GRADE 6

CHAPTER 1 & 2 – USING NUMBERS & SEQUENCES

Exercises:

1. An elevator is on the 9th floor. It goes down 11 floors and then up 4 floors.
What floor is the elevator on now?

2. The temperature in Paris was 12o C this morning. While the temperature in Moscow was  15o C.
What is the difference between the two temperatures?

3. Do the following operations:

a )  5  9  d)  7    3 

b) 0   8   e) 30   6  

c)  10   11  18  f)  24    8 

4. Put the correct sign  ,  or  between the numbers in each pair.

a)  6 8 b)  9  11 c) 5 5 d)  7 0

5. Put the given numbers in order, starting from the largest.

13, 71,  4,  86,  91

6. Work out  18  6   3   1  5  ?

7. Find the missing numbers:

a)  8  5

b)  7   63

c)   6   21

8. Work out the next two terms in each sequence. Describe the term-to-term rule you have used.

a) 11, 8, 5, __, __

b) 72, 36, 18, __, __

9.

a ) Draw the next shape of the pattern.

b) Find the nth term for the number of matchsticks.

c) Find the number of matchsticks in the 40th shape.

10. Work out the first five terms and the 30th term of the sequence, if the nth term is:

a) n2

b) n 2  3