P4 Maths SA1 2021 Paper 2 Word Problems – Tao Nan

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Tao Nan Paper 2
P4 Mathematics SA1 2021

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P4 Maths SA1 2021 Paper 2 Word Problems – Tao Nan

Show your working clearly in the space provided for each question and write your
answers in
the spaces provided.

1. a)
Total number of beads = 6 x 33 = 198
Number of beads for each girl = 198 ÷ 4 = 49.5 ≈ 49 remainder 2
b)
Number of beads left = 2

Ans: a) 49
b) 2

2. Total volume of water = 10 926 - 8 000 = 2 926 mℓ

Volume of water in each container = 2 926 ÷ 7 = 418 mℓ

Ans: 418 mℓ

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P4 Maths SA1 2021 Paper 2 Word Problems – Tao Nan

3. a)
Area of square S = 8 x 8 = 64 cm2
b)
Length of rectangle R = 64 ÷ 4 = 16 cm
Perimeter of rectangle R = (4 + 16) x 2 = 40 cm

Ans: a) 64 cm2
b) 40 cm

4. Cost of 1 pen & 2 pencils = 1.95 + 2 x 0.85 = $3.65

Additional amount needed = 3.65 – 2 = $1.65

Ans: $1.65

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5. a)
1 4 3+4 7
Fraction of chicken sold = 3 + 9 = =9
9

b)
7
→ 63
9
1
→ 63 ÷ 7 → 9
9
7 2
Fraction of chicken left = 1 - 9 = 9
2
→ 9 x 2 → 18
9

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Ans: a) 9

b) 18

6. Possible number of pears with 3 per bag = 5, 8, 11,14,17,20,23

Possible number of pears with 4 per bag = 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27
Number of pears fewer than 15 = 11

Ans: 11

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7. a)
Let cost of 1 shirt = u
Cost of a bag = 4u
Cost of a bags & 5 shirts = 4u + 5 x u = 9u = 270
u = 270 ÷ 9 = 30
Cost of bag = 4u = 4 x 30 = $120
b)
Remaining money = 330 – 270 = $60
Number of shirts he could buy with $60 = 60 ÷ u = 60 ÷ 30 = 2

Ans: a) $120
b) 2

8. Let number of players in second team = u

Number of players in first team = u + 50
Number of players in third team = ½ u
Total players = u + u + 50 + ½ u = 2½ u + 50 = 350
2½ u = 350 – 50 = 300
2
u = 300 x 5 = 120

Number of players in first team = u + 50 = 120 + 50 = 170

Ans: 170

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9. Errata in question: Mr Tan spent $80 to buy 25 items consisting of bottles of

sanitisers and packets of face mask.
a)
If all the items were face masks, number of packets bought = 80 ÷ 2 = 40
Excess number = 40 – 25 = 15
Excess value = 15 x 2 = $30
Difference in price = 5 – 2 = 3
Number of bottles of sanitisers bought = 30 ÷ 3 = 10
b)
Number of packets of face masks = 25 – 10 = 15
Ans: a) 10
b) 15

10. a) True
b) False
c) True
d) False
Number of children = 100 + 100 + 50 + 100 + 250 = 600
Number of adults = 50 + 100 + 50 + 100 + 150 = 350