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2 Accuracy

Exercise 2.1 page 13

1  a 69 000
b 74 000
c  89 000
d 4000
e 100 000
f 1 000 000
2  a 78 500
b 6900
c 14 100
d 8100
e  1000
f 3000
3  a 490
b 690
c 8850
d 80
e 0
f 1000

Exercise 2.2 page 14

1  a 5.6
b 0.7
c  11.9
d 157.4
e  4.0
f  15.0
g 3.0
h 1.0
i 12.0
   

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2  a 6.47
b 9.59
c 16.48
d 0.09
e 0.01
f 9.30
g 100.00
h 0.00
i 3.00

Exercise 2.3 page 14

1  a  50 000
b 48 600
c  7000
d 7500
e 500
f 2.57
g 1000
h 2000
i 15.0
2  a 0.09
b 0.6
c 0.94
d 1
e 0.95
f 0.003
g 0.0031
h 0.0097
i 0.01

Exercise 2.4 page 15

1  a 419.6
b 5.0
c 166.3
d 23.8
e 57.8
f 4427.1

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g 1.9
h 4.1
i 0.6
Answers to Q2–4 may vary slightly from those given below:
2  a 1200
b 3000
c 3000
d 150 000
e 0.8
f 100
3  a 200
b  200
c 30
d 550
e 500
f 3000
4  a 130
b 80
c 9
d 4
e 200
f 25
g 1/5
h 800
i 5
5 c, e and f are incorrect
Answers to Q6 and 7 may vary slightly from those given below:
6  a 120 m2
b 40 m2
c 400 cm2
7  a 200 cm3
b 4000 cm3
c 2000 cm3

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Exercise 2.5 page 18

1  a  i Lower bound = 5.5
Upper bound = 6.5
ii  5.5 ⩽ x < 6.5
b  i Lower bound = 82.5
Upper bound = 83.5
  ii 82.5 ⩽ x < 83.5
c  i Lower bound = 151.5
Upper bound = 152.5
  ii 151.5 ⩽ x < 152.5
d  i Lower bound = 999.5
Upper bound = 1000.5
ii 999.5 ⩽ x < 1000.5
e  i Lower bound = 99.5
Upper bound = 100.5
ii  99.5 ⩽ x < 100.5
2  a  i Lower bound = 3.75
Upper bound = 3.85
ii 3.75 ⩽ x < 3.85
b  i Lower bound = 15.55
Upper bound = 15.65
ii 15.55 ⩽ x < 15.65
c  i Lower bound = 0.95
Upper bound = 1.05
ii 0.95 ⩽ x < 1.05
d  i Lower bound = 9.95
Upper bound = 10.05
  ii 9.95 ⩽ x < 10.05
e  i Lower bound = 0.25
Upper bound = 0.35
ii 0.25 ⩽ x < 0.35
3  a  i Lower bound = 4.15
Upper bound = 4.25
ii 4.15 ⩽ x < 4.25
b  i Lower bound = 0.835
Upper bound = 0.845
ii 0.835 ⩽ x < 0.845
   

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c  i Lower bound = 415

Upper bound = 425
  ii 415 ⩽ x < 425
d  i  Lower bound = 4950
Upper bound = 5050
ii 4950 ⩽ x < 5050
e  i Lower bound = 0.0445
Upper bound = 0.0455
  ii 0.0445 ⩽ x < 0.0455
f  i Lower bound = 24 500
Upper bound = 25 500
  ii 24 500 ⩽ x < 25 500
4  a 
   
b 5.35 ≤ M < 5.45
5  a

b 11.75 ⩽ T < 11.85

6  a Lower bound = 615 m3 Upper bound = 625 m3
b 615 ⩽ x < 625
7  a Lower bound = 625 m Upper bound = 635 m
b 395 ⩽ W < 405

Exercise 2.6 page 19

1  a Lower bound = 263.25 Upper bound = 297.25
b Lower bound = 3295.25 Upper bound = 3455.25
c Lower bound = 4925.25 Upper bound = 5075.25
d Lower bound = 3.76 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 4.26 (2 d.p.)
e Lower bound = 2.83 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 3.19 (2 d.p.)
f Lower bound = 8.03 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 8.66 (2 d.p.)
g Lower bound = 44.95 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 52.82 (2 d.p.)
h Lower bound = 39.77 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 42.23 (2 d.p.)
i Lower bound = 16.14 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 18.88 (2 d.p.)
j Lower bound = 3.55 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 7.12
k Lower bound = 1.47 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 1.63 (2 d.p.)
l Lower bound = 18.51 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 28.59 (2 d.p.)
   

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2  a Lower bound = 6.7 Upper bound = 6.9

b Lower bound = 29.69 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 30.80 (2 d.p.)
c Lower bound = 147.76 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 150.25 (2 d.p.)
d Lower bound = 13.3 Upper bound = 13.5
e Lower bound = 1.75 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 1.81 (2 d.p.)
f Lower bound = 0.39 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 0.46 (2 d.p.)
g Lower bound = 34.10 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 40.03 (2 d.p.)
h Lower bound = 0.98 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 1.02 (2 d.p.)
i Lower bound = 0 Upper bound = 0.04
3  a Lower bound = 20 002.5 Upper bound = 20 962.5
b Lower bound = 1.06 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 1.15 (2 d.p.)
c Lower bound = 1 116 250 Upper bound = 1 188 250
d Lower bound = 88.43 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 91.60 (2 d.p.)
e Lower bound = 131.75 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 139.34 (2 d.p.)
f Lower bound = 18.10 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 20.39 (2 d.p.)
g Lower bound = 2.24 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 2.53 (2 d.p.)
h Lower bound = 3.45 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 3.97 (2 d.p.)
i Lower bound = 60.34 (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 68.52 (2 d.p.)

Exercise 2.7 page 20

1 Lower bound = 3.5 kg Upper bound = 4.5 kg
2 Lower bound = 21.8 cm Upper bound = 22.2 cm
3 Lower bound = 13.7 m Upper bound = 13.74 m
4 Lower bound = 74.13 cm (2 d.p.) Upper bound = 75.88 cm2 (2 d.p.)
2

5 Lower bound = 68 425 m2 Upper bound = 75 625 m2

6 Lower bound = 13.1 (1 d.p.) Upper bound = 13.5 (1 d.p.)
7 Lower bound = 9.0 cm (1 d.p.) Upper bound = 11.1 cm (1 d.p.)
8  a Lower bound = 53.1 cm (1 d.p.) Upper bound = 53.7 cm (1 d.p.)
2
b Lower bound = 224.3 cm (1 d.p.) Upper bound = 229.7 cm2 (1 d.p.)
9  a Lower bound = 11.2 cm (1 d.p.) Upper bound = 11.4 cm (1 d.p.)
b Lower bound = 70.5 cm (1 d.p.) Upper bound = 71.3 cm (1 d.p.)
10  Lower bound = 11.5 g/cm3 (1 d.p.) Upper bound = 13.6 g/cm3 (1 d.p.)
11  Least = 93.3 h (1 d.p.) Greatest = 138.5 h (1 d.p.)

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Student assessment 1 page 22

1  a 2800
b 7290
c 49 000
d 1000
2  a 3.8
b 6.8
c  0.85
d 1.58
e 10.0
f 0.008
3  a 4
b 6.8
c 0.8
d 10
e 830
f 0.005
Answers to Q4–6 may vary from those given below:
4  18 000 yards
5 40 m2
6  a 25
b 4
c 4
7 92.3 cm3 (1 d.p.)

Student assessment 2 page 22

1  a

b   

 
c

   

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2  a 205 ⩽ x < 215

b 63.5 ⩽ x < 64.5
c 2.95 ⩽ x < 3.05
d 0.875 ⩽ x < 0.885
3 Length: 349.5 ⩽ L < 350.5 Width: 199.5 ⩽ W < 200.5
4

5 0.0035 ⩽ x < 0.0045

6  a 4.825 ⩽ x < 4.835
b 5.045 ⩽ y < 5.055
c 9.95 ⩽ z < 10.05
d 99.995 ⩽ p < 100.005

Student assessment 3 page 23

1 255 kg
2 31 575 cm3 (to the nearest whole number)
3  a 124.5 ⩽ V < 125.5 cm3 (1 d.p.)
b  4.99 ⩽ L < 5.01 cm (2 d.p.)
4  a 25.10 ⩽ C < 25.16 cm (2 d.p.)
b 50.14 ⩽ A < 50.39 cm2 (2 d.p.)
5 22 cups
6  a Lower bound = 4.5 cm Upper bound = 5.5 cm
b Upper and lower bounds of 100 matches ÷ 100
Lower bound = 5.43 cm Upper bound = 5.44 cm

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