MATHEMATICS

QUESTIONS AND MODEL ANSWERS

FOR

STANDARD 6

BY ZIKOMO MASESE BANDA 0999246769

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 MALAWI PRIMARY SCHOOL

STANDARD 6 MATHEMATICS QUESTIONS AND MODEL ANSWERS

UNIT 1: COUNTING
EXERCISE 1A READING THE NUMBERS ON THE FOLLOWING NUMBER LINES

1 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000

2 2,000,000 3000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000

3 8,500,000 8,600,000 8,700,000 8,800,000 8,900,000 9,000,000 9,100,000

4 6,500,000 7,000,000 7,500,000 8,000,000 8,500,000 9,000,000 9,500,000

5 4,000,000 4,200,000 4,400,000 4,600,000 4,800,000 5,000,000

6 1,100,000 2,100,000 3,100,000 4,100,000 5,100,000 6,100,000 7,100,000 8,100,000

7 10,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000

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EXERCISE 1B COUNTING NUMBERS IN INTERVALS OF 100,000
Fill in the missing numbers
1 1,000,000 1,100,000 1,200,000 ______ 1,400,000 ______ 1,600,000
1,000,000 1,100,000 1,200,000 1,300,000 1,400,000 1,500,000 1,600,000

2 5,700,000 5,800,000 ______ ______ 6,100,000 ______ ______

5,700,000 5,800,000 5,900,000 6,000,000 6,100,000 6,200,000 6,300,000

3 8,800,000 8,700,000 ______ 8,500,000 8,400,000 ______ 8,200,000

8,800,000 8,700,000 8,600,000 8,500,000 8,400,000 8,300,000 8,200,000

4 _______ 4,800,000 4,900,000 _______ ______ 5,200,000 ________

4,700,000 4,800,000 4,900,000 5,000,000 5,100,000 5,200,000 5,300,000

5 9,000,000 ______ 9,200,000 9,300,000 _______ ______ 9,600,000

9,000,000 9,100,000 9,200,000 9,300,000 9,400,000 9,500,000 9,600,000

EXERCISE 1C COUNTING NUMBERS IN INTERVALS OF 10,000

Copy and fill in the missing numbers
1 1,000,000 1,010,000 1,020,000 ______ 1,140,000 ______ 1,060,000
1,000,000 1,010,000 1,020,000 1,030,000 1,140,000 1,050,000 1,060,000

2 1,830,000 1,840,000 _______ ______ _______ 1,880,000

1,830,000 1,840,000 1,850,000 1,860,000 1,870,000 1,880,000

3 1,790,000 1,780,000 1,770,000 ______ ______ 1,740,000 _______

1,790,000 1,780,000 1,770,000 1,760,000 1,750,000 1,740,000 1,730,000

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 4 1,320,000 1,310,000 ________ 1,290,000 ________ _________
1,320,000 1,310,000 1,300,000 1,290,000 1,280,000 1,270,000

EXERCISE 1D COUNTING NUMBERS IN INTERVALS OF 5,000

Fill in the missing numbers
1 1,000,000 1,005,000 1,010,000 ______ 1,020,000 _______
1,000,000 1,005,000 1,010,000 1,015,000 1,020,000 1,025,000

2 1,245,000 1,250,000 _______ _______ 1,165,000 1,270,000 ________

1,245,000 1,250,000 1,255,000 1,260,000 1,165,000 1,270,000 1,275,000

3 1,495,000 1,490,000 1,485,000 _______ 1,475,000 _______ _______

1,495,000 1,490,000 1,485,000 1,480,000 1,475,000 1,470,000 1,465,000

4 1,210,000 1,205,000 _______ _______ 1,190,000 _________

1,210,000 1,205,000 1,200,000 1,195,000 1,190,000 1,185,000

EXERCISE 1E COUNTING NUMBERS IN INTERVALS OF 1,000

Fill in the missing numbers
1 1,000,000 1,001,000 1,002,000 ______ 1,004,000 _______ _______
1,000,000 1,001,000 1,002,000 1,003,000 1,004,000 1,005,000 1,006,000

2 1,080,000 1,081,000 1,082,000 ______ _______ 1,085,000 _______

1,080,000 1,081,000 1,082,000 1,083,000 1,084,000 1,085,000 1,086,000

3 1,078,000 1,077,000 ______ 1,075,000 _______ _______

1,078,000 1,077,000 1,076,000 1,075,000 1,074,000 1,073,000

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 4 1,037,000 1,038,000 _______ ______ 1,041,000 _______ _______
1,037,000 1,038,000 1,039,000 1,040,000 1,041,000 1,042,000 1,043,000

EXERCISE 1F ARRANGING NUMBERS IN ASCENDING ORDER

Arrange the following numbers in ascending order:

1 2,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000

1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000

2 3,500,000 4,500,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000

3,000,000 3,500,000 4,000,000 4,500,000 5,000,000

3 8,200,000 8,000,000 8,400,000 8,100,000 8,300,000

8,000,000 8,100,000 8,200,000 8,300,000 8,400,000

4 5,400,000 5,450,000 5,300,000 5,500,000 5,350,000

5,300,000 5,350,000 5,400,000 5,450,000 5,500,000

5 9,620,000 9,640,000 9,600,000 9,630,000 9,610,000

9,600,000 9,610,000 9,620,000 9,630,000 9,640,000

6 7,134,000 7,136,000 7,132,000 7,135,000 7,133,000

7,132,000 7,133,000 7,134,000 7,135,000 7,136,000

7 6,000,000 7,500,000 7,000,000 6,500,000 8,000,000

6,000,000 6,500,000 7,000,000 7,500,000 8,000,000

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EXERCISE 1G ARRANGING NUMBERS IN DESCENDING ORDER
Arrange the following numbers in descending order:
1 2,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000
4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000

2 8,500,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 9,500,000

10,000,000 9,500,000 9,000,000 8,500,000 8,000,000

3 2,200,000 2,400,000 2,100,000 2,500,000 2,300,000

2,500,000 2,400,000 2,300,000 2,200,000 2,100,000

4 7,950,000 7,850,000 8,000,000 7,800,000 7,900,000

8,000,000 7,950,000 7,900,000 7,850,000 7,800,000

5 5,400,000 5,440,000 5,420,000 5,410,000 5,430,000

5,440,000 5,430,000 5,420,000 5,410,000 5,400,000

6 1,952,000 1,954,000 1,950,000 1,953,000 1,951,000

1,954,000 1,953,000 1,952,000 1,951,000 1,950,000

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EXERCISE 1H WRITING NUMBERS IN WORDS
Write the following numbers in words
1 3,809,234
3,000,000 = three million
809,000 = eight hundred and nine thousand
200 = two hundred
30 = thirty
4 = four

Three million, eight hundred and nine thousand, two hundred and thirty four

2 1,235,539
1,000,000 = one million
235,000 = two hundred and thirty five thousand
500 = five hundred
30 = thirty
9 = nine
One million, two hundred and thirty five thousand, five hundred and thirty nine

3 4,126,004
4,000,000 = four million
126,000 = one hundred and twenty six thousand
4 = four
Four million, one hundred and twenty six thousand and four

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4 2,829,439
2,000,000 = two million
829,000 = eight hundred and twenty nine thousand
400 = four hundred
30 = thirty
9 = nine
Two million, eight hundred and twenty nine thousand, four hundred and thirty nine

5 9,287,650
9,000,000 = nine million
287,000 = two hundred and eighty seven thousand
600 = six hundred
50 = fifty
Nine million, two hundred and eighty seven thousand, six hundred and fifty

6 5,692,432
5,000,000 = five million
692,000 = six hundred and ninety two thousand
400 = four hundred
30 = thirty
2 = two
Five million, six hundred and ninety two thousand, four hundred and thirty two

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7 7,925,673
7,000,000 = seven million
925,000 = nine hundred and twenty five thousand
600 = six hundred
70 = seventy
2 = two
Seven million, nine hundred and twenty five thousand, six hundred and seventy two

8 8,321,907
8,000,000 = eight million
321,000 = three hundred and twenty one thousand
900 = nine hundred
7 = seven
Eight million, three hundred and twenty one thousand, nine hundred and seven

9 6,503,100
6,000,000 = six million
503,000 = five hundred and three thousand
100 = one hundred
Six million, five hundred and three thousand and one hundred

10 8,500,000
8,000,000 = eight million
500,000 = five hundred thousand
Eight million and five hundred thousand

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EXERCISE 1J WRITING NUMBERS IN FIGURES
Write the following numbers in figures
1 Five million
Five million = 2,000,000
The answer is 2,000,000

2 Three million, six hundred and forty thousand, one hundred and seventy five
three million = 3,000,000
six hundred and forty thousand = 640,000
one hundred = 100
seventy = 70
five = 5
The answer is 3,640,175

3 Six million, eight hundred and fifty eight thousand, three hundred and twenty one
six million = 6,000,000
eight hundred and fifty eight thousand = 858,000
three hundred = 300
twenty = 20
one - 1
The answer is 6,858,321

4 Eight million, one hundred thousand

Eight million = 8,000,000
One hundred thousand = 100,000
The answer is 8,100,000

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5 Nine million, five hundred thousand, one hundred and fifteen
nine million = 9,000,000
five hundred thousand = 500,000
one hundred = 100
fifteen = 15
The answer is 9,500,115

6 Three million, and ninety six thousand, two hundred and fifty four
three million = 3,000,000
ninety six thousand = 96,000
two hundred = 200
fifty = 50
four = 4
The answer is 3,096,250

7 One million, seven hundred and twenty two thousand and three
one million = 1,000,000
seven hundred and twenty two thousand = 722,000
three = 3
The answer is 1,722,003

8 Four million, six hundred and twenty two thousand and eleven
four million = 4,000,000
six hundred and twenty two thousand = 622,000
eleven = 11
The answer is 4,622,011

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 9 Ten million
ten million = 10,000,000
The answer is 10,000,000

10 Five million, nine hundred and thirty nine thousand, three hundred and ninety five
five million = 5,000,000
nine hundred and thirty nine thousand = 939,000
three hundred = 300
ninety = 90
five = 5
The answer is 5,939,395

UNIT 2 ADDITION
EXERCISE 2A ADDING NUMBERS
Add the following numbers
1 1 2 3 2 1 0 2
3 4 0 2 2 4 3
2 0 3 0 3 2 1
1 0 0 2 0 2 3
+ 1 1 1 3 0 0 0
8 7 7 9 6 8 9

2 2 4 0 2 0 0 0
1 0 0 6 2 0 4
1 1 1 0 1 1 3
2 0 0 1 0 5 0
+ 1 1 7 0 3 2 0
7 6 8 9 6 8 7

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3 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
1 0 1 0 2 0 2
3 0 0 0 0 1 1
2 2 4 3 5 6 2
+ 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
9 7 5 4 7 7 8

4 1 5 1 0 5 0 0
1 2 4 1 0 2 5
2 1 0 2 3 3 0
2 0 1 3 0 2 1
+ 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
7 8 6 8 9 9 6

5 1 5 3 2 2 7 0
1 0 2 5 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 2 2 2
1 2 0 2 3 0 6
+ 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 8 5 9 7 9 8

6
1 4 2 0 1 3 4
1 2 1 6 0 0 5
3 0 1 0 2 1 0
2 0 3 0 1 0 0
+ 2 1 0 2 5 0 0
9 7 7 8 9 4 9

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EXERCISE 2B ADDING NUMBERS
Add the following numbers
1 3 2 4 5 8 6 9
2 0 7 6 4 0 3
1 8 6 1 0 5 4
1 4 5 2 8 0 0
+ 1 3 0 7 6 7 6
9 9 4 3 8 0 2

2 1 2 0 2 0 3 9
2 0 6 1 0 4 0
1 8 5 7 9 8 4
1 9 4 8 7 0 6
+ 2 4 9 6 8 4 5
9 5 6 6 6 1 4

3 2 8 5 6 2 7 2
1 3 4 9 5 3 0
1 6 0 8 7 9 2
1 5 1 9 0 8 4
+ 2 0 4 6 2 7 0
9 3 7 9 9 4 8

4 1 1 5 0 3 0 0
1 0 8 9 0 5 7
2 4 8 0 7 5 0
1 3 9 0 8 7 3
+ 2 2 0 4 8 0 0
8 3 1 4 7 8 0

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 5 2 6 0 1 7 0 0
1 0 3 2 9 3 8
2 3 0 0 8 7 2
1 7 1 6 6 8 3
+ 1 0 0 3 9 2 4
8 6 5 6 1 1 7

6 1 7 2 0 5 9 6
1 6 0 9 6 7 0
2 5 8 0 2 0 4
1 8 1 6 7 5 0
+ 1 2 0 0 5 0 0
8 9 2 7 7 2 0

EXERCISE 2C ANSWER TE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

Add the following numbers
1 There are 1,280,506 books at Nawangala School, 2,072,936 at Chigudu School,
1,123,284 at Mtenthera School, 2,750,283 at Bwevu and 2,378,943 at Matenda
School. How many books did the zone receive altogether?

1 2 8 0 5 0 6
2 0 7 2 9 3 6
1 1 2 3 2 8 4
2 7 5 0 2 8 3
+ 2 3 7 8 9 4 3
9 6 0 5 9 5 2

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2 A trader bought 2,354,236 bags of maize, 3,280,634 bags of soya beans, 1,943,725
bags beans, 1,520,185 bags of groundnuts and 1,500,000 bags of pigeon peas. How
many bags were backed in the house altogether?

2 3 5 4 2 3 6
3 2 8 0 6 3 4
1 9 4 3 7 2 5
1 5 2 0 1 8 5
+ 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 5 9 8 7 8 0

3 The table below shows the number of girls, boys, women and men in a certain
country. Use it to answer the questions that follow.

Group of people Girls Boys Women Men

Number of people 3,224,562 2,203,497 2,353,900 1,194,850

a. Find the total number of boys and girls altogether

3 2 2 4 5 6 2
+ 2 2 0 3 4 9 7
5 4 2 8 0 5 9

b. If only men and women were allowed to vote, how many people would be
expected to vote for the new president of the country?

2 3 5 3 9 0 0
+ 1 1 9 4 8 5 0
3 5 4 8 7 5 0

c. How many girls and women were in that country altogether?

3 2 2 4 5 6 2
+ 2 3 5 3 9 0 0
5 5 7 8 4 6 2

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 d. What is the total population of the county?

3 2 2 4 5 6 2
2 2 0 3 4 9 7
2 3 5 3 9 0 0
+ 1 1 9 4 8 5 0
8 9 7 6 8 0 9

UNIT 3: SUBTRACTION
EXERCISE 3A SUBTRACTING NUMBERS

1 7 9 5 8 4 6 9
– 6 3 4 6 1 2 7
1 6 1 2 3 4 2

6 4 7 3 5 7 8
2
– 2 3 6 2 4 1 5
4 1 1 1 1 6 3

3 8 9 9 7 8 4 9
– 5 4 8 2 5 2 3
3 5 1 5 3 2 6

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4 9 3 6 4 1 8 7
– 8 2 5 4 1 3 5
1 1 1 0 0 5 2

5 5 6 7 6 4 9 4
– 4 1 6 2 3 8 4
1 5 1 4 1 1 0

6 2 5 4 2 3 8 9
– 1 4 3 1 2 3 6
1 1 1 1 1 5 3

7 4 8 7 6 5 0 0
– 2 2 5 4 4 0 0
2 6 2 2 1 0 0

8 8 8 9 8 7 3 7
– 3 6 1 6 4 1 5
5 2 8 2 3 2 2

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EXERCISE 3B SUBTRACTING NUMBERS WITH REGROUPING
1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2
– 4 1 2 8 2 7 3
1 8 7 1 7 2 9

2 8 6 4 8 0 0 3
– 6 7 5 3 2 2 5
1 8 9 3 7 7 8

3 9 2 2 1 6 8 3
– 2 6 3 9 7 9 5
6 5 8 1 8 8 8

4 7 1 0 6 3 2 8
– 3 2 9 3 7 6 9
3 8 1 2 5 5 9

5 5 0 1 4 2 5 0
– 3 5 8 6 7 9 9
1 4 2 7 4 5 1

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 6 3 4 0 6 3 8 6
– 1 9 6 9 7 9 3
1 4 3 6 5 9 3

7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
– 1 0 5 6 7 8 9
1 9 4 3 2 1 2

8 1 5 5
4 2 7 3
– 2 4 9 8 7 8 9
1 6 5 6 4 8 4

EXERCISE 3C ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1 Find the difference between 9,523,647 and 8,646,756

9 5 2 3 6 4 7
– 8 6 4 6 7 5 6
0 8 7 6 8 9 1

2 Take away 7,256,575 from 8,250,659

8 2 5 0 6 5 9
– 7 2 5 6 5 7 5
0 9 9 4 0 8 4

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 3 There are 3,600,250 bananas. If 2,160,250 were damaged, how many were not
damaged?

3 6 0 0 2 5 0
– 2 1 6 0 2 5 0
1 4 4 0 0 0 0

4 A company produced 9,697,450 tablets of soap in a week. If 527,634 were sold how
many were not sold?

9 6 9 7 4 5 0
– 5 2 7 6 3 4
1 6 5 6 4 8 4

5 In a district of 4,301,276 people, 3,900,000 were for HIV and AIDS blood testing.
How many did not go for blood testing?

4 3 0 1 2 7 6
– 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
0 4 0 1 2 7 6

6 A division office received 7,840,900 exercise books to be distributed to school. If

6,990,995 were distributed, how many exercise books were left?

7 8 4 0 9 0 0
– 6 9 9 0 9 9 5
0 8 4 9 9 0 5

EXERCISE 3D REVIEW EXERCISE ON COUNTING, ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF NUMBERS

1 Copy and fill in missing numbers
a. 6 400 000, 6 500 000, __________, __________, 7 000 000
6 400 000, 6 500 000, 6 600 000, 6 700 000, 7 000 000

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 b. 8 120 000, 8 110 000, ______, _______, ________, 8 070 000
8 120 000, 8 110 000, 8 100 000, 8 090 000, 8 080 000, 8 070 000

2 Arrange the following numbers in ascending order:

a. 7 500 000; 6 000 000; 8 000 000; 8 500 000; 7 000 000
6 000 000; 7 000 000; 7 500 000; 8 000 000; 8 500 000;

b. 4 200 000; 4 000 000; 4 400 000; 4 100 000; 4 300 000
4 000 000; 4 100 000; 4 200 000; 4 300 000; 4 400 000

c. 8 000 000; 9 500 000; 9 000 000; 8 500 000; 10 000 000
8 000 000; 8 500 000; 9 000 000; 9 500 000; 10 000 000

3 Arrange the following numbers in descending order:

a. 8 953 000; 8 955 000; 8 954 000; 8 951 000; 8 952 000
8 955 000; 8 954 000; 8 953 000; 8 952 000; 8 951 000

b. 6 500 000; 8 000 000; 7 000 000; 6 000 000; 7 500 000
8 000 000; 7 500 000; 7 000 000; 6 500 000; 6 000 000

4 Write the following numbers in figures:

a. Seven million, four hundred and two thousand and four
seven million = 7, 000, 000
four hundred and two thousand = 402, 000
four = 4
The answer is 7, 402, 004

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 b. One million and two
one million = 1, 000, 000
two = 2
The answer is 1, 000, 002

5 Write the following numbers in words:

a. 3 475 056
3, 000, 000 = three million
475, 000 = four hundred seventy five thousand
50 = fifty
6 = six
3 475 056 is three million, four hundred seventy five thousand and fifty six.

b. 8 851 751
8, 000, 000 = eight million
851, 000 = eight hundred and fifty one thousand
700 = seven hundred
50 = fifty
1 = one
8 851 751 is eight million, eight hundred and fifty one thousand, seven hundred
and fifty one

c. 4 002 500
4, 000, 000 = four million
2, 000 = two thousand
500 = five hundred
4 002 500 is four million, two thousand and five hundred

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6 3 0 0 6 0 3 0
1 2 1 2 3 0 5
1 0 1 1 3 2 0
1 4 0 0 0 2 0
+ 2 1 4 0 0 0 0
8 7 6 9 6 7 5

7 2 8 5 0 2 6 6
2 9 6 3 3 4 7
1 0 9 4 6 3 0
1 2 3 8 0 5 3
+ 1 7 1 6 8 0 2
9 8 6 3 0 9 8

8 6 2 8 9 4 1 0
– 1 7 9 6 5 3 2
4 4 9 2 8 7 8

9 7 5 0 9 4 6 5
– 5 2 0 7 1 5 5
2 3 0 2 3 1 0

10 A district has four towns, if town A produced two million seven hundred and eighty
bags of maize, town B produced one million four hundred thousand bags of maize,
town C produced three million and seventy five thousand and forty bags of maize
and town D produced one million and twenty eight bags of maize. How many bags of
maize altogether were produced in a district?
2 0 0 0 7 8 0
1 4 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 7 5 0 4 0
1 0 0 0 0 2 8
+ 7 4 7 5 8 4 8

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UNIT 4: MULTIPLICATION
EXERCISE 4A MULTIPLYING NUMBERS
1 6 5 4 8
x 3 1 5
3 2 7 4 0
6 5 4 8
+ 1 9 6 4 4
2 0 6 2 6 2 0

2 7 0 9 6
x 4 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
+ 2 8 3 8 4
2 8 3 8 4 0 0

3 2 6 4 2
x 8 0 9
2 3 7 7 8
0 0 0 0
+ 2 1 1 3 6
2 1 3 7 3 7 8

4 9 6 0 0
x 1 6 7
6 7 2 0 0
5 7 6 0 0
+ 9 6 0 0
1 6 0 3 2 0 0

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5 4 8 9 6
x 5 7 0
0 0 0 0
3 4 2 7 2
+ 2 4 4 8 0
2 7 9 0 7 2 0

6 9 8 7 5
x 2 9 5
4 9 3 7 5
8 8 8 7 5
+ 1 9 7 5 0
2 9 1 3 1 2 5

7 7 6 8 5
x 4 4 8
6 1 4 8 0
3 0 7 4 0
+ 3 0 7 4 0
3 4 4 2 8 8 0

8 3 2 9 5
x 3 8 7
2 3 0 6 5
2 6 3 6 0
+ 9 8 8 5
1 2 7 5 1 6 5

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EXERCISE 4B ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
1 A shopkeeper bought 235 cartons of pencils. In each carton there were 2,345 pencils.
How many pencils were in all the cartons?

2 3 4 5
x 2 3 5
1 1 7 2 5
7 0 3 5
+ 4 6 9 0
5 5 1 0 7 5

2 A lorry made 125 trips in June. During each trip it carried 3,550 bags of maize. How
many bags were transported in that month?
3 5 5 0
x 1 2 5
1 7 7 5 0
7 1 0 0
+ 3 5 5 0
4 4 3 7 5 0

3 1,985 learners brought 175 bottle tops each in a term. How many bottle tops were
collected at the end of the term?

1 9 8 5
x 1 7 5
9 9 2 5
1 3 8 9 5
+ 1 9 8 5
3 4 7 3 7 5

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4 2,325 parents moulded 116 bricks each for a school project. What was the total
number of bricks moulded altogether?

2 3 2 5
x 1 1 6
1 3 9 5 0
2 3 2 5
+ 2 3 2 5
2 6 9 7 0 0

5 Find the product of 9,149 and 343

9 1 4 9
x 3 4 3
2 7 4 4 7
3 6 5 9 6
+ 2 7 4 4 7
3 1 3 8 1 0 7

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UNIT 5: DIVISION
EXERCISE 5A DIVIDING NUMBERS
1 2,370,375 ÷ 175
1 3 5 4 5

175 2 3 7 0 3 7 5
– 1 7 5
0 6 2 0
– 5 2 5
0 9 5 3
– 8 7 5
0 7 8 7
– 7 0 0
0 8 7 5
– 8 7 5
– 0 0 0

2 6,818,088 ÷ 204

3 3 4 2 2

204 6 8 1 8 0 8 8
– 6 1 2
0 6 9 8
– 6 1 2
0 8 6 0
– 8 1 6
0 4 4 8
– 4 0 8
0 4 0 8
– 4 0 8
– 0 0 0

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3 6,621,750 ÷ 250

2 6 4 8 7

250 6 6 2 1 7 5 0
– 5 0 0
1 6 2 1
– 1 5 0 0
0 1 2 1 7
– 1 0 0 0
0 2 1 7 5
– 2 0 0 0
1 7 5 0
– 1 7 5 0
0 0 0 0

4 5,580,000 ÷ 500

1 1 1 6 0

500 5 5 8 0 0 0 0
– 5 0 0
0 5 8 0
– 5 0 0
0 8 0 0
– 5 0 0
3 0 0 0
– 3 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
– 0 0 0
– 0 0 0

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5 3,460,380 ÷ 308

1 1 2 3 5

308 3 4 6 0 3 8 0
– 3 0 8
0 3 8 0
– 3 0 8
0 7 2 3
– 6 1 6
1 0 7 8
– 9 2 4
1 5 4 0
– 1 5 4 0
0 0 0 0

6 8,874,600 ÷ 420

2 1 1 3 0

420 8 8 7 4 6 0 0
– 8 4 0
0 4 7 4
– 4 2 0
0 5 4 6
– 4 2 0
1 2 6 0
– 1 2 6 0
0 0 0 0
– 0 0 0
– 0 0

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EXERCISE 5B DIVIDING NUMBERS WITH REMAINDERS
1 132 3201142

2 4 2 5 1 r 10

132 3 2 0 1 1 4 2
– 2 6 4
0 5 6 1
– 5 2 8
0 3 3 1
– 2 6 4
0 6 7 4
– 6 6 0
0 1 4 2
– 1 3 2
– 0 1 0
0

Answer is 24, 251 remainder 10

2 145 2950765

2 0 3 5 0 r 15

145 2 9 5 0 7 6 5
– 2 9 0
0 0 5 0
– 0 0 0
0 5 0 7
– 4 3 5
0 7 2 6
– 7 2 5
0 0 1 5
– 0 0 0
– 0 1 5

Answer is 20, 350 remainder 15

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3 350 3931940

1 1 2 3 4 r 40

350 3 9 3 1 9 4 0
– 3 5 0
0 4 3 1
– 3 5 0
0 8 1 9
– 7 0 0
1 1 9 4
– 1 0 5 0
1 4 4 0
1 4 0 0
– 0 4 0

Answer is 11, 234 remainder 40

4 240 5554146

2 3 1 4 2 r 66

240 5 5 5 4 1 4 6
– 4 8 0
0 7 5 4
– 7 2 0
0 3 4 1
– 2 4 0
1 0 1 4
– 9 6 0
0 5 4 6
– 4 8 0
– 0 6 6

Answer is 23, 142 remainder 66

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5 112 4974304

4 4 4 1 3 r 48

112 4 9 7 4 3 0 4
– 4 4 8
0 4 9 4
– 4 4 8
0 4 6 3
– 4 4 8
0 1 5 0
– 1 1 2
0 3 8 4
– 3 3 6
– 0 4 8

Answer is 44, 413 remainder 48

6 265 6230715

2 3 5 1 2 r 35

265 6 2 3 0 7 1 5
– 5 3 0
0 9 3 0
– 7 9 5
1 3 5 7
– 1 3 2 5
0 3 2 1
– 2 6 5
0 5 6 5
– 5 3 0
– 0 3 5

Answer is 23, 512 remainder 35

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EXERCISE 5C PRACTICAL PROBLEMS
1 Divide 3,376,737 by 637

5 3 0 1

637 3 3 7 6 7 3 7
– 3 1 8 5
0 1 9 1 7
– 1 9 1 1
0 0 0 6 3
– 0 0 0 0
0 0 6 3 7
– 6 3 7
0 0 0 0

2 If a company can produce 3,643,612 books in 518 days. How many books are
produced in one day?

7 0 3 4

518 3 6 4 3 6 1 2
– 3 6 2 6
0 0 1 7 6
– 0 0 0
1 7 6 1
– 1 5 5 4
0 2 0 7 2
– 2 0 7 2
0 0 0 0

Answer is 7, 034 books

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3 A company had 2,553,495 bags of fertilizer. It shared equally all bags to 879 farmers’
clubs. How many bags did each club receive?

2 9 0 5

879 2 5 5 3 4 9 5
– 1 7 5 8
0 7 9 5 4
– 7 9 1 1
0 0 4 3 9
– 0 0 0 0
0 4 3 9 5
– 4 3 9 5
0 0 0 0

Answer is 2, 905 bags

4 How many times does 568 go into 5,285,240?

9 3 0 5

568 5 2 8 5 2 4 0
– 5 1 1 2
0 1 7 3 2
– 1 7 0 4
0 0 2 8 4
– 0 0 0
2 8 4 0
2 8 4 0
0 0 0 0

Answer is 9305 times

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 5 A relief agency has 2,521,605 blankets to be given to 905 villages. How many
blankets will each village get?

2 7 8 6

905 2 5 2 1 6 0 5
– 1 8 1 0
0 7 1 1 6
– 6 3 3 5
0 7 8 1 0
– 7 2 4 0
0 5 7 0 5
– 5 4 3 0
0 2 7 5

Answer is 2786 blankets remainder 275

REVIEW EXERCISE ON MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION

Answer the following questions
1 Multiply 8 654 by 823

8 6 5 4
x 8 2 3
2 5 9 6 2
1 7 3 0 8
+ 6 9 2 3 2
7 1 2 2 2 4 2

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2 Divide 5 247 280 by 214

2 4 5 2 0

214 5 2 4 7 2 8 0
– 4 2 8
0 9 6 7
– 8 5 6
1 1 1 2
– 1 0 7 0
0 4 2 8
– 4 2 8
0 0 0 0
– 0 0 0
– 0 0

3 Find the product of 6 431 and 519

6 4 3 1
x 5 1 9
5 7 8 7 9
6 4 3 1
+ 3 2 1 5 5
3 3 3 7 6 8 9

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4 Chikudzo School received 145 cartons of exercise books. In each carton there were
1 350 exercise books. How many exercise books did the school receive altogether?

1 3 5 0
x 1 4 5
6 7 5 0
5 4 0 0
+ 1 3 5 0
1 9 5 7 5 0

195, 750 exercise books

5 4 352 128 ÷ 128

3 4 0 0 1

128 4 3 5 2 1 2 8
– 3 8 4
0 5 1 2
– 5 1 2
0 0 0 1
– 0 0 0
0 0 1 2
– 0 0 0
0 1 2 8
– 1 2 8
– 0 0 0

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6 If 3 000 trees were to be planted in one woodlot. How many trees could be planted
in 250 woodlots?

3 0 0 0
x 2 5 0
0 0 0 0
1 5 0 0 0
+ 6 0 0 0
7 5 0 0 0 0

750, 000 trees

7 A certain hospital received 2 504 250 tablets of medicine. If the tablets were to be
packed in 630 bottles, how many tablets could be packed in each bottle?

3 9 7 5

630 2 5 0 4 2 5 0
– 1 8 9 0
0 6 1 4 2
– 5 6 7 0
0 4 7 2 5
– 4 4 1 0
0 3 1 5 0
– 3 1 5 0
0 0 0 0

3, 975 tablets

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8 6 486 x 759

6 4 8 6
x 7 5 9
5 8 3 7 4
3 2 4 3 0
+ 4 5 4 0 2
4 9 2 2 8 7 4

9 Divide 9 500 by 450

2 1 1 1 2

450 9 5 0 0 4 2 2
– 9 0 0
0 5 0 0
– 4 5 0
0 5 0 4
– 4 5 0
0 5 4 2
– 4 5 0
0 9 2 2
– 9 0 0
– 2 2

21, 112 remainder 22

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 10 If 1 147 432 bags of maize were to be shared equally to 236 secondary schools, how
many bags could each school receive?
4 8 6 2

236 1 1 4 7 4 3 2
– 0 9 4 4
0 2 0 3 4
– 1 8 8 8
0 1 4 6 3
– 1 4 1 6
0 0 4 7 2
– 4 7 2
0 0 0
4, 862 bags of maize

UNIT 6: HIGHEST COMMON FACTOR (HCF)

EXERCISE 6A FINDING FACTORS OF THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS
1 162
2 162
3 81
3 27
3 9
3 3
1

∴ 162 = 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3

2 100
2 100
2 50
5 25
5 5
1

∴ 100 = 2 x 2 x 5 x 5

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3 245
5 245
7 49
7 7
1

∴ 245 = 5 x 7 x 7

4 360
2 360
2 180
2 90
3 45
3 15
5 5
1

∴ 360 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 5

5 204
2 204
2 102
3 51
17 17
1

∴ 204 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 17

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 6 144
2 144
2 72
2 36
2 18
3 9
3 3
1

∴ 144 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3

EXERCISE 6B FINDING HCF OF NUMBERS BY FACTOR METHOD

1 25, 15 and 20
25 = 5 x 5
15 = 3 x 5
20 = 2 x 2 x 5
∴ HCF = 5

2 72, 60 and 96
72 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3
60 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 5
96 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3
∴ HCF = 2 x 2 x 3
= 12

3 30 and 99
30 = 2 x 3 x 5
99 = 3 x 3 x 11
∴ HCF = 3

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4 48, 36 and 12
48 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3
36 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3
12 = 2 x 2 x 3
∴ HCF = 2 x 2 x 3
= 12

5 140 and 180

140 = 2 x 2 x 5 x 7
180 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 5
∴ HCF = 2 x 2 x 5
= 20

6 150, 350, 100 and 200

150 = 2 x 3 x 5 x 5
350 = 2 x 5 x 5 x 7
100 = 2 x 2 x 5 x 5
200 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 5
∴ HCF = 2 x 5 x 5
= 50

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EXERCISE 6C FINDING HCF OF NUMBERS BY DIVISION METHOD
1 36, 80 and 96

2 36 80 96
2 18 40 48
2 9 20 24
2 9 10 12
2 9 5 6
3 9 5 3
3 3 5 1
5 1 5 1
1 1 1

∴ HCF = 2 x 2
=4

2 64, 80, 112 and 144

2 64 80 112 144
2 32 40 56 72
2 16 20 28 36
2 8 10 14 18
2 4 5 7 9
2 2 5 7 9
3 1 5 7 9
3 1 5 7 3
5 1 5 7 1
7 1 1 7 1
1 1 1 1

∴ HCF = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
= 16

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3 18, 24, 36 and 48
2 18 24 36 48
2 9 12 18 24
2 9 6 9 12
2 9 3 9 6
3 9 3 9 3
3 3 1 3 1
1 1 1 1

∴ HCF = 2 x 3
=6

4 160, 140, 180 and 120

2 160 140 180 120
2 80 70 90 60
2 40 35 45 30
2 20 10 45 15
2 10 5 45 15
3 5 5 45 15
3 5 5 15 5
5 5 5 5 5
1 1 1 1

∴ HCF = 2 x 2 x 5
= 20

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5 24, 32, 48 and 72
2 24 32 48 72
2 12 16 24 36
2 6 8 12 18
2 3 4 6 9
2 3 2 3 9
3 3 1 1 9
3 1 1 1 3
1 1 1 1

∴ HCF = 2 x 2 x 2
=8

6 68, 95, 133 and 152

2 68 95 133 152
2 34 95 133 76
2 17 20 133 38
2 17 10 133 19
5 17 5 133 19
7 17 1 133 19
17 17 1 19 19
19 1 1 19 19
1 1 1 1

∴ HCF = 1

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EXERCISE 6D FINDING HCF OF NUMBERS BY CONTINUED DIVISION METHOD
1 12 and 40

3 12 40 3
12 36
0 4

∴ HCF = 4

2 56 and 64

7 56 64 1
56 56
0 8

∴ HCF = 8

3 48 and 168

2 48 168 3
48 144
0 24

∴ HCF = 24

4 20 and 104

5 20 104 5
20 100
0 4

∴ HCF = 4

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 5 210 and 240

7 210 240 1
210 210
0 30

∴ HCF = 30

6 160 and 190

5 160 190 1
150 160
10 30 3
30
0

∴ HCF = 10

UNIT 7: LOWEST COMMON MULTIPLES (LCM)

EXERCISE 7A FINDING MULTIPLES OF NUMBERS
Find the first three multiples of:
1 5
Answer
5x1=5
5 x 2 = 10
5 x 3 = 15
∴ The first three multiples of 5 are: 5, 10 and 15

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2 7
Answer
7x1=7
7 x 2 = 14
7 x 3 = 21
∴ The first three multiples of 7 are: 7, 14 and 21

3 13
Answer
13 x 1 = 13
13 x 2 = 26
13 x 3 = 39
∴ The first three multiples of 13 are: 13, 26 and 39

4 23
Answer
23 x 1 = 23
23 x 2 = 46
23 x 3 = 69
∴ The first three multiples of 5 are: 23, 46 and 69

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EXERCISE 7B FINDING LOWEST COMMON MULTIPLES (LCM) OF NUMBERS
1 5 and 6
Answer
Multiples of 5 are: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, …
Multiples of 6 are: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42 …
∴ the LCM of 5 and 6 is 30

2 2 and 7
Answer
Multiples of 2 are: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18…
Multiples of 7 are: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63 …
∴ the LCM of 2 and 7 is 14

3 3, 4 and 6
Answer
Multiples of 3 are: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27…
Multiples of 4 are: 4, 8, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40 …
Multiples of 6 are: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, …
∴ the LCM of 3, 4 and 6 is 24

4 18 and 24
Answer
Multiples of 18 are: 18, 36, 54, 72, 90, 108, 126, …
Multiples of 24 are: 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168 …
∴ the LCM of 18 and 24 is 72

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 5 15 and 30
Answer
Multiples of 15 are: 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105, …
Multiples of 30 are: 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 210 …
∴ the LCM of 15 and 30 is 30

6 8, 10 and 20
Answer
Multiples of 8 are: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, …
Multiples of 10 are: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 …
Multiples of 20 are: 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140 …
∴ the LCM of 8, 10 and 20 is 40

EXERCISE 7C FINDING LCM OF NUMBERS

1 11 and 22

2 11 22
11 11 11
1 1

LCM = 2 x 11
= 22

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2 12 and 16
2 12 16
2 6 8
2 3 4
2 3 2
3 3 1
1 1

LCM =2x2x2x2x3
= 48

3 18, 24 and 12

2 18 24 12
2 9 12 6
2 9 6 3
3 9 3 3
3 3 1 1
1 1 1

LCM =2x2x2x3x3
= 72

4 32, 40 and 60
2 32 40 60
2 16 20 30
2 8 10 15
2 4 5 15
2 2 5 15
3 1 5 15
5 1 5 5
1 1 1

LCM =2x2x2x2x2x3x5
= 480

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5 45, 54, 60 and 75
2 45 54 60 75
2 45 27 30 75
3 45 27 15 75
3 15 9 5 25
3 5 3 5 25
5 1 1 5 25
5 1 1 1 5
1 1 1 1

LCM =2x2x3x3x3x5x5
= 2 700

6 16, 80 and 96

2 16 80 96
2 8 40 48
2 4 20 24
2 2 10 12
2 1 5 6
3 1 5 3
5 1 5 1
1 1 1

LCM =2x2x2x2x2x3x5
= 480

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7 120, 160 and 140
2 120 160 140
2 60 80 70
2 30 40 35
2 15 20 35
2 15 10 35
3 15 5 35
5 5 1 7
7 1 1 7
1 1 1

LCM =2x2x2x2x2x3x5x7
= 3 360

8 36, 24 and 48

2 36 24 48
2 18 12 24
2 9 6 12
2 9 3 6
3 9 3 3
3 3 1 1
1 1 1

LCM =2x2x2x2x3x3
= 144

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REVIEW EXERCISE ON HCF AND LCM
Find the HCF of the following numbers using the given method
1 68, 102, 136 and 306 using division method
2 68 102 136 306
2 34 51 68 153
2 17 51 34 51
3 17 51 17 51
17 17 17 17 17
1 1 1 1

∴ HCF = 2 x 17
= 34

2 125, 150, 175 and 200 using factor method

125 = 5 x 5 x 5
150 = 2 x 3 x 5 x 5
175 = 5 x 5 x 7
200 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 5
∴ HCF = 5 x 5
= 25

3 450 and 1395 using continued division

10 450 1395 3
450 1350
0 45

∴ HCF = 5 x 5
= 45

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Find the LCM of the following
4 40, 48 and 64

2 40 48 64
2 20 24 32
2 10 12 16
2 5 6 8
2 5 3 4
2 5 3 2
3 5 3 1
5 5 1 1
1 1 1

LCM =2x2x2x2x2x2x3x5
= 960

5 14, 28, 42 and 126

2 14 28 42 126
2 7 14 21 63
3 7 7 21 63
3 7 7 7 21
7 7 7 7 7
1 1 1 1

LCM =2x2x3x3x7
= 252

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6 15, 35, 10 and 20
2 15 35 10 20
2 15 35 5 10
3 15 35 5 5
5 5 35 5 5
7 1 7 1 1
1 1 1 1

LCM =2x2x3x5x7
= 420

7 Find the HCF of 375 and 1575

5 375 1575 4
375 1500
0 75

∴ HCF = 75

8 Find the LCM and HCF of 20 and 26

2 20 26
2 10 13
5 5 13
13 1 13
1 1

LCM = 2 x 2 x 5 x 13
= 260

HCF =2x5
= 10

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UNIT 8: ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF FRACTIONS
EXERCISE 8A PROPER FRACTIONS
1 Fill in proper fractions in the following number lines.
a. 1
0

0 1 6
6 6 6

Answer

0 1

0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 6 6 6 6 6 6

b. 0 1

0 5
7 7

Answer

0 1

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

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 c. 0 1

0 5
9 9

Answer

0 1

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

2 Write down the proper fractions represented by the shaded objects.

a.
4
is
8

b.
5
is 10

4
c. is 9

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 EXERCISE 8B IMPROPER FRACTIONS
1 Fill in the missing improper fractions in the following number lines.
a.
1
6
4 5 10
5 5 5

Answer

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5
4
5
4
b.

4 7 12
4 4 4

12 Answer
4

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

c.

8 11
7 7

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 Answer

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

d.

7 13
5 5

Answer

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

EXERCISE 8C MIXED NUMBERS

Fill in the missing improper fractions in the following number lines.
1 1 2

3
1
12

Answer

1 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 11
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

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 3 4 5
2

2
3
4

Answer

3 4 5

1 2 3 1 2 3
3 3 3 4 4 3
4 4 4 4 4 4
3

3
2 3 4

4
3
5

Answer

2 3 4

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
2 2 2 2 3 3 3
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 35

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EXERCISE 8D CHANGING FRACTIONS INTO MIXED NUMBERS
Change the following improper fractions to mixed numbers.
4
1 = 1 r1
3
3 4
– 3
1
1
= 13

22
2 = 4 r2
5
5 22
– 20
2
2
= 45

10
3 = 1 r1
9
9 10
– 9
1
1
= 19

34
4 = 6 r4
5
5 34
– 30
4
4
= 65

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 19
5 =
7 2 r5
7 19
– 14
5
5
= 27

15
6 = 2 r1
7
7 15
– 14
1
1
= 27

63
7 =
2
31 r1
2 63
– 62
1

1
= 312

28
8 = 4 r4
6
6 28
– 24
4

4 2
= 66 or 43

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 13
9 =
3 4 r1
3 13
– 12
1

1
= 43

77
10 =
9 8 r5
9 77
– 72
5

5
= 89

EXERCISE 8E CHANGING THE FOLLOWING FRACTIONS INTO IMPROPER FRACTIONS

Change the following mixed numbers to improper fractions.
1
1 34
1 (4 𝑥 3)+1
34 = 4
13
= 4

1
2 82
1 (2 𝑥 8)+1
82 = 2
17
= 2

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 2
3 73
2 (3 𝑥 7)+2
73 = 3
23
= 3

1
4 58
1 (8 𝑥 5)+1
58 = 8
41
= 8

7
5 69
7 (9 𝑥 6)+7
69 = 9
61
= 9

2
6 9
5

2 (5 𝑥 9)+2
95 = 5
47
= 5

5
7 412
5 (12 𝑥 4)+5
412 = 12
53
=
12

3
8 37
3 (7 𝑥 3)+3
37 = 7
24
= 7

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 7
9 28
7 (8 𝑥 2)+7
28 = 8
23
= 8

3
10 87
3 (7 𝑥 8)+3
87 = 7
59
= 7

EXERCISE 8F ADDING FRACTIONS

Add the following
1 1
1 +3
2
1 1
=2+3
3+2
= 6
5
=6

3 1
2 +3
7
3 1
=7+3
9+7
= 21
16
= 21

7 1
3 +
5 3
7 1
=5+3

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 21+5
= 15
26
= 15
11
= 115

1 1
4 +
4 6
1 1
=4+6
6+4
= 24
10
= 24
5
= 12

5 1+5
1 5
=1+1
1+5
=
1
6
= 1 or 6

1 2
6 37 + 23
1 2
= 37 + 23
3+14
=5 21
17
= 521

3 1
7 55 + 12
3 1
= 55 + 12

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 6+5
= 6 10
11
= 610
1
= 710

2 1
8 79 + 45
2 1
=7 +4
9 5
10+9
= 11 45
19
= 1145

5 1
9 38 + 45
5 1
= 38 + 45
25+8
=7 40
33
= 740

5
10 4+8
5
=4+8
4 5
=1+8
32+5
= 8
37
= 8
5
= 48

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EXERCISE 8G SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS
Subtract the following
3 1
1 –3
4
3 1
=4–3
9−4
= 12
5
= 12

7 2
2 –
9 5
7 2
=9–5
35−18
= 45
17
= 45

5 1
3 – 10
12
5 1
= 12 – 10
50−12
= 120
38
= 120
19
= 60

3 1
4 –2
4
3 1
=4–2

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 6−4
= 8
2
=8
1
=4

4 1
5 –
7 8
4 1
=7–8
32−7
= 56
25
= 56

1 3
6 75 – 310
1 3
= 75 – 310
10−15
=4 50
(50+10)−15
=3 50
60−15
=3 50
45
= 350
9
310

7 1
7 910 – 48
7 1
= 910 – 48
56−10
=5 80
46
= 580
23
= 540

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 4 1
8 27 – 12
4 1
= 27 – 12
8−7
= 1 14
1
= 114

1 1
9 88 – 72
1 1
= 88 – 72
2−8
= 1 16
(16+2)−8
= 16
18−8
= 16
10
= 16
5
=8

3
10 4 – 24
3
= 4 – 24
4 3
= 1 – 24
4 11
=1– 4
16−11
=
4
5
=4
1
= 14

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UNIT 9: MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION OF FRACTIONS
EXERCISE 9A MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS AND WHOLE NUMBERS
3
1 3 x 10
3
= 3 x 10
9
= 10

1
2 4x7
1
=4x7
4
=7

3
3 12 x 4
3
= 12 x 4
36
= 4

=9

1
4 5x6
1
=5x6
5
=6

1
5 x 12
10
1
= 10 x 12
12
= 10
2 1
= 110 or 15

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 3
6 x4
12
3
= 12 x 4
12
= 12

=1

1
7 x9
6
1
= x9
6
9
=6
3
= 16
1
= 12

2
8 x7
3
2
= x7
3
14
= 3
2
= 43

EXERCISE 9B MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS

1 1
1 x3
3
1 1
=3x3
1
=9

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 3 2
2 x9
5
3 2
=5x9
6
= 45
2
= 15

3 2
3 x
4 3
3 2
=4x3
6
= 12
1
=2

1 2
4 x7
2
1 2
=2x7
2
= 14
1
=7

4 1
5 x3
7
4 1
=7x3
4
= 21

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 1 3
6 12 x 14
1 3
= 12 x 14
3 7
=2x4
21
= 8
5
= 28

3 2
7 25 x 13
3 2
= 25 x 13
13 5
= x3
5
13
= 3
1
= 43

1 1
8 27 x 45
1 1
= 27 x 45
15 21
= 7
x 5

=9

2 1
9 25 x 54
2 1
= 25 x 54
12 21
= x
5 4
63
= 5
3
= 125

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EXERCISE 9C DIVIDING FRACTIONS AND WHOLE NUMBERS
2
1 6÷3
2
=6÷3
6 2
=1÷3
6 3
=1x2

=9

1
2 1÷2
1
=1÷2
1 1
=1÷2
1 2
=1x1

=2

14
3 7 ÷ 15
14
= 7 ÷ 15
7 14
= 1 ÷ 15
7 15
= 1 x 14
1
= 72

4
4 ÷8
5
4
=5÷8
4 8
=5÷1
4 1
=5x8

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 1
= 10

3
5 ÷ 15
5
3
= 5 ÷ 15
3 15
=5÷ 1
3 1
= 5 x 15
1
= 25

3
6 ÷9
20
3
= 20 ÷ 9
3 9
= 20 ÷ 1
3 1
= 20 x 9
1
= 60

15
7 5 ÷ 22
15
= 5 ÷ 22
5 15
= 1 ÷ 22
5 22
= 1 x 15
1
=7
3

4
8 ÷ 12
7
4
= 7 ÷ 12
4 12
=7÷ 1

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 4 1
= 7 x 12
1
= 21

EXERCISE 9D SIMPLIYING FRACTIONS

1 5
1 ÷6
3
1 5
=3÷6
1 6
= x
3 5
2
=5

3 7
2 ÷
4 8
3 7
=4÷8
3 8
=4x7
6
=7

9 3
3 ÷5
20
9 3
= 20 ÷ 5
9 5
= 20 x 3
3
=4

3 3
4 ÷ 32
16
3 3
= 16 ÷ 32
3 32
= 16 x 3

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 =2

1 4
5 38 ÷ 37
1 4
= 38 ÷ 37
25 25
= ÷
8 7
25 7
= x 25
8
7
=
8

1 5
6 215 ÷ 16
1 5
= 215 ÷ 16
31 11
= 15 ÷ 6
31 6
= 15 x 11
62
=
55
7
= 155

5 2
7 17 ÷ 43
5 2
= 17 ÷ 43
5 2
= 17 ÷ 43
12 14
= ÷
7 3
12 3
= x 14
7
6 3
= x7
7
18
= 49

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 1 3
8 37 ÷ 24
1 3
= 37 ÷ 24
22 11
= ÷
7 4
22 4
= x 11
7
2 4
=7x1
8
=7
1
= 17

REVIEW EXERCISE ON FRACTIONS

1 Change the following fractions to mixed numbers.
5
a. 2
5
=2
1
= 22

37
b. 5
37
= 5
2
= 75

82
c. 9
82
= 9
1
= 99

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2 Change the following to improper fractions
3
a. 25
3
= 25
13
= 5

1
b. 54
1
= 54
21
= 4

3
c. 94
3
= 94
39
= 4

3 Simplify
1 1
a. +5
2
1 1
=2+5
6+3
= 10
9
= 10

1 3
b. 52 – 34
1 3
= 52 – 34
2−3
=2 4
(4+2)−3
=1 4

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 6−3
=1 4
3
= 12

7 1
c. 18 x 65
7 1
= 18 x 65
15 31
= x
8 5
3 31
=8x 1
93
= 8
5
= 118

1 3
d. 75 x 34
1 3
= 75 x 34
36 15
= x
5 4
9 3
=1x1

= 27

1 5
e. 25 + 38
1 5
= 25 + 38
11 29
= +
5 8
319
= 40
39
= 740

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 5 1
f. 28 ÷ 24
5 1
= 28 ÷ 24
21 9
= ÷4
8
21 4
= x9
8
7 1
=2x3
7
=6
1
= 16

3
g. 24 x 4
3
= 24 x 4
3 4
= 24 x 1
11 4
= x1
4

= 11

3
h. 6 ÷ 35
3
= 6 ÷ 35
6 18
=1÷ 5
6 5
= 1 x 18
1 5
= x
1 3
2
= 13

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UNIT 10: RATE
EXERCISE 10 FINDING RATE
1 John was selling 25kg of soya at K300. What was the rate of the cost of the soya per
kg?
If the cost of 25kg of soya was K300
𝐾300
Then the cost of 1kg of soya was = 25𝑘𝑔

= K12 per kg

2 The cost of constructing a 2km road is K3 600 000, what was the cost of the
construction of the road per kilometre?
If constructing a 2km road is K3 600 000
𝐾3600000
Then construction of 1km road = 2𝑘𝑚

= K1 800 000 per km

3 A builder is paid K3 000 for working for 5 hours. What is his pay rate per hour?
If 5 hours is K3000
𝐾3000
Then rate per hour = 5 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠

= K600 per hour

4 The cost of travelling by coach from Blantyre to Lilongwe is K4 800. If the distance
between Blantyre and Lilongwe is 300km, what is the cost of the journey per km?
If 300km distance is K4 800 from Blantyre to Lilongwe
𝐾4800
Then the cost of 1km journey = 300𝑘𝑚

= K16 per km

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 5 The cost of producing 8 000 tablets of soap is K4 000. What is the rate of production
of the tablets of soap?
If the cost of producing 8000 tablets of soap is K4000
8000 𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑠
Then the rate of production of tablets is = 𝐾4000

= K2 per tablet of soap

UNIT 11: RATIO

EXERCISE 11A SIMPLIFYING RATIOS TO THEIR LOWEST TERM
1 10 : 2
= 10 : 2
10
= 2
5
=1

=5 : 1

2 8 : 24
= 8 : 24
8
=
24
1
=3

=1 : 3

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3 64 : 256
= 64 : 256
64
= 256
1
=4

=1 : 4

2 3
4 27 : 114
2 3
= 27 : 114
16 17
= :
7 14
16 14 17 14
= x : :
7 1 14 1

= 32 : 17

1 1
5 :
8 4
1 1
=8 : 4
1 32 1 32
=8 x : :
1 4 1

=4 : 8
=1 : 2

1 3
6 1 2 : 14
1 3
= 1 2 : 14
3 7
=2 : 4
3 8 7 8
=2 x : :
1 4 1

= 12 : 14
=6 : 7

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EXERCISE 11B FINDING RATIOS
1 Mr Hiwa has 12 chickens and 8 ducks
a. What is the ratio of chickens to ducks?
Answer
Ratio of chickens to ducks
12 to 8 = 12 : 8
=6 : 4
=3 : 2

b. What is the ratio of ducks to chickens?

Answer
Ratio of ducks to chickens
8 to 12 = 8 : 12
=4 : 6
=2 : 3

2 In Standard 6, there are 60 girls and 40 boys

a. What is the ratio of the number of girls to number of boys?
Answer
Ratio of girls to boys
60 to 40 = 60 : 40
=3 : 2

b. What is the ratio of the number of boys to number of girls?

Answer
Ratio of boys to girls
40 to 60 = 40 : 60
=2 : 3

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3 In a tray of 30 eggs, 20 are good and the rest are bad
a. How many eggs are bad?
Answer
= 30 eggs – 20 eggs
= 10 eggs

b. What is the ratio of number of bad eggs to number of good eggs?

Answer
Ratio of bad eggs to good eggs
10 to 20 = 10 : 20
=1 : 2

c. What is the ratio of number of good eggs to number of bad eggs?

Answer
Ratio of good eggs to bad eggs
20 to 10 = 20 : 10
=2 : 1

4 Anne won a prize and shared it with her mother. For every K350 Anne got, her
mother got K200.

What was the ratio of the amount of money Anne got to the amount of money
Anne’s mother got?
Answer
Ratio of amount of money Anne got to amount of money Anne’ mother got
K350 to K200 = K350 : K200
=7 : 4

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EXERCISE 11C RELATING FRACTIONS TO RATIOS
1 Express the following fractions as ratios
2
a. 3
2
= 3 as a ratio is 2 : 3

5
b. 7
5
= 7 as a ratio is 5 : 7

3
c. 5
3
= 5 as a ratio is 3 : 5

7
d. 8
7
= 8 as a ratio is 7 : 8

4
e. 9
4
= 9 as a ratio is 4 : 9

13
f. 15
13
= 15 as a ratio is 13 : 15

2 Express the following ratios as fractions

a. 13 : 16
13
= 13 : 16 is 16

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 b. 3 : 4
3
= 3 : 4 is 4

c. 6 : 7
6
= 6 : 7 is 7

d. 9 : 19
9
= 9 : 19 is 19

e. 3 : 17
3
= 3 : 17 is 17

REVIEW EXERCISE ON RATE AND RATIO

1 Express the following fractions as ratios
2
a. 5
2
= 5 as a ratio is 2 : 5

1
b. 3
1
= 3 as a ratio is 1 : 3

5
c. 8
5
= 8 as a ratio is 5 : 8

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2 Simplify the following ratios to their lowest terms
a. 2 : 6
=2 : 6
2
=6
1
=3

=1 : 3

b. 12 : 9
= 12 : 9
12
= 9
4
=3

=4 : 3

1 3
c. :
2 4
1 3
=2 : 4
1 8 3 8
=2 x : x
1 4 1

=4 : 6
=2 : 3

3 In a school there are 12 male teachers and 4 female teachers.

a. What is the ratio of male to female teachers?
Answer
Ratio of male teachers to female teachers
12 to 4 = 12 : 4
=3 : 1

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 b. What is the ratio of female to male teachers?
Answer
Ratio of female teachers to male teachers
4 to 12 = 4 : 12
=1 : 3

4 Chisomo covered 4km 400m in 2 hours. Find Chisomo’s rate in kilometres per hour.
If in 2 hours is 4km 400m
4𝑘𝑚 400𝑚
Then 1 hour Chisomo covered = 2 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠

= 2km 200m per hour or 2.2km per hour

5 A farmer made 2000 ridges in 8 days. What was the rate of making ridges per day?
If in 8 days is 2000 ridges
2000 𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑠
Then 1 day a farmer made = 8 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠

= 250 ridges per day

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