Year 11 Homework (number).

1. ABCD is a rectangle with length 25cm and

width 10cm.

25cm

B
10cm

The length of the rectangle is increased by

10%
The width of the rectangle is increased by 20%.
Find the percentage increase in the area of the rectangle.
2. The table gives information
about Year 10 and Year 11 at St
Year 10
Bedes School. St Bedes had an
Year 11
end of term party. 40% of the
students in Year 10 and 70% of the
students in Year 11 went to the party.

Number of girls

Number of boys

54
45

66
55

Work out the percentage of all students in Years 10 & 11 who went to the party.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
3. The annual fees at an independent school were increased by 6%. The fees after
this increase are 9805.
Calculate the fees before the increase.
a)
b)

a)

4. A special savings account earns 10% per year compound interest.

Jill invest 2500 in the special account.
How much will she have in her account after 2 years?
James also invests in the special account.
After earning interest for one year, he has 1320 in his account.
How much did James invest?
5. A company bought a van that had the value of 12000. Each year the van
depreciates by 25%.
Work out the value of the van at the end of three years.
. .

6. Express 0. 3 4 as a fraction in its simplest form

7. a) Write the number 40 000 000 in standard form
5
b) Write 1.4 10 as an ordinary number
4
9
c) Work out (5 10 ) (6 10 ) and give your answer in standard form

8. Use your calculator to work out

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8.21 3.9 2
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a) Write down the full calculator display

b) Give your answer to 3 significant figures
8.95 7.84
9. Use your calculator to work out the value of 2.03 1.49
a) Write down all the figures on your calculator display
b) Write down your answer to (a) correct to 3 significant figures,

10. A television soap has 260 episodes in one year.

5
During that year 1.95 10 words are spoken.
On average how many words are spoken in each episode?
11

a) The star Alpha Centauri is approximately 40 653 230 000 000

kilometres from earth.
Write this number in standard from to 3 significant figures.
b) Light travels at approximately 298 000 kilometres per second.
There are 86 400 seconds in a day.
How many days will light take to reach the earth from Alpha Centauri?

12. Fred runs 200 metres in 21.2 seconds

a) Work out Freds average speed
Write down all your figures on your calculator display.
b) Round off your answer to an appropriate degree of accuracy.
13. Each side of a regular pentagon has a length of 101 mm, correct to the nearest
millimetre.
a) Write down the least possible length of each side.
b) Write down the greatest possible perimeter of the pentagon.
14. Peter transports metal bars in his van.
The van has a safety notice Maximum Load 1200 kg
Each metal bar has a label Weight 60 kg
MAXIMUM LOAD
1200 kg

Weight 60 kg

For safety reasons Peter assumes that 1200 is rounded correct to 2 significant
figures and 60 is rounded correct to 1 significant figure.
Calculate the greatest number of bars that Peter can safely put into his van if his
assumptions are correct.
15. A cyclist cycles 60 metres at a speed of 8 m/s.
Both values are taken to the nearest whole number.
What is the greatest possible time taken?
16. A sack of rice weighs 25 kg measured to the nearest kg.
It is used to fill bags that contain 500 g of rice measured to the nearest 10 g.
Find the maximum number of bags that could be filled.
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