2023 - Year 8 VSSE

MATHEMATICS

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 Trial Test 8 VSSE ‐ Mathematics
Time Allowed: 30 min

1. Which of the following is equivalent to the value of 2 2 2 2 2 ?

A. 4

B. 3

C. 3
D. 4
E. 5

2. Find the value of 3 √9 10 2√25 :

A. -1
B. 1
C. 0
D. √9 √25
E. √9 √25

3. The following graph shows average monthly car sales figures in five states of Australia. Based on the
graph, approximately how many SUVs were sold in QLD and WA together?

A. 3200
B. 1900
C. 1500
D. 2700
E. None of these
(Q4-5) Please answer the following questions based on the chart below, which shows the audio-visual
educational facilities of 20 existing schools in Epping.

4. If a school in Epping with either a dedicated theatre or a projector screen in each classroom is
chosen, what is the probability that the school is a public school?

A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 33.3%
D. 45%
E. 57.1%

5. Which of the following statement is true based on the chart?

I. Independent schools constitute higher percentage of schools in Epping with both a dedicated
theatre and a projector screen in each classroom.
II. Public schools are tied for the highest percentage of schools in Epping with a dedicated theatre.
III. Public schools in Epping constitute the highest percentage of schools in Epping with either a
dedicated theatre or a projector screen in each classroom.

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II only
E. II and III only

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6. What is the smallest positive integer m such that 𝟏𝟖𝟎 𝒎 𝒑𝒒𝒓 , where p, q and r are integers?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
 7. If a = 1, b = -√3 and c =√3, find the value of the following

𝑎 𝑏 𝑏 𝑐 𝑐 𝑎

A. 8
B. 8 - √3
C. 8 + √3
D. -8
E. None of these

8. Solve the following equation in terms of x

2 32

A. 2
B. 3
C. 3.5
D. 4
E. 4.5

9. If m is the average of a, b and c, and n is the sum of a, b and c. Then which of the following is TRUE?

A. m = 3n
B. a = 3m – b + c
C. b = 3m – a – c
D. c = 3n – a – b
E. a + b + c = 3n

10. All of the students at Ivanhoe Grammar School are either in the band, the orchestra, or both. 60 percent
of the students are in only one group. There are 60 students in the band not participating in the
orchestra. If 50% of the students are in the orchestra only, how many students are in the orchestra
only?

A. 190
B. 200
C. 240
D. 300
E. 350
(Q11 – 12). Melbourne High School has conducted a survey to see how many computers its students have at
their homes.

No. of Computers at home

40

35

NO. OF STUDENTS SURVEYD 30

25

20

15

10

0
1 2 3 4 5
NO. OF COMPUTERS AT HOME

11. Using the chart above, find the percentages of Melbourne High students who have more than 3
computers?

A. 20%
B. 21%
C. 22%
D. 23%
E. 24%

12. If a student at Melbourne High School is randomly selected, what is the probability that the student
has two computers at home?

A.

B.

C.

D. 0.3
E. None of these

13. If the following linear equation is sketched on the cartesian plane, which of the following points does
not lie on the line?
𝑦 3𝑥 7

A. (2, 1)
B. (-5, 22)
C. (4, -5)
D. (-1, 4)
E. (-2, 13)
14. Which of the following is the equation of a line with x-intercept (5, 0) and the gradient of -5?

A. 𝑦 5𝑥 5
B. 𝑦 5𝑥 5
C. 5𝑥 𝑦 25
D. 5𝑥 𝑦 25
E. 𝑦 5𝑥 25

15. Solve the following equation: in terms of x:

2𝑥 4
2
7
A. 9
B. 8
C. -8
D. -9
E. None of these

16. If the following numbers are arranged in ascending order, which one comes last?

4√3, 2√10, 5√2, √41, 3√6

A. 4√3
B. 2√10
C. 5√2
D. √24
E. 3√6

(Q17-18) Please refer to the following table for Question 17-18.

After completing their end of year exam, five students' results were tabulated to showcase their
performance. The table below displays the number of questions each student answered correctly for each
subject, which consisted of 25 questions each.
General
English Maths Ability
Anuki 18 16 24
Emma 22 24 15
Jenny 24 16 19
Yun 20 24 14
Emily 18 25 21
17. If their average scores of all three subjects are converted to %, how many students achieved more
than 80%?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. None of the students achieved more than 80%
18. What is Yun’s average score for all subjects?

A. 75%
B. 76%
C. 77%
D. 78%
E. 79%

√
19. Rationalise
√

√
A.

√
B.

√
C.

√
D.

E. None of these

20. Which of the following is equivalent to 4235 (in base 5)?

A. 11310 (in base 10)

B. 8468 (in base 8)
C. 42310 (in base 10)
D. 5316 (in base 6)
E. None of these

21. Solve the following equation in terms of x

2 𝑥 4 𝑥 4
A. 𝑥 8
B. 𝑥 9
C. 𝑥 10
D. 𝑥 11
E. 𝑥 12
22. Two lines, A and B, are parallel in the given diagram. What is the value of (x + y)?

A. 110o
B. 170o
C. 210o
D. 250o
E. 270o

23. What is the surface area of a rectangular prism with a length of p cm, a width of 2q cm and a height
of 3r cm as shown below ?

A. 4𝑝𝑞 12𝑞𝑟 6𝑝𝑟

B. 4𝑝𝑞 12𝑞𝑟 6𝑝𝑟
C. 4𝑝𝑞 12𝑞𝑟 6𝑝𝑟
D. 4𝑝𝑞 12𝑞𝑟 6𝑝𝑟
E. None of these

24. Expand the following and simplify:

2√3 (3√7 4√2

A. 6√21 4√6
B. 6√21 8√6
C. 6√10 8√5
D. √126 √48
E. None of these

25. Which of the following is the equation of the line with y-intercept at (0, -2) and parallel to the line
𝑦 3𝑥 11?

A. 𝑦 11𝑥 2
B. 𝑦 11𝑥 2
C. 3𝑥 𝑦 2 0
D. 3𝑥 𝑦 2 0
E. 3𝑥 𝑦 11 0
26. Rearrange the following equation to make a the subject.
3𝑎 2
𝑏 1
2𝑎 1
A.

B.

C.

D.

E. None of these

27. Refer to the diagram below and find the value of (x + y)

A. 1450
B. 1500
C. 1550
D. 1600
E. 1650

28. Which of the following is TRUE about two points A and B in the diagram?

Distance between A and Midpoint of A and B

B
A √74 (1, 3)
B √74 (0.5, 1.5)
C √12 (1, 3)
D √12 1 3
,
2 2
E None of these
29. Expand and simply the following:
3𝑥 𝑥 𝑦 2𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
A. 3𝑥 𝑥𝑦 2𝑦
B. 3𝑥 5𝑥𝑦 2𝑦
C. 3𝑥 2𝑥𝑦 2𝑦
D. 3𝑥 2𝑥𝑦 2𝑦
E. 3𝑥 𝑥𝑦 2𝑦

30. If the following three points, A, B and C, are on the same line in the number plane, what is the value
of a?
A (0, 8) B (2, 0) C (16, a)

A. 56
B. 56
C.

D.

E. 8

31. If 4𝑥 3𝑦 𝑧, then which of the following is equal to 4𝑦?

A. 16𝑥 4𝑧
B.

C.

D.

E.

32. Which of the following numbers on the number line falls between and 1?

A. 0.0666
B. √2
C.
√
D.

E.
33. Which of the following is equivalent to 43 + 43 + 43 + 43 ?

A. 412
B. 481
C. 44
D. 45
E. 246

34. Two identical circles tangent to each other are inscribed in a rectangle as shown below. If the
diagonal length of the rectangle, A to B, is 3√5 cm, what is the area of the shaded region?

A. 18 𝜋 𝑐𝑚2
A
B. 18 𝜋 𝑐𝑚2
C. 36 𝜋 𝑐𝑚2
D. 36 𝜋 𝑐𝑚2
E. None of these
B

35. Which one of the following can be the graph of 𝑦 𝑥 6𝑥 5?

A. B.

C. D.

E. None of these
36. If the sum of the perimeters of two similar triangles, ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 and ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹 as shown below, is 60 cm and
the ratio of the measures of two corresponding sides is 2 to 3, then what is the perimeter of the smaller
triangle?

A. 20 cm
B. 22 cm
C. 24 cm
D. 26 cm
E. None of these

37. Solve the following inequation in terms of x

3 1 2𝑥
11 1
2
A. 𝑥

B. 𝑥

C. 𝑥

D. 𝑥

E. 𝑥

38. If the following shape given on the cartesian plane is a rhombus, what are the coordinates of the
point B?

y
B
A. (8, 𝑎 4)
B. (8, 𝑎 4) A (5, a) C (11, a)
C. (8, 2𝑎 4)
D. (7, 2𝑎 4)
E. (7, 2𝑎 4)
D (8, 4)

x
39. Find the gradient of the line passing through (4, 1) and (-6, -4) on a cartesian plane as shown below.

A. 0.1
B. 0.2
C.

D.

E.

40. Expand and simplify the following:

𝟑𝒙𝟑 𝟐
𝟗 𝟏𝒙 𝟑

A. 𝑥
B. 3𝑥
C. 𝑥
D. 9𝑥
E. None of these

41. 15% of x is increased by 50%. What is the result in terms of x ?

A. 0.1125𝑥
B. 0.15𝑥
C. 0.2𝑥
D. 0.225𝑥
E. 0.3𝑥

42. Emily has a part-time job. She earns $225 a week. If she saves half of the money she earns each
week, which of the following equations could be used to calculate how much money Emily saves
from the money she earns?

A. Her savings = 225 × number of weeks

B. Her savings = 225 ÷ 0.5 × number of weeks
C. Her savings = 225 ÷ (2 × number of weeks)
D. Her savings = 225 ÷ 2 × number of weeks
E. Her savings = 225 × (2 ÷ number of weeks)
43. This following table shows photocopying and printing costs at Epping Officeworks. Jacob is preparing
materials for a presentation at his work. He needs to photocopy 32 double-sided A4 pages in black and
white and print 26 single-sided A4 pages in colour. He also needs to photocopy 7 single -sided A3
pages in colour. What would be the total cost?

Photocopying and printing Paper Cost

Black and White A4 $0.10 per page
Black and White A3 $0.20 per page
Colour A4 $0.40 per page
Colour A3 $0.70 per page

A. $19.75
B. $20.50
C. $21.70
D. $22.50
E. $23.70

44. If n is an integer and 𝑛 , then which of the following CAN NOT be the value of p?

A. 21
B. 39
C. 91
D. 105
E. 273

45. Find how many times of (0.1)6 is equal to (0.01)2

A. 10
B. 100
C. 1000
D. 104
E. 105

46. If y > 0, which of the following is equal to 48𝑦 ?

A. 4𝑦 3𝑦

B. 2𝑦 6𝑦

C. 3𝑦 4𝑦

D. 4𝑦 2𝑦

E. 4𝑦 3𝑦
47. If 𝑥 𝑦 6 and 𝑥𝑦 8, then which of the following is the value of ?

A. 0.25
B. 0.5
C. 0.75
D. 1
E. 1.2

48. Solve the following equations for x:

5𝑎
6 𝑥
2
A. 𝑥 6

B. 𝑥 6

C. 𝑥

D. 𝑥

E. None of these

49. Which one of the following is the equation of the line, which is parallel to 𝑦 2𝑥 7 and passes
through (0, 6)?

A. 2𝑦 𝑥 6
B. 𝑦 2𝑥 6
C. 𝑦 𝑥 6
D. 2𝑦 𝑥 6
E. 𝑦 2𝑥 9

50. Which one of the following is NOT true about the given equation when its graph is sketched on the
cartesian plane?
𝑦 𝑥 6𝑥
A. Its axis of symmetry is x = 3
B. Turning point is (3, -9)
C. x intercepts are (0, 0) and (6, 0)
D. y intercept is (0, 6)
E. The graph passes through (1, -5)

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