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Revision Worksheet 2 (Solutions)
(a) (b)
2 3 1000
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10 6 3 (2 3)2
2 3 (10) 10 2 12
2 30 8 1
28 9
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2 Debbie earned some money from working during her vacation. She intends to use of the
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money on a holiday package, of the remainder on new clothes. She intends to split the
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rest of the money equally between her father, mother and her younger brother. If her mother
received $60, how much did the holiday package cost?
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Fraction of money for mother 1 3
5 8
33 1
58 3
3
40
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Cost of the holiday package amt of money earned
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5
60 3 40
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$500
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5 (a) Estimate, without the use of calculator, the value of the following, giving your
answer correct to 1 significant figure.
(2.01) 2 63.72
24.85 4.89
(b) A student has $20. He buys 4 pens at $2.90 each and 6 highlighters at $1.95 each.
Use estimation to determine if he has enough money to pay for the stationery.
**Since the final answer is correct to 1 sf, the intermediate working shall be correct to 2 sf.
(a) (b)
(2.01) 63.72
2 Total cost
24.85 4.89 Note: 2nd step must be 43 6 2
at least 2sf. Use 12 12
2.0 2 64 approximate notation
$24
25 5.0
The estimated amount is more than $20, so
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he doesn’t have enough money for the
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stationery.
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30 1 s.f.
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6 Ben borrowed 8 x 24 y books from the library. Meili borrowed as many books as
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Ben and Hafiq borrowed as many books as Meili.
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(i) Find the number of books Meili borrowed, in terms of x and y.
(ii) Find the number of books Hafiq borrowed, in terms of x and y.
(iii) Find the total number of books they borrowed altogether, in terms of x and y and
simplify it.
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(iv) Given that x 2 and y , hence find the total number they borrowed altogether.
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** Write statements and units
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(i) number of books Meili borrowed = 8 x 24 y books or 6 x 18 y books
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(ii) number of books Hafiq borrowed = (6 x 18 y ) books or ( 2 x 6 y ) books
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(iii) (iv) sub x 2 and y ,
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Total number of books
Total number of books
8 x 24 y 6 x 18 y 2 x 6 y
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16 x 48 y 16(2) 48 56
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7 Evaluate the following expressions, when x 2 and y .
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(i) x y (8 y) 2
2 2
x y
2
(ii) 12 y
xy
(i) (ii)
2 2
1 1 1
2 8 2
2
2 Note: Substitution
2 2 1 2 without any
12 simplification of values
1 2 1
4 (4) 2 2 2 must be shown in the
2 2 first step.
2
2 16 2 1
2
2
12 6
1
2
5
6
2
25
6
4
24 25
4 4
1
4
(a)
x y x
6 3
2(3b 2) 2b 5
(b)
3 4
3x 1 2 x 5
(c) 1
2 7
y x 7x 2 y y
(d)
4 6 3
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(a) (b)
x y x 2(3b 2) 2b 5
6 3 3 4
x y 2x 8 3b 2 3 2b 5
(1) Common denominator,
6 combine fractions 12
x y 2x 24b 16 6b 15
(2) Expand by distributive law
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3 x y 30b 31
(3) Simplify numerator and
6 denominator 12
(c) (d)
3x 1 2 x 5 y x 7x 2 y y
1 (c) and (d) show similar types of
2 7 questions done with a different 4 6 3
approach.
3x 1 2 x 5 7 y x 7x 2 y y
2 7 (c) Simplifies the terms in the bracket 4 6 3
first while (d) expands the
7 3 x 1 2 2 x 2 a c into a c
3( y x) 2(7 x 2 y ) 4 y
first.
14 12
b d b d
21x 7 4 x 4 3 y 3 x 14 x 4 y 4 y
14 12
17 x 3 3 y 17 x
14 12
5 2
(a) 3 x x 8
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3 1
(b) x 4 ( x 1)
5 2
(c) 6 2 x 5 4 0
(d) 4 3x 2 5 2 6 x
3 1
(e) x 4 ( x 1)
5 2
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(a)
5 2
3 x x 8 (times 18)
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3 18 5 x 3 2 x 2 8 18
54 15 x 4 x 144 (add 4 x, minus 54 on both sides)
15 x 4 x 144 54
11x 198
x 18 (check the answer)
(b)
3 1
x 4 ( x 1) (times 10)
5 2
3 x 2 4 10 5( x 1)
6 x 40 5 x 5 (minus 5 x, minus 40 on both sides)
6 x 5 x 5 40
x 45
(c)
6 2 x 5 4 0
12 x 30 4 0
12 x 34
34
x
12
17
x
6
(d)
4 3x 2 5 2 6 x
12 x 8 5 12 2 x
12 x 2 x 1
10 x 1
1
x 0.1 (accept )
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(e)
3 1
x 4 ( x 1)
5 2
3 1 1
x4 x
5 2 2
3 1 1
x x 4
5 2 2
6x 5x 1
4
10 2
x 9
10 2
x 45
u1 2(0) 1 1
u 2 2(1) 4 6
u 3 2(2) 7 11
u 4 2(3) 10 16
(i) Write an expression for u5 and show that u5 = 21.
(ii) Evaluate u6.
(iii) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term, un, of the sequence.
(iv) Evaluate u20.
(ii) u6 2(5) 16 26
(iii) (iv)
un 1 5(n 1) u20 5(20) 4
1 5n 5 96
5n 4
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11 Write down the coordinates of each point shown.
Point A B C D E F
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