Chapter test 1 Beginnings in number

 Time allowed: 45 minutes.

 Total possible marks: 50 Name: __________________________
 Answer all questions in the space provided.
 Calculators may not be used. Date: ___________________________
 Marks may be deducted for insufficient or illegible work.

Multiple-choice Marks

1 The Roman numeral CDIV expressed in 1

the Hindu–Arabic number system is:
A 404
B 406
C 604
D 606

2 Using the table below, the Egyptian 1

numeral expressed in the
Hindu–Arabic number system is:

A 123
B 213
C 312
D 1023

3 50 000 + 400 + 20 + 5 written as a basic 1

numeral is:
A 5425
B 50 425
C 54 025
D 500 425

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4 576 + 62 = … 1
A 538
B 548
C 638
D 648

5 1478 × 372 = 549 816 1

549 816 ÷ 1478 = …
A 238
B 372
C 1106
D 1478

6 612 ÷ 9 is: 1
A 68
B 45 remainder 7
C 87 remainder 2
D 621

7 4 × (5 + 2) ÷ 2 = … 1
A 11
B 14
C 21
D 24

8 The symbol ≤ means: 1

A is less than
B is greater than or equal to
C is less than or equal to
D is less than or approximately equal to

9 Find the best estimate for 48  297 1

(do not calculate the exact answer).
A 150
B 15 000
C 1500
D 1200

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10 Find the best estimate for 136 186  9844 1
(do not calculate the exact answer).
A 150
B 1500
C 13
D 136

Short answer
11 Write these Roman numerals in the 3
Hindu–Arabic number system.
(a) CXXXI

(b) MDXLVI

(c)

12 Write these numbers in the Roman 2

number system.
(a) 64

(b) 2697

13 Using the table in Question 2, write 1

20 040 036 in Egyptian numerals.

14 Write 43 027 in words. 1

15 Write as a basic numeral: 1

5 ten-thousands + 9 thousands
+ 6 hundreds + 7 tens + 2 units

16 Write 823 013 in expanded notation. 1

17 Evaluate: 97 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 1

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18 Evaluate: 4
(a) 43 + 217 + 1043 + 87

(b) 1029 – 278

(c) 43 × 18

(d) of 56

19 Use long division to evaluate: 2

3445 ÷ 13

20 Each week Joshua tutors three year 7 2

students for $35 each and two senior
students for $45 each. How much does he
earn in total each week from tutoring?

21 At Christmas time Ryan spends $35 on 2

each of his parents and $40 on each of his
three sisters. How much money does he
spend altogether?

22 Promoters of a concert plan to charge $24 2

per ticket. They plan to sell 2350 tickets.
How much money will the promoters
make if all the tickets are sold?

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23 The yearly expenses of the Dickson family 4
are shown below:
Insurance $6030
Loan repayment $63 000
Car expenses $6 300
Food & clothing $60 300
Entertainment $603

(a) What is the total of their yearly

expenses?

(b) If the Dickson family earns $201 000

per year, how much money is left after
expenses?

24 Evaluate the following: 2

(a) (3 + 7) ÷ (6 – 4)

(b) 20 – [(4 + 5) × (3 – 1)]

25 Write a numeral that will replace the □ to 2

make each number sentence true.
(a) 8 × 0 = 

(b)  × 1 = 532

26 List the first five Fibonacci numbers. 5

27 To the quotient of 24 and 6, add 44. 2

28 Write the meaning of the following 3

symbols.
(a) ¿
(b) ¿
(c) ¿

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