MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

CYRIL POTTER COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

TEACHERS UPGRADING PROGRAMME
MATHEMATICS
UNIT 1
COMPUTATION, CONSUMER ARITHMETIC AND NUMBER THEORY
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT

Instruction: Answer ALL questions and clearly show ALL workings

1. Express the following in numerals:

(a) Thirty-two thousand four hundred one.

(b) Two hundred and sixty thousand one hundred and twelve.
(c) Six million nine hundred eighty-two thousand four hundred five.
(3 marks)
2. Write the following numbers in words:

(a) 34 567 ____________________

(b) 872 900 ____________________
(c) 3 009 421 ____________________
(3 marks)
3. Write the following numbers in expanded form:

(a) 6052 ____________________

(b) 752 631 ____________________
(c) 6 291 810 ____________________
(3 marks)

4. Order the following numbers from smallest to largest:

(a)

(b)

(c)
(3 marks)

5. Find the value of:

(a) (9 × 9) + 7 + 54 ÷ 9
(b) (81 ÷ 9) + 25 − 17 × 2
(c) 5 + 10 × (3 − 2)2
(3 marks)
6. State which number property in being demonstrated below:
[commutative, associative or distributive]

(a) (𝑝 + 𝑞 ) + 𝑟 = 𝑝 + (𝑞 + 𝑟) ________________________
(b) −4 (12 + 3) = (−4 × 12) + (−4 × 3) ________________________
(c) 67 × 2 = 2 × 67 ________________________
(3 marks)

7. State whether the following statements are ‘true’ or ‘false’:

(a) If a number is real, then it is also rational. ______________
(b) If a number is natural, then it also whole. ______________
(c) √11 is a real number. ______________
(3 marks)

8. (a) (i) Circle all the square numbers in the box below:

(4 marks)

(ii) Classify the given numbers into prime and composite:

3, 7, 9, 12, 19

Prime Numbers Composite Numbers

(5 marks)

(b) (i) List the set of even numbers between 407 and 420. ________________
(ii) List the set of odd numbers between 125 and 142. _________________
(6 marks)

(c) The L.C.M of two numbers is 60. If the product of the two numbers is
180, find their H.C.F.
(4 marks)
9. Rohan made these patterns with used matchsticks:

(a) Write down the number of matchsticks required for each of the first five
patterns in the sequence. ___________ (2 marks)
(b) How many matchsticks are needed for:
(i) the nth term in the sequence? ____________ (5 marks)

(ii)the 30th term in the sequence? ____________ (3 marks)

10. (a) Use the grid below to answer the question that follows:

1 4
James says that of the grid is shaded. Cara says of the grid is
3 12
shaded. Explain how they are both correct. ________________________

(2 marks)

(b) There are 200 students in a primary school. 80 students wear

glasses. What fraction of the students do not wear glasses? Give the
fraction in its simplest form. _________________________

(3 marks)

4 1 23
(c) Find the exact value of 5 +8 −
5 3 4

(5 marks)

Total: (60 marks)

END OF ASSIGNMENT