O LEVEL (P1)

ARITHEMATICS
QUESTION'S
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72
1 (a) Express as a fraction in its lowest terms.
108
1 4
(b) Evaluate + .
3 7

Answer (a) ................................................. [1]

(b) ................................................. [1]

2 (a) Evaluate 63 ÷ 0.9 .

Answer (a) ................................................. [1]

(b) Add brackets to the expression in the answer space to make it correct.

Answer (b) 1 + 72 ÷ 4 × 2 = 10 [1]

3 Evaluate

(a) 0.4 × 0.06 ,

3
(b) 0.008 .

Answer (a) ........................................... [1]

(b) ........................................... [1]

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4 Evaluate

(a) 1P ÷ 5 ,

(b) 4Q – 1.43, giving your answer as a decimal.

Answer (a) ........................................... [1]

(b) ........................................... [1]

5 (a) Add together 181 centimetres and 14.85 metres.

Give your answer in metres.

(b) Express 40 000 square metres in square kilometres.

Answer (a) ........................................m [1]

(b) ....................................km2 [1]

6 Evaluate
2 1
(a) 2 × ,
3 7
2 7
(b) ÷ .
5 12

Answer (a) ................................................... [1]

(b) ................................................... [1]

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7 Evaluate

(a) 10 – 7.56 ,

(b) 0.105 × 0.2 .

Answer (a) ........................................... [1]

(b) ........................................... [1]

8 Evaluate

(a) 6 – 1 ,
7 3
(b) 2 × 4 .
5 9

Answer (a) ....................................................[1]

(b) ....................................................[1]

9 Evaluate

(a) 3 + 2 (4 – 5),

(b) 1 1–3 ÷ 2 1–2 .

Answer (a) ..............................................[1]

(b) ..............................................[1]
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10 Evaluate

(a) 1 + 1 ,
4 7
(b) 1 7 ÷ 3 .
8 16

Answer (a) ....................................................[1]

(b) ....................................................[1]

11 It is given that 2 , 8 and n are equivalent fractions.

3 d 39
Find the value of d and the value of n.

Answer d = ....................................................[1]

n = ....................................................[1]

12 Express as a single fraction in its lowest terms

(a) 3 59 – 2 23 ,
3
(b) 8 ÷ 2 14 .

Answer (a) .................................................[1]

(b) .................................................[1]
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13 Evaluate

(a) 1 – 3 ,
2 7

(b) 2 2 × 1 3 .
3 4

Answer (a) ............................................[1]

(b) ............................................[1]

14 Evaluate

(a) 25 – 18.3,

(b) 1.7 × 0.03.

Answer (a) ............................................[1]

(b) ............................................[1]

15 Evaluate

(a) 0.3 × 0.06,

(b) 0.4 + 0.3 × 5.

Answer (a) ............................................[1]

(b) ............................................[1]
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16 Express as a single fraction in its lowest terms,

(a) 8×3,
9 4

Answer (a) ...................................... [1]

(b) 3−2.
4 3

Answer (b) ..................................... [1]

17 (a) Write down the two cube numbers between 10 and 100.

Answer (a) ...................................... [1]

(b) Write down the two prime numbers between 30 and 40.

Answer (b) ..................................... [1]

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18 (a) Evaluate 0.5 × 0.007.

Answer (a) ...................................... [1]

1
(b) Evaluate as a decimal.
1.25

Answer (b) ..................................... [1]

2 4
19 (a) Evaluate – .
3 7

Answer (a) .......................................[1]

1 5
(b) Evaluate 1 × , giving your answer in its simplest form.
3 8

Answer (b) .......................................[1]

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20 (a) Add brackets to the equation in the answer space to make it correct.

Answer (a) 4 + 6 × 7 – 5 = 16 [1]

(b) Find the value of 27 × 0.002.

Answer (b) .......................................[1]

21 Arrange these values in order of size, starting with the smallest.

9 2
20
0.39 46% 5

Answer ................. ................. ................. ................[2]

smallest
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22 Evaluate

(a) 1 + 2 ,
2 9

Answer (a) ...................................... [1]

(b) 2 ÷ 9 .
3 11

Answer (b) ...................................... [1]

23 Given that n is an integer and n ⬎ 1, decide whether each statement in the table is true or false.

For each statement write true or false in the table.

If you write false, give an example to justify your decision.

Statement True or False Example (if false)

n3 > 1

1> 1
n n2

(n – 1)(n + 3)
is always odd
[2]
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24 Evaluate

(a) 0.2 × 0.06,

Answer (a) ..................................... [1]

(b) 3 ÷ 0.01,

Answer (b) ..................................... [1]

1
(c) 27 3 .

Answer (c) ..................................... [1]

25 Evaluate

(a) 1.5 – 0.2 × 4,

Answer (a) ...................................... [1]

(b) 4.2 ÷ 0.07.

Answer (b) ..................................... [1]

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26 Express as a single fraction

(a) 5–2,
7 5

Answer (a) ...................................... [1]

(b) 1 1 ÷ 2 1 .
5 3

Answer (b) ..................................... [1]

27 The table shows the record minimum monthly temperatures, in °C, in Vostok and London.

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Vostok –36 – 47 – 64 –70 –71 –71 –74 –75 –72 – 61 – 45 –35
London –10 –9 –8 –2 –1 5 7 6 3 –4 –5 –7

Find

(a) the difference between the temperatures in Vostok and London in July,

Answer (a) ................................ °C [1]

(b) the difference between the temperatures in Vostok in February and June.

Answer (b) ................................ °C [1]

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28 (a) Evaluate 35 – 27.3 .

Answer (a) ....................................... [1]

(b) Evaluate 1.3 × 0.03 .

Answer (b) ....................................... [1]

29 (a) Evaluate 1 + 3 .
3 7

Answer (a) ....................................... [1]

2
(b) Evaluate 2 ÷ 2 .
3

Answer (b) ....................................... [1]

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1 1
30 (a) Evaluate 3 7 –2 3.

Answer (a) ...................................... [1]

2 7
(b) Evaluate 9 × 1 8 , giving your answer as a fraction in its lowest terms.

Answer (b) ...................................... [1]

31 (a) Evaluate 6.3 ÷ 0.09.

Answer (a) ...................................... [1]

(b) Find the decimal number that is exactly halfway between 3.8 and 4.3 .

Answer (b) ...................................... [1]

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32 The temperatures, in °C , at midnight on 10 consecutive days were

4, 1, 0, –2, –1, –3, 1, –2, 3, –1.

(a) Find the difference between the highest and the lowest temperature.

Answer (a) ................................. °C [1]

(b) How many of these temperatures are within 2.5 °C of 1 °C ?

Answer (b) ...................................... [1]

33 Evaluate

(a) 52.3 × 10 − 3.76 × 100,

Answer ........................................ [1]

(b) 20 − 8 ÷ 2 + 1.

Answer ........................................ [1]

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34 Evaluate

(a) 2 + 3 ,
3 10

Answer ........................................ [1]

(b) 1 35 ÷ 3.

Answer ........................................ [1]

35 Write down

(a) a square number that is a factor of 75,

Answer ........................................ [1]

(b) a cube number that is a multiple of 24.

Answer ........................................ [1]

 36 An instrument is used to measure the height of an object
16 above sea level.
The height, in metres, is shown on the dial.

(a) What is the reading on the dial?

0
–16 +16

–32 +32

– 48 +48

– 64 +64

–80 +80

Answer .................................... m [1]

(b) The object moves from position A, where the dial reads −54, to position B, where the dial
reads + 48.

What is the difference in height between A and B?

Answer .................................... m [1]

37 (a) Evaluate 12 + 6 ÷ 2 – 8 .

Answer ........................................ [1]

(b) Evaluate 2.6 × 0.2 .

Answer ........................................ [1]

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38 (a) Evaluate 32 – 83 .

Answer ........................................ [1]

(b) Evaluate 1 3 × 2 , giving your answer as a fraction in its lowest terms.

4 9

Answer ........................................ [1]

39 The table shows the height, in metres, above sea level of the highest and lowest points in some
continents.
A negative value indicates a point below sea level.

Asia Africa Europe South America

Highest point (m) 8850 5963 5633 6959
Lowest point (m) – 409 –156 –28 – 40

(a) What is the height above sea level of the highest point in Africa?
Give your answer in kilometres.

Answer ................................. km [1]

(b) In South America, how much higher is the highest point than the lowest point?
Give your answer in metres.

Answer ................................... m [1]

(c) How much higher is the lowest point in Europe than the lowest point in Asia?
Give your answer in metres.

Answer ................................... m [1]

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40 (a) Evaluate 3 + 5(3 – 1.4) .

Answer ....................................... [1]

(b) Evaluate 0.2 × 0.07 .

Answer ....................................... [1]

2 4
41 (a) Evaluate 3 3 – 2 5 .

Answer ....................................... [1]

48
(b) Express 84 in its lowest terms.

Answer ....................................... [1]

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42 (a) Evaluate 23 – 17 .
4 9

Answer ....................................... [1]

(b) Evaluate 0.7 – 0.1 × 3 .

Answer ....................................... [1]

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43 Given that π = 3.141592654, find the difference between 7 and π, correct to two significant
figures.

Show your working.

Answer ..................................... [2]

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44 Evaluate

(a) 3 – 2 ,
5 7

Answer ..................................... [1]

(b) 12 ÷ 13 .
3 4

Answer ..................................... [2]

45

1
0.2 2 √⎯2 3 0.83 8 81

From the numbers listed above, write down

(a) a prime number,

Answer ..................................... [1]

(b) a cube number,

Answer ..................................... [1]

(c) an irrational number.

Answer ..................................... [1]

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46 The temperature in a freezer is –18 °C.

The outside temperature is 24 °C.

(a) Find the difference between the outside temperature and the freezer temperature.

Answer ................................°C [1]

(b) The temperature in a fridge is 22 °C warmer than the freezer temperature.

Find the temperature in the fridge.

Answer ................................°C [1]

2 3 .
47 (a) Evaluate +
5 8

Answer ..................................... [1]

2 1
(b) Evaluate 1 × 2 , giving your answer as a mixed number in its lowest terms.
3 4

Answer ..................................... [2]

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Use
2 5
48 (a) Evaluate 3 – 2 .
5 6

Answer ..................................... [1]

2 3
(b) Evaluate 3 ÷ 3 4 .

Answer ..................................... [1]

49 (a) Evaluate 0.7 + 0.2 × 0.3 .

Answer ..................................... [1]

(b) Evaluate 0.9 .

0.06

Answer ..................................... [1]

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50 Arrange these lengths in order of size, starting with the smallest.

1
2300 mm 220 cm 0.021 km 24 m

Answer ............................. , ............................. , ............................. , ............................. [2]

smallest

51 (a) Evaluate 8 + 2 × 1.3 .

Answer ..................................... [1]

(b) Express 0.06 as a fraction, giving your answer in its lowest terms.

Answer ..................................... [1]

2 1
52 (a) Evaluate 3 + 2 .
4

Answer ..................................... [1]

(b) Evaluate 30 + 31 .

Answer ..................................... [1]

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53 Arrange these numbers in order, starting with the smallest.

3 0 –1 – 17 –4
4 20 5

Answer .................. , ................... , ................... , ................... , ................. [2]

smallest

54 Evaluate

(a) 0.3 × 0.2,

Answer ............................................ [1]

(b) 3.5 ÷ 0.07 .

Answer ............................................ [1]

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55

6 9 1
The three cards above can be rearranged to make three-digit numbers, for example 916.

Arrange the three cards to make

(a) the three-digit number that is closest to 650,

Answer ............................................ [1]

(b) the three-digit number that is a multiple of 7,

Answer ............................................ [1]

(c) a three-digit number that is a square number.

Answer ............................................ [1]

56 Evaluate
4 2
(a) - ,
7 5

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5 2
(b) ' �
8 3

Answer �������������������������������������������� [1]

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57 (a) Write these lengths in order of size, starting with the shortest�
500 m 5 cm 50 km 500 mm

Answer ������������������������ ������������������������ ������������������������ ������������������������ [1]

shortest

(b) Convert 41�6 cm2 to mm2�

Answer ����������������������������������� mm2 [1]

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58 The diagram shows a scale used to measure the water level in a river�

m
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
–0.5
–1.0
June
–1.5
–2.0
–2.5

The table shows the reading, in metres, at the beginning of each month�

Month January February March April May June July

Reading (m) 0�8 1�2 1�3 0�5 –0�1 –1�9

(a) The diagram shows the water level at the beginning of June�

Complete the table with the June reading� [1]

(b) Work out the difference between the highest and lowest levels shown in the table�

Answer ����������������������������������������m [1]

(c) The August reading was 0�4 m higher than the July reading�

Work out the reading in August�

Answer ����������������������������������������m [1]

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59 (a) James thinks of a two-digit number�

It is a cube number�
It is an even number�

What is his number?

Answer �������������������������������������������� [1]

(b) Omar thinks of a two-digit number�

It is a factor of 78�
It is a prime number�

What is his number?

Answer �������������������������������������������� [1]

(c) Write down an irrational number between 1 and 2�

Answer �������������������������������������������� [1]

Use
3
(a) Evaluate 2 4 – 1
13
60 .
16

Answer ................................................ [1]

(b) Evaluate 5 + 3 # 2 + 2 (2 - 3) .

Answer ................................................ [1]

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61 (a) Evaluate 341 - 1 45 .

Answer ............................................... [1]

(b) Evaluate 3.01 × 0.02 .

Answer ............................................... [1]

62 (a) Evaluate 5 + 1 # 0.3 .

Answer .......................................................... [1]

(b) Evaluate 18 ' 0.2 .

Answer .......................................................... [1]

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63 (a) Find an integer r such that r 2 5 and 5r - 1 is a square number.

Answer r = .................................................... [1]

(b) Find the value of s which makes 8s + 2 a prime number.

Answer s = .................................................... [1]

(c) Write down an irrational number between 7 and 8.

Answer .......................................................... [1]

64 (a) Evaluate 12 + 8 ' ^9 - 5h.

Answer .............................................................. [1]

(b) Evaluate 0.018 ' 0.06 .

Answer .............................................................. [1]

3 7
65 It is given that 1n1 .
4 8
(a) Write down a decimal value of n that satisfies this inequality.

Answer .............................................................. [1]

(b) Write down a fractional value of n that satisfies this inequality.

Answer .............................................................. [1]

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1 3
66 (a) Evaluate + .
7 4

Answer .............................................................. [1]

1 3
(b) Evaluate 5 ' 1 , giving your answer as a mixed number in its lowest terms.
3 5

Answer .............................................................. [2]

67 (a) Evaluate 10 + 2n2 when n =-1 .

Answer ......................................... [1]

(b) Evaluate 0.4 # 0.2 .

Answer ......................................... [1]

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68 x is an integer between 50 and 70 .

Write down the value of x when

(a) x is a cube number,

Answer ......................................... [1]

(b) x is a prime factor of 268 .

Answer ......................................... [1]

+1 .
3 1
69 (a) Evaluate 3
8

Answer .............................................. [1]

(b) Evaluate 5 – 3(2 – 1.4).

Answer ............................................... [1]

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(a) Express 3 % as a fraction in its simplest form.

3
70
4

Answer ............................................... [1]

(b) Arrange these fractions in order, beginning with the smallest.

4 3 31
5 4 40

Answer .................... , .................... , .................... [1]

smallest

1.3 + 2.9
71 (a) Evaluate .
0.2

Answer............................................. [1]

(b) Evaluate2 # .
1 1
4 5

Answer���������������������������������������������� [1]
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72 Writethesenumbersinorderofsize,startingwiththesmallest.

13 7 5
0.7 0.64
20 12 8

Answer...............,...............,...............,...............,...............[2]
smallest

73 Omarhasapackofnumbercards.
Hepicksthesefivecards.

_2 _4 _2 4 1

(a) Writedownthemodeofthefivenumbers.

Answer���������������������������������������������� [1]

(b) Hetakesanothercardfromthepack.

(i) Ifthemeanofthesixnumbersis-1 ,whatnumberdidhepick?

Answer���������������������������������������������� [1]

(ii) I fthedifferencebetweenthehighestandlowestofthesixnumbersis12,
whatarethetwopossiblenumbershecouldhavepicked?

Answer�������������������� or....................[1]
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74 (a) Work out 12 + 6 ÷ 3 + 1 × 5.

Answer ........................................ [1]

7 3
(b) Work out - .
9 5

Answer ........................................ [1]

75 (a) Evaluate 0.03 × 0.3 .

Answer ................................................. [1]

(b) Evaluate 5 – 2(3 – 1.4) .

Answer ................................................. [1]

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76 (a) Evaluate 12 - 6 ' 3 + 4 .

Answer ............................................. [1]

(b) Evaluate 0.3 # 1.5 .

Answer ............................................. [1]

2 5
77 (a) Evaluate - .
3 8

Answer ............................................. [1]

1 7
(b) Evaluate ' , giving your answer as a fraction in its lowest terms.
3 9

Answer ............................................. [1]

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78 (a) Evaluate ^2.05 + 1.4h # 0.2 .

Answer ........................................... [1]

(b) Evaluate 1 13 - 45 .

Answer ������������������������������������������� [1]

79 The table shows some information about the temperatures in a city.

Date Maximum temperature Minimum temperature

1 February –10 °C T °C
1 March 4 °C –5 °C

(a) Find the difference between the maximum and minimum temperatures on 1 March.

Answer ...................................... °C [1]

(b) The minimum temperature, T °C, on 1 February was 13 degrees lower than the
minimum temperature on 1 March.

Find T.

Answer T = ..................................... [1]

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80 (a) Evaluate . 3 1 -2 3
6 5

Answer .......................................... [1]

(b) Evaluate 0.03 # 0.11 .

Answer .......................................... [1]

81 (a) Evaluate 9.03 - (4.273 + 2.3) .

Answer ......................................... [1]

8 6
(b) Evaluate - .
9 7

Answer ......................................... [1]

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82 (a) Evaluate 0.2*0.3

Answer ........................................... [1]

(b) Add one pair of brackets to make the statement below true.

2 # 3 + 4 # 5 = 70 [1]

3 1
83 (a) Evaluate - .
5 8

Answer ........................................... [1]

3 2
(b) Find A where A # = .
7 5

Answer A = .................................... [1]

5 2
(c) Find the fraction which is exactly halfway between and .
8 3

Answer ........................................... [1]

4 1
84 (a) Evaluate - .
5 3

Answer ........................................... [1]

(b) Evaluate 0.2 # 0.006 .

Answer ........................................... [1]