GAUTENG WEST DISTRICT

MATHEMATICS
GRADE 8
TERM 1 TEST
2023

ASSESSOR: ________________________ MODERATOR: __________________________

LEARNER NAME: ____________________________________________GRADE: 8 _______

DURATION: 1 HOUR

QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2 QUESTION 3 QUESTION 4 TOTAL

Learner
Mark
Total
Mark 07 10 22 11 50

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Answer all the questions on the spaces provided.

2. Number your answers according to the numbering system used in the paper.
3. Show ALL calculations.
4. Round off ALL answers to TWO decimal places where necessary, unless stated
otherwise.
5. Write neatly and legibly.
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Question 1

Circle the letter next to the correct answer.

1.1. Calculate √3 125 + √ 81

A. 2 B. 16 C. 14 D. 164 (1)

1.2 Which of the following numbers is the largest?

A. 23,081 B. 23,4 C. 23 D. 23,199 (1)
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1.3 as a percentage is…
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A. 14% B. 1,4% C. 40% D. 25% (1)
1.4 The LCM of 24 and 32 is:
A. 25 ×3 B. 23 ×5 C. 35 ×2 D. 25 ×25 (1)
1.5 Which of the following is false?
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A. 17 × 0=0 B. 8 ÷ 0=8 C. 0 ÷ 13=0 D. 15 × =15 (1)
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Question 2
Use the calendar for February 2023 to answer the questions that follow.

2.1. List all prime numbers in the calendar. (2)

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2.2. Calculate the sum of all the numbers in the third week. (1)
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2.3. Calculate the sum of all the numbers in the fourth week. (1)
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2.4. Rewrite each of the sums in 2.2 and 2.3 as product of their prime factors. (4)
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2.5. Determine the LCM of the sums in 2.2 and 2.3. (2)
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Question 3
3.1. The temperature in Austria one morning was -5°C at 08:00 and increased
by 2°C every hour until at 12:00. What was the temperature at 11:30? (2)

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3.2 The Grade 8 learners decided to start living more healthily. They will either jog or
cycle. There are 125 Grade 8 learners, and they jog and cycle in the ratio 3:2.
Calculate how many learners participated in each sport? (3)

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3.3 Michael, a farmer, wants to buy a new tractor. The price of the tractor is R160
000, VAT excluded. He can afford a deposit of R20 000. He decides to buy the
tractor on Hire Purchase (HP) over a period of 60 months at simple interest of
10%. What would he pay in total after 60 months?

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3.4 The temperature of water in a boiling kettle increases at 200C every minute.
How long will it take the water to reach its boiling point of 1000C, if the water was at
250C when the kettle was switched on? (4)

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Question 4
Calculate the following without using a calculator (Show all the steps):
4.1. Express 0,45 as a common fraction in its simplest from (2)
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4.2 Convert to a decimal (2)
20
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4.3 −2(−3) + 27 ÷ (−3) + 3 (3)
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−3 × √ −1+ 49÷ ( √ 49 )
3
4.4 (3)

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4.5 12(3 + ) ÷ (1, 30 + 0, 70) (3)
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4.6 Find the values of a – e in the following table:

Fraction Decimal Percentage

1 a 25%
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b 0,4 c

d e 90,5%

(5)
1 3 1
4.7 Simply: 4 − ÷ (4)
3 4 4
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TOTAL: 50

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