JC: Mathematics Unit 1 Assignment

Botswana Open University

Junior Certificate Mathematics

Unit 1: Assignment

Numbers

Time : 1 Hour Total [35 marks]

Instructions
1. Answer all questions.
2. Show all your working clearly on the space provided.
3. For multiple choice questions, circle the letter corresponding to the correct answer.
4. Each multiple -choice question carries 1 mark.

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1. Which of the following shows the correct Order of Operations

A. Addition --- Subtraction --- Multiplication --- Division
B. Multiplication --- Addition --- Division --- Subtraction
C. Multiplication --- Division --- Addition --- Subtraction
D. Subtraction --- Addition --- Division --- Multiplication

2. Which of these numbers is NOT a prime number?

A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9

3. What is the lowest common multiple of 2, 3 and 9?

A. 54
B. 36
C. 18
D. 9

4. Work out 42 ÷ 2 - 8 x 2+ 9
A. 43
B. 39
C. 35
D. 14

5. If the temperature is -7oC in the morning, what will be the new temperature if the
temperature rises by 11oC?

A. 18 oC
B. 4 oC
C. -4 oC
D. -18 oC

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6. Consider the list below;

3, 4, 5, 9, 14, 20, 27 and 35

Which of the above numbers are

(a) multiples of 7
(b) factors of 20
(c) prime numbers

Answers
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(b) _________________________________________________________________
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[3 marks]

7. What is the Highest Common Factor of 48 and 72?

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[1 mark]

8. A number of counters can be grouped into 5’s, 6’s and 9’s. Find the smallest
possible number of counters.
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[2 marks]

9. A blue light flashes every 18 seconds and a green light flashes every 30 seconds. The two
lights flash at the same time after some time. After how many seconds will the lights next
flash at the same time?
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[2 marks]

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10. The table below shows temperatures in different cities.

City Temperature
Edinburgh -7
London 0
Moscow -22
New York -17
Rome 3
Colombo 21
Cairo 15

What is the difference in temperature between;

(a) London and Rome
(b) Edinburgh and Rome
(c) Moscow and New York
(d) Cairo and Colombo
(e) Moscow and Cairo

Answers
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(b) _________________________________________________________________
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[5 marks]
11. Work out
(a) 10 + 5 – 8 + 6 – 7
(b) 12 + 8 – (-8) + 9 – (-1)
(c) (-5) x (+3) x (+4)
(d) (-18) ÷ 3 – 6 ÷ (-2)
(e) 12 x (20 – 2) ÷ 9

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Answers
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(b) _________________________________________________________________
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[5 marks]
12. Write down the next three terms in each sequence.
(a) 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, …
(b) 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, …
Answers
(a) _________________________________________________________________
(b) _________________________________________________________________
[5 marks]
13. Tebogo wants to buy a cow costing P5328 and a goat costing P784.

(a) By using approximations, estimate the total amount Tebogo plans to spend.
(b) Find the actual cost.
Answers
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(b) _________________________________________________________________
[4 marks]

14. Kabelo has a part-time job and he is paid P18 each day if he works. Estimate his
total pay if he worked for 148 days.
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[1 mark ]
15. Fourty-nine (49) students are waiting to go to the Sports Stadium. A minibus can take
15 passengers at a time. How many trips are required?
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[2 marks]

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