Chapter Test 2 Working Mathematically

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Multiple Choice
1 Choose the correct answer. 2 hours 45 minutes = 2.75 hours 1
On a recent bush walking excursion, the
party of hikers travelled 6.6 km in 2 hours
45 minutes. Their average speed was:
A 2.69 km/h
B 2.4 km/h
C 0.36 km/h B
D 0.37 km/h

2 The exchange rate for one Australian dollar 1

is 0.345 English pounds. How many A
Australian dollars would you get for 25
English pounds?
A $72.46
B $7246
C $8.62
D $8.63

3 11 : y = 18 : 13 1
=
The value of y correct to two decimal
places is:
y=  11
A 15.23
B 21.27 y = 7.94
C 1.38 D
D 7.94

4 45 divided into the ratio of 2 : 7 is: Split 45 into 9 parts (2 + 7). Each part is 5. 1
A2:7
The two sections are then 2  5 = 10 and
B 14 : 20
7  5 = 35.
C 10 : 35
10 : 35
D 35 : 10
C

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5 $72 divided between Simon and Michelle 4+5=9 1
in the ratio 4 : 5, respectively, gives: 72 ÷ 9 = 8
A Simon $40 and Michelle $32 4:5
B Simon $57.60 and Michelle $14.40 =4×8:5×8
C Simon $14.40 and Michelle $57.60 = 32 : 40
D Simon $32 and Michelle $40 D

6 $75 increased by 15% is: 1

75
A $28.50
B $86.25 = $86.25
C $153.30 B
D $90.00

7 850 is discounted by 30%, then discounted First decrease: 1

by a further 20%, the final amount is: 850  0.7 = 595
A 680 Second decrease:
B 476 595  0.8 = 476
C 425
B
D 595

8 A right-angled triangle has area 32 m2 and The area of the triangle is half the area of a 1
base length 8 m. Its height is: rectangle of the same base and height.
A 40 cm 32 × 2 = 64
B4m 64 = 8 × 8
C2m Height = 8 m
D8m D

9 The perimeter of a rectangle of length 25 25 cm = 250 mm 1

cm and breadth 16 mm is: Perimeter
A 41 cm = 2 × 250 + 2 × 16
B 53.2 cm = 532 mm
C 82 cm = 53.2 cm
D 26.6 cm B

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10 A rectangular prism with a base area of 12 Volume = area of base × height 1
cm2 has a volume of 36 cm3. 36 = 12 × height
Its height is: 36 = 12 × 3
A 3 cm height = 3 cm
B 432 cm A
C 6 cm
D 144 cm

Short Answer
11 A car consumes petrol at a rate of 11.5 (a) 980 ÷ 100 = 9.8 2
L/100 km. 9.8 × 11.5 = 112.7 L
(a) How many Litres of petrol would the (b) 40 ÷ 11.5 = 3.478
car use on a trip of 980 km?
3.478 × 100 = 347.8 km

(b) The car has a 40 L petrol tank. How far

could the car travel on a full tank of fuel?

12 A car travels for 30 minutes and covers a (a) 44 km in 30 minutes 3

distance of 44 km. = 88 km/h
(a) Find the average speed of the car. (b) Distance left to travel = 250 – 44 = 206
km
Time left for journey = 3 h – 30 min =

(b)The car must travel a distance of 250 km

on this first part of the journey and the total Average speed =
time taken must be no more than 3 hours.
At what average speed must the car travel
for the rest of the journey to reach the
destination in 3 hours?

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13 Given that 1 kilowatt = 1.34 horsepower (a) 5 hp ÷ 1.34 = 3.73 kW 2
and 1 pint = 0.57 litres (b) 8 L ÷ 0.57 = 14.04 pints
Convert
(a) 5 horsepower (hp) to kilowatts (kW)

(b) 8 litres to pints.

14 Given the exchange rate of A$1.00 =
US$0.7370, A$1.00 = 0.59 euros and
A$1.00 = 18.84 Thai baht.
(a) Convert these amounts to A$.
(i) US$60.00
(a) (i) US$60.00 ÷ 0.7370 = A$81.41 4
(ii) 2000 baht ÷ 18.84 = A$106.16
(b) (i) A$200.00  0.59 = 118 euros
(ii) A$200.00  18.84 = 3768 baht

(ii) 2000 baht

(b) Convert A$200.00 into

(i) euros

(ii) Thai baht.

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15 The cake recipe requires flour and sugar to Flour : Sugar 2
be mixed in the ratio of 7 : 2. 7:2 :2
If 500 grams of sugar is used, how much f : 500 (Multiply by 250.)
flour is needed?
f = 1750 grams

16 Henri is making his special salad dressing 3 : 5 = ? : 35 2

for a large function. It is made with a 3 : 5 Multiply by 7 to get 3 : 5 = 21 : 35.
ratio of vinegar to oil. If he uses 35 cups of
oil, how much vinegar should he use? Answer is 21 cups.

17 A box of chocolates contains hard-centred Split 49 into 7 equal parts (5 + 2). 2

and soft-centred chocolates in the ratio 5 : Each part will have 7.
2. If there are 49 chocolates in the box,
how many are hard-centred and how many Hard-centred chocolates = 5  7 = 35
are soft-centred? Soft-centred chocolates = 2  7 = 14

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18 Mrs Clinton has 49 sweets which she wants (a) 4 : 3 3
to divide between her daughter Marissa and (b) Marissa should get 28, Walter should
her son Walter as a reward for extra work get 21.
they have been doing in the garden.
Marissa has spent four hours working in
the garden for every three that Walter
spent.
(a) In what ratio should she divide the
sweets?

(b) How many sweets should Marissa and

Walter get each?

19 Last year the school javelin record was 42 – 38 = 4 2

increased from 38 m to 42 m. What 4 ÷ 38  100 = 10.5%
percentage increase was this?

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20 An artist has painted a picture. She pays
$80 to have it framed, and exhibits it at a
gallery in the hope of selling it. If it sells,
the gallery takes 33 % of the selling price
as commission. The artist wants to make
$1000 profit on the painting, to pay for her
time and creative talent.
(a) How much money does she need to get
from the gallery?
(a) $1000 + $80 = $1080. 3
(b) If the gallery takes a third from the
selling price, the two thirds left should be
$1080. So one third is $540. This means
that the full selling price will be 3  $540
= $1620.

(b) What is the price for which she wants

her painting to sell?

21 A small country town has a lake that Let the amount of water before the rain 4
provides the town with its water supply. equal x.
During a drought the volume of water in x  1.3 = 1500
the lake drops by 50%. A week of rain
raises the water level in the lake by 30%. If x = 1500  1.3
the volume of water in the lake after the x = 1153.85
rain is 1500 megalitres, what was the Let the amount of water before the drought
volume of water before the drought (two equal y.
decimal places)?
y  0.5 = x
y = 1500  1.3  0.5
y = 2307.69
 The water level in the lake before the
drought was 2307.69 megalitres.

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22 Jesse needs to paint a square room where (a) Convert the dimensions to metres. 3
the walls are each 320 cm by 250 cm. The Each wall has an area of 3.2 m by 2.5 m.
ceiling and floor are not being painted.
4 × 3.2 × 2.5 = 32 m2
(a) What is the total area that has to be
painted in m2? (Ignore windows and doors.) (b) 32  15 = 2.13 cans
Therefore 3 cans of paint would be
needed.

(b) How many whole cans of paint does he

need if each can covers 15 m2?

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23 The shape below is a new design for a 4- (a) Area of rectangle = 74  65 = 4810 5
burner gas cooktop. The area of the shaded cm2
region is needed to determine how much Radius of circles =
material is required. 650
 162.5 mm  16.25 cm
4
Area of circles =
= 3318.31 cm2
Area of material = 4810 – 3318.31
= 1491.7 cm2
(b) Cost = 0.52  1491.7 = $776

The length of the cooktop is 740 mm and

the width is 650 mm.
(a) Find the area of material needed in cm2.

(b) The material costs $0.52 per square

centimetre. What will be the total cost of
materials to the nearest dollar?

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24 Find the volume of the following solid: Area of end = 12  15 + 14  27 = 558 3
Volume = 558  60 = 33 480
Answer 33 480 cm3

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