Answer all questions. Please show your working.

1. Evaluate the following

a) $ 11.30+26 ¢−$ 2.75

b) 10−3(8−5)

Answer : a)__________________ [1]

b)__________________ [1]

2. Consider the following numbers.

1 π
0 , √ 2 , 4 , 27 ,−3.21 , 1 ,−0.7 , 29 ,
3 2
6 2

a) List down all the,

i. Natural number(s)

ii. integer(s)

iii. composite(s)

Answer : ai)__________________ [1]

aii)__________________ [2]

aii)__________________ [1]

b) Arrange them on the number line. [2]

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3. The prime factorisation of two numbers are

5 10 2 3 3
2 ×5 × 11×13 and 2 ×5 ×11×17

a) Find the HCF and LCM of these two numbers, express your answer in index
notation.
b) Find the smallest positive integer k such that √ 25 × 510 × 11×132 ×k is a whole
number

Answer : a)__________________ [2]

b)__________________ [2]

4. Express 984.6080 correct to

a) 2 decimal places.

b) nearest tenth.

c) nearest integer.

Answer : a)__________________ [1]

b)__________________ [1]

c)__________________ [1]

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5. Express the following word statements algebraically in their simplest form.

a) Divide the sum of 3 and y by 5.

b) Subtract the product of x and y from the sum of p and q .

c) Multiply 3 x to the sum of 4 x and 5 x .

Answer : a)__________________ [1]

b)__________________ [1]

c)__________________ [2]

6. a) Express 90 as a product of its prime factors, giving your answer in index notation

b) Find the smallest possible value of n such that 90 n is a perfect cube.

Answer : a)__________________ [2]

b)__________________ [2]

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7. Evaluate without the use of calculator, show your working clearly.

[ 8+(−4)3 ] — [ 2(12+3)÷ 3 ]

Answer : ____________________ [2]

8. Simplify

x−1 1
a) +
3 2

b) 6 ( 4 x+ y )+ 2(x− y )

c) 2 x+ y−3(2 x +4 y−3)

Answer : a)__________________ [2]

b)__________________ [2]

c)___________________[2]

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9. A stack of 500 A4 size paper is 60 mm thick. Find the thickness of each A4 paper

a) in cm, correct to 2 decimal places,

b) in m, correct to 1 significant figure.

Answer : a)__________________ [2]

b)__________________ [2]

10. Bobby bought 2 erasers at 49 cents each and 6 pens at $1.95 each from the
bookshop. The shopkeeper asked for $13.50. Without doing the actual calculation,
use estimation to determine whether the charge of $13.50 is reasonable.

Answer : _______________________________________________________ [3]

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11. Factorise the following

a) 27 b−36 by

b) 8 ax +12 a−4 az

Answer : a)__________________ [1]

b)__________________ [1]

12. Find √3 1728 by using prime factorisation.

Answer : ______________________ [3]

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13. The foot of a mountain is at sea level. At a particular time, the temperatures at the
foot and at the summit of the mountain are 15°C and – 8°C respectively. The
temperature drops by 5°C for every 1000 m above sea level. Find the height of the
mountain.

Answer : ______________________ [2]

14. Evaluate the following, give your answer in simplest form.

[ ( )] [ ( )]
−1 −1
4
−
6
1 −1
÷ +
3 2

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 Answer : ______________________ [3]

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