Contents

Abbreviations used: ............................................................................................................................. 2

1. Numbers, Operations and Relationships ................................................................................. 3
1.1 Whole numbers ............................................................................................................................ 3
1.1.1 Mental calculations .................................................................................................................. 3
1.1.2 Counting, ordering, comparing and representing, and place value of digits .......................... 3
1.1.3 Calculation techniques ........................................................................................................... 15
1.1.4 Multiples and factors ............................................................................................................. 25
1.1.4 Properties of whole numbers................................................................................................. 29
1.1.5 Solving problems involving whole numbers .......................................................................... 32
1.2 Common fractions ...................................................................................................................... 36
1.2.1 Describing and ordering fractions .......................................................................................... 36
1.2.2 Calculations with fractions ..................................................................................................... 41
1.2.3 Solving problems .................................................................................................................... 44
1.2.4 Percentages ............................................................................................................................ 47
1.2.5 Equivalent forms .................................................................................................................... 49
1.3 Decimal fractions........................................................................................................................ 53
1.3.1 Recognising, ordering and place value of decimal fractions.................................................. 53
1.3.2 Calculations with decimal fractions ....................................................................................... 56
1.3.3 Solving problems .................................................................................................................... 58
1.3.4 Equivalent forms .................................................................................................................... 59
 LEVEL
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Routine Knowledge Complex Problem
Grade 4
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Routine Knowledge Complex Problem
Grade 5
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Routine Knowledge Complex Problem
Grade 6
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Abbreviations used:

1.3.4(2)
Content Area Level
Topic Concept
and/or Skill
 1. Numbers, Operations and Relationships

1.1 Whole numbers

1.1.1 Mental calculations

1.1.2 Counting, ordering, comparing and representing, and place value of digits

1.1.2(1) a. How many stars?

(_)

b. Count and complete:

21 ; 22 ; 23 ; ___ ; ___ ; ___ ; ___

125 130 ___ ___ 145 ___ ___ ___ ___

(_)

c. Write the matching number names or numbers.

401 _____________________________

________ five hundred and fifty-six

780 _____________________________

________ nine hundred and twenty-seven

(_)
 d. Arrange these numbers from the smallest to the largest.

80
18 88
28
82 81

(_)

e. Complete.

 53 = 50 and ___

 48 = ___ and 8

 90 and 2 = ____ (_)

Memo a. 25

b. 21 ; 22 ; 23 ; 24 ; 25 ; 26 ; 27

125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 165

c.
401 Four hundred and one

556 five hundred and fifty-six

780 Seven hundred and eighty

627 nine hundred and twenty-seven

d. 18; 28; 80; 81; 82; 88

e. 53 = 50 and 3 ; 48 = 40 and 8 ; 90 and 2 = 92

1.1.2(2) a. Count and complete:

225 ; 325 ; 425 ; ___ ; ___ ; ___ ; ___

415 420 ___ ___ 435 ___ ___ ___ ___

(_)

b. Write these numbers from smallest to biggest:

970 971 907 977 197

(_)

c. Write the matching number names or numbers.

3 401 _____________________________

________ eight thousand, five hundred and fifty-six

7 080 _____________________________

________ nine thousand and twenty-seven

(_)

d. Complete.

 343 = 300 + ___ + 3

 502 = ___ + 2

 400 + ___ + ___ = 476

 ______ + ______ + ____ = 799 (_)

Memo: a. 225 ; 325 ; 425 ; 525 ; 625 ; 725 ; 825

415 420 425 430 435 440 445 450 455

b. 197; 907; 970; 971; 977

 c.
3 401 Three thousand, four hundred and one

8 556 Eight thousand, five hundred and fifty-six

7 080 Seven thousand and eighty

9 027 nine thousand and twenty-seven

d. 343 = 300 + 40 + 3 ; 502 = 500 + 2 ; 400 + 70 + 6 = 476 ;

700 + 90 + 9 = 799

1.1.2(3) a. Count and complete:

1 050 ; 1 075 ; 1 100 ; ______ ; ______ ; ______ ; ______

9 999 9 996 ______ 9 990 ______ ______ ______

62 + 50 + 50

+ 50

+ 50 + 50
(_)

b. Circle the largest number in each row.

3 033 3 303 3 330 1 666 3 111

999 9 900 9 009 9 999 9 000

2 000 555 4 000 4 004 4 400

(_)

c. Fill in the correct sign < , > or =.

54  45

567  576

7 707  7 077 (_)

 d. Write the missing numbers in each box.

2 354 = 2 000 + 300 + + 4

4 798 = + 700 + 90 + 8

5 555 = 5 000 + + 50 + 5

What does the digit 8 represent in 6 378? ____

What does the digit 4 represent in 7 415? ____

e. What is the value of each of the underlined digits?

3 893

4 205

6 897

f. Complete. Round to the nearest:

10 100 1 000
2 654
8 415
1 969

Memo: a. 1 050 ; 1 075 ; 1 100 ; 1 125 ; 1 150 ; 1 175 ; 1 200

9 999 9 996 9 993 9 990 9 987 9 984 9 981

62 + 50 112 + 50 162

+ 50

312 + 50 262 + 50 212

b.
3 033 3 303 3 330 1 666 3 111

999 9 900 9 009 9 999 9 000

2 000 555 4 000 4 004 4 400

c. 54 > 45 567 < 576 7 707 > 7 077

d.
2 354 = 2 000 + 300 + 50 + 4

4 798 = 4 000 + 700 + 90 + 8

5 555 = 5 000 + 500 + 50 + 5

8 or 8 units; 400 or 4 hundreds

e. 3 893  90 or 9 tens, 4 205  4 000 or 4 thousands, 6 897  800 or

8 hundreds

f.
10 100 1 000
2 654 2 650 2 700 3 000
8 415 8 420 8 400 8 000
1 969 1 970 2 000 2 000
1.1.2(4) a. Count and complete:

1 050 ; 5 075 ; 9 100 ; ______ ; ______ ; ______ ; ______

______ 9 992 9 972 ______ ______ 9 912 ______

+ 12 9 984 + 12

+ 12

+ 12 + 12
(_)

b. Arrange the numbers from smallest to biggest.

667 000 577 000 67 000

567 000
77 000 167 000
(_)

c. Fill in the correct sign: < , > or =.

10 648  16 480

505 000  78 700

9 999  8 000 000

7 070 070  7 707 070 (_)

d. Complete.

761 = 700 + ____ + 1

2 025 = 2 000 + ____ + 5

2 980 501 = 2 000 000 + ____ + 80 000 + ____ + ____ (_)

 e. What is the value of each of the underlined digits?

3 893

41 205

652 897

6 970 105 (_)

f. What is the next even number after 144?

What is the next odd number after 671?

What is the next even number after 235?

What is the even number that is before 659? (_)

g. Complete. Round to the nearest:

10 100 1 000 5
2 654
8 462
6 999
(_)

Memo: a. 1 050 ; 5 075 ; 9 100 ; 13 125 ; 17 150 ; 21 175 ; 25 200

10 012 9 992 9 972 9 952 9 932 9 912 9 892

9 972 + 12 9 984 + 12 9 996

+ 12

10 032 + 12 10 020 + 12 10 008

b. 67 000; 77 000; 167 000; 567 000; 577 000; 667 000

c. 10 648 < 16 480; 505 000 > 78 700; 9 999 < 8 000 000;
7 070 070 < 7 707 070
 d. 761 = 700 + 60 + 1

2 025 = 2 000 + 20 + 5

2 980 501 = 2 000 000 + 900 000 + 80 000 + 500 + 1

e. 9 tens or 90; 4 ten thousands or 40 000; 8 hundreds or 800;

9 hundred thousands or 900 000

f. 146; 673; 236; 658

g.
10 100 1 000 5
2 654 2 650 2 700 3 000 2 655
8 462 8 460 8 500 8 000 8 460
6 999 7 000 7 000 7 000 7 000

1.1.2(5) a. Arrange the numbers from smallest to biggest.

565 965 596 965 965 596 665 965 596

596 965 596 65 965 596 95 965 596

(_)

b. Fill in the correct sign: < , > or =.

64 800  6 840

555 000 000  770 000

9 999 000  80 000 000

700 070 070  77 707 070 (_)

c. What is the value of each of the underlined digits?

1 530 893

359 141 205

528 976 520

106 970 105 (_)

 d. Complete.

761 348 = 700 000 + ____ + 1 000 + ____ + 40 + ___

210 025 = 200 000 + ____ + ____ + 5

560 980 501 = ____ + 60 000 000 + ____ + 80 000 + ____ + ____ (_)

e. Complete. Round to the nearest:

100 1 000 1 000 000 5

2 254 659
87 466 612
146 999 444
416 089 321
(_)

f. What is the smallest prime number?

What prime numbers lie between 15 and 20?

Circle all the prime numbers in this table:

(_)

Memo: a. 65 965 596 ; 95 965 596 ; 565 965 596 ; 596 965 596 ; 665 965 596 ;
965 965 596

b. 64 800 > 6 840; 555 000 000 > 770 000; 9 999 000 < 80 000 000;
700 070 070 > 77 707 070

c. 90 or 9 tens; 40 000 or 40 thousand; 8 000 000 or 8 million; 9 000 000

or 900 thousand or 9 hundred thousand

d. 761 348 = 700 000 + 60 000 + 1 000 + 300 + 40 + 8

210 025 = 200 000 + 10 000 + 20 + 5

560 980 501 = 500 000 000 + 60 000 000 + 900 000 + 80 000 + 500 + 1
 e.
100 1 000 1 000 000 5
2 254 659 2 254 700 2 255 000 2 000 000 2 254 660
87 466 612 87 466 600 87 467 000 87 000 000 87 466 610
146 999 444 146 999 400 147 000 000 147 000 000 146 999 445
416 089 321 416 089 300 416 089 000 416 000 000 416 089 320

f. 2; 17 and 19;

1.1.2(6) a. Write the following numbers from biggest to smallest:

416 789 325 461 789 325 46 178 325 879 123 456
98 347 125 897 123 654 416 897 235 461 789 352
(_)

b. Fill in the correct sign: < , > or =.

1 234 800  Eight hundred and fifty-seven thousand,

nine hundred and fifty-seven

123 456 789  90 million, four hundred and two

Six hundred million  600 000 000

9 999 087  Two hundred and fifteen million, five

hundred and forty-three thousand, two
hundred and ninety-eight

(_)

c. Complete. Round to the nearest:

10 1 000 100 000 5

2 654 159
81 462 683
16 999 111
456 789 106
(_)
Memo: a. 897 123 654; 879 123 456; 461 789 352; 461 789 325; 416 897 235;
416 789 325; 98 347 125; 46 178 325

b. 1 234 800 > Eight hundred and fifty-seven thousand, nine

hundred and fifty-seven

123 456 789 > 90 million, four hundred and two

Six hundred million = 600 000 000

9 999 087 < Two hundred and fifteen million, five

hundred and forty-three thousand, two
hundred and ninety-eight

c.
10 1 000 100 000 5
2 654 159 2 654 160 2 654 000 2 700 000 265 160
81 462 683 81 462 680 81 463 000 81 500 000 81 462 685
16 999 111 16 999 110 16 999 000 17 000 000 16 999 110
456 789 106 456 789 110 456 789 000 457 000 000 456 789 105
1.1.3 Calculation techniques

1.1.3(1) a. Complete the picture. Write the numbers.

  
3 
5





 5 8


 

6 8
(_)
b. Make the sides equal.

24 + _____ + _____ = 40

25 + _____ + _____ = 40

26 + _____ + _____ = 40

27 + _____ + _____ = 40

28 + _____ + _____ = 40

29 + _____ + _____ = 40 (_)

c. Add the two numbers next to each other to get the number above it.
Complete:

23 22

12 11
(_)

d. Complete:
20
25
double
26
28

60
56
halve
54
64 (_)
Memo: a.

 
 
 

3 8 5




 
 5 8 3



 
 
6 
8 2

b. There are several possible answers for this question, but it is meant to
encourage learners to complete the 10.

24 + 6 + 10 = 40

25 + 5 + 10 = 40

26 + 4 + 10 = 40

27 + 3 + 10 = 40

28 + 2 + 10 = 40

29 + 1 + 10 = 40
 c.
92

47 45

24 23 22

12 12 11 11

d.
20 40
25 50
double 52
26
28 56

60 30
56 28
halve
54 27
64 32

1.1.3(2) a. Make the sides equal.

140 + _____ = 184

140 + _____ = 176

140 + _____ = 187

150 + _____ = 196 (_)

 b. In this pyramid you add the two numbers next to each other to get the
number on top. Complete

87

16 8 12

10
(_)

c. Work out the rule and complete.

44

12 8 14

4 2 3 1
(_)

d. Complete. (Make a plan before you start)

32 _______
33 _______
34 − 12 +72 _______
35 _______
36 _______
(_)

Memo: a. 140 + 44 = 184

140 + 36 = 176

140 + 47 = 187

150 + 46 = 196
 b.
87

44 43

24 20 23

16 8 12 11

10 6 2 10 1

c.
640

160 160

44 36 44

12 10 8 14

4 2 3 1 6

d.
32 92
33 93
34 − 12 +72 94
35 95
36 96

1.1.3(3) a. Use “multiplying by 20” and “compensating” strategies to calculate:

3 × 21 = ______

22 × 4 = ______

19 × 5 = ______

22 × 6 = ______

19 × 9 = ______ (_)
 b.
8 300 4 503 3 149
6 300

1 682 845 7 487

Which pair of numbers could you add to get a sum close to 4 000?

Which pair of numbers differ by about 2 000?

Which pair of numbers adds up to give a multiple of 10?

Which number is almost double the other? Write them both down. (_)

c. Use “multiplying by 100” and “halving” strategies to calculate:

8 × 50 = _______

50 × 11 = _______

50 × 18 = _______

26 × 50 = _______ (_)

d. Complete:
6 _____
14 _
_____
28 + 14
50
200

8 _____
16 _____
22 ×5
50
135 (_)

Memo: a. 3 × 21 = 63

22 × 4 = 88

19 × 5 = 95

22 × 6 = 132

19 × 9 = 171
 b. 3 149 and 845

6 300 and 4 503

8 300 and 6 300

845 and 1 682

c. 8 × 50 = 400

50 × 11 = 550

50 × 18 = 900

26 × 50 = 1 300

d.
6 20
14 28
28 + 14 42
36 50
186 200

8 40
16 80
22 ×5 110
10 50
27 135

1.1.3(4) a. Use a “rounding and compensating” strategy to calculate:

247 + 39 = _____________________

263 + 59 = _____________________

344 + 48 = _____________________ (_)

b. Use a “pairing” strategy to calculate:

250 + 65 + 150 + 135 = ________________________

175 + 225 + 170 + 230 = _______________________

185 + 240 + 215 + 160 = _______________________ (_)

 c. Calculate:

71 305 84 082
+ 5 009 − 51 888

(_)

Memo: a. 286 ; 322 and 392

b. 600 ; 800 and 800

c. 76 314 and 32 194

1.1.3(5) a. Calculate:

358 305 464 089

+ 78 019 − 51 885

(_)

b. Calculate using the method that makes most sense to you. Show your
working.

151 × 82

3 578 ÷ 25

416 × 121

4 092 ÷ 33

(_)

c. Multiply:

1 305
× 19
(_)

d. Divide:

22 4 867
(_)
 e. Calculate:

(1 + 2) × 4 – 3

4 × (6 + 2) – 7

5 + 3 × (7 + 4)

(6 + 5) – 2 × 3 (_)

Memo: a. 436 324 and 412 204

b. 12 382 ; 143 remainder 3 ; 50 336 and 124

c. 24 795

d. 221 remainder 5

e. 9 ; 25 ; 38 and 5

1.1.3(6) a. Calculate:

14 358 305 571 464 089

+ 437 678 019 − 99 951 885

(_)

b. Multiply:

511 305
× 109
(_)

c. Divide:

123 45 678
(_)

d. Calculate:

(14 + 23) × 14 – 35

40 × (26 + 52) – 77

55 + 3 × (57 + 64)

(666 + 125) – 32 × 20 (_)

 Memo a. 452 036 324 and 471 512 204
b. 55 732 245
c. 371 remainder 45 or 371,365...
d. 483 ; 3 043 ; 418 ; 151

1.1.4 Multiples and factors

1.1.4(3) In this table:

List all the even numbers.

List all the multiples of 5.

List all the multiples of 7. (_)

Memo 42 ; 44; ;46 ; 48 ; 50 ; 52 ; 54 ; 56 ; 58 ; 60 ; 62 ; 64 ; 66 ; 68 ; 70

45 ; 50 ; 55 ; 60 ; 65 ; 70
(_)
42 ; 49 ; 56 ; 63 ; 70
1.1.4(4) a. Complete

Multiples of 15: 15 ; 30 ; 45 ; ____ ; ____ ; ____ ; ...

Multiples of 22: 22 ; 44 ; ____ ; 88 ; ____ ; ____ ; ...

Factors of 99: 1 ; ____ ; 9 ; ____ ; ____ ; 99 (_)

b. Write down all the factors of each number:

3 __________________

4 __________________

5 __________________

13 _________________

15 _________________

32 _________________ (_)
 c.
5 6 7 9 12 15 16 17

20 25 32 39 44 68 72 88

Which of the numbers above have 10 as a factor? ________________

Which of the numbers above are multiples of 11? ________________

Which of the numbers above are divisible by 9? __________________

Which of the numbers above have an odd number of factors? _______

________________________________ (_)

Memo: a. Multiples of 15: 15 ; 30 ; 45 ; 60 ; 75 ; 90 ; ...

Multiples of 22: 22 ; 44 ; 66 ; 88 ; ____ ; ____ ; ...
Factors of 99: 1 ; 3 ; 9 ; 11 ; 33 ; 99 Note: Factors of 99 do not necessarily
have to be written in this order.

b. Factors of 3: 1 ; 3 ;

Factors of 4: 1 ; 2 ; 4 :

Factors of 5: 1 ; 5 ;

Factors of 13: 1 ; 13 ;

Factors of 15: 1 ; 3 ; 5 ; 15 ;

Factors of 32: 1 ; 2 ; 4 ; 8 ; 16; 32

Note: Factors do not necessarily have to be written in ascending order.

c. 10 is a factor of: 20 ; Multiples of 11: 44 ; 88 ; Divisible by 9: 9 ; 72 ;

Odd number of factors: 9 ; 16 ; 25

1.1.4(5) a. Complete.

Multiples of 45: 45 ; 90 ; 135 ; ____ ; ____ ; ____ ; ...

Multiples of 122: 122 ; 244 ; ____ ; 488 ; ____ ; ____ ; ...

Factors of 99: _______________________

Prime factors of 45: _____________________ (_)

 b. Write down all the factors of each number:

13 _________________

15 _________________

32 _________________

111 ________________

568 __________________ (_)

c.
5 81 189 215 363 450 425 988

Which of the numbers above is a factor of 162? ________________

Which of the numbers above are multiples of 11? ________________

Which of the numbers above are divisible by 9? __________________

Which of the numbers above are prime numbers? ________________ (_)

Memo: a. Multiples of 45: 45 ; 90 ; 135 ; 180 ; 225 ; 270 ; ...

Multiples of 122: 122 ; 244 ; 366 ; 488 ; 610 ; 732 ; ...

Factors of 99: 1 ; 3 ; 9 ; 11 ; 33 ; 99

Prime factors of 45: 3 and 5

b. Factors of 13: 1 and 13

Factors of 15; 1 ; 3 ; 5 ; and 15

Factors of 32: 1 ; 2 ; 4 ; 8 ; 16 and 32

Factors of 111: 1 ; 3 ; 37 and 111

Factors of 568: 1 ; 2 ; 4 ; 8 ; 71 ; 142 ; 284 ; 568

c. Factors of 162: 81

Multiples of 11: 363

Divisible by 9: 81 , 189 , 450

1.1.4(6) a. Say whether or not the following statements are true or false. If a
statement is false, rewrite it to make it true.

i) 30 is a multiple of 10.

ii) All prime numbers are odd.

iii) 33 is a multiple of 5.

iv) 6 is a factor of 33

v) 5 is a multiple of 65. (_)

b. The following numbers are written as products of their prime factors.

Complete:

i) 15 = ____ × 5

ii) 18 = 2 × 3 × ____

iii) 24 = 2 × 2 × ____ × ____

iv) 255 = 3 × _____ × 17

v) 210 = ____ × ____ × ____ × ____ (_)

 Memo: a. i) True

ii) False. All prime numbers, except for 2, are odd

iii) False. 33 is a multiple of 3 or 11. Or, [any multiple of 5] is a multiple

of 5.
iv) False. 1; 3 ; 11 or 33 is a factor of 33. Or, 6 is a factor of [any
multiple of 6]
v) False, 5 is a factor of 65

b. i) 15 = 3 × 5

ii) 18 = 2 × 3 × 3

iii) 24 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3

iv) 255 = 3 × 5 × 17

v) 210 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 7

1.1.4 Properties of whole numbers

1.1.5(1) Complete.

14 + 3 = ____

3 + 14 = ____

15 + ____ = 21

____ + 6 = 21

34 = 28 + ____

34 = ____ + 6

75 + 81 = 81 + ____ (_)
 Memo 14 + 3 = 17

3 + 14 = 17

15 + 6 = 21

15 + 6 = 21

34 = 28 + 6

34 = 28 + 6

75 + 81 = 81 + 75
1.1.5(2) Make the sides equal.

124 + 245 = 245 + _____

467 + 654 + 541 = 541 + ____ + 654 (_)

Memo 124 + 245 = 245 + 124

467 + 654 + 541 = 541 + 467 + 654

1.1.5(3) a. Complete.

4 _______
5 _______
6 ×3 ×2 _______
10 _______
15 _______
(_)

b. Make the sides equal.

15 × ____ = 165

____ × 11 = 165

124 × 245 = 245 × _____

467 × 654 × 541 = 541 × ____ × 654 (_)

c. Make the sides equal.

(15 + 7) + ____ = 15 + (7 + 11)

94 + (670 + 57) + 68 = (94 +670) + ______ + 57

15 × (76 + 59) = 15 × _____ + 15 × 59

_____ × (34 – 9) = 5 × 34 – 5 × 9 (_)

 Memo: a.
4 24
5 30
6 ×3 ×2 36
10 60
15 90

b. 11 ; 15 ; 124 ; 467

c. 11 ; 68 ; 76 ; 5

1.1.5(4) Make the sides equal.

(15 + 67) + ____ = 15 + (67 + 114)

94 + (1 670 + 357) + 2 678 = (94 + 1 670) + ______ + 357

15 × (876 + 9 459) = 15 × _____ + 15 × 9 459

_____ × (34 876 – 2 789) = 35 × 34 876 – 35 × 2 789

8 546 = 8 546 + ______

54 861 × _____ = 54 861 (_)

Memo
114 ; 2 678 ; 846 ; 35 ; 0 ; 1
1.1.5(5) Make the sides equal.

(1 025 + 67 895) + ______ = 1 205 + (67 895 + 114 875)

467 940 + (1 670 + 357 865) + 2 678 879 = (467 940 + 1 670) + ______ + 357 865

15 765 × (876 897 + 9 459 750) = 15 765 × _____ + 15 765 × 9 459 750

_____ × (34 876 000 – 20 789) = 35 765 × 34 876 000 – 35 765 × 20 789

768 546 = 768 546 + ______

123 540 861 × _____ = 123 540 861 (_)

Memo 114 875 ; 2 678 879 ; 876 897 ; 35 765 ; 0 ; 1

1.1.5(6) True or false?

9 456 + (1 545 + 6 787) = 9 456 + 1 545 + 9 456 + 6 787

1 000 000 × (348 908 – 2 789) = 1 000 000 × 1 876 – 1 000 000 × 2 789

45 987 × (4 876 + 119 459) = 119 459 × 45 987 + 45 987 × 4 876

0 + 0 + 0 + 678 654 891 + 0 = 678 654 891 + 0 + 0 + 0

7 550 980 × 1 × 1 × 1 × 1 × 1 = 1 × 755 098 × 1 (_)

Memo False ; true ; true ; true ; false

1.1.5 Solving problems involving whole numbers

1.1.6(1) a. Sara gives her brother R18. She has R33 left over. How much money did
Sara have to start with? (_)

b. Belinda has 85 metres of ribbon. She cuts it into two pieces and gives one
piece to her friend. She has 68 metres left. How much did she give her
friend? (_)

c. Yusuf’s granny buys 13 sweets for his birthday party. Each sweet costs R3.
How much did granny pay? (_)

d. There are 48 children in a class. They work in groups of 6. How many

groups are there? (_)

Memo a. R51

b. 17 metres

c. R39

d. 8 groups

1.1.6(2) a. There are 245 men, 167 women and 189 children at a cricket game. How
many people are there at the cricket game? (_)

b. There are 263 people at a soccer match. 96 are women. How many are
men? (_)

c. Mr Pretorius has 156 cupcakes. He sells the same number to Ben and
Adam. He has 28 cupcakes left. How many cupcakes did Adam get? (_)
 d. There are 6 cans of cooldrink in a pack of cooldrinks. Yusuf carries 12 packs
of cooldrinks. How many cooldrinks did he carry? (_)

e. Share 68 marbles equally among 9 friends. (_)

Memo a. 601 people

b. 167 men

c. 64 cupcakes

d. 72 cooldrinks

e. 7 marbles each with some (5) remaining.

1.1.6(3) a. Mrs Adams makes school uniforms. She buys 520 metres of blue material,
264 metres of grey material and 86 metres of yellow material. How many
metres of material did she buy altogether? (_)

b. Peter wants to buy a television that costs R4 500. He has already saved
R3 800. How much more money does he need? (_)

c. Mrs Manga bought 42 shirts for her workers. Each shirt cost R86. How
much did she pay altogether? (_)

d. Mrs Jansen uses 2 cups of self-raising flour to bake 24 cupcakes. How

much self-raising flour would she use if she wanted to bake 6 cupcakes? (_)

e. When Gary gives his small dog 1 biscuit, he gives his big dog 2 biscuits.

 If his small dog gets 3 biscuits, how many will his big dog get?

 If his big dog gets 12 biscuits, how many biscuits will his small dog get?

 Gary gives the dogs 21 biscuits. How many biscuits will his small dog
get and how many biscuits will his big dog get? (_)

Memo a. 870 metres

b. R700

c. R3 612
1
d. cup
2

e. 6 biscuits ; 6 biscuits ; 7 biscuits for the small dog and 14 for the big
dog.
1.1.6(4) a. A rugby field is 100 metres long and 50 metres wide. How far will it be if
you ran six times around the rugby field? (_)

b. A sheep farmer shears 250 sheep per day. How many sheep will he sheer
in two full week? (_)

c. Lindi orders 160 flowers for table decorations. She wants to put 11 flours
in each vase. How many vases can she fill? (_)

d. Refilwe paid R45 for 5 litres of orange squash. Bheki paid R40 for 4 litres of
orange squash. Who paid more per litre? (_)

e. A bus travels at 75 km/h. How far does the bus travel in:

 1 hour?

 3 hours? (_)

Memo a. 1 800 metres

b. 3 500 sheep
c. 14 vases with 6 flowers left over.
d. Bheki paid R10 per litre and Refilwe paid R9 per litre, so Bheki paid more.
e. 75 km ; 225 km.

1.1.6(5) a. In July the Bafana Bafana team played three matches in the African Cup of
Nations competition. At the first match there were 61 058 spectators,
53 238 watched the second match and 55 593 spectators watched the
third game.

 Estimate how many spectators watched the three games altogether.

 Calculate the number of spectators there were in total.

 Each spectator paid R120. How much was paid altogether? (_)

b. Mr. Vilakazi inherited R203 608,98. He bought himself a car for R80 500,79
and went on holiday for R22 546. How much of his inheritance does he
have left? (_)

c. An aeroplane flies at an average speed of 475 kilometres per hour. How

far does it fly in 19 hours? (_)

d. A box contains 144 apples and a school buys 12 boxes of apples. There are
535 learners at the school. The apples are shared equally amongst the
learners. How many apples will each learner get? (_)
 e. Greta sells pencils in boxes for R24 for 12 pencils or in bags for R7 for 3
pencils. Calculate the price per pencil for a box and a bag of pencils and
say which is cheaper to buy. (_)

Memo a. Approx 170 000 ; 169 889 spectators ; R20 386 680

b. R100 562,19

c. 9 025 km/h

d. 3 apples each with 123 left over.

e. Box: R2 per pencil ; Bag: R2,33 per pencil. It is cheaper to buy a box.
1
1.1.6(6) a. On a packet of cat food, it is recommended that a 4 kg cat should be fed 2 a
cup of cat food a day. If you have a cat that weighs 6 kg, how much of this
food should you give it per day? (_)

b. A cricketer scored a average rate of 66 runs per hour. If he batted for 90

minutes, did he score more than 100 runs? (_)

c. Busi and Makhosi buy a large bag of onions for R69. The bag contains 132
onions. If Busi contributes R46 and Makhosi contributes R23, how many
onions should each contribute? (_)
3
Memo a. cup
4

b. No, he scored 99 runs.

c. Busi should get 88 onions and Makhosi should get 44 onions

1.2 Common fractions

1.2.1 Describing and ordering fractions

1.2.1(1) a. Each rectangle is cut into equal pieces.

 Each piece is called _______________

 Each pieces is called ______________

 Each piece is called _______________

 Each piece is called _______________

(_)

b. How much in each circle?

(_)

Memo a. a fifth ; a third ; a half ; a quarter (also accept a fourth)

b. 1 fifth ; 1 third ; 1 half

1.2.1(2) a. Each rectangle is cut into equal pieces.

 Each piece is called _______________

 Each pieces is called ______________

 Each piece is called _______________

 Each piece is called _______________

(_)
 b. How much in each circle?

(_)

Memo: a. a fifth ; a sixth ; an eighth ; a quarter

b. 3 eighths ; 2 thirds ; 4 fifths

1.2.1(3) a. How much in each circle?

(_)

b. Which is bigger?
OR

3 fifths 3 sixths

OR

3 eighths 2 thirds

OR

5 sixths 3 quarters (_)

c. Write from smallest to biggest.

1
1 1 3 1
2 6 4

1 1 1
7 5 8
(_)
 Memo: a) 4 fifths or 4 ; 2 sevenths or 2 ; 3 eighths or 3
5 7 8
b) 3 fifths ; 2 thirds ; 5 sixths.
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
c) ; ; ; ; ; ;
8 7 6 5 4 3 2

1.2.1(4) a. Complete:
3 1 1 1
4
+4 1 +4 +4

1
+4

1 1 1
+4 +4 +4
(_)

b. Complete

0 2 2 2 2
+3 +3 +3
3

2
+3

2 2 2 2
+3 +3 +3 23
(_)

c. Complete.
3 1 1 1
47 −7 −7 −7

1
−
7

1 1 1
−7 −7 −7
(_)

d. Fill in the correct sign: < , > or =.

5 5

9 8

1 3

2 8

1 2

5 10

2 4 (_)

3 9
 e. Write from smallest to biggest.

7
2
3 12
3 1
4
6
(_)

Memo: a. 3 1 1 𝟏 1 𝟏
4
+4 1 +4 𝟏𝟒 +4 𝟏𝟐

1
+4

𝟏 1 𝟏 1
𝟐𝟐 +4 𝟐𝟒 +4 𝟐 +4
1
𝟏𝟒
𝟑

b.
0 2 2 2 𝟏 2
+3 +3 𝟏𝟑 +3 𝟐
3

2
+3

𝟏 2
𝟒𝟑 +3 𝟒 +3
2 𝟏
𝟑𝟑
2
+3
2
23

c. 3 1 𝟐 1 𝟏 1
𝟒
47 −7 𝟒𝟕 −7 𝟒𝟕 −7

1
−7

𝟑 1 𝟒 1
𝟑𝟕 −7 𝟑𝟕 −7
𝟓
𝟑𝟕 −7
1
𝟑𝟕
𝟔

5 5 1 3 1 2 2 4
d. < ; > ; = ; >
9 8 2 8 5 10 3 9

1 7 2 3
e. ; ; 3;
6 12 4
1.2.1(5) a. Fill in the correct sign: < , > or =.
3 3

100 10

1 50

2 100

11 1

12 4

8 66 (_)

10 100
b. Write from biggest to smallest.
4 9
6 5 25
10
1 44 3
100 100 20
(_)

c. Place these numbers on the number line as carefully as you can.

3 5 1 7 1
1 1 1
4 6 2 12 4

0 2 (_)

Memo: a. 3 3 1 50 11 1 8 66
< ; = ; > ; >
100 10 2 100 12 4 10 100

4 6 44 9 3 1
b. ; ; ; ; ;
5 10 100 25 20 100 7
1 12
c. 1 3
1 5 1 1
0 2 4 2
4 6

1.2.1(6) a. Fill in the correct sign: < , > or =.

3 3

100 1 000

1 50

2 1 000

11 1
− 12  − 4

8 66 (_)

1 000 100
 b. Write from biggest to smallest.
865 9
58 1 000 10
100

222 3
44
1 000 5
1 000
(_)

Memo: a. 3 3 1 50 11 1 8 66
> ; > ; − 12 < − 4 ; <
100 1 000 2 1 000 1 000 100

9 865 3 222 44
b. ; ; ; ;
10 1 000 5 1 000 1 000

1.2.2 Calculations with fractions

1.2.2(3) Calculate:

1 4
+ =
6 6
1 2
+ =
3 3
5 2
+ =
8 8
Which answer is the biggest? (_)

Memo: 5 7
; 1 ;
6 8

1 is biggest.

1.2.2(4) a. Calculate:

5 4
− =
6 6
4 3
+ =
7 7
7 4
1 +3 =
12 12
49 18
− = (_)
50 50
 b. Calculate:

1 2 3 4 5
+ + + + =
8 8 8 8 8
5 3 7
+ − =
12 12 12
17 1 9
− + =
25 25 25
3 1
5 −1 +2= (_)
5 5

c. There are 24 Smarties in a box. Complete:

1
of a box = _______ Smarties
6

1
of a box = _______ Smarties
3

1 1
of a box + 6 of a box = _______ Smarties
3

1 1
box + 4 box = _______ Smarties
2

3
of a box = ______ Smarties (_)
4

1 11 31
Memo a. ; 1 ; 4 12 ;
6 50

15 7 1 2
b. or 1 8 ; ; 1 ; 65
8 12

c. 4 ; 8 ; 12 ; 18 ; 18

1.2.2(5) a. Calculate:

1 2 3 4
+ + + =
8 16 32 64
5 3 1
+ − =
12 4 6
1 1 9
3 −2 +1 = (_)
5 25 10
 b. Calculate:
1
of 6 = _____
2

1
of 6 = ______
3

2
of 6 = ______
3

3
of 12 = ______ (_)
4

13 3
Memo a. ; 1 ; 3 50
32

b. 3 ; 2 ; 4 ; 9
1.2.2(6) a. Calculate.

i) 3 6 3
− +
4 8 20
ii) 3 1
3 −1
5 3
iii) 3 1
2 +3 (_)
4 6
b. Calculate.
1
i) of R360
4

ii) 1 1
×
2 3
iii) 3
× 55
5
iv) 5 3
× 10 × (_)
8 5

Memo: a. i) 3 ii) 4
2
20 15
iii) 11
5
12
b. i) R90 ii) 1
6
iii) 33 iv) 3
3
4

1.2.3 Solving problems

1.2.3(1) a. Three children share 10 chocolate bars equally. How much will each child
get? Show how they do it. (_)

b. Five friends share 6 sausages equally. How much sausage will each child
get? Show how they do it. (_)

Memo a. 3 each with a chocolate left over (also accept 3 and a third)

b. 1 each with a sausage left over (also accept 1 and a fifth)

1.2.3(2) 6 children share 9 chocolate bars equally. How much chocolate will each child
get? (_)

Memo 1 and a half (also accept 1 1)

2

1
1.2.3(3) a. There are nine beetles on a tree. of the beetles are green. The rest are
3
brown.

i) How many beetles are green?

ii) How many beetles are brown?

iii) What fraction of the beetles are brown? (_)

b. Mrs Faku needs 1 of a cup of nuts to make one tray of muffins. She has 5
3
cups of nuts. How many trays of muffins can she make? (_)

Memo a. i) 3 green beetles ii) 6 brown beetles

iii) 2
3
b. 15 trays
2
1.2.3(4) a. Martha uses 3 of a loaf of bread every day to make sandwiches for her
children.

i) How many loaves of bread will she use in 5 days?

ii) Martha has 2 loaves of bread. For how many days can she make
sandwiches? (_)

b. Mrs. Jackson makes dresses. She buys 8 pieces of blue material. Each
1
piece of material is 1 2 metres long. How many metres does she buy
altogether? (_)
1
c. Mrs. Shonga needs 4 metre of material to make one pillow case. How
many metres does she need to make 8 pillow cases? (_)

Memo: a. i) 1 ii) 3 days

3
3
b. 12 metres c. 2 metres

1.2.3(5) a. There are three cakes that are shared equally among eight friends. What
fraction of a cake does each friend get? (_)
 b. One third of a box contains 6 apples.

i) How many apples are there in a full box?

1
ii) How many apples are there in 1 2 boxes (_)
2 1
c. A dam is 3 full. During the rain storm it fills by another 5.

i) How full is the dam after the storm?

1
ii) Will the dam overflow if it fills by a further . Explain your answer. (_)
3

3
Memo a.
8

b. i) 18 apples ii) 27 apples

13
c. i)
15

1 2
ii) Yes. Adding 3 to 3 gives a whole which means that the dam is full
1 1 13
and there is no space for the extra 5 or adding another 3 to 15 means
1
the dam is 1 5 full.

2 3
1.2.3(6) a. In a class, 3 of the learners do school sports. Out of these learners, 5 play
soccer. What fraction of the whole class plays soccer? (_)

b. Matthew is a student. He gets an allowance of R600. He spends 2 of his

5
3
allowance on football and 20 on books. How much money does he have
left? (_)
1 2
c. Thembi gives 4 of her pocket money to Jackie. Thembi banks 5 of what
remains and spends the rest.

i) What fraction of the whole amount does Thembi spend?

ii) If Thembi’s pocket money is R20 a day, how much does she bank in 5
days? (_)
 d. John earns R480 per month by working as a waiter on weekends.
1
He is able to save 3 of his earnings.

1 1
He spends 8 of his earnings on books and CDs, 4 of his earnings on clothes
1
and 6 of his earnings on movies.

i) Calculate how much money he saves.

ii) Calculate how much money he spends on books and CDs, on clothes
and on movies.

iii) What fraction of John’s money is left over for other things?

iv) John bought a raffle ticket for R12. What fraction of his earnings did
he spend on the ticket? (_)
2
Memo: a.
5

b. R270
7
c. i) ii) R30
20

d. i) R160 ii) R60 ; R120 ; R80

11 1
iii) iv)
24 40

1.2.4 Percentages

1.2.4(5) a. Calculate.

i) 10% of 460

ii) 25% of 460

iii) 35% of 450

iv) 80% of 450 (_)

b. Selwyn pays 35% of his annual salary in income tax. How much income tax
will he pay if he earns R360 000 per year. (_)
 Memo a. i) 46 ii) 115

iii) 161 iv) 368

b. R126 000

1.2.4(6) a. Gareth buys a plot of land with an area of 750 square metres. He builds a
house with an area of 600 square metres.

i) What percentage of the plot will be covered by the house?

ii) Municipal regulations state that no more than 90% of a plot may be
built on. How many square metres of his plot may Gareth cover with
buildings? (_)

b. Dan makes and sells boerewors rolls. It costs him R12 to make a
boerewors roll. He sells the boerewors rolls at R20 each.

i) What is his percentage profit per boerewors roll?

ii) One day, he makes 80 boerewors rolls. He sells 20 of these for R20.
But then he lowers his price and sells the rest for R10,50.
Approximately, what percentage profit/loss does he make for the
day? (_)
4
Memo: a. i) ii) 675 square metres
5

b. i) 60% ii) 16%

1.2.5 Equivalent forms

1.2.5(2) Complete.

2 halves ____ whole

___ thirds 1 whole

1 half ___ quarters

(_)

Memo 2 halves = 1 whole ; 3 thirds = 1 whole ; 1 half = 2 quarters

1
1.2.5(3) a. Shade in 5 of each rectangle:

Complete:

1
= = = = (_)
5
 b. Complete.
1
i) = = = = 10 = 12
2 4 6 8

1 2 3 4 5 6
ii) = = = = =
4

1 3 5
iii) = 12 = = 24 = = 36 (_)
6

c. Circle all the fractions which have the same value.

2 1 3
3 2 9
4
8 3
6
12 12
(_)

Memo: a. There are other possible answers for this question.

1 𝟐 𝟑 𝟒 𝟓
= = = =
5 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟓 𝟐𝟎 𝟐𝟓
b. i) 1 𝟐 𝟑 𝟒 𝟓 𝟔
= 4 = 6 = 8 = 10 = 12
2

1 2 3 4 5 6
ii) = 𝟖 = 𝟏𝟐 = 𝟏𝟔 = 𝟐𝟎 = 𝟐𝟒
4

1 𝟐 3 𝟒 5 𝟔
iii) = 12 = 𝟏𝟖 = 24 = 𝟑𝟎 = 36
6

2 4 8
c. ; 6 ; 12
3
1.2.5(4) a. Complete.

i) 1
=
6 18
ii) 5 20
=
6
iii) 3 9
= (_)
24
b. Write the next three fractions in each pattern
2 4 6
i) ; 14 ; 21 ; _____ ; _____ ; _____
7

7 14 21
ii) ; 20 ; 30 ; _____ ; _____ ; _____
10

3 6 9
iii) ; 40 ; 60 ; _____ ; _____ ; _____ (_)
20

Memo: a i) 1 𝟑
= 18
6

5 20
ii) = 𝟐𝟒
6

3 9
iii) = 24
𝟖

b i) 2 4 6 𝟖 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟐
; 14 ; 21 ; 𝟐𝟖 ; 𝟑𝟓 ; 𝟒𝟐
7

ii) 7 14 21 𝟐𝟖 𝟑𝟓 𝟒𝟐
; 20 ; 30 ; 𝟒𝟎 ; 𝟓𝟎 ; 𝟔𝟎
10

iii) 3 6 9 𝟏𝟐 𝟏𝟓 𝟏𝟖
; 40 ; 60 ; 𝟖𝟎 ; 𝟏𝟎𝟎 ; 𝟏𝟐𝟎
20

1.2.5(5) Complete.

Percentage Decimal fraction Common fraction

10%

1%

50%

25%

75%

(_)
 Memo:
Percentage Decimal fraction Common fraction

10% 0,1 𝟏
𝟏𝟎

1% 0,01 𝟏
𝟏𝟎𝟎

50% 0,5 𝟏
𝟐

25% 0,25 𝟏
𝟒

75% 0,75 𝟑
𝟒

1.2.5(6) a. Write as percentages:

56
i) 100

5
ii) 100

5
iii) 10

3
iv) 4

35
v) (_)
50

b. Complete.

Percentage Decimal fraction Common fraction

10%

0,01
1
5

2%

0,3

(_)
 Memo: a. i) 56% ii) 5%

iii) 50% iv) 75%

v) 70%

b.

Percentage Decimal fraction Common fraction

10% 0,1 𝟏
𝟏𝟎

1% 0,01 𝟏
𝟏𝟎𝟎
1
20% 0,2
5

2% 0,02 𝟏
𝟓𝟎

30% 0,3 𝟑
𝟏𝟎

1.3 Decimal fractions

1.3.1 Recognising, ordering and place value of decimal fractions

1.3.1(5) a. Complete the chain.

1 1
+ 100 + 100 3,1

1
+ 100

1 1
+ 100 + 100
(_)
 b. Complete.

4,85 4,9 5,1

(_)

c. Fill in the numbers on the number line where indicated. Write your
answers below the arrows
0,2 0,52
0 0,85 1

(_)

d. Order from smallest to biggest.

3,11
0,3 0,03 0,13
1,03

Memo: a.
1 1
+ 100 + 100 3,1

1
+ 100

1 1
+ 100 + 100

b.

4,85 4,9 5,1

c.
0,2 0,52
0 0,85 1

d. 0,03 ; 0,13 ; 0,3 ; 1,03 ; 3,11

1.3.1(6) a. Complete the chain.

0,015 0,015 3,985

0,015

0,015 0,015
(_)

b. Complete.

10,09 10,095 10,115

(_)

c. Order from smallest to biggest.

0,005
0,5 0,055 5,505
5,050

5,55
50,05
(_)

d. Round off to two decimal places.

i) 4,007

ii) 12,984

iii) 175,000598

iv) 123,09701 (_)

Memo: a.
3,955 0,015 3,97 0,015 3,985

0,015

4,03 0,015 4,015 0,015 4

 b.

10,085 10,09 10,095 10,1 10,105 10,11 10,115

c. 0,005 ; 0,055 ; 0,5 ; 5,050 ; 5,505 ; 5,55 ; 50,05

d. i) 4,01

ii) 12,98

iii) 175,00

iv) 123,10

1.3.2 Calculations with decimal fractions

1.3.2(5) a. Calculate.

i) 6,4 + 3,2

ii) 7,5 + 8,9

iii) 19,6 – 5,3

iv) 4,4 – 1,7

v) R3,99 + R8, 99

vi) R10 – R7,89 (_)

b. Calculate.

i) 0,1 + 0,1 + 0,1 + 0,1 + 0,1 + 0,1 + 0,1 + 0,1

ii) 10 × 5,2

iii) 5,09 × 10

iv) 8,7 × 100 (_)

 c. Complete by adding the two numbers next to each other to get the
number above it.

7,39 2

1,5 4,12 1,03

(_)

Memo a. i) 9,6

ii) 16,4

iii) 14,3

iv) 2,7

v) R12,98

vi) R2,11

b. i) 1

ii) 52

iii) 50,9

iv) 870

c.
42,69

24,7 17,99

13,01 11,69 6,3

5,62 7,39 4,3 2

1,5 4,12 3,27 1,03 0,97

1.3.2(6) a. Calculate.

i) 0,567 + 1,2 + 3,04

ii) 7,86 + 3,7 – 4,999

iii) R3,99 × 4

iv) R72,12 ÷ 6

v) 8,256 × 70

vi) 8,123 × 10,2 (_)

b. Complete.

i) 0,543 + _____ = 0,545

ii) 3,403 = 3,483 − _____ (_)

Memo: a. i) 4,807 ii) 6,591

iii) R15,96 iv) R12,02

v) 577,92 vi) 82,8546

b. i) 0,002 ii) 0,08

1.3.3 Solving problems

1.3.3(5) a. A builder buys pipes that are 5,6 metres long. If he buys 10 pipes, what is
the total length of the pipes? (_)

b. In the 1996 Olympics Penny Heyns won the 100 metre breaststroke in 1,13
minutes.

In the 2000 Olympics she won the 100 metre breaststroke in 1,1 minutes.

How much faster did she swim in 2000 than 1996? (_)

c. Thembi went clothes shopping. She bought a dress for R250, 90, shoes for
R150,35 and a jersey for R178,55.

i) How much did she spend?

ii) How much change did she get from R1 000?

 Memo a. 56 metres

b. 0,03 minutes

c. i) R579,80

ii) R420,20

1.3.3(6) a. Mrs Jackson sells dresses. She uses 1,75 metres of material for each dress.

The material costs R67,95 per metre.

How much will she pay to make 7 dresses? (_)

b. Mrs. Masipa’s car drives 621,452 kilometres on 52 litres of petrol.

i) How far can she drive on 1 litres of petrol?

ii) Estimate how many litres of petrol the car will need to drive 100
kilometres.

Memo: a. R832,39

b. i) 11,591 km

ii) Approximately 8 litres

1.3.4 Equivalent forms

1.3.4(5)
Percentage Decimal fraction Common fraction

0,5

0,01

0,05

0,8

0,3
(_)
 Memo
Percentage Decimal fraction Common fraction

50% 0,5 𝟏
𝟐

1% 0,01 𝟏
𝟏𝟎

5% 0,05 𝟏
𝟐𝟎

80% 0,8 𝟒
𝟓

30% 0,3 𝟑
𝟏𝟎

1.3.4(6)
Percentage Decimal fraction Common fraction

20%

0,4
1
8

12%

0,3
(_)
 Memo:
Percentage Decimal fraction Common fraction

20% 0,2 𝟏
𝟓

40% 0,4 𝟐
𝟓
1
12,5% 0,125
8

12% 0,12 𝟑
𝟐𝟓

30% 0,3 𝟑
𝟏𝟎