River Valley High School Integrated Programme

Secondary 1 Mathematics
Revision Worksheet 2 (Solutions)

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1 Without using a calculator, evaluate the following.

(a) 2  3  3 1000
(b) 10  6  3  (2  3)2
(c) 10  {32  12  [4  (5  3)]}
1 2 1 2
(d) 2  3  
3 3 4 9
2
 1 1
(e)    3 5
 4 
4 8

(a) (b)
2  3  1000
3
10  6  3  (2  3)2
 2  3  (10)  10  2  12
 2  30  8 1
 28 9

(c) (d) (e)

10  {32  12  [4  (5  3)]} 1 2 1 2 2
2  3    1 1
 10  {9  12  [4  (2)]} 3 3 4 9    3 5
 4 
 10  [9  12  (4  2)] 7 11 98 4 8
  
 10  (9  12  6) 3 3 36 1 1
 
 10  (9  2) 7 11  1 
2
16 6 5
     
 10  (7) 3 3 6 8 8
1  1
 70 7 11 1   1  
   16  8 
3 3 6
42 11 1  8
     1 
18 18 16  1 
53 17 1
 (accept  2 )  8
18 18 16

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2 Debbie earned some money from working during her vacation. She intends to use of the
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money on a holiday package, of the remainder on new clothes. She intends to split the
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rest of the money equally between her father, mother and her younger brother. If her mother
received $60, how much did the holiday package cost?

3 5
Fraction of money for mother   1    3
5 8
33 1
  
58 3
3

40

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Cost of the holiday package   amt of money earned
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5
   60  3  40 
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 $500

3 Express 9878.3548 correct to

(a) 1 significant figure, (a) 9878.3548 = 10 000 (1 s.f.)
(b) 3 significant figures, (b) 9878.3548 = 9880 (3 s.f.)
(c) 3 decimal places. (c) 9878.3548 = 9878.355 (3 d.p.)

4 Express 0.010 059 6 correct to

(a) 1 significant figure, (a) 0.010 059 6 = 0.01 (1 s.f.)
(b) 3 significant figures, (b) 0.010 059 6 = 0.0101 (3 s.f.)
(c) 3 decimal places. (c) 0.010 059 6 = 0.010 (3 d.p.)

Remember to copy original

question and use = , not ൎ .

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5 (a) Estimate, without the use of calculator, the value of the following, giving your
answer correct to 1 significant figure.

(2.01) 2  63.72
24.85  4.89

(b) A student has $20. He buys 4 pens at $2.90 each and 6 highlighters at $1.95 each.
Use estimation to determine if he has enough money to pay for the stationery.
**Since the final answer is correct to 1 sf, the intermediate working shall be correct to 2 sf.
(a) (b)
(2.01)  63.72
2 Total cost
24.85  4.89 Note: 2nd step must be  43  6 2
at least 2sf. Use  12  12
2.0 2  64 approximate notation 
  $24
25  5.0
The estimated amount is more than $20, so
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 he doesn’t have enough money for the
55
stationery.
 32
 30 1 s.f.
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6 Ben borrowed  8 x  24 y  books from the library. Meili borrowed as many books as
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Ben and Hafiq borrowed as many books as Meili.
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(i) Find the number of books Meili borrowed, in terms of x and y.
(ii) Find the number of books Hafiq borrowed, in terms of x and y.
(iii) Find the total number of books they borrowed altogether, in terms of x and y and
simplify it.
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(iv) Given that x  2 and y  , hence find the total number they borrowed altogether.
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** Write statements and units
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(i) number of books Meili borrowed =  8 x  24 y  books or  6 x  18 y  books
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(ii) number of books Hafiq borrowed = (6 x  18 y ) books or ( 2 x  6 y ) books
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(iii) (iv) sub x  2 and y  ,
2
Total number of books
Total number of books
 8 x  24 y  6 x  18 y  2 x  6 y
1
 16 x  48 y  16(2)  48    56
2

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7 Evaluate the following expressions, when x  2 and y   .
2
(i) x y  (8 y)  2
2 2

 x  y
2

(ii) 12 y 
xy

(i) (ii)
2 2
1  1    1 
 2      8      2
2
2     Note: Substitution
 2    2   1    2  without any
12     simplification of values
 1  2  1
 4     (4) 2  2 2   must be shown in the
 2  2 first step.
2
 2  16  2  1
2 
2
 12  6  
1
2
5
 6   
2
25
 6 
4
24 25
 
4 4
1

4

8 Express the following as a single fraction in its simplest form.

(a) 
 x  y  x
6 3
2(3b  2) 2b  5
(b) 
3 4
3x  1  2 x  5 
(c)   1
2  7 
y  x  7x  2 y y 
(d)   
4  6 3

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(a) (b)


 x  y  x 2(3b  2) 2b  5

6 3 3 4
  x  y   2x 8  3b  2   3  2b  5 
  (1) Common denominator,  
6 combine fractions 12
x  y  2x 24b  16  6b  15
  (2) Expand by distributive law  
6 12
3 x  y 30b  31
  (3) Simplify numerator and  
6 denominator 12

(c) (d)
3x  1  2 x  5  y  x  7x  2 y y 
  1 (c) and (d) show similar types of   
2  7  questions done with a different 4  6 3
approach.
3x  1 2 x  5  7 y  x 7x  2 y y
    
2 7 (c) Simplifies the terms in the bracket 4 6 3
first while (d) expands the
7  3 x  1  2  2 x  2   a  c  into   a  c  
3( y  x)  2(7 x  2 y )  4 y
     first.
14 12
b d  b d
21x  7  4 x  4 3 y  3 x  14 x  4 y  4 y
 
14 12
17 x  3 3 y  17 x
 
14 12

9 Solve the following equations.

5 2
(a) 3 x   x 8
6 9
3 1
(b) x  4  ( x  1)
5 2
(c) 6  2 x  5   4  0

(d) 4  3x  2   5  2  6  x 

3 1
(e) x  4  ( x  1)
5 2

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(a)
5 2
3 x   x  8 (times 18)
6 9
3  18  5 x  3  2 x  2  8  18
54  15 x  4 x  144 (add 4 x, minus 54 on both sides)
15 x  4 x  144  54
11x  198
x  18 (check the answer)

(b)
3 1
x  4  ( x  1) (times 10)
5 2
3 x  2  4  10  5( x  1)
6 x  40  5 x  5 (minus 5 x, minus 40 on both sides)
6 x  5 x  5  40
x  45

(c)
6  2 x  5   4  0
12 x  30  4  0
12 x  34
34
x
12
17
x
6

(d)
4  3x  2   5  2  6  x 
12 x  8  5  12  2 x
12 x  2 x  1
10 x  1
1
x  0.1 (accept )
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 (e)
3 1
x  4  ( x  1)
5 2
3 1 1
x4 x
5 2 2
3 1 1
x x   4
5 2 2
6x  5x 1
 4
10 2
x 9

10 2
x  45

10 The first four terms in a sequence of numbers, u1 , u2 , u3 , u4 , are given below.

u1  2(0)  1  1
u 2  2(1)  4  6
u 3  2(2)  7  11
u 4  2(3)  10  16
(i) Write an expression for u5 and show that u5 = 21.
(ii) Evaluate u6.
(iii) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term, un, of the sequence.
(iv) Evaluate u20.

(i) u5  2(4)  13  21 ( shown)

(ii) u6  2(5)  16  26

(iii) (iv)
un  1  5(n  1) u20  5(20)  4
 1  5n  5  96
 5n  4

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11 Write down the coordinates of each point shown.

Point A B C D E F

coordinates A(5, 2) B  4, 2  C (3, 5) D(5, 4) E (0, 6) F (1, 0)

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