launched during the
Christmas season. Below are the two types of packaging that he has been
presented with. Which one of the two will be the best option to hold the
maximum number of toffees?
Substantiate your answer with suitable calculations. (7)

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144mm | 42cm

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