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1 Working with
numbers
Here is an exam question …
In a cricket match, England’s two scores were 326 and
397 runs.
Australia’s two scores were 425 and 292 runs.
a Which team had the higher total score [3]
b How many more runs did they score than the
other team [2]
… and its solution
a England 326
+ 397
Australia 425
+ 292
723
717
England had the higher score.
b Difference 723
– 717
6
England’s score was higher by 6 runs.
Now try these exam questions
1 a John saves 10p each week.
How many weeks will it take him to save £5 [1]
b Calculate 86 − 20 ÷ 2. [1]
c Calculate 15.7 − (0.6 + 2.4). [1]
2 There are 4.546 09 litres in a gallon.
Round 4.546 09 to
a 1 decimal place. [1]
b 2 decimal places. [1]
3 A theatre has 48 rows of seats. Each row has 31
seats. Work out the number of seats in a theatre.[3]
4 Anston takes part in a long jump competition.
These are his four jumps, in metres.
4.58, 5.6, 5.02, 5.74
a Write these in order, smallest first. [1]
Anston’s personal best jump is 6.05 metres. His
friend Salman has a personal best of 5.47 metres.
b i Who can jump the furthest
ii By how much [2]
5 Bella works out that
12 − 2 × 5 = 10 × 5 = 50
Explain why this is wrong [1]
More exam practice
1 Work out these.
a 723 × 41 [3]
b 918 ÷ 27 [3]
2 The average weight of a member of England’s
rugby scrum was 128.825 kg.
Round this to
a the nearest whole number. [1]
b one decimal place. [1]
3 a Write 572 to the nearest 100. [1]
b Write 2449 to the nearest 1000. [1]
c Work out 15.7 − 3.9 × 2. [2]
4 On their holidays, Sue and Pam drove 178 miles
on the first day and 274 miles on the second day.
a How far did they drive in those two days [2]
b How much further did they drive on the
second day [2]
5 Serina goes to a garden centre.
a She buys two bags of fertilizer at £2.27 each
and a trowel at £4.56. Work out how much
change she gets from a £20 note. [3]
b She later buys 18 packets of seeds at 82p a
packet. Work out the total cost of the 18 packets
of seeds. Give the answer in pounds. [3]
6 George buys 28 fencing panels for his garden. He
pays £133. How much does one panel cost [3]
7 Netty buys five pizzas for a party. It cost her £17.50.
How much would it have cost for three pizzas [3]
8 Albert is a bricklayer. When building a wall, he
laid 138 bricks in 3 hours. If he kept working at
the same rate, how many bricks would he lay in
8 hours. [3]
2 Angles,
triangles and
quadrilaterals
Here is an exam question …
B
34° A
a Work out the size of angle A. [1]
b Work out the size of angle B. [2]
In each case, give reasons for your answer.
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