Worksheet 1:Whole Numbers Revision

Grade 8 Mathematics CAPS

1. Give the meanings of the following words:

a) prime numbers b) whole numbers c) integers
d) real numbers e) rational numbers
f) irrational numbers g) undefined h) multiple
i) factor j) prime factor k) LCM
l) HCF m) natural numbers
n) non-real numbers o) ratio

2. Redraw the table in your book, and tick the column that each number belongs in:
Whole Natural
Number Real Non-Real Rational Irrational Integer
Number Number
√
√
-3

3. Give all the prime numbers between:

a) 99 and 112 b) 45 and 70 c) 10 and 30

4. Give the first 5 multiples of each of the following:

a) 60 b) 31 d) 45

5. Do these calculations before checking the answers on your SHARP calculator (make sure you
show all your working out):
a) 432 128 - 248 529 b) 164 600 + 196 416
c) 35 x 78 d) 5 822 ÷ 16
e) 80 357 + 619 450 f) 231 609 – 218 344
g) 27 x 39 h) 9 206 ÷ 28
6. Give the prime factors of the following numbers (use the ladder or tree method to find them):
a) 183 b) 535 c) 42
d) 484 e) 633 f) 72

7. Give the lowest common multiple and the highest common factor for each pair of numbers:
a) 528 and 56 b) 300 and 112 c) 478 and 422
d) 216 and 675 e) 585 and 360 f) 396 and 495

8.* What rule is being used in each of these equations: commutative, associative or distributive?
a) 2(a – 3) = (2 x a) - (2 x 3) b) 3+a=a+3
c) 2 x (3 x 4) = (2 x 3) x 4 d) 5(a + 6) = (5 x a) + (5 x 6)
e) (7 + c) + d = 7 + (c + d) f) 4xa=ax4

9. Rod decides to give his staff a 12% increase on their salaries.

a) These are the salaries of some of the staff before their increase. What will their salary
be after the increase?
i) R11 800 ii) R27 540
iii) R8 900 iv) R4 400

b) These are the salaries of some of the staff after their increase. What was their salary
before the increase?
i) R8 740 ii) R10 200
iii) R38 200 iv) R18 590

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Please note that this is a challenge question and can be used to teach theory and the difference
between the commutative, distributive and associative rules.
10. Given below are the prices for three items with the same content but different weight and
price. Determine which of the three would be the least expensive to purchase.
a) Sugar: 500g – R5.65 1kg – R11.90 2kg – R18.99
b) Coffee: 50g – R54.90 100g – R75.80 200g – R99.00
c) Eggs: 6 – R11.40 12 – R18.80 30 – R31.99
d) Cereal: 350g – R24.99 500g – R28.00 400g – R26.50
e) Milk: 500ml – R8.28 1 – R12.99 2 – R22.99

11. Give the rate for each of these statements below:

a) A bus travels 500km in 8 hours. (km/h)
b) 12 apples for R15.99 (R/apple)
c) Jimmy travelled 450km using 31 of petrol
 d) A tap dripped 300ml of water in half an hour (ml/minute)
e) 21.2 Gigabytes transferred in 19 minutes (Gb/minute)

12. Find the answers for each of these sums to 5 decimal places where necessary (do not use
your calculator):
a) 0.256 x 43.4 b) 0.196 x 78 c) 0.824 x 5.8
d) 18.975 + 15.138 e) 56.064 + 18.218 f) 8.086 + 20
.16
g) 61.752 – 49.927 h) 19.617 – 3.508 i) 18.837 –
3.244
j) 8.815 ÷ 4 k) 73.39 ÷ 3 l) 11.613 ÷ 7