Mixed revision 1

1 Convert each fraction to a decimal and state whether it is recurring or terminating. See Exercise 2-03

a 4 b 5 c 4 d 4 34
5 13 9
2 Simplify each expression. See Exercise 3-03

a 7 5m  9 b 8p  3m 12p 4m c 5n2  3n  2n2  7n

3 Evaluate each expression. See Exercise 2-01

a 7 (5) b 3  (8) c 9  (4) d 6 8

e 3 3 5 f 6 3 (10) g 20 h (5)2
4
4 Select the surds from this list of square roots. See Exercise 1-01
p p p p p p
98 9 225 160 36 52
q
5 Evaluate 8:72  2:62 correct to two decimal places. See Exercise 1-01

6 Find, correct to one decimal place, the value of each pronumeral. See Exercise 1-03

a b 1.2 m c
g cm 12 cm
15 cm k cm
4m
em
21 cm

15 cm

7 Convert 35 to a mixed numeral. See Exercise 2-04

12
8 Which of these numbers is larger than 1? Select the correct answer A, B, C or D. See Exercise 2-05
3
A 0.3 B 4 C 2 D 0.3333
9 8
9 Evaluate each expression. See Exercise 2-02

a 93.45 3 10 b 17.8 4 100 c 9.3 3 1000 d 234.7 4 1000

e 9.76 13.8 f 15.86 4 g 27.9  0.86 h 12  8.4
i 9.2 3 4 j 13.4 3 0.3 k 5.65 4 0.05 l 944

10 Write these decimals in descending order: 5.85, 0.5867, 0.59, 5.095. See Exercise 2-02

11 Find the value of each pronumeral. See Exercise 1-04

a 2.5 cm b c 30 m

8.2 cm
1.8 cm km
y cm 32.5 m
6.5 cm
p cm

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See Exercise 3-01 12 Write an algebraic expression for each statement.

a r increased by 7 b The difference between T and 15
c Multiply k by 4 d 10 divided by z
e Subtract 12 from N f 3 is subtracted from a

See Exercise 2-04 13 Evaluate each expression.

a 13 b 7 2 c 2 12 1 14 d 4 13  2 12
4 5 10 3
e 433 f 531 g 542 h 4 43
7 5 8 3 8 3 5
See Exercise 2-04 14 Arrange the fractions 2 , 3 and 5 in ascending order.
3 5 8
See Exercise 2-02 15 Aatef calculated 5.64 4 0.2 without using a calculator. Which of these calculations will give
him the correct answer? Select the correct answer A, B, C or D.
A 564 4 2 B 56.4 4 0.02 C 56.4 4 20 D 56.4 4 2

See Exercise 2-05 16 Convert each number to a percentage.

a 15 b 0.27 c 3 d 0.085
25 11
See Exercise 2-06 17 Calculate:
a 170% of $60 b 14% of $250 c 312% of $670

See Exercise 1-06 18 Test whether each triangle is right-angled.

a b 7 cm c
6m
50 cm 14 cm
24 cm
1.1 m 6.1 m
40 cm 25 cm

See Exercise 2-09 19 Pat bought 55 L of petrol at 146.9 cents per litre.
a How much did Pat pay (to the nearest cent)?
b How many litres can be bought for $60? Answer to one decimal place.
See Exercise 2-07 20 At a sale, the price of a video recorder was reduced by 30%. Find the original price of the
recorder if its sale price is $269.50.
See Exercise 3-02 21 If a 7, k 2, and w 5, evaluate each expression.
a akw b 5kw c ak
w
d a2 w2 e wk f 3w 4k
a
See Exercise 3-04 22 Simplify each expression.
a 2a2 3 4a b 5 3 4p 3 2pd c 9b2d 3 3bd

See Exercise 3-04 23 Simplify each expression.

2 3
a 21mm b 36x 4 12y c wv
7n 2vw

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24 Convert: See Exercise 2-05

a 15% to a fraction in simplest form b 0.2% to a decimal.

25 A dishwasher costing $190 is sold for $430. Calculate the percentage profit on the cost price, See Exercise 2-07
correct to one decimal place.
26 Simplify: See Exercise 2-09

a 160 : 96 b 3 h : 45 min c 1275 words in 15 minutes (as words/min).

27 The foot of a ladder is placed 0.8 m from the base of a wall. If the See Exercise 1-08
ladder reaches 2.2 m up the wall, calculate, correct to one decimal
place, the length of the ladder.
2.2 m

0.8 m

28 a Increase 85 kg by 30%. b Decrease $6.40 by 18%. See Exercise 2-06

29 Expand each expression. See Exercise 3-07

a 8(5  x) b 3h(2  7h) c 9c(2d  3c)

30 Expand and simplify each expression. See Exercise 3-07

a 2(5w  3) 4(1 3w) b 3(1  4k)  2(2k 1) c 4(3t  4)  7(1  2t)

31 Divide $450 between Klaas, David and Sarah in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7. See Exercise 2-09

32 The speed of a spacecraft leaving the Earths gravitational pull must reach 11.2 km/s. Stage 5.2
Express this speed in km/h. See Exercise 2-10

33 Simplify each expression. See Exercise 3-03

a 9d  3d b 9t 4t c nn
11 11 20 20 5 6
34 Simplify each expression. See Exercise 3-04
a m 4 7 3x 9x
a 4 b 4 c 4
6 5 a a 5 10
35 A rectangle has side lengths of 5 cm and 7 cm. Express the length of its diagonal as a surd. See Exercise 1-05

36 A discount of $75 represents 4% of the marked price. What is the marked price? See Exercise 2-07

37 Expand each expression. See Exercise 3-09

a (p 4)(p  8) b (2n 1)(3n 5) c (7  y)(7 y)

38 Which expression is 16mn 24m2 completely factorised? Select the correct answer A, B, C See Exercise 3-08
or D.
A 4(4n 6m) B 8m(2n 3m) C 4m(4n 6m) D m(16n 24m)

39 Factorise each expression. See Exercise 3-08

a 3p  15 b 5(m 4)  t(m 4) c 8x2y  12xy

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