PSLE Mathemstics - Answers

2012
6. (1)
Poper 1 Booklet A Number of ploin cookies in o box
45 -27
1' (3) - =18
The digit 0 in the hundreds ploce is
less thon 5. Hence, the digit 2 in the The required rotio
thousonds ploce remoins the some. l)r;ril
The resulting onswer is 212 000.
7. (2)
2. (2) 5 ports -----* 10.0 - 9.9
=0.1
1 port- 0.1 + 5
= 0.02
2ports+)x0.02
= 0.04
10+0.04-10.04
The volue of the reoding ot X is 10.04.

8. (21

3. (3) X

th th th th th lh lshin

9,45 10,45 11.45 12.6 t.45 2.45 3,45 4.00

o.m. o.m, o.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.

The shop is open for 6 h 15 min eoch e. (3)

dou. _41_ n_
3 -,3
_91_ .t_
4. (4) g -tg
10+2000=10+2+1000
=5+1000 comporing ,*, ,*, tf,, to identifg
= 0.005 the smollest froction, look for
s. (4) the lorgest denominotor. Since 8
is the lorgest denominotoa f it
the smollest froction. To identifg
the greotest froction, look for the
smollest denominotor. Since 3 is
the smollest denominotor; f is the
greotest froction. The order from the
smollest to the lorgest it |, rf , f.
PSLE Mathematics - Answers

10. (2) 14. (4)

..-.-----
A Pottern W G, W, B, G
.........-5cm
Number of sets of 5 cm

-60+5
=12
Number of greg segments in 1 set
+)
1 1. (1)
2x12=24
LCBD = 30' (isos. A)
LBEC = 1 10o (vert. opp. zs)
There ore 24 greu segments.
LBCA
= 180' - 30' - 110" (sum of zs in o A)
1s. (4)
= 40"
= LBAC (isos. A) siti [-]l-r--To__-l--j
LABE ./
wendu f----T1A -------- ---''
= 180o - 40'- 40'- 30'(sum of zs
= 70" inoA) 2 units

12. (1)
2units-12+30+12
= 54 stickers
QR=12cm+2 l unit-54+2
=6cm = 27 stickers
PQ = 36 cm - 10 cm - 12 cm - 6 cm 27 +12=39
=8cm
Areo of 1 triongle
I Wendg hod 39 stickers ot first.
---------rx6cmxScm
= 24 cm2
3x24cm2=72cm2 Poper'l Booklet B

The oreo of the figure PQRS is 16.108x70=108x7x10

72 cm2. =756x10
= 7560
13. (3)
n*
17. 1 nX. ,t .g
'ro
Totol number of porticiponts who did
not quolifg for second round
30% x 160 - 0. 6 6
- =48
1 0. 3 4
Number of porticiponts who scored
The volue is 10.34.
0to2

-13+17+18
=48
Therefore the lowest score of o
porticipont who quolified for the
second round is 3.

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18. 7.05=7+0.05 24. Holf of Som's pocket moneg

5 +s _570+2
-' - '
-
, L-
1O0*s = $35
_1
=l+20 The months which Som sPent more
-r1
- ,20 thon holf of his Pocket moneg ore
Jon ond Mog.
1187
o. ]+ 6-42'42
---I-
25.
25
42

20. l$"rOO'2. =45o/o

45o/o oI the closs wolk to school. Length

21. Froction of the coke left Number of cubes thot con fit olong
-1
,l-i the length of the box.-----* 5
Number of cubes thot con fit olong
3
4
the breodth of the box-..----- 4
3-31 Number of cubes thot con fit olong
4 +5= 4 x 5 the height of the box------* 3
5x4x3=7?cubes
3
20
There ore72 cubes oltogether.
Eoch slice *ot fi of the whole coke.
26. When w = 5,
22- 5kg=(5x1000)g 2w-4**=(2xs)-o*'it
- 5000 g
50009+2009=25 =10-q*t
There ore 25 smoll pockets of rice. =6+3.75
23. Amount of moneg Som sPent in Mor = 9,75 or si
----.-* $34
Amount of moneg Som sPent in Mog
'--'---* $42
$42-$34=$8
The difference between the omounts
Som spent in Morch ond in Mog is $8.

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27. 30. (o) 50% of the T-shirts sold

------- 302
100% of the T-shirt sold

-2x302
= 504
5O4 -'140 - 302 - 95 = 67

67 of the T-shirts sold were

in size XL.
Sum of 2 tg
------* 90" - 26" (b) Decreosed
= 64"
La=64"+2 Poper 2
= 32o
1. Cost of first 6 cupcokes
28. Moss of 20 bolls ----*6x$1
------*75A9-5109 =$6
=2449 Amount of moneg left
24Og+20=129 *$20_$6
= 914
The moss of eoch metol boll is 12 g. Number of odditionol cupcokes
thot con be bought
29. Let M stond for men ond W stond $14.00 + $0.80
for women.
The queue sequence is:
- = 17 R ($0.40)
MWWWM WWWM WWWM 17 +6=23
\------vJ \------vJ
The greotest number of cupcokes
..... WWW M --
he con bug is 23.

2.
Thetotol number of men ond women
in eoch group
'------*1+3 8k-k=7k
=4
Number of groups
9k+k=1Ok
-27R2
-109+4
27 + "l =28 7k+8k +9k+ 10k=34k

The lorgest possible number of men There ore 34k doncers oltogether.
in the queue is 28.

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3. Sum of the four 3-digit numbers 5. Froction of sgrup used in 12 dogs
1
r1-'3
- 1000
-4x250 2
Sum of two of the numbers =T
1000 - 190 - 230
Froction of sgrup used in 1 dog
-Smollest possible
= 580
+at1)
3-digit number '-
3'
100 21
=Tx12-
--------
One of the numbers
'l
580 -
'100
18
= 480
480-100=380 Froction of sgrup used in 2 dogs
_1
2* 1g
The lorgest difference between the - 1
other two numbers is 380. 9

Froction of sgrup left ot the end of

4. Angelfish Clownfish
At first *
.5
o\20 4. 4
'14 dogs
$)" 11
After r$o 39
u
" ,1)' =tz
2
1 unit.------- 3 fish
35 units 36 x 3 i
- = 108 fish 1
-200m/
9 -- 200 mI+ 2
The totol number of ongelfish ond = 100 m/
9
clownfish in the oquorium ot first -------*9x100m/
9
wos 108. = 900 m/
The omount of sgrup in the bottle ot
first wos 900 mt.

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PSLE Mothemotics - Answers

6.vrt-irffi e. (o) Foctors of 9 --'-----+ 1, 3, 9

2x3=6
His sister
$2.30 $2.s0
9x2=18
Cost of 2 mugs The other three foctors ore 3, 5
(3 x $2.50) + $2.30 ond 18.
- = $9.80
Cost of 1 mug (b) The smollest number is the
----.--- 99.80 + 2 highest common foctor; hence,
= 94.90 it is 18.
(10 x $4.e0) + (10 x $4.90) - $2.30 Since the lorger number is 5 times
= $95.20 theother,5x18=90.
The totol omount of moneg Mr Lim The two numbers ore 18 ond 90.
ond his sister spent wos $95.70.
10. (o) Number of Bright pens sold
7. (o) ond (b) .-."-----60
Number of Click pens sold
---.---*36
Number of Dott pens sold
--------16

60+35+'16=112
112 pens were sold oltogether.

8. (o) LABC = 180" - 45o (int. Ls,BCil AD)

= 135"
LEBA
= 350' - 150" - 135" (zs ot o point)
= 75o
(b) ZCBF = 180o - 150" (zs on o
= 30" str. line)
LBDC
= 180o - 45" - 20o - 30o (sum of zs
= 85o inoA)
l-BAD = 45" (opp.zsof porollelogrom)
LABD = 85o (olt. Ls, AB tt DC)
ZBDA
= 180" - 45" - 85" (sum of zs in o A)
= 50o

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(b) Number of units of moneg '12. (o) 60 cm2 x 32 cm = 1920 cm3

collected from selling Bright
p€hs+ x 60
1 The volume of the woter in P ot
=60 first wos 1920 cm3.
Number of units of moneg
collected from selling Click pens (b) Using 'guess ond check' method:
------2x36
=72
Number of units of moneg
collected from selling Dott pens
------.-3x16
=49
Totol number of units of moneu
collected from selling the pens
'60 +72 + 48
- 180
180 units $270 The new height of the woter
I unit - 9270 + 180 Ievel in P wos 24 cm.
- = $1'50
13. (o) 2x"120=240m
72 units 72 x $t.SO
- = $t08
Hong cgcled 240 m further thon
$108 wos collected from selling Jego.
the Click pens.
(b) Time Hong ond Jego cgcled
't't. 240 + '15
- = 16 min '1120 m
70 m/min x 16 min =
rorotr l--T-]-l I,-, Jego's house is 1120 m from the
librorg.
2 big units = 3 smoll units
8 big units = 4 x 3 smoll units 14. (o) 1+12=u
1

= 12 smoll units
Totol number of smoll units ,|

--------12+4 , of the tonk will be filled in

=16 1 min.
16 smoll units.------- 1440 beods
1 smoll unit------- 144O + 16
= 90 beods
3 smoll units- 3 x 90
= 270 beods
Eoch girl used 270 beods.

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(b) Froction of tonk thot con be filled Using 'guess ond check' method:
in 'l minute
11
12',8
5
=il I82 36.4 182 91 127.4 I
18 192 38.4 '172 86 124.4 x
3=24 212 42.4 152 76 118.4 I
4
fr- 50 s 232

247
46.4

49.4
132

117
66

s8.5
112.4

107.9
x

I
il--------50s+5
117 coins were 50C coins.
=12s
*o-8x12s 16. (o)
=96s
It tokes 95 s for both toPs to fill
] of the tonk.
1s. (o) Number of coins Weigong
soved in 182 dogs

-182x2
= 364
coins his mother
FigureA Flgt
Number of
put into the box in 182 dogs
+,192+7 0.9m=(0.9x100)cm
=26 =90cm
Width of the box
-.------90cm+2
364+26=390
=45cm
There were 390 coins oltogether.
Height of 4 boxes ond 1O-cm
gop
(b) Amount of moneg his mother
put into the box in 182 dogs -(4x45cm)+I0cm
=180cm+10cm
...----25x91 = 190 cm
Length of boxes
= $26
Amount of moneg Weigong
soved in 182 dogs -(190cm-42cm)+2
=74cm
90 cm -74 cm = 15 cm
$133.90 _ $26
- = $toz.9o
The width of the goP ot the
side is 15 cm.

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(b) 3 x length of the box + 42 cm (b) Increose in the number of stomps

from Fronce
=(3x74cm)+42cm 25o/o x 280
=222cm+42cm
=264 cm + 100 cm
- =70
Totol number of stomPs from
= 2.64 m Fronce

The height of the cuPboord is

= 154
-84+70
2.64 m. Totol number of stomPs
.--*280+70
17. (o) 30o/o of stomPs = 350
---.----- Number of stomps from #* x100% =44o/o

JoPon + '12 44% of her collection wos from

1Oo/o of stomPs Fronce ofter thot.
--.._ 3 Number of stomPs from
1

18. (o)
JoPon + 4
70% of stomps
7
-{ Number of stomps from
- JoPon + 28
= Number of stomps from Areo of o sguore footPoth
JoPon + Number of stomPs .--.-----50cmx50cm
from Austrolio
= 2500 cm2
= Number of stomPs from Rodius of eoch tile
JoPon + 124 -----.---50cm+2
Let the number of stomPs from
JoPon be x.
=25cm
Areo of 1 tile
-..----*3.14x25cmx25cm
*r*28=x+124 = 1962.5 cm2
l
-:3x=96 Areo of footPoth not covered
bg 1 tile
4x=96x3 + '1962.5 cm2
= 288
2500 cm2 -
x=288+4 = 537.5 cm2
38 x 537.5 srn2 = 20 425 cmz
=72
Number of stomPs from Fronce
The oreo of the footPoth
,72 + 12 not covered bg the tiles is
=84 2O 425 cmz.
72+84+124=280
The totol number of stomPs in
Liso's collection wos 280.

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(b) Number of tiles left

-.----- 38 - 16
=22
22 tiles must be evenlg distributed
into 2 columns.
2 columns 22 tiles
1 column - 22 + 2
- = 11 tiles
Totol number of tiles olong the
length ond width of the gross
potch
.-------- 1'l + 6

=17
2 x 17 x 50 cm = '1700 cm

The perimeter of the gross potch

is 1700 cm.

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