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Year 8 Maths: Fraction Calculations

The document provides examples of calculating exact values of fractions, expressions involving fractions, and operations with decimals. It also includes examples of simplifying expressions using substitution, solving equations and inequalities, performing binary operations, and factorizing expressions. The examples cover a wide range of math topics involving fractions, decimals, equations, inequalities, and algebraic expressions.

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Year 8 Maths: Fraction Calculations

The document provides examples of calculating exact values of fractions, expressions involving fractions, and operations with decimals. It also includes examples of simplifying expressions using substitution, solving equations and inequalities, performing binary operations, and factorizing expressions. The examples cover a wide range of math topics involving fractions, decimals, equations, inequalities, and algebraic expressions.

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Fractions

Calculate the EXACT value of:

3 15  52 1 12  52 2 12  54 3 13  2 53
a)
2 54 b)
4 2
5  3
4 c)
3
4 d)
2 15

3 14  2 13 3 17  23
4 15   1 91  3 1 56 2 76 1 1
 3 5
 5 1
e) f) g) h) 3 6 9

2
3  1 72 2 17  13 2 13  1 12
2 14  1 81
i)
3  2 72 j)
1 72 k)
1 56 l) 4 2
1

Using a calculator, or otherwise, evaluate

4.2  1.4 4.8  6.9


 1.7    1.3
2 2

a) 1.52  0.52 b) 0.02  0.7 c) d) 1.3  0.2

0.18
 0.003  3.7 
2
  6.24  1.3
e) 2.3  4.1
2 2
f) 0.6 g)

h)
(3.9  0.27)  0.624 i) 3.96  0.25  0.0256
Estimating/ Rounding off Numbers

1) Evaluate 1.073 , giving your answer to three significant figures.

0.0402
2) Express 0.71
i) correct to 2 decimal places
ii) correct to 2 significant figures
iii) in standard form

7.021
3) Evaluate 6.751 and express the answer correct to
i) 3 decimal places
ii) 3 significant figures

4) Write the value of 0.428  2.75


i) exactly in decimal form
ii) to two decimal places
iii) to two significant figures

5) Write 0.08909
i) in standard form
ii) correct to two significant figures

6) Write the value of (11.2)  (0.375  3)


2

i) exactly
ii) to two significant figures
iii) in standard form

7) Evaluate 87.2 , writing your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

8) Determine the value of (12.3)  (0.246  3) and write the answer


2

i) exactly
ii) correct to two significant figures
2.89
2.52 
9) Determine the value of 17 giving your answer to 2 significant figures.
Substitution

1. Given that a  1 , b  2 and c  3 , find the value of:


i) abc ii) b  c
2 2

2. Find the value of each of the following when a  2 , b  1 and c  3


4b 2  2ac
i) a (b  c) ii) a  b  c

3. Given a  2 , b  3 and c  0 , evaluate


i) 4a  2b  3c ii) a
c

4. Given that l  2 , m  3 and n  7 . Calculate the value of lm(m  n)

Equations/ Inequations

2x  3 5  x
 3
1. Solve for x: 3 2
2. Solve the equation 15  4 x  2(3x  1)
x 3 x 2

3. Simplify 3 5
x  2 x 1

4. Simplify 3 4
2 3

5. Write as a simple fraction in its lowest term a  3 a
6. Solve for x: 12  3x  5
7. Expand and simplify (2 x  5)(3 x  4)
5
2( x  1) 
8. Solve the equation 2
9. Calculate the range of values of v when 5  v  2v  1
10. Simplify, expressing your answer in its simplest form
5 p 4 p2 3p q
 
i) 3q q ii) 2 p
2
 x4
11. Solve the inequality 3
4x  5 9  2x
 0
12. Solve the equation 4 3
13. Solve the equation 6 x  8( x  3)  10
14. Simplify 3m  2(m  1)
3 2

15. Simplify y y  2
a 2  4a
16. Simplify a  3a  4
2

x2 1
17. Simplify x  1

4ab 2  2a 2b
18. Simplify ab

Binary Operations

1. The binary operation * is defined by


a * b  (a  b) 2  2ab
Calculate the value of 3* 4

b
a * b  ab 
2. Given that a
Evaluate : i) 4*8 ii) 2*(4*8)
Factorization

1. 7.

2. 8.

Factorization

3. 9.

4. 10 .

5. 11.
6.

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