No. TEST ITEMS. WORKING COLUMN 11. ‘The triangle XYZ is moved to the position ! lanl Al y ° ® (a) Name the movement. Answer (mark) (b) Describe this movement FULLY. Answer (1 mark) 69No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN 12, ‘The shaded triangle T below was moved to the position of triangle S. (a) © © A B ASR Name the movement. Answer (mark) How many shaded triangles EXACTLY like T would completely cover the rectangle ABCD? Answer (mark ) Circle the term from the list below which BEST describes the triangle formed when, ‘T and $ are combined as shown above. Right-angled Isosceles Equilateral (1 mark ) 70No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN 13, ‘The shape ABCD below is moved from its position at P to the position at Q so that Corner A is now at A’ and Corner D is now at D. D c Dt P @ Me (@) Whatisthenameofthis movement? ) © Answer (mark) Describe the movement in (a) FULLY, Answer (mark) Under the same movement in (a), describe what happens to Corner B. Answer (1 mark) nNo. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN 14. | Refer to the diagram below to answer the questions that follow. VW ‘A | | | ean aN | | (a) Name an angle less than 90°. Answer (i mark) (6) Which angle is APPROXIMATELY one-third of a whole turn? | Answer (1 mark) (©) Which angles TOGETHER have the SAME measure as a half turn? Answer (1 mark) a5. ‘The minute hand of a clock moved from 9 to 2 in the direction of the arrow shown. ‘Through how many degrees did the minute hand move? Answer (2 marks) 2No. TEST ITEMS. WORKING COLUMN 16. ‘The angle formed between the hands of the clock shown below is marked with ‘y’. (a) @) Circle the term listed below that BEST describes angle y. Right angled; acute; obtuse; reflex (1 mark) Complete the following statement: Angle y measures degrees. (1 mark) 2BNo. TEST ITEMS. WORKING COLUMN 17. Sasha is facing SE. She turns in a clockwise direction to face NW. N NW. NE w gE 6] sw SE 8 (a) What fraction of a whole turn does Sasha make? Answer (1 mark) () How many MORE degrees must she turn in order to face North? Answer ° (I mark) 74No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN 18. ‘The gauge needle on a welder’s gas tank moves in the direction of the arrow shown below. (a) ) START How many degrees does the needle turn through from START to 8? Answer degrees (mark) ‘The needle moves from 0 through 135 degrees. Where is the new position of the needle? Answer (@ mark) 15SECTION IID Each question is worth either 2 or 3 marks. Show ALL working in the Working Column. No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN ‘The pictograph shows the first choice of sports for boys in Standard 5. How many boys indicated their choice of sports? Answer (@ marks) ‘The incomplete graph below shows the marks that John scored in Mathematics each day during a particular week. 2 Marks I T ‘ 15} | 19} 5 Uy. | aa ae Car gs 2 John scored a total of 80 marks for that week, Complete the graph to show how | many marks he scored on Friday. (2 marks) See 76No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN The pie chart below shows how Mr Samuel spends his salary for the month. FOOD Calculate his monthly salary if he spends $1800.00 on food. Answer §. (2 marks) 7No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN ‘The pie chart below shows the favourite pets of the pupils in Standard 3. (a) ) Which TWO pets are EQUALLY favoured? Answer (mark) What percentage of the pupils in Standard 3 Answer favour parrots? % (mark) 78SECTION Ill A Each question is worth 5 marks. Show ALL working in the Working Column. No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN Ata fair, four plastic bottles with numbers on them are lined up as shown below. AAG For every turn, a person is given three balls to knock down three bottles. The numbers are added and a toy is given for some EXACT scores as shown on the table below. Toy Score Rabbit 49 ‘Bear 46 Parrot 40 [Monkey 39 | (a) Candy knocks down three bottles marked 18, 9 and 12. Which toy does she win? Answer ___ (mark) (b) Candy wants to win the bear Which THREE bottles should she knock down? Answer @ marks) (© Candy knocks down the bottle marked 9. Which toy will she NOT be able to win? Answer 79No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN } ‘The pupils in Standard Five are seated on benches which can seat either 4 pupils (four-seaters) or 8 pupils (three-seaters). Five four-seaters and fifteen three-seaters are available. (a) Whatis the LARGEST number of pupils that can be seated if ONLY the four-seaters are used? Answer (i mark ) () On Tuesday, 38 pupils are to be seated and ALL the four-seaters MUST be used. What is the SMALLEST number of three-seaters. that are needed? Answer (2 marks) (© On Thursday, 48 pupils are to be seated. How many of EACH type of benches are needed so that ALL seats are occupied and BOTH types of benches are used? Answer four-seaters three-seaters (marks) 80No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN ‘There are 168 students in a school. There are twice as many girls as there are boys. (a) Calculate the number of girls in the school. Answer girls: (2 marks) (b) The students are to be divided into ‘classes so that each class has the same number of girls and the same number of boys. Calculate the number of girls and the number of boys in EACH class. Answer girls boys. (2 marks) (© Apples are sold in boxes each containing ‘one dozen. How many boxes will the teacher have to buy so that EACH student receives ONE apple? boxes (1 mark) Answer a1No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN Nine light posts are evenly spaced along ahighway. A total of 144 plastic pipes of the same length are placed EQUALLY between the 9 posts. (a) How many pipes are placed between the first and second posts? Answer pipes (3 marks) (>) Bach pipe is 7 m long. The pipes are connected end-to-end Gust touching each other) between the posts. What is the distance between the first and second posts? Answer m (2 marks) 82No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN Jamie uses dots to create a set of patterns as shown below. ¥ @ ) © Oa How many dots are in the FOURTH (4") pattern? Answer dots (i mark) Draw the FIFTH and SIXTH patterns in the space on the diagram. (2 marks) How many dots are in the EIGHTH pattern? Answer dots (@ marks)No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN Richie's marks for the three subjects in an examination are shown on his report below. Richie’s Report Subject | Maximum] Marks Marks | Obtained! Essay 100 70 Mathematics 100 80 Language Arts | 100 60 Total 300 (@) Calculate the TOTAL marks Richie © © obtained for the examination. Answer marks (mark) Express the total marks that Richie obtained as a percentage of the maximum marks for the test. Answer % (2 marks) How many MORE marks did Richie need in order to get 80% on the test? Answer marks (2 marks) 84No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN ‘A farmer harvested 600 peppers from his garden. He sold 90% of the peppers and gave the remainder to a children’s home. (@) @) Calculate the number of peppers the farmer sold. Answer peppers @ marks) (i) How many peppers did he give away? Answer peppers: (mark) (&) ‘The farmer sold the peppers at 5 for $8.00. Calculate how much money he made from the peppers sold in Part (a). Answer $ (@ marks) 85No. TEST ITEMS. WORKING COLUMN Mr Green bought a box of mangoes. 60% were ripe, 25% were green and the remainder had to be thrown away. The box contained 300 mangoes. (a) How many mangoes were ripe? Answer _____ mangoes. (1 mark) (b) How many mangoes had to be thrown away? Answer ____ mangoes. (2 marks) (© Mr Green paid $60 for the box of mangoes. Calculate the amount of money he lost. Answer $ (2 marks) ‘At a school fair, 30% of the pies sold had cheese filling, 25% had beef filling and the remaining 90 pies had potato filling. (a) What percentage of pies had potato filling? Answer (mark ) () How many pies were sold at the fair? Answer (@ marks) (© How many MORE cheese pies than beef pies were sold at the fair? Answer (2 marks) 86No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN 10. A fruit vendor has 160 fruits in his stall. Of these, are mangoes and 20% are plums. The remainder are avocados. (a) How many mangoes does he have? Answer ____ mangoes (mark) (b) Express the number of fruits that are plums as a DECIMAL fraction. Answer (mark) (©) Calculate the number of avocados in the stall. Answer avocados (3 marks) 87SECTION III B Each question is worth 5 marks. Show ALL working in the Working Column. No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN ‘The price list in a cafeteria is shown below. | Price List Hot dog $5.50 Drink $2.25 Apple $1.75 Sean bought 2 hot dogs, a drink and 2 apples. Sade bought a hot dog, 3 drinks and an apple. (a) Whatis the TOTAL amount spent by Sean and Sade? Answer §. (2 marks) (b) How much more than Sade did Sean spend? Answer $, (2 marks) (©) Which item(s) can be bought with the difference in the amount spent by Sean and Sade? Answer (mark) 88No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN ‘The diagrams below show the cost of a slice of pizza, a scoop of ice cream and a drink. vo $8.00 per slice $5.00 per scoop $4.00 (a) Mark has 8 slices of pizza, 1 drink and 2 scoops of ice cream. Calculate the cost. of his meal. Answer $ (2 marks) (b) Sandy wishes to get exactly $20.00 in change from a $50.00 note after purchasing ameal. Suggest a possible combination of the THREE items that she can buy. slice(s) of pizza = $ scoop(s) of ice cream $ drink(s) 8 ‘Total $ (8 marks) 89No. TEST ITEMS. WORKING COLUMN ‘The pictures below show the costs of notebooks, erasers and pencils. 2 for $1.00 81.50 each. 20¢ each Use the information to complete the table below. Number of Items Total Notebooks [Erasers |Peneils | _ Cost @ 3 6 15 ) 3 15 | $10.00 (6 marks) Complete Akeem’s shopping bill below. Item |Quantity| Cost |Amount Paid (a)| Crayons] 3boxes | $4.50 per box (mark) () | Stickers 40¢ each (mark) ©} vat 10% 90No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN ‘An appliance store offers 33-4% discount on cash purchases. ‘The original price on a refrigerator is $8400. (a) b) © Whatis the discounted price on the refrigerator? Answer $ (2 marks) VAT at 15% is calculated on the discounted price. How much is the VAT? Answer $ (i mark) What is the FINAL cost of the refrigerator when purchased for cash? Answer $ (@ marks) 1No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN Ms Brown borrowed $1200 at 20% simple interest for 2 years. (a) How much interest did she pay? Answer §, (@ marks) (b) How much money did she repay ALTOGETHER? Answer $. (mark) (© Ms Brown repaid the TOTAL amount in EQUAL monthly payments. How much did she pay BACH month? Answer $, (2 marks) 2No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN Lance's weekly wage is caleulated using the rates in the table below. Lance works for 8 hours daily. $10 per hour during the week. (Monday to Friday) $15 per hour for weekends (Gaturday and Sunday) (a) During one week, Lance worked on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. How many hours did Lance work in that week? Answer hours (1 mark) (b) Using the rates in the table above, calculate Lance's wage for that week. Answer $ (2 marks) (© Lance’s wage last week was $400. He worked on Saturday and Sunday. How many HOURS did he work from Monday to Friday? Answer hours (@ marks)No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN The shape of a floor shown below has two portions, an equilateral triangle (A) attached to one side of a square (B) with sides of 12 m. (a) b) ‘Complete the following statement: ‘The perimeter of the ENTIRE floor is m, (1 mark) ‘The square portion (B) ONLY is to. ‘be covered with tiles. @ The area of Bis m* (i mark) (ii) Bis tobe covered using square tiles with sides measuring 30cm. How many tiles are needed? Answer tiles (i mark) (iii) One of the tiles to be used for covering B costs $4.00. How much will the tiles cost if 10 extra ones are added in case any break? Answer $. (@ marks) 94No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN Daniel is making tickets for his drama club from sheets of bristol board measuring 60 em by 45 cm. (a) Calculate the area of ONE sheet of bristol board. Answer em® (mark ) (>) What is the LARGEST number of tickets measuring 9 cm by 8 cm that Daniel can make from ONE sheet of bristol board? Answer (2 marks) (© A ticket cost $10.00. Daniel collected $5000.00 when all the tickets were sold. How many sheets of bristol board did he use? Answer (2 marks) 10. ‘The bottle in the diagram holds 2 litres of soda when full Glass Bottle Jita fills 4 glasses with 180 ml of soda. (a) How many litres of soda are left in the bottle? Answer litres (3 marks) (>) How many MORE full glasses can she pour from the remaining soda? Answer glasses (2 marks) 95SECTION III C Each question is worth 5 marks. Show ALL working in the Working Column. No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN (@) b) © Draw TWO lines on the figure above so that it forms the net of a solid. (2 marks) Name the solid formed when the net is folded. Answer (mark) ‘The solid formed has edges and vertices, @ marks) 96No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN On the grid below are 2 triangles labelled A and B. ‘Triangle A slides to the right until the corner at P touches the corner R. (a) How many units did triangle A slide? Answer (mark ) (v) Draw the combined shape on the new grid. ‘Triangle B is drawn in position for you. (2 marks) (©) What is the name given to the combined shape of the two triangles? Answer (mark) (@ How many right angles are there in the combined shape? Answer (i mark) 7No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN ‘The positions of triangles ABC, DBC and FEC are shown below. (b) ©) J y What term is used to describe the movement of triangle ABC to the position of triangle FEC? Answer (mark) The triangle ABC moves to the position of triangle BDC. Describe the movement FULLY. Answer (2 marks) What type of triangle is the combined shape, triangle ADC? Answer (2 marks) 98No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN | Four points, A, B, C, D, are equally spaced around the edge of a circular spinner and connected to the centre O as shown in the diagram below. D B (a) Raj turns the spinner so that A moves in an anti-clockwise direction to the position of B. What was the size of the angle through which the spinner moved? Answer (mark) (>) Describe FULLY how Raj can tum the spinner so that B moves to the position of D. Answer (2 marks) (© Raj turned the spinner so that C moves 225° in a clockwise direction toa point M. Label the point Mon the diagram on page 28. (2 marks) 99No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN ‘The shaded triangle at P is moved to various positions, Q, R and 8. Describe CLEARLY the movements in EACH of the following: (@ Pweg Answer (@ marks) ) Rts Answer (mark) (@ Ptos Answer s (2 marks) 100SECTION II D Each question is worth 5 marks. Show ALL working in the Working Column. No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN ‘The incomplete bar graph below shows the favourite subjects of the 30 pupils in a Standard 5 class. Number 1} of Pupils (@) ® © @ 2 0 Social Maths Science English Art Studies Subjects How many more pupils favour Social Studies than Maths? Answer pupils (i mark) What percentage of the class chose Maths as their favourite subject? Answer % (mark) How many pupils chose English as their favourite subject? Answer pupils (2 marks) Complete the graph by drawing the bar to represent the number of pupils whose favourite subject is English. (mark) 101__ TEST ITEMS Six boys ran the 100 m race. The time (in seconds) taken by each boy is shown in the graph below. ‘Time (seconds) @) ) © ‘Time taken to run 100 m ZZ Boys Who won the race? Answer — (I mark) For which position were two boys tied? Answer (mark) Who was the SLOWEST runner? Answer (1 mark) WORKING COLUMN 102No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN @ © How long did the race last? Answer _______seconds (1 mark) How much longer than the first- place runner did the slowest boy take to run the race? Answer seconds (mark) 103No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN | Jeff is playing a game in which he scores points by spinning a pinwheel similar to the one shown below. It is possible to score 1, 2, 3 or 4 points. SZ a Jeff spins the pinwheel twenty times and records his scores in the tally chart below. ‘The tally chart is incomplete. sms | rany | Brequeney | Tal 1 1 1 1 2 14 3 i 3 9 4 a 36 (@) (b) © @ Complete the tally chart above by filling in the missing information. (2marks) What is the modal points scored? Answer (mark ) How many points did Jeff score for the twenty spins? Answer (mark ) Calculate the mean number of points Jeff. scored for the twenty spins. Answer (mark ) 104No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN The heights of a group of students in Standard 1 are given in the table below. ‘Name of ; Student | Amina | Betty | Jon | Avi | Ela | Sunil Height 1 75 | 64 | 84 | a6 | 47 | 64 (em) (a) What is the modal height? Anayee en (mark ) (b) Calculate the mean height of the group. Answer cm (2 marks) (© Amina left the group. What is the mean height of the new group? Answer cm (2 marks) 105No. TEST ITEMS WORKING COLUMN The points scored by Sam for 5 games are given in the table below. Game | Game | Game | Game | Game 1 2 3 4 5 34 | 29 | 43 | 34 | 55 (@)_ What is the modal number of points scored? Answer (1 mark) (b) Calculate the mean number of points scored for a game. Answer (2 marks) (© His mean score for 6 games was 42. Calculate his score on Game 6. Answer (2 marks) 106AppendicesAppendix A SECONDARY ENTRANCE ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES MATHEMATICS The Mathematics Paper consists of (46) items and encompasses the four strands of the syllabus + Number + Measurement and Money © Geometry © Statistics The paper is divided into three sections with 20 questions im Section L 20 questions in Section TL and 6 questions in Secnon I Questions in Section J are worth one (1) mark each: questions in section II are worth two (2) or ‘three (3) marks each and questions in Section IZ are worth five (5) marks each (Table 1 & 2) 107TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS - MATHEMATICS Table 1: Distribution of Items and Marks by Section and Skill level Tb jg | 108ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES - MATHEMATICS A NUMBER ‘Whole Numbers ‘Represent any number up to one million using numerals or word names. State the value or place value of a digit in any whole number up to one million Express a whole sumer up to one million using expanded notation. Order and compare whole numbers Add whole numbers. ‘Subaact whole numbers, Multiply up to four digit pumbers by one or two-digit multipliers. Divide up to four digit numbers by one or two digit divisors. 9. Solve one-step word problems involving any one of the four basic operations on whole pumbers. 10. Solve multi-step word problems involving any combination of the four basic operations on whole numbers. 11. Calculate the square of a number and the square root of a perfect square WOW hw we Fractions 12. Represent a fraction using diagrams, word names or numerals 13. Express a fraction in an equivalent form 14. Order and compare fractions 15. Convert improper fractions to mived numbers and mixed mumbers to improper fraction. 16, Add two or more fractions (including whole mived numbers) 17. Suberact two fractions (including whole mixed sumbers) 18. Calculate the fraction of a quantity 19. Express one quantity as a fraction of another 20. Represent or calculate the whole given a fractional part21. Multiply two fractions (including whole mixed numbers) 22. Divide two fracnons (including whole mixed numbers), 23. Solve word problems involving concepts and operations on fractions Decimals 24. State the value or place value of any digit in a decimal fraction up to hundredths (decimal actions refer to fractions written in decimai notation) 25. Express decimal fractions using expanded notation. 26. Order and compare decimal fracnoas. 27. Add decimal fractions (including whole numbers) 28. Suberact two decimal fractions. 29. Multiply two decimal fractions 30. Divide two decimal fractions. 31. Solve word problems involving measures expressed in decimals 32. Express decimal fraction. as common fractions and vice versa. Approximation and Computational Estimation 33. Approximate whole mumbers to the nearest ten, hundred or thousand. 34, Approximate decimal fractions to the nearest tenths or hundredths 35. Estimate the result of a compuration involving any of the four operations on whole numbers, decimals or fractions. Percent 36. Calculate the percent of a quantity 37. Express a percent as a fraction and a fraction as a percent. 38, Express a percent as a decimal and a decimal as a percent 39, Express one quantity as a percent of another 40, Calculate the whole (or part) given a part expressed as a percent. 41. Solve one - step and multi - step problems invotving percentages 110B. MEASUREMENT Money 42. Idenrify coins, bills, their value and the value of a set of coins Pills. 43. Determine the possible combinations of coins bills. which are equal to given amounts 44. Add and subwract quannties expressed in dollars and cents 45. Calculate toral cost and the change in money transactions 46. Solve problems involving payments (for example salaries) and charges (for example rentals), given a unit rate. 47. Calculate profit or loss given cost price and selling price 48. Express profit or loss percent as a percentage of the cost price 49. Calculate the VAT on an item when given as a percent. 50. Calculate the discount on an item when given as a percent. 51. Calculate the simple interest and amount of an investment or Joan given principal, rate and time. 52. Solve problems involving direct proportions. 53. Determine the best buy comparing rates. Limear Measure 34. Name an appropriate standard metric unit for measunng the length of an object 55. Comvert units of length within the metric system. 56. Couspare two lengths. 57. Measure lengths of lines using standard or non-standard units. 58, Read and record linear measures using decimal notation. ‘59. Estimate the length of an object to the nearest centimeter. 60. Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of measures in (a) metres and centimetres (>) kilometres and metres. 61. (a) Calculate the perimeter of polygons. (b) Calculate unknown sides of polygons given the perimeter 62. State the relationship between the circumference and diameter (or radius) of a circle. 63. Solve problems involving perimeter of polygons and circumference of circlesArea 64. Name an appropriate standard metric unit for measuring the area of a region. 65. Compare the area of surfaces. 66. Measure the area of a region using square units and record measures to the nearest unit. 67. Estimate the area of a region to the nearest square unit. (a) Calculate the area of squares, rectangles. and triangles using formulae (b) Calculate the total area of a compound shape. (c) Calculate an unknown side of a square or rectangle given its area. 68. Solve problems involving area of plane shapes. 69. Solve problems involving area and perimeter of plane shapes 70. Solve problems involving area and money. for example, the cost of tiling. Volume 71. Name an appropriate standard metric unit for measuring capacity of volume of a given container ‘solid 72. Compare the sizes of containers 73, Measure the capacity of containers i standard and non-standard units 74, Measure the volume of a solid by counting cubic units 75. (a) Calculate the volume of cubes and cuboids using the formalze (©) Calculate unknown sides of cubes or cuboids given the volume 76. State the relationship between the metric units of volume and capacity, 77. Solve problems involving volume capacity Mass 78. Name an appropriate standard metric unit for measuring the mass of a eiven object. 79. State the relationship between the gram and the kilogram $0. Compare the masses of objects. $1. Measure the mass of an object using appropriate metric units. $2, Read measuring scales and record masses using decimal notation. ‘$83. Make reasonable estimates of the mass of objects m the environment in kilograms. 12$4. Add and subtract measures in kilograms and grams. 85. Solve problems involving mass and money. mass and volume Time 86, State the various units for measuring time and the relationship berween these units $7. Tell te using analog and digital notation. 88. Convert analog notation to digital notation and vice versa. 89. Solve problems involving calculation of total time and elapsed time in hours and minutes, 90. Solve problems involving time using both digital and analog notations 91. Solve problems involving time and rate C. GEOMETRY Solids and Plane Shapes 92. Identify solids from drawings. 93. Describe the properties of solids with respect to the mumber of vertices and the number and type of edges and faces 94. Draw solids given models or descriptions 95. Name a solid given its net 96. Draw nets of cubes. cuboids. cylinders, triangular prisms, pyramids and cones. 97. Identify plane shapes from drawings 98. Describe the properties of plane shapes with respect to (a) the mumber of sides and angles (}) the mumber of equal sides, and (©) the number of pairs of parallel sides 100. Describe the properties of isosceles, equilateral and nght-angled triangles. 101. Construct a plane shape given specific properties 102. Describe a plane shape as a composition of other plane shapes Symmetry 103. Identify and draw lines of symmetry in plane shapes. including shapes with curved edges 13104. Complete a plane shape using the property of line symmemry. 105. Determine the number of lines of symmetry in plane shapes. Slides, Flips and Terns 106. Identify and describe slides, flips and tums 107. Describe the type of movement (slide, flip, nam), which transforms a plane shape from one position to another. 108. Perform 2 slide, Hip or tum on a plane shape to create another plane shape 108. Perform slides. fips and tums on plane shapes to create parterns 110. Complete and describe patterns made by simple transformations LIL Solve problems involving, recognising and describing slides, flips and turns Angles 112. . Use larger. ‘smaller and ‘same’ to compare the size of two angie: 113. Amrange a set of angies in order of size 114. Explain what is an angie 115, Represent angles using drawings 116. Measure angles using standard and non-standard units. 117. Identify the degree as the unit for measuring angles 118. Solve problems using a whole tum (360°). 119. Solve problems involving simple fractions of a whole tam. 120. Estimate the size of an angle given a unit 121. Compare angles using 90° as a benchmark 122. Identify angles in shapes and solids m the environment D. STATISTICS 123. Inrerpret data presented in simple frequency tables or tally charts. 124. Construct tally charts and simple frequency tables from raw data 125, Inmerpret pictographs. block graphs, bar graphs and pie charts 126. Comstract pictographs, block graphs and bar graphs from piven daa. Calculate the mode and the mean from a set of raw scores. . Determme the mode and the mean from data presented m frequency tables, bar graphs or block graphs. . Solve problems involving the mean. . Summarize data presented in tables or graphs . Solve problems involving interpretation of the data in tables and graphsppendix B STRATEGY FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS Apply Polya’s Four-Step Problem Solving Strategy 1. Read the problem at least twice so as to understand the problem, * Read the problem aloud if desired ‘© What am I being asked? '* What do I need to find out? ‘* What important information was | given? ‘© Make jottings about what you need to find and important information given © What key words are there? Ensure the meanings of key words are understood. 2. Devise a plan to solve the problem. What problem solving strategy can use? * Draw picture or diagram © Create an organized table or list © Work backwards © Look for a pattern © Guess and check 3. Solve the problem ‘* Carry out or implement the plan using the selected problem solving strategy. © Write the solution in a sequential, logical manner. * If no solution is obtained, repeat steps 1 to 3, 4. Review the problem '* Look back at the solution process and double check your work. ‘* Ensure that all relevant data are used, Check on the reasonableness of the answer obtained, Ensure that appropriate units of measure are stated. 116Worked Examples using Polya’s Method E.g. #1 - Problem with one part How many pieces of ribbon 25 cm long can be cut fram a piece of ribbon of length 4 m? Step2 © What am | being asked? to cut pieces of ribbon © What do I need to find out? number of 25 em pieces of ribbon '* What important information was | given? original length of ribbon, length of one cut piece ‘* What key words are there? how many pieces, cut, the numbers given Step2 ‘What problem solving strategy can | use? ican draw a diagram. step3 To solve the problem: * Cut the first metre into 25 cm pieces. | would get 4 pieces. © Then cut / divide the other 3 m into 25 cm pieces. | would get 4 pieces in each metre. ‘+ In-dm there are four 25 em pieces. # In4mthere are 4x4 or 4444444 25 empieces. © Therefore there are sixteen 25 cm pieces. Step 4 | would double check my work. I could use a reverse order to do that. Eg. Sixteen 25 cm pieces of ribbon = 25 x 16 = 400 cm = 4 m (the original length of ribbon)E.g. #2 - Problem with many parts Mr. Math bought a crate of plums. 65% were ripe. 20% were green and the remainder had to be thrown away. The crate contained 500 plums. a) How many plums were ripe? b) How many plums had to be thrown away? ) Mr. Math paid $80 for the crate of plums. Calculate the amount of money he lost. Apply the Problem Solving Method / Steps to each PART a) How many plums were ripe? step © What am | being asked? to calculate a number (the number of ripe plums) ‘© What important information was | given? total amount, percentage ripe © What key words are there? 65% were ripe, crate of 500 plums step2 What problem solving strategy can | use? I can make a table. Mr. Math’s Crate of Plums Total - 100% Number of plums - 500 Ripe - 65% 2 Green - 20% Remainder (thrown away) steo3 To solve the problem: © Calculate 65% of 500 plums = 65 x 500 = 325 plums i0 7 Step 4 | would double check my work. | could use a reverse order to do that. E.g. 325 x 100 = 65% 500 1'b) How many plums had to be thrown away? Step 1 ‘* What am I being asked? to calculate the remainder (the amount of plums thrown away) ‘© What important information was | given or do | have? total amount, percentage ripe, percentage green, answer for part a © What key words are there? crate of 500 plums, 65% were ripe, 20% were green, remainder / thrown away Step2 ‘What problem solving strategy can | use? | can continue using the table (with answer from part a).. ‘Mr. Math’s Crate of Plums Total - 100% Number of plums - 500 Ripe - 65% 325 plums Green - 20% Remainder (thrown away)-? |? Step3 To solve the problem: * First calculate the number of green plums = 20% of 500 plums = 100 plums '* Next | would find the total number of ripe and green plums = 325 + 100 = 425 plums ‘© Then | would calculate the remainder = 500 - 425 = 75 plums Step 4 |! would double check all steps of my work. | could also use another method, e.g. Remainder = 100% - (65% + 20%) = 15%, 15 % of 500 = 75 plums. ¢) Mr. Math paid $80 for the crate of plums. Calculate the amount of money he lost. Step '* What am | being asked to find out? sum of money lost '* What important information was | given or do | have? total cost, answer for part b, 500 plums in crate ‘© What key words are there? $80 for the crate of plums, amount of money lost, remainder / thrown awayStep2 What problem solving strategy can | use? | can continue using the table (with answers from parts a and b).. Mr. Math’s Crate of Plums a Total - 100% Number of plums - 500 | Cost - $80 Ripe - 65% [325 plums Green - 20% 100 plums a Remainder (thrown | 75 plums ? | away) - 15% Step3 To solve the problem: * Calculate the cost of 1 plum = $80 = 8000c = 16 cents 500 500 '* Then calculate the cost of 75 plums = 75 x 16c = $12.00 Step4 | would double check my work. | can use a different strategy to do that, e.g. 75 (3 sets of 25) plums cost $12.00 (3 sets of $4.00), s0 25 plums would cost $4.00 and 500 plums (20 sets of 25) would cost 20 x $4.00 = $80.00 (cost of the 500 plums stated in the problem) | could also use another method to solve the problem, €.8, 100% represents $80 1% represents $80 = 8000c = 80 cents 100 100 15% represents 80 x 15 = $12.00 Summary: Question: Mr. Math bought a crate of plums. 65% were ripe. 20% were green and the remainder had to be thrown away. The crate contained 500 plums. a) How many plums were ripe? b) How many plums had to be thrown away? ¢) Mr. Math paid $80 for the crate of plums. Calculate the amount of money he lost. Solution: a) Number of ripe plums = 325 plums b) Number of plums that had to be thrown away = 75 plums ©) Amount of money lost = $12.00ppendix C SOME WORKED EXAMPLES WITH “TIPS” Section Question, Tips or Points to Consider and Solution Section 1 A No. 33 Kerry has 120 oranges. He sells $ of them. How many oranges does Kerry sell? Tips 5 ¢ To find the answer multiply 5 by 120. Express 120 as a fraction, that is, 120 —[_ before multiplying. When solving, divide the denominator 8 and the numerator 120 by the same number or numbers. You can also multiply the | ‘numerators, multiply the denominators and then divide * Consider 120 as the whole, that is, eight-cighths. Using the unitary method, find one-eighth of 120 by dividing 120 by 8. Then to find five- cighths, multiply the answer by 5. Solution 5 x 15 =75 oranges wteighths = 120 One-eighth = 120 + 8= 15 Five-eighths = 15 x 5 = 75 orangesSection Question, Tips or Points to Consider and Solution Section 1 B No. 27 Tips Solutic Abag of four weighs 4.1 kg and abag ofcorn meal weighs 8985 g. By how much is one bag heavier than the other? 115 grams To find the answer subtract 3985g from 4.1kg. Express 4.1kg as 4100g; the answer is required in grams. When subtracting ensure that numbers are placed under each other according to the appropriate place value position. Be careful when regrouping in order to subtract. ion 4100 3985 Section 1 C No. 12 He CLO. Sunil changes the position of the arrow on the circular dial shown below. arrow now pointing ? makes a quarter turn ANTI- CKWISE. At which number is theQuestion, Tips or Points to Consider and Solution Tips © There are 4 quarter turns in a circle, For example, in the diagram turning from 0 to 2, from 2 to 4, from 4 to 6 and from 6 10 0 each represent a quarter turn. This also holds for moving from | to 7, from 7 to 5, from 5 to 3 and from 3 to 1. Anti-clockwise refers to the movement that is opposite to the movement of the hands in a clock Solution ‘The arrow will point to 7. Section 1 D 1 No. 3 ‘The graph below shows the number of haircuts a barber did on five days of a particular week, Number of Des Haircuts Monday |@ Tuesday 1|O OO @ Wednesday |@ @ Thursday 1D © Friday ©2022 @CG@8@ ‘The total number of haircuts done in the five days is 75. How many haircuts were done by the barber on Monday?Question, Tips or Points to Consider and Solution Tips Solution There are 15 @®)_ inthe table. ‘These represent 75 haircuts. @ number when multiplied by 15 equals 75?” You may also try to “guess and check” and count in 5s. ‘There is only one So, 5 haircuts were done on Monday. Count the number of 2) represented in the table. Compare this with the number of haircuts stated. Figure out how many haircuts ©) represents, Locate the information related to Monday. represents 75 + 15 = 5 haircuts. You can also solve this by asking, “What @ for Monday. Section 11 A No. 6 A team earns 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and no points for a loss. ‘The table below shows the points earned by the team. ‘The team played 25 games, How many games did the team lose? Results Points Won 16 Draw 10 Loss 0Question, Tips or Points to Consider and Solution ie You may draw a column in the table and write the number of games played that match the number of points given. © Remember the number of games cannot be more than the number of points for “won” and “draw”. * Find the total number of games “won” and “draw”, © Subtract the total from the number of games played. Solution Results Points Number of Games Played Won 16 8 Draw 10 10 Loss 0 ? ‘The total number of games “won” and “draw” = 8 + 10= 18 ‘Number of games “loss” = 25 — 18 = 7 Section 11 B No.13 Mr Lee borrowed $8000 from the bank to buy a used car. He paid simple interest at a rate of 12% per year for a period of 3 years. How much simple interest did Mr Lee pay? Tips © You may use the formula for finding simple interest or find the amount of interest for one year and then use the answer to find for three years. 12 * When using the formula SI=P x R x T remember to write Ras ==. Solution Simple Interest for 1 year == x $8000 = 12 x $80 = $960 Simple Interest for 3 years = $960 x 3 = $2880Question, Tips or Points to Consider and Solution OR Using the formula: SI=P x R x T= $8000 x = x 3 =$80 x 12 x 3 =$2880 Section 11 C No. 12 ‘The shaded triangle T below was moved to the position of triangle S. (a) Name the movement. (>) How many shaded triangles EXACTLY like T would completely cover the rectangle ABCD? © Circle the term from the list below which BEST describes the triangle formed when ‘Tand S are combined as shown above, Right-angled —Isosceles_ Equilateral Tips @ * You may review the different types of movements you learnt — slides/translation, flips/reflection and tumns/rotation, and their properties. * Try to picture the movement in your mind and decide which of the aboveQuestion, Tips or Points to Consider and Solution ‘was done. (b) * Divide the rectangle into parts to determine how many Ts can fit. You can shade Ts in the drawn rectangle. © + Review the different types of triangles and their properties. * Remember to combine T and S to form one triangle. Solution (a) Flip or reflection, ‘Two of Triangle T will cover one-quarter of rectangle ABCD. So, 8 will cover the entire rectangle. OR ‘Triangle T covers one-cighth of rectangle ABCD. So, 8 will cover the entire rectangle. OR 2 “blocks” are used to make T. There are 16 blocks in rectangle ABCD. So, 8 of Triangle T will cover the rectangle ABCD. (c) Isosceles (Triangles T and S are right-angled triangles of the same size. The “slanted” lines in T and $ are the same length and they are longer than the vertical and horizontal lines in T and S.)Section Question, Tips or Points to Consider and Solution Section 11 D No.3 ‘The pie chart below shows how Mr Samuel spends his salary for the month. FOOD OTHER RENT Calculate his monthly salary ifhe spends $1800.00 on food. Tips Remember a circle is used to make a pie chart. © There are 4 quarter tums in a circle, (Four quarters form the whole.) © A quarter turn forms a right angle. * The pie chart represents the whole or the entire salary. Each part or fraction of the pie chart represents how the money was used. Solution Food represents one-quarter of the pie chart. $1800 was spent on food. So, one-quarter of the salary is equal to $1800. ‘The entire salary = $1800 x 4 = $7200