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Grade 8 · Integers
Integers: Squares, Cubes, Roots & Mixed Operations
MEMORANDUM
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Answer all questions. Show all your working — marks are awarded for method as well as the final answer. Teacher copy: accept any correct equivalent method.
- 1(−5)2(1)(−5)(−5) = 25 (even power → positive)✓ (1)
- 2(−2)3(1)(−2)(−2)(−2) = −8 (odd power stays negative)✓ (1)
- 3−42(1)−(4 × 4) = −16 (no bracket, so only the 4 is squared)✓ (1)
- 4(−4)2(1)(−4)(−4) = 16✓ (1)
- 5√64(1)8✓ (1)
- 6∛(−27)(1)−3, because (−3)(−3)(−3) = −27✓ (1)
- 7−10 + (−2) × 5(2)× first: (−2) × 5 = −10 → −10 + (−10) = −20✓✓ (2)
- 8(−3)2 − 4 × (−2)(2)9 − (−8) = 9 + 8 = 17✓✓ (2)
- 9(−20 + 8) ÷ (−3)(2)Brackets: −12; then (−12) ÷ (−3) = 4✓✓ (2)
- 10√36 + (−2)3(2)6 + (−8) = −2✓✓ (2)
TOTAL: 14 marks