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Joseph's Institution
Mathematics Worksheet

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Term 2 WA Final Revision

Question 1
102.4  2.56 2
Using a calculator, evaluate , giving your answers correct to 1 decimal
3
45  2
place.

Question 2
A rectangular sign board measures 3.04 m by 5.12 m.
(a) Find the area of the board correct to 3 significant figures.
(b) The cost per square meter of the board is $52.70. Find the cost of the board correct
to the nearest dollar.

Question 3
The number 599299 when corrected to p significant figures is 600000. State the largest
possible value of p.

Question 4
(a) Express, correct to 3 significant figures.
(i) 8056.087
(ii) 0.4995
8056.087
(b) Hence, estimate, the value of , correct to 2 significant figures.
0.4995

Question 5
Best Villa Hotel offers buffet dinner for wedding reception. The hotel charges $84.95
per
guest for the buffet dinner.
(a) Estimate, correct to the nearest 1 dollar, the cost of the buffet dinner for 200 guests.
Show your working clearly.
(b) The hotel charges $74.80 per guest if the number of guests is more than 400.
Stefanie is willing to pay $31 600 for the buffet dinner, corrected to the nearest
hundred dollars. What is the maximum number of guest Stefanie can invite for her
wedding reception?

Question 6
The area of a square is 27.25 cm2. Estimate, correct to the nearest cm, the length
of the square.

Question 7

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Ben borrowed (8x + 24y) books from the library. Meili borrowed as many books as
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Ben and Hafiq borrowed as many books as Meili.
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(a) Find the number of books Meili borrowed, in terms of x and y.
(b) Find the number of books Hafiq borrowed, in terms of x and y.
(c) Find the total number of books they borrowed altogether, in terms of x and y and
simplify it.
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(d) Hence, if x  2 and y  , find the total number they borrowed altogether.
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Question 8
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Given that a  4 , b  3 and c  1 , find the value of 2ab  4c 3 , giving your answer
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correct to 3 significant figures.

Question 9
Write down an algebraic expression for the statement.
Divide the sum of 3z and 6p by 5a.

Question 10
 3   1 
Subtract (2 x 2  xy  3 y 2 ) from the sum of  x 2  4 xy  y 2  and  3 x 2  2 xy  y 2  .
 5   4 

Question 11
Expand and simplify  2[3 p  (4 p  5q)  2(3 p  4q)] .

Question 12
Expand and simplify 3(2 x  3 y)  2( x  7 y) .

Question 13
2( p  2) 3  r
Expand and simplify  .
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Question 14
Mrs Yong bought q concert tickets at a total cost of $p. She kept r tickets and sold the
remaining tickets to her friends at 2 for $s. After including the cost of r tickets,
Mrs Yong made a profit of $Y in total.
(a) Find an expression for the
(i) cost price of each ticket.
(ii) amount Mrs Yong collected from the tickets she sold.
(b) Find the profit if s = 60, q = 10, p = 160 and r = 4.

Question 15
(a) Factorise xa + ya.

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(b) Hence, evaluate 43  893  57  893 .

Question 16
Factorize 32 y 2  8 y completely.

Question 17
4n  5
Solve the equation  2n  3 .
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Question 18
Solve the following equation 3( x  5)  2  6  (5  x) .

Question 19
3x  2 2 x  1
Solve   x.
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Question 20
The perimeter of a right-angled triangle is 30 cm. Its lengths are
2t cm, (3t  5) cm and (t  1) cm.

(3t – 5) cm
2t cm

(t – 1) cm

(a) Form an equation for the perimeter of the triangle in terms of t and solve it.
(b) Hence, find the area of the triangle.

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[Answer Key]

Question 1
0.6

Question 2
(a) 15.6 m2 (b) $820

Question 3
2

Question 4
(a) (i) 8060 (ii) 0.500 (b) 16000

Question 5
(a) $17000 (b) 423

Question 6
5 cm

Question 7
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(a) (8 x  24 y) books or (6 x  18 y) books
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(b) (6 x  18 y ) books or (2 x  6 y) books (c) 16x + 48y (d) 56 books
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Question 8
 23

Question 9
8z  6 p
5a

Question 10
13 2
2 x 2  3xy  2 y
20

Question 11
14 p  26q

Question 12
4 x  23 y

Question 13
10 p  11  3r
15

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Question 14
p qr
(a) (i) $ (ii) $ s  (b) 20
q  2 

Question 15
(a) a(x + y) (b) 89300

Question 16
8 y(4 y  1)

Question 17
7

Question 18
x9

Question 19
1
x
16

Question 20
(a) t = 6 (b) 30 cm2

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[Solution]

Question 2
(b)
Cost  $52.70  15.5648 m 2
 $820.26496
 $820

Question 4
(b)
8056.087 8060

0.4995 0.500
 16000 (2 sig. fig.)

Question 5
(a)
Estimated cost  85  200
 $17000 (nearest dollar)

(b) Estimated no of guests

31600

74.80
 422.45

74.80  422  31565.6

74.80  423  31640.4
74.80  424  31715.2

Largest possible no of guest = 423

Question 6
27.25  25
25  5 cm

Question 7
(c)
Total books  8 x  24 y  6 x  18 y  2 x  6 y
 16 x  48 y

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(d) When x  2 and y  ,
2
1
Total books  16(2)  48 
2
 56

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Question 12
3(2 x  3 y )  2( x  7 y )  6 x  9 y  2 x  14 y
 4 x  23 y

Question 13
2( p  2) 3  r 10( p  2) 3(3  r )
  
3 5 3(5) (3)5
10 p  20 9  3r
 
15 15
10 p  20  9  3r

15
10 p  11  3r

15

Question 14
(a) (ii) Tickets sold  q  r

qr
Amount collected  $s 
 2 

(b)
s(q  r )  2 p
Y
2
60(10  4)  2(160)
Y
2
Y  20
Or
qr  (10  4)
$ s   $60
 2  2
 $180

Profit  $180  $160

 $20

Question 15
(b)
43  893  57  893  893(43  57)
89300

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Question 18
3( x  5)  2  6  (5  x)
3 x  15  2  6  5  x
3x  17  1  x
3 x  x  1  17
2 x  18
18
x
2
9

Question 19
3x  2 2 x  1
 x
5 3
3(3 x  2)  5(2 x  1)
x
15
9 x  6  10 x  5
x
15
 x 1
x
15
 x  1  15 x
 16 x  1
1
x
16

Question 20
(a) Since the perimeter of the triangle is 30 cm,
Perimeter of the triangle  30
2t  (3t  5)  (t  1)  30
6t  6  30
6t  36
t6

(b) Since t = 6,
Base of the triangle  (6)  1
 5 cm

Height of the triangle  2(6)

 12 cm

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Area of the triangle   Base  Height
2
1
  5  12
2
 30 cm 2

Hence, the area of the triangle is 30 cm2.