Quiz about Maths Year 8 - General

Question 1

[Percentages]

Q: 30% means 30 out of...

Accepted Answer

100

Answer

30

Answer

300

Answer

30.00

Question 2

[Percentages]

Q: If 15% of students are away from class, what number of students are present?

Accepted Answer

85%

Answer

15%

Answer

75%

Answer

100%

Question 3

[Percentages to Fractions]

Q: Express the percentage 75% as a fraction in its simplest form.

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

B.

Answer

D.

Question 4

[Percentages to Fractions]

Q: Express the percentage 62.5% as a fraction in its simplest form.

Accepted Answer

Option D is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

B.

Answer

C.

Question 5

Question 5.

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

100%

Answer

2.5%

Answer

25

Question 6

Question 6.

Accepted Answer

28%

Answer

7%

Answer

70%

Answer

25%

Question 7

[Percentages to Decimals]

Q: Change the percentage 81% to a decimal.

Accepted Answer

0.81

Answer

8.10

Answer

81

Answer

81.00

Question 8

[Percentages to Decimals]

Q: Change the percentage 57.4% to a decimal.

Accepted Answer

0.574

Answer

5.74

Answer

57.4

Answer

57.40

Question 9

[Percentage of a Value]

Q: What is 25% of 120?

Accepted Answer

30

Answer

40

Answer

25

Answer

50

Question 10

[Increase / Decrease by a Percentage]

Q: Increase $80 by 45% gives...

Accepted Answer

$116

Answer

$36

Answer

$45

Answer

$112

Question 11

[Increase / Decrease by a Percentage]

Q: Decrease $84 by 32%

Accepted Answer

$57.12

Answer

$26.88

Answer

$110.88

Answer

$56.21

Question 12

[Increase / Decrease by a Percentage]

Q: The price of a new car is $30,000 and after 1 year it decreases in value by 20%. Find the reduced value of the car.

Accepted Answer

$24,000

Answer

$36,000

Answer

$6,000

Answer

$18,000

Question 13

[Unitary Method and Percentages]

Q: If 15% of a number is 360, what is the number?

Accepted Answer

2400

Answer

5400

Answer

54

Answer

3200

Question 14

[Unitary Method and Percentages]

Q: An electrician's weekly wage increases by 15%. If the increase is $75, find the electrician's new weekly wage.

Accepted Answer

$575

Answer

$500

Answer

$750

Answer

$500

Question 15

[Percentages and Commission]

Q: A salesman for a company gets a commission of 9% on all sales. How much commission will he receive if in one week he sells a total of $27,000?

Accepted Answer

$2,430

Answer

$2,700

Answer

$2,370

Answer

$9,000

Question 16

[Percentages and Discounts]

Q: A book with an original price of $680 is discounted by 12%. What is the discount, and what is the new sale price?

Accepted Answer

Discount is $81.60 and sale price is $598.40.

Answer

Discount is $12.00 and sale price is $692.00.

Answer

Discount is $81.60 and sale price is $761.60

Answer

Discount is $12.00 and sale price is $668.00

Question 17

[Profit and Loss]

Q: Jack bought an expensive painting for $2,540 and after a few years he sold it for $3,200. What was his profit on the sale as a total amount as a percentage of the cost price.

Accepted Answer

Profit was $660, and was 25.98% of cost price.

Answer

Profit was $660, and was 20.62% of cost price.

Answer

Profit was $620, and was 25.20% of cost price.

Answer

Profit was $620, and was 20.00% of cost price.

Question 18

[Operations with Integers]

Q: What is 15+(-2) =

Accepted Answer

13

Answer

-17

Answer

-13

Answer

17

Question 19

[Operations with Integers]

Q: What is -10-(-5)+2 =

Accepted Answer

-3

Answer

17

Answer

7

Answer

-13

Question 20

[Operations with Integers]

Q: What is -36 divided by 12?

Accepted Answer

-3

Answer

3

Answer

4

Answer

-4

Question 21

[Indicies]

Q: What is 8²= ?

Accepted Answer

64

Answer

10

Answer

8

Answer

16

Question 22

[Indicies]

Q: What is (-3)³= ?

Accepted Answer

-27

Answer

27

Answer

-9

Answer

9

Question 23

Question 23.

Accepted Answer

-1

Answer

1

Answer

-9

Answer

9

Question 24

[Index Laws]

Q: Simplify (2²)³ and leave your answer in index form.

Accepted Answer

26

Answer

25

Answer

23

Answer

29

Question 25

[Index Laws]

Q: What is 7⁴x 7⁵, leaving your answer in index form.

Accepted Answer

79

Answer

75

Answer

720

Answer

70

Question 26

[Index Laws]

Q: What is 2⁸ divided by 2², in index form?

Accepted Answer

26

Answer

210

Answer

216

Answer

22

Question 27

[Index Laws]

Q: What is 6m⁰

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

6m

Answer

60

Answer

0

Question 28

[Rounding]

Q: Round the 7.45 to the nearest whole number.

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

8

Answer

7.5

Answer

7.4

Question 29

[Rounding]

Q: Round 81.348 to one decimal place.

Accepted Answer

81.3

Answer

81.35

Answer

81

Answer

81.4

Question 30

Question 30.

Accepted Answer

15.07

Answer

15.70

Answer

22.00

Answer

0.157

Question 31

Question 31.

Accepted Answer

irrational

Answer

rational

Answer

neither

Answer

a number

Question 32

[Equivalent Ratios]

Q: Express the ratio 15:5 in its simplest form.

Accepted Answer

3:1

Answer

15:1

Answer

5:1

Answer

5:3

Question 33

[Ratios]

Q: The ratio of girls to boys is 5:4. If there are 35 girls, how many boys are there?

Accepted Answer

28

Answer

30

Answer

25

Answer

18

Question 34

[Rates]

Q: If a car travels at 960km in 12 hours, it is travelling at an average speed of ? per hour

Accepted Answer

80 km per hour

Answer

96 km per hour

Answer

90 km per hour

Answer

84 km per hour

Question 35

[Conversion of Rates]

Q: A car is travelling at 46 metres per second. How many metres does it travel per minute?

Accepted Answer

2760

Answer

460

Answer

4600

Answer

3270

Question 36

[Algebra]

Q: Simplify the expression 2ab - 3a + 3ba

Accepted Answer

5ab - 3a

Answer

2ab

Answer

-b + 3ba

Answer

2ab - 6a²b

Question 37

[Algebra - Substitution]

Q: if a = 3, find the value of the expression 2a² - 3a

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

3

Answer

-3

Answer

6

Question 38

[Algebra]

Q: Simplify the expression 3pq x (-5pq)

Accepted Answer

-15p2q2

Answer

-15pq

Answer

15p2q2

Answer

-15p2q

Question 39

Question 39.

Accepted Answer

-9bc

Answer

-9abc

Answer

-9a

Answer

9ab

Question 40

Question 40.

Accepted Answer

31x

Answer

12x

Answer

28x

Answer

32x

Question 41

Question 41.

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

a

Answer

5a

Answer

5a2

Question 42

[Algebra - Distributive Law]

Q: Expand the brackets for the expression 7n(2n - 3)

Accepted Answer

14n² - 21n

Answer

-7n2

Answer

14n2 - 21

Answer

-7n

Question 43

[Algebra - Common Factors]

Q: Factorise, using the highest common factor, the expression 6pq - 12p²

Accepted Answer

6p(q - 2p)

Answer

6(pq - 2p²)

Answer

3p(2q - 3p)

Answer

6(q - 2p)

Question 44

Question 44.

Accepted Answer

5p + 4

Answer

p + 2p + 4

Answer

2p2 + 4

Answer

5p

Question 45

[Not so fun question]

What is the name of this minion in the movie Despicable Me?

Accepted Answer

Dave

Answer

Robert

Answer

Liam

Answer

Minny

Question 46

[Not so fun question]

What does Paddington Bear keep under his hat in case of emergencies?

Accepted Answer

a marmalade sandwich

Answer

a water balloon

Answer

a baseball bat

Answer

a parachute

Question 47

[Not so fun question]

What is the name of Peter Pan's fairy friend?

Accepted Answer

Tinker Bell

Answer

Lavender

Answer

Summer Breeze

Answer

Jessie

Question 48

[Not so fun question]

What is the name of the woolly mammoth in Ice Age?

Accepted Answer

Manfred

Answer

Waldorf

Answer

Sullivan

Answer

George

Question 49

[Not so fun question]

Who is the company's best scarer in the movie Monster's Inc?

Accepted Answer

James Sullivan

Answer

George Washington

Answer

Alfred Edison

Answer

Lewis Caroll

Question 50

[Not so fun question]

What is the name of the monkey in the movie Kung Fu Panda?

Accepted Answer

Monkey

Answer

Po

Answer

Shifu

Answer

Randall

Maths Year 8 - General

50 questions

[Percentages]
Q: 30% means 30 out of...

[Percentages]
Q: If 15% of students are away from class, what number of students are present?

[Percentages to Fractions]
Q: Express the percentage 75% as a fraction in its simplest form.

[Percentages to Fractions]
Q: Express the percentage 62.5% as a fraction in its simplest form.

[Percentages to Decimals]
Q: Change the percentage 81% to a decimal.

[Percentages to Decimals]
Q: Change the percentage 57.4% to a decimal.

[Percentage of a Value]
Q: What is 25% of 120?

[Increase / Decrease by a Percentage]
Q: Increase $80 by 45% gives...

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Maths Year 8 - General

50 questions

[Percentages]Q: 30% means 30 out of...

[Percentages]Q: If 15% of students are away from class, what number of students are present?

[Percentages to Fractions]Q: Express the percentage 75% as a fraction in its simplest form.

[Percentages to Fractions]Q: Express the percentage 62.5% as a fraction in its simplest form.

[Percentages to Decimals]Q: Change the percentage 81% to a decimal.

[Percentages to Decimals]Q: Change the percentage 57.4% to a decimal.

[Percentage of a Value]Q: What is 25% of 120?

[Increase / Decrease by a Percentage]Q: Increase $80 by 45% gives...

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[Percentages]
Q: 30% means 30 out of...

[Percentages]
Q: If 15% of students are away from class, what number of students are present?

[Percentages to Fractions]
Q: Express the percentage 75% as a fraction in its simplest form.

[Percentages to Fractions]
Q: Express the percentage 62.5% as a fraction in its simplest form.

[Percentages to Decimals]
Q: Change the percentage 81% to a decimal.

[Percentages to Decimals]
Q: Change the percentage 57.4% to a decimal.

[Percentage of a Value]
Q: What is 25% of 120?

[Increase / Decrease by a Percentage]
Q: Increase $80 by 45% gives...