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Question 1
Priya has 50 identical parcels.
Each parcel has a mass of 17 kg, correct to the nearest kilogram.

Find the upper bound for the total mass of the 50 parcels.

.............................................. kg [1]
[1 mark]

Question 2
i)
29 parcels each have a value of $68.

By writing each of these numbers correct to 1 significant figure, find an estimate for the total value of these 29 parcels.

$ .................................................. [1]
ii)
Without doing any calculation, complete this statement.

The actual total value of these 29 parcels is less than the answer to part (i) because ...................... [1]
[2 marks]

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Question 3
Each side of a regular octagon has a length of 18 mm, correct to the nearest 0.5 mm

i)
Write down the lower bound of the length of each side of the octagon.
[1]
ii)
Write down the upper bound of the length of each side of the octagon.
[1]
[2 marks]

Question 4
The mass of a cat is 4.3 kg correct to 2 significant figures.
i)
Write down the upper bound of the weight of the cat.

........................... kg [1]
ii)
Write down the lower bound of the weight of the cat.

........................... kg [1]
[2 marks]

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Question 1
Write two hundred thousand and seventeen in figures.

[1]
[1 mark]

Question 2
At noon the temperature in Maseru was 21°C.
At midnight the temperature had fallen by 26 °C.

Work out the temperature at midnight.

............................................. °C [1]
[1 mark]

Question 3
32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
From the list of numbers, write down
i)
a multiple of 8,
[1]
ii)
a square number,
[1]
iii)
a prime number.
[1]
[3 marks]

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Question 4
Write down the temperature that is 7 °C below -3 °C.
............................................... °C [1]
[1 mark]

Question 5
Here is a list of numbers.
87          77          57          47          27
From this list, write down
i)
 a cube number,
[1]
ii)
a prime number.
[1]
[2 marks]

Question 6
27 28 29 30 31 32 33
From the list of numbers, write down
i)
a multiple of 7,
[1]
ii)
a cube number,
[1]
iii)
a prime number.
[1]

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Question 1
The Earth has a surface area of approximately 510 100 000 km2.
Write this surface area in standard form.

 .......................................... km2 [1]

[1 mark]

Question 2
Write 15 060 in standard form.

[1]
[1 mark]

Question 3
Write each number in standard form.
i)
72 000

[1]
ii)
0.0018

[1]
[2 marks]

Question 4
Write 0.00527 in standard form. 

[1]
[1 mark]
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Question 5
Write 2 760 000 in standard form.

[1]
[1 mark]

Question 6
Write 23 000 in standard form.

 [1]
[1 mark]

Question 7
Write 0.00813 in standard form.

[1]
[1 mark]

Question 8
Write 0.000 038 7 in standard form.
[1]
[1 mark]

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Question 9
Here are some numbers written in standard form

3 . 4 × 10−1 1 . 36 × 106 7 . 9 × 100 2 . 4 × 105 5 . 21 × 10−3 4 . 3 × 10−2

From these numbers, write down;

i)
the largest number,

[1]
ii)
the smallest number.

[1]
[2 marks]

Question 10
Write 0.000 052 3 in standard form.

[1]
[1 mark]

Question 11
Write 4 . 82 × 10−3 as an ordinary number.

[1]
[1 mark]

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