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Maths Interview

1. This document provides examples of simplifying fractions, reducing fractions to their lowest terms, expressing fractions as top-heavy fractions, simplifying expressions with variables, solving equations, converting between units of measurement, and performing percentage and decimal calculations. 2. Key steps include simplifying fractions by finding common denominators or multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same quantity, reducing fractions to their lowest terms, distributing variables in expressions, isolating the variable in equations, and converting between fractions, decimals, and percentages. 3. Various calculations are demonstrated such as finding the highest common factor, percent increase, multiplication and subtraction of decimals, and expressing decimals as fractions in simplest form.

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Maths Interview

1. This document provides examples of simplifying fractions, reducing fractions to their lowest terms, expressing fractions as top-heavy fractions, simplifying expressions with variables, solving equations, converting between units of measurement, and performing percentage and decimal calculations. 2. Key steps include simplifying fractions by finding common denominators or multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same quantity, reducing fractions to their lowest terms, distributing variables in expressions, isolating the variable in equations, and converting between fractions, decimals, and percentages. 3. Various calculations are demonstrated such as finding the highest common factor, percent increase, multiplication and subtraction of decimals, and expressing decimals as fractions in simplest form.

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1.

Simplify: 5
/8 ´ 3/7
=5´3
8´7

= 15/56

2. Simplify: 2
/3 ´ 15/8
= 2 ´ 15
3´8

= 30/24

= 5/4

3. 3
/5 ¸ 2/7

= 3/5 ´ 7/2
= 21/10

4. Reduce the following fractions to their lowest terms:

1) /16
8
2) 9
/15 3) 8
/64 4) 15
/25
= /2
1
= /5
3
= 1
/8 = /5
3

5) Express each of the following as top-heavy fractions:

1) 2 3/8 2) 5 1/10 3) 8 2/3


= 19
/8 = 51/10 = 26/3

6) Simplify the following:

1) 7x + 11x 2) 7x –5x 3) 3x – 6x 4) -2x - 4x


= 18x = 2x = -3x = -6x

7) Find the HCF of the following:

1) p3q2, p2q3, p2q

= p2q

8) Solve 3x – 2 = 5x + 6

3x – 5x = 6 + 2

-2x = 8

x= 8
-2

x=-4

9) Solve 2(3x + 7) = 16

Removing the bracket gives 6x + 14 = 16

6x = 16 –14

6x = 2

x=2
6

x=1
3

10) Express the each of the dimensions in meters.

1 840 mm 730 mm
= 1.84 m = 0.73 m

11) What is 10 % of 40?

10 % of 40

= 10/100 ´ 40

=4

3
12) Convert the fraction to a decimal.
4
a. 0.5
b. 0.75
c. 0.075 ANS = B
d. 7.50

13) Tshegetsang gets 80% of a test marked out of 60. What are her actual marks?
a. 68
b. 48
c. 64 ANS = B
d. 72

14) 36 – 3(6+5)
a) 363 ANS = B
b) 3
c) 990
d) 36

15) Julia has P300 in the bank. She works at a bakery and makes P40 per day. If she
deposits all of her earnings in the bank and does not make any withdrawals, how
many days of work will it take for her to have P740 in the bank?
16) What is the percent increase of Jon's salary if it went from $150 a month to $200
a month?

Change = 200 – 150 = 50

17) . Multiply 0.04 by 1.2


a) 0.00048
b) 0.0048 ANS = C
c) 0.048
d) 0.48
18). Multiply 0.05 by 1.3
a) 0.0065
b) 0.065 ANS = B
c) 0.65
d) 6.5
19). Subtract 1.07 from 2.9
a) 1.2
b) 1.83
c) 2.2 ANS = C
d) 2.83

20). Subtract 7.35 from 11.004


a) 4.354
b) 3.754
c) 3.69 ANS = D
d) 3.654

21). Express 0.85 as a fraction in its lowest terms.

a)

b)

c) ANS = A

d)

22). Express 0.64 as a fraction in its lowest terms.

a)

b)

c) ANS = C

d)

23). Express 0.375 as a fraction


a)

b)

c)

d) ANS = D

24). Express 45% as a fraction

a)

b)

c)

d) ans = D

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