1.If (3.14×18)×17.5=3.14×(3a×17.5),find the value of a.

2.The least number in a set of real number is _

-7 and greatest is 5. Write the correct interpretation of the statement?

3. What property of arithmetic operation is illustrated by a (b+c)= ab +ac?

4. What property is illustrated by the statement a×(b+c)= (a×b)+(a×c)?

5. State the property used in the statement p(q+r)=(pq)+ (pr)

6. If a*b= 2a- b ,evaluate 3*4

7. What property of addition is defined by (a+b)+c= a+(b+c).

8.a*b= 2a-b,find 4*2

9. State the property used in the operation a(b+c)=ab+ac.

10. If 8.4 and 8.7 are two points on a number line,find the number in the middle of these poin
ts.

11. Arrange the following numbers from the highest to lowest: 4/3 ,-6,-9,0,5.

12. Arrange the following numbers from the lowest to the highest: 0.7,0.8,0.5,3,-5,0

Use the magic square above to answer questions 13 to 15.

13. Find the value of F.

14. Find the value of E

15. Find the value of G

16. Evaluate E+G

17. Simplify: (102×51)+(49×102)

18. What are rational numbers?

19. What are real numbers?

20. Represent the following sets on a number line

a) {x:x€R, x > -5}

b) {x:x€R, x < 2 }

C) {x:x€R, 1< x < 3}

d) {x:x€R, -1< x < 5}

Section B
Answer only three(3) questions from this section
1. The operation*is defined by a*b= a+b - ab, calculate a) i)8*(-4) ii) (-4)*8 iii) (2*3)*5
iv) 2*(3*5)..... B) state the relationship between (a) (i) And (ii). What property is that?
ii) state the relationship between (iii) and (iv). What property is that?
1. The operation * is defined as a*b= a+2ab. Evaluate i)2*3 ii) 3*22. Is the operation * c
ommuntative?
2. The operation * is defined as a*b= b-2a. Evaluate i)4*2 ii)5*-1 iii) 3*-6
3. The operation * is defined over the set of real numbers by a*b = a - b/a+2b. Find i)5
*2 ii)1*2 iii) -4*2.