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Mathematics questions, unit 1

Numbers and Operations

45 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first.

Section A: objective questions

10 marks
Choose the correct answer.
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Question 1

Which numeral is sixty-eight thousand and fifty-four?
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A
68 thousands, 0 hundreds, 5 tens and 4 ones = 68 054. 68 540 has 5 hundreds.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 1.1.1
Textbook p. 3
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Question 2

What is the digit value of 4 in 54 218?
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C
5 is in the ten thousands place and 4 is in the thousands place, so the digit value of 4 is 4 000.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 1.1.2
Textbook p. 4
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Question 3

70 000 + 600 + 30 + 2 = ______
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B
7 ten thousands, 0 thousands, 6 hundreds, 3 tens and 2 ones = 70 632.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 1.1.2
Textbook p. 4
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Question 4

Which number is the largest?
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D
44 910 is smaller because its thousands digit is 4. The others have 5 thousands. Compare the hundreds: 45 190 and 45 109 have 1 hundred, and 45 091 has 0. Then the tens: 9 tens is more than 0 tens, so 45 190 is the largest.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 1.1.2
Textbook p. 8
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Question 5

Which of these is an odd number?
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B
An odd number ends in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9. Only 52 917 ends in 7.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 1.2.1
Textbook p. 9
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Question 6

Diagram 1 shows a number line. What is the value of P?
Number line: 45 000, 45 200, 45 400, P, 45 800, 46 000
Diagram 1
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C
The numbers go up in 200s: 45 000, 45 200, 45 400, 45 600, 45 800. So P = 45 600.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 1.5.1
Textbook p. 12
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Question 7

Round off 67 450 to the nearest thousand.
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A
The hundreds digit is 4, so the thousands digit stays the same and the other digits become 0: 67 000.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 1.4.1
Textbook p. 15
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Question 8

Which number becomes 50 000 when rounded off to the nearest ten thousand?
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D
Numbers from 45 000 to 54 999 become 50 000. 44 900 becomes 40 000, and 55 100 and 56 300 become 60 000.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 1.4.1
Textbook p. 17
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Question 9

23 508 + 4 096 + 987 = ______
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C
23 508 + 4 096 = 27 604, and 27 604 + 987 = 28 591. Estimate: 24 000 + 4 000 + 1 000 = 29 000, which is close.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 1.6.1
Textbook p. 19
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Question 10

7 308 ÷ 12 = ______
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B
12 × 600 = 7 200, and 7 308 − 7 200 = 108 = 12 × 9. So the answer is 609. Check: 609 × 12 = 7 308.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 1.6.5
Textbook p. 41

Section B: structured questions

35 marks
Answer all questions. Show your working.
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Question 11

Write the numbers.
[1 mark] (a)Write 50 813 in words.
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[1 mark] (b)Write twenty-eight thousand and fifty in numerals.
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For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 1.1.1
Textbook p. 3
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Question 12

A stadium sold 73 480 tickets.
[1 mark] (a)What is the place value of the digit 7?
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ten thousands
7 is the first digit of a five-digit number, so it is in the ten thousands place.
[1 mark] (b)What is the digit value of 3?
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[1 mark] (c)Partition 73 480 based on digit value.
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For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 1.1.2
Textbook p. 4
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Question 13

Look at the numbers from 3 996 to 4 006.
[2 marks] (a)List all the odd numbers.
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For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 1.2.2
Textbook p. 10
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Question 14

Diagram 2 shows a number pattern.
Number boxes: 60 450, 60 350, blank, 60 150, blank
Diagram 2
[2 marks] (a)Fill in the two empty boxes.
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[1 mark] (b)State the number pattern.
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For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 1.5.1
Textbook p. 12
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Question 15

46 280 people came to a carnival. Diagram 3 shows 46 280 on a number line.
Number line from 40 000 to 50 000 with 46 280 marked
Diagram 3
[1 mark] (a)Round off 46 280 to the nearest thousand.
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[1 mark] (b)Round off 46 280 to the nearest ten thousand.
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For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 1.4.1
Textbook p. 15
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Question 16

The table shows the number of visitors to a science centre over three days.
DayFridaySaturdaySunday
Number of visitors12 48517 3068 940
[1 mark] (a)How many visitors came on Friday and Saturday?
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[1 mark] (b)How many more visitors came on Saturday than on Sunday?
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[2 marks] (c)Estimate the total number of visitors for the three days by rounding off each number to the nearest thousand. Then find the actual total.
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For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 1.6.3
Textbook p. 26
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Question 17

A shop sells pens in packets.
[1 mark] (a)A factory makes 125 boxes of pens. Each box holds 1 000 pens. How many pens are there?
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[2 marks] (b)There are 48 packets in a carton. A shop buys 36 cartons. How many packets does it buy?
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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 1.6.4
Textbook p. 34
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Question 18

A bakery packs 9 560 buns into boxes. Each box holds 24 buns.
[1 mark] (a)How many boxes are filled?
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[1 mark] (b)How many buns are left over?
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[1 mark] (c)Show how to check your answer.
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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 1.6.5
Textbook p. 42
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Question 19

Find the value of each unknown.
[1 mark] (a)m + 47 = 91
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[1 mark] (b)n − 38 = 52
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For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 1.8.2
Textbook p. 27
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Question 20

A factory makes 24 000 bottles in the morning and 18 750 bottles in the afternoon. 9 750 bottles are rejected. The other bottles are packed equally into cartons of 12.
[1 mark] (a)How many bottles were made in the whole day?
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[1 mark] (b)How many bottles were not rejected?
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[2 marks] (c)How many cartons are needed?
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For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard 1.9.1
Textbook p. 52
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Question 21

Farid says: "45 000 rounded off to the nearest ten thousand is 40 000, because 45 000 is nearer to 40 000."
[1 mark] (a)Is Farid correct?
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No
45 000 is exactly in the middle of 40 000 and 50 000.
[2 marks] (b)Explain your answer and give the correct answer.
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For the teacher: Evaluating, high difficulty, standard 1.4.1
Textbook p. 16
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Question 22

Hana has five number cards. She uses all five cards to make five-digit numbers.
Number cards 6, 0, 3, 8 and 5
Diagram 4
[1 mark] (a)Make the largest number.
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[1 mark] (b)Make the smallest number.
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[2 marks] (c)Make an odd number between 60 000 and 70 000. Write it in numerals and in words.
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For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, standard 1.1.2
Textbook p. 8