1. Calculate the value of 23.5 x 1.

62 giving your answer

( i ) exactly
( ii ) correct to 2 significant figures
( iii ) correct to 1 decimal place
( iv ) in standard form

2. Anna put $ 2300 in the bank, at a rate of 4% simple interest and left it for 2 years.
Calculate:
(i) the simple interest earned
(ii) the amount paid by the bank at the end of the 2 years.

3. Concrete tiles are made using buckets of cement, sand and gravel mixed in the ratio 1:4:6.
(i) How many buckets of gravel are needed for 4 buckets of cement?
(ii) If 20 buckets of sand are used, how many buckets of EACH of the following will be
needed?
(a) Cement (b) Gravel

4. The marked price of a television set is $ 6900 . If the customer pays cash , he
gets a 12 % discount on the television set . If the set is bought on hire purchase ,
then the buyer pays a downpayment of $ 628 and 24 monthly instalments of $ 345
each . Find for the television :
( i ) the cash price .
( ii ) the hire purchase price .
( iii ) the difference between the hire purchase price and the cash price expressed as a
percentage of the marked price . Give your answer to the nearest percent .

Volume of mixed solids