This is a Mathematics Grade 8 class assignment from the Free State, worth 50 marks and to be completed in 120 minutes. Question 1 is multiple choice, covering the distributive property, profit calculations, and simplifying fractions and exponents. Question 2 covers ratio, including simplifying and dividing in a given ratio, decreasing a quantity in a ratio, rate problems, and using prime factorisation to find the LCM and HCF. Further questions require calculations with fractions, mixed numbers and order of operations without a calculator.
The following document, Mathematics Grade 8 Term 1 Class Assignment.pdf, is the full document.
Term 1 Content Brief
Mathematics Grade 8 Term 1 Class Assignment PDF DLY-032
Key terms covered include the distributive property, ratio, rate, prime factorisation, lowest common multiple (LCM), highest common factor (HCF), and order of operations.
The assignment consists of 3 pages including the cover page. Question 1 is multiple choice on number properties and basic calculations. Question 2 covers ratio and prime factorisation. Later questions require calculations with fractions and mixed numbers without a calculator.
By the end of this assignment, learners should be able to apply the distributive property, solve ratio and rate problems, use prime factorisation to find the LCM and HCF, and perform calculations with fractions and mixed numbers without a calculator.