Chapter 7: Time

Multiple-choice questions
1

An ancient building is dated back to 2500 bc. How old does that make it in 2014? (Note: The
year before 1 ad is 1 bc; there is no year 0.)
A 4514 years B 486 years
C 10 000 years
D 2500 years
E 2014 years

2 Anastasia walks to school in 25 minutes and 54 seconds, then home in 37 minutes and
17 seconds. What is Anastasias total walking time?
A 62 min 11 s
B 1 h 2 min 11 s
C 53 min 11 s
D 17 min 37 s
E 1 h 3 min 11 s
3 How many hours behind New South Wales is South Australia?
1
1
D 2h
A
h
B 1h
C 1 h
2
2
4 6.1 hours is the same as:
A 6 h 1 min
D 6 h 6 min

B 6 h 10 min
E 6 h 10 min 10 s

1
h
2

C 6 h 12 min

5 When it is 3 a.m. in New York, what time is it in Sydney, using Australian standard time?
A 3 a.m.
B 12 noon
C 5 p.m.
D 3 p.m.
E 6 p.m.
Short-answer questions
1

Write the following, using the units shown in brackets.

1
a 2 days (h)
b 180 min (h)
2
1
d 6 h (h and min)
e 9:45 p.m. (24-h time)
2
g 5.75 h (h and min)
h 6.32 h (h, min, s)

2 Calculate these time intervals.

a 2:25 a.m. to 3:10 a.m.
c 6 h 40 min 10 s to 7 h 51 min 11 s

b
d

c 3.5 min (min and s)

f

1326 (a.m./p.m.)

6:18 p.m. to 8:09 p.m.

2 h 18 min 50 s to 4 h 10 min 40 s

3 a When it is 9 a.m. UTC, what time is it in the following places?

i New South Wales
ii Western Australia
iii Iraq
iv Central Greenland
v Alaska
vi New Zealand
b When it is 4:20 p.m. in New South Wales during daylight saving time, what time is it in the
following places?
i Western Australia
ii South Australia
iii Queensland
iv Tasmania

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4 Use the given train timetable for Richmond to Chatswood to answer the following questions.
Station

a.m.

p.m.

Richmond

6:37

2:56

Seven Hills

7:21

3:40

Parramatta

7:32

3:52

Central

8:07

4:25

Chatswood

8:35

4:53

a How long does it take to travel from:

i Richmond to Parramatta in the morning?
ii Seven Hills to Chatswood in the morning?
iii Parramatta to Chatswood in the afternoon?
iv Richmond to Chatswood in the afternoon?
b Does it take longer to travel from Richmond to Chatswood in the morning or afternoon?
c Domenic travels from Richmond to Parramatta in the morning, then from Parramatta to
Chatswood in the afternoon. What is Domenics total travel time?
5 How many hours and minutes are there between 2:30 p.m. Monday and 11:45 a.m. Tuesday?
6 A busy airport operates 18 hours a day. An aircraft lands every 9 minutes. How many aircraft
arrive at the airport each day?
7 The local time in Sydney and Melbourne is 2 hours behind Auckland and 10 hours ahead of
London. When it is 5 p.m. in Auckland, what time is it in London?
Extended-response question
1

Anchen is researching his next big trip. He plans to travel from Sydney to Cairns, to Alice
Springs, to Perth and then return home.
a It is currently 4:30 p.m. at home (Australian standard time). What is the current time in these
places?
i Cairns
ii Alice Springs
iii Perth
b Anchen leaves Sydney at 0635 hours and arrives in Cairns at 0914 hours. What is the duration
of the flight?
c After staying a week in Cairns, Anchen leaves on a 2 hour and 30 minute flight to Alice
Springs. If he leaves at 1:30 p.m., what will be the time in Alice Springs when he arrives?

Chapter 8: Algebraic techniques 1

Multiple-choice questions
1

12 x means:
A 12 less than x
D x is less than 12

B x less than 12
E x is more than 12

C x has the value of 12

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2 Double the sum of x and y is:

A 2(x + y)
B 2x + y

C x + 2y

D (x + y)2

E x+y+2

3 Half the product of a and b is:

A 2ab

a+b
2

ab
2

1
1
a+ b
2
2

a
+b
2

4 4a + 3b + c + 5b c is the same as:

A 32ab
B 4a + 8b + 2c C 8a + 4b

D 64abc

E 4a + 8b

5 If a = 3 and b = 7, then 3a2 + 2b is equal to:

A 66
B 95
C 23

D 41

E 20

Short-answer questions
1

Consider the expression 5x + 7y + 3x + 9.

a How many terms are in this expression?
b Can the expression be simplified?
c What is the value of the constant term?
d What is the coefficient of y?

2 Write an algebraic expression for each of the following.

a the sum of x and 3
b the product of a and 12
c the sum of double x and triple y
d w divided by 6
e double x taken from y
3 Find how many:
a cents are in $m
c millimetres are in p kilometres

b
d

hours are in x days

days are in y hours

4 If m = 6, find the value of each of the following.

a m+7
b 2m 1
d 2(m 3)

m+6
2

c 6m + 3
f

m
+ 4m 3
2

5 Evaluate the expression 3(2x + y) when x = 5 and y = 2.

6 Simplify each of the following.
a 6a + 4a
b 7x 3x
d m+mm
e 6 + 2a + 3a

c 9a + 2a + a
f x + y + 3x + y

7 a Write an expression for the perimeter of rectangle ABCD.

b Write an expression for the area of rectangle ABCD.
A

3
D

x+4

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8 Find the missing term.

a 3a ____ = 18abc
c 2p + 2p + 2p = 6____
9 Expand:
a 2(a + 3)

10ab ____ = 2a

b 12(a b)

c 8(3m + 4)

10 Write the simplest expression for the perimeter of this figure.

2xy

Extended-response question
1

A bottle of soft drink costs $3 and a pie costs $2.

a Find the cost of:
i 2 bottles of soft drink and 3 pies
ii x bottles of soft drink and 3 pies
iii x bottles of soft drink and y pies
b If Anh has $50, find his change if he buys x bottles of soft drink and y pies.

Chapter 9: Equations 1
Multiple-choice questions
The solution to the equation x 3 = 7 is:
A 4
B 10
C 9

D 11

E 3

2 The solution to the equation 2(x + 3) = 12 is:

A 4.5
B 2
C 7

D 6

E 3

3 m = 4 is a solution to:
A 3m + 12 = 0
D m+4=0

m
= 16
4
E 3m 6 = 2

4 The solution to 2p 3 = 7 is:

A p=4
B p=5

C p=2

C 10 2m = 2

D p = 10

E p=3

5 Ying thinks of a number. If he adds 4 to his number and then multiplies the sum by 5, the result is
35. What equation represents this information?
A y + 9 = 35
B 5y 4 = 35
C 5y + 4 = 35
D 5( y + 4) = 35
E y + 20 = 35

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Short-answer questions
1

Solve:
a x + 9 = 12

x
= 12
9

2 Solve:
a 3x + 3 = 9

x 9 = 12

x
+ 6 = 12
2

d 9x = 12
c

3(m 1) = 18

3 If y = mx + b, find:
a y when m = 3, x = 4 and b = 8
c m when y = 36, x = 3 and b = 12

b when y = 20, m = 4 and x = 4

4 If P = S C, find:
a P when S = 190 and C = 87
c C when P = 384 and S = 709

S when P = 47.9 and C = 13.1

5 Use your knowledge of geometry and shapes to find the value of x in each of the following.
b

(2x + 5) cm

(x + 2) cm

2x

36

17 cm

P = 28 cm

6 The perimeter of this triangle is 85 cm. Write an equation and then solve it
to find the value of x.

2x cm
25 cm

Extended-response question
1

The cost of hiring a hall for an event is $200 plus $40 per hour.
a What is the cost of hiring the hall for 3 hours?
b What is the cost of hiring the hall for 5 hours?
c What is the cost of hiring the hall for n hours?
d If the cost of hiring the hall totals $460, for how many hours was it hired?

Chapter 10: Measurement and computation of length, perimeter and area

Multiple-choice questions
1

17 mm is the same as:

A 0.17 m
B 0.17 cm

2 0.006 L is the same as:

A 6 mL
B 36 mL

C 0.017 m

D 170 cm

E 1.7 m

C 10 mL

D 60 mL

E 600 mL

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3 Which of the following shapes has the largest perimeter?

A
B
D

4 The perimeters of the two shapes shown below are equal. The area of the square is:
A 30 m2
B 7.5 m2
13 m
2
5m
C 56.25 m
D 120 m2
E 60 m2
12 m
5 Which is the correct formula for the circumference of a circle?
A C = 2r
B C = r 2
C C = r
D C = 2d

E C = d 2

Short-answer questions
1

Complete these conversions.

a 5 m = ____ cm
b 6 km = _____ m
d 1.7 cm = _____ m

e 180 cm = _____ m

c 1800 mm = _____ m
1
f 5 km = _____ m
2

2 Find the perimeter of each of the following.

b

1.3 m

68 cm

c
75 cm

4.2 m
d

60 c

1.5 m

40

cm

7m

1.2 m

12 m

55 cm
20 m
3 Find the area of each of the following.
a

b
1.3 m

8m
3m

8m
15 m

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4.5 m

7m

12 m

7m

7m

8m

12 m

12 m

10 m
12 m

4 Find the exact perimeter of the following sectors.

a

c
45

12 cm

4 cm

6 cm

5 Find the exact perimeter of this composite figure, in which two semicircles
have been removed from a square.

8 cm

Extended-response question
1

Robert has been given 36 m of fencing with which to build the largest rectangular enclosure that he
can, using whole number side lengths.
a Draw three possible enclosures and calculate the area of each one.
b What are the dimensions of the rectangle that gives the largest possible area?
c If Robert chooses the dimensions in part b and puts a post on each corner, and then posts every
metre along the boundary, how many posts will he need?
d If it takes 15 minutes to dig each hole for each post, how many hours will Robert spend
digging?

Chapter 11: Introducing indices

Multiple-choice questions
1

The first prime number after 90 is:

A 91
B 92
C 97

D 95

E 93

2 The highest common factor (HCF) of 12 and 18 is:

A 6
B 12
C 4
D 2

E 9

3 2 2 2 3 is the same as:

A 63
B 23 3

E 43

C 83

D 63

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4 Evaluating 32 25 + 3 gives:
A 8
B 5

C 4

5 The number 48 in prime factor form is:

A 24 5
B 235
C 23 32

D 17

E 7

D 24 3

E 23 3

Short-answer questions
1

List the factors of:

a 15

b 30

2 List the first five multiples of:

a 3
b 7

c 100
c 11

3 List all factors common to 30 and 36.

4 What is the highest factor common to 36 and 40?
5 Find the value of:
a 112

b 62 22

c 33 23

6 What is the square root of 14 400?

7 Is the expression 32 + 4 2 = 3 + 4 true or false?
8 Find the smallest number that must be added to 36 791 so that it becomes divisible by:
a 2
b 3
c 4
9 Simplify the following, and express your answer using indices.
2
a (85)
b 85 82
c 85 82
5
5
d 8 8
e 8 8
f 85 85
10 Write down the value of each of the following.
a 80
b 8 80
d 8 + 80
e (8 + 8)0

c (8 8)0
f 80 + 80

Extended-response question
1

Copy and complete the following pattern.

a (1)2 = 1 1 = 1
(1)3 = 1 1 1 = 1
(1)4 =
(1)5 =
b What is the value of 1 to the power of 279? How do you know?
c Will the value of 3 to the power of 79 be positive or negative? Explain.

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