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Chapter – 1. Number and Calculation

1. Write whether each of these numbers is rational or irrational.

(a) 12.77 (b) – 36 (c) √27 (d) √49 (e) 𝜋 (f) √3 + 6

2. Show that √2.25 is a rational number.

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3. Prove: (a) 9 < √800 < 10 (b) 1.1 < √1.36 < 1.2

4. Find two irrational numbers whose: (a) sum is 5.

(b) product is 5.

5. Estimate the following irrational numbers to the nearest integer: (a) √50 (b) √165

6. Write these numbers in standard form.

(a) 2 600 000 (b) 920 000 000 (c) 462 000

(d) 0.000 000 666 (e) 0.000 050 5 (f) 0.000 03

7. These numbers are in standard form. Write each number in full.

(a) 5.3 × 104 (b) 7.11 × 1011 (c) 1.331 × 108

(d) 1.234 × 10−5 (e) 7.9 × 10−8 (f) 4.82 × 10−7

8. Write the answer to each of these in index form.

(a) 123 × 12−1 (b) 4−3 × 4−3 (c) 86 × 8

(d) 75 ÷ 72 (e) 73 ÷ 74 (f) 123 ÷ 12−2

9. Find the value of 𝑥 in these equations.

(a) 23 × 2𝑥 = 29 (b) 8𝑦 ÷ 8−3 = 84

Chapter – 2. Expressions and formulae

10. Work out the following expressions for the given values.

(a) 3a – b when a = 5, b = - 2 (b) 𝑝2 + 4 when 𝑝 = -3

𝑑
(c) bd + 2a when a = 2, b = -3 and d = -5 (d) 2 − 𝑎 when a = 7, d = 8

(e) 𝑧(2𝑤 − 𝑦) when w = 3, y = -4, z = -2 (f) (2𝑧)3 when z = 2

11. Write an expression, in terms of the number 𝑥 for each of these statements.

(a) subtracts 10 from the number (b) divides the number by 1000

(c) divides the number by 4, then subtracts 5 (d) divides 1 by the number, then subtracts 1

(e) adds 20 to the number, then multiplies the result by 3

12. Write an expression, in terms of x, for the perimeter of each shape. Write each expression in
its simplest form.

(a) (b)

13. Write an expression for the area of each shape. Write each expression in its simplest form.

(a) (b)

14. For each rectangle, write an expression for

(i) the perimeter (ii) the area.

Write each answer in its simplest form.

Use the values given to check your expressions are correct.

(a) (b)

15. Simplify:

(a) 𝑥 × 𝑥 2 (b) 𝑥 8 ÷ 𝑥 4 (c) (𝑔4 )2 (d) 3𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 2

(e) 6𝑦 4 − 2𝑦 4 (f) 4𝑙 5 + 𝑙 5 − 8𝑙 5 (g) 4𝑏 3 × 3𝑏 4 (h) 16𝑔12 ÷ 2𝑔4

30𝑧 10 𝑚2 2𝑛2 ×3𝑛5

16. State whether the following are true or false.

(a) 3𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 = 5𝑥 2 (b) 3𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 4 = 7𝑥 6 (c) 𝑥 7 − 𝑥 4 = 𝑥 3

(d) 3𝑥 3 × 2𝑥 5 = 6𝑥 15 (e) 4𝑥 4 × 3𝑥 3 = 12𝑥 7 (f) 3𝑥 10 ÷ 𝑥 5 = 3𝑥 2

(g) (2𝑥 3 )2 = 4𝑥 5 (h) (2𝑥 3 )2 = 4𝑥 6 (i) 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 9𝑥𝑦𝑧

17. Simplify:

(a) 3𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 𝑥 (b) 7𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 (c) 19𝑥 + 12𝑥 − 19𝑦 − 12𝑦

(d) 4 + 2(𝑥 + 2) (e) 8𝑥 + 2(6𝑥 − 4) (f) 3𝑥 + 6(3𝑦 + 2)

(g) (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 + 4) (h) (𝑥 + 6)(𝑥 − 3) (i) (𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 − 8)

(j) (𝑎 + 2)2 (k) (𝑏 − 5)2 (l) (𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 − 3) + 𝑥(5 − 𝑥)

18. Simplify:

3𝑥 𝑥 7𝑥 𝑥 𝑦 𝑦 5𝑦 5𝑦
(a) + (b) + (c) − (d) −
5 5 8 8 3 6 8 16

3𝑎 𝑏 5𝑎 𝑏 3 1 5 2
(e) +7 (f) − 12 (g) +𝑎 (h) −𝑛
4 8 2𝑎 𝑚

19. Make 𝑛 the subject of each formula.

𝑔+𝑛
(a) 𝑝 = 5𝑛 + 𝑘 (b) 𝐹 = 𝐼 + 𝑛𝑒 (c) 𝑝 = 𝑛𝑅𝑇 (d) 𝑘 =
𝑥

5𝑛−2 1
(e) ℎ = (f) 𝐴 = 𝜋𝑛2
𝑟2 2
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Chapter – 3. Decimals, percentages and rounding

20. Work out:

(a) 2.8 × 104 (b) 2.88 × 103 (c) 0.02 × 101 (d) 288 × 10−1

(e) 2.8 × 10−2 (f) 340 ÷ 102 (g) 0.34 ÷ 101 (h) 34 ÷ 103

(i) 0.34 ÷ 10−1 (j) 0.03 ÷ 10−3 (k) 3 ÷ 10−3

21. Work out:

(a) 0.6 × 0.2 (b) 0.18 × 0.4 (c) 0.06 × 2.5 (d) 0.45 ÷ 0.09

(e) 3.6 ÷ 0.09 (f) 8 ÷ 0.5 (g) 75 × 4.8

22. A circle has circumference 2.17 m. What is the radius of the circle? Use 𝜋 = 3.1

23. Work out the following percentage changes.

(a) $300 increased by 15% (b) $400 decreased by 32%

(c) $800 increased by 10%, then increased by 20%.

(d) $800 increased by 5%, then decreased by 15%.

24. Marcus buys a new computer. In the first year, the value of the computer decreases by 25%.
In the second year, the value of the computer decreases by 16%.

(a) Work out the multiplier for the compound percentage change.

(b) Marcus pays $840 for his computer. What will be the value of his computer after two years?

25. A scooter has a value of $1800. The value of the scooter is predicted to decrease at a steady
rate of 12% per year.

(a) What does the calculation 1800 × (0.88)12 represent?

(b) Show that the value of the scooter first falls below $1000 after 5 years.

26. The number of fish in a lake is measured each year for six years. The number of fish in the lake
is found to be decreasing at a rate of 20% each year. After 6 years, the population of fish in the
lake is 131 072. How many fish were there in the lake at the start of the first year?

27. A whole number is rounded to the nearest 10 and the answer is 70. Write the set of numbers
that round to 70, the lower bound and the upper bound.
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28. A decimal number is rounded to the nearest whole number. Write an inequality to show the
range of values the number can be when

(a) the answer is 7. (b) the answer is 559.

29. Vihaan works out the area of this pond to be 19 m2, correct to the nearest metre. Write

(a) the lower bound of the area (b) the upper bound of the area

(c) an inequality to show the range of values the area could be

30. A bottle has a capacity of 1.2 litres correct to the nearest 0.1 litres.

For the capacity of five bottles, write

(a) the lower bound (b) the upper bound

(c) an inequality to show the range of values.