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 ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

1. Work out these calculations.

(a) 52 + 102 =

(b) 1024 X 200 =

(c) 21 702 X 100 =

(d) 2016 X 5 =

(e) 981 ÷ 9 = (2 x 5 = 10 marks)

(Total 10 marks)

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 2. (a) Work out the next two terms of the following sequence. Describe the term-
to-term rule you have used.

3 , 6 , 12 , 24 , _________ , _________.

Rule: ______________________________________________.

(3 marks)

(b) Use the term-to-term rule to work out the first four terms of each sequence.

Start from a first term of 4.

(i) add 6

________________________________________________________

(ii) multiply by 5

_______________________________________________________

(4 marks)

(c) Complete the following number sequences.

(i) 1 , _______, 7, 10, 13, ________, 19 ________.

(ii) ________ , 2 , 4 , _______, 16 , ________.

(3 marks)

(Total 10 marks)

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 3. (a) Complete the table.

Shape Length Width Perimeter Area

(Breadth)
(i) Rectangle 7cm 11cm

(ii) Square 81m2

(iii) Rectangle 8mm 48mm2
(iv) Square 8cm

(5 marks)

(b) Work out the perimeter of the following regular shapes.

(i) 6cm

(ii) 5.5m

(4 marks)

(Total 9 marks)

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4. (a) Work these out.

(i) 962.8 ÷ 10 = ______________

(ii) 50071 ÷ 1000 = ______________

(iii) 2.007 X 1000 = ______________

(iv) 10 X 0.3476 = ______________

(v) 1000 X 0.00045 = ______________

(vi) 250 X 10000 = ______________

(vii) 250 ÷ 10000 = ______________

(viii) 10009 ÷ 100 = ______________

(ix) 19.02 X 100 = ______________

(x) 200.34 X 1000 = ______________ (1x10=10 marks)

(Total 10 marks)

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 5. These are the journey times, in minutes, for a group of 20 railway travelers.

25 47 12 32 28 17 20 43 15 34

45 22 19 36 44 19 24 32 19 48

Time (in minutes) Tally Frequency

10 – 19
20 – 29
30 – 39
40 – 49
Total =

(a) Use the data above to complete your table. (3 marks)

(b) Draw a bar chart of the data. (2 marks)

(c) What is the modal class? _______________ (1 mark)

(Total 6 marks)

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 6. (a) Write the formula for the area and the perimeter of the following shapes.

(i) Rectangle

Area = __________________

Perimeter =___________________

(ii) Square

Area = ___________________

Perimeter =___________________

(4 marks)

(b) Calculate the volume of the following cuboid.

(3 marks)

(Total 7 marks)

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 7. Here are the results of rolling a dice.

5 4 3 5 1 1 4 3 6 4 2 6

(a) What is the mode?

(1 mark)
(b) Work out the range.

(2 marks)
(c) Find the median number of the above data.

(2 marks)
(d) What is the mean result?

(3 marks)

(Total 8 marks)

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 8. (a) State whether each statement is true or false.

(i) 16 < - 48 ______________________

(ii) -30 > 20 ______________________

(iii) 12 > -12 ______________________

(iv) -50 < 0 ______________________

(1x4 = 4 marks)
(b) Write down the highest and the lowest temperature in each group.

(i) -6 °c , 5°c , -4°c , 2°c , 0°c

Highest temperature _____________________________

Lowest temperature _____________________________

(ii) 7 °c , -15° , 4°c , -12°c , 10°c

Highest temperature _____________________________

Lowest temperature _____________________________

(2x2 = 4 marks)

(Total 8 marks)

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 9. Work these out.

(a) 10 + (-11) = ___________________

(b) 50 - 100 = ___________________

(c) -6 - 8 = ___________________

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(d) 20 - 20 = ___________________

(e) -3 - 3 + 5 = ___________________

(f) -15 + 15 = ___________________

(g) -10 -10 -10 = ___________________

(h) 12 - 2 - 15 = ___________________

(i) 5 - -3 + 15 = ___________________

(j) -9 + 9 - 9 = ___________________ (1x10= 10marks)

(Total 10 marks)

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 10. Complete the inputs and outputs for each function machine.

(a) (i) (ii)

Input +5 Output Input X3 Output

30 18
35 30
45 24
60 36

(2x2 = 4 marks)

(iii)
Input X4 +8 output

5
28
48

(3 marks)

(b) Describe the rules for each set of inputs and outputs.
(i) (ii)
Input output input output

50 59 5 55
45 54 4 44
38 47 10 110
(2 marks)

(Total 9 marks)

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 11. (a) Work these out.

(i) 20 + 6.72 + 13.28 =

(ii) 36.369 ÷ 9 =

(iii) 15 - 6.25 =

(iv) 30.6 X 7 =

(2x4 = 8 marks)

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 (b) A cake of mass 1.41kg is cut into seven equal pieces.
How much is the mass of one piece?

(2 marks)

(c) Work out the following number cards.

(i) (ii)

(iii)

(1x 3= 3 marks)

(Total 13 marks)

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