1.
Use your calculator to work out the value of
(a) Write down all the figures on your calculator display.
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(b) Write down your answer to part (a) correct to 3 significant figures.
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2. Write 63 521.769 correct to
(a) 1 decimal place
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(b) to the nearest hundred
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(c) 3 significant figures
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3. Work out
Give your answer in standard form
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4. Work out (a)
Give your answer as a mixed number.
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(b)
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5. Write down
(a) two factors of 12,
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(b) the next prime number after 19
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(c) the cube root of 64,
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(d) the value of π correct to 5 significant figures.
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6. The price of a coat is $126.
In a sale, this price is reduced by 18%.
Find the sale price of the coat.
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7. Put one pair of brackets into this calculation to make it correct.
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x
8. 81 =3
Find the value of x.
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√( )
2
3.93 ×393
9. Estimate the value of by
0.546 × 220
Rounding each number to 1 significant figure,
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10. Solve the following exponential equations.
x+1 1
(a) 27 = 81
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x
(b) 13 = 2197
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x+1
(c) 2 = 32
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11. An online sales website offers repeat a customer get 5% discount.
What would the cost be, for a repeat customer,
of a bag of cat food which normally costs $16.60?
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12. Simplify the following using the laws of indices.
−2
(a) ( 32 x 5 ) 5
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2 3
13. (b) 7wx × 3w x
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14. Barry earns $1300 a month.
He spends 30% of this money on rent and 12% on bills.
How much of the $1300 has he left?
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15. (a) A mass of 300 Kg is increased by 8%.
Work out the increase in mass.
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(b) Nelson scores 27 out of 40 in a history test.
Work out his score as a percentage.
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16. (a) write 82600 in standard form
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(b) calculate
Give your answer in standard form.
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17. Write 234 as a product of prime factors
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18. The price of a newspaper increased from $0.97 to $1.13 .
Calculate the percentage increase.
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19. 67 of the 645 parcels are damaged on the journey.
Calculate the percentage of parcels that are damaged.
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