Ireland · Year 8 · Practice Sheet 17

1. 1.

   A bag has 24 equally likely marbles, of which 2 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 cylinder has radius 3 cm and height 16 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

   Formula:Volume of a Cylinder

   $V = \pi r^2 h$

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3. 3.

   A right-angled triangle has legs of 6 cm and 18 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

   Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

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

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4. 4.

   Solve for x: 3x + 17 = 41.

   Formula:Solving a Linear Equation

   $x = \dfrac{c - b}{a}$

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5. 5.

   A triangle has a base of 25 cm and a height of 6 cm. Find its area.

   Formula:Area of a Triangle

   $A = \tfrac{1}{2} b h$

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6. 6.

   Find the circumference of a circle whose radius is 25 m. (Use π ≈ 3.14159)

   Formula:Circumference of a Circle

   $C = 2\pi r$

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7. 7.

   Find the mean (average) of these numbers: 37, 96, 57, 31.

   Formula:Arithmetic Mean

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

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8. 8.

   A cylinder has radius 5 cm and height 15 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

   Formula:Volume of a Cylinder

   $V = \pi r^2 h$

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9. 9.

   A force of 193 N acts on an area of 1.9 m². Find the pressure.

   Formula:Pressure

   $P = \dfrac{F}{A}$

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10. 10.

    €132 is shared in the ratio 2 : 4. Find each share.

    Formula:Dividing in a Ratio

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

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11. 11.

    A car travels 352 km in 4 hours. Find its average speed.

    Formula:Speed

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

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12. 12.

    A train moves at 37 km/h for 4.7 hours. How far does it travel?

    Formula:Distance from Speed & Time

    $d = v \times t$

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13. 13.

    €3,300 is invested at 3% simple interest per year for 5 years. Find the interest earned.

    Formula:Simple Interest

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

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14. 14.

    A current of 5.9 A flows through a 58 Ω resistor. Find the voltage across it.

    Formula:Ohm's Law

    $V = I R$

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15. 15.

    A car travels 438 km in 6 hours. Find its average speed.

    Formula:Speed

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

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16. 16.

    €900 is invested at 4% simple interest per year for 5 years. Find the interest earned.

    Formula:Simple Interest

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

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17. 17.

    An object has mass 35.1 g and volume 13 cm³. Find its density.

    Formula:Density

    $\rho = \dfrac{m}{V}$

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18. 18.

    Find the circumference of a circle whose radius is 20 m. (Use π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Circumference of a Circle

    $C = 2\pi r$

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19. 19.

    A circle has a radius of 18 cm. Find its area. (Use π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Area of a Circle

    $A = \pi r^2$

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20. 20.

    A force of 423 N acts on an area of 1.8 m². Find the pressure.

    Formula:Pressure

    $P = \dfrac{F}{A}$

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