Basic Math Questions

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Fundamental Mathematics
Chapter 0.1 Basic Arithmetic Knowledge
Attempt ALL questions. The full marks of this test are 140.
Level 1
1. Write down the first 6 natural numbers. (2 marks)
2. Write down the 10th odd number and the 10th even number. (2 marks)
3. Find the sum of the first 4 prime numbers. (2 marks)
4. Write down the results of the following statements.

(a) The sum of 26 and 37.
(b) The difference between 63 and 15. (4 marks)

(a) The product of 7 and 13.
(b) The quotient when 72 is divided by 9. (4 marks)
6. Write down statements to describe the following arithmetic operations.

(a) 14  48  62 (b) 75  19  56 (4 marks)
7. Write down statements to describe the following arithmetic operations.

(a) 8  5  40 (b) 99  7 = 14  1 (4 marks)
8. Calculate each of the following expressions.

(a) 5  12  16 (b) 10  4  12 (4 marks)

(a) 50  12  4 (b) 35  16  2 (4 marks)

(a) 25  5  11 (b) 60  12  2 (4 marks)
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(a) 5  42  6 (b) 20  48  4 (4 marks)

(a) 10  12  8 (b) 84  14  11 (4 marks)

(a) 12.5  7 (b) 4.6  7.9 (4 marks)

(a) 16.3  12 (b) 4.2  2.6 (4 marks)

(a) 3.2  4 (b) 6  5.7 (4 marks)

(a) 7.2  4 (b) 8  1.6 (4 marks)

(a) 5.1  2  3.6 (b) 8.3  4  1.5 (4 marks)

(a) 2.3  5  1.2 (b) 16.8  0.8  7 (4 marks)

(a) 5  2.5  9 (b) 8.5  5  1.2 (4 marks)

(a) 3.2  7.6  4 (b) 5.7  2.8  0.7 (4 marks)

(a) (25 – 13)  5 (b) (4  23)  9 (4 marks)

(a) (94 – 38)  8 (b) (26  45)  4 (4 marks)

(a) 0.23  (5.2 – 3.2) (b) 21  (1.3  2.2) (4 marks)
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(a) 256  (27 – 19) (b) 18  (32  43) (4 marks)
Level 2
25. Express 19 as a sum of 2 prime numbers. (2 marks)
26. Given that A  B  6, where A and B are prime numbers. Find 2 possible sets
of A and B. (4 marks)

(a) Subtract the product of 6 and 4 from 28.
(b) Divide 56 by the sum of 23 and 5. (6 marks)
28. Calculate 19  3  21  7  1. (4 marks)
29. Calculate 20 – 28  4  13  2. (4 marks)
30. Calculate 4.2  2  2.3  3  3.1. (4 marks)
31. Calculate (27  16  4)  (14 – 7). (4 marks)
32. Calculate (182  169)  (47  41)  4. Express the answer as a decimal. (4 marks)
33. Calculate [18  (54  49)  78]  6. (4 marks)
34. Calculate 4  [(5.6  2.9)  1.8  17]. (4 marks)
35. Calculate [39 – (18  15)]  2  45  8. (5 marks)
36. There are 5 classes of S.1 in a school. The numbers of students in the classes
are the same. If there are 210 S.1 students in total, and the number of boys in
each class is 17, find
(a) the number of students in each class.
(b) the total number of girls in S.1. (5 marks)
END OF TEST
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Chapter 0.2 Multiples and Factors
Level 1
1. Write down the first 5 multiples of each of the following numbers.

(a) 4 (b) 7 (4 marks)
2. Find the largest multiple of 3 which is less than 80. (3 marks)
3. Find the sum of the 3rd and the 4th multiples of 15. (3 marks)
4. Find the L.C.M. of each of the following pairs of numbers.

(a) 12 and 16 (b) 14 and 42 (4 marks)
5. Find the first 3 common multiples of 15 and 20. (3 marks)
6. Write down all the factors of each of the following numbers.

(a) 15 (b) 17 (4 marks)
7. Write down all the factors of 60. (3 marks)
8. Find the product of the 2 largest factors of 48. (3 marks)
9. Find all the common factors of 16 and 40. (3 marks)
10. Find the H.C.F. of each of the following pairs of numbers.

(a) 6 and 15 (b) 8 and 11 (6 marks)
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Level 2
11. Consider the numbers 15 and 25.

(a) Find their H.C.F. and L.C.M.
(b) Is the product of the 2 original numbers equal to the product of their H.C.F.
and L.C.M.? (8 marks)
12. (a) Write down the first 3 multiples of 23.

(b) Hence find the sum of the first 3 multiples of 23.
(c) How many times of 23 is the result of (b)? (5 marks)
13. (a) Write down all the factors of 40.

(b) Find the sum of all the prime numbers which are factors of 40. (4 marks)
14. (a) Given that the H.C.F. of 2 numbers is 12. Write down all the common
factors of the 2 numbers.
(b) Hence find the product of all the common factors of the 2 numbers. (5 marks)
15. If the L.C.M. of Q and 20 is 100, find the 3 possible values of Q. (5 marks)
16. Find the L.C.M. of each of the following groups of numbers.

(a) 10, 12 and 15 (b) 6, 7 and 14 (8 marks)
17. Find the H.C.F. of each of the following groups of numbers.

(a) 6, 18 and 30 (b) 27, 36 and 45 (8 marks)
18. The dimensions of a rectangular sheet of paper are 15 cm  12 cm.

A number of rectangular sheets are used to form a square.
(a) Find the minimum side length of the square formed.
(b) How many rectangular sheets are needed in (a)? (7 marks)
END OF TEST
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Chapter 0.3 Fractions
Level 1
1. What fraction of each of the following figures is shaded?

(a) (b)
(4 marks)
2. Convert the following improper fractions into mixed numbers.

41 17 40
(a) (b) (c) (6 marks)
5 3 13
3. Convert the following mixed numbers into improper fractions.

4 5
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c)
7 9
8
5 (6 marks)
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4. Reduce the following fractions to the simplest form.

21 18 35
(a) (b) (c) (6 marks)
28 45 56
29 5 29
5. By converting into a mixed number, compare the values of 3 and . (3 marks)
7 7 7
4 3
6. Compare the values of and . (3 marks)
13 11
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7. Calculate the following expressions.

2 5 1 7
(a)  (b)  (3 marks)
9 9 12 12

8 5 9 2
(a)  (b)  (3 marks)
11 11 14 14

1 3 4 2
(a) 3  (b) 2 3 (3 marks)
5 5 7 7

1 6 2
(a) 4  (b) 5 3 (4 marks)
8 11 11
1 1
11. Calculate 2 5 . (3 marks)
6 3
11 1
12. Calculate 7 5 . (3 marks)
12 4
15 11
13. Calculate 5 3 . (3 marks)
26 13
5 3
14. Calculate 2  .
8 4
(3 marks)
2 3 7
15. Calculate   . (2 marks)
5 10 15
8 1 5
16. Calculate   . (3 marks)
9 8 12
2 7 5
17. Calculate 1   . (3 marks)
3 9 6
7

5 4 6 26
(a)  (b)  (4 marks)
8 15 13 27
1
19. Calculate 3  1 . (3 marks)
6
1 5
20. Calculate 3 1 . (3 marks)
9 7

2 1 9 3
(a)  (b)  (4 marks)
7 3 14 4
6 9
22. Calculate  . (3 marks)
17 34
12 25
23. Calculate 2  . (3 marks)
19 38
2 4
24. Calculate 2 4 . (3 marks)
3 9
11 5
25. Calculate 2 1 . (4 marks)
12 9
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26. This month, Sally spent more than last month. If Sally spent $900 last
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month, find the increase in her expense this month. (2 marks)
5 1
27. Andy used 5 L of water to irrigate plants. He then used 8 L of water to
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wash dishes. How much water did Andy use? (3 marks)
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Level 2
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28. (a) Convert and into mixed numbers.
3 5
8 16 4
(b) Hence, arrange , and 3 from the smallest to the largest. (4 marks)
3 5 5
83 65
29. (a) Convert and into mixed numbers.
9 7
83 65 3
(b) Hence, arrange , and 9 from the smallest to the largest. (4 marks)
9 7 7
7 13 17
30. Arrange , and from the smallest to the largest. (4 marks)
9 15 21
2 7 9
31. Calculate 3   . (3 marks)
5 8 10
4 11 2
32. Calculate 6 2 1 . (3 marks)
9 12 3
9 6 4
33. Calculate  1 . (4 marks)
10 11 7
 1 15  2
34. Calculate  7  5  2 . (5 marks)
 2 16  15
1 7 5
35. Calculate 2  1 . (5 marks)
5 12 9
4 6 8
36. Calculate 1 1  . (4 marks)
9 7 15
 5 3 5
37. Calculate  3  1   5 . (5 marks)
 7 8 8
7 1 1
38. Calculate 2 4 2 . (4 marks)
10 6 4
9
1
8
4
39. Calculate . (3 marks)
3 2
2 
4 9
4 3
4
40. Calculate 9 5 .
19
1
21
(4 marks)
1
11
4
41. Calculate . (4 marks)
5
2 1
6
 1 1 3 9
42. Calculate  4  2  5   . (4 marks)
 3 6 8 16
2  9 1 7
43. Calculate 6   7 6  . (4 marks)
9  20 4 9
5 1
44. In a farm, the total number of chickens, ducks and geese is 396. If and
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of them are chickens and ducks respectively, find the number of geese. (5 marks)
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45. Sandy spent of her pocket money to buy 4 apples. The remaining amount
10
3
can be used to buy exactly 4 pears. If the price of an apple is $ 5 , find the
5
price of a pear. (6 marks)
END OF TEST
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Chapter 0.4 Percentages
Level 1
1. Convert the following decimals into percentages.

(a) 0.82 (b) 1.5 (c) 0.037 (3 marks)
2. Convert the following percentages into decimals.

(a) 57% (b) 42.5% (c) 568% (3 marks)
3. Convert the following fractions into percentages.

3 16 27
(a) (b) 2 (c) (5 marks)
5 25 40
4. Convert the following percentages into the simplest fractions.

(a) 56% (b) 325% (c) 87.5% (4 marks)
5. Calculate the following expressions. Give the answers in percentages.

(a) 37% + 48% (b) 27.5% + 2 (3 marks)

(a) 54% + 69% (b) 3 + 405% (3 marks)

(a) 74% – 26% (b) 235% – 1 (3 marks)

(a) 152% – 83% (b) 5 – 126% (3 marks)
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(a) 23% + 2 + 54% (b) 563% – 3 – 55% (4 marks)

(a) 974% – 8 + 531% (b) 3.7% + 3 – 20.3% (4 marks)

(a) 75%  20% (b) 34%  40% (4 marks)

(a) 60%  250% (b) 140%  80% (4 marks)

(a) 45%  15% (b) 80%  16% (4 marks)

(a) 42%  70% (b) 28%  20% (4 marks)
15. A company consists of 2 departments. The number of staff in department A

is 450, while the number of staff in department B is 550.
(a) Find the total number of staff in the company.
(b) What percentage of all the staff is in department B? (4 marks)
16. Yesterday, Mrs. Wong spent $3800 for clothes, $1900 for housewares and
$1800 for food in a shop.
(a) Find the total amount spent by Mrs. Wong.
(b) What percentage of the expenses was used for buying food? (4 marks)
Level 2

(a) 30  (37%  53%) (b) 16  (54% – 29%) (4 marks)

(a) 65  40% – 23 (b) 38  60  20% (4 marks)
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(a) 160  (154% – 74%) (b) 54  (23%  49%) (4 marks)

(a) 45  15% – 180 (b) 50  42  28% (4 marks)

(a) 160  (1 – 60%) (b) 126  (2 – 137%) (4 marks)

(a) 120  30%  25% (b) 48  80%  75% (4 marks)

(a) 210  30%  21% (b) 24  60%  80% (4 marks)

(a) 80  20%  66  50% (b) 125  40% – 90  10% (4 marks)

(a) 27  25%  9  30% (b) 54  36% – 108  120% (6 marks)

(a) 80  18%  (62% – 26%) (b) 345  (37%  78%)  17% (6 marks)

(a) 6.7  42  70% (b) 4.5  90%  5.6 (4 marks)

(a) 80 – 23.4  60% (b) 20  23% – 2.6 (4 marks)
29. Kelly has 27 blue marbles and 63 red marbles. What percentage of the marbles
are blue? (4 marks)
30. Christy spent $12.5 and $27.5 to buy a correction pen and other stationery
respectively. What percentage of the amount was used to buy the correction
pen? (4 marks)
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END OF TEST
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Chapter 0.5 Basic Units
Level 1
1. Write down the most suitable units for the following measurements.
(a) The height of a cup.
(b) The thickness of a coin.
(c) The height of a tree.
(d) The distance between Hong Kong and Macau. (4 marks)
2. Express the following lengths using the unit cm.

(a) 7 m 12 cm (b) 8.17 m
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(c) 1 m 1 cm (d) 4 m (4 marks)
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3. Fill in the blanks.

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(a) 6 m = ______ m ______ cm (b) 16.8 m = ______ m ______ cm
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(c) 165 cm = ______ m ______ cm (d) 2304 cm = ______ m ______ cm (4 marks)
4. Express the following lengths using the unit m.

(a) 3 km 300 m (b) 6 km 12 m
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(c) 8.02 km (d) 3 km (4 marks)
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(a) 7 km = ______ km ______ m (b) 13.18 km = ______ km ______ m
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(c) 1620 m = ______ km ______ m (d) 32 768 m = ______ km ______ m (4 marks)
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6. Express the following lengths using the unit seconds.

(a) 6 minutes 32 seconds (b) 8.7 minutes
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(c) 2.85 minutes (d) 3 minutes (4 marks)
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4
(a) 5 min = ______ min ______ s (b) 3.45 min = ______ min ______ s
5
(c) 135 s = ______ min ______ s (d) 907 s = ______ min ______ s (4 marks)
8. Express the following lengths using the unit minutes.

(a) 3 hours 20 minutes (b) 1.25 hours
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(c) 5.15 hours (d) 7 hours (4 marks)
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1
(a) 1 h = _____ h _____ min (b) 3.35 h = _____ h _____ min
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(c) 99 min = _____ h _____ min (d) 3900 s = _____ h _____ min (4 marks)
Level 2
10. Calculate 7 m 25 cm  67 cm. Express the answer in

(a) cm, (b) m. (3 marks)
11. Calculate 3 km 18 m  0.56 km. Express the answer in

(a) km, (b) m. (3 marks)
12. Calculate 50 cm 9 mm  12. Express the answer in

(a) cm, (b) m. (3 marks)
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13. The length of each side of a square is 24.5 cm.

(a) Find the perimeter of the square. Express the answer in
(i) cm, (ii) m.
(b) Two squares as described above are used to form a rectangle. Find the
perimeter of the rectangle. Express the answer in cm. (5 marks)
14. Yesterday, Martin noticed that he forgot to bring his textbooks on the way to
go to school. So he spent 3 minutes 20 seconds to run back home to take the
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textbooks, and then spent 4 minutes to run to school.
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(a) If Martin had walked for 6 minutes before running back home, find the
time he spent to go to school yesterday.
(b) If Martin normally spends 7.5 minutes to walk to school, find the extra
time he spent to go to school yesterday.
(Express the answers in minutes.) (5 marks)
15. Emily, Melody and Sandra walked 15.3 minutes, 0.26 hour and 15 minutes
24 seconds respectively to a public library from school. Who spent the least
time? (5 marks)
END OF TEST
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Chapter 0.6 Angles
Level 1
1. Measure the size of the following angle.
(75)
(2 marks)
110)
(2 marks)
(325)
(2 marks)
230)
(2 marks)
5. Draw an angle of 80 in the space provided.
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(3 marks)
6. Draw an angle of 250 in the space provided.
(3 marks)
Level 2
7. Construct the following angles using a protractor.

(a) 32 (b) 148 (6 marks)

(a) 98 (b) 262 (6 marks)

(a) 70 (b) 110 (6 marks)

(a) 15 (b) 345 (6 marks)
END OF TEST
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1. Write down the first 6 natural numbers. (2 marks)

3. Find the sum of the first 4 prime numbers. (2 marks)

4. Write down the results of the following statements.

5. Write down the results of the following statements.

6. Write down statements to describe the following arithmetic operations.

7. Write down statements to describe the following arithmetic operations.

8. Calculate each of the following expressions.

9. Calculate each of the following expressions.

10. Calculate each of the following expressions.

11. Calculate each of the following expressions.

12. Calculate each of the following expressions.

13. Calculate each of the following expressions.

14. Calculate each of the following expressions.

15. Calculate each of the following expressions.

16. Calculate each of the following expressions.

17. Calculate each of the following expressions.

18. Calculate each of the following expressions.

19. Calculate each of the following expressions.

20. Calculate each of the following expressions.

21. Calculate each of the following expressions.

22. Calculate each of the following expressions.

23. Calculate each of the following expressions.

24. Calculate each of the following expressions.

25. Express 19 as a sum of 2 prime numbers. (2 marks)

27. Write down the results of the following statements.

28. Calculate 19  3  21  7  1. (4 marks)

29. Calculate 20 – 28  4  13  2. (4 marks)

30. Calculate 4.2  2  2.3  3  3.1. (4 marks)

31. Calculate (27  16  4)  (14 – 7). (4 marks)

33. Calculate [18  (54  49)  78]  6. (4 marks)

34. Calculate 4  [(5.6  2.9)  1.8  17]. (4 marks)

35. Calculate [39 – (18  15)]  2  45  8. (5 marks)

1. Write down the first 5 multiples of each of the following numbers.

2. Find the largest multiple of 3 which is less than 80. (3 marks)

4. Find the L.C.M. of each of the following pairs of numbers.

5. Find the first 3 common multiples of 15 and 20. (3 marks)

6. Write down all the factors of each of the following numbers.

7. Write down all the factors of 60. (3 marks)

8. Find the product of the 2 largest factors of 48. (3 marks)

9. Find all the common factors of 16 and 40. (3 marks)

10. Find the H.C.F. of each of the following pairs of numbers.

11. Consider the numbers 15 and 25.

12. (a) Write down the first 3 multiples of 23.

13. (a) Write down all the factors of 40.

16. Find the L.C.M. of each of the following groups of numbers.

17. Find the H.C.F. of each of the following groups of numbers.

18. The dimensions of a rectangular sheet of paper are 15 cm  12 cm.

1. What fraction of each of the following figures is shaded?

2. Convert the following improper fractions into mixed numbers.

3. Convert the following mixed numbers into improper fractions.

4. Reduce the following fractions to the simplest form.

7. Calculate the following expressions.

8. Calculate the following expressions.

9. Calculate the following expressions.

10. Calculate the following expressions.

18. Calculate the following expressions.

21. Calculate the following expressions.

1. Convert the following decimals into percentages.

2. Convert the following percentages into decimals.

3. Convert the following fractions into percentages.

4. Convert the following percentages into the simplest fractions.

5. Calculate the following expressions. Give the answers in percentages.

(c) 165 cm = m cm (d) 2304 cm = m cm (4 marks)

(c) 1620 m = km m (d) 32 768 m = km m (4 marks)