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Approximation is the process of rounding off a number closed to the actual number. It
should be noted that numbers 1,2,3 & 4 should be rounded down to zero (0) while numbers
5,6,7,8 & 9 should be rounded up to one (1).
To round a number to the nearest 10, look at the digit in the UNIT column, if it is 5 or
more, round it up but if it is less than 5, round it down.
To round a number to the nearest 100, look at the digit in the TENS column, if it is 5 or
more, round it up but if it is less than 5, round it down.
To round a number to the nearest 1000, look at the digit in the HUNDREDS column, if it is
5 or more, round it up but if it is less than 5, round it down.
Round the following numbers to the nearest ten, hundred and thousand.
1) 3452
2) 1543
3) 437689
4) 23450
5) 234765
A number such as 150.7158 is an example of a decimal number. The whole number part is
150 and the decimal part is 7158. The above number has 4 decimal places.
1) 3.4567
2) 49.9954
Solution
Note: It is necessary to add zero(s) after decimal point in (2) above to indicate the
decimal place(s).
PRACTICE THESE
1) 35.4782
2) 0.8991
3) 1.99961
4) 23.4557
5) 75.2235
Note that:
To round a decimal number to the nearest whole number, look at the figure in the 1 st d.p.,
if it is 5 or more, round it up and if it is less than 5, do not change the whole number.
1) 13.73
2) 34.245
Solutions
1) 13.73 = 14
2) 34.245 = 34
PRACTICE THESE
1) 8.22
2) 9.25
3) 789.01
4) 0.99
5) 134.64
6) 405.9
7) 90.89
8) 275.80
9) 29.08
10) 6.54
The word significant means important and is another way of approximating numbers. A
figure's position in a number shows what the figure is worth.
Examples: Give the following numbers correct to 1 s.f., 2 s.f. & 3 s.f.
1) 5754
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2) 147.006
3) 0.0070254
Solutions
Note that:
The first sig. fig. is the first non-zero figure as you read a number from the left.
E.g 3706
Zeros in the middle of a number are significant but zeros before or at the end of a
number are not significant. E.g 400700
After rounding off, the digits after the 1st s.f. are changed to zeros to retain the
size/digit of the number. E.g. 5754 to 1 d.p. = 6000 and not 6.
147.006 to 4 s.f. is 147.0 ( the last zero shows 4 s.f.)
0.0007004 to 3 s.f. is 0.000700
PRACTICE THESE
1) 45775
2) 30820
3) 3.9998
4) 0.004575
5) 0.000057891
6) 45698
7) 35.4782
ESTIMATION
It is useful to always make a rough estimate of a calculation to give a rough idea of what
the real/actual answer should be. The estimate may be bigger or smaller than the real
answer. To estimate, round the each number to 1 s.f. or nearest whole number and
calculate.
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Example: Estimate the cost of 62 oranges at N1.80 each
Therefore, estimated answer = 60 × 2 = N120 while the actual answer = 62 × 1.80 = N111.6
PRACTICE THESE
The most commonly used are milli, centi, meter/gram/litre, kilo & tonne. Body measures
such as pace, arm, hand & foot are not left out.
LENGTH/DISTANCES
The basic unit of length is metre (m). Millimetre & Centimetre are used to measure
distance less than metre while Metre and Kilometre are used to measure longer distances.
For example, to measure the distance between Lagos and Benin-City, we use km.
State the metric units of length you would use to measure the following:
MASS/WEIGHT
The S.I unit of mass is kilogram (kg). The commonly used units of mass are mg, g, kg &
tonne.
State the metric units of mass you would use to measure the following:
a. Your weight
b. Weight of a N1 coin
c. Weight of a diary
d. Weight of a cow
e. Weight of a bus
f. Weight of a television
g. Weight of an orange
h. Liquid gas in a cylinder
CAPACITY
The capacity of a container is the amount of fluid (liquid) it can hold. The basic unit of
capacity is litre (l). The common units are litres, millilitres & centilitres.
State the metric units of capacity you would use to measure the following:
TIME/DAYS
60s - 1m
60m - 1h
24hrs - 1 day
7 days - 1 week
4 weeks - 1 month
12 mths - 1 year
52 wks - 1 yr
365 days - 1 year
366 days - 1 leap year
3600 s - 1 hr
14 days - 1 fortnight
≈30 days - 1 calendar month
13 wks - 1 quarter
3 mths - 1 quarter
1 decade - 10 years
1 century - 100 years
1 millennium - 1000 years
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b. 225 minutes
A base or radix is the number of different digits or combination of digits and letters that
a system of counting uses to represent numbers. Binary system uses two digits, 0 & 1. An
example is 110100.
The figure below shows the place value of the digits in the binary number system. 110112
can be represented this way:
24 23 22 21 20
1 1 0 1 1
24 23 22 21 20
1 0 0 1 1
19ten = 10011two
1) 13ten = 23 + 22 + 20
2) 37ten = 25 + 22 + 20
3) 63ten = 25 + 24 + 23 + 22 + 21 + 20
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4) 85ten = 26 + 24 + 22 + 20
PRACTICE THESE
1) 23
2) 78
3) 93
4) 53
5) 47
PRACTICE THESE
1) 1112
2) 11001012
3) 10100012
4) 10000112
5) 1011012
1) 23ten
2) 27ten
Solutions
1) 2310
2 23
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2 11 R1
2 5 R1
2 2 R1
2 1 R0
0 R1
2310 = 101112
2) 2710
2 27
2 13 R1
2 6 R1
2 3 R0
2 1 R1
0 R1
2710 = 110112
PRACTICE THESE
1) 54
2) 69
3) 99
4) 60
5) 47
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6) 38
7) 65
PRACTICE THESE
1) 101112 + 11112
2) 110112 + 101012
3) 1012 + 1112 + 11102
4) 1102 + 1012
5) 1112 + 1012 + 1002
6) 110110102 + 110111102
1) 1112 - 1102 = 12
2) 1102 - 1002 = 102
3) 101112 - 11112 = 10002
4) 110112 - 101012 = 1102
5) 1101102 - 1011012 = 10012
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PRACTICE THESE
1) 110112 - 110102
2) 110112 - 100112
3) 110101112 - 11011002
4) 110110102 - 110101112
5) 1100011002 - 100100102
6) 111000112 - 11110002
7) 11012 + 1102 - 1112
8) 110112 - 10112 + 11012
To multiply base two numerals, first multiply out and add up.
PRACTICE THESE
1) 10102 × 102
2) 10112 × 112
3) 11112 × 1012
4) 110112 × 1112
5) 100112 × 102
To conviniently divide base two numerals, first convert to base ten, divide the result and
convert back to binary.
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Solve the following binary numbers
1) 110012 ÷ 1012
2) 10002 ÷ 1002
Solutions
1) 110012 = 2510 while 1012 = 510, then 25 ÷ 5 = 5. Now convert 510 back to binary to
give 1012.
2) 10002 = 1610 while 1002 = 410, then 16 ÷ 4 = 4. Now, convert 410 back to binary to give
1002
PRACTICE THESE
1) 100102 ÷ 102
2) 11112 ÷ 112
3) 110102 ÷ 11012
4) 111102 ÷ 11112
i. 5 + 4 = 9 ( true )
ii. 7 - 3 = 8 ( false )
1) ∆ + 7 = 14. (7)
2) 12 + ∆ = 18. (6)
3) ∆ - 12 = 7. (19)
4) 12 = ∆ - 9. ( 21)
PRACTICE THESE
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1) 6 + 8 = ∆
2) 30 = ∆ - 5
3) 1 = 5 - ∆
4) 7 + ∆ = 20
5) ∆ + 8 = 14
6) 7 = 19 - ∆
7) ∆ - 15 = 0
8) 18 = 6 + ∆
9) ∆ + 12 = 70
10) 17 - ∆ = 12
1) 12 × ∆ = 36. (3)
2) ∆ ÷ 7 = 9. (63)
3) 4 × ∆ = 44. (11)
4) 36 ÷ 9 = ∆. (4)
PRACTICE THESE
1) ∆ × 0 = 0
2) 15 ÷ ∆ = 5
3) ∆ = 6 × 6
4) 18 ÷ 3 = ∆
5) ∆ × 17 = 85
6) 108 ÷ ∆ = 12
7) 11 = 1 × ∆
8) 80 ÷ 10 = ∆
9) 44 ÷ ∆ = 2
10) 25 = 5 × ∆
11) 3 × ∆ = 18
12) 3 ÷ ∆ = 1
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Using Letters to Represent Numbers (Addition & Subtraction)
A branch of Mathematics in which letters of the alphabets are used in place of numbers is
known as ALGEBRA. It is more convenient to use a letter of the alphabets to represent an
unknown number instead of shapes. Any lowercase (small) letter of the alphabets can be
used.
1) f = 3+6. Solution: f = 9
2) k-14 = 2. Solution: k = 2+14 = 16
3) 9-r = 2. Solution: 9_2 = r , r = 7
4) 12+e = 18. Solution: e = 18-12. = 6
PRACTICE THESE
1) 10 = 5+r
2) 17 = w+9
3) 22+d = 30
4) z = 15-8
5) 15-x = 7
6) 12-n = 8
7) 12 = e+5
8) a+a = 10
9) y+5 = 7
10) g = 30-g
PRACTICE THESE
1) 125÷f = 25
2) 3×p = 27
3) y×y = 81
4) c÷7 = 2
5) z = 3×7
6) q = 12÷2
7) 3×a = 27
8) 10÷h = 2
9) b×7 = 49
10) t×4 = 20
ASSIGNMENT
Find the values of the unknown
1) d+8-4 = 24
2) r-16+10 = 30
3) (3×2) + 3 = p
4) 7+12÷3 = s
5) 12×c+4 = 40
6) 11×v+2 = 57
7) (5×8)-5 = b
8) 50÷5+8 = a
9) 7+7×m = 35
10) j = 7-(4+3)÷7
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1) A boy has t oranges. He sells four of them. How many oranges does he have left?
Solution
(t - 4) Oranges
Solution
3). Think of a number, subtract 3 from it and the result is 9. What's the number?
Solution
m-3 = 9, m = 9+3 = 12
PRACTICE THESE
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a is -5 and the coefficient of b is -8. Also, f = 1f and -f = -1f. Coefficients could
also be fractions. E.g. 1/2g, the coefficient of g is 1/2.
Example: Write down the coefficient of the following expressions
1) 4d - 5f (Coefficient of d = 4 & that of f = -5)
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2) 8x + 5x. (Coefficient of x 2 = 8 & that of x = 5)
3) -25x2y3z. (Coefficient of x 2y3z = -25)
4) x2 - xy2. (Coefficient of x2 = 1 & that of xy2 = -1)
PRACTICE THESE
1) x + y
2) -x +y
3) 5y - 10z
4) -4/5m + b
5) -1/5x + 5y - z
6) 3x2y + xyz
7) -yz + a3y
8) -p3q2r - 7
A term is a group of numbers, letters and powers of letters. E.g. x + 2y - 7xyz + 3. The
terms are x, 2y, -7xyz and 3.
Terms that have the same letter or arrangement of letters are called like terms. E.g. x, 2x
& 4x are like terms. Also, xy, 6xy, 10xy are like terms. Basic arithmetic operations of
addition and subtraction can be performed directly on like terms.
Terms, which do not have the same or arrangement of letters are called unlike terms. E.g.
4b + 5p. Both term can't be added or subtracted because they're unlike terms. Is
1) Simplify 5 books + 7 pens + 3 books + 2 pens. Collecting like terms will give 5 books+
3 books + 7 pens + 2 pens. This eventually gives 8 books + 9 pens.
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2) Simplify 5z + 4x + 7z + z + 6x. Collecting like term will give 5z + 7z + z + 4x + 6x.
This will give 13z + 10x.
3) Simplify -3y + 8y + 2. Rearrange as 8y - 3y +2. This will give 5y + 2
4) Simplify -x + 2 + 6x - 3x. Rearrange as 6x - x - 3x + 2. This will give 2x + 2
5) Simplify 5f - b + 3y + 2f + 4b - 2y. Collect like terms to give 5f + 2f + 4b - b +3y -
2y. This will give 7f + 3b + y.
PRACTICE THESE
1) 5x + 4y + 6x + 2y
2) 8a + 3b + 5b +2a + a
3) 4p + 6q - 3p - 5q
4) x + 5y + 5y - x - 10y
5) 3a + 5b + 4a + 7b - 6a - 3b
6) 9v + 7y + 5v - 3v - 7y - v
7) 12x - 6 + 9y + 5z - 4y + 2z - 7x
8) 2h - 21h + 5h - 3h + 18h + 15
9) -14x + 6y - 4y + 3 + 20x - 2
10) 4s - 4y + p - 2p + 7s + 5p + 8y
182def = 182×d×e×f
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5) 12xyz÷8y = 3xy/2
6) 1/3 of 18pq = 1/3 × 18pq = 6pq
PRACTICE THESE
1) 7×5b
2) 5e×4f
3) 3p×4q×5r
4) 4ab×3de
5) 4×3mn×6s
6) xp÷x
7) 12mn÷3m
8) 7abc÷14b
9) 15xyz÷2xz
10) 3/4 of 6de
1) Find the total cost of p 🍎(apples) at N50 each and q 🥭 (mangoes) at N10 each.
2) A man smokes 10y cigarettes on Friday and 5z cigarettes on other days of the
week. How many cigarettes does he smoke in a week?
3) There are 2x boys, 3x girls and x adults in a bus. How many people are there in the
bus 🚌?
4) A student had N500 as a pocket money. Out of the money, she spends N2y to buy
exercise book, Ny on transport and N4y on food. How much does he has now?
5) A trader bought r pens at N25 each, 2r pens at N50 each and 5r pens at N40 each.
How much did she spend altogether?
A linear equation has only one unknown quantity with no squares or higher powers. Example
t+6=8 while t is an unknown variable. There are many methods of solving simple linear
equation.
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1) x+6 = 12
2) x-5 = 8
3) x+5 = 6
4) 5x-8 = 24
5) 17-y = 17
6) z+5 = 0
7) 5a+4 = 19
8) 7d-5 = 30
9) 8 = 9x-10
10) 3f+2 = 5
11) 4x-4 = 44
12) 4q = 16
13) 63 = 9x
14) 12 = x/3
15) x/20 = 4 1/5
16) f/6 = 42
17) x/5 = 8
18) 1/8 = 2 1/4x
19) m/3 = 7
20) -9p = 108
21) x+2 /3 = 1
22) f-4 /5 = 1
1) 2y+3=y+1
2) 7d-6=30-2d
3) 15x+8=29-6x
4) 4m-10=8-2m
5) -3f+5-f=14-6f
6) 7g+5-6g=8-5g
7) 14-y-5=-5y+3
8) 17a-11=10a+3
9) 30t-5=21+20t
10) 5b-10-3b=2b+20-3b
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Translation of Word Problems into equations
Translate the following statements into mathematical simple equations and solve for the
unknown
PRACTICE THESE
WORD PROBLEMS
MISCELLANEOUS
1) 27=3+4y
2) x/3+3=5
3) 5(h-3) = 4(h-2)
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