Kenya · Grade 8 · Practice Sheet 28

1. 1.

   KSh 126 is shared in the ratio 4 : 3. Find each share.

   Formula:Dividing in a Ratio

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

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2. 2.

   Find the mean (average) of these numbers: 10, 87, 84, 74.

   Formula:Arithmetic Mean

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

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3. 3.

   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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4. 4.

   A triangle has a base of 40 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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5. 5.

   A car travels 140 km in 4 hours. Find its average speed.

   Formula:Speed

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

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6. 6.

   Find the mean (average) of these numbers: 36, 15, 44, 74, 74.

   Formula:Arithmetic Mean

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

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7. 7.

   A right-angled triangle has legs of 9 cm and 13 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

   Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

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

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8. 8.

   A force of 444 N acts on an area of 3.3 m². Find the pressure.

   Formula:Pressure

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

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9. 9.

   A value changes from 188 to 204. 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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10. 10.

    Find the circumference of a circle whose radius is 30 m. (Use π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Circumference of a Circle

    $C = 2\pi r$

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11. 11.

    What is 5% of 360?

    Formula:Percentage of a Quantity

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

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12. 12.

    A car travels 88 km in 2 hours. Find its average speed.

    Formula:Speed

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

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13. 13.

    A circle has a radius of 23 cm. Find its area. (Use π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Area of a Circle

    $A = \pi r^2$

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14. 14.

    A bag has 17 equally likely marbles, of which 13 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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15. 15.

    An object has mass 305.5 g and volume 47 cm³. Find its density.

    Formula:Density

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

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16. 16.

    A triangle has a base of 27 cm and a height of 7 cm. Find its area.

    Formula:Area of a Triangle

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

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17. 17.

    A circle has a radius of 21 cm. Find its area. (Use π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Area of a Circle

    $A = \pi r^2$

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18. 18.

    A bag has 25 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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19. 19.

    Solve for x: 9x + 3 = 111.

    Formula:Solving a Linear Equation

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

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20. 20.

    A cylinder has radius 13 cm and height 8 cm. Find its volume. (π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Volume of a Cylinder

    $V = \pi r^2 h$

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