Kohinoor Grammar School and College

Name: ___________________________Class: Pre 9 IG Time: 30 min

1 The length, l cm, of a bicycle is 96 cm, correct to the nearest centimetre.

Complete this statement about the value of l.

....................... ....................... [2]

[Total: 2]

2 Neha has a piece of ribbon of length 23 cm, correct to the nearest cm.
From this ribbon she cuts off a piece with length 87 mm, correct to the
nearest mm.

Work out the lower bound and the upper bound for the length of the remaining ribbon.
Give your answer in centimetres.

Lower bound = .......... ......................................... cm

Upper bound = ................................................... cm [3]

[Total: 3]

3 A train journey starts at 23 40 and finishes at 06 50.

Work out the time taken for this journey.

........................ h ....................... min [1]

[Total: 1]

4 Change 0.56 kilometres into metres.

................................................... m [1]

[Total: 1]
5 Here is part of a bus timetable.

Abbots 06 50 08 25 09 20

Callet 07 12 08 47 09 42

North Moor 07 30 09 05 10 00

South Moor 07 37 09 12 10 07

Centre Point 08 00 09 35 10 30

(a) Rashid catches the 09 20 bus at Abbots.

Find the time the bus arrives at South Moor.

................................................... [1]

(b) Annisa leaves home at 8.27 am and takes 25 minutes to walk to the bus stop
at Callet.
She catches the next bus to Centre Point.

Find the total time, in minutes, for her journey from leaving home to arriving at Centre Point.

................................................... min [2]

[Total: 3]

6 Raj buys some sand for 3540 rupees.

Calculate the cost in dollars when the exchange rate is $1 = 70.8 rupees.

$ ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

7
 Triangle PQR is similar to triangle ABC with PR:AC=2:3

AB = 9 cm and the area of triangle ABC is 18 cm 2.

(a) Find the length of PQ.

................................................ cm [1]

(b) Find the area of triangle PQR.

.............................................. cm2 [2]

8 Change 9.765 litres into centimetres cubes.

................................................... c m3 [1]

[Total: 1]
9 Two containers are mathematically
similar.
Their volumes are 54 cm3 and 128 cm3.
The height of the smaller container is 4.5
cm.

Calculate the height of the larger container.

Answer...................................................cm [3]

[Total: 3]

10 An equilateral triangle has sides of length 15 cm, correct to the nearest centimetre.

Calculate the upper bound of the perimeter of this triangle.

................................................... cm [1]

[Total: 1]
11 A train journey starts at 23 40 and finishes at 06 50.

Work out the time taken for this journey.

........................ h ....................... min [1]

[Total: 1]
12 Figs cost 43 cents each.
Lyra has $5 to buy some
figs.

Calculate the largest number of figs Lyra can buy and the amount of change, in cents, she receives.

.............................. figs and .............................. cents change [3]

Find the volume of the model.

................................................... cm3 [3]

[Total: 3]