Deck 1: Basic Arithmetic and Fractions

Question 1

Evaluate: 1009 cm - 356 cm - 742 cm + 94 cm.

Answer 1

1009 + 94 = 1103
356 + 742 = 1098
1009 cm - 356 cm - 742 cm + 94 cm = 1103 cm - 1098 cm
= 5 cm

Question 2

Determine £284  9

Answer 2

Question 3

Answer 3

(a) -11 239 - (-4732) + 9639 = -11 239 + 4732 + 9639 = 3132
(b) -164  -12 = 164  12 = 1968
(c) 367  -19 = -6973

Question 4

Question 5

A small component has a mass of 27 g. Calculate the mass, in kilograms, of 750 such
components.

Question 6

Question 7

Evaluate: 7 + 20  (9 - 5)

Question 8

Evaluate: 147 - 21(24  3) + 31

Question 9

Evaluate: 40  (1 + 4) + 7[8 + (3  8) - 27]

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Question 14

A training college has 480 students of which 150 are girls. Express this as a fraction in its
simplest form.

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