Problem Set 1

1 Which of the following is true?

A 5 cm is 100 times as big as 5 mm.
B 5 metres is 100 times as big as 5 cm.
C 5 km is 1000 times as small as 5 metres.
D 5 mm is 100 times as small as 5 metres.

2 The circumference of a circle with a radius of 12.25 cm is:

A 471.44 cm B 384.85 mm
C 76.97 cm D 117.86 cm

3 The area of the following shape is:

A 216 m2
B 140 m2
C 150 m2
D 90 m2

4 The area of a circle with diameter 7.5 cm is:

A 176.7 cm2 B 47.1 cm2 C 23.6 cm2 D 44.2 cm2

5 The perimeter of the shape shown is:

A 1075.2 cm
B 55.5 cm
C 153.2 cm
D 66.1 cm

6 Alice has 60 m of ribbon in one coil. If she must cut ribbons of 22 cm length, how many ribbons can she get
out of one coil? [Note: She needs ribbons in whole, hence, ignore any wastage]

7 Bob is building a rectangular enclosure for his rabbit. His backyard allows for an enclosure of 7 m by 8 m.
Each roll of mesh is sold in 15 m roll in Bunnings. How many rolls of mesh will he need? Justify by showing
your calculations.

8 A bathroom floor requires to be tiled. The chosen tile dimension is 30 cm X 30 cm. If the bathroom has a
floor area of 3 m X 4 m, how many tiles will I need?