Grade-8 REVISION TEST
Grade-8 REVISION TEST
1. Simplify.
a) 698 × 32 (2)
b) 984 ÷ 24 (2)
2. Is it possible for an integer to be neither positive nor negative? If so, write down that integer. (1)
3. Write these integers in descending order.
498; 112; –31; 527; 489; –39; –93; 531 (2)
4. Calculate.
a) –712 – 225 + 793 – 27 – 88 (2)
b) 89 – [23 – {43 + 12 – (46 – 43) – (93 – 84)} – (13 – 4)] (2)
5. How many factors does 144 have? (1)
6. List all the multiples of 7 between 50 and 100. (1)
7. Find the HCF and LCM of 15 and 18. (4)
8. Two gears, one with 15 teeth and the other one with 20 teeth, fit together as shown in this diagram.
When the smaller gear has rotated 20 times, how many times has the larger gear rotated?
(2)
9. A tank with a capacity of 5 000 ℓ is being filled by a pipe that delivers water at a rate of
200 ml/s.
a) How long will it take to fill the tank? Give your answer in hours, minutes and seconds. (2)
b) If water leaks out of the tank at a rate of 3 ml/s as it is being filled, how long will it now
take to fill the tank? Give your answer in hours, minutes and seconds. (2)
10. Mr Jonas buys 48 jackets at R145 each and sells them at R229 each.
a) Calculate how much he paid in total for the jackets. (1)
b) Calculate how much income he earned from the jackets sold. (1)
c) Calculate the profit he made after selling 48 jackets. (1)
11. Mr Sogiba has 72 sheep. He wants to divide the sheep amongst his four children in the ratio 5:3:2:2.
How many sheep will each child get? (2)
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