Limits of Accuracy

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International Schools of Islamic Educational College

Jabal Amman / Jubaiha
( British Programme – International Baccalaureate )
Maths Department Worksheet (11) Grade : 9 ____
Date: . .2021 LIMITS OF ACCURACY Name: _____________

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a) Direct Problems
1 Hana's height is given as 162 cm, correct to the nearest cm.
Find the upper and lower bounds for Hana's height?
Answer _____________ ≤ 𝐻 < _______________ cm [2]
2 The equilateral triangle with 6.5 cm side, all measurements are given correct to
nearest centimetre. Find the upper and lower bound for the sides.
Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑆 < _______________ cm [2]
3 A sack of sand weighs 20 kg measured to the nearest kg.
Find the upper and Lower bound for the weigh?
Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑊 < _______________ Kg [2]
4 A bottle of water of 300 ml. volume measured to the nearest ml.
Find the upper and Lower bound for the volume?
Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑉 < _______________ ml [2]

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5 The population in a country is given as 50 000, correct to the nearest 1000.
What is the lowest and highest possible number of people in the country?
Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑃 < _______________ [2]
6 A square of a side 3 metres, the sides are given correct to nearest metre.
Find the upper and lower bound for the sides.
Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑆 < _______________ m [2]
7 The number of people on a bus is given as 50, correct to the nearest 10.
What is the lowest and highest possible number of people on the bus?
Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑁 < _______________ [2]
8 The population , P , of a small island was 6380 , correct to the nearest 10.
Complete the statement about the limits of P .
Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑃 < _______________ [2]
9 The population , P , of a country is 85300 , correct to the nearest 100.
Complete the statement about the limits of P .
Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑃 < _______________ [2]
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10 The mass of 1 cm3 of copper is 8.5 grams, correct to one decimal place.
Complete the statement about the total mass , T grams , of 12 cm 3 of copper.
Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑇 < _______________ [2]
11 The length of a car is 4.2 m , correct to one decimal place.
Write down the upper bound and the lower bound of the length of this car .
Upper bound = ………………….. m , Lower bound = ………………….. m [2]
12 Sebastian ran a race in 11.4 seconds , correct to 1 decimal place.
Complete the statement about the time , t , that Sebastian took to run the race.
Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑡 < _______________ [2]
13 An apple weighs 70 grams , correct to nearest 5 g.
Complete the statement about the mass , m grams , of this apple.
Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑚 < _______________ [2]
14 Whisper weighs 429 kg , correct to the nearest kilogram.
Complete the statement about weight, w kg .
Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑤 < _______________ [2]
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15 A square of a side 0.5 metres, the sides are given correct to nearest centimetre.
Find the upper and lower bound for the sides , in cm.
Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑆 < _______________ cm [3]
16 A bottle of milk of 6000 ml. volume measured to the nearest Litre.
Find the upper and Lower bound for the volume?
Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑉 < _______________ 𝐿 [3]
17 A worm’s length is given as 8 cm, correct to the nearest mm.
Find the upper and lower bounds for the worm's length ?
Answer _____________ ≤ 𝐿 < _______________ mm [3]
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b) ( + ) & ( x ) Operations
1 A rectangle has length 5.8 cm and width 2.4 cm, both correct to 1 decimal place.
Calculate the upper and the lower bound of the perimeter of this rectangle.
Answer _____________ 𝑐𝑚 ≤ 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 < _______________ cm [3]
2 A rectangle has sides of length 6.1 cm and 8.1 cm, both correct to 1 decimal place.
Complete the statement about the perimeter of the rectangle.
3 A square has a side of length 3.5 cm , correct to 1 decimal place.
Complete the statement about the perimeter of the square.
4 The sides of a square are 8 cm , correct to the nearest centimetre.
Calculate the upper bound for the area of the square.
Answer ____________________________ cm2 [2]
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5 The length of a side of a regular hexagon is 6.8 cm , correct to one decimal place.
Find the smallest possible perimeter of the hexagon.
Answer ____________________________ cm [2]
6 A rectangular field is 18 metres long and 12 metres wide. Both measurements are correct
to nearest metre. Work out exactly the smallest possible area of the field.
Answer ____________________________ m2 [2]
7 A house is built on a rectangular plot of land. 21 m by 17 m , both correct to the
nearest metre. Calculate the upper bound for the area of the plot.
Answer ____________________________ m2 [2]
8 The sides of a triangle are 5.2 cm , 6.3 cm and 9.4 cm, each correct to the nearest millimetre.
Calcute the lower bound of the perimeter of the triangle.
Answer ____________________________ cm [2]
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9 A triangle with a base of 6 cm , and perpendicular hieght 10 cm, each correct to the nearest
centimetre. Calculate the upper and the lower bound of the area of this triangle.
Answer __________________ 𝑐𝑚2 ≤ 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 < ____________________ 𝑐𝑚2 [3]
10 A rectangle has sides of length 11.5 cm and 7.5 cm, both correct to 1 decimal place.
Complete the statement about the area of this rectangle.
Answer __________________ 𝑐𝑚2 ≤ 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 < ____________________ 𝑐𝑚2 [3]
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c) (− ) & ( ÷ ) Operations
1 One year ago Ahmad’s height was 114 cm . Today his height is 120 cm. Both measurements are
correct to the nearest centimetre. Work out the upper bound for the increase in Ahmad’s height.
Answer ………….…….…..…………….[2]
2 John’s weight was 85 kg three years ago . This year his weight is 80 kg. Both measurements
are correct to the nearest kg . Work out the lower bound for the decrease in John’s weight .
Answer ………….…….…..…………….[2]
3 The length of a road is 380 m , correct to the nearest 10 metre. Maria runs a long this road at an
average speed of 3.9 m/s. This speed is correct to 1 decimal place.
Calculate the greatest possible time taken by Maria.
Answer ………….…….…..……………. s [3]
4 Asma runs 22 kilometres , correct to the nearest kilometre. She takes 2.5 hours , correct to the
nearest half hour. Calculate the upper bound of Asma’s speed.
Answer ………….…….…..…………. km/h [3]
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5 The train took 73 minutes , correct to the nearest minute , to travel 215 km , correct to the
nearest 5 km . Calculate the upper bound of the average speed of the train for this journey.
Give your answer in km/h.
Answer ………….…….…..…………. km/h [4]
6 Hakim and Basira measure their heights.
Hakim’s height is 157 cm and Basira’s height is 163 cm, both correct to the nearest
centimetre. Find the greatest possible difference between their heights.
Answer ………….…….…..…………….[2]
7 The length of a rectangle is 8 cm , correct to the nearest cm. The area of this rectangle
is 180 cm2 , correct to the nearest 20 cm2 . Find the lower bound for the width of the rectangle.
Answer ………….…….…..…………….[3]
8 The base of a triangle is 9 cm , correct to the nearest cm. The area of this triangle is 40 cm2 ,
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correct to the nearest 5 cm2 . Find the upper bound for the perpendicular height of the triangle .
Answer ………….…….…..…………….[3]
9 A rectangular pool’s depth is 150 cm, correct to the nearest 10 centimetre.
Find the greatest difference between upper and lower bounds for it’s depth.
Answer ………… …..…………….[2]
SUMMARY
Addition &
Subtraction &
Multiplication
Division
Upper = Upper (− , ÷) Lower

Upper = Upper (+ , x) Upper
Lower = Lower (− , ÷) Upper
Lower = Lower (+ , x) Lower
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d) Word Problems
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14 The area of a square is 42.5 cm2 , correct to the nearest 0.5 cm2
Calculate the lower bound of the length of the side of the square.
………....……………..………. cm [2]
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Islamic Educational College

International Schools of Islamic Educational College

Maths Department Worksheet (11) Grade : 9 ____

Date: . .2021 LIMITS OF ACCURACY Name: _____________

1 Hana's height is given as 162 cm, correct to the nearest cm.

Find the upper and lower bounds for Hana's height?

Answer _____________ ≤ 𝐻 < _______________ cm [2]

Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑆 < _______________ cm [2]

3 A sack of sand weighs 20 kg measured to the nearest kg.

Find the upper and Lower bound for the weigh?

Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑊 < _______________ Kg [2]

4 A bottle of water of 300 ml. volume measured to the nearest ml.

Find the upper and Lower bound for the volume?

Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑉 < _______________ ml [2]

Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑃 < _______________ [2]

Find the upper and lower bound for the sides.

Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑆 < _______________ m [2]

Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑁 < _______________ [2]

Complete the statement about the limits of P .

Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑃 < _______________ [2]

9 The population , P , of a country is 85300 , correct to the nearest 100.

Complete the statement about the limits of P .

Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑃 < _______________ [2]

Prepared by Mrs. Nidaa Ahmad

Complete the statement about the total mass , T grams , of 12 cm 3 of copper.

Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑇 < _______________ [2]

11 The length of a car is 4.2 m , correct to one decimal place.

Upper bound = ………………….. m , Lower bound = ………………….. m [2]

12 Sebastian ran a race in 11.4 seconds , correct to 1 decimal place.

Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑡 < _______________ [2]

13 An apple weighs 70 grams , correct to nearest 5 g.

Complete the statement about the mass , m grams , of this apple.

Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑚 < _______________ [2]

14 Whisper weighs 429 kg , correct to the nearest kilogram.

Complete the statement about weight, w kg .

Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑤 < _______________ [2]

Prepared by Mrs. Nidaa Ahmad

Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑆 < _______________ cm [3]

16 A bottle of milk of 6000 ml. volume measured to the nearest Litre.

Find the upper and Lower bound for the volume?

Answer _____________ ≤ 𝑉 < _______________ 𝐿 [3]

17 A worm’s length is given as 8 cm, correct to the nearest mm.

Answer _____________ ≤ 𝐿 < _______________ mm [3]

Prepared by Mrs. Nidaa Ahmad

Answer _____________ 𝑐𝑚 ≤ 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 < _______________ cm [3]

Complete the statement about the perimeter of the rectangle.

Answer _____________ 𝑐𝑚 ≤ 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 < _______________ cm [3]

3 A square has a side of length 3.5 cm , correct to 1 decimal place.

Complete the statement about the perimeter of the square.

Answer _____________ 𝑐𝑚 ≤ 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 < _______________ cm [3]

4 The sides of a square are 8 cm , correct to the nearest centimetre.

Calculate the upper bound for the area of the square.

Answer ____________________________ cm2 [2]

Prepared by Mrs. Nidaa Ahmad

Find the smallest possible perimeter of the hexagon.

Answer ____________________________ cm [2]

Answer ____________________________ m2 [2]

7 A house is built on a rectangular plot of land. 21 m by 17 m , both correct to the

Answer ____________________________ m2 [2]

Calcute the lower bound of the perimeter of the triangle.

Answer ____________________________ cm [2]

Prepared by Mrs. Nidaa Ahmad

Answer __________________ 𝑐𝑚2 ≤ 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 < ____________________ 𝑐𝑚2 [3]

Complete the statement about the area of this rectangle.

Answer _ ≤ 𝐻 < ___ cm [2]

Answer _ ≤ 𝑆 < ___ cm [2]

Answer _ ≤ 𝑊 < ___ Kg [2]

Answer _ ≤ 𝑉 < ___ ml [2]

Answer _ ≤ 𝑃 < ___ [2]

Answer _ ≤ 𝑆 < ___ m [2]

Answer _ ≤ 𝑁 < ___ [2]

Answer _ ≤ 𝑃 < ___ [2]

Answer _ ≤ 𝑃 < ___ [2]

Answer _ ≤ 𝑇 < ___ [2]

Answer _ ≤ 𝑡 < ___ [2]

Answer _ ≤ 𝑚 < ___ [2]

Answer _ ≤ 𝑤 < ___ [2]

Answer _ ≤ 𝑆 < ___ cm [3]

Answer _ ≤ 𝑉 < ___ 𝐿 [3]

Answer _ ≤ 𝐿 < ___ mm [3]

Answer _ 𝑐𝑚 ≤ 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 < ___ cm [3]

Answer _ 𝑐𝑚 ≤ 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 < ___ cm [3]

Answer _ 𝑐𝑚 ≤ 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 < ___ cm [3]

Answer 𝑐𝑚2 ≤ 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 < __ 𝑐𝑚2 [3]

Answer 𝑐𝑚2 ≤ 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 < __ 𝑐𝑚2 [3]