Greece · Grade 8 · Practice Sheet 47

1. 1.

   A bag has 28 equally likely marbles, of which 23 are red. Find the probability of drawing a red marble (to 3 d.p.).

   Formula:Simple Probability

   $P(E) = \dfrac{\text{favourable}}{\text{total}}$

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2. 2.

   A car travels 272 km in 8 hours. Find its average speed.

   Formula:Speed

   $v = \dfrac{d}{t}$

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3. 3.

   Find the mean (average) of these numbers: 52, 97, 19, 51, 33.

   Formula:Arithmetic Mean

   $\bar{x} = \dfrac{\sum x}{n}$

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4. 4.

   A cylinder has radius 10 cm and height 5 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

   Formula:Volume of a Cylinder

   $V = \pi r^2 h$

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5. 5.

   Find the mean (average) of these numbers: 98, 78, 79, 50, 65, 71.

   Formula:Arithmetic Mean

   $\bar{x} = \dfrac{\sum x}{n}$

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6. 6.

   A car travels 385 km in 5 hours. Find its average speed.

   Formula:Speed

   $v = \dfrac{d}{t}$

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7. 7.

   A train moves at 48 km/h for 4.6 hours. How far does it travel?

   Formula:Distance from Speed & Time

   $d = v \times t$

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8. 8.

   A cylinder has radius 12 cm and height 24 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

   Formula:Volume of a Cylinder

   $V = \pi r^2 h$

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9. 9.

   What is 20% of 240?

   Formula:Percentage of a Quantity

   $\text{result} = \dfrac{p}{100} \times N$

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10. 10.

    A right-angled triangle has legs of 13 cm and 14 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

    Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

    $c = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2}$

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11. 11.

    A value changes from 67 to 96. Find the percentage change (to 2 d.p.).

    Formula:Percentage Change

    $\%\,\text{change} = \dfrac{\text{new} - \text{old}}{\text{old}} \times 100$

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12. 12.

    €96 is shared in the ratio 4 : 4. Find each share.

    Formula:Dividing in a Ratio

    $\text{share} = \dfrac{\text{part}}{\text{total parts}} \times T$

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13. 13.

    A current of 3.6 A flows through a 42 Ω resistor. Find the voltage across it.

    Formula:Ohm's Law

    $V = I R$

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14. 14.

    A right-angled triangle has legs of 10 cm and 11 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

    Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

    $c = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2}$

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15. 15.

    A value changes from 197 to 158. Find the percentage change (to 2 d.p.).

    Formula:Percentage Change

    $\%\,\text{change} = \dfrac{\text{new} - \text{old}}{\text{old}} \times 100$

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16. 16.

    Find the circumference of a circle whose radius is 16 m. (Use π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Circumference of a Circle

    $C = 2\pi r$

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17. 17.

    A right-angled triangle has legs of 12 cm and 13 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

    Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

    $c = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2}$

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18. 18.

    A value changes from 66 to 89. Find the percentage change (to 2 d.p.).

    Formula:Percentage Change

    $\%\,\text{change} = \dfrac{\text{new} - \text{old}}{\text{old}} \times 100$

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19. 19.

    A train moves at 37 km/h for 5.5 hours. How far does it travel?

    Formula:Distance from Speed & Time

    $d = v \times t$

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20. 20.

    €1,200 is invested at 6% simple interest per year for 6 years. Find the interest earned.

    Formula:Simple Interest

    $I = \dfrac{P \times r \times t}{100}$

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