1.

The weight of a bag of potatoes is 25 kg, correct to the nearest kg. (a) Write down the smallest possible weight of the bag of potatoes. ............................... kg (b) Write down the largest possible weight of the bag of potatoes.

............................... kg

2.

The length of a line is 63 centimetres, correct to the nearest centimetre. (a) Write down the least possible length of the line. ........................................ centimetres (b) Write down the greatest possible length of the line. ........................................ centimetres

3.

The weight of a suitcase is 14 kg correct to the nearest kilogram. What is the greatest possible weight of the suitcase? 14.04 kg A 14.05 kg B 14.4 kg C 14.5 kg D 14.9 kg E

4.

Katy drove for 238 miles, correct to the nearest mile. She used 27.3 litres of petrol, to the nearest tenth of a litre.
Number of miles travelled Number of litres of petrol used

Petrol consumption =

Work out the upper bound for the petrol consumption for Katys journey. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

...................................... miles per litre

5.

A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a speed V metres per second. The height, H metres, to which it rises is given by
V2 H= 2g

where g m/s2 is the acceleration due to gravity. V = 24.4 correct to 3 significant figures. g = 9.8 correct to 2 significant figures. (i) Write down the lower bound of g. .....................................

(ii)

Calculate the upper bound of H. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

.....................................

Answers
1. (a) 24.5 (b) 25.5 2. (a) (b) 3. 4. D 238 has an UB 238.5, a LB of 237.5 27.3 has an UB of 27.35, a LB of 27.25 Upper: 8.75 5. (i) (ii) 9.75
24.45 2 2 9.75 597.8025 = 19.5

62.5 63.5

238 .5 = 8.75229 27.25

= 30.6565 30.7