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P5 Maths SA2 2019 Worked Solutions Nanyang

This document provides a worksheet with word problems and solutions for a P5 math SA2 exam. There are 17 multiple part questions covering topics like ratios, averages, geometry, time, and patterns. The questions involve calculating costs, lengths, angles, parking fees, and figuring patterns in shapes. Steps are shown for each question and answers are provided.

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P5 Maths SA2 2019 Worked Solutions Nanyang

This document provides a worksheet with word problems and solutions for a P5 math SA2 exam. There are 17 multiple part questions covering topics like ratios, averages, geometry, time, and patterns. The questions involve calculating costs, lengths, angles, parking fees, and figuring patterns in shapes. Steps are shown for each question and answers are provided.

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P5 Maths SA2 2019 Paper 2 Word Problems – Nanyang

Word Problem Worksheet


& Solutions
Nanyang Paper
P5 Mathematics SA2 2019

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P5 Maths SA2 2019 Paper 2 Word Problems – Nanyang

Show your working clearly in the space provided for each question and write your
answers in the spaces provided.

6. Excess = $2.70
Cost of a tart = (12.90 – 2.70) ÷ 3 = $3.40
Cost of cake = 3.40 + 2.70 = $6.10

Ans: $6.10

7. Price of 1st candy = $4


Price of 2nd, 3rd and 4th candy = 3 x 0.85 x 4 = $10.20
Total price = 4 + 10.20 = $14.20

Ans: $14.20

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P5 Maths SA2 2019 Paper 2 Word Problems – Nanyang

8.

Ans: a) See fig


b) See fig

9. a)
Ratio → 3 : 4 : 5 → 3u : 4u : 5u
3u = 12
u = 12 ÷ 3 = 4
Length of longest side = 5u = 5 x 4 = 20 cm
b)
Length of 3 sides = 12 cm, 16 cm, 20 cm
Perimeter of figure = 12 + 16 + 12 + 16 + 20 + (16 – 12) = 80 cm

Ans: a) 20 cm

b) 80 cm

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10. Average = (964 + 1146 + 1106) ÷ 6 = 536

Ans: 536

2 2 1 40+24+15 19
11. Total hours Sharon worked = 28 3 + 7 5 + 6 4 = 41 + = 42 60 hrs
60
19 19
Hours Rita worked = 42 60 – 3 = 39 60 hrs
19 19 19
Total hours both worked = 42 60 + 39 60 = 81 30 hrs

19
Ans: 81 30 hrs

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2
12. Water level height at first = x 40 = 16 cm
5

Difference in water level = 28 – 16 = 12 cm


Volume of water added = 50 x 20 x 12 = 12 000 cm3 = 12 ℓ

Ans: 12 ℓ

13. a)
Set of 3 big mangoes Jun Ki can buy = 200 ÷ 24 = 8.33 ≈ 8
Number of big mangoes Jun Ki can buy = 8 x 3 = 24
b)
Lowest common multiple of 3 & 5 = 3 x 5 = 15
Difference in cost 15 big and 15 small mangoes = 24x5 – 18x3 = $66
Number of sets of 15 big and 15 small mangoes = 66 ÷ 66 = 1 set
Number of mangoes he bought = 15 + 15 = 30

Ans: a) 24
b) 30

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14. a)
Let area of square = u
Area of rectangle = 15 x 8 = 120 cm2
1
Area of triangle = 2 x 12 x (8 – 1) = 42 cm2

Area of figure = 120 + 42 + u = u + 162 cm2


2
u = 11 x (u + 162)

11u = 2u + 324
9u = 324
u = 36 cm2 = area of square
b)
Length of square = √ 36 = 6 cm

Ans: a) 36 cm2
b) 6 cm

15. a)
∠EHF = 180 – 138 = 42°
∠FEH = ∠EFH = ( 180 – 42 ) ÷ 2 = 69° (isosceles triangle)
b)
∠EFG = 180 – 93 = 87°
∠JFG = 87 – ∠EFH = 87 – 69 = 18°

Ans: a) 69°
b) 18°

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16. a)
Number of hours parked = 4hr 30 min – 0 hr 20 min = 4 hr 10 min
First hour charge = $1.60
Cost of subsequent 3 hr 10 min = 7 x 0.90 = $6.30
Total parking charge = $7.90
b)
Selvi paid $3 - False – as 5pm to 12 midnight, carpark fee is $3 per entry
Sam paid $1.60 for 60min – Not possible to tell (as it depends on what time)

Ans: a) $7.90

b) False,

Not possible to tell

17. a)
Let n = Figure number
Number of square = n + 1
Number of square in Figure 6 = 6 + 1 = 7
b)
Number of circles = n x n
Number of circles and squares = n x n + n + 1
Number of circles and squares for Figure 10 = 10 x 10 + 10 + 1 = 111
c)
n x n + n + 1 = 6481
Number of circles for Figure 80 = 80 x 80 = 6400
Number of squares for Figure 80 = 80 + 1
Total number of circles and squares = 6400 + 81 = 6481
Figure number for 6481 circles and squares = 80
Ans: a) 7
b) 111
c) 80

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