Bounds Worksheet
Bounds Worksheet
1 The mass of an aircraft, m tonnes, is 473 tonnes, correct to the nearest tonne.
[Total: 2]
2 The mass, m tonnes, of wheat grown in 2021 is 4.3 tonnes, correct to 1 decimal place.
[Total: 2]
3 A rectangular picture has length 15 cm and width 10.5 cm, both correct to the nearest 5 mm.
[Total: 2]
4 The length, l metres, of a piece of rope is 5.67 m, correct to the nearest centimetre.
[Total: 2]
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5 The sides of a regular hexagon are 80 mm, correct to the nearest millimetre.
................................................... mm [2]
[Total: 2]
6 The distance between two towns is 600 km, correct to the nearest 10 km.
A car takes 8 hours 40 minutes, correct to the nearest 10 minutes, to travel this distance.
Calculate the lower bound for the average speed of the car in km/h.
[Total: 3]
[Total: 2]
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n = ................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
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[Total: 1]
[Total: 2]
11 The length, l cm, of a sheet of paper is 29.7 cm, correct to the nearest millimetre.
[Total: 2]
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[Total: 2]
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[Total: 1]
[Total: 2]
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16 The space allowed for each tent in a campsite is a rectangle measuring 8 m by 6 m, each correct to the nearest
metre.
Calculate the upper bound for the area of the space allowed for each tent.
................................................... m2 [2]
[Total: 2]
[Total: 2]
18 The amount of fuel, t litres, in a boat’s fuel tank is 135 litres, correct to the nearest litre.
[Total: 2]
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[Total: 2]
20 Genaro measures the length, l cm, of his desk as 120 cm, correct to the nearest centimetre.
[Total: 2]
21 An equilateral triangle has sides of length 15 cm, correct to the nearest centimetre.
................................................... cm [1]
[Total: 1]
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[Total: 3]
[Total: 2]
24 Every page of a newspaper is a rectangle measuring 43 cm by 28 cm, both correct to the nearest centimetre.
[Total: 2]
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25 The width, w metres, of a room is 4.2 metres, correct to the nearest 10 centimetres.
[Total: 2]
Find the upper bound for the total mass of the 50 parcels.
................................................... kg [1]
[Total: 1]
27 The mass, m kilograms, of Katy’s suitcase is 31 kg, correct to the nearest kilogram.
[Total: 2]
28 An equilateral triangle has side length 12 cm, correct to the nearest centimetre.
Find the lower bound and the upper bound of the perimeter of the triangle.
[Total: 2]
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29 Saafia has a barrel containing 6000 millilitres of oil, correct to the nearest 100 ml.
She uses the oil to fill bottles which each hold exactly 50 ml.
Calculate the upper bound for the number of bottles she can fill.
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[Total: 2]
30 The area of a square is 42.5 cm2, correct to the nearest 0.5 cm2.
Calculate the lower bound of the length of the side of the square.
................................................... cm [2]
[Total: 2]
[Total: 2]
[Total: 2]
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[Total: 2]
[Total: 2]
35 Jo measures the length of a rope and records her measurement correct to the nearest ten centimetres.
The upper bound for her measurement is 12.35 m.
................................................... m [1]
[Total: 1]
36 The length of the side of a square is 12 cm, correct to the nearest centimetre.
................................................... cm [2]
[Total: 2]
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Work out the upper bound of the time taken for Anna’s walk.
[Total: 2]
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[Total: 3]
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12
(b)
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[Total: 4]
40 The sides of an equilateral triangle are 9.4 cm, correct to the nearest millimetre.
................................................... cm [2]
[Total: 2]