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The document consists of a series of mathematical problems covering various topics such as simplification, proportional relationships, inequalities, standard form, and interest calculations. It includes tasks that require writing expressions as single fractions, solving equations, and calculating populations and investments. Each problem is accompanied by a designated point value indicating its complexity.
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The document consists of a series of mathematical problems covering various topics such as simplification, proportional relationships, inequalities, standard form, and interest calculations. It includes tasks that require writing expressions as single fractions, solving equations, and calculating populations and investments. Each problem is accompanied by a designated point value indicating its complexity.
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1 Simplify.

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

[Total: 3]

2 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

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

[Total: 3]

3 Simplify.

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

[Total: 2]
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4 y is directly proportional to the cube root of (x + 1).


When x = 7, y = 1.

Find the value of y when x = 124.

y = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

5 y is inversely proportional to the square root of (x + 4).


When x = 5, y = 2.

Find y when x = 77.

y = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

6 Solve.

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

[Total: 2]
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7 Find all the positive integers which satisfy the inequality.

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

[Total: 2]

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n
–2 –1 0 1

Write down the inequality, in terms of n, shown by the number line.

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

[Total: 1]

9 Write 0.00273 in standard form.

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

[Total: 1]

10 Write the ratio in its simplest form.

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

[Total: 2]
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11 Simplify .
Give your answer in standard form.

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

[Total: 2]

12 A radioactive substance decays at an exponential rate of 2% per day.


The initial mass is 80 g.

(a) Find the mass at the end of 5 days.

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

(b) Find how many more whole days, after day 5, it takes for the mass to reduce to less than 67 g.

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

[Total: 5]
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13 The population of one variety of butterfly is decreasing exponentially at a rate of 34% per year.
At the end of 2014, the population was 125.9 million.

Calculate the population at the end of 2019.

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

[Total: 2]

14 Kirsty changes $380.80 into pounds (£) when £1 = $1.19 .

Calculate the amount Kirsty receives.

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

[Total: 2]

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Painter Plumber Electrician
$48 per hour
$35 per hour Fixed charge $40
for the first 2 hours
plus then
$26.50 per hour $32 per hour

These are the rates charged by a painter, a plumber and an electrician who do some work for Mr Sharma.

(a) The painter works for 7 hours.

Calculate the amount Mr Sharma pays the painter.

$ ................................................... [1]
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(b) Mr Sharma pays the plumber $252.

Calculate how many hours the plumber works.

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

(c) Mr Sharma pays the electrician $224.

Calculate how many hours the electrician works.

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

(d) Write down the ratio of the amount Mr Sharma pays to the painter, the plumber and the electrician.
Give your answer in its lowest terms.

painter : plumber : electrician = .............................. : .............................. : .............................. [2]

[Total: 7]

16 Simplify .

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

[Total: 2]

17

Find the value of p.

p = ................................................... [1]
7

[Total: 1]

18 Simplify .

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

[Total: 2]

19 Find the value of .

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

[Total: 1]

20 Find the cube root of 729.

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

[Total: 1]

21 Find the two square roots of 225.

Answer .............................. and .............................. [2]

[Total: 2]

22 Write the recurring decimal as a fraction.


Show all your working.

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

[Total: 2]
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23 Violet and Wilfred recorded their times to run 200 m, correct to the nearest second.
Violet took 36 seconds and Wilfred took 39 seconds.

Work out the upper bound of the difference between their times.

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

[Total: 2]

24 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]

25 The price of a computer is $520.


This price is reduced by 15% in a sale.

Work out the sale price.

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

[Total: 2]
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26 Carlos invests $4540 at a rate of r% per year compound interest.


At the end of 10 years he has earned $1328.54 in interest.

Calculate the value of r.

r = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

27 Sanjay invests $700 in an account paying simple interest at a rate of 2.5% per year.

Calculate the value of his investment at the end of 6 years.

$ ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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28 One year, a company’s sales increased by 15%.


The following year the company’s sales increased by 18%.

Calculate the overall percentage increase in sales.

................................................... % [3]

[Total: 3]

29 Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 30 and 75.

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

[Total: 2]

30 Write down the reciprocal of .

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

[Total: 1]

31 (a) Write 180 as a product of its prime factors.

................................................... [2]
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31 (b) Find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 160 and 180.

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

[Total: 4]

32 Solve the simultaneous equations.


x − 3y = 7
2x − 3y = 11

x = ...................................................

y = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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33 Solve.

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [5]

[Total: 5]

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