Grade 8 RBHS 28 November 2014

Ex: DG Mathematics 1 hours

Mod: ED Paper 2 100 marks

Instructions:
 Answer all questions.
 All necessary working must be shown in its proper place with the
answer.
 CALCULATORS ARE ALLOWED TO BE USED.
 Give answers to two decimal places, unless instructed otherwise.
 Blue or black pen must be used in answers although pencil may be
used on diagrams.
 The use of correcting fluid is not allowed.
 This examination paper consists of 11 pages.
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Question 1 (ANSWER THIS QUESTION ON THE DIAGRAM SHEET PROVIDED)
A travel bureau found that the price of a bus ticket to a certain town has
an influence on the number of passengers who make use of the service.
The table below shows the price of a bus ticket against the number of
passengers:
Price of ticket (Rand) Number of passengers
250 25
180 50
190 45
220 38
200 44
210 40
240 31

1.1 Draw a scatter plot to represent this data. (4)

1.2 Draw a line of best fit. (1)
1.3 Estimate the number of passengers if the price of a ticket is
R230. (2)
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 Question 2
2.1 Given below is a bar graph that displays the number of days Grade
8 boys are absent from school during the month of February.

Number of Gr 8's absent

9

7
Number of boys absent

Days of the week

2.1.1 Determine the range. (1)

2.1.2 Determine the mean. (3)
2.1.3 Determine the median. (2)
2.1.4 Determine the mode. (1)
2.1.5 Which day of the week were the least amount of Grade 8
boys absent? (1)
2.2 The pie chart below shows the breakdown, in degrees, of the
different flavours of frozen yoghurt that Diego sold on the first day
in November.

Chocolate,
44

English Toffee,
Lemon 108
Sorbet, 80

Vanilla, 32

Mixed Berry,
96

If Diego sold 180 units on the first day of November, how many
units of the English Toffee flavour did he sell? (3)
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Question 3
Luke wants to attend the 2015 MTV’s Video Music Awards (VMAs)
which will be held in Los Angeles, California.
3.1 He wants to buy a VIP Limo Pass for $900 to get dropped off at
the red carpet. The exchange rate is R10,93 to the US Dollar ($).
How much will he pay for the ticket in South African Rand? (2)

3.2 Bolnick Travel Agency is offering a package deal for South

Africans who wants to attend the VMAs which includes your flight
tickets with United Airlines and 5 nights at the Double Tree Hilton
Hotel for only R18 500. How much money must Luke invest at
17% per annum simple interest for 2,5 years to get this amount?(4)
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Question 4
4.1 The Script will be performing at the Grand Arena on 4 February
2015. A Golden Ticket costs R520, inclusive of VAT. Calculate
the price of the ticket before VAT is added. (2)

4.2 Sony is offering a Triple Pack PS4 bundle which includes three
PS4 games with a standard 500GB black console for R5 170.
The Hire Purchase agreement is as follows: you must pay a deposit
of 10% and pay the balance off at 9% per annum simple interest
over 3 years.
4.2.1 Calculate the deposit you need to put down. (1)
4.2.2 Calculate the total amount paid for the Triple Pack PS4,
including interest, after the deposit has been paid. (4)
4.2.3 Calculate the amount of each monthly instalment. (2)
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Question 5
5.1 Find the size of in the following triangle:

x
20

21
(2)

5.2 State CLEARLY what kind of ∆ KLM is, be specific. Show all
working.
M

85 52

K L (5)
105

5.3 ABCD is a rhombus. Given that AD =10, BD = 2 and AC is

times longer than BD. Find the length of ED. Show all working.
A

10

B D
E

C (7)
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Question 6
6.1 Complete each of the following statements:
6.1.1 A quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel
and a pair of adjacent sides equal is a … (1)
6.1.2 A quadrilateral with one pair of opposite sides parallel is
a… (1)

6.2 ABCD is a kite with ∠ 𝐴 = 85°; ∠ = 50°; ∠ = ;

𝐴 =5 𝑚. A
85

B y D

50

C
Find with reasons, the:
6.2.1 length of AB. (2)
6.2.2 the value of . (5)
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Question 7

7.1 Find with reasons, the value of , and in alphabetical order.

c 105
A B
a

b
C D

(6)

7.2 Find with reason(s), the value of .

A B
4x

C x + 30 D
(4)

7.3 Find with reasons, the value of and .

A C D
3x y

6x

B (7)
7.4 Find with reasons, the value of .

64

1 2x - 10
D 2
E

4x + 30
B C (6)
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Question 8
8.1 A tent in the form of a triangular prism has an isosceles triangle
as one of the faces.

2,92m

2,5m
4,2m

3m

8.1.1 Calculate the total surface area of this prism. (4)

8.1.2 Calculate the volume of this prism. (3)

8.2 Wally wants to construct a ramp (EF) from the top of the staircase
(E) to the ground (F) at the clock tower entrance of the school.
EF = 1,3 m; DE = AH = 0,2 m; GF = 1 m and EA = HG.
Calculate the area of the shaded part of the diagram.

D 0,2 m E

1,3 m
A 0,2 m H

F
C B G 1m
(6)
8.3 The cross section of a screw is given. It is made up of rectangle
STVW, semi-circle PQR and a segment TUV.
If PW = VT = SR = 2 cm and it is given that the area of the non-
shaded shape VXUYT is of the area of the semi-circle,
8
calculate the area of the shaded part of the diagram.

P W S R

V T
(8)
X U Y
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 DIAGRAMSHEET

Name: _____________________ Maths Teacher:________________

Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Mark 7 11 6 9 14 9 23 21 100
Actual

Question 1

55
Number of passengers

50

45

40

35

30

25

20
170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250

Price of ticket (Rand) (4)

1.2 On diagram (1)

1.3 ____________________________________________ (2) /7/

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