Module 1 Mathematics

1.

1.1 Arithmetic Response Question

Find out the minimum value of the following expressions:

|-3|, -0.4, log3, cos /3 _____________
|-5|, 26/5, 2x3, -24/5 _____________
22, 2.8, 2log10, _____________

2.

Find out the least common denominator

3/8, 3/32, 7.9% _____________
5/16, 7/12, 13/28, 66/120 ______________
50/9, 27/72, 11/20, 1/15 ______________

3.

Find out the LCM of the following numbers

10, 15, 100, 2000 _______________
90, 36, 28, 63 _____________

4.

Convert to scientific notation and round to 3 significant figures.

26,000,000 = _______________
1.000 1234 = _______________
345,670 = ________________
1993 - (- ) 3 = ___________________
8,000 x2 = _________________

5.
(a)
(b)
(c)

Dividing 100 by 3
gives 33.330.
gives a quotient of 33.3 and remainder 1.
gives a mixed number.

6.
(a)
(b)
(c)

The fraction 1/3

has no exact value.
is the same value as square root of 10.
is a recurring decimal.

7. When you divide 70 by 12, you get

(a) a whole number.
(b) a quotient equal to 6.
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(c) a remainder of 10.

8.
(a)
(b)
(c)

The place of 3 in 325, 567 is

thousand
hundred thousand
million

9.
(a)
(b)
(c)

The result of multiplying two numbers

Sum
Difference
product

10.
(a)
(b)
(c)

The divisor in the expression 47/9 = 52

47
9
2

11.
(a)
(b)
(c)

When adding fractions, the common denominator is

least common multiple
greatest common divisor
greatest common multiple

12.
(a)
(b)
(c)

Find the cube of 3

8
9
27

13.
(a)
(b)
(c)

The square root of 625

15
25
35

14.
(a)
(b)
(c)

10-7 is the decimal

0.00001
0.000001
0.0000001

15.
(a)
(b)
(c)

134 573 to 3 significant figures is

134 000
134 500
134573.000

16. Choose the smallest number

(a) 3 93
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(b) 15/5
(c) 1.7322
17.
(a)
(b)
(c)

Calculate the expression 3 (125 106 )

300
500
2500

18. A wire is 8.2 m. if it is cut into 6 equal portions, what is the length of each portion correct to
the nearest cm?
(a) 13.6 cm
(b) 136.6 cm
(c) 137 cm
19.
(a)
(b)
(c)

Express 1 / (4-1-2/7) as a decimal. Give the answer to 2 decimal places.

0.36
0.37
0.38

20.
(a)
(b)
(c)

Round off the number 20985.027 to 4 significant figures

20985
20986
20990

21.
(a)
(b)
(c)

Round off the number 0.05558 to 3 significant figures

0.056
0.0556
0.06

22.
(a)
(b)
(c)

Evaluate 1.18 / 18 correct to 3 decimal places

0.0656
0.065
0.066

23.
(a)
(b)
(c)

Which of the following is not a rational number?

3.14
5
/

24.
(a)
(b)
(c)

Which of the following is a rational number

sin 20
sin 150
tan 120

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25.
(a)
(b)
(c)

Which of the following is a real number

-9
3
-8
none of them

26.
(a)
(b)
(c)

Given m is an odd integer, which of the following must be an even integer?

m+2
m-9
3m

27.
(a)
(b)
(c)

If m is odd and n is even, which of the following must be even

mxn
m+n
m + 2n

28.
(a)
(b)
(c)

The LCM of 27, 162, 297

27 x 162 x 297
162 x 297
1782

29.
(a)
(b)
(c)

0.015 =
1.5 %
15 %
0.15 %

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30. In a city, the ratio of senior school teachers to the total population is 1:24000. When there are
only 900 teachers, the population is ___________ millions.
31. A floor plan is drawn to the scale of 1:40. The area of the actual measurements is
______________ to the area on the plan.
32. In the proportion 4: x = 16 : 280, the product of means is _____________
33. Determine whether the following form a proportional relation.
The area of a circle to its radius __________________
The slant height of a cone to its volume _______________
The distance traveled to the time spent in uniform speed _________________
The tangent value of an angle to the angle ___________________
34. Determine the following forms a direct proportion or an inverse proportion.
The base area of a cylinder to its height at a fixed volume ________________
The area of a sector to its subtending angle ________________
Time taken to travel a fixed distance to speed ___________________
The distance traveled to the time spent in uniform speed _________________
35. The arithmetic mean of the 20 and 80 is ___________
36. The geometric mean of the 20 and 80 is ___________
37. There is an ice pyramid of an L x L square base and its height is also L. It melted and then
frozen again to form a cube. The side of the cube is ________________.
38. The radius of a cylinder is halved and its height is doubled. Then the volume is
____________.
39. If the base side and height of a square-base pyramid are the same as the radius of a sphere.
The volume ratio of the pyramid to the sphere is ________________.
40. If the base and altitude of a triangle are the same as the side of square. The area ratio of the
triangle to the square is ___________________.

41. If the circumference of a circle =628.4 cm, calculate the area.

(a) 314.2 square m
(b) 628.4 square m

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(c) 3.142 square m

42. 1 inch =
(a) 2.54 mm
(b) 2.54 m
(c) 25.4 mm

43. The binary equivalent of 8 is

(a) 1000
(b) 1010
(c) 1001

44. ( 1001 1010 1101) 2 = ?

(a) ( 9AD ) 8
(b) ( 4655 ) 16
(c) ( 9AD ) 16

45. Convert the following binary number to hexadecimal 1011 1011 1101.1010
(a) BBD.A
(b) BBD.5
(c) 1313D.5

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