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NAME : _________________________________________ CLASS : _____________

TOPIC: ESTIMATION (IGCSE) + RATIONAL NUMBER (IGCSE & KSSM)
1. Which of the following numbers has the smallest value?
−3
A.
4
3
B. 1
5
C. 3.45
D. −12.5
2. The diagram below shows a number line.

Find the value of ( P+Q ) × (−R ) .

A. −20
B. −9
C. 9
D. 20
3. 45.3−× (−0.5 )=45.65
The value that must be written in the empty box above is
A. −0.7
B. −46
C. 0.7
D. 46
4. The correct calculation step after the following mathematical sentence is
5
4 (−2+ 9)×3.5 ÷
7
7 7
A. 28 × ×
2 5
7 5
B. 28 × ×
2 7
7 7
C. −28 × ×
2 5
7 5
D. −28 × ×
2 7
5. There are 89.2 litres of oil in Mr Aston’s oil tank.
He uses 18.7 litres of oil each day.
Estimate the number of days it will take him to use all the oil in the tank. [2 marks]
Answer:

6. 31× 9.87
Work out an estimate for . [3
0.509
marks]
Answer:

7. Work out an estimate for the value of √ 63.5 ×101.7 . [2 marks]

Answer:

8. Work out an estimate for √ 4.98+2.16 × 7.35. [3 marks]

Answer:

9. Margaret has some goats.

The goats produce an average total of 21.7 litre of milk per day for 280 days.
1
Margaret sells the milk in litre bottles.
2
Work out an estimate for the total number of bottles that Margaret will be able to
fill with the milk.
You must show clearly how you got your estimate. [3 marks]
Answer:

10. COMPETITION : a prize every 2014 seconds

In a competition, a prize is won every 2014 seconds.
Work out an estimate for the number of prizes won in 24 hours.
You must show your working. [4 marks]
Answer:
11. 68.3× 42.8
Nav has worked out on his calculator.
0.021
His answer is 139 201.9048.
Without using calculator and using suitable approximations, check that his answer
is sensible.
Show your working clearly. [2 marks]
Answer:

12. A cone has a volume of 98 cm3.

The radius of the cone is 51.3 cm.
1 2
Volume of a cone ¿ π r h .
3
Work out an estimate for the height of the cone. [3 marks]
Answer:

13. Circle the list of all the integers that satisfy −2< x ≤ 4. [1 mark]
−2 ,−1 , 0 , 1, 2 , 3 −2 ,−1 , 0 , 1, 2 , 3, 4

−1 , 0 ,1 , 2 ,3 −1 , 0 ,1 , 2 ,3 , 4

14. From the list of numbers, write down a prime number.

32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39

…………………………………..℃ [1]
15. Write down the temperature that is 7 ℃ below −3 ℃ .

…………………………………..℃ [1]

16. Calculate −12 ÷−2

………………………………….[1]

17. Train tickets

Day return £6.45
Monthly saver £98.50
Sue goes to work by train
Sue worked for 18 days last month.
She bought a day return ticket each day she worked.
 A monthly saver ticket is cheaper than 18 day return tickets.
How much cheaper?

………………………………… [4 marks]
18. At noon the temperature in Maseru was 21℃ .
At midnight the temperature had fallen by 26℃ .
Work out the temperature at midnight.

…………………………………..℃ [1]

19. Write $24.60 as a fraction of $2870.

Give your answer in its lowest terms.

…………….……………………….[ 2]
20. 1 2 2
Show that × is equal to . [
7 3 21
1¿

21. 2 1
Without using your calculator, work out − .
3 12
You must show all your working and give your answer as a fraction in its simplest
form.

22. 1
Collette has $136 and spends half of the money on clothes and of her money on
5
books.
Calculate the amount she had left.
 …………….……………………….[3]

23. 7
Work out of 198 kg.
11

…………….……………………….[1]

24. (a) Fill in the blanks with “<” or “>” to show the relationship between the two
numbers. [2 marks]
2
(i) 3 3.5
5

−3 −4
(ii)
4 3

(b) Rearrange the following numbers in the given orders. [2 marks]

Numbers Orders
1 2 3 4 Descending
(i) , , ,
2 3 4 5
(ii) 9 ,−3 ,2 ,−5 ,−9 , 7 ,−6 Ascending
25. (a) Fill in the blank with “+” or “–” so that the value obtained has the largest value.
[1 mark]
1
−6 8.5
5

(b) Circle all the irrational numbers. [3 marks]

3
π 1.4142 …
10
√ 81 8
1
1.5454 …
3 3
26. (a) (i) Solve [2 marks]
2
5.8 ÷ −3.72=×0.1
5
Answer:

(ii) Ramesh moves 8.7 m to the east, then 12.9 m to the west. Next, he
moves 5.8 m to the east.Describe Ramesh’s next movement so that he
will be at his original position. [3 marks]
Answer:

(b) Calculate each of the following.

(i) 5+ (−6 )−1
(ii) −81 ÷ 9 × (−3 ) [2 marks]
Answer:
(i)

(ii)

(c) Alvin bought a few bags of durians with the price of RM800. On the next day,
he gave 5 durians to his neighbour and 18 durians to his cousin. If Alvin sells
the remaining durians at RM8.00 each, he will get the total sales of RM512.
How many durians that he bought at the beginning? [3 marks]
Answer:

27. (a) Nita had RM235 in the bank and spent RM321, how many is the debt that she
has to settle? [2 marks]
Answer:
 (b) Encik Wong saves RM1.3 thousand each month from his company profits for
4
five years. Within that time, he withdrew RM thousand for 7 times. Calculate
5
Mr Wong’s average savings in five years. [3 marks]
Answer:

(c) (i) Calculate −238 ÷ 7−4 ( 42−54 ) [2 marks]

Answer:

(ii) The diagram below shows a number line.

Find the value of (P−Q)÷(2 Q−R). [3 marks]

Answer:

9 (a) (i) Rearrange the following integers in ascending order.

. 10 ,−11 ,−2 ,7 , 20 , 5 ,−1 [1 mark]
Answer:

(ii) Find the range of the integer in (a)(i). [1 mark]

Answer:

(b) The diagram below shows the volumes of orange juice sold by Puan Aisyah in
five weeks at her stall.

43.3 29.4 38.3 18.5 24.6

litres litres litres litres litres
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
 (i) State the week that has the least orange juice sold. [1 mark]
Answer:

(ii) The price of orange juice is RM0.80 for each 100 ml. Calculate the total
sales of orange juice in the 5 weeks. [1 mark]
Answer:

(c) Ruthra walks 3.7 m from the house to the left, then turns to his right and walks
8.3 m. At the same time, his sister , Prishiya walks 11.4 m to the right from the
house and walks back towards the house to meet Ruthra.
(i) How far does Prishiya need to walk back to meet Ruthra? [3 marks]
Answer:

(ii) State the distance, in m, from the house where they meet. [1 mark]
Answer: