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 Preface

First published in 1994, New Century Maths 7 has now been completely rewritten to reflect the spirit
of the new Australian curriculum and the NSW syllabus. In this book, teachers will still find those
familiar features that have made New Century Maths a leading mathematics series, such as clear
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Preface iii Investigation: Complementary

About the authors iii and supplementary angles 54
6MG141 2-04 Complementary and
Curriculum grids viii supplementary angles 55
User’s guide xii Mental skills 2: Adding or
Acknowledgements 1 multiplying in any order 57
Investigation: Angles at a point
and vertically opposite angles 58
Chapter 1: Integers 2 6MG141 2-05 Angles at a point and
SkillCheck 4
vertically opposite angles 59
6NA124 1-01 Numbers above and
7MG163 2-06 Constructing parallel and
below zero 4
perpendicular lines 63
6NA124 1-02 Integers on a number
7MG163 2-07 Corresponding angles
line 7
on parallel lines 67
Technology: Introducing
7MG163 2-08 Alternate angles on
spreadsheets 9
parallel lines 69
7NA280 1-03 Ordering integers 11
7MG163 2-09 Co-interior angles on
7NA280 1-04 Adding integers 13
parallel lines 72
Mental skills 1A: Adding
7MG163 2-10 Angles on parallel lines 74
8 or 9 15
Technology: Constructing
7NA280 1-05 Subtracting integers 16
angles 2 78
Investigation: Multiplying
7MG164 2-11 Proving parallel lines 78
integers 19
Power plus 81
8NA183 1-06 Multiplying integers 20
Chapter 2 review 82
Technology: Daily temperatures
in Thredbo 22
Investigation: Dividing Chapter 3: Whole
integers 24 numbers 88
8NA183 1-07 Dividing integers 24 SkillCheck 90
8NA183 1-08 Order of operations 26 5NA099 3-01 Rounding and estimating 91
Mental skills 1B: Subtracting 6NA123 3-02 Multiplying numbers 93
8 or 9 27 6NA123 3-03 Dividing numbers 96
8NA183 1-09 Integers and the 5NA098, 3-04 Divisibility tests 97
calculator 28 6NA122 Mental skills 3A: Multiplying
Technology: Sorting numbers 29 by a multiple of 10 100
7NA280 1-10 Integer problems 30 NSW 3-05 Long division 101
Investigation: Above and 3-06 Extension: Roman
below sea level 32 numerals 103
Power plus 32 Investigation: Aboriginal
Chapter 1 review 34 numbers 104
7NA149 3-07 Powers and index
Chapter 2: Angles 36 notation 105
SkillCheck 38 Technology: Powers 107
6MG141 2-01 Naming angles 39 7NA150 3-08 Square root and cube root 108
6MG141, 2-02 Measuring and drawing Mental skills 3B: Dividing by
7MG163 angles 42 a multiple of 10 112
6MG141 2-03 Classifying angles 50 7NA149 3-09 Prime and composite
Technology: Constructing numbers 113
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7NA149 3-10 Prime factors 115 Chapter 5: Algebra and
Technology: Spreadsheet
formulas 117 equations 170
7NA149 3-11 Greatest common divisor 118 SkillCheck 172
Investigation: Common factor 7NA151 5-01 The laws of arithmetic 173
puzzle 120 7NA151 5-02 The distributive law 176
Investigation: GCD by 7NA175, 5-03 Variables 178
repeated division 120 177 Investigation: The laws of
7NA149 3-12 Lowest common multiple 120 arithmetic 182
Technology: Lowest common 7NA177 5-04 From words to algebraic
multiple 122 expressions 183
Power plus 123 Mental skills 5A: Multiplying
Chapter 3 review 124 an even number by 5 185
Technology: Using variables
Mixed revision 1 126 and values 185
7NA176 5-05 Substitution 186
Chapter 4: Fractions and Technology: Substitution 189
Investigation: Equivalent
percentages 128 expressions 190
SkillCheck 130
7NA179 5-06 Equations 190
7NA152 4-01 Fractions 131
7NA179 5-07 One-step equations 191
7NA152 4-02 Ordering fractions 136
7NA179 5-08 Two-step equations 195
Investigation: What fraction
Mental skills 5B: Multiplying
is shaded? 138
by 9, 11 and 12 198
7NA153 4-03 Adding and subtracting
7NA179 5-09 Equation problems 199
fractions 139
Investigation: School concert 202
7NA153 4-04 Adding and subtracting
Power plus 203
mixed numerals 142
Chapter 5 review 204
6NA127 4-05 Fraction of a quantity 144
Mental skills 4A: Fraction of
a quantity 146 Chapter 6: Geometry 206
Investigation: Netball scores 147 SkillCheck 208
7NA154 4-06 Multiplying fractions 147 6MG142 6-01 Transformations 208
Technology: More spreadsheet Technology: Transformations 214
practice 150 7MG181 6-02 Composite
7NA154 4-07 Dividing fractions 151 transformations 219
Investigation: Thanh’s Technology: Composite
gorgeous garden 154 transformations 222
7NA154 4-08 Fraction problems 154 7MG181 6-03 Line symmetry 225
7NA154 4-09 Fractions and the 7MG181 6-04 Rotational symmetry 229
calculator 156 Mental skills 6: Estimating
Investigation: Fraction puzzles 157 answers 231
7NA157 4-10 Percentages, fractions 7MG165 6-05 Classifying triangles 231
and decimals 158 Technology: Constructing
7NA158 4-11 Percentage of a quantity 160 triangles 234
Mental skills 4B: Percentage Investigation: Angle sum of a
of a quantity 162 triangle 236
7NA155, 4-12 Expressing quantities as Technology: Angle sum of a
158 fractions and percentages 163 triangle 237
Technology: Calculating test 7MG166 6-06 Angle sum of a triangle 242
marks as percentages 165 Investigation: Exterior angle
Power plus 166 of a triangle 244
Chapter 4 review 167

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7MG166 6-07 Exterior angle of a Chapter 8: Area and

triangle 245
7MG165 6-08 Classifying quadrilaterals 248 volume 302
Technology: Measuring SkillCheck 304
quadrilaterals 249 6MG135, 8-01 The metric system 305
Investigation: Angle sum of a 136
quadrilateral 251 5MG109 8-02 Perimeter 308
7MG166 6-09 Angle sum of a 8MG195 8-03 Metric units for area 312
quadrilateral 252 Investigation: The human
7MG165 6-10 Properties of lagoon 315
quadrilaterals 254 Investigation: Standing room
Investigation: Shape puzzles 256 only! 316
Power plus 257 Investigation: Student space
Chapter 6 review 258 in a classroom 316
Investigation: Area of a
Mixed revision 2 264 rectangle 316
7MG159 8-04 Area of a rectangle 318
Chapter 7: Decimals 268 Mental skills 8A: Doubling
SkillCheck 270 and halving numbers 322
5NA105 7-01 Ordering decimals 271 Technology: Perimeter and
Investigation: Comparing area of a chicken pen 323
heights 274 Investigation: Area of a
7NA157 7-02 Decimals and fractions 276 triangle 324
6NA128 7-03 Adding and subtracting 7MG159 8-05 Area of a triangle 324
decimals 277 Investigation: Area of a
Investigation: Multiplying and parallelogram 327
dividing decimals by 7MG159 8-06 Area of a parallelogram 328
powers of 10 280 6MG136, 8-07 Areas of composite shapes 330
6NA130 7-04 Multiplying and dividing 138, Investigation: Area puzzles 335
decimals by powers 7MG159 Investigation: Local areas 337
of 10 281 7MG161 8-08 Drawing prisms 337
Mental skills 7: Calculating Mental skills 8B: Multiplying
differences and making change 282 and dividing by 4 or 8 344
7NA154 7-05 Multiplying decimals by 8MG195 8-09 Metric units for volume 345
estimating 283 Investigation: Volume of a
Investigation: Decimal places rectangular prism 347
in multiplication answers 285 7MG160 8-10 Volume of a rectangular
7NA154 7-06 Multiplying decimals 286 prism 349
7NA154 7-07 Dividing decimals by Investigation: What is your
whole numbers 287 volume? 352
7NA154 7-08 Dividing decimals 289 6MG136, 8-11 Volume and capacity 352
Investigation: Back-to-front 138 Technology: Brogo and
problems 291 Windamere dams 356
7NA157, 7-09 Terminating and Power plus 357
8NA184 recurring decimals 291 Chapter 8 review 359
7NA156 7-10 Rounding decimals 293
Technology: Rounding Chapter 9: The number
decimals 296
7NA154 7-11 Decimal problems 296 plane 364
Technology: Fruit and SkillCheck 366
vegetables 298 5MG113 9-01 Location using
Power plus 298 coordinates 367
Chapter 7 review 300 6MG143, 9-02 The number plane 370
7NA178
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6MG143, 9-03 The number plane with 5SP117 11-03 The range of probability 450
7NA178 negative numbers 373 Investigation: The Greedy
Investigation: Number plane Pig game 452
picture puzzles 375 6SP145, 11-04 Experimental probability 453
7NA178 9-04 Graphing tables of values 376 146 Investigation: Spinning chance 456
Mental skills 9: Simplifying Technology: Rolling a die 457
multiplication by factorising 378 Mental skills 11: Adding 90c
Investigation: Height vs head and 95c 457
circumference 378 Investigation: Complementary
7MG181 9-05 Transformations on the events 458
number plane 379 8SP204 11-05 Complementary events 459
Technology: Transformations Power plus 461
on the number plane 385 Chapter 11 review 462
Power plus 388
Chapter 9 review 390 Chapter 12: Ratios, rates
Chapter 10: Analysing and time 464
SkillCheck 466
data 394 7NA173 12-01 Ratios 466
SkillCheck 396 7NA173 12-02 Simplifying ratios 471
7SP170 10-01 Interpreting graphs 397 Investigation: Scale diagrams 475
Technology: Column graphs 401 7NA173 12-03 Ratio problems 475
6SP148 10-02 Misleading graphs 401 7NA173 12-04 Rates 479
7SP170 10-03 Dot plots 405 Mental skills 12A: Multiplying
Technology: Olympic by 5, 15, 25 and 50 480
winning times 407 7NA174 12-05 Best buys 481
7SP170 10-04 Stem-and-leaf plots 408 7NA173 12-06 Rate problems 484
Mental skills 10: Reading Technology: Conversion rates 486
linear scales 410 7NA180 12-07 Travel graphs 487
7SP171 10-05 The mean and mode 411 Technology: Speed and
Investigation: Finding the distance 491
middle scores 415 NSW 12-08 Time calculations 492
7SP171 10-06 The median and range 416 Mental skills 12B: Dividing
Technology: Mean, median by 5, 15, 25 and 50 495
and mode 419 5MG110 12-09 24-hour time 496
Investigation: Michael’s family 420 8MG199 12-10 Time differences 498
7SP169, 10-07 Analysing dot plots and 6MG139 12-11 Timetables 502
170 stem-and-leaf plots 421 Power plus 506
Technology: Dot plots and Chapter 12 review 507
stem-and-leaf plots 424
7SP169, 10-08 Comparing data sets 426 Mixed revision 4 510
172 Power plus 429 General revision 512
Chapter 10 review 430
Appendices
Mixed revision 3 434 1 Calculator skills 517
2 Glossary 523
Chapter 11: Probability 438
SkillCheck 440 Answers 534
7SP167 11-01 Sample spaces 441 Index 595
7SP168 11-02 Probability 445

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New Century Maths 7 New Century Maths 8

Strand and substrand
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NUMBER AND ALGEBRA

Number and place value 1 Integers 2 Working with numbers

3 Whole numbers
5 Algebra and equations

Real numbers 4 Fractions and percentages 2 Working with numbers

7 Decimals 6 Fractions and percentages
12 Ratios, rates and time 11 Ratios, rates and time

Money and financial mathematics 12 Ratios, rates and time 6 Fractions and percentages
11 Ratios, rates and time

Patterns and algebra 5 Algebra and equations 3 Algebra

Linear and non-linear relationships 5 Algebra and equations 10 Equations

9 The number plane 11 Ratios, rates and time
12 Ratios, rates and time 12 Graphing linear equations

MEASUREMENT AND GEOMETRY

Using units of measurement 8 Area and volume 5 Area and volume

12 Ratios, rates and time 11 Ratios, rates and time

Shape 8 Area and volume

Location and transformation 6 Geometry 4 Geometry

9 The number plane 8 Congruent figures

Geometric reasoning 2 Angles 4 Geometry

6 Geometry 8 Congruent figures

Pythagoras and trigonometry 1 Pythagoras’ theorem

STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY

Chance 11 Probability 9 Probability

Data representation and interpretation 10 Analysing data 7 Investigating data

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NUMBER AND ALGEBRA

Computation with integers 1 Integers 2 Working with numbers
3 Whole numbers
Fractions, decimals and percentages 4 Fractions and percentages 2 Working with numbers
7 Decimals 6 Fractions and percentages
Financial mathematics 12 Ratios, rates and time 6 Fractions and percentages
11 Ratios, rates and time
Proportion 12 Ratios, rates and time 11 Ratios, rates and time
Algebraic techniques 1 5 Algebra and equations 3 Algebra
Algebraic techniques 2 5 Algebra and equations 3 Algebra
12 Graphing linear equations
Indices 3 Whole numbers 2 Working with numbers
3 Algebra
Equations 5 Algebra and equations 10 Equations
Linear relationships 9 The number plane 12 Graphing linear equations
MEASUREMENT AND GEOMETRY
Length 5 Area and volume
Area 8 Area and volume 5 Area and volume
Volume 8 Area and volume 5 Area and volume
Time 12 Ratios, rates and time 11 Ratios, rates and time
Right-angled triangles (Pythagoras) 1 Pythagoras’ theorem
Angle relationships 2 Angles 4 Geometry
Properties of geometrical figures 1 6 Geometry 4 Geometry
Properties of geometrical figures 2 8 Congruent figures
STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
Single variable data analysis 1 10 Analysing data 7 Investigating data
Single variable data analysis 2 10 Analysing data 7 Investigating data
Probability 1 11 Probability 9 Probability
Probability 2 9 Probability

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This is an extract from the Australian Curriculum.

Content description New Century Maths 7 chapter

NUMBER AND ALGEBRA

Number and place value
ACMNA149: Investigate index notation and represent whole numbers as 3 Whole numbers
products of powers of prime numbers
ACMNA150: Investigate and use square roots of perfect square numbers 3 Whole numbers
ACMNA151: Apply the associative, commutative and distributive laws to 5 Algebra and equations
aid mental and written computation
ACMNA280: Compare, order, add and subtract integers 1 Integers
YEAR 8 ACMNA183: Carry out the four operations with rational numbers 1 Integers
and integers, using efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate
digital technologies

Real numbers
ACMNA152: Compare fractions using equivalence. Locate and represent 4 Fractions and percentages
positive and negative fractions and mixed numbers on a number line
ACMNA153: Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of 4 Fractions and percentages
fractions, including those with unrelated denominators
ACMNA154: Multiply and divide fractions and decimals using written 4 Fractions and percentages
strategies and digital technologies 7 Decimals
ACMNA155: Express one quantity as a fraction of another, with and with- 4 Fractions and percentages
out the use of digital technologies
ACMNA156: Round decimals to a specified number of decimal places 7 Decimals
YEAR 8 ACMNA184: Investigate terminating and recurring decimals 7 Decimals
ACMNA157: Connect fractions, decimals and percentages and carry out 4 Fractions and percentages
simple conversions
ACMNA158: Find percentages of quantities and express one quantity as a 4 Fractions and percentages
percentage of another, with and without digital technologies
ACMNA173: Recognise and solve problems involving simple ratios 12 Ratios, rates and time

Money and financial mathematics

ACMNA174: Investigate and calculate ‘best buys’, with and without digital 12 Ratios, rates and time
technologies
Patterns and algebra
ACMNA175: Introduce the concept of variables as a way of representing 5 Algebra and equations
numbers using letters
ACMNA176: Create algebraic expressions and evaluate them by substitut- 5 Algebra and equations
ing a given value for each variable
ACMNA177: Extend and apply the laws and properties of arithmetic to 5 Algebra and equations
algebraic terms and expressions

Linear and non-linear relationships

ACMNA178: Given coordinates, plot points on the Cartesian plane, and 9 The number plane
find coordinates for a given point
ACMNA179: Solve simple linear equations 5 Algebra and equations
ACMNA180: Investigate, interpret and analyse graphs from authentic data 12 Ratios, rates and time

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Content description New Century Maths 7 chapter

MEASUREMENT AND GEOMETRY

Using units of measurement
YEAR 8 ACMMG195: Choose appropriate units of measurement for area 8 Area and volume
and volume and convert from one unit to another
ACMMG159: Establish the formulas for areas of rectangles, triangles and 8 Area and volume
parallelograms and use these in problem solving
ACMMG160: Calculate volumes of rectangular prisms 8 Area and volume
YEAR 8 ACMMG199: Solve problems involving duration, including using 12 Ratios, rates and time
12- and 24-hour time within a single time zone
Shape
ACMMG161: Draw different views of prisms and solids formed from combi- 8 Area and volume
nations of prisms
Location and transformation
ACMMG181: Describe translations, reflections in an axis, and rotations of 6 Geometry
multiples of 90° on the Cartesian plane using coordinates. Identify line and 9 The number plane
rotational symmetries
Geometric reasoning
NSW: Use the language, notation and conventions of geometry 2 Angles
NSW: Recognise the geometric properties of angles at a point 2 Angles
ACMMG163: Identify corresponding, alternate and co-interior angles when 2 Angles
two straight lines are crossed by a transversal
ACMMG164: Investigate conditions for two lines to be parallel and solve 2 Angles
simple numerical problems using reasoning
ACMMG165: Classify triangles according to their side and angle properties 6 Geometry
and describe quadrilaterals
ACMMG166: Demonstrate that the angle sum of a triangle is 180° and use 6 Geometry
this to find the angle sum of a quadrilateral
NSW: Use angle properties and relationships to solve problems with 6 Geometry
appropriate reasoning
STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
Chance
ACMSP167: Construct sample spaces for single-step experiments with 11 Probability
equally likely outcomes
ACMSP168: Assign probabilities to the outcomes of events and determine 11 Probability
probabilities for events
YEAR 8 ACMSP204: Identify complementary events and use the sum of 11 Probability
probabilities to solve problems
Data representation and interpretation
ACMSP169: Identify and investigate issues involving numerical data 10 Analysing data
collected from primary and secondary sources
ACMSP170: Construct and compare a range of data displays including 10 Analysing data
stem-and-leaf plots and dot plots
ACMSP171: Calculate mean, median, mode, and range for sets of data. 10 Analysing data
Interpret these statistics in the context of data
ACMSP172: Describe and interpret data displays using median, mean 10 Analysing data
and range

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