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TEACHER

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PERCENTAGE PARENT’S SIGNATURE

GRADE 8

MATHEMATICS

8 February 2011

TIME: 45 minutes

MARKS: 65

This paper consists of 10 pages.

Please see that you have them all and that they have been printed correctly

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Marks will be deducted if work is set out incorrectly.

Question 1 (12 marks)

1.1 Write down the factors of 18. (1)

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1.2 Write down the prime factors of 18. (1)

1.3 Write down the first three multiples of 24. (1)

1.4 Write 1125 as a product of its prime factors (2)

1.5 Find the value of without using a calculator. (2)

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1.6 Complete the following table by placing a “tick” in the appropriate column. (5)

Real

Number

Whole

Number

Natural

Number Integer

1,

0,13123…

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Question 2 (3 marks)

Round off 123 095,897…

2.1 To the nearest 1000 (1)

2.2 To the nearest 100 (1)

2.3 To the nearest tenth. (1)

Question 3 (13 marks)

Calculate the following:

3.1 (2)

3.2 (1)

3.3 (2)

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3.4 (2)

3.5 (2)

3.6 (4)

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Question 4 (11 marks)

Calculate the following and show ALL your working.

4.1 (2)

4.2 (2)

4.3 (2)

4.4 (2)

4.5 (3)

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Question 5 (8 marks)

5.1 Find 60% of R250 (1)

5.2 Danielle got R500 for her birthday, but she spent on new clothes

and on airtime for her cellphone. How much money does she have left? (4)

5.3 Shai paid R200 for a book he purchased on the Exclusive Book Sale.

This was a saving of R25 off the regular price.

What percent discount did Exclusive Books give Shai?

Round off to the nearest whole percent. (3)

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Question 6 (4 marks)

6.1 Look at the pattern below and fill in the missing boxes of the table. (2)

Class 1 2 3 4 5

Number of Valentines

Roses 1 4

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6.2 Write down the rule for this number pattern. (1)

6.3 How many roses are there in Class 100? (1)

Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4

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Question 7 (4 marks)

Find the value of the letter in the following:

7.1 (1)

7.2 (1)

7.3 (1)

7.4 (1)

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Question 8 (10 marks)

8.1 Use capital letters to name: (2)

8.2 Use small letters to name: (2)

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8.3 Classify the following triangles. (2)

8.4 Classify the following quadrilaterals. (2)

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8.5 Measure: (2)