1:02A Integers NS4·2

CD Appendix
1 a − 7 + 14 b 2 − 15 c −2 − 8 Set A
2 a 3 − (− 6) b 12 + (− 5) c 6 − (3 − 8) Set B
3 a −3 × 2 b −5 × −6 c 7 × (− 9) Set C
4 a (− )15 ÷ (− 3) b 63 ÷ (− 9) c – 156
------------ Set C
–3
5 a 14 − 7 × 10 b −3 + 4 ÷ 4 c (4 − 18) ÷ (− 8 + 6) Set D

1:02B Fractions NS4·3

CD Appendix
1 Write these improper fractions as mixed numerals. Set A
a 7--- b 13
------ c 141
---------
4 3 10
2 Write these mixed numerals as improper fractions. Set B
a 2 1--- 3
b 5 -----
- c 3 1---
2 10 7
3 Simplify these fractions. Set C
a 16
------ b 100
--------- c 240
------------
24 650 3600
4 Complete the following to make equivalent Set D
fractions.
a 3--- = ------ ------ = ---------
b 17 c 3--- = ------------ ■ 3 of 4 equal parts
4 28 20 100 8 1000
Give the simplest answer for . . . 3 → Numerator
---
4 → Denominator
--- + --- ------ + ------ --- + ---
3 2 9 3 7 2
5 a b c Set E
8 8 10 10 9 9
------ − ------ ------ − ------ --------- − ---------
9 7 13 9 37 11
6 a b c Set E
10 10 14 14 100 100
■ Fractions should
--- + --- ------ + --- --------- + ------
3 4 3 2 7 3
7 a b c Set F always be expressed
4 5 10 5 100 40
--- − --- ------ − --- --- − --- in lowest terms.
7 3 9 1 5 3
8 a b c Set F
8 4 10 4 6 5
4 2
9 a 3 1--- + 4 --3- b 7
6 ------ + 5 ---
3
c 1 5--- + 7--- Set G --- = ---
2 5 10 4 6 8 6 3
10 a 4 1--- − 1 2--- b 10 3--- − 5 ----- 1
- c 20 3--- − 1--- Set G
2 9 4 10 8 5
11 a 7 --- − ---
1 7
b 6 3--- − 2 -----7
- c 3 --- − 1 5---
1
Set H
2 8 5 10 2 6 ■ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
--- × ------ ------ × ------ ------ × ---
4 3 3 7 1 3 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
12 a b c Set I 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
5 11 10 10 10 5
--- × --- ------ × ------ ------ × ---
7 3 15 19 7 5 1 1 1 1
13 a b c Set I --- --- --- ---
8 7 38 20 10 6 4 4 4 4
14 a 3 1--- × 5--- b 3
1 ------ × 1 ---
4
c 5 1--- × 2 2--- Set J 1
---
1
---
2 7 10 5 4 3 2 2
15 a 4 × 3 4--- b 2 1--- × 3 c 5 × 6 3--- Set J 1 2 4
5 4 8 --- or --- or ---
2 4 8
------ ÷ ------ ------ ÷ ------ ------ ÷ ------
8 2 9 3 7 7
16 a b c Set K
10 10 20 20 10 10 Equivalent fractions
--- ÷ --- --- ÷ --- --- ÷ ---
3 1 8 3 5 4
17 a b c Set K
5 2 9 4 8 7
18 a 1 7--- ÷ 3--- b 3 4--- ÷ 2 1--- c 3 5--- ÷ 2 -----9
- Set L
8 4 7 2 8 10
19 a 7 --- ÷ 3
1
b 4 ------ ÷ 7
9
c 6 7--- ÷ 5 Set L
2 10 8
20 a 5 ÷ 1--- b 10 ÷ 1--- c 4 ÷ ----- 1
- Set L
4 5 10

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 1:02C Decimals NS4·3
CD Appendix

1 Put in order, smallest to largest. Set A

a 0·505, 0·5, 0·55 b 8·4, 8·402, 8·41 c 1·01, 1·1, 1·011

2 a 2·6 + 3·14 b 18·6 + 3 c 0·145 + 0·12 Set B

3 a 12·83 − 1·2 b 9 − 1·824 c 4·02 − 0·005 Set B

4 a 0·7 × 6 b (0·3)2 c 0·02 × 1·7 Set C

5 a 3·142 × 100 b 0·04 × 1000 c 0·065 × 10 Set D

6 a 2·1 × 104 b 8·04 × 106 c 1·25 × 102 Set D

7 a 4·08 ÷ 2 b 12·1 ÷ 5 c 0·19 ÷ 4 Set E

8 Write answers as repeating decimals.

a 2·5 ÷ 6 b 5·32 ÷ 9 c 28 ÷ 3 Set F

9 a 24·35 ÷ 10 b 6·7 ÷ 100 c 0·7 ÷ 1000 Set G

10 a 6·4 ÷ 0·2 b 0·824 ÷ 0·08 c 6·5 ÷ 0·05 Set H

11 Convert these decimals to fractions.

a 0·5 b 0·18 c 9·105 Set I

12 Convert these fractions to decimals.

4 3 5
a --- b --- c --- Set J
5 8 6

■ 3 tens
7 units
4 tenths
2 hundredths
What does 5 thousandths
37.425
really 37·425
mean?
1 1 1
10 1 · ------ --------- ------------
10 100 1000

3 7 · 4 2 5

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1:02D Percentages NS4·3
CD Appendix

1 Convert to fractions. Set A

a 18% b 7% c 224%

2 Convert to fractions. Set A TAX RATE

a 9·5% b 6 1--- % c 12·25% 35%
4
3 Convert to percentages. Set B For every
11 5
a ------ b --- c 1 1--- $100 earned,
20 6 4
$35 is paid
4 Convert to decimals. Set C in tax.
a 9% b 16% c 110%

5 Convert to decimals. Set C

a 23·8% b 12 1--- % c 4 2--- %
2 3
6 Convert to percentages. Set D
a 0·51 b 0·085 c 1·8

7 Find: Set E
a 35% of 600 m b 162% of $8

8 Find: Set E
a 7% of 84·3 m b 6 1--- % of 44 tonnes
4

9 a 7% of my spending money was spent on a Set F

50% of all
watch band that cost $1.12. How much
men play
spending money did I have?
tennis.
b 30% of my weight is 18 kg. How much do
This game’s only half the
I weigh?
fun it used to be . . .
10 a 5 kg of sugar, 8 kg of salt and 7 kg of Set G
flour were mixed accidentally. What is
the percentage (by weight) of sugar in
the mixture?
b John scored 24 runs out of the team’s total
of 60 runs. What percentage of runs did
John score?

11 a Increase $60 by 15%. Set H

b Decrease $8 by 35%.

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