BNU1501/Ass 1/2023

BNU1501

Basic Numeracy

Department of Decision Sciences

ASSIGNMENT 01

Semester 1 – 2023

Due Date: 9 March 2023

Please work through the following study material before answering the assignment questions:
Study material: Chapters 1 and 2 of the Study Guide

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Question 1

Match the terms in column B with a statement in column A

A B
1. The outcome of adding two or more numbers gives the a. Difference
2. The outcome of multiplying the two or more numbers gives b. Quotient
the
3. The outcome of subtracting one number from another number c. Sum
gives the
4. The result of the division of one number by another is the d. Product

[1] 1- d 2-b 3-a 4-c

[2] 1- a 2-d 3-c 4-b
[3] 1- c 2-d 3-a 4-b
[4] 1- b 2-c 3-a 4-d

Question 2

Round off 20.85784 to:

a) Four decimal places

b) The nearest whole number (integer)

[1] a) 20.8578 b) 20
[2] a) 20.8578 b) 21
[3] a) 20.8579 b) 21
[4] a) 20.8579 b) 20

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true?

[1] 1.72 rounded to one decimal place is 1.7

[2] 2.62 rounded to one decimal place is 2.7
[3] 3.41 rounded to the nearest integer is 4
[4] 10.231 rounded to the two decimal places is 10.22

Question 4

The multiplication of a number 4 by a variable 𝑦𝑦 can be represented in more than one way.
Which of the following representations is INCORRECT?

[1] 4𝑦𝑦
[2] 4 ∙ 𝑦𝑦

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[3] 4𝑦𝑦
[4] 4(𝑦𝑦)

Question 5

A constant number usually written before a variable is called a

[1] variable
[2] coefficient
[3] term
[4] constant

Question 6

Let x be a number. Select the correct mathematical statement for the following equation
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𝑥𝑥 + 14 = 21

[1] One half of a number increased by four is twenty-one.

[2] Twice a number increased by four is twenty-one.
[3] One half of a number increased by fourteen is twenty-one.
[4] One half of a number decreased by fourteen is twenty-one.

Question 7

Select the equation for the following mathematical scenario. Zama has some money, 𝑚𝑚. If he
spends R13.00, then he will have a third of the amount he started with.
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[1] 𝑚𝑚 + 13 = 3 + 𝑚𝑚

[2] 𝑚𝑚 − 13 = 𝑚𝑚
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[3] 𝑚𝑚 − 13 = 3 𝑚𝑚
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[4] 𝑚𝑚 + 13 = 3 𝑚𝑚

Question 8

Some pens are shared among three students Anne, Lucy and John. Anne gets 5 times as many
pens as Lucy, and Lucy gets 2 pens less than John. Suppose John gets 𝑥𝑥 pens, how many pens
does Anne get in terms of 𝑥𝑥?

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[1] 5(𝑥𝑥 − 2)
[2] 5 + 𝑥𝑥 − 2
[3] 5𝑥𝑥 − 2
[4] 𝑥𝑥 − 2

Question 9

Calculate the value of the following expression: 48 ÷ 6 × 2 − 4 =

[1] 6
[2] −4
[3] 0
[4] 12

Question 10

What is the missing operation symbol in place of the black box?

18 ∎ 9 × 2 + 2 = 6
[1] ×
[2] +
[3] ÷
[4] −

Question 11

Simplify as far as possible the expression:

7(𝑝𝑝 + 10𝑞𝑞) + 2(6𝑝𝑝 + 7𝑞𝑞)

[1] 7𝑝𝑝 + 70𝑞𝑞 + 12𝑝𝑝 + 14𝑞𝑞

[2] 19𝑝𝑝 + 84𝑞𝑞

[3] 15𝑝𝑝 + 17𝑞𝑞

[4] 19𝑝𝑝 + 77𝑞𝑞

Question 12

Find the mistake in this problem: 3(𝑥𝑥 + 2) = 3𝑥𝑥 + 2

[1] There is no mistake in this problem.

[2] Should have added the 3 and the x.
[3] Should have multiplied the 3 with the 2.

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[4] Should have added the 3 and the 2.

Question 13

Collect the like terms and simplify: 3𝑥𝑥 + 3𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 + 2𝑦𝑦 − 2𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦 + 3𝑦𝑦 2

[1] 5𝑥𝑥 + 2𝑦𝑦 + 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 + 3𝑦𝑦 2

[2] 6𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 + 3𝑦𝑦 2
[3] 3𝑥𝑥 + 2𝑦𝑦 + 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 + 3𝑦𝑦 2
[4] 3𝑥𝑥 + 5𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 + 2𝑦𝑦 + 3𝑦𝑦 2

Question 14

Which expression is NOT equivalent to 3𝑥𝑥 − (4 − 𝑥𝑥)?

[1] 4𝑥𝑥 − 4
[2] 3𝑥𝑥 + (−4) + 𝑥𝑥
[3] 3𝑥𝑥 + [−4 − (−𝑥𝑥)]
[4] 2𝑥𝑥 − 4

Question 15

The expression 35 ÷ 5 + 2 − [(3 × 4 − 2) − (18 − 3 × 4)] can be written as

[1] 9 − 6 + 42.

[2] 9 − 10 + 6.

[3] 5 − 6 + 42.

[4] 5 − 10 + 6.

Question 16

Simplify √125𝑥𝑥 5 + 2𝑥𝑥 2 √5𝑥𝑥

[1] 7𝑥𝑥√5𝑥𝑥
[2] 7𝑥𝑥 2 √5
[3] 7𝑥𝑥 2 √5𝑥𝑥
[4] 35𝑥𝑥

Question 17

Evaluate the following expression (2𝑥𝑥 3 )3 (3𝑥𝑥 3 )2

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[1] 72𝑥𝑥11
[2] 72𝑥𝑥15
[3] 6𝑥𝑥15
[4] 12𝑥𝑥15

Question 18

Calculate the value of the following expression: �9𝑥𝑥 2 + √5𝑥𝑥 4 + 4𝑥𝑥 4 +(4𝑥𝑥 − 6𝑥𝑥)2
[1] 4𝑥𝑥
[2] 𝑥𝑥√12
[3] 4𝑥𝑥 2
[4] 16𝑥𝑥

Question 19

Simplify the following expression �64𝑥𝑥12 𝑦𝑦9 .

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[1] 4𝑥𝑥 6 𝑦𝑦 3
[2] 8𝑥𝑥 4 𝑦𝑦 3
[3] 4𝑥𝑥 4 𝑦𝑦 3
[4] 8𝑥𝑥 6 𝑦𝑦 3

Question 20

Simplify the expression

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�81𝑥𝑥12 𝑦𝑦8 × �16𝑥𝑥8

[1] 12𝑥𝑥12 𝑦𝑦 2
[2] 12𝑥𝑥 7 𝑦𝑦 2
[3] 6𝑥𝑥 7 𝑦𝑦 2
[4] 36𝑥𝑥10 𝑦𝑦 4