Skills Builder Workbook Answers

All sample answers to the Cambridge Secondary 1 Checkpoint-style questions have been
written by the authors of this work.

1 Integers
1.1 Multiples
1 a 5 b 15 c 40 d 20
2 a 18 b 18 c 18 d 18
3 a 9, 15, 20 b 28, 60, 40 c 27, 24, 36, 32
4 12, 16, 20, 24
5 5, 10, 15, 20, 25
6 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24
7 6, 12, 18, 24
8 One from 24, 32, 40, …
9 Three from 7, 14, 21, 28 …
10 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44
11 25, 30, 35, 40, 45
12 30, 36, 42
13 five from 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, …
14 five from 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, …
15 five from 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, …
16 16, 28, 36
17 15, 30, 45, 50
18 3 to 18; 4 to 12 and 16; 5 to 15; 6 to 12 and 18

1.2 Factors
1 a 15, 15 b 24, factors, 24 c 21, 7, 3, factors, 21
2 a 4, 4 b 5, 10, 5 c 5, 5
3 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
4 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30
5 a 6 or 15 b 3 or 19 c 13 d 7 and 9 e 24 and 4
6 a 16 to 2, 4 and 8; 21 to 3 and 7; 25 to 5
7 a factor b multiple c factor d multiple e multiple f factor

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2 Sequences, expressions and formulae

2.1 Generating sequences
1 a 25, 30, Add 5 b 9, 11, Add 2 c 22, 26, Add 4
d 52, 60, Add 8 e 6, 5, Subtract 1 f 4, 1, Subtract 3
g 12, 10, Subtract 2 h 30, 25, Subtract 5
2 a 8, 11, 14, 17 b 8, 14, 20, 26 c 22, 32, 42, 52
d 7, 14, 21, 28 e 10, 8, 6, 4 f 20, 15, 10, 5
g 12, 11, 10, 9 h 80, 60, 40, 20
3 a 22, 34 b 41, 35

2.2 Representing simple functions

1 a 6 b 5 c 0, 2 d 10, 40 e 6, 9, 21
2 a 1 b 3 c 8, 11 d 6, 20 e 3, 7, 23

2.3 Constructing expressions

1 a 1 b 3 c any letter, e.g. c d 6 e any letter, e.g. a
2 a 3 b 3, 3 + 2 = 5 c any letter, e.g. ‘b’, b + 2
3 I add 3 counters to the bag → n + 3
I add 1 counter to the bag → n + 1
I add 6 counters to the bag → n + 6
I add 9 counters to the bag → n + 9
I add 7 counters to the bag → n + 7

2.4 Deriving and using formulae

1 c E d F e F f E
2 a 7 b 8 c 9 d 10
3 a 4 b 5 c 6 d 7
4 y – 2 when y = 10 → 8
4 + y when y = 2 → 6
10 – y when y = 1 → 9
y + 3 when y = 0 → 3
5 b True c False, 18 d True e False, 4

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3 Place value, ordering and rounding

3.1 Multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000
1 a 70 b 90 c 450
2 a 500 b 3000 c 1200
3 a 8 b 2 c 36
4 a 7 b 30 c 65
5 a 35.6 b 42 c 158.9
6 a 720 b 1260 c 895 d 1085.1
7 a 8.25 b 33.09 c 2.566
8 a 5.70 b 3.309 c 0.2566

3.2 Ordering decimals

1 12, 23, 45, 176, 204, 498
2 a i 152 ii 34, 59, 70, 152, 215, 251
b i 39 ii 39, 67, 88, 95, 101, 321
c i 10.9 ii 6, 8.2, 10.9, 14.5, 67.8, 100.7
3 a

18 cm 19 cm

18.1 cm 18.3 cm 18.5 cm 18.6 cm 18.9 cm

b 18.1, 18.3, 18.5, 18.6, 18.9

c 9.2, 9.3, 9.5, 9.7, 9.8
d 3.21, 3.32, 3.42, 3.56
4 08, 10, 21, 50; 6.08, 6.10, 6.21, 6.50
5 a 4.02, 4.21, 4.5, 4.67
b 12.08, 12.3, 12.41,12.9

3.3 Rounding
1 a 20 b 50 c 60 d 20 e 130 f 250
2 a 80 b 40 c 30 d 160
3 a 400 b 700 c 100 d 400

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3.4 Adding and subtracting decimals

1 a 97 b 81 c 132 d 439 e 598 f 363
2 a 5.5 b 9.1 c 15.2 d 76.2 e 82.8 f 9.33
3 a 11.8 b 13.1 c 18.2 d 3.79
4 a 36 b 28 c 815 d 5.3 e 3.6 f 2.18
5 a 1.4 b 3.6 c 7.57

3.5 Multiplying decimals

1 a 8 b 60, 0.6 c 150, 15 d 350, 35, 3.5
e 1800, 180, 18, 1.8 f 4200, 420, 42, 4.2
2 Student’s own patterns
3 b First work out: 2 × 8 = 16 so 0.2 × 8 = 1.6
c First work out: 4 × 4 = 16 so 0.4 × 4 = 1.6
d First work out: 7 × 9 = 63 so 0.7 × 9 = 6.3
e First work out: 5 × 5 = 25 so 0.5 × 5 = 2.5
4 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5
5 a 22.4 b 9 c 7.2 d 18.4 e 44.5 f 18.4

4 Length, mass and capacity

4.1 Knowing metric units

1 a Units of length Units of mass Units of capacity

10 mm = 1 cm 1000 g = 1 kg 1000 ml = 1 l (litre)
100 cm = 1 m 1000 kg = 1 t (tonne)
1000 m = 1 km

2 a 7000 m b 3000 m c 900 cm d 400 cm e 50 mm f 80 mm

3 a 8 km b 12 km c 7m d 2m e 3 cm f 9 cm
4 Number Number Number
× 1000 × 1000
in t in kg in g

Number Number Number

÷ 1000 ÷ 1000
in t in kg in g

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5 Number Number
× 1000
in l in ml

Number Number
÷ 1000
in l in ml

4.2 Reading scales

1 a Number of divisions = 4, gap between 20 and 40 = 40 – 20 = 20, value of each
division = 20 ÷ 4 = 5

25 30 35
20 40

b Number of divisions = 5, gap between 10 and 20 = 20 – 10 = 10, value of each

division = 10 ÷ 5 = 2

12 14 16 18
10 20

c Number of divisions = 4, gap between 0 and 100 = 100 – 0 = 100, value of each
division = 100 ÷ 4 = 25

25 50 75
0 100

d Number of divisions = 5, gap between 30 and 50 = 50 – 30 = 20, value of each

division = 20 ÷ 5 = 4

34 38 42 46
30 50

2 a
2.5 5 7.5
0 10

b
36 37 38 39
35 40
c
2.5 3 3.5
2 4

d
7.2 7.4 7.6 7.8
7 8

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3 a Number of divisions between 0 and 1 = 2, gap between 0 and 1 = 1 – 0 = 1, value

of each division = 1 ÷ 2 = 0.5

1.5

0.5

b Number of divisions between 140 and 150 = 4, gap between 140 and
150 = 150 – 140 = 10, value of each division = 10 ÷ 4 = 2.5
150

147.5

145

142.5

140

137.5

135

132.5

130

c 200

180

160

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

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d 7

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2

4 Student’s own answers. Examples are:

a
8 8.2 8.4 8.6 8.8 9 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.8 10

b
100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300

5 Angles
5.1 Labelling angles
1 a acute b obtuse c acute
2 a 80°, acute b 150°, obtuse c 100°, obtuse
3 a acute b acute c obtuse d obtuse
4 a ABC or CBA b ACB or BCA
5 a 110° b 90° c 30° d XZY or YZX e EDF or FDE f YXZ or ZXY

5.2 Calculating angles

1 a Half a turn is 180° b 55°
2 a 110° b 150° c 80° d 65° e 124° f 18°
3 110, 110, 70
4 160, 160, 20
5 a 40° b 20°

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6 Planning and collecting data

6.1 Using frequency tables
1 a 12 b 11 c 3 d 6 e 32
2 a 9 b 3 c Athletics d Tennis e 30
3 a Pineapple 13, Mango 2 b Pineapple c Mango d 26
4 a
Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Tally IIII III IIII I IIII II IIII IIII IIII IIII IIII I
Frequency 8 6 7 9 4 11

b 6 c 5
d 45, we were told in the first line of the question that Sita rolled the dice 45 times
5
Make of mobile phone Apple Sony Samsung Huawei
Tally IIII IIII IIII II IIII IIII I IIII IIII IIII IIII II
Frequency 17 11 15 7

6 a
Colour Tally Frequency
Red III 3
Blue IIII III 8
Green IIII II 7
Yellow II 2
Orange IIII IIII 10
Total 30

b We were told in the question that Hans spun the spinner 30 times
c Orange d Yellow
7 a
City Tally Frequency
London IIII 5
Paris IIII IIII 9
Rome IIII IIII I 11
Madrid IIII 4
Berlin II 2
Total 31

b 31 c 11 – 2 = 9

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8 Sport Tally Frequency

Skiing IIII 4
Snowboarding IIII 5
Ice Skating III 3
Total 12

7 Fractions
7.1 Simplifying fractions
1 4 2 8 2
1 a A ,B ,C ,D ,E b C
2 8 5 16 4
1 1 2 2 6 4 4 2 3
2 a A ,B ,C ,D ,E F ,G ,H ,I
2 3 3 4 9 8 6 6 9
b i D and F ii H and I iii E and G
1 1×2 2 1 1×3 3 1 1×4 4 1 1×5 5
3 a = = = = = = = =
2 2×2 4 2 2×3 6 2 2×4 8 2 2 × 5 10
1 1×2 2 1 1×3 3 1 1×6 6 1 1×8 8
b = = = = = = = =
3 3×2 6 3 3×3 9 3 3 × 6 18 3 3 × 8 12
2 2×2 4 2 2×3 6 2 2 × 5 10 2 2 × 10 20
c = = = = = = = =
5 5 × 2 10 5 5 × 3 155 5 × 5 25 5 5 × 10 50
2 3
4 Students’ own answers, for example ,
8 12

7.2 Recognising equivalent fractions decimals and percentages

1 3 1
1 = 50% = 0.5, = 75% = 0.75, = 25% = 0.25
2 4 4
2 1
_ 2
_ 3
_ 4
_ 5
_ 6
_ 7
_ 8
_ 9
_
0 1
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1

1 2
3 = = 0.2 = 20%
5 10
2 4
= = 0.4 = 40%
5 10
3 6
= = 0.6 = 60%
5 10
4 8
= = 0.8 = 80%
5 10

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11 23
4 a = 0.11 = 11% b = 0.23 = 23%
100 100
19 57
c = 0.19 = 19% d = 0.57 = 57%
100 100
21 52
e = 0.21 = 21% f = 0.52 = 52%
100 100
2 3
5 a = 0.02 = 2% b = 0.03 = 3%
100 100
4 5
c = 0.04 = 4% d = 0.05 = 5%
100 100
6 9
e = 0.06 = 6% f = 0.09 = 9%
100 100
8
6 a True b False, 0.5 = 50% c True d False, = 8%
100

7.3 Comparing fractions

1 a 5<7 b 9>4 c 27 > 22 d 39 < 89 e 145 < 541
f 4.5 < 8 g 9.5 > 2.5 h 14.6 < 14.9
1 3 2
2 a b c
2 4 3
3 a 1
_
3
2
_ 1
_ 2
_
<
5 3 5

b 4
_
7
1
_ 4
_ 1
_
>
2 7 2
c 7
_
8
3
_ 7
_ 3
_
>
4 8 4
d 2
_
3
_7 2
_ 7
_
<
10 3 10
4 a 5
_
6
2
_ 2 _
_ 2 × 2 _4 5
_ 2
= = > _
3 3 3×2 6 6 3
b 3
_
8
1
_ 1 _
_ 1×2 _2 3
_ 1
= = > _
4 4 4×2 8 8 4

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c 3
_
10
2
_ 2 _
_ 2×2 _4 3
_ 2
_
= = <
5 5 5 × 2 10 10 5
d 2
_
9
1
_ 1 _
_ 1×3 _3 2
_ 1
= = < _
3 3 3×3 9 9 3

7.4 Improper fractions and mixed numbers

1 a Improper b Proper c Proper d Improper e Proper
f Improper g Improper h Proper
2 4
a _ 4
_ 1
= 1_
3 3 3
5
b _ 5
_ 2
= 1_
3 3 3
7
c _ 7 3
_ = 1_
4 4 4
9
d _ 9
_ 1
= 2_
4 4 4
7
e _ 7
_ 2
= 1_
5 5 5
13
f _ 13
_ 3
= 2_
5 5 5
3 a 1 1 5
1_ 1_ = _
4 4 4
b 1 1 6
1_ 1_ = _
5 5 5
c 4 4 9
1_ 1_ = _
5 5 5
d 2 2 8
2_ 2_ = _
3 3 3
e 3 3 11
2_ 2_ = _
4 4 4
f 1 1 13
3_ 3_ = _
4 4 4

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7.5 Adding and subtracting fractions

2 2 4 5 2 1 3
1 a b c d e f g
3 5 5 8 5 4 8
1 1 2
2 + →
7 7 7
8 1 7
– →
9 9 9
2 3 5
+ →
11 11 11
5 2 3
– =→
7 7 7
5 4 9
+ =→
11 11 11
4 2 2
– →
9 9 9
3 2 5
+ →
7 7 7
7 4 3
– →
11 11 11
3 1 2 3 5 2 3 7
3 a + =1 b + =1 c + =1 d + =1
4 4 5 5 7 7 10 10
4 1 7 2 11 4 18 8
4 a =1 b =1 c =1 d =1
3 3 5 5 7 7 10 10

7.6 Finding fractions of a quantity

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
7 2 3 12 5 9 10

÷7 ÷2 ÷÷10
3 ÷ 12 ÷5 ÷9 ÷ 10

1 1
2 a of 10 kg = 10 ÷ 2 = 5 kg b of 8 km = 8 ÷ 2 = 4 km
2 2
1 1
c of 12 cm = 12 ÷ 3 = 4 cm d of 30 mm = 30 ÷ 3 = 10 mm
3 3
1 1
e × 20 m = 20 ÷ 4 = 5 m f × 20 m = 20 ÷ 5 = 4 m
4 5
1 1
g × 40 kg = 40 ÷ 10 = 4 kg h × 40 km = 40 ÷ 8 = 5 km
10 8
3 a True b False, 3 km c False, 50 ml, d True
2 1 2
4 a of 12 kg of 12 kg = 12 ÷ 3 = 4 kg so of 12 kg = 4 × 2 = 8 kg
3 3 3
3 1 3
b of 24 km of 24 km = 24 ÷ 4 = 6 km so of 24 km = 6 × 3 = 18 km
4 4 4
2 1 2
c of 15 m of 15 m = 15 ÷ 5 = 3 m so of 15 m = 3 × 2 = 6 m
5 5 5
3 1 3
d of 21 l of 21 l = 21 ÷ 7 = 3 l so of 21 l = 3 × 3 = 9 l
7 7 7
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4 1 4
e × 45 t × 45 t = 45 ÷ 9 = 5 t so × 45 t = 5 × 4 = 20 t
9 9 9

4 1 4
f × $30 × $30 = 30 ÷ 5 = $6 so × $30 = 6 × 4 = $24
5 5 5

3 1 3
g × 80 ml × 80 ml = 80 ÷ 10 = 8 ml so × 80 ml = 8 × 3 = 24 ml
10 10 10

5 2
_ ÷7 ×5
3

4
_ ÷3 ×3
5

3
_ ÷ 11 ×4
7

5
_ ÷5 ×2
11

6 a 10 miles b 32 km c $15

8 Symmetry
8.1 Recognising line symmetry

T C
a b c d

D W Y
e f g h

1 a ✓ b ✗ c ✓ d ✗ e ✓
f ✗ g ✗ h ✗

2 a b c

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3 a b c

4 a b

c d

e f

8.2 Recognising rotational symmetry

1 a 2 b 2 c 4 d 3 e 2 f 1 g 2 h 1 i 4
2 a Order 5 b Order 1 c Order 3 d Order 2 e Order 4

9 Expressions and equations

9.1 Collecting like terms
1
a + 4a a+a 3a + a a+a+a 5a + 4a 2a + 2a + 2a

5a 2a 4a 3a 9a 6a

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a + 4a → 5a
a + a → 2a
3a + a → 4a
a + a + a → 3a
5a + 4a → 9a
2a + 2a + 2a → 6a
2 a True b False, 6d c False, 10f d True e False, 9h f True
3
9s – 4s 5s – 2s 8s – 5s 6s – s 10s – 5s

5s 3s 3s 5s 5s

9s – 4s → 5s
5s – 2s → 3s
8s – 5s → 3s
6s – s → 5s
10s – 5s → 5s
4 a False, 5b b True c False, 5f d True e True f False, 3v
5 a ✓ 6p b ✗ c ✗ d ✓ 7u

9.2 Expanding brackets

1 a 5 × 13 c 7 × 21
× 10 3 × 20 1
5 50 15 7 140 7
5 × 13 = 50 + 15 = 65 7 × 21 = 140 + 7 = 147
b 2 × 38 d 4 × 17
× 30 8 × 10 7
2 60 16 4 40 28
2 × 38 = 60 + 16 = 76 4 × 17 = 40 + 28 = 68
2 a 3x b 4p c 9f d 5m

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3 a 2(x + 3) c 5(m + 1)
× x 3 × m 1
2 2x 6 5 5m 5
2(x + 3) = 2x + 6 5(m + 1) = 5m + 5
b 3(x + 4) d 4(n + 2)
× x 4 × n 2
3 3x 12 4 4n 8
3(x + 4) = 3x + 12 4(n + 2) = 4n + 8
4 a 3(x – 2) c 2(y – 4)
× x –2 × y –2
3 3x –6 2 2y –8
3(x – 2) = 3x – 6 2(y – 4) = 2y – 8
b 5(x – 6) d 6(k – 3)
× x –6 × k –3
5 5x – 30 6 6k – 18
5(x – 6) = 5x – 30 6(k – 3) = 6k – 18

9.3 Constructing and solving equations

1 a 2 b 5 c 8 d 3 e 7 f 7
2 a x+3=7 x +3 7 b x+1=9 x +1 9

x=4 4 –3 7 x=8 8 –1 9

c x + 6 = 11 x +6 11 d x + 2 = 13 x +2 13

x=5 5 –6 11 x = 11 11 –2 13

e x + 4 = 12 x +4 12 f x + 9 = 15 x +9 15

x=8 8 –4 12 x=6 6 –9 15

3 a x–1=5 x –1 5 b x–3=8 x –3 8

x=6 6 +1 5 x = 11 11 +3 8

c x–2=9 x –2 9 d x – 5 = 12 x –5 12

x = 11 11 +2 9 x = 17 17 +5 12

e x – 10 = 8 x – 10 8 f x–4=5 x –4 5

x = 18 18 + 10 8 x=9 9 +4 5

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4 a 2y = 6 y ×2 6 b 4y = 8 x ×4 8

y=3 3 ÷2 6 y=2 2 ÷4 8
y y
c =7 y ÷2 7 d =5 y ÷3 5
2 3
y = 14 14 ÷2 7 y = 15 15 ×3 5

10 Averages
10.1 The median and range
1 a 17 b 6 c 10
2 a 22.4 b 27.0 c 5
3 b 16 c 12
4 b 130 c 40
5 b 8 c 9
6 b 40 c 55

10.2 The mean

1 a 9
2 a 27
3 a 2.6 kg
4 a $138
5 a 3.5
6 a 7.5

11 Percentages
11.1 Simple percentages
1 a 30, 70 b 40, 60 c 45, 55 d 65, 35
2 b ¼, 25% c 3/4, 75% d 1/5, 20%
e 2/5, 40% f 3/5, 60% g 4/5, 80% h 1/10, 10%
3 a 10% b 30% c 70% d 90%

11.2 Calculating percentages

1 a ¼ b 5 c 3 d 8
2 a 1/5 b 4 c 3 d 7
3 a 1/10 b 2 c 4 d 6
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4 a ¾ b 15 c 30 d 21
5 a 3/5 b 15 c 18 d 24
6 In order: $11, $8, $15, $9, $12
7 10, 5, 15, 4; 40, 20, 60, 16; 15, 7.50, 22.50, 6
8 3, 9, 21, 27; 5, 15, 35, 45; 8, 24, 56, 72
9 100, 50, 150, 40; 150, 75, 225, 60; 250, 125, 375, 100

12 Constructions
12.1 Measuring and drawing lines
1 a 1 cm, 10 mm b 6 cm, 60 mm c 3 cm, 30 mm d 5 cm, 50 mm
2 Student’s accurate drawing of a straight line 4 cm long
3 Student’s accurate drawing of a straight line 70 mm long
4 a 1.5 cm, 15 mm b 6.5 cm, 65 mm c 3.5 cm, 35 mm d 5.5 cm, 55 mm
5 Student’s accurate drawing of a straight line 4.5 cm long.
6 Student’s accurate drawing of a straight line 75 mm long.
7 a 1.8 cm, 18 mm b 6.2 cm, 62 mm c 3.7 cm, 37 mm d 5.1 cm, 51 mm
8 Student’s accurate drawing of a straight line 4.8 cm long
9 Student’s accurate drawing of a straight line 77 mm long

12.2 Constructing triangles

1 Student’s accurate drawing
2 Student’s accurate drawing
3 Student’s accurate drawing
4 Student’s accurate drawing
5 Student’s accurate drawing

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13 Graphs
13.1 Plotting coordinates
1 C (2, 5) D (6, 3) E (4, 0) F (1, 1)
2 a F b B c H d D
3 a–d y
7

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x

e Yes
4 y
6

5
a
4

3 b

–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6x
–1

–2

–3
c
–4

–5

–6

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5 a A (6, 4) B (5, 3) C (3, 1) D (2, 0) E (1, –1) F (–1, –3) G (–2, –4)
b y
5
H A
4
B
3
I
2
C
1
J D
–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
E
–1
K
–2
F –3
L G
–4

–5

6 a (–2, 2) b (–4, 4) c (–3, 6) d (5, –5)

13.2 Straight lines

1 a 5 b 2 c 0 d –1
2 a x 1 5 2 3 4 0
x+3 4 8 5 6 7 3

b (5, 8) (3, 6) (4, 7) (0, 3)

3 a x 3 4 2 7 5 8
x–2 1 2 0 5 3 6

b (3, 1) (4, 2) (2, 0) (7, 5) (5, 3) (8, 6)

2 c and 3 c
y
8

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 x

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4 a x –5 –3 –2 2 1 0
x+1 –4 –2 –1 3 2 1

5 a x –6 –5 –3 1 3 0
x+3 –3 –2 0 4 6 3
6 a x –1 0 1 5 6 2
x–2 –3 –2 –1 3 4 0

4–6 b y
4

–6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 x
–1

5 –2
4
–3
6 –4

14 Ratio and proportion

14.1 Simplifying ratios
1 a 1 b 2 c 1:2 d 2:1
2 8; 2 : 8; 1 : 4
3 10; 2 : 10; 1 : 5
4 6, 9; 6 : 9; 2 : 3

14.2 Sharing in a ratio

1 Tudza Pepi
1 + 3 = 4 sweets

1 + 3 = 4 sweets

1 + 3 = 4 sweets

Tudza gets 3 sweets and Pepi gets 9 sweets. 3 + 9 = 12 sweets

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2 Sassi Mimi

2 + 3 = 5 sweets

2 + 3 = 5 sweets

2 + 3 = 5 sweets

Sassi gets 6 sweets and Mimi gets 9 sweets. 6 + 9 = 15 sweets

3. Nigel Patch
$1 $2 1 + 2 = 3 and 48 ÷ 3 = 16
$1 × 16 = $16 $2 × 16 = $32 (check the total: $16 + $32 = $48)
4 Eli Fran
$2 $5 2 + 5 = 7 and 84 ÷ 7 = 12
$2 × 12 = $24 $5 × 12 = $60 (check the total: $24 + $60 = $84 )

14.3 Using direct proportion

1. Two shirts cost 2 × 30 = $60
Three shirts cost 3 × 30 = $90
Four shirts cost 4 × 30 = $120
Ten shirts cost 10 × 30 = $300
2 Two chairs weigh 2 × 8 = 16 kg
Three chairs weigh 3 × 8 = 24 kg
Five chairs weigh 5 × 8 = 40 kg
Eight chairs weigh 8 × 8 = 64 kg
3 One drink costs 3 ÷ 2 = $1.50
Seven drinks cost 7 × 1.50 = $10.50
4 One sweet weighs 60g ÷ 5 = 12 g
Four sweets weigh 4 × 12 = 48 g

15 Time
15.1 The 24-hour clock
1 a 60 b 120 c 30 d 15 e 45
2 a 24 b 48 c 12 d 6 e 168
3 a NIGHT b NIGHT c DAY d DAY
4 b 05 15 and 17 15 c 07 45 and 19 45 d 10 05 and 22 05
5 a 15 30 b 21 50 c 02 45 d 08 20

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6 a 5 b 3 c 4, ahead of d 12, behind

7 a 12 45 b 12 35
8 a 09 55, 11 55, 16 55, 22 55 b i 7 hours ii 11 hours
9 14 50, 16 45, 19 00, 22 15
10 14 30, 17 50, 19 35, 23 00

15.1 Timetables
1 a 35 b 25 c 50
2 a 20 b 25 c 45
3 a 40 b 50 c 55
4 a 12 b 18 c 25
5 a 09 57, 10 07 b 15 55, 16 10, 16 17 c 17 47, 17 56, 18 07
6 a 12, 15, 9, 11 b 15, 16, 21, 10, 18
7 a i 20 ii 36 iii 53 b i 16 ii 33 iii 45

16 Probability
16.1 The probability scale
1 b 25% c 75% d 10%
2 b 40% c 80% d 35%
3 b 7/10 c 1/10 d 9/10
4 Fraction 1 2 3 4 1
5 5 5 5 10
Decimal 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.1
Percentage 20% 40% 60% 80% 10%
5 A B E C D

0 1 2 1 3 4 1
5 5 2 5 5

6 A C B E D

0 10% 30% 50% 70% 90% 1

7 D W L

0 0.1 0.3 0.6 1

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8 C B T

0 1 1 1 1
6 3 2

9 F S W R

0 10% 30% 60% 80% 1

6 a True b False c False d True

16.2 Equally likely events

1 a ¼ b ¼ c ¾ d ½ e 1
2 a 3/5 b 4/5 c 1/5 d 2/5 0
3 a 1/5 b 1/5 c 2/5 d 3/5
4 a 1/7 b 1/7 c 2/7 d 3/7 e 4/7
5 b 1/6 c 1/6 d 2/6 or 1/3 e 3/6 or ½
6 a 3/6 or ½ b 3/6 or ½ c 4/6 or 2/3 d 1/6 e 4/6 or 2/3 f 5/6

17 Position and movement

17.1 Reflecting shapes
1 a b

c d

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2 a b

c d

3 a b

c d

4 a b

c d

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5 a b

c d

17.2 Rotating shapes

1 360º → full turn, 90º → ¼ turn, 180º → ½ turn, 270º → ¾ turn
2 a ¼ turn clockwise b ½ turn clockwise c ¼ turn anticlockwise
d ½ turn anticlockwise
3 a 90º clockwise b 90º anticlockwise c 180º clockwise
d 180º anticlockwise
4 a c
b
B c
B
A A
c B c A

5 a b c

c
c c

6 a b c

c
c c

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17.3 Translating shapes

1 a Cross A is translated 2 squares left.
b Cross A is translated 4 squares right.
c Cross A is translated 2 squares up.
d Cross A is translated 3 squares down.
2 a A B b B A c B d A

A
B

3 a 2, 3 b 1, 3 c 2, down, 2, left d 4, right, 1, up

4 a b c A d A
b Cross A isBtranslated 1 square right and 3 squares down.
B B
c Cross A is translated 2 squares left and 2 squares down.
d Cross A is translated 4 squaresA right and 1 squares up.
B
A

5 1 square left and 3 squares down = D

4 squares left and 1 square down = E
3 squares right and 2 squares up = A
5 squares left and 3 squares up = B
4 squares right and 2 squares down = F
2 squares right and 4 squares down = C

18 Area, perimeter and volume

18.1 Calculating the area and perimeter of rectangles
1 a 3 cm2 b 9 cm2 c 12 cm2 d 12 cm2
2 a 12 cm2
b Length of rectangle = 4 cm; Width of rectangle = 3 cm;
Length × width = 4 × 3 = 12 cm2
c They are the same area.
3 a 1st = 15 cm2; 2nd = 8 cm2; 3rd = 16 cm2
4 a 8 cm b 12 cm c 14 cm d 16 cm
5 a Perimeter = 14 cm
b Length of rectangle = 4 cm
Width of rectangle = 3 cm
Perimeter = 4 + 3 + 4 + 3 = 14 cm
c The perimeter is the same.
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18.2 Calculating the area and perimeter of compound shapes

1 a Area A = 6 cm2 Area B = 4 cm2 Total area = 6 + 4 = 10 cm2
b Area C = 8 cm2 Area D = 1 cm2 Total area = 8 + 1 = 9 cm2
c Area E = 4 cm2 Area F = 6 cm2 Total area = 4 + 6 = 11 cm2
2 a Perimeter = 3 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 4 = 14 cm
b Perimeter = 1 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 2 + 4 = 14 cm
c Perimeter = 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 14 cm

18.3 Calculating the volume of cuboids

1 a 4 cm3 b 4 cm3 c 8 cm3 d 9 cm3
2 a Number of cubes on top layer = 6
Number of layers = 2
Volume of cuboid = 6 + 6 = 12 cm3
b Number of cubes on top layer = 4
Number of layers = 2
Volume of cuboid = 8 cm3
c Number of cubes on top layer = 8
Number of layers = 2
Volume of cuboid = 16 cm3
d Number of cubes on top layer = 4
Number of layers = 3
Volume of cuboid = 12 cm3

18.4 Calculating the surface area of cubes and cuboids

1 a Area of one face = 9cm2; Total surface area = 6 × 9 = 54 cm2
b Area of one face = 25 cm2; Total surface area = 6 × 25 = 150 cm2
c Area of one face = 100 cm2; Total surface area = 6 × 100 = 600 cm2
2 a Front face = 12 cm2
Back face = 12 cm2
Top face = 8 cm2
Bottom face = 8 cm2
Left end face = 6 cm2
Right end face = 6 cm2
Total surface area = 12 + 12 + 8 + 8 + 6 + 6 = 52 cm2
b Front face = 30 cm2
Back face = 30 cm2
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Top face = 18 cm2

Bottom face = 18 cm2
Left end face = 15 cm2
Right end face = 15 cm2
Total surface area = 30 + 30 + 18 + 18 + 15 + 15 = 126 cm2

19 Interpreting and discussing results

19.1 Interpreting and drawing pictograms, bar charts, bar-line graphs and
frequency diagrams
1 a Banu b Carita
2 a 1 length b Faas 4 lengths, Galina 5 lengths, Han 3 lengths c 12
3
Sam

Tad

Wen

Yan
Key: represents 2 points

4 a Bob b Paul
5 a Blue b White c Red and black
d Red = 4 students, Blue = 7 students, White = 1 student, Black = 4 students
6 Number of books read by
students in one month

6
Number of books

0
Ayo Fan Ian Val

Students

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19.2 Interpreting and drawing pie charts

1 a Rent b Household bills c Rent d Transport
2 Number of degrees per student = 360º ÷ 30 = 12º
Number of degrees for Walk = 5 × 12 = 60º
Number of degrees for Bus = 10 × 12 = 120º
Number of degrees for Bicycle = 15 × 12 = 180º

How students travel to school

Walk

Bicycle

Bus

3 Total number of students = 30 + 10 + 15 + 5 = 60

Number of degrees per student = 360º ÷ 60 = 6º
Number of degrees for Front crawl = 30 × 6 = 180º
Number of degrees for Backstroke = 10 × 6 = 60º
Number of degrees for Breaststroke = 15 × 6 = 90º
Number of degrees for Butterfly = 5 × 6 = 30º

Favourite swimming stroke

Bu
tte
rfly

Breaststroke Front crawl

Backstroke

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