Sec 1 Viva Voce Problem Set Practice

General Instructions: On the day of assessment, Please bring your calculator, pen and writing paper. There will be 2 tables (Preparation Table and Assessment Table) set up for the oral assessment. The total duration for the oral assessment is about 10 minutes (max) per student: 5 minutes at the preparation table and 5 minutes at the assessment table. Preparation table: A question paper will be placed on the table. Do not write anything on the question paper as students will be looking at the same question paper during that interval. Solve the question and write your workings on your writing paper. During that 5 minutes, also think about how you will present your answer verbally to your oral examiner. Assessment table: Students are not allowed to write any further workings on their writing paper. Once the student is at the assessment table, greet the examiner and proceed to describe the problem set. Next, present your solutions verbally to the examiner. Do not simply read off your solution from your writing paper. Keep in mind that this is a conversation, so you have to maintain eye contact with your examiner. At the end of the assessment, proceed to the laptop terminal to do your online feedback. You may leave immediately after submitting your online feedback. Do not loiter around the area. Recap on Viva Voce Powerpoint: Introduction of characters Introduction of problems and mysteries Finding clues and evidences

Piece the characters, problems and clues together Overcoming problems and solving mysteries Ending

Powerpoint Example A machine is used to mould fishballs of 10 g each from fish paste. How long does it take to mould 30 kg of fishballs if the machine can mould 200 fishballs every minute? Suggested Answer: A machine can make fishballs of MASS 10g each. The machine can mould fishballs at a RATE of 200 fishballs every minute. We need to find the TIME required to mould 30 kg of fish paste into fishballs. Hence, in a minute, the machine can mould 200 x 10g = 2000 g of fish paste. That is equal to 2 kg of fish paste in a minute. Hence to mould 30 kg of fish paste, the machine will need (30 2) minutes = 15 minutes. Therefore, the TIME needed to mould 30 kg of fish paste into fishballs is 15 minutes. 1

Guide in Describing Mathematical Operational Symbols Pointer 1 Mathematics: 3+4=7 English: When 4 is added to 3, the answer is 7. Pointer 2 Mathematics: English: Note: Pointer 3 Mathematics: English: Pointer 4 Mathematics: English: Pointer 5 Mathematics: English: Note: Pointer 6 Mathematics: English: Note: Pointer 7 Mathematics: English: Pointer 8 Mathematics: English: Pointer 9 Mathematics: English: Pointer 10 Mathematics: English: Pointer 11
x = 2(3)

74=3 When 4 is subtracted from 7, the answer is 3. Avoid 7 minus 4. 32=6 When 3 is multiplied to 2, the answer is 6. 63=2 When 6 is divided by 3, the answer is 2.
1 10 = 2 5 one-fifth of 10 is 2. Avoid 1 over 5.

x +3 = 5 x = 5 3 Subtract 3 on both sides of the equation Avoid Bring 3 over to the other side.
x =2 3

Multiply 3 to both sides of the equation.

2 to the power of 5 is equal to 32.

2 5 = 32

32 = 2 32 to the root of 5 is equal to 2.

5

3:4 Ratio of 3 is to 4.

Mathematics: English:

5m2 5 square metres.

Sample Questions and 2 suggested answers Question 1: Madam Tay needs s kg of sugar, (2f + 5) kg of flour and 3b kg of butter to bake 5 cakes. Each kg of sugar costs $1.20, each kg of flour costs $1.50 and each kg of butter costs $6.00. Write an algebraic expression for the: (a) Total amount of ingredients, in kg, required to bake 5 cakes. (b) Total cost of baking the cakes. (c) Total amount of ingredients, in kg, required to bake 3 cakes. Suggested answer: Good morning, Sir/Mdm. In this problem, Mdm Tay is planning to bake a cake. With the information provided in the problem, I need to find an expression for the total amount ingredients required to bake 5 cakes in part (a). (a) Hence, I will find the sum of s kg of suger, (2f + 5) kg of flour and 3b kg of butter. After addition, the total amount of ingredients required to bake 5 cakes is ( s + 2 f + 5 + 3b) kg . (b)
(1.2 s ) +1.5( 2 f + 5) + 6.0(3b) =1.2 s + (1.5 2 f ) + (1.5 5) +18 .0b = $( 1.2 s + 3.0 f + 7.5 +18 .0b)

In order to find the cost of baking the cakes, I need to multiply 1.20 to s, multiply 1.50 to (2f + 5) and multiply 6 to 3b. The cost of ingredients will add up to be $(1.2 s + 3.0 f + 7.5 +18 .0b) . (d) Since I need $(1.2 s + 3.0 f + 7.5 +18 .0b) to bake 5 cakes. The cost of baking 3 cakes will be and 3b.) Thank you. Question 2: Derek bought some egg tarts and buns from a bakery. The number of egg tarts bought is x. The number of buns bought is 5 more than the number of egg tarts. (a) Write down, in terms of x, an expression for the number of buns Derek bought. (b) Each egg tart and bun costs 80 cents and 60 cents respectively. Find, in its simplest form in terms of x, an expression for the total cost of the egg tarts and buns Derek bought. (c) If Derek paid a total of $12.80 for all the egg tarts and buns purchased, find the number of egg tarts and the number buns he bought respectively. Suggested answer: Good morning Sir/Mdm. In this question, I am required to find the number of buns and egg tarts Derek bought from a bakery as well as the total cost of the egg tarts and buns.
3 ( s + 2 f + 5 + 3b) kg . (Three- fifths multiplied to the sum of s, 2f, 5 5

In part (a), the number of buns is 5 more than the number of egg tarts. Therefore, I will add 5 to x, and the number of buns Derek bought will be (x + 5) buns. In part (b), it is stated in the question that each egg tart and each bun costs 80 cents and 60 cents respectively. I will multiply 0.8 to x to get 0.8x and the total cost of egg tarts will be $0.8x. Next, I will multiply 0.6 to the expression (x + 5) to get (0.6x + 3) (0.6x added to 3). The total cost of buns is $ (0.6x + 3). The sum of 0.8x and 0.6x + 3 is 1.4x + 3 (1.4x added to 3). Hence, the total cost of egg tarts and buns is $(1.4x + 3). In part (c), Derek paid a total of $12.80. Since Ive arrived at an expression of $(1.4x + 3) for the total cost, I will equate (1.4x + 3) to 12.80. Next, to solve for x, I will subtract 3 from both sides of the equation. Therefore, 1.4x = 9.8 . To make x the subject, I will divide 1.4 on both sides of the equation, and x = 7. The number of egg tarts and buns Derek bought is 7 and 12 respectively. I added 5 to 7 in order to get 12 buns. Thank you. Question 3: Gina bought 7 skirts at $x each, n skirts at $12 each, (2n + 1) skirts at $15 each and 4 skirts at $3x each. Write down, as simply as possible, in terms of x and/or n, an expression for (a) the total number of skirts Gina bought, (b) the total cost, in dollars, of the skirts she bought [Answer Key] (a) 3n + 12 (b) $(42n + 19x + 15) Question 4: A runner splits her journey into two parts. She travels at a speed of v m/s for t seconds and covered a third of the journey. Then she continued the rest of her journey at twice the speed. Express the following in terms of v and t: (a) the distance covered in the first part of her journey, (b) the distance covered in the second part of her journey, (c) the total time taken, (d) the average speed. [Answer Key] (a) vt m (b) 2vt m (c)
2vt 2v

(d)

3 v 2

Question 5: Jenny is x years old. Zachery, her brother, is 9 years older than her. Their mother is 3 times as old as Jenny. Their father is twice as old as Zachery. (a) Write down the expressions, in terms of x, for (i) Zacherys age, (ii) their mothers age, (iii) their fathers age.

(b) Given that Zacherys father is 46 years old now, form an equation in x, and use it to find Jennys age. [Answer Key] (a) (i) x + 9 (ii) 3x (iii) 2 (x + 9) (b) 14 years old

Question 6: Benny is x years old. Write an algebraic expression for each of the following. (a) Three times Bennys age 5 years ago. (b) The present age of Bennys uncle if his uncle is four times as old as Benny will be years from now [Answer Key] (a) 3( x 5) (b) 4( x + 2)

Question 7: At a supermarket, five oranges are sold for $2 and three mangoes are sold for $4. Mrs Lim bought the same number of oranges and mangoes. Using x to represent the number of oranges bought, find an expression, in terms of x, for the total cost of the fruits. [Answer Key] $
26 x 15

Question 8: In the Mid Year Examination, Kate scored (3x) marks for Mathematics, (2 x 1) marks for English and (5x + 2) marks for Science. (a) Find the total marks, in terms of x, of all the 3 subjects. (b) Find the average mark, in terms of x, of the 3 subjects. (c) If x = 18, find Kates average mark of the 3 subjects, correct to 2 decimal places. [Answer Key] (a) (10x + 1) marks (b)
10 x +1 m arks 3

(c) 60.33 marks

Question 9: Benjamin is x years old. His brother is half his age. Write an algebraic expression for (a) his brothers age, (b) Benjamins age in 5 years later, (c) the sum of their age. [Answer Key] (a)
1 x yrs old 2

(b) (x + 5) yrs old

(c)

3 x 2

Question 10: Bryan is x years old now. He is 5 years older than his brother, Edwin. (a) Write an algebraic expression for each of the following: (i) Edwins present age, (ii) Bryans age 8 years from now. (iii) Their fathers present age if he is 5 times as old as Edwins age. (b) If their fathers present age is 55 years old. How old is Bryan now? [Answer Key] (a) (i) ( x 5) years old (5 x 25 ) years old (b) 16 years old (ii) (x + 8) years old (iii)

Question 11: Catherine is x years old. Alyse is 2 years older than Catherine. Lisa is twice as old as Alyse. Write down an expression, in terms of x, for (a) Alyses age, (b) the sum of their three ages, giving your answer in the simplest form. [Answer Key] (a) x + 2 (b) 2(2x + 3)

Question 12: The water level of a reservoir increases by an average of 28% to 168 cm during the wet season. However, during the dry season the water level decreases to an average of 97 cm. Find (a) The original water level before its increase of 28%, (b) The percentage decrease, correct to 3 significant figure, of the original water level during the dry season. [Answer Key] (a) 131.25 cm (b) 26.1%

Question 13: Mr Tan bought 3 plots of land, A, B and C for a total amount of $24 million. The amount he paid for these three plots of land were in the ratio of 4 : 5 : 7. (a) Calculate the amount he paid for the biggest plot of land. (b) When he sold plot A, he made a profit of 15%. Calculate the profit he made on this plot of land. (c) After 3 years, plot B was sold for 6.9 million dollars. Find the percentage increase/decrease in the value of plot B after these 3 years. [Answer Key] (a) $10.5 million (b) $900000 (c) 9%

Question 14: (a) In the year 2000, Sandra earned 20% more than what she earned in 1999. In 2001, she earned 15% more than what she earned in 2000. Calculate the total percentage increase in her earnings from 1999 to 2001. (b) If she earned $48000 in 2001, how much did she earn in 1999? Give your answer to the nearest tens. [Answer Key] (a) 38% (b) 34780

Question 15: A car travels at 80 km/h for 2 h and then travels 180 km for 90 min. Find (a) the speed of the car for the second part of the journey, (b) the percentage increase in speed, (c) the average speed of the whole journey. [Answer Key] (a) 120 km/h (b) 50% (c) 97
1 km/h 7

Question 16: The total sales in Mrs Lims bakery were $56 000 in the year 2005. In 2006, the total sales decreased by 15 % from 2005s sales. (a) How much was the total sales in 2006? (b) If the total sales in 2007 were $10 000 more than that of 2005, express 2007s sales as a percentage of 2005s sales. [Answer Key] (a) $47600 (b) 118% or
6 % 7

Question 17: A sum of money is to be shared among 3 children: Alex, Joseph and Timothy. Alex received $96, Joseph received two-thirds of Alexs share and Timothy received twice Josephs share. Calculate (a) the total sum of money, (b) the ratio of Alexs share to Josephs share, (c) the ratio of Alexs share to Josephs share to Timothys share. [Answer Key] (a) $288 (b) 3 : 2 (c) 3 : 2 : 4

Question 18: The length of wire Y to the length of wire Z is in the ratio of 7 : 13. If the total length of wire Y and wire Z is 100 m, (a) find the length of each wire. (b) Mr Zubir bought 17 m of wire Y at $5.42 per metre and 37 m of wire Z at $7.84 per metre, calculate the total amount that he needs to pay. [Answer Key] (a) 35 m, 65 m (b) $382.22

Question 19: The daily pocket money of Mary, Janet and Susan is in the ratio 2: 3: 1. If Janet has $12 daily, find the total amount of pocket money that the three girls receive daily. [Answer Key] Janet = $12, Mary = $8, Susan = $4 Question 20: Town X and Town Y are 360 km apart. Sandy drives at a speed of 90 km/h from Town A to Town B. She does her shopping for 30 minutes and drives back from Town B to Town A. She takes 4.8 hours to reach Town A. Calculate (a) the speed at which Sandy drives back from Town B to Town A in m/s. (b) the total time taken for the whole journey in hours and minutes. (c) the average speed at which Sandy drives for the whole journey in km/h. [Answer Key] (a) 20.8 m/s (b) 9 hrs 18 mins (b) 77.4 km/h

Question 21: Towns A and B are 140 km apart. Mr Chan drove from Town A to Town B. He drove at

an average speed of 70 km/h for the first 90 minutes. For the remaining journey, he slowed down to an average speed of 60 km/h. Find (a) the total time taken by Mr Chan to drive from Town A to Town B. (b) the average speed for the whole journey. [Answer Key] (a) 2
1 h or 2 h 05 min or 125 min 12

(b) 67

1 km or 67.2 km/h 5

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