Hanley Castle High School

Mathematics Department

Homework sheet
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1) Evaluate:
a) 62 + 53 b) 92 − 25 c) 103 + 73
2) Work out the value of:
3 3 4
a) √1 + √−1 b) √64 − √−8 c) √36 + √81
For questions 3 to 6, work out, giving your answer in standard form.
3) 6 × 107 ÷ 2 × 109
4) 6 × 10−5 × 2 × 104
5) 6 × 103 + 2 × 103
6) 6 × 106 − 2 × 105
7) Round to 2 significant figures:
a) 5.639 b) 214.801 c) 10.695
8) Truncate to 2 decimal places:
a) 0.8423 b) 100.999 c) 2.156
9) An apple is weighed at 4.4 grams to the nearest tenth of a gram. Find the minimum and
maximum weight of the apple.
10) A bath tub can hold 710 litres to the nearest litre. Find the minimum and maximum
capacity of the bath tub.
11) The depth of sponge cake is measure as 2.7 centimetres to one decimal place. Find the
minimum and maximum depth of the cake.
12) A rectangular field has a length of 5 metres and a width of 2 metres. Lengths are
measured to the nearest metre. What is the least possible area of the field?
13) A needle has a length of 2.3 centimetre rounded to 1 decimal place.
What is the smallest possible length of the needle?

Bonus question

Source: Intermediate Maths Challenge, 2010

Stage 9 homework 7: Unit 1 Review 3