F3T Mathematics Assessment (20 mins) Total Marks: 16

Topic: Estimation and Standard Form Date: 18/4/23

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1. A cone is having a volume of π r h , where r is the radius of the cone and h is the height of the cone.
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Given that the radius of the cone is 8.5 cm corrected to 1 decimal place and the height is 10 cm corrected
to 2 significant figures. Find the boundaries of the volume of the cone.
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2. Convert the following units to the units given.

a) 60 000 mm2 (c m 2)

b) 7 weeks (hours)
c) 24 012 ml (l and ml)
d) 0.4 tons (g)
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3. Simplify the following in standard form, clearly show your workings.

a) (2. 4 × 10−3 )×(2 ×105 )÷ (6 ×105 )

b) ( 2 ×10 4 ) + ( 0 . 65 ×105 ) −(12 ×103 )

c) ( 7 ×10 3 )−( 9× 102 ) ×(0.1 ×10 1)

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