TB(1A) Ch.

1 Directed Numbers & the Number Line

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TB(1A) Ch. 1 Directed Numbers & the Number Line

Multiple Choice Questions

1. [11-12 Standardized Test 1, 3]

A. –5 kg
2
Arrange the numbers 4.6, 0,  4 , – 4.5 B. –2 kg
3
C. +2 kg
and 5% in ascending order.
D. +5 kg
2
A.  4 , – 4.5, 0, 5%, 4.6
3
4. [11-12 Mid-year, 2]
2 Find the result of “3 times the sum of –2
B. – 4.5,  4 , 0, 5%, 4.6
3 and –6, then subtract it from –8”.
2 A.  32 B.  16
C. 4.6, 5%, 0, – 4.5,  4 C. 4 D. 16
3
2
D. 4.6, 5%, 0,  4 , – 4.5 5. [11-12 Mid-year, 16]
3
  3 2  2  4
 8   10  5    12  3    5  =
2. [11-12 Standardized Test 1, 4]     
Which of the following should be added to
 2   4 A. 90 B. 70
      so that the sum is zero?
7  9 C. 70 D. 90
 2   4
A.     6. [11-12 Final Exam, 1]
7  9
3 2 5
 2  4 Arrange 0.6,  , and  in descending
B.      4 3 7
 7  9 order.
 2  4
C.     
 7  9 2 3 5
A. ,  ,  , 0.6
2  4  3 4 7
D.   
 7   9 2 5 3
B. , 0.6 ,  , 
3. [11-12 Standardized Test 1, 10] 3 7 4
Peter’s weight was 80 kg in January. Then 5 3 2
C. 0.6 ,  ,  ,
his weight had the following changes: +4 7 4 3
kg from January to February, –2 kg from 3 5 2
D.  ,  , 0.6,
February to March and –1.5 kg from March 4 7 3
to April where a positive number
represented an increase in his weight.
What was the change from April to May if
his weight was 82.5 kg in May?
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7. [11-12 Final Exam, 2]

 2  (3) 2  (2  4) 2 
2
11. [12-13 Mid-year 1]
1 1
Arrange ,  , – 1 and 0.5 in
A. –52 B. –40 4 3
C. 32 D. 20 ascending order.

8. [12-13 Standardized Test 1] 1 1

Refer to the number line below, which of A.  1 ,  , , 0.5
3 4
the following are possible values of A and B
1 1
if B  A  12 ? B.  , –1, , 0.5
3 4
1 1
C. 0.5, , –1, 
–20 A 0 B 4 3
1 1
A. A  15 , B  3 D. 0.5, ,  , –1
4 3
B. A  4.2 , B  7.8 12. [12-13 Final Exam, 1]
C. A  2 , B  10 Which of the following expressions has the
D. A  7 , B  5 largest value?

A. 3(2 2 )
9. [12-13 Standardized Test 1] B.  2(3) 3
If a is a negative number, determine the sign of C.  2(3) 2
the value of a´ a - a´ a´ a - a. D.  3(2 2 )

A. Positive 13. [13-14 Standardized Test 1]

B. Negative 4 5 5 4
Arrange  ,  , and % in
C. Neither positive nor negative 5 4 4 5
D. Cannot be determined descending order.
5 4 4 5
A.  ,  , % ,
4 5 5 4
10. [12-13 Standardized Test 1]
3   3  2  7  10 B.
4 5 4
 ,  , %,
5
If is positive, which of
b  4.67 5 4 5 4
the following is a possible value of b?
5 4 5 4
C. , %,  , 
4 5 4 5
A. 0
B. – 4.66 5 4 4 5
D. , %, , 
C. – 4.67 4 5 5 4
D. – 4.68
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14. [13-14 Standardized Test 1] 18. [14-15 Mid-year Exam]

A, B and C are three points on a number Which of the following gives a positive
line representing the numbers a, b and c result?
respectively. Which of the following A. (0.75)(1.28)(0.1)(5)  3
expressions has the largest value? 1
B. 10  (20)  0.1 5.27
2
C B A
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
C.
–2 c –1 0 b 1 a 2 (0.1)(0.2)(0.3)(0.4)(0.5)
D. (1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10)3
A. b2 19. [14-15 Mid-year Exam]
B. ab If a > 0, b < 0 and c < 0, then
A. a b c  0 .
C. a – c
B. abc  0 .
D. a + b + c
ab
C.  bc  0 .
c
15. [13-14 Mid-year Exam]
a b
Which of the following is equal to -3 ? D. 0.
bc
(9)(4)  (3)(6)
A.
6 20. [14-15 Mid-year Exam]
(9)(4)  (3)(6) A school is located 25 km west to a park.
B.
6 The park is 10 km east to a mall. Which of
(+9)(-4) + (-3)(-6) the following is correct?
C.
-6 A. The school is 35 km west to the mall.
(-9)(-4) - (+3)(-6) B. The school is 15 km west to the mall.
D.
-6 C. The school is 35 km east to the mall.
D. The school is 15 km east to the mall.
16. [13-14 Mid-year Exam]
A bird is 5 m above the sea level and a
21. [14-15 Final Exam]
submarine is 21 m below the sea level.
3 3 2
Find the distance between the bird and Arrange  0.3 ,  , and in
the submarine. 4 2 3
descending order.
 26 m  16 m 3 3 2
A. B. A.  0.3 ,  , ,
C. 16 m D. 26 m 4 2 3
3 3 2
B.  ,  0.3 , ,
17. [13-14 Final Exam] 4 2 3
Which of the following expressions is 2 3 3
C. , ,  0.3 , 
equal to 9? 3 2 4
3 2 3
D. , ,  0.3 , 
A.  32 B.  33 2 3 4
C.  32 D.  33
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22. [15-16 Mid-year Exam] 24. [15-16 Mid-year Exam]

Which of the following is the result of the 4 + [2 + 12  (19 + 21)  (3)] =
word phrase “multiply –5 by 6, and then A. 8.
subtract the product from 30”? 2
B. 5 .
3
A. – 60
C.  4.
B. 0 D. 0.
C. 30
D. 60 25. [15-16 Final Exam, #2]
23. [15-16 Mid-year Exam] Which of the following statements are
wrong?
Which of the following does not have zero
value? I. 2 + 4 = 6
II. 2(3) = 5
A. (2 – 2)  (2  2) III. 2 + 3 × 4 = 20
B. (2  0)  (2 + 2)
C. (2 – 2)  (2  2) A. I and II only
D. (2  2)  (2 – 2) B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

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