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    Cambridge Grade 8 Mathematics model Paper

    Name:

    ● Answer all questions.


    ● Show all necessary workings.
    ● Each question is worth 20 marks, and the total score for this paper is 100
    marks.
    ● Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes.

    1: Irrational Numbers and Standard Form (20 marks)

    (a) Identify if each of the following numbers is rational or irrational:

    7
    i. 2 ii. 3
    iii. π iv. 49​
    (4 marks: 1 mark each)

    (b) Write the following numbers in standard form:

    i. 0.00056 ii. 87,000 iii. 3,400,000


    (3 marks: 1 mark each)

    (c) Convert the following from standard form to decimal numbers:

    4
    i. 6.1 × 10
    −3
    ii. 8.2 × 10
    (2 marks: 1 mark each)

    (d) Simplify 75 + 12 − 3 and give your answer in the simplest form.


    (4 marks)

    4 2
    (e) Express (5 × 10 ) ÷ (2 × 10 ) in standard form.
    (3 marks)

    (f) Write 0.0000543 in standard form.


    (2 marks)

    (g) Briefly explain why 10 is irrational.


    (2 marks)
    2

    2: Indices and Substituting into Equations (20 marks)

    (a) Simplify the following expressions using the laws of indices:

    4 3 5 2 3 2
    i. 𝑎 × 𝑎 ii. 6 ÷ 6 iii. (2 )
    (3 marks: 1 mark each)

    (b) If p = 3 and q = 4, find the value of:

    2 3 3
    i. 𝑝 + 𝑞 ii. 3𝑝 − 𝑞
    (4 marks: 2 marks each)

    3 2
    (c) Simplify 4𝑥 x 2𝑥
    (2 marks)

    6
    16𝑥
    (d) Write 3 in its simplest form.
    8𝑥
    (3 marks)

    2
    (e) If m = 4 and n = 2, evaluate 2𝑚 − 3𝑛
    (3 marks)

    3 2
    (f) Given z = 3, find the value of 𝑧 + 4𝑧 − 2𝑧 + 5.
    (3 marks)

    2
    (g) Evaluate 5𝑎 + 3𝑏 for a = 2, b = 2a.
    (2 marks)

    3: Simplifying Algebraic Expressions and Solving Equations (20 marks)

    (a) Simplify the expressions:

    i. 2x + 4x − 5 ii. 10y − 3y + 9
    (3 marks: 1.5 marks each)

    (b) Expand and simplify 3(x + 2) −5 (x − 1).


    (4 marks)

    (c) Factorize 15x + 10y.


    (3 marks)
    3

    (d) Solve for x: 4x + 5 = 29.


    (2 marks)

    (e) Solve for y: 3y + 7 = 2y + 13.


    (3 marks)

    (f) Solve the equation 2z + 3 = 4z − 9 for z.


    (3 marks)

    2
    (g) Factorize the expression 9𝑥 − 16.
    (2 marks)

    Question 4: Sequences and Basic Patterns (20 marks)

    (a) Write down the first four terms of each sequence:

    2
    i. 2n + 5 ii. 𝑛 + 2
    (4 marks: 2 marks each)

    (b) Find the common difference and next term in the sequence 8,13,18,23,...
    (2 marks)

    (c) Determine if the sequence 10,20,30,40,... is linear or nonlinear.


    (2 marks)

    (d) For the sequence 5,8,11,14,..., write an expression for the n - th term.
    (4 marks)

    (e) A sequence is defined by 4n−7. Calculate the 10th term.


    (3 marks)

    (f) Determine the 15th term of the sequence 1,4,7,10,...


    (3 marks)

    (g) Is the sequence 6,12,24,48,... linear or nonlinear? Justify your answer.


    (2 marks)
    4

    5: Finding the Equation for the n-th Term (20 marks)

    (a) Find the n-th term formula for each of the following sequences:

    i. 5,9,13,17,... ii. 7,14,21,28,...


    (4 marks: 2 marks each)

    (b) A sequence is given by 3n+4. Find the 6th and 7th terms.
    (3 marks: 1.5 marks each)

    (c) For the sequence −5,−3,−1,1,..., determine the n-th term.


    (4 marks)

    (d) For the sequence 12,18,24,30,... write the formula for the n-th term.
    (4 marks)

    (e) Calculate the 15th term of the sequence 3n−2.


    (3 marks)

    (f) Find the sum of the first 6 terms of the sequence 2n+3.
    (2 marks)

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