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QMI1500
Elementary Quantitative Methods
Department of Decision Sciences
Assignment questions, Semester 1, 2022
Assignment: 01
Due date: 28 February 2022
Unique number: 746455
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ASSIGNMENT 01
Study material: Topics 1.1 - 2.2 in the Study Guide
Unique assignment number: 746455
FIXED DUE DATE: 28 February 2022
Important:
• This is a multiple-choice assignment that must be answered and submitted ONLINE.
• Always keep your detailed workings in a file to be able to compare your solutions to the ones that will
be published on the QMI1500 module site after the due date. Also, keep a copy of the options
you have chosen, in case of a query.
• The due date of this assignment is fixed. No extension can be granted because the solutions will be
posted on the QMI1500 module site shortly after the closing date.
Question 1
Solving
−7 − 3 × 2(−5) + 6 − 21 ÷ 3
gives
[1] 26.
[2] 99.
[3] 95.
[4] 22.
Question 2
The correct mathematical expression for
F ive less than three times a number all divided by the product of f our and the same number
is
3n − 5
[1] × 2.
4
3n
[2] − 5.
4n
3n − 5
[3] .
4n
5 − 3n
[4] .
4+n
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Question 3
Below are five statements and five fractions:
nnnnnStatements Fractions
1 11
A. 7 written as an improper fraction nnnnn 1.
9 24
9
B. a fraction with a numerator of 2.
64
4
24 that is equivalent to
9
32 25
C. reciprocal of 3.
43 54
5 5 64
D. + 4.
27 18 9
24
E. 0,375 expressed as a common fraction in 5.
54
simplest form and then squared
Some of the statements may refer to the same fraction, therefore, a fraction can be used more than once.
Match each statement with the correct fraction. Choose the correct option:
[1] A: 4; B: 5; C: 4; D: 5; E: 2
[2] A: 2; B: 4; C: 5; D: 5; E: 4
[3] A: 4; B: 5; C: 4; D: 3; E: 2
[4] A: 2; B: 4; C: 5; D: 3; E: 2
Question 4
Simplifying
2
x+2
1 2
+
x+2 x
gives
2(x + 1)
[1] .
x
2x
[2] .
3x + 4
x
[3] .
x+1
2(x + 1)
[4] .
3
3
Question 5
2 3
Kgabo completed of a job. The next day he completed of the remaining job. The part of the job that
5 8
is still left, given as a fraction, is
25
[1] .
40
9
[2] .
40
15
[3] .
40
31
[4] .
40
Question 6
Simplifying
2n × 3−5 × 23−n × 33
gives
8
[1] .
9
[2] 2−3 × 32 .
63
[3] .
35
8
[4] .
27
Question 7
Which ONE of the following is correct?
√ √3
√
(i) 2 5 − 80 = −2 5
√ √ √ √
(ii) 5 3 3 − 5 = 15 − 5 15
√
3
√
3
√
3
(iii) 8 + 27 = 8 + 27
[1] Only (ii)
[2] Only (i)
[3] Only (i) and (iii)
[4] Only (ii) and (iii)
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Question 8
3 4
In the triangle below, side x is of side z. If side y is of side x, what is the ratio of y to z?
5 3
z
y
x
[1] 5 : 3
[2] 5 : 4
[3] 4 : 5
[4] 3 : 4
Question 9
Patricia can knit four rows of a knee blanket in five minutes. How many hours will it take her to knit 300
rows?
1
[1] 6
4
[2] 240
[3] 375
[4] 4
Question 10
Delisile spends 30% of her income on rent and 50% of the remaining on food and travelling. She pays
R2 200,00 per month for education and now has R3 120,00 left. Her monthly income is
[1] R7 448,00.
[2] R8 914,29.
[3] R10 640,00.
[4] R15 200,00.
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Question 11
Which of the following is NOT true for all real numbers e, f and g?
1
[1] If e > 0, then > 0.
e
[2] If e < f , then eg < f g.
[3] If e < 0, then e2 > 0.
[4] If 0 < e < 1, then e2 < e.
Question 12
When writing out the sum
3
xr+1
−x ,
r=0
r!
the expression that is NOT correct is
0+1
x x1+1 x2+1 x3+1
[1] −x + + + .
0! 1! 2! 3!
−x.x1 x.x2 x.x3 x.x4
[2] + + + .
0! 1! 2! 3!
x x2 x3 x4
[3] −x + + + .
1 1 2 6
−6x2 − 6x3 − 3x4 − x5
[4] .
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Question 13
A home security system has a pad with 9 digits (1 to 9). Find the number of possible 5-digit pass codes
a. if digits can be repeated.
b. if digits cannot be repeated.
Pick the option below that has both answers correct.
[1] a. 6 561; b. 3 024
[2] a. 59 049; b. 15 120
[3] a. 59 049; b. 126
[4] a. 3 125; b. 15 120
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Question 14
The basement for a house is being excavated and the rectangular hole measures 11 m by 14,5 m by 4 m. The
soil is being hauled away in a dump truck which has a an open-box bed of 4 m by 3 m by 200 cm. The truck
can’t be overloaded at any time. How many trips will the dump truck have to make to haul away all of the
soil?
[1] 4
[2] 24
[3] 26
[4] 27
Question 15
Hint: The area of a circle is calculated as πr2 .
A square sheet of metal has sides 2p. The circle fits perfectly into the square:
2p
The area between the square and the circle is
[1] 4p2 (1 − π).
[2] p2 (4 − 2π).
[3] 4p2 (1 + π).
[4] p2 (4 − π).
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Question 16
Consider the functions
f (x) = 5 and g(x) = 5x.
The value of g(x) − f (x) is
[1] g(5).
[2] f (5).
[3] g(x − 1).
[4] f (2x).
Question 17
In the Cartesian plane, two vertices of a square have coordinates (3; 4) and (−2; −1). One of the other two
vertices, has coordinates
[1] (4; −1).
[2] (−2; 3).
[3] (−1; 3).
[4] (−2; 4).
Question 18
A straight line passes through the points (2; −3) and (4; 4). The coordinates of the x-intercept of this line
is
6
[1] 0; 2 .
7
25
[2] ;0 .
2
20
[3] ;0 .
7
[4] (0; −10).
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Question 19
Two linear functions, A and B are described by y = f (x) = ax + b.
For function A, the value of y is two less than four times the value of x.
The table below shows coordinates of points through which the line described by function B, passes through.
x y
−3 −9
−1 −5
1 −1
3 3
In comparing the rates of change, which statement about the lines described by function A and function B
is true?
[1] The lines described by function A and function B have the same slopes.
[2] The line described by function A has a greater slope than the line described by function B.
[3] The lines described by function A and function B both have negative slopes.
[4] The line described by function A has a negative slope and the line described by function B
nnhas a positive slope.
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Question 20
A jewellery store sells bead necklaces. Each necklace costs R40 for the wire and R15 per bead. There
exists a linear relationship between the cost of the necklace and the number of beads the necklace has.
The cost, C, is dependent on the number of beads, n. The graph that represents this relationship correctly is
[1] C [3] C
340 340
40
n n
20 20
[2] C C
[4]
335 335
15
n n
8 8
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