Year 7 Mathematics Name: _____________________

Assessment Task 4 (Common)

Term 3 Week 7, 2015 Teacher: ____________________
Question Question Question
Set By: V Naidoo 1 2 3

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 Total possible mark is 50, Time Allowed: 45 minutes
 Calculators are NOT permitted. Total
 Answer the questions, with all working in the space provided.
 Marks may be deducted for insufficient or illegible work. Show all working. /50

Question 1 Decimals (15 marks)

a How many decimal places will there be in the answer to 2.05  3.070 ? 1

A 2
B 3
C 4
D 5

b Choose the correct answer. 1

10∙1 × 0∙006 =
A 60∙6
B 0∙0606
C 6∙06
D 0∙606

c Calculate: 22∙06 + 2∙0137 1

d Calculate: 432∙59 − 15∙9 1

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e Calculate: 18∙79  8 1

f Calculate: 0∙054  400 1

g Calculate: 5∙6  7∙4 2

h Evaluate the following quotient, correct to one decimal place. 2

22∙776  0∙03

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i James bought 8∙20 kg of chocolate to share equally amongst his friends at a 2
party. If there were 59 friends, what amount of chocolate in kilograms were they
each allowed (including James)?

j According to its manufacturer, a particular car can travel 14.2 km on 1 litre of 3

petrol. Will the car complete a journey of 800km on 52 litres of petrol? Show all
working.

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Question 2 Fractions (15 marks)
a 2 1
Jane gets of her maths test correct. If there were a total of 90 questions, how
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many questions did she get incorrect?

A 45
B 60
C 30
D 15
E 18

b What fraction of $6 is 90c 1

2
A
30
30
B
2
3
C
20
20
D
3

c 1 5 1
Find  :
12 12

d 1 1 2
Find  :
2 5

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e 3 1 2
Find  :
5 3

f 2 21 2
Find  :
7 30

g 1 1 2
Find 3  :
2 2

h 1 2
Xanadu has an average maximum temperature of 13 °C and an average
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1
minimum temperature of 3 °C. The average temperature range is calculated by
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subtracting the average minimum temperature from the average maximum
temperature. What is the average temperature range for Xanadu?

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i Thomas and Nathan had a doughnut eating race to see who could eat the most
doughnuts in 1 minute. Before the race started Thomas cut each of his doughnuts
into fifths to make them just the right bite-size. Nathan decided to cut each of his
doughnuts into quarters before the race. After 1 minute of frenzied eating, the stop
whistle blew. Thomas had devoured 28 fifths of doughnut and Nathan had
munched his way through 22 quarters of doughnut.
i) Who won the doughnut eating race? Show working to support your
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answer?

ii) What was the winning doughnut margin? Express your answer in simplest
form. 1

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Question 3 Angle Relationships (19 marks)
a The angle marked with the  can be named as: 1

A B


C
D
A ADC

B ADB

C BDC

D CDA

b Choose the correct answer. The supplement of 76 is: 1

A 284
B 76
C 104
D 14
c Find the value of the pronumeral x , stating a reason for your answer. 2

x°

42°

d Find the value of the pronumeral b stating a reason for your answer. 2

b°
39°

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e Find the value of the pronumeral z stating a reason for your answer. 2

z°

120°

f Find the value of the pronumeral p stating a reason for your answer. 2

124°p°

g Find the value of the pronumeral q stating a reason for your answer. 2

64°
q°

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h A circular birthday cake is cut into pieces of equal size, cutting from the centre
outwards. Each cut has an angle of a° at the centre.

Tanya’s family takes four pieces. George’s family takes three pieces.
Sienna’s family takes two pieces. Anita’s family takes two pieces.
Marcus takes one piece.

i) How many pieces were taken all together?

1

ii) If there is no cake left after all the pieces are taken, find the value
of a. 1

iii) Find the value of a if half of the cake still remains.

1

i Find the value of the pronumeral a stating reasons for your answer. 4

End of Task

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