SYDNEY

BOYS
HIGH
SCHOOL

YEAR 8
2022 TERM 4
YEARLY EXAMINATION

PART I

Mathematics
General Instructions: Time Allowed: 70 minutes

 All questions may be attempted.

 Marks may be deducted for careless or badly arranged work.
 Show ALL relevant mathematical reasoning and/or calculations.
 NESA approved calculators may be used.
 Write using black pen.
 If you wish to rewrite an answer, draw a line through your faulty answer and
rewrite your answer on the back page of the booklet.
Write ‘see back’ next to your crossed out attempt.
Show the number and part of the answer being rewritten.
 Leave your answers in the simplest exact form, unless otherwise stated.
 Clearly indicate your class by placing a cross X next to your class.

Examiner: JJ

Name: _________________________________

Class Teacher Section Marks

M1 D Taylor 1 /20
MA J Bui 2 /14 Mark
P T Broockmann Section A
3 /14 /20
L A Ward
4 /12
U B Kilmore
S T Broockmann Total 60
Section 1 (20 marks)

Question 1

Solve 3x = –81, for x. 1

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Question 2

Simplify the following:

21 8
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Question 3

Find 40% of 65 1
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Solve 10 + 3x = 9 – 5x, for x. 1

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Question 5

What is the area enclosed by a circle of radius 5? (leave your answer in terms of  ) 1
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Question 6

Simplify the following:

1 2
i. 4 1 1
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Question 7

Find the value of x in the triangle on the right. 1

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Question 8

x 2  9 but x  x , find the value of x. 1

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Question 9

Negative seven is multiplied by the number less than it by two and divided by the number greater
than it by four. What is the value of the result? 1
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Question 10

i. Increase 348 by 25% 1

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ii. Express 0.5231 as a percentage 1

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iii. Express 88% as a simple fraction 1

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Question 11

Which statement below describes the interval. (circle the correct answer) 1

A) 9  x  12

B) 9  x  12

C) 9  x  12

D) 9  x  12
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Simplify the following:

i. a5  a 2 1

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iii. 32a 5  (3a) 4 1

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 Section 2
Name:

Class Teacher
M1 Taylor
MA Bui
P Broockmann
Mark
L Ward /14
U Kilmore
S Broockmann
Question 1

What is the smallest positive integer possible that is congruent to 7 modulo 4? 1

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Question 2

Choose the correct number of solutions for the inequality 3x  12 1

A) None

B) One

C) Two

D) Infinite

Question 3

Evaluate the following:

i. 9 2 1

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ii. 2 1  2 2
3 2 3

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Question 4

Simplify the following:

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i. a  8a  a  5a 0  9 2 a 2 1
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Solve 22  x  23  0 , for x. 1

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Question 6

An Oval at Dabestatspeling State High School requires fertilisation.

i. The Grounds Keeper Mr Finegrass wants to fence off half the oval at a time in such a way
that students will not be able to make use of the fenced off section (fenced all the way
around). What is the smallest length of fencing required to do the job for an oval with the
following dimensions: 2

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ii. What is the total area of the oval above to the nearest 5 square metres? 2
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iii. Mr Finegrass needs to know how much liquid fertiliser to purchase. The website about the
product states that for every 25 square metres of grass a 1L mixture of water and fertiliser is
need with the fertiliser to water ratio being 1:23. Fertiliser is sold in tubs of 25L. How many
tubs of fertiliser are needed to cover the oval? (use your answer to part ii as the area that
needs to be fertilised) 2

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 Section 3
Name:

Class Teacher
M1 Taylor
MA Bui
P Broockmann
Mark
L Ward /14
U Kilmore
S Broockmann
Question 1

Let y be the solution to 7 modulo 5. Write an expression for y that gives all possible solutions. 1

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Question 2

ab 6 bc 9 ac

If  and  , then what is the value of ? 1
c 5 a 2 b

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Question 3

Given the following inequalities are true, which statement could be true of x and y. 1

x y  z
x y  z
z0
yx

A) x is negative and y is positive

B) both x and y are positive

C) x and y are both negative

D) x and y are the same number

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Question 4

State the value of x in the diagram below, giving clear geometric reasons. 2

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Questions 5

A three-layer cake is baked and layered, such that each layer is one third of the diameter of the layer
underneath and the height is two thirds of the layer underneath. The bottom layer of the cake is 54cm
in diameter and its height is 18cm. What is the volume of the cake? (calculate your answer to the
nearest cubic centimetre) 3
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Question 6

In total, 14 carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen atoms make up one toxic molecule. If the number of
6
carbon atoms is 5 more than the number of nitrogen atoms, and 42 % of the atoms are carbon, find
7
the number of each type of atom. 2

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Question 7

Find the smallest integer x such that x  4  3mod 7 . 2

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Question 8

Mr Finegrass needs to water a field at Dabestatspeling High. He has a sprinkler that sufficiently
covers everything within a 7m radius evenly with enough water for the grass of that area in a 10
minute period. He is only working from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and he only has one sprinkler. The field is
slightly non-standard being 48m by 108m.
He realises that if for every 6m, 18m, 30m and 42m on the short side he places his sprinkler at all of
6m, 18m, 30m, 42m, 54m, 66m, 78m, 90m and 102m on the longer side, he will get most of the field
watered and be able to leave for home on time.
Each sprinkler point is in the middle of a 12m by 12m square. The sprinkler will water an area over
each side of the square of approximately 4.88m2 (into an adjacent square or the outside of the field).
Find the percentage of area of the field that is not watered. (Correct to 2 decimal places) 2

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 Section 4
Name:

Class Teacher
M1 Taylor
MA Bui
P Broockmann
Mark
L Ward /12
U Kilmore
S Broockmann
Question 1

In the diagram below, what is the ratio of the shaded area to the non-shaded area? 3

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Question 2

What are the last two digits of 132022 ? 3

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Question 3

The connected quadrilaterals below are all squares. The bottom side of the large and medium
squares are connected and colinear. The top side of the small medium sized squares are connected
and colinear and all the squares are side by side with no overlap. The pronumerals l and k are both
greater than 1. Find a simplified expression for the shaded area. 3
Guesses with no working out will not be awarded any marks and you must show working out for all
your reasoning.

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Question 4

In the diagram below, triangle ABC is isosceles with AB = AC. The line EA is drawn such that
EAB  20 , and the line DE is drawn such that DA = EA.

Find the size of DEC . 3

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