Fractions

Calculate the EXACT value of:

3 15  52 1 12  52 2 12  54 3 13  2 53
a)
2 54 b)
4 2
5  3
4 c)
3
4 d)
2 15

3 14  2 13 3 17  23
4 15   1 91  3 1 56 2 76 1 1
 3 5
 5 1
e) f) g) h) 3 6 9

2
3  1 72 2 17  13 2 13  1 12
2 14  1 81
i)
3  2 72 j)
1 72 k)
1 56 l) 4 2
1

Using a calculator, or otherwise, evaluate

4.2  1.4 4.8  6.9

 1.7    1.3
2 2

a) 1.52  0.52 b) 0.02  0.7 c) d) 1.3  0.2

0.18
 0.003  3.7 
2
  6.24  1.3
e) 2.3  4.1
2 2
f) 0.6 g)

h)
(3.9  0.27)  0.624 i) 3.96  0.25  0.0256
 Estimating/ Rounding off Numbers

1) Evaluate 1.073 , giving your answer to three significant figures.

0.0402
2) Express 0.71
i) correct to 2 decimal places
ii) correct to 2 significant figures
iii) in standard form

7.021
3) Evaluate 6.751 and express the answer correct to
i) 3 decimal places
ii) 3 significant figures

4) Write the value of 0.428  2.75

i) exactly in decimal form
ii) to two decimal places
iii) to two significant figures

5) Write 0.08909
i) in standard form
ii) correct to two significant figures

6) Write the value of (11.2)  (0.375  3)

2

i) exactly
ii) to two significant figures
iii) in standard form

7) Evaluate 87.2 , writing your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

8) Determine the value of (12.3)  (0.246  3) and write the answer

2

i) exactly
ii) correct to two significant figures
 2.89
2.52 
9) Determine the value of 17 giving your answer to 2 significant figures.