ANSWER KEY

Grade 8 Mathematics
Western School District
June 2010

Section A:

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Section A: Constructed Response [1

[10 Marks]
Write your answers in the space provided, and show all workings to achieve full marks.
1.

Sketch a model (ie, Number line, Bank Model, etc) to calculate:

(I10) J (K5)

[3 Marks]

Methods Will Vary: Sample solution using number line:

How many steps of K5 make I10? Since the step size is negative, you must walk
backward 2 steps. Since you are facing the negative end of the line, the answer is K2.

The answer alone should not receive full marks.

2.

Sketch a model (i.e., Area Model, Number line, etc.) to calculate:

P
Q

[3 Marks]

3
4

Methods will Vary

Sample solution using Area model:

Area shaded twice

3.

1
5

P
YZ

The volume of the following right pentagonal prism is 100 cm3. If the area of the
[1 Mark]
base is 25 cm2, what is the height of the object?

100 cm3 J 25 cm2 = 4 cm

25 cm

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4.

A sample of coins from a piggy bank is shown:

A.

The picture represents the ratio of all the coins in the bank. If there are 60
coins in the bank, how many are nickels?
[2 Marks]
1
=
10 60
There are 6 Nickels in the bank.

B.

What is the ratio of toonies to quarters?

[1 Mark]

3:2

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ANSWER KEY
Grade 8 Mathematics
Western School District
June 2010

Section B: Calculator
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Section B: Constructed Response [3

[30 Marks]
Write your answers in the spaces provided, and show all workings to achieve full marks.
5.

A ladder is leaning against a wall. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?
Express your answer to one decimal place.
[3 Marks]
urvY = mnopqrstir Y K urvY
urvY = 8Y K 3Y
h

8m

urvY = 64 K 9
urvY = 55
3m

urv = 55
urv = 7.4 l

6.

The area of the square shown is 625 cm2. What is the length of the diagonal?
Express your answer to one decimal place.
[3 Marks]
i = 625
i = 25 kl

mnopqrstir Y = urvY I urvY

mnopqrstir Y = 25Y I 25Y
mnopqrstir Y = 625 I 625
mnopqrstir Y = 1250
mnopqrstir = 1250
mnopqrstir = 35.4 kl
7.

Evaluate. Show all workings

T

d K
T
=d
e

[3 Marks]
S

fJd I
Q
e

fJd I

S
T
=d f J d f
e
Q
S

=d fRd f
=d

PZ

for d

ST

Note: Do not penalize students if answer isnt reduced to

lowest terms.

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8.

Chris is painting a barrel that is 1.5 m high and 0.2 m in radius. Including the top and
bottom, what area will the paint have to cover? Show your work.
[3 Marks]
SA of Barrel = 2 Y I 2

0.2 m

SA of Barrel = 2 R 3.14 R 0.2Y I

2 R 3.14 R 0.2 R 1.5
SA of Barrel = 0.2512 I 1.884

1.5 m

SA of Barrel = 2.1352 l2

9.

Sean needs to buy nails for his carpentry project. The hardware store sells these
full boxes of nails for the same price. Which one should he buy? Justify your
[3 Marks]
answer.
A

4 cm

6 cm

2 cm
8 cm

11 cm

8 cm

Volume Box A = 8 R 6 R 4

Volume Box B = 11 R 8 R 2

=192 cm3

= 176 cm3

Box A because it is bigger, therefore contains more nails.

10.

A Ford F-150 burns fuel at a rate of 0.113 litres per kilometre driven.

A.

If a person travelled a total distance of 200km, how many litres of fuel were
burned?
[1 Marks]

0.113 l/km x 200 km = 22.6 litres

B.

If the price of fuel was $1.10 per litre how much did the trip cost in dollars?
[1 Marks]
22.6 litres x $1.10 = $24.86
Note: A student gets the wrong answer in part A but still correctly
use the answer in Part B still deserves full credit for part B.

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11.

A video store offers the following choices:

CHOICE A :

25% off each DVD with a regular price of $20.00

CHOICE B :

Buy 3 DVDs for a total of $40.00

Which deal gives the better price for one DVD? Justify your answer.
Choice A

12.

[2 Marks]

Choice B

$20.00 x 0.25 = $5.00

$40.00 3 = $13.33

$20.00 - $5.00 = $15.00

Better Deal!!!

Solve the equation. Show your workings.

3(x 2) = 12

[2 Marks]

Methods Will Vary

Algebraically:

3 6 = 12
3 K 6 I 6 = 12 I 6
3 = 18
P
P

S
P

= 6
13.

Bell Express Vu charges a basic monthly rate of $20.00 and $5.00 for each pay-perview movie. This can be described by the equation C = 5m I 20.
A.

Determine the cost of viewing pay-per-view movies by completing the table.

Movies (m)
0
1
2
3

B.

[1 Mark]

Cost (c)
20
25
30
35

Create a graph using the data in the table of values.

y

[1 Mark]

40
35
30
25

Cost (c)

20
15
10
5
0

Movies (m)

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14.

The graph shown gives the temperature at Puerto Vallarta in Mexico.

32 C
31 C
30 C
29 C

4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm

A.

What is misleading about the graph?

[1 Mark]

It appears to show that the temperature dropped greatly over the 3

hour period.
B.

How can the graph be changed to represent the data accurately?

[1 Mark]

Start the temperature scale at 0.

15.

Sketch and label the front, top, left side and right side views of the object.
[2 Marks]

Front

Top

Left

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16.

Explain why only one of these will tessellate and the other will not.
[3 Marks]
108

108

108

A
108

120

120

120

108

120

120

120

In order for a shape to tessellate the angles around any vertex must add up to 360o.
Since the interior angles of a regular pentagon are 108o it is impossible to add up to
360o. However, the interior angles of a regular hexagon are 120o and 3 of these
added together will form 360o. Hence, a regular pentagon will not tessellate and a
regular hexagon will.

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