Student Name: Mwalintsi Hipetwa

Student Number: 221217967

Course of study: DIPLOMA in Accounting
Faculty of study: Commerce, Management and law
Due Date: 02 April 2024

Assignment 1 BASIC MATHEMATICS

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QUESTION 1

a) (i) 8 - 24 ÷ 3

= ( BODMAS)

= 8 - 24÷3= 24 ÷ = 8

=8 - 8= 0

(ii) y 6 × y 3 ÷ y 9 = y 6+ y 3 = y 9

= = y 9 ÷ y 9 = y 9− y 9 = = y 0 = 1

b) r = d/2
d = 11 feet = 11 × 30 cm = 330 cm
h = 7 feet = 7 × 30 cm = 210 cm
330 ÷ 2 = 165 cm
V = πr 2 h = π × (165 cm)^2 × 210 cm ÷ 100 cm/m^3 = 2.707 m3 as the volume of
the tank
Ii) The capacity = Volume × 1000
= 2.707 m3 × 1000
= 2707 litres

c) i) 1:425 000
28 cm: x
X ( real distance) = 28 × 425000 = 11900000 cm = 1.19 × 10^7 cm side 275 cm
map reading = 275 cm = 116 875 000 cm

ii) area of square farm = 1.37 × 10^16 cm2

1 hectare = 10000 m2
1 m = 100 cm
1m2 = 100 cm × 100 cm = 10000 cm2

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 1.37 × 10^16 cm2 = 1.37 × 10^16 ÷ 10000 m2

1.37 × 10^12 m2

1 hectare = 10000 m2 = 1.37 × 10^12 m2

1.37 × 10^12 m2 × 10000 m2
1.37 × 10^8 hectares

i) 11900000 cm
ii) 137000000 hectares

d) Inflation rate = Final value - Initial value ÷ Initial value × 100

= initial value (1983) = N$ 18 500
= final value (today) = N$ 256 00
Inflation rate = 256 000 - 18 500 ÷ 18 500 × 100
= 237 500 ÷ 18 500 × 100
= 12.83 × 100
= 1283 or 12.83 %

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QUESTION 2

F B

17 80
70
15
30
35

22 60
R

i) 70 + 80 + 60 - 17 - 30 - 35 = 128 - 150 = 22
ii) 30
iii) 35
iv) 70 - 17 = 53
v) 80 + 60 - 17 - 30 + 15 = 108
vi) 70 + 80 - 30 - 35 15 = 100