Quiz #2 for IB1 Math Studies

Answer the following:

1. a. Convert 2-3/4 hours to minutes. (1)

b. Find the time difference between 11:17am and 5:09pm. (1)

2. Paul left for work at 7:39am and returned home at 6:43 pm. How long was he away from
home? (1)

3. Calculate the time:

a. 5-1/2 hours after 9:17am b. 4-1/4 hours before 1:48pm (2)

4.
Use the formula C
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F  32 to convert 84 degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius (1)
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5. Bryan is 1.68 m tall. Calculate his height in centimeters. (1)

6. A yacht travels 26 nautical miles in 2 hours. Find the average speed of the yacht in kilometers (1)
per hour. (1 nautical mile = 1.852 kilometers)

7. Write as decimal numbers

a. 4.6 x 1011 b. 1.9 x 100 c. 3.2 x 10-3 (3)

8. Write in scientific notation

a. The diameter of the earth is approximately 12.76 million meters
b. A bacterium has a diameter of 0.000 000 42 centimeters (2)

9. Evaluate, giving your answers correct to 3 significant figures:

16.52  0.041
a. 27.5  4.3  3.2 b. (2)
4.2  1.35
10. Sheets of paper are 3.2 x 10-4 m in thickness. Use your calculator to find how many sheets of
paper are required to make a pile of paper 10 cm high.

11. a. Round 59.397 to: i. 1 decimal place ii. 4 significant figures (2)
b. Round 0.008 35 to: i. 2 decimal places ii. 2 significant figures (2)

12. The cost of water is $0.97 per kL for the first 120 kL, then $1.88 per kL for the remainder.
How much does 361 kL of water cost? (1)

13. Kurt estimated the length of her front fence to be 32 m. Its exact length is 34.3 m. Find,
correct to one decimal place:
a. the error b. the percentage error (2)

14. a. Carl works at a supermarket for 38 hours each week. He earns ₤332.50 per week. What
is his hourly rate? (1)

b. After a promotion, Carl earns ₤10.25 per hour, and only works 35 hour each week. What
is this change in weekly income? (1)

15. Denzel has 640 Swiss francs. A currency exchange service exchanges 1 Swiss franc for
Danish krone at a buying rate of 6.141 and a selling rate of 5.992 krone.
a. How many krone can Denzel buy? (1)
b. If Denzel immediately sells the krone back for Swiss franc, how many will he now
have? (1)
c. Find the commission in this double transaction. (1)
16. a. How long will it take to travel 45.8 km at an average speed of 21.3 km h-1? (1)
b. A car travels 20 km in 24 minutes. Find the average speed of the car in km h -1. (1)

17. Store A sells 200 g packets of sugar for $1.79, while Store B sells 500 g packets of sugar for
$1.40.Which store offers a better value for money? (Proof required!) (1)

18. The sides of a right triangle are measured as 6 cm and 8 cm. what are the boundary values
for the area of the triangle? (2)

19. A bank exchanges 5500 Chinese yuan to Japanese yen for a commission of 1.8%.
a. What commission is charged? (1)
b. What does the customer receive for the transaction if 1 Chinese yuan = 12.1385
Japanese yen? (1)