Kenya · Grade 8 · Practice Sheet 40

1. 1.

   A value changes from 96 to 154. 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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2. 2.

   An object has mass 66.6 g and volume 37 cm³. Find its density.

   Formula:Density

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

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3. 3.

   Find the circumference of a circle whose radius is 10 m. (Use π ≈ 3.14159)

   Formula:Circumference of a Circle

   $C = 2\pi r$

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4. 4.

   What is 30% of 460?

   Formula:Percentage of a Quantity

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

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5. 5.

   A train moves at 84 km/h for 4.6 hours. How far does it travel?

   Formula:Distance from Speed & Time

   $d = v \times t$

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6. 6.

   A car travels 410 km in 5 hours. Find its average speed.

   Formula:Speed

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

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7. 7.

   A current of 3.1 A flows through a 34 Ω resistor. Find the voltage across it.

   Formula:Ohm's Law

   $V = I R$

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8. 8.

   What is 10% of 500?

   Formula:Percentage of a Quantity

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

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9. 9.

   Solve for x: 9x + 9 = 63.

   Formula:Solving a Linear Equation

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

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10. 10.

    A bag has 26 equally likely marbles, of which 17 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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11. 11.

    A car travels 395 km in 5 hours. Find its average speed.

    Formula:Speed

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

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12. 12.

    A triangle has a base of 34 cm and a height of 11 cm. Find its area.

    Formula:Area of a Triangle

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

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13. 13.

    A circle has a radius of 17 cm. Find its area. (Use π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Area of a Circle

    $A = \pi r^2$

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14. 14.

    KSh 55 is shared in the ratio 2 : 3. Find each share.

    Formula:Dividing in a Ratio

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

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15. 15.

    A car travels 205 km in 5 hours. Find its average speed.

    Formula:Speed

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

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16. 16.

    What is 30% of 140?

    Formula:Percentage of a Quantity

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

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17. 17.

    A value changes from 34 to 71. 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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18. 18.

    A car travels 616 km in 8 hours. Find its average speed.

    Formula:Speed

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

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19. 19.

    Find the mean (average) of these numbers: 33, 68, 91, 17, 66.

    Formula:Arithmetic Mean

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

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20. 20.

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

    Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

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

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