South Africa · Grade 8 · Practice Sheet 20

1. 1.

   Find the circumference of a circle whose radius is 6 m. (Use π ≈ 3.14159)

   Formula:Circumference of a Circle

   $C = 2\pi r$

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2. 2.

   R189 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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3. 3.

   A right-angled triangle has legs of 4 cm and 20 cm. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

   Formula:Pythagorean Theorem

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

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4. 4.

   A force of 44 N acts on an area of 2.7 m². Find the pressure.

   Formula:Pressure

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

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5. 5.

   R32 is shared in the ratio 2 : 2. Find each share.

   Formula:Dividing in a Ratio

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

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6. 6.

   A value changes from 182 to 126. 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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7. 7.

   A force of 373 N acts on an area of 4.2 m². Find the pressure.

   Formula:Pressure

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

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8. 8.

   A current of 1.5 A flows through a 23 Ω resistor. Find the voltage across it.

   Formula:Ohm's Law

   $V = I R$

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9. 9.

   Find the mean (average) of these numbers: 24, 79, 99, 30.

   Formula:Arithmetic Mean

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

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10. 10.

    A train moves at 49 km/h for 5.4 hours. How far does it travel?

    Formula:Distance from Speed & Time

    $d = v \times t$

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11. 11.

    An object has mass 41.6 g and volume 26 cm³. Find its density.

    Formula:Density

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

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12. 12.

    Find the circumference of a circle whose radius is 22 m. (Use π ≈ 3.14159)

    Formula:Circumference of a Circle

    $C = 2\pi r$

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13. 13.

    A bag has 14 equally likely marbles, of which 10 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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14. 14.

    An object has mass 291.4 g and volume 47 cm³. Find its density.

    Formula:Density

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

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15. 15.

    A car travels 153 km in 3 hours. Find its average speed.

    Formula:Speed

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

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16. 16.

    A force of 468 N acts on an area of 7 m². Find the pressure.

    Formula:Pressure

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

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17. 17.

    A triangle has a base of 22 cm and a height of 30 cm. Find its area.

    Formula:Area of a Triangle

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

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18. 18.

    A bag has 8 equally likely marbles, of which 3 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.

    A value changes from 155 to 28. 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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20. 20.

    What is 12% of 240?

    Formula:Percentage of a Quantity

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

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