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This document contains Year 8 mathematics practice questions covering various topics including irrational numbers, standard form, indices, algebra, percentages, bounds, equations, and inequalities. Each section provides multiple questions designed to test students' understanding and application of mathematical concepts. The questions range from basic calculations to more complex problem-solving tasks.

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This document contains Year 8 mathematics practice questions covering various topics including irrational numbers, standard form, indices, algebra, percentages, bounds, equations, and inequalities. Each section provides multiple questions designed to test students' understanding and application of mathematical concepts. The questions range from basic calculations to more complex problem-solving tasks.

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Year 8 Mathematics Practice Questions

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1. Number and Calculation

1.1 Irrational numbers

1. Is √2 a rational or irrational number?

2. Write down an example of an irrational number.

3. True or False: π is an irrational number.

4. Which of the following is irrational: √9, √3, 1.5?

5. Explain why √5 cannot be written as a fraction.

1.2 Standard form

1. Write 5000 in standard form.

2. Express 3.6 × 10³ in ordinary form.

3. Convert 0.00042 into standard form.

4. Which is bigger: 2.1 × 10⁴ or 1.9 × 10⁵?

5. Write 8.1 × 10⁻³ in decimal form.

1.3 Indices
1. Simplify 2³.

2. What is 5⁰?

3. Simplify 10² × 10³.

4. Simplify (3²)².

5. What is the value of 2⁴ ÷ 2²?

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2. Algebra and Formulae

2.1 Substituting into expressions

1. Evaluate 3x + 2 when x = 4.

2. Find the value of 2a - b when a = 5 and b = 3.

3. Calculate x² + y when x = 2 and y = 7.

4. What is 5x - 4 when x = 3?

5. Evaluate 2x² - 3 when x = 2.

2.2 Constructing expressions

1. Write an expression for "five more than twice a number x."


2. If y is a number, write an expression for "three times y plus 4."

3. Write an expression for the perimeter of a square with side length s.

4. A number t is multiplied by 6 and then reduced by 2. Write the expression.

5. Construct an expression for the area of a rectangle with length l and width w.

2.3 Expressions and indices

1. Simplify x² × x³.

2. Simplify a³ ÷ a.

3. Simplify (b²)³.

4. What is x⁵ ÷ x²?

5. Expand (2x)(x²).

2.4 Expanding the product of two linear expressions

1. Expand (x + 3)(x + 2).

2. Expand (x - 1)(x + 5).

3. Expand (2x + 4)(x + 1).

4. Expand (x - 2)(x - 3).


5. Expand (3x + 1)(x + 2).

2.5 Simplifying algebraic fractions

1. Simplify 4x ÷ 2.

2. Simplify x² ÷ x.

3. Simplify 6a ÷ 3a.

4. Simplify 10y² ÷ 5y.

5. Simplify (2x² + 4x) ÷ 2x.

2.6 Deriving and using formulae

1. The perimeter P of a square is given by P = 4s. Find P when s = 6.

2. A rectangle has area A = lw. Find A when l = 5 and w = 3.

3. A = πr². Find A when r = 2 (use π ≈ 3.14).

4. The formula for distance is d = st. Find d when s = 10, t = 4.

5. The cost C = 5n. Find C when n = 8.

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3. Percentages and Bounds

3.1 Multiplying and dividing by powers of 10

1. Multiply 45 by 10.

2. Divide 360 by 100.

3. Multiply 2.5 by 1000.

4. Divide 0.75 by 10.

5. Multiply 0.06 by 100.

3.2 Multiplying and dividing decimals

1. 0.6 × 3 = ?

2. 4.8 ÷ 2 = ?

3. 1.2 × 5 = ?

4. 7.5 ÷ 0.5 = ?

5. 0.25 × 4 = ?

3.3 Understanding compound percentages

1. Increase £100 by 10% per year for 2 years.


2. A phone costs £200. It increases by 5% each year. What’s the cost after 1 year?

3. A £50 item is reduced by 10%, then by another 20%. What is the final price?

4. What is the overall percentage increase from £100 to £121 in 2 years?

5. Find the value after 2 years if £300 grows by 10% each year.

3.4 Understanding upper and lower bounds

1. Round 3.56 to 1 decimal place.

2. Find the upper bound of 50 rounded to the nearest 10.

3. A length is given as 7.4 m to the nearest 0.1 m. What is its lower bound?

4. A number is 300 rounded to the nearest 100. What are the bounds?

5. Write the bounds of 6.8 rounded to the nearest 0.1.

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4. Equations and Inequalities

4.1 Constructing and solving equations

1. Solve: x + 4 = 9.

2. Solve: 3x = 12.

3. Solve: x ÷ 2 = 5.

4. Solve: 2x - 3 = 7.

5. Solve: x - 5 = 2x - 9.

4.2 Simultaneous equations

1. Solve: x + y = 10, x - y = 2.

2. Solve: 2x + y = 7, x - y = 1.

3. Solve: x + 2y = 8, 2x - y = 1.

4. Find x and y if x + y = 6 and x = y + 2.

5. Solve: x - 2y = 0, x + y = 9.

4.3 Inequalities

1. Solve: x + 3 < 7.
2. Solve: 2x > 6.

3. Solve: x - 4 ≤ 1.

4. Solve: 3x + 2 ≥ 8.

5. Write all integers that satisfy: 1 < x ≤ 4.

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End of Practice Questions

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