SECTION B – SHORT ANSWERS

Write your answers only in the space provided on the answer sheet. Units are
given where appropriate.

If the answer to any question is a fraction, it must be given in lowest terms.

21. Write the number “two million and ninety three”.

22. Find 8 + 7,6 + 0,54.

23. What is the smallest prime number?

24. Find the next number in the series ( number pattern )

2 6 18 54 .........

25. Which word describes a triangle which has sides of different lengths?

26. A cyclist rode for 20 minutes at an average speed of 24 km/h.

Find the distance covered.

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27. Find 3 2 + 43 .
28. On a furniture sale all prices were reduced by 20%. Find the sale price of

a dining room table originally marked at $3 900.

29. Find the L.C.M ( lowest common multiple ) of 3, 6 and 12.

30. Divide 11 years 3 months by 9, giving your answer in years and months.

31. There are four children in a family. John and Peter are twins who are

10 years old, Mary is 7 years old and Sarah is 5 years old.

Find the average age of the children in this family.

32. Divide 493 by 15, giving your answer to the nearest whole number.

33. Find the area of a triangle with a base of 3,6cm and a height of 2,7cm.
34. For homework, Matthew was told to read pages 21 to 38. If he takes one

and a half minutes to read each page, how long will he take to do his

reading homework?
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35. A rectangle has an area of 56cm and a length of 8cm. Find its perimeter.

36. If a packet of sweets is shared between 5 girls they will each get 14

sweets. If, instead, the packet is shared between 7 girls, how many sweets

will each girl receive?

37. A vendor bought a crate of two dozen cabbages for $47 and sold them for

$3 each. How much profit did he make?

38. Express two thirds of 75 as a fraction of 80.

39. A large rectangular tank is 2m long and 80cm wide. The depth of the

water in the tank is 50cm. Find the volume of water in the tank, giving
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your answer in litres. ( 1 litre = 1 000cm )

40. In the diagram below ABCD is a rectangle. M is the midpoint of the side AB

and N is the midpoint of the side AD.

What fraction of the rectangle is shaded?

A M B

D C