Mathematics Grade 8 Assignment Term 1
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MATHEMATICS
GRADE 8
ASSIGNMENT
Topics: Whole Numbers & Integers
MARKS: 50
2014
Date: 14 February 2025
SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT
TASK
Instructions: MARKS: 50
1. Answer all questions.
WEIGHTED MARK: 10
2. Show all necessary calculations.
SUGGESTED TIME: 1 hour
3. Clearly indicate final answers.
This question paper consists of 4 Questions
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Mathematics Grade 8 Assignment Term 1
SECTION A: WHOLE NUMBERS (21 MARKS)
QUESTION 1
1.1 Write 7 825 349 in words. (2)
1.2 Find the LCM and HCF of 9, 18, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 24 (4)
1.3 Round off 89 473 to the nearest thousand (1)
1.5 Determine the additive inverse of −15 (1)
QUESTION 2
2.1 A factory produces 4 567 items in a day. How many items will it produce in 25 (2)
days?
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Mathematics Grade 8 Assignment Term 1
2.2 The sum of two Whole numbers is 1 500. One of the numbers is 874. Find (3)
the other number.
2.3 A school buys 135 boxes of pencils. Each box contains 24 pencils. If 980 (4)
pencils are distributed among learners, how many pencils remain?
2.4 A Patrick wants to give a sum of R45360 to his grandchildren, namely Lebo, (4)
Anna and Sakhile in the ratio 4:3:2 respectively. How Much will Anna receive
from the shared money?
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Mathematics Grade 8 Assignment Term 1
SECTION B (INTEGERS) 29 MARKS
QUESTION 3
3.1 Simplify: 4 × ((−5) + (−20)) (2)
3.2 Determine the value of: (−4) × 10 + ((−4) × (−5)) (3)
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3.3 Calculate: √81 − √4 + √125 (3)
3.4 Evaluate: 43 −33 − 23 − 13 (4)
3.3 Arrange in ascending order: −8, 5, −3, 0, −12 (2)
QUESTION 4
4.1 The submarine is 120𝑚 below sea level. It descends 40𝑚 further and then (4)
rises 75𝑚. What is its new position?
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Mathematics Grade 8 Assignment Term 1
4.2 The temperature in a city was −5°𝐶 in the morning. It dropped by 7°𝐶 at (3)
night. What was the temperature at night?
4.3 A quiz competition awards +5 points for a correct answer and -3 points for a (4)
wrong answer. If a contestant answers 12 questions correctly and 8
questions incorrectly, what is their final score?
4.4 A store records profits as positive numbers and losses as negative numbers. (4)
The transactions for a week are: +250, −130, +90, −75, −115, +140, −85.
Find the net result.
TOTAL: 50 MARKS
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