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1) One day at noon, in Maseru, the temperature was 17 °C. At midnight the
temperature was 20 °C lower. Work out the temperature at midnight.
2) (a) 1 and 12 are factors of 12. Write down all the other factors of 12.
(b) Write down the multiples of 9 between 20 and 40.
3) Write 23.4571 correct to
(a) 4 significant figures.
(b) the nearest 10.
4) The table shows the temperatures in five places at 10 am one day in January.
Place Temperature
(°C)
Helsinki -7
Chicago -10
London 3
Moscow -4
Bangkok 26

(a) Which place was the coldest?

(b) At 2 pm the temperature in Helsinki had increased by 4 °C.
Write down the temperature in Helsinki at 2 pm.
5) Write 0.071 64 correct to 2 significant figures.
6) Write down the temperature which is 5 °C below -2 °C.
7) Write 0.040 190 7 correct to
(a) 3 significant figures,
(b) 3 decimal places.
8) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 36 and 48
9) Write 3.5897 correct to 4 significant figures

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10) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
From the list of numbers, write down
(a) the square numbers.
(b) a prime factor of 99
11) Write 71 496 correct to 2 significant figures
12) Find the highest common factor (HCF) of S6 and 70.
13)
(a) Write 2016 as the product of prime factors.
(b) Write 2016 in standard form
14) At midnight the temperature in Newtown was -8°C. At noon the next day
the temperature in Newtown was 9 °C. Work out the rise in temperature from
midnight to noon.
15) By writing each number correct to 1 significant figure, estimate the value of

√3.9 × 29.3
8.9 − 2.7
16) Work out the highest common factor (HCF) of 36 and 90.
17) Write down the difference in temperature between 8°C and-9°C.
18) Write 168.9 correct to 2 significant figures.
19) 11 12 13 14 15 16
From the list of numbers, write down
(a) the factors of 60,
(b) the prime numbers.
20) At noon the temperature was 4 °C. At midnight the temperature was
-5.5 °C. Work out the difference in temperature between noon and midnight.
21) (a) Write 30 as a product of its prime factors.
(b) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 30 and 45
22) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 24 and 32

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23) Write 15.0782 correct to

(a) one decimal place,
(b) the nearest 10
24) Insert one pair of brackets only to make the following statement correct.
6 + 5 × 10 − 8 = 16
25) (a) Write 90 as a product of prime factors.
(b) Find the lowest common multiple of 90 and 105.
4.8×1.98276
26) 𝑝 = 16.83

(a) In the spaces provided, write each number in this calculation correct to
1 significant figure
(b) Use your answer to part (a) to estimate the value of p
27) (a) Write 569000 correct to 2 significant figures.
(b) Write 569 000 in standard form.
28) March 2011, the average temperature in Kiev was 3°C. In March 2012, the
average temperature in Kiev was 19°C lower than in March 2011. Write down
the average temperature in Kiev in March 2012.
5.27−0.93
29) Calculate 4.89−4.07

Give your answer correct to 4 significant figures.

30) One January day in Munich, the temperature at noon was 3°C. At midnight
the temperature was -8°C. Write down the difference between these two
temperatures.
31) The sum of the prime numbers less than 8 is equal to 17
(a) Find the sum of the prime numbers less than 21.
(b) The sum of the prime numbers less than x is 58. Find an integer value for x
32) On a mountain, the temperature decreases by 6.5 °C for every 1000 metres
increase in height. At 2000 metres the temperature is 10 °C. Find the
temperature at 6000 metres.

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33) Write the following numbers correct to one significant figure

(a) 7682
(b) 0.07682
34) Write each number correct to 1 significant figure and estimate the value of
the calculation. You must show your working.
2.65 × 4.1758 + 7.917
35) p is the largest prime number between 50 and 100.
q is the smallest prime number between 50 and 100.
Calculate the value of p-g.
36) Write down the next two prime numbers after 43.
37) Write down the next two prime numbers after 47
38) Write the number 1045.2781 correct to
(a) 2 decimal places,
(b) 2 significant figures.
39) Write down
(a) an irrational number,
(b) a prime number between 60 and 70.
40) Write down the next prime number after 89.
41) The table gives the average surface temperature (°C) on the following
planets
Planet Earth Mercury Neptune Pluto Saturn Uranus
Average 15 350 -220 -240 -180 -200
Temperature

(a) Calculate the range of these temperatures.

(b) Which planet has a temperature 20 °C lower than that of Uranus?

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42) Write the number 2381.597 correct to

(a) 3 significant figures,
(b) 2 decimal places
(c) the nearest hundred.
43) From the list of numbers
22 65
, 𝜋, √14, √16, 27.4, 13 write down
7

(a) one integer,

(b) one irrational number.
44) The table shows the maximum daily temperatures during one week in
Punta Arenas.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
2°C 3°C 1°C 2.5°C -1.5°C 1°C 2°C

(a) By how many degrees did the maximum temperature change between
Thursday and Friday?
(b) What is the difference between the greatest and the least of these
temperatures?
45) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 20 and 24.
46) Without using your calculator and by rounding each number correct to
1 significant figure, estimate the value of
10.3 × 19.5
88.9 − 43.2
You must show all your working
47) Write these in order of size, smallest first.

0.6³ 0.22 √0.09 0.4²

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48) The probability that it will rain on any day is 5.

Calculate an estimate of the number of days it will rain in a month with 30 days

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49) A lake has an area of 63 800000 000 square metres. Write this area in
square kilometres, correct to 2 significant figures.
50) 210 211 212 213 214 215 216
From the list of numbers, find
(a) a prime number,
(6) a cube number.
51) Which of the following numbers are irrational?
2 1
√36 √3 + √6 𝜋 0.75 48% 83
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52) Write 0.00658
(a) in standard form,
(b) correct to 2 significant figures.
0.002751 ×3400
53) 𝑝 = (9.8923 +24.7777)²

(a) In the spaces provided, write each number in this calculation correct to
1 significant figure.
. . . . . . . . .×. . . . . . . . . .
(. . . . . . . . . . . +. . . . . . . . . . . . . . )²
(b) Use your answer to part (a) to estimate the value of p.
50) The picture shows the Sky Tower in Auckland.
Alongside the tower isa boat. The boat is 33 metres
long. Use the length of boat to estimate the height of the
Sky Tower.

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51) The area of a small country is 78 133 square kilometres.

(a) Write this area correct to 1 significant figure.
(b) Write your answer to part (a) in standard form.
52) The altitude of Death Valley is 086 metres. The altitude of Mount Whitney
is 4418 metres. Calculate the difference between these two altitudes.
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53) 𝜉 = {−2 2 , −1, √2, 3.5, √30 , √36}

X ={integers}
Y= {irrational numbers} List the members of
a) X
b) Y
54) Complete this table of squares and cubes. The numbers are not in
sequence.
Number Square Cube

3 9 27

121

2744

0343

55) Write the recuring decimal 0.48 as a fraction, Show all your working.
56) Change 6200 cm² into m²
57) Write the recurring decimal 0.2̇ as a fraction.
58) Write the recuring decimal 0.36̇ as a fraction. Give your answer in its
simplest form.
11
59) Jason receives some money for his birthday. He spends of the money
15
and has $14.40 left. Calculate how much money he received for his birthday.

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60) At the beginning of July, Kim had a mass of 63 kg. At the end of July, his
mass was 61 kg. Question 3 Calculate the percentage loss in Kim's mass.
61) Work out 72 cents as a percentage of 83 cents.
62) Write
(a) 60 square metres in square centimetres,
(b) 22 metres per second in kilometres per hour.
63) A cruise ship travels at 22 knots. [1 knot is 1.852 kilometres per hour.]
Convert this speed into metres per second
64) The maximum speed of a car is 252 km/h. Change this speed into metres
per second
65) Lin scored 18 marks in a test and Jon scored 12 marks. Calculate Lin's mark
as a percentage of Jon's mark.
66) Write $0.70 as a fraction of $5.60, giving your answer in its lowest terms
67) Which of the following could be a value of p?
3 2
<𝑝<
5 3

16 4
0.67 60% (0.8)² √
27 9

68) A tin of soup has the following information on the label.

200 gm of soup contains
Protein Carbohydrates Fat

4g 8.7 g 5.8 g

(a) What fraction of the soup is Protein? Give your answer in its simplest form.
(b) What percentage of the soup is Carbohydrate?
69) Sima drinks 2.5 litres of water each day. A full glass holds 125 millilitres of
water. How many full glasses of water does Sima drink each day?

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70) The population of Europe is 580 000 000 people. The land area of Europe is
5 900 000 square kilometres.
(a) Write 580 000 000 in standard form.
(b) Calculate the number of people per square kilometre, to the nearest whole
number.
(c) Calculate the number of square metres per person.
71) Write the following in order of size, smallest first
22
i) 𝜋 3.14 7
3.142 3

ii) 0.34 0.6 0.62 0.73

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iii) 0.5² 0.5 0.5³ √0.5
43 1
iv) √0.1 22% 0.2
201

72) For this question, 1 < 𝑥 < 2

Write the order smallest first
5 𝑥
5𝑥 𝑥−5
𝑥 5