CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY MATHEMATICS 8

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Stage 8 Mid-term Exam

1 Write these decimal numbers in order of size starting with the smallest.
3.21 3.009 3.206 3.07

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2 Work out
a 2.4 × 104

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b 27.6 + 9.83

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c 9 × 0.2

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d 6.105 ÷ 2

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3 Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 9 and 15.

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4 Draw a line to link each rectangular card to its correct oval description card.

7 + 3x 7 + 3x = 22 h = 7 + 3x

equation formula expression

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5 Work out the value of  y when x = 35 and y = 23.
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6 Expand and simplify 3(x + 2) − 1.

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7 Lin wants to write a formula for the number of seconds in any number of minutes.

a Which of these formulae is the correct one, A or B? _______________

A number of seconds = 60 × number of minutes

B number of minutes = 60 × number of seconds

b Write the correct formula using letters. Use s for seconds and m for minutes.

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c Use your formula to work out the number of seconds in 5 minutes.

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8 Fill in the missing numbers.

a 10 + −8 = _____

b −9 + _____ = 3

c 4 × −5 = _____

d −45 ÷ _____ = −5

e 43 = _____

f 81  _____ [6]

9 a Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 6 and 9.

b Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 48 and 60.

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10 a Show the inequality x > 6 on the number line below.

b For the inequality y < −2, write down the greatest integer that y could be.

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11 Use the formula T = mg to answer these questions.

Circle the correct answer, A, B or C.

a When m = 5 and g = 9, the value of T is A 59 B 14 C 45

b When m = 9 and T = 90, the value of g is A 810 B 10 C 99 [2]

12 Simplify these expressions by collecting like terms.

a 4c + 8c + 5d − d

b 6xy + 2xz + 4yx − 9zx + 15 [3]

13 Kim expands the bracket 5(2x − 3) and gets the answer 10x − 3.

Is Kim correct? Tick one box. Yes  No 

Explain your answer.

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14 Work out:

a 42.5 × 103

b 9 600 000 ÷ 107

c 10 − 6.23

d 0.35 × 128

e 37.405 ÷ 5 [5]

15 Work out 3 125  3 27.

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16 The cube root of a number is 4. Work out the square root of the number.

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17 Put a tick [] in the box next to the expression.

3x  9  3x  9  12  [1]

18 Maha thinks of a number, x.

Write an expression for the number Maha gets when she:

a divides the number by 2, then subtracts 5 [1]

b multiplies the number by 2, then subtracts the result from 25 [1]

19 Work out the value of each expression when p = 3 and q = 10.

a p+3 [1]

b q−p [1]

c 5q − 1 [1]

d pq − q [1]
q
e 4 [1]
5

20 Simplify each of these expressions.

a p+p+p+p+p [1]

b 9p + p [1]

c 9p2 − 5p2 [1]

d 6p + 3t − 5p + t [2]

e 4ab − 3ba + 7rs − 7sr [2]

21 Expand the brackets.

a 5(p − 2) [1]

b 3(5 − t) [1]

c 4(d + 3r) [1]

22 Solve each of these equations and check your answers.

a x + 5 = 18 b x − 8 = 22 c 5x = 40

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1. Apples cost a pence each.
Bananas cost b pence each.

Write down an expression for the total cost, in pencil, of 3 apples and 5 bananas.

.............................pence
(2)

2. Martin is x years old.

Jennifer is 3 years younger than Martin.
Connor is twice as old as Martin.

(a) Write an expression for Jennifer’s age.

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(1)

(b) Write an expression for Conner’s age.

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(1)

(c) Write an expression for the sum of the three ages

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3.

The diagram shows a rectangle. All measurements are in centimetres.

Write an expression, in terms of y, for the perimeter of the rectangle.

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(2)

4. Nicola has y marbles.

Sean has 25 marbles.
Vicky has 10 marbles.

(a) Write down an expression for the total number of marbles they have.

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(2)

Altogether they have 55 marbles.

(b) Find how many marbles Nicola has.

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(1)

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5.

The express bus from Dublin to Belfast takes x minutes.

The standard bus takes 29 minutes longer.

(a) Write down an expression for the time the standard bus takes.

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(1)

The airplane takes half the time the express bus takes.

(b) Write down an expression for the time the airplane takes.

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(1)

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6. In one week, Gina spent x minutes on the internet.
Sammy spent 15 minutes less than Gina.

(a) Write down an expression for how long Sammy spent on the internet.

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(1)

Neil spent three times as long as Gina on the internet.

(b) Write down an expression for how long Neil spent on the internet.

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(1)

(c) Write down an expression for total time spent on the internet.

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(1)

7. Fred is 21 years old.

Hannah is y years younger than Fred.

Write an expression for Hannah’s age.

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(1)

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(a) Work out the output, when the input is 10.

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(1)

(b) Work out the input, when the output is 25.

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(c) Write an expression for the output, if the input is y.

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(1)

(d) If the input is the same as the output, work out the input.

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9. In a school canteen, a cup of tea costs 60p.

(a) Write down an expression for the cost, in pence, of y cups of tea.

.............................pence
(1)

The canteen sells twice as many cups of coffee as it does cups of tea.

(b) Write down an expression for the cups of coffee sold when y cups of tea are
sold.

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(1)

Each cup of coffee costs 80p.

(c) Write down an expression for the cost, in pence, of the cups of coffee sold.

.............................pence
(1)

The canteen also sells biscuits and fruit.

(d) Write down an expression for the cost, in pence, of w biscuits at 15p each
and 8 pieces of fruit at 30p each.

.............................pence
(1)

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10. An airplane has economy and first class seating.
There are s seats in each row in economy.
There are t seats in each row in first class.

There are 9 rows in first class and 24 rows in economy.

Write down an expression, in terms of s and t, for the number of seats on the
airplane.

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(2)

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Name: _________________________________________________

Writing Expressions
One and Two-Step with Parentheses

Write an expression to match each phrase.

1. four times a number, decreased by six __________________________

2. the product of two and a number, divided by five __________________________

3. seven less than a number __________________________

4. the quotient of four and e __________________________

5. six times the sum of nine and a number __________________________

6. the difference of thirteen and six, multiplied by a number __________________________

7. the sum of ten times a number and 12 __________________________

8. the quotient of 20 and x , increased by seven __________________________

9. t he difference of 16 and a number, divided by 2 __________________________

10. 8
 fewer than the sum of 14 and a number __________________________

Write a phrase in words to match each expression.

11.  3n -- 6 ________________________________________________________________________________

12.  5 + 3 ________________________________________________________________________________
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 Two-Step Equations

g
7. 9f + 3 = 21 8. x -- 2 = 1 9. 6h + 16 = 46
3

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i
10. 8b + 9 = 17 11. 8 j + 5 = 61 12. 3 k -- 2 = 10
5

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m p
13. x -- 2 = 6 14. 3 n -- 4 = 20 15. 8b + 5 = 8
4 6

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