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Learner’s Book
answers Reflection: You have to work backwards from
Unit 1 Getting started
the answer or do a subtraction.
1 −7, −5, 0, 3, 6, 9
10 a 5 b −12 c 10 d −19
2 9, 18, 27, 36, 45
11 a −40 b −130 c 1200 d −700
3 1, 3, 5, 15
12 a i −4 ii −4
4 52
iii −4 iv −4
Exercise 1.1 b Three numbers can be added in any order.
It is true for any three integers.
1 a 1 b −4 c −8 d 4
13 a + −5 7
2 a −6 b 8 c −10 d 2
4 −1 11
3 a −2 b 10 c 2 d −10
−3 −8 4
4 a 4 b −2 c −10 d −6
b −1 + 11 + −8 + 4 = 6
5 −9
c 4 + −3 + −5 + 7 = 3
6 a For example: 1 and 0; 2 and −1; 3 and −2;
4 and −3; 5 and −4 d b = 2 × c (6 = 2 × 3)

b One integer will be positive and the other Reflection: Learner’s own answer.
integer will be zero or negative. If you
14 a There are three possible answers. They are
ignore the − sign, the difference between
2, −13 and 17.
them is 1 and the − sign is on the smaller
integer. b Learner’s own check.
7 a Learners could check this with some
particular values for the two integers. Exercise 1.2
They could use one positive integer and 1 a −6 b −35
one negative integer or they could make
them both negative integers. c −40 d −36

b Only if the answer is zero, otherwise they 2 a −5 b −5 c −6 d −3

have different signs.
3 a −2 b −6 c 7 d 5
8 + −4 6 −2 4 a 4 b −2
3 −1 9 1
c −16 d −20
−5 −9 1 −7
5  here are four possible pairs: 2 and −5; −2
T
9 Missing numbers from top to bottom. and 5; 1 and −10; −1 and 10.
a −6, −4 b −3, −5, 2 Reflection: First, find all the pairs of numbers
c −12, −2, −10 d 1, 5, −4 with a product of 10. Then think about if the sign
is positive or negative.
e −1, 7, −8

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6 × −3 −5 3 a 12, 24, 36, 48 b 12

5 −15 −25 4 24
7 −21 −35 5 30
7 a −21 b −50 c −8 d −4 6 56
8 a −200 b −1800 c −360 d −100 7 a 4 × 7 = 28 is a multiple of 4 and 7.
9 a −12 b −24 b 6 × 5 = 30 is a multiple of 6 and 5.
c −30 d −20 c It is always true. A × B is a multiple of A
(B times) and of B (A times).
10 a The missing numbers are: −5, −4, −2.
d It is sometimes true but not always true.
b Add −20 ÷ 1 = −20 and −20 ÷ 20 = −1. It is true when A = 4 and B = 7, then
c The lines can be in any arrangement. A × B is 28 and this is the LCM.
Learner’s own diagram. A counterexample is when A = 6 and
d Learner’s own check. B = 4, then A × B = 24 but the LCM is 12.

11 a 8 12
−3 −12 4
9 36
10 There are two possible answers: 1 and 21;
−6 −20 3 and 7.
11 There are four possible answers: 1 and 30;
2 −10 −5 2 and 15; 3 and 10; 5 and 6.
Reflection: Learner’s own answer.
b 6 −18 −3
Exercise 1.4
−30 −12 1 a 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
b 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50
−5 −20 4 c 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45

12 There are four possible answers. Going d 1, 19

clockwise from the top left-hand circle, the 2 a 1, 3, 11, 33 b 1, 2, 17, 34
possible answers are: 1, −10, 3, −8; −1, 10, −3,
8; 2, −5, 6, −4; −2, 5, −6, 4. c 1, 5, 7, 35 d 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36
e 1, 37
Exercise 1.3
3 a 1, 2, 3, 6 b 6
1 a 5, 10, 15, 20, 25
4 a 4 b 6 c 12
b 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
5 a 6 b 1 c 2 d 7
c 7, 14, 21, 28, 35
6 a 10 b 20 c 30
d 12, 24, 36, 48, 60
7 a 7 b 5
2 a 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39 8

b 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 Reflection: For example: If you divide the
numerator and the denominator by the highest
c 15, 30 common factor, you have the fraction in its
simplest form.

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