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New Signpost Mathematics 8

Homework Book Answers

Chapter 1
Review of Last Years Work 1

1:01
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

2
3
4
5
6
7
8

b 61
b XIX

c 54
c LXXXIII

2001
MCMLXIX
a 5 020 003 b 99 010
a 6 6 = 36 b 2 2 2 2 = 16
c 3 3 3 3 3 = 243
a 700
b 4000
c 900 000
a 2200
b 3000
c 10 000

1:02
1

Beginnings in Number

a 20
a VII

d 2505
d DXII

a 8.63

3
-----10

a 0.9

4
5

d 60 000
d 12 000

c 0
d 593
b 1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 21, 35, 105

19
-----3

43
-----5

5
--6

2
-----25

2
--3

7
-----10

2
--5

a 4 1---

b 1 1---

e 14

f 4 1---

1
--6

d 0.92
h 19

b 0.78

Percentages
d 9/400

a
a
a
a

b
b
b
b

c
c
c
c

d
d
d
d

5
6
7

25%
0.8
60%
$13.60
30%
4.17%

1:06
1
2

87.5%
0.05
38%
90 m

176%
0.196
120%
$11 040

18.5%
4
62.5%
445.5 kg

Angles

PQR
56

3
obtuse
acute
reflex

a = 137
b = 39
c = 123
d = 109
e = 71

5
--6

3
-----10

1:07

Plane Shapes

a pentagon

b 5

c 0.008
g 0.002

c 1 1---

, 3--- , 2---

1 1--- kg

d 0.1 8

17
-----30

c 2.375

50

b 19/100

b 7

d 6 11
------

a 7/10

0.7707, 0.707, 0.7, 0.077


b 15.23
f 1.81

c 4 3---

Fractions

b 0.15

a 4.21
e 2931
i 26

1:05

10, 48, 80, 82


2 120
3 3, even
4 Except for 2, prime numbers are always odd. Therefore
beprisques, which are one less or one more than an odd
number, must be even.

a 5 1---

27
--------100

Review of Last Years Work 2

0.8
16.32
8 a 19.14

Fun SpotBeprisques

b 900.02

9, 18, 27, 36, 45


9
36
41, 43, 47
62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69
225 = 3 3 5 5

1:03

Decimals

Number: Its Order and


Structure

a 31
b 5698
a 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
c 1, 7, 13, 91

1:04

3
2

8
-----15

d 16

a = 62
b = 42
c = 35
d = 34
5 a true
6 a = 110
b = 70
c = 90
d = 104
4

b false

c false

d false

ANSWERS

New Signpost Mathematics 8

1:08
1

3
4

Solid Shapes

a cuboid

Homework Book Answers

b triangular prism

Number of faces

c pyramid

Number of edges Number of


vertices

12

18

12

a cube
a

b cylinder
b

front

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

3
--5

, 2.3

a
e
a
e
a

7
11
16
7
34

1:11

a 12p

b 6t

c 6r
-----

d 14a2b

a x
a 4x + 20
a x=6

b 9p + 5q
b 6x 10
b x=4

c 2k + 21
c x2 + 9x
c x=8

d 4x2 + 6x + 8

2:01

d 19 000 mL
3
4

b 3
f 18
b 60

c 12

d 27

c 15

d 9

b 64

c 3

d x = 5

Working Mathematically 1
1

Working Mathematically

Examples: How many checkouts are open? How many people


and/or shopping trolleys are waiting at each checkout? What is
the quantity of groceries in each trolley?
How many check-outs are open? How many trolleys are waiting
in total?
a 270 seconds
b about 27
Take into consideration the number of people in the queue,
look at their purchases and check that each person has fewer
than 10, look at the number of people waiting at other queues.
Make a rough calculation of which lane choice will result in
you getting to a checkout fastest.
One possible answer: the manager needs to avoid having checkouts open but idle, and also needs to avoid having long queues,
because there often isnt enough room, shoppers dont like long
queues and may shop elsewhere in future, and also the faster
shoppers are processed, the more customers can buy at the
shop. To achieve both objectives, there should always be a
shopper waiting (so operators are never idle) but only one
person in each queue. So the number of checkouts open should
be approximately 2 the number of shoppers at the checkouts
at any given time. The main problem for the manager would be
that the number of shoppers is constantly changing.

2:02

Problem-solving Strategies

24
6 years
3 lightest at 20:08
darkest at 1:11
4 Edward & Hinewai go out:
12 minutes
Hinewai returns:
12 minutes
Freya & Gerald go out:
60 minutes
Edward returns:
6 minutes
Edward & Hinewai go out:
12 minutes
Total time:
102 minutes
5 The Norwegian drinks water. The Japanese man owns the
zebra.
1

The Number Plane

A = (1, 3)
B = (3, 1)
C = (4, 2)
D = (3, 2)
E = (0, 1)
F = (0, 3)
G = (2, 3)
H = (2, 1)
2 bow-tie

top

1:12

d 2pq
h 2pq

Directed Numbers

c 5x
g 4r

Chapter 2

Measurement

b r
f 0

right

a = 9 mm, b = 35 mm, c = 1.6 cm, d = 5.8 cm


a 5500 m
b 23 cm
c 6.7 kg
8 cm
a 88 mm
b 48 cm
a 0730
b 1200
c 2215
150 m
40 minutes
20 m/s
a 176 cm2
b 36 m2
3
27 cm
4.5 kg

1:10

a 3p
e 4y

Review of Last Years Work 3


1:09

y = 3x + 5

left

Algebra

Working Mathematically 2

a t

11

Investigation: Half-time

b n = 2t + 1
2

a 6c + 5

a 42

b --p2
b 16

c 2(x 4)
c 72

d 3r
----5
d 2

Cowboys

Dolphins

Eagles 0, Fliers 0 or Eagles 1, Fliers 0

ANSWERS

New Signpost Mathematics 8


3

a 16

(p + 1) (q + 1)

b c2 = 25 + 81

b 10

c2 = 106

NSW

Queensland

7
0
3
1

0
7
1
3

2:03

Homework Book Answers

c=

c2 = 290
c=
3

e 48.5 cm

Problem-solving using Venn


Diagrams

3:02
2

f 101 cm

c 34 cm

d 4.2 cm

g 0.85 cm

h 8 1--- cm
3

3.93 m

Using Pythagoras Theorem:


Calculating the Hypotenuse
(Part 2)
b 3.622 m

a 24
a Car

Train

0.4 m

M
Th
F

Tu
W

62

16

11.66 m

6.51

9.5 m
6 a 125 m
5

76

3:03

46

Chapter 3
Investigating Pythagoras Theorem 1

Investigating Right-angled
Triangles

Yes, the distance along the wall is 15 m, and the line is at an


angle to the wall.
3 about 17 cm, which represents 17 m
4 yes, because it will probably sag a bit, and also needs a bit of
extra length to be tied on at the ends
5 289 = 82 + 152
289 = 17
5 cm

x =

3:02

a r =p +q

a c=

b 3.5 cm
f

3 3--8

c 24 cm

d 24.3 cm

cm

a In the first three lines x should be x2, and then in the 4th line

b 0.79 m
a

b 3.425 m

flag pole
x

stay
3.7 m
1.4 m

6.3 m (2 sig.fig.)

3:04

1
2

a 3 cm

Investigating Pythagoras Theorem 3

Using Pythagoras Theorem:


Calculating the Hypotenuse
(Part 1)

Using Pythagoras Theorem:


Calculating One of the Short
Sides

e 2.3 cm

3 +4

b 45 m

the student needs to calculate the square root of 0.63.

b 6.63 m

1.28

b Saturday and Sunday


c the days he travelled in the car and on the train
a HCB
b 16
c 62
EE

3:01

pole
x

wall
3.6 m

b 18
Sat
Sun

290 = 17.03 (4 sf)


b 9.2 cm

a 10 cm

Investigating Pythagoras Theorem 2

106 = 10.30

c c2 = 121 + 169

b e =d +f

c q =p +r

Miscellaneous Exercises
Involving Pythagoras
Theorem

38 m

625 = 25

ANSWERS

New Signpost Mathematics 8


2
e=

2.8

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Fun Spot

m
height
x

tap

Caterina will be 3 (born in 2001).


Edward will be 21 (born in 1983).

1.6 m

x2 = (2.8)2 (1.6)2
x2 = 7.84 2.56
x2 = 5.28

4:02

x = 5.28
= 2.3 m (2 sig.fig.)
3

b 98 m

28 m

5m

28 m

a 8.60 m
a 4.47 m
a

b 25%
Population

c 40%

d 85%

Percentage

312 000

1%

NSW

6 372 000

33%

211 000

1%

QLD

3 655 000

20%

SA

1 467 000

8%

457 000

2%

TAS

b 22.20 m
b 4.72 m

Estimating Percentages

ACT
NT

base

24 km

c 50 km

7 km

b 25 km

yacht

a 50%
e 15%

VIC

4 645 000

25%

WA

1 851 000

10%

Total

100%

Percentages 2
4:03

b 15.65 units c 3.91 m

Investigation: The Ants and the Sugar


Bowl

a 1.25
a 64.9%

b 44.44%
c 42.86%
d 83.33%
a 33.33%
a 55%, 80%, 54%, 48%
b fractions
c angles
d assume the tests are equally difficult

7.810 m
5

Chapter 4
4:01

a 20%
a

b 28%

3
4
5
6
7

b 6 1--- %, 9%, 12%, 33 1--- %


2

55%
5 32%
4

7
8
9
10

2
3

17
--------100

3
-----10

99
--------100

49
--------100

3
--4

1
--4

1
--------100

1
-----20

3
-----50

3
--5

19
-----25

6
-----25

40%
25%
0.5
53%

b
f
b
b

a
e
a
a

30%
35%
0.29
30%

4
5
6
7
8
9

c 49%

d 12%

c 0.04
c 1%

d 0.08
d 70%

10

1
--6

c 0.0489
c 0.34%
c

9
--------400

d 1.172
d 7.1%
d

51
--------500

Finding a Percentage of a
Quantity

35
192
72
10
$5.04
$10.80
2.31 m

4:05

a 7%, 17%, 49%, 53%, 70%

b 0.692
b 156%
b

Review of Percentages
1

1
--8

4:04

Percentages 1

| Harder Conversions

Applications of Percentages

Type O: 0.39; Type AB: 0.02


a 0.197
b 0.197 litres
120%
80%
12 times
$3500
4550 kg
45 kg
$72
36

ANSWERS

New Signpost Mathematics 8

Homework Book Answers

Percentages 3
4:06

Percentage Composition

20%
a 15%
2.5%
5%
60%
75%
a 40%
a 60%

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

4:07
2
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

c 40%

d 35%

| Percentage Change
b 8125 L
b 22 L

c 900 m2
c 6208 ha

1
2

d 532.48 kg
d 61 320 kg

b $12 000

$60
3 a $2400
4 $129 000

3
4
5

b 493
b $73.18
6

b $51.75

a $720

c $127.50

d $228 000

c = 8%

d = 8%

b $6400

a = $270

4:10

b 50%
b 40%

| Simple Interest

$14.58
a 87
a 74 cents
385
a $96.75
$496.08
a 0.3 m
25%
18.7%

4:09B
1

b 24%

a $46
a $450

Percentages 5

b = $2400

Finding a Quantity if a
Percentage Is Known

a $600

b 800 m
171 000
$176 000
11 300 (3 sig.fig.)
dining room furniture: $750
TV set: $399
washing machine: $600
400

c 4700

d 15 000

c $17.25

Fun SpotThe Rule of 72

b 20%

8 years
6 years
72
3 y = -----r
1
2

Percentages 4
4:08

a It doesnt say more than what: more than previously, more

than other brands etc.


b A product can only be 100% pure.
The headline could read 40% of people opposed to new
motorway or 60% of people in favour of new motorway.
The rate of speeding has increased from 30% in July to 32% in
August.
a 25% profit b 30.8% loss
$667
$307.50

2
3
4
5
6

Chapter 5

Further Applications of
Percentages

Fun Spot

Patterns and Algebra 1


5:01
1

a
b Number of dots d
Number of matches m

11

13

c i 17
ii 21
iii 201
d To work out the number of matches, multiply the number of
dots by 2 and then add 1.
2

16 coins

| Commission

| Patterns and Rules Review

11

14

$4500
3 $193.30
4 $1142.50
5 $15 000

y = 4x 1 b y = 2x + 5
i 2
ii 6
ii f = 2n 2
f = 2 1 2 = 0. This is a sensible answera one-storey
building has no stairs!
5 a 21
b 41
c i multiply n by 4, and then add 1
ii 4n + 1

Fun Spot

5:02

4:09A
a $4200

1
2

b $1875

c $234 500

3
4

13 1--- %

a
a
b
c

Addition and Subtraction of


Like Terms

a 4x, 6x, 3x

b 6p, p

c ab, 3ab

ANSWERS

New Signpost Mathematics 8


a 6x
b 4x
c 9x
e x
f 2x
g 30p
i x
a 6x + 6y
b 8x + 3
c 14x + 3y
e 2x + 3y
f 3x 2y
g 3x 19
i 12 3x
j 7x + 4
k 6x 7
m 8x 6
a 2pq
b 9xy
c 7cd
d 10ab 3bc + 11ac
a x2 + 8x
b 7x2 9x
c x2 + 6x 1
a 3p + 5p (other answers are possible)
b 5x + y + x + 2y (other answers are possible)
c 5x 9 + 1 (other answers are possible)

4
5
6

Homework Book Answers


d 7p
h 4x
d 2x + 4y
h 11x + 1
l 8x 9y

a 4y

5:06

3p
b -----2q
b 4q

4x
d --------3

c 2p

| Using Algebra

a 10x

b 20x

c 3x 1

d 7x + 20

c 3a
---------

a
b ----

a
a

Investigation: Different Stamps


4: $1 + $2 + $3 + $4
1 + 2 + 7, 1 + 3 + 6, 1 + 4 + 5, 2 + 3 + 5
3 10 x
4 8
5 Write down the combinations as three-digit numbers from the
smallest (118) to the largest (334).
1

x+2

x3

x1

a 6x

Fun Spot

x2

x+1

Patterns and Algebra 3


5:07

Patterns and Algebra 2


5:03
1
2
3
4
5

a
a
a
a

c
c
c
c

14x
36xy
6x
30x

2p
6x2y
mn
30xy

3q

4pq

2p

10p

2p2

6pq

8p2q

3pq

15pq

3p2q

9pq2

12p2q2

5q

pq

3q2

4pq2

a 5p

2x
b -----

e 3x
------

2
f -----

a 7p

b -----2-

3y

b 2q

e --x-

f 12a

d 64pq
d 6p
d 6xyz

4
5

d 2b

5y

1
d -------2

c 4x
-----3

d 4x
-----3

1
c -----

4y

2
3
4
5
6

Multiplication and Division of


Pronumerals
b 12

c 1

5p
2 a -----q

8a
b -----b

c 10p
--------q

a
e
a
d
f
a
e
i
a
e
a
e
a
e

r5
b y2
c 3a2b2
3 2
3 2
pq r
f 30r s
pppp
b ttttt
2xyyy e 4xxxy
20 p p p p q q
4x2
b 30y2
c 2p2
3
2
8q
f 8x
g 6y3
2 2
6pq
j 30x y
9
b 64
c 81
21
f 81
g 49
12
b 36
c 32
45
f 24
50
b 3
c 16
11
f 8
g 20

5:08
1

a 15x

11

a 9p

5:05

c 3y
------

| Division of Pronumerals

b
b
b
b

24p
100cd
4p
6y

5:04
1

| Multiplication of Pronumerals

7
8
9

a
b
c
a
a
e
a
a
a
a
a
e
a

| Index Notation
d 6ab
c 6xx

d 30x2
h 8x2
d 1
h 25
d 64
d 76
h7

| Grouping Symbols

5(x + 3) = 5 x + 5 3 = 5x + 15
2(4x + 1) = 2 4x + 2 1 = 8x 2
8(3x 1) = 8 3x 8 1 = 24x + 8
6x + 12
b 2x 6
c 5p + 5q
12x + 6
b 12x 10
c 30x + 24
10 30x
x2 + 5x
b 2x2 6x
4x 20
b 3x + 18
20x + 4
b 10x 5
c 21x + 14
5x + 18
b 6x + 6
c x + 2
4x 2
b 4x + 16
c 13 2x
x3
f 8x
g 2x 6
7x + 27
b 3x 13
c 4x + 13

d 10 + 20x

d 18 + 12x
d 11x 27
d 12x 21

d 4q2

ANSWERS

New Signpost Mathematics 8

Homework Book Answers

6:02

Patterns and Algebra 4


5:09
1
2
3
4

5
6

a
e
a
a
e
a
e
i
a
a
e

8
x
2(x + y)
6
8
2(x + 5)
8(x + 2)
3(3x + 4)
6(3x 5)
c(x + y)
x(x 12)

5:10
1

| Factorising
b
f
b
b
f
b
f
j
b
b
f

5
q
10(p q)
5
9
3(x + 4)
30(x + 2)
2(2x 3)
4(5x + 1)
x(p + q)
x(4 + y)

c
g
c
c
g
c
g
k
c
c
g

+
2,
5(x + y + z)
x
3x, 4
5(x 3)
9(x 7)
3(x + 1)
13(x 2)
x(x y)
x(x + 3y)

d
h
d
d
h
d
h
l
d
d
h

p, q
4(p + q r)
5
2
4(x 6)
2(x + 29)
6(5x 3)
3(4x 1)
x(x + 6)
x(x + 1)

b 4x
------

a 3x
------

c --x3

b 13x
---------

a 7x
------

15

10

c 3x
-----2

1
--2

1
--5

b 0

1
--4

1
--3

a x-----

b --x-

x
c -----

2
--3

g 2x
------

4x
e -------2
5y

3
--4

10

6:02

5
--6

a
c
e
g
a
a
a
a
b

The Probability of Simple


Events (Part 2)

1
--9

d 11p
--------24

1
--8

1
--2

7
--8

1
--4

5
-----11

2
-----11

5
--2

6:03
2

d 5p
--------2

unlikely to happen
b unlikely to happen
certain to happen
d unlikely to happen
likely to happen
f likely to happen
certain to happen
2
will never
b is certain to
c is unlikely to
3
A and C
b D
4
0.5
b 1
6
Spinner A
i It is likely that spinner B will stop on a white sector.
ii It is very unlikely that spinner B will stop on a black
sector.
c Spinner B is unlikely to stop on the grey sector.
7 a unlikely
b likely
c very unlikely
d almost certain

9
-----11

5
--8

d 0

| Complementary Events

a My car will not have a flat battery.


b A coin will come up tails when next tossed.
c I will get an Easter egg next Easter.

5
--8

3
4

a 0.6
a 0.67
e 0.33

1
-----13

1
-----52

1
-----13

1
--4

3
--4

1
--2

3
-----13

4
-----13

| The Language of Probability

c 0

Probability 1
1

7
-----12

bag that has two blue and three red pens

Chapter 6
6:01

3
--5

a getting a 1 when a fair six-sided die is tossed once


b getting a blue pen when choosing a pen at random from a

b 10

d 2x
------

1
--5

Probability 2

e --x6
3

The Probability of Simple


Events (Part 1)

| Algebraic Fractions

e 4x
2

6:04
1

3
--5

b 0.45
b 0.93

c 0.98

d 0.67

| Using Probability
2
--3

c box B, because a probability of

2
--3

= 0. 6 is higher than a

probability of 3--- = 0.6


5

1
--3

1
--2

a Armidale Taree Newcastle

c 5

d 13

Armidale Tamworth Newcastle


Armidale Newcastle

1
--3

1
--7

2
--7

1
--6

25
-----84

ANSWERS

New Signpost Mathematics 8

Homework Book Answers

Chapter 7
Reasoning in Geometry 1
7:01 | Adjacent Angles
5
1
2

a
a
c
a
c

x = 50
b y = 40
a = 30 (adj. comp s)
c = 76 (adj. comp s)
j = 63 (s make a str. )
l = 32 (s make a str. )

7:02
1

a
c
d
e
f
g
a
c
e
a

c
b
d
b
d

Angles at a Point and Vertically


Opposite Angles

a = 50 (vert. opp. s)
b b = 117 (vert. opp. s)
c = 60, d = 50, e = 70 (vert. opp. s)
f = 30, g = 40 (vert. opp. s)
h = 90, i = 80, j = 110, k = 80 (vert. opp. s)
l = 40, m = 60, n = 120 (vert. opp. s)
o = 50 (vert. opp. s)
h p = 64 (vert. opp. s)
b = 282 (s at a pt.)
b c = 299 (s at a pt.)
f = 120 (s at a pt.)
d m = 99 (s at a pt.)
n = 95 (s at a pt.)
f o = 42 (s at a pt.)
x = 40 (vert. opp. s)
b x = 72 (s at a pt.)

Fun Spot
2

Reasoning in Geometry 2

| Angles Associated with Parallel


Lines

a
b
c
d

a = 40 (co-int. s, || lines)
b = 110 (co-int. s, || lines)
c = 120, d = 70 (co-int. s, || lines)
e = 60 (co-int. s, || lines)

Fun Spot
1
2

r = 80
s = 35

Reasoning in Geometry 3
7:04

a = 60 ( sum of )
b b = 60 ( sum of )
x = 130 (ext. of )
b x = 31 (ext. of )
x = 120 (ext. of )
x = 130 (ext. of ); y = 50 (ext. of )
3
3x + 60 = 180
x = 40
b 7x + 6x + 5x = 180
18x = 180
x = 10
4 a p = 27, q = 72, r = 66
b x = 79, y = 36, z = 65

x
x

| Angle Sum of a Triangle

a
a
c
d
a

7:05

| Angle Sum of a Quadrilateral

a a = 75 ( sum of quad)
c d = 65 ( sum of quad)
a 5x + 335 = 360
x=5

3
2

a
b
c
d
e
f

a = 60 (alt. s, || lines)
b = 110 (alt. s, || lines)
c = 85 (alt. s, || lines)
d = 65, e = 70 (alt. s, || lines)
h = 100 (alt. s, || lines)
j = 95 (alt. s, || lines), k = 85 (s make a str. ),
l = 95 (vert. opp. s)

a angle

is corresponding to

a x = 80
c x = 31, y = 74, z = 75

b b = 135 ( sum of quad)


d e = 190 ( sum of quad)
b 18x = 360
x = 20

b a = 60, b = 117, c = 63, d = 87


d x = 122

Fun Spot
8
16
3 8
1
2

angle

b yes
a a = 70 (corresp. s, || lines)
b b = 40 (corresp. s, || lines)

4
8

7:03

c = 65, d = 65 (corresp. s, || lines)


e = 72 (corresp. s, || lines), f = 108 (s make a str. )
g = 82 (corresp. s, || lines), h = 82 (vert. opp. s)
i = 95 (corresp. s, || lines), j = 85 (s make a str. )
k = 72, l = 68 (corresp. s, || lines)
m = 30, n = 40 (corresp. s, || lines)

p = 270
d q = 41
b = 52 (adj. comp s)
d = 58 (adj. comp s)
k = 102 (s make a str. )
m = 3 (s make a str. )

c
d
e
f
g
h
a

Reasoning in Geometry 4
7:06

| Isosceles and Equilateral


Triangles

a
b
c
d

x = 68 (equal s of isos )
x = 60 (equal s of isos )
x = 45 (equal s of isos ), y = 90 (sum of )
x = 65 (equal s of isos ), y = 50 (sum of )

ANSWERS

New Signpost Mathematics 8


a x = 70 (s make a str. ), y = 70 (equal s of isos ),

z = 40 ( sum of )
b x = 70 (equal s of isos ), y = 40 ( sum of ),
z = 40 (vert. opp. s)
c x = 50 (alt. s, || lines), y = 50 (equal s of isos ),
z = 50 (alt. s, || lines)
d x = 70 (alt. s, || lines), y = 70 (equal s of isos ),
z = 40 (s make a str. )
e x = 15 (equal s of isos ), y = 15 (equal s of isos )
f x = 62 (equal s of isos ), y = 62 (equal s of isos )
3 a 360 5 = 72
b 108
4 112.5

a
c

a
c
a
b
c

| More Involved Numerical

7:07

Problems

x = 110
b x = 68, y = 44
x = 111
d x = 62
2
x = 55 ( sum of , then equal s of isos )
x = 50 (co-int. s, || lines, then sum of )
x = 50 (equal s of isos , then sum of , then vert.
opp. s)
d x = 124 (alt. s, || lines, then equal s of isos , then alt.
s, || lines)
3 a 60
b 150
c 15
d 75

a
c
a
b
c

8:03

a stratosphere
b 2030 km
c More in the springin spring the maximum level exceeds

a The price of a packet decreased and there was a slight

15 mPA; in autumn it is less than 15 mPa.


increase in daily cigarette consumption.

b The long-term trend is going down (decreasing).


c Yes, it roughly has a horizontal axis of symmetry.
d As the price of cigarettes increases, fewer are smoked.

| Types of Graphs and Their


Features & 8:02 Reading
Graphs (Part 1)

1
2

38
a Year 12
b 148
c No information about whether both parents of a student
attended, or only one. Some parents may have more than one
child at the school.

D
As more cooks are employed the food will be able to be
prepared faster, but the time will never reach zero (as implied in
graph B) because they will get in each others way to some
extent.

8:04

| Drawing Graphs (Part 1)

E-mail

b 1.6

6
4
2

Flavoured

Phone/fax

Trim

Postcards/letters

Physical

Graphs and Tables 2


8:02

| Reading Graphs (Part 2)

8
6
4
2

Other

Ferry

Xmas

Bus

21st

Train

Weddings

Private vehicle

Number of functions

Type of milk

Corporate lunch

Fun Spot

Number sold

| Unusual Graphs

Graphs and Tables 1

a
b 800 m3

Graphs and Tables 3

Chapter 8
8:01

watched the first half of the show, and this lasted about
45 minutes. Half the people left the hall at interval, which
lasted about 20 minutes. The second half of the show also
lasted 45 minutes. When it was over, everyone left quickly.
0.4 m
b 20 minutes
0.8 m. When the level reaches 0.8 m, the tank fills more
slowly because some water is leaking. After she stops filling
the tank, it quickly empties to the level of the leak.
9 a.m.
b tank was refilled with petrol
11 a.m.
d 5 hours
e 10 litres
lightweighta weight of 60 kg is about 132 pounds
middleweighta weight of 68 kg is about 150 pounds
A featherweight is between 54 kg and 57 kg approximately.
Sallys weight will be 55 kg to the nearest 5 kg.
i 2
ii 5
iii 5

Red. fat

b People came into the hall slowly at first. About 750 people

Homogenised

Homework Book Answers

Types of function

3
Other

a netball

a 23C in January and February


b 0C in July c July
a A suitable scale would be in minutes (30, 60, 90, 120) or in

1
-----10

c 72

d 36

hours (0.5, 1, 1.5, 2). Other answers are possible.

Nitrogen

a black coal
c 92%
d
Nuclear

Oxygen

b gas, hydro, brown coal, black coal

Wind, solar

Fossil fuels

Other

ANSWERS

New Signpost Mathematics 8

Homework Book Answers


b 6 metres

Graphs and Tables 4

| Drawing Graphs (Part 2)

8:04

d B: 5 1--- hours

c 6 metres

6
$120
$100

a Day of week

Opens/closes

Hours open

Monday

9 a.m. 6 p.m.

Tuesday

9 a.m. 6 p.m.

Wednesday

9 a.m. 6 p.m.

Thursday

9 a.m. 6 p.m.

Friday

9 a.m. 9 p.m.

12

Saturday

10 a.m. 5 p.m.

Sunday

10 a.m. 3 p.m.

Total

$60
$40
$20
15 30 45 1 hr 15 30 45 2 hr

Graphs and Tables 5


1

360 = 0.15 360 = 54

a Q

b R

c P

ii
Su

| Travel Graphs

8:05

60

Distance
from home

9
-----60

b i

$80

Sa
T

Time

b 85 minutes c 10 minutes d 85 55 = 30
5 km
5 km
e --------------------------- = ---------------- = 20 km/h
15 minutes 1
--- hour
4
f The graph for the journey back is the steepest.
4 a Dawn
b Esther stopped for 20 minutes.
c Esther walked faster. Her graph is steeper than Dawns.
5 a 1500
b 1 hour
c 3
d via Canberra
e Kookaburra is kept at Canberra and Pelican is kept at Hobart.
f No, the graphs never intersect when they are
horizontalthat is, when the planes are at an airport.
3

W
Th

a 2.5

e-mail
postcards/
letters
phone/fax

191
--------400

360 = 171.9

b 122, 66

Distance
from home (km)

now
smoke
used to
smoke

a 20 km

never
smoked

8
9
10
11
12
1
a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. noon p.m.
Time of day

Number of motorcyclists killed on NSW roads


Number of motorcyclists
killed

140

Graphs and Tables 6

120
100
80

8:06

60
40
20
0
1985

1
1990

1995

2000

2005

Year

b The initial trend was for the number of motorcyclists killed


to fall, but since 1991 the number killed has been fairly
constant.

Depth of water at wharf

Depth (m)

9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

| Reading Tables

a $6.00
b 10 times or more
c 6 months child/6 months student costs $215 altogether;

12 months student costs $220 altogether; therefore 6 months


of each type is cheaper
d $69
2 a $3.50
b $18.55
c $28.45
d $9.50
e $15.50

8:07

| Misuse of Graphs

The year scale slopes upwardsit should be horizontal.


The year scale is not uniform.
The size of the bags on the mans shoulder are not correctly
related to the money.
The man is drawn differently as the bag size increases.
2 The vertical scale does not start at 0.
1

6 7 8 9 10 11
(am)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1
(pm)
(am)
Time

ANSWERS

10

New Signpost Mathematics 8

Homework Book Answers

The angles at the centre are not proportional to the number of


visitors; instead they are proportional to the number of months
in each season.
4 The heading is wrong (Honolulu and Norfolk Island are not in
Asia); the scale on the vertical axis is uneven.
5 Most means more than half.
6 It doesnt say what the lifetime is of the charger, the
batteries, the user?
3

The answers are different because the entire shape


(A+B+C+D+E) is not a triangle. If you draw the five small
shapes carefully you will notice the sloping sides of the large
shape are not straight.

Area and Volume 3

| Volumes of Prisms

9:04

Chapter 9
9:01
1
2
3

a
a
a
e
a

Area and Volume 1


Review of Year 7 Area

21 cm2
b 12 cm2
2
64 m
b 25 m2
2
20 cm
b 27 cm2
2
30 cm
f 204 cm2
x = 6 m, y = 5 m

20 cm

2
3

c 156 m2

d 500 cm2

c 12 cm2

d 16 cm2

a 120 cm3
e 300 cm3
a 120
a
8 cm

2
3

16 m

b 280 m2
a 5488 m2

4050 cm2

a
a
a
a

78 cm2
25 cm2
104 m2
432 cm2

10:01
1

Area and Volume 2


9:02

b
f
b
b
b
b

14 cm2
32 cm2
162 cm2
126 m2
42 m
86 cm2

c 30 cm2

6
3

Each triangle is 20 cm2.

Each triangle is 7.5 cm2.

50 cm2

105 cm2

4
5

20

5
x

3
x +3
6

x
6

6
x

a add 17
b divide by 4
c subtract 2, then divide by 6 d multiply by 5, then add 1

10:02

8x

x
20

5x

10

+2
5x 2

10 8x

x+5

6
6x

x+5
3

+2
x2

d 84 cm2

Investigation: The Weird Triangle

104 cm2

96 cm2
150 cm2
21 litres
4 litres

| Inverse Operations

6x

Areas of Special Quadrilaterals


& 9:03 Formulae for the Areas
of the Special Quadrilaterals

20 m2
33 m2
144 cm2
96 m2
234 m2
39 cm2
25 m2

a
e
a
a
a
a

b
b
b
b

Equations, Formulae and


Inequations 1

13.5 cm2

b 100 m2

Chapter 10

b 5500 m2

Fun Spot

d 960

| Surface Areas of Prisms

9:05

c 960 cm3
b 96 cm3

54 m

b 8

a a = 3, b = 16, c = 50, d = 1
c 1600 m3

b 42 m2

20 m

d 150 cm3

4 cm

c 150 cm3

6 cm

50 m

b 120 cm3

a
e
a
a
e
a

| Solving Equations

x=5
x = 14
x = 16
x=3
x = 1
x=8

a x=

5
--7

b
f
b
b
f
b

x=5
x = 14
x = 24
x = 10
x = 5
x = 37

b x=7

c x = 26

d x = 21

c x = 19
c x=7

d x = 28
d x = 1

c x = 30

d x=5

1
--2

ANSWERS

11

New Signpost Mathematics 8

Homework Book Answers

Fun Spot

10:06

| Solving Problems Using


Equations

Hair today, gone tomorrow

10:03

Equations, Formulae and


Inequations 2

| Equations with Pronumerals

2
3

a
a
a
a
c

on Both Sides
1
2
3

a x=6
a x=4
a correct

10:04

b x=6
b x = 108
b correct

c x=3
c x=2
c incorrect

d x=3
d x = 4

| Equations with Grouping

d
a
b
c

x 13 = 25; x = 38
b 8x + 5 = 37; x = 4
B: 4x + 3 = 39
b x=9
2x + 3 = 19
b x = 8 km
$4.40
b $2
2n 40 = 750
n = 395, that is, the motorist parked for 6 hours and
35 minutes
$2; 2 cents
2x + 5 = 3x 10
x = 15 (this gives Viviennes spending)
$35

Equations, Formulae and


Inequations 4

Symbols
1

a x=7

b x=1

c x=2

d x=2

a x=2

b x = 11

c x = 11

d x=

a x = 18

b x=

5
--4

1
--2

1 1--4

1
2

10:05

| Graphing Inequations

10:07

| Formulae (Part 1)

a true
a x < 1

4 3 2 1 0

V = x3

PRT
I = ----------100

c x3

h
A = --- (a + b)
2

d x 2

x1 + x2
x = ---------------2

2 1 0

y = 180 2x

A = 1--- bh

T = (n 2) 180

c true

b x>2

4 3 2 1 0

1 0

3
4

b x1

a x<2
a x < 9

c x 1

d x > 4

12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5

b x 2

5 4 3 2 1 0

Equations, Formulae and


Inequations 3
10:05

b false

10:08
1

| Formulae (Part 2)

| Solving Inequations

a x<3
2

b x>6
1

a A and D are the correct formulas. One way of deciding is to


b
c

2
3

a
b
a

substitute in n = 2. This should give p = 2.


11 posts
n must be an even number because the gaps between posts
are each 2 metreshence we have multiples of 2.
the weight of the adults on a flight
22 680 kg
$10.90
b 1.2r + 2.5 = 18.1
c T = 0.9r + 3
r = 13

a the number of days in the month


b $43.50
c 25.5 + 4.5m = 102
m = 17

d C = 0.95d + 3m

c x6
0

d x4
0

2
3

b x 3
b x 14

a x < 2
a x 2

c x 1

Inequalities with Negatives


(Extension)
1

a x > 4
6

ANSWERS

12

New Signpost Mathematics 8

Homework Book Answers

b x3
3 2 1 0

11:04

| Dividing a Quantity in a
Given Ratio

c x 1
4

d x > 4
6

b x3

a x<3

c x > 14

3
4
5

Chapter 11

Ratio, Rates and Scale Drawing 1


11:01 | Ratio
1
2
3

a
e
a
a

2:5
8:5
9:8
i 1:4

b 18 : 11

c 4 : 75

b 6 : 17
ii 4 : 1

c 8 : 23

1
--5

7
8
9

| Equivalent Ratios

2
3

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

a
e
a
e
a
a
e

3:5
1:4
3:2
2:3
3:5
7:3
3:8
3 : 11
3:4
a 2:3
e 3 : 14
4:1
3:7
1 : 19

b
f
b
f
b
b
f

1:3
3:4
3:8
3:5
4:5
5:1
1:5

c 2:5
g 2:1
c 1:3

d 9:8
h 5:7
d 3:4

c 1:2
c 5:4

d 8:7
d 3:1

b 6:5

c 1:6

d 10 : 1

11:03

4
5

6
7
8

680 mL
75 km
20 minutes
210 sandwiches per hour
c 9.4 m
c 2.4 ha

| Scale Drawing

1200 cm = 12 m
b 1140 cm = 11.4 m
360 cm = 3.6 m
d 2.4 cm
2 cm
f 0.5 cm
2
4.5 cm by 2.5 cm or 45 mm by 25 mm
54 m by 30 m
There are 18 spaces along one side of the car park, which is
54 m; width of one space is 54 m 18 = 3 m
3 1.85 mm
4 a 215 km
b 65 km
1

| Using Ratio to Solve

| Rates

speed of a car: 80 km/h


wage rate: $18 per hour
petrol consumption: 8 L/100 km
cost of building: $1800/m2
$60
a 17 mL per minute
b
a 84 litres
b
a 21
b
c 210
d
a $125
b $800
a $7500 / ha
b $112 500
a 50 seconds
b 6 litres

11:06

Ratio, Rates and Scale Drawing 2

c 22 cm, 66 cm
f $40.80, $27.20

28
$80
240 mL of oil, 960 mL of petrol
190
Naomi: $105 000; Martin: $63 000
35 minutes
$168

11:05

4
--5

b 15 kg, 25 kg
e 500, 2000
b 20 hours

Ratio, Rates and Scale Drawing 3

d 6:5

Zap

11:02

a $20, $30
d $8, $4
a 5 hours

a
c
e
a
b
c

Problems
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

350 girls
a 15 litres of milk
a x=1
b x = 36
50 drivers
a 350 g
b 500 g
a 4%
b 200 litres
pizzas with olives: 73%
pizzas without olives: 27%

Chapter 12
b 4.8 litres of cream
c x=8
d x = 10

The Number Plane 1


12:01
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

| Reading Maps

J
L
I
O
B
E
K
M

ANSWERS

13

New Signpost Mathematics 8


9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Homework Book Answers

N
A
F
C
G
D
H

12:04

| Graphing Straight Lines


(Part 1)

12:02

a x

| Co-ordinates and the Number


Plane

Coordinates (x, y)

(1, 0)

(0, 1)

(1, 2)

(2, 3)

y
6
5
4
3
2
1

6
4

E
1 2 3 4 5 6 x
6 5 4 3 2 1
1
D
2
3
4
F
5

A = (1, 3)
B = (3, 1)
C = (4, 2)
D = (3, 5)
E = (2, 0)
F = (5, 3)
G = (0, 6)
H = (0, 0)
3 a { A, B, C }
4 a star
5 false

y
8

a x
y

y
8
6
4

b { G, H, I }

c { D, E, F }

Fun Spot
It is not possible to draw an equilateral triangle whose corners lie
on a square grid with whole number coordinates.

b x

y
8

The Number Plane 2


12:03

| Introducing Straight-line

Graphs

2
0

a 1, 6, 11

a x

10

14

18

b x

12 9

y
3
4

a
e
a
d

false
false
y=x+6
y=6x

b 10, 8, 6

b true

c x
y

c true

d false

y
8
6

b y=x5
e y = 10x + 21

c y = 2x
f y = 3x + 5

4
2
0

ANSWERS

14

New Signpost Mathematics 8


d x
y

Homework Book Answers

12:06
1

y
8
6

| Further Graphing

Coordinates

(2, 3) (1, 0) (0, 1) (1, 0)

(2, 3)

y
4

2
2
0

x
4

4 x

a y = 2x + 2

12:04
1

b y = 2 x (or x + y = 2)

The Number Plane 3


Graphing Straight Lines
(Part 2)

a Time
(hours)

Battery current
(amps)

30

25

20

15

y
8
6
4
2
0

Point of intersection is (1, 3)

y
8
6

b&d

Battery current (amps)

28
(b)

24

20

16

12

(d)
8

Point of intersection is (2, 4))

4
1

c
a
e
f
g

3
4
5
Time (hours)

22.5 amps
d 6 hours
e C: B = 30 5t
$3
b $9
c $4.50
d 6 tickets
You can buy four tickets for $6.
B: (10, 15)
No, because the number of tickets must be a whole number
(you cant have two and a half tickets).

12:05

| Lines Parallel to the Axes

Chapter 13

Geometric Constructions and


Congruent Figures 1
13:01

| Geometric Constructions

1
C

x=1
y

x
y = 3

a: y = 1
b: x = 2
3 a false
4 a y=9

b false
b x = 2

c true

ANSWERS

15

New Signpost Mathematics 8


2

Homework Book Answers


9

a, b
C

R
G

c a kite
60

10

F
P

Geometric Constructions and


Congruent Figures 2

13:02

| Congruence and Translations

A, B, D and F
A: rotated
B: rotated
D: rotated
F: reflected
3 a rotation
b i K
ii H
c i JI
ii GL
1
2

M1

M2

4
P

P
Q

Fun Spot

ANSWERS

16

New Signpost Mathematics 8

Homework Book Answers

Exploring Tessellations (Extension)

10

10

10
60

60
20

13:04

| Constructing Congruent
Figures

a BCE, CDE, DAE


b BCA, CDA, DBC

Investigation: Polyominoes

Chapter 14

Statistics 1

14:01

| Collecting Data

a Any fault may not be in the first group of phone-lines; it

1
3

could be in the middle of the street, or anywhere.

b If people are at the dentist, they almost certainly can afford to


be there.

c They should survey from all people in NSW, not just people
in Newcastle.
4

d If people are in full-time work, they are unlikely to be at


home between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. He also needs to survey
people who do not have a phone.
B. This will choose an occupant at random. A disabled person
might be less likely to answer the door than others might.
a unrepresentativehaving a bicycle may help them carry a
heavier bag than those who walk, or might make them bring
a lighter bag than those who come by bus
b representative
c Year 8 probably have fewer books than more senior levels.
a False: over 10 000 replied, which is a large sample.
b true
c False: it is unlikely people would phone twice, and even if
they did, it would be unrelated to whether they said yes or
no.
d true
e Falsethis would be unrelated to whether they said yes or
no.
a This question has more than one meaning.
b It does not include all other alternatives such as SBS, Austar,
Foxtel etc.
c Most people would not remember.
a Terri should be asking the same questions each time.
b Please show your satisfaction with the service at your bank
by circling a number below.

2
3
5

a 27
b No, the formula is not correctthere are 35 different
hexominoes.

Geometric Constructions and


Congruent Figures 3
13:03

| Congruent Figures

a i CD
b i CDB
a AF

They must have the same centre angle, or the same arc length.

ii DA
ii BDA
b CDE

Fun Spot

c CBED

d ABE

very unsatisfied
2

unsatisfied

7
satisfied

10

very satisfied

2
2
2
4
2
4

ANSWERS

17

New Signpost Mathematics 8

Homework Book Answers

14:02

| Sorting Data

a Number of

b
c
a
c

12

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

16

21

10

26

54

Totals

13

mode

14

a 2
b 3
c 3. 3
d the mean, because the total number of people to cook for can

d 54 26 = 2.077 siblings per student

Frequency Value

5c

33

10c

49

$4.90

20c

80

$16.00

50c

35

$17.50

$1

71

$71.00

$2

23

$46.00

291

15

e the mode as this is the size table that will be most useful
a the mode
b the mean, the number of coins

16

7, 8, 8, 8, 9 (other answers are possible)

Fun Spot
12

$1.65

Statistics 4
14:04
1

b 5

c 22

d because 2 1--- is not at the end of one of these intervals

$157.05

c $157.05

a Total of docket

| Analysing Data (Part 1)

c 15

8.9
a 64.55
b 620.95
62 cents
691 kg
The school boy pack (combined weight of 496 kg) is heavier
than the adult pack (combined weight of 486 kg)
$34
a 61.2 seconds
b Eun-Wah
158 cm
a 35 cents
b $1.80
c the mean
a 54 minutes
b $2.80
a 2
b 26

b 16

Frequency

$0$9.99

$10$19.99

$20$29.99

$30$39.99

$40$49.99

$50$59.99

a Weight interval (kg)

| Analysing Data (Part 2)


b 45

| Grouped Data

a 4

19, 22
b 20, 10
range = 31, median = 49
range = 8, median = 6
range = 32, median = 34.5

a 5

e 2

be worked out from the mean

6 tickets
1 ticketthis number of tickets occurs most frequently
8
b 2
56this is the total number of houses

14:03

Statistics 3

14:03

b 291

Frequency
10

a Coin

a
a
b
c

Tally

tickets
0

Totals

siblings

Frequency

1822

2327

2832

3337

3842

4347

b 7

c
Frequency

Frequency x f

c Number of

Statistics 2

20

25 30
35 40
Weight of pumpkins

45 kg

ANSWERS

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New Signpost Mathematics 8

| The Dot Plot

14:05A
1

a 19

Homework Book Answers


4

or arc
min

b 6

2
m

10

The driver should be included as well. Each column of dots


would move one space to the right.
4 a 7
b 1
c 41
3

ajo

r arc

d
major
sector

27 28

29 30

31 32

33 34

Statistics 5
14:05B

| The Scatter Diagram

a
b
c
d

Cindy is the youngest (6 years old).


Aaron is the tallest.
Bruce and Emma both have the same age.
In general, the older a child is, the taller they are.
2 In general, the taller a child is, the further they can long-jump.
3 a US$1700
b USA
c France
d any four from the Netherlands, Iceland, Belgium, Norway,
Luxembourg
e The higher GDP per person, the more that is spent on health
per person: rich countries spend more on health per person.
1

14:06
1
6
7
8
9
10

2
3
4

a
a
a
b

minor segment

35

Number of students in Year 8 classes

| Stem-and-leaf Plots

Scores in golf
tournament
89
113677
01234558
122
5

135
b 125.5
c 86
94
b 110
c 5
d 114
47.5 for, 56 against
i The team must have won the game in which it conceded
29 goals because it scored more than 29 in each of its
games.
ii 7

Chapter 15

15:02

| Parts of a Circle

a tangent
b segment
c radius
d arc
a region in a circle bounded by two radii and an arc
3 diameter
1
2

| Circumference of a Circle

113.1 cm
a 31.4 m
3 a 8m
1

b 16.7 cm
b 25.1 m

15:03

| Solving Problems Involving


Circumference

a 16.6 cm
b 6.3 m
circumference of pizza = 25 = 78.54 cm
curved edge of slice = 78.54 8 = 9.8 cm
straight edge of slice = 12.5 cm
perimeter = 9.8 + 12.5 + 12.5 = 34.8 cm
3 40.6 cm
4 circumference = 280 = 880 mm
three spokes = 3 140 = 420 mm
total length = 880 + 420 = 1300 mm
5 a 20.1 cm
b 41.7 cm
1
2

Circles and Cylinders 2


15:04
1

| Area of a Circle

a 79 m2

167.4 cm2
a 7 cm
4 110 m2

b 1750 m2

2
3

b 77 cm2
b 11 300 m2

a
120 m

Circles and Cylinders 1


15:01

Yes, a semicircle is both a sector and a segment.

area of plate without holes = 122 = 452.4 cm2


area of two holes = 2 12 = 6.3 cm2
area of plate = 452.4 6.3 = 446.1 cm2
7 228.5 cm2
8 1032 cm2
6

ANSWERS

19

New Signpost Mathematics 8

15:05
1

Homework Book Answers

| Volume of a Cylinder

a 50.27 m3

b 2601 cm3

34.6 cm
0.031 81 m3
4 9 times
2
3

Chapter 16
Similarity 1
16:01
1

| Scale Drawing

a 34 mm on the map, 680 m to walk


b 45 mm on the map, 900 m to walk
c 38 mm on the map, 760 m to walk

3 250 m = 750 m
38 km
b 14.4 km
13 km
d 4.5 cm or 45 mm
15 cm or 150 mm
f 9.1 cm or 91 mm
4
4.5 cm, 2.3 cm
b 90 m, 46 m
c 100 m
5
11.4 m
b 1350 cm
c 4.8 m by 4.5 m
6
60 m
b 67 m
2
3

a
c
e
a
a
a

16:02
1

| Making Scale Drawings

a 135 cm
c
cot

b 285 cm or 2.85 cm

desk
2

7.2 m

Similarity 2
16:03
O, U, S
A
3 a yes

| Similar Figures

1
2

16:04
1
2
3

a 4
a 3.6
a 2.9

16:05

b no

c yes

| Investigating Similarity
b 2.5
b 1.7
b 1.3

| Finding Unknown Sides of


Similar Figures

1
2

a
d
a
b

x = 10
b x = 44
c x = 27, y = 45
x = 75, y = 45
enlargement factor = 1.5, x = 13.5, a = 80
enlargement factor = 1.25, x = 37.5, y = 75, z = 62.5, a = 85,
b = 95

ANSWERS

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