Mathematics Test – Ch.1, Ch.3, Ch.

Question 1 [5 Marks]:
Define and provide at least 5 examples for the following types of numbers: natural numbers, whole
numbers, integers, rational numbers, and irrational numbers.

Question 2 [2 Marks]:
Calculate the value of x.

Question 3 [2 Marks]:
Write 72 as a product of its prime factors.

Question 4:
(a) The diagram shows a quadrilateral with one side extended. [2 Marks]

Find the value of x.

(b) Find the sum of the interior angles of a 25-sided polygon. [1 Mark]
Question 5:
The pie chart shows how 120 students travel to school.

(a) What fraction of the students cycle to school? [1 Mark]

(b) Calculate how many students walk to school. [2 Marks]

(c) Wei records the number of children living in each of the houses in a street.
Her results are recorded in the table.

Calculate the mean number of children per house [3 Marks]

Question 6 [1 Mark]:
At midnight the temperature in Newtown was –8°C.
At noon the next day the temperature in Newtown was 9°C.
Work out the rise in temperature from midnight to noon.
Question 7 [2 Marks]:

Work out the highest common factor (HCF) of 36 and 90.

Question 8 [2 Marks]:

A rectangle has length 5.8 cm and width 2.4cm, both correct to 1 decimal place.
Calculate the lower bound and the upper bound of the perimeter of this rectangle.

Question 9 [3 Marks]:

The table shows information about the numbers of pets owned by 24 students.

Calculate the mean number of pets.

Question 10 [3 Marks]:

The volume of a cuboid is 878cm3, correct to the nearest cubic centimetre.

The length of the base of the cuboid is 7cm, correct to the nearest centimetre.
The width of the base of the cuboid is 6cm, correct to the nearest centimetre.
Calculate the lower bound for the height of the cuboid.

Question 11 [1 Mark]:

Find the sum of the interior angles of a 25-sided polygon