Singapore Chinese Girls' School

Ch 1 to 4
Secondary 1
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Question: 1
The numbers 90 and 132 are expressed as the product of their prime factors.

and

(a) Find the LCM of 90 and 132.

(b) The floor of a rectangular hall measures 90 m by 132 m. Find the smallest number of complete square tiles
that can cover the entire floor.

Question: 2
(a) Express 300 as the product of its prime factors.

(b) Find two numbers, both smaller than 100, that have a lowest common multiple of 300 and a highest common
factor of 10.

Question: 3

When written as a product of their prime factors, Find(a) the largest integer which is a

factor of x, y and z, (b) the smallest positive integer m for which mx is a perfect square, (c) the smallest positive
integer n for which nz is a perfect cube.

Question: 4
The prime factorisation of the following numbers are as follows:

(a) 18n is both a perfect square and a perfect cube. Write down the smallest possible value of n, where n is a
positive integer.

(b) The highest common factor of 270 and k is 18. The lowest common multiple of 270 and k is 7560. Find the
value of k.

Question: 5
The table shows the highest and lowest temperatures on a given day in Milan, Kuala Lumpur and St. Petersburg.
Find

(a) the difference between the highest temperature in Kuala Lumpur and the lowest temperature in St Petersburg,

(b) the average of the lowest temperatures in the three cities.

Question: 6

Consider the following numbers. (a) Write these numbers in order, starting with the

smallest. (b) From the above list, write down the (i) the prime number(s), (ii) the irrational numbers(s).

Question: 7
Evaluate the following, with steps clearly shown.

(a)

(b)

Question: 8

(a) Evaluate

(b) Hence, without using the calculator, evaluate

Question: 9

Evaluate and (a) write down the first 5 digits you see on your calculator display, (b) write down the

answer in (a) correct to 2 significant figures.

Question: 10
(a) A wooden block has a mass of 165 grams, correct to the nearest gram. Find the least possible mass of the
wooden block.

(b) By rounding each number correct to 1 significant figure, estimate the value of Show your

working clearly.

Question: 11
(a) Write an algebraic expression for each of the following statements.
(i) Add the quotient of r divided by s to q.

(ii) Subtract the product of u and v from the cube of w.

(b) Given that , and , evaluate

Question: 12
Without using calculator, evaluate the following expressions given that

(a)

(b)

Question: 13
Expand and simplify the following expressions.

(a)

(b)

(c)

Question: 14
Simplify the following algebraic expressions.

(a)

(b)

(c)

Question: 15
Subtract

Question: 16
The lengths of the sides of a triangle are (2x + 1) cm, (3x + 2) cm and (4x – 1) cm. Find the perimeter of the
triangle in terms of x.