(a) Find the value of the expression

 99   99  1    99  2   99  97    99  98 
                .
 100   100  1    100  2   100  97    100  98 
(b) It is given that
 99   99  1    99  2   99  (2n  1)    99  2n  1
                  , wh
 100   100  1    100  2  100  (2n  1)    100  2n  4
ere n is a positive integer. Find the value of n.

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 99   99  1    99  2   99  97    99  98 
               
 100   100  1    100  2   100  97    100  98 
(a)  99  98  97  2  1
          
 100  99  98  3  2
1

100

99  2n  25
 2n  99  25
(b)  2n  99  99  25  99
 2n  74
n  37

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A balance record of Jacky in the last week from Monday to Thursday is given
below. (A deposit is represented by a positive number.)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Change in balance ($) +600 350 0 +800
(a) If the total change in balance last week was +$650, what was the total change in
balance from Friday to Sunday?
(b) Suggest a possible set of changes in balance each day from Friday to Sunday.

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(a) The total change in balance from Friday to Sunday
 $650  ( $600)  ( $350)  ($0)  ($800)
 $650  $600  $350  $800
  $400

(b) Because –200 + (–100) + (–100) = –400, therefore –$200, –$100 and –$100 is a
possible set of changes in each day from Friday to Sunday.
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A, B, C, D and E are five points on a number line. It is given that B lies 3 units to the right
of A, C lies 4 units to the left of B, D lies 1 unit to the left of C and E lies 7 units to the
right of D. Suppose that point A is at the origin.
(a) Draw a horizontal number line and label points A, B, C, D and E on it.
(b) If the numbers represented by A, B, C, D and E are a, b, c, d and e respectively,
arrange a, b, c, d and e in descending order.
(c) Hence, among the above five numbers,
(i) which is the greatest?
(ii) which is the smallest?

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(a)

(b) e, b, a, c, d

(c) (i)e

(ii) d

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In a certain day, the temperature at 2:00 pm is 24 C. The temperature change after each
hour from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm is recorded as follows.
Temperature change
3:00 pm +1.2 C
4:00 pm 0.3 C
5:00 pm 0.7 C
(a) Find the temperatures at
(i) 3:00 pm,
(ii) 4:00 pm,
(iii) 5:00 pm.
(b) If the temperature at 7:00 pm is 22.6 C and the temperature changes from 5:00 pm
to 6:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm are the same, find the temperature at 6:00 pm.

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(a) (i) Temperature at 3:00 pm
 24 C  ( 1.2 C)
 24 C  1.2 C
 25.2 C

(ii) Temperature at 4:00 pm

 25.2 C  ( 0.3 C)
 25.2 C  0.3 C
 24.9 C
 (iii) Temperature at 5:00 pm
 24.9 C  ( 0.7 C)
 24.9 C  0.7 C
 24.2 C

(b) Temperature at 6:00 pm

 ( 22.6 C  24.2 C)  2
 ( 1.6 C)  2
  0.8 C

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The number of birds arriving and leaving the park each day is recorded. The following
table shows the records of last Monday to Friday. (An increase in the total number of
birds by the end of each day is represented by a positive number.)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Change in
+34 26 12 +51 42
number of birds
(a) Find the change in the number of birds last Monday to Friday.
(b) If there were 50 birds in the park by the end of Wednesday, find the number of birds
by
(i) the end of Monday,
(ii) the end of Friday.

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(a) The change in the number of birds last Monday to Friday
 ( 34)  ( 26)  ( 12)  ( 51)  ( 42)
 34  26  12  51  42
 5

(b) (i)Number of birds by the end of Monday

 50  ( 12)  ( 26)
 50  12  26
 54

(ii) Number of birds by the end of Friday

 50  (51)  ( 42)
 50  51  42
 59

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Car A, B, C and D are moving on the road. In the following table, ‘moving
eastwards’ is represented by a positive number.
Car A Car B Car C Car D
+82.5 km/h 83.6 km/h 83.2 km/h +83.4 km/h
(a) Which two cars are moving eastwards? Among them, which one is moving faster?
(b) Which two cars are moving westwards? Among them, which one is moving faster?
(c) Which one of the above four cars is moving the fastest?
(d) If car A and car B start to move together at the same position, how far apart are they
after 2 hours?

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(a) Car A and car D are moving eastwards.
Car D is moving faster.

(b) Car B and car C are moving westwards.

Car B is moving faster.

(c) Car B is moving the fastest.

(d) The required distance

 [(82.5)  ( 83.6)]  2 km
 (82.5  83.6)  2 km
 166.1  2 km
 332.2 km

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During a bus journey, Johnny counts the number of passengers boarding and alighting at
each stop. He records the results in the table below. (A positive number represents the
number of boarding passengers, while a negative number represents the number of
alighting passengers.)
Stop Number of Passengers
Summer Garden 3, +6
Happy School 8, +8
Long River 2, +7
Snowy Mountain 9, +5
Starlight Cinema +4
Central Park 2, +1
Funny Museum 10
(a) Which stops have more boarding passengers than alighting passengers?
(b) Which stops have more alighting passengers than boarding passengers?
(c) Which stop has the same number of boarding and alighting passengers?
(d) If there are 20 passengers on the bus before it arrives at Snowy Mountain, how many
passengers are there when the bus leaves Central Park?

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(a) Summer Garden, Long River and Starlight Cinema

(b) Snowy Mountain, Central Park and Funny Museum

(c) Happy School

(d) Number of passengers when the bus leaves Central Park

 20  ( 9  5)  ( 4)  ( 2  1)
 20  4  4  1
 19

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The standard weight for a pack of sugar is 180 g. If the weight of a pack of sugar exceeds
the standard by 5 g, a ‘+5’ label will be tagged on the package.
(a) Write down the number on the label if the pack of sugar weighs
(i) 3.5 g lower than the standard,
(ii) 187 g.
(b) A certain pack of sugar is labeled ‘4’.
(i) How heavy is this pack of sugar?
(ii) If we add 6.6 g sugar to this pack of sugar, what should be written on the label?

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(a) (i) –3.5

(ii) +7

(b) (i) The weight of the pack of sugar

 [180  ( 4)] g
 (180  4) g
 176 g

(ii)  4  6 .6  2 .6
∴ ‘+2.6’ should be written on the label.

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Find the value of the following expression without using a calculator.

(–11) + (–13) – (–15) + (–17) – … + (–117) – (–119)

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( 11)  ( 13)  ( 15)  (17)    (117 )  ( 119)
 11  13  15  17    117  119
 11  2  27
 11  54
 43