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Solutions
Chapter 0.1 11. 21.
Basic Arithmetic Knowledge (a) 5  42  6  5  7 1M (a) (25  13)  5  12  5 1M
Level 1  12 1A  60 1A
1.
(b) 20  48  4  20  12 1M (b) (4 + 23)  9  27  9 1M
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 2A
8 1A 3 1A

2. 12.
22.
The 10th odd number  19 1A (a) 10  12  8  120  8 1M
(a) (94  38)  8  56  8 1M
The 10th even number  20 1A  15 1A
7 1A
(b) 84  14  11  6  11 1M
3. (b) (26 + 45)  4  71  4 1M
 66 1A
The sum of the first 4 prime numbers  284 1A
 2357 13.
1M (a) 12.5  7  19.5 1M+1A 23.
 17 (a) 0.23  (5.2  3.2)  0.23  2 1M
(b) 4.6  7.9  12.5 1M+1A
1A  0.46 1A
14.
(b) 21  (1.3 + 2.2)  21  3.5 1M
4. (a) 16.3  12  4.3 1M+1A
6 1A
(a) 26  37 = 63 1A+1A (b) 4.2  2.6  1.6 1M+1A

(b) 63 – 15 = 48 1A+1A 24.

15.
(a) 256  (27  19)  256  8 1M
(a) 3.2  4  12.8 1M+1A
5.  32 1A
(a) 7  13 = 91 1A+1A (b) 6  5.7  34.2 1M+1A
(b) 18  (32 + 43)  18  75 1M
(b) 72  9 = 8 1A+1A 16.  1350 1A
(a) 7.2  4  1.8 1M+1A
6. Level 2
(b) 8  1.6  5 1M+1A
(a) The sum of 14 and 48 is 62. 2A 25.
17. 2  17  19 2A
(b) The difference between 75 and 19
(a) 5.1  2  3.6  10.2  3.6 1M
is 56. 2A 26.
 13.8 1A
11  5  6 2A
7. (b) 8.3  4  1.5  33.2  1.5 1M 13  7  6 2A
(a) The product of 8 and 5 is 40. 2A  31.7 1A
27.
(b) Divide 99 by 7, the quotient is 14 18.
(a) 28  6  4  28  24 2M
and the remainder is 1. 2A (a) 2.3  5  1.2  2.3  6 1M
4 1A
 8.3 1A
8. (b) 56  (23  5)  56  28 2M
(b) 16.8  0.8  7  16.8  5.6 1M
(a) 5  12  16  60  16 1M 2 1A
 11.2 1A
 76 1A
19. 28.
(b) 10  4  12  40  12 1M 19  3  21  7  1 57  3  1 2M
(a) 5  2.5  9  2  9 1M
 28 1A  54  1 1M
 11 1A
 55 1A
9. (b) 8.5  5  1.2  1.7  1.2 1M
(a) 50  12  4  50  48 1M  0.5 1A 29.
 98 1A
20. 20  28  4  13  2
(b) 35  16  2  35  32 1M (a) 3.2  7.6  4  3.2  1.9 1M  20  7  26 2M
3 1A  5.1 1A  13  26 1M
 39 1A
10. (b) 5.7  2.8  0.7  5.7  4 1M
(a) 25  5  11  5  11 1M  1.7 1A 30.
 16 1A 4.2  2  2.3  3  3.1
(b) 60  12  2  5  2 1M  8.4  6.9  3.1 2M
3 1A  1.5  3.1 1M
 4.6 1A

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31. 2.
(27  16  4)  (14  7) 80  3  26 ... 2 1M
 (27  64)  7 2M  Largest multiple of 3 less than 80 9.
 91  7 1M  26  3 1M 16  1  16
 13 1A  78 1A 28
44
32. 3.  The factors of 16 are 1, 2, 4, 8
(182  169)  (47  41)  4 The sum of the 3rd and the 4th multiples and 16. 1M
 13  6  4 2M of 15 40  1  40
 78  4 1M  15  3 + 15  4 1M  2  20
 19.5 1A  45  60 1M  4  10
 105 1A 58
33.  The factors of 40 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 8,
[18  (54  49)  78]  6 4. 10, 20 and 40. 1M
(18  5  78)  6 1M (a) Multiples of 12: 12, 24, 36, 48, … 0.5M  The common factors of 16 and 40
 (90  78)  6 1M Multiples of 16: 16, 32, 48, … 0.5M are 1, 2, 4 and 8. 1A
 6 1M  The L.C.M. of 12 and 16 is 48. 1A
2 1A (b) Multiples of 14: 14, 28, 42, … 0.5M 10.
Multiples of 42: 42, … 0.5M (a) 6  1  6
34.  The L.C.M. of 14 and 42 is 42. 1A 23
4  [(5.6  2.9)  1.8  17]  The factors of 6 are 1, 2, 3
4  (2.7  1.8  17) 1M 5.
and 6. 1M
 4  (1.5  17) 1M Multiples of 15: 15, 30, 45, 60, … 0.5M
Multiples of 20: 20, 40, 60, … 0.5M 15  1  15
4  18.5 1M
 The L.C.M. of 15 and 20 is 60. 1M 35
 74 1A
 The first 3 common multiples of 15  The factors of 15 are 1, 3, 5
and 20 are 60, 120 ( 60  2) and and 15. 1M
35.
180 ( 60  3). 1A  The H.C.F. of 6 and 15 is 3. 1A
[39  (18  15)]  2  45  8
[(39  33)  2  45]  8 1M (b) 8  1  8
(6  2  45)  8 1M 6.
24
 (3  45)  8 1M (a) 15  1  15
35
 1M  The factors of 8 are 1, 2, 4
 48  8 1M and 8. 1M
6 1A  The factors of 15 are 1, 3, 5
11  1  11
and 15. 1A
 The factors of 11 are 1 and 11. 1M
36. (b) 17  1  17 1M  The H.C.F. of 8 and 11 is 1. 1A
(a) Number of students in each class  The factors of 17 are 1 and 17. 1A
 (210  5) 1M
Level 2
= 42 1A 7. 11.
(b) Total number of girls in S.1 60  1  60
 (a) 15  1  15
 2  30
 (42 – 17)  5 1M  35
= 25  5 1M  3  20 1M   The factors of 15 are 1, 3, 5
= 125 1A  4  15  and 15. 1M
 5  12  25  1  25
 6  10 
 55
 The factors of 60 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Chapter 0.2  The factors of 25 are 1, 5 and 25. 1M
6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30 and 60. 2A
Multiples and Factors  The H.C.F. of 15 and 25 is 5. 1A
Level 1
8. Multiples of 15: 15, 30, 45, 60,
1.
48  1  48 75, … 1M
(a) 4  1  4, 4  2  8, 4  3  12,  Multiples of 25: 25, 50, 75, … 1M
 2  24
4  4  16 and 4  5  20. 1M 
 The first 5 multiples of 4 are  3  16   The L.C.M. of 15 and 25 is 75. 1A

4, 8, 12, 16 and 20. 1A  4  12  (b) The product of the 2 original numbers

 68
  15  25
(b) 7  1  7, 7  2  14, 7  3  21,
7  4  28 and 7  5  35. 1M 1M


 375 0.5M

 The first 5 multiples of 7 are H.C.F.  L.C.M.  5  75

 The product of the 2 largest factors
 375 0.5M
7, 14, 21, 28 and 35. 1A of 48
 48  24 1M  The product of the 2 original
 1152 1A numbers is equal to the product

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of their H.C.F. and L.C.M. 1A

16.
(b) Number of rectangular sheets
12. (a) Multiples of 10: 10, 20, 30, 40,
 (60  15)  (60  12) 1M
(a) The first 3 multiples of 23 are 23, 50, 60, … 1M
45 1M
46 and 69. 1A Multiples of 12: 12, 24, 36, 48,
 20 1A
60, … 1M
(b) The sum of the first 3 multiples of 23
Multiples of 15: 15, 30, 45, 60, … 1M
 23  46  69 1M
 The L.C.M. of 10, 12 and 15 is 60. 1A
 138 1A Chapter 0.3
(b) Multiples of 6: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, Fractions
(c) 138  23  6 1M 36, 42, … 1M Level 1
 The result of (b) is 6 times of 23. 1A Multiples of 7: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 1.
42, … 1M (a) Fraction of the figure shaded
13. Multiples of 14: 14, 28, 42, … 1M 3
(a) 40  1  40  1M
 2  20   The L.C.M. of 6, 7 and 14 is 42. 1A 6
1
 4  10
1M
  2 1A

58
 17.

 (a) 6  1  6 (b) Fraction of the figure shaded

 The factors of 40 are 1, 2, 4, 5,
8, 10, 20 and 40. 1A
 23 
6
9
1M
 The factors of 6 are 1, 2, 3 and 6. 1M 2
 3 1A
(b) The sum of all prime numbers which 18  1  18
are the factors of 40 29
25 1M 36 2.
7 1A  The factors of 18 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 41 40  1
9 and 18. 1M
(a) 
5 5
14. 30  1  30 1M
(a) 12  1  12
26 1M  2  15
 3  10 8
1

34  56
5

 The factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4,   The factors of 30 are 1, 2, 3, 5,

1A
6 and 12. 1M 6, 10, 15 and 30. 1M 17 15  2
 The common factors of the 2 (b) 
 The H.C.F. of 6, 18 and 30 is 6. 1A 3 3
numbers are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12. 1A (b) 27  1  27 1M
(b) The product of the common factors 39 2
 The factors of 27 are 1, 3, 9 5 1A
 1  2  3  4  6  12 1M 3
 1728 1A and 27. 1M
36  1  36 40 39  1
(c) 
15.  2  18 13 13
Consider the factors of 100:  3  12 1M
100  1  100  49 1
 2  50  3
13 1A
 66
 4  25 1M 
 5  20   The factors of 36 are 1, 2, 3, 4,

 10  10  6, 9, 12, 18 and 36. 1M 3.

 The factors of 100 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10,

 45  1  45 (a) 2
4
7

2 7  4
7
1M
20, 25, 50 and 100. 1M  3  15 18
59  7 1A
Multiples of 20: 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, …
 The factors of 45 are 1, 3, 5, 9,
Consider Q = 100: 5 3 9  5
15 and 45. 1M (b) 3 
Multiples of Q: 100, … 9 9

 The L.C.M. of Q and 20 is 100. 1A  The H.C.F. of 27, 36 and 45 is 9. 1A 1M

Consider Q = 50: 32
18.  9 1A
Multiples of Q: 50, 100, …
 The L.C.M. of Q and 20 is 100. 1A (a) Consider the multiples of 12 and 15:
8 5  11  8
Multiples of 12: 12, 24, 36, 48, (c) 5  1M
Consider Q = 25: 11 11
60, … 1M
Multiples of Q: 25, 50, 75, 100, … 63
Multiples of 15: 15, 30, 45, 60, … 1M  1A
 The L.C.M. of Q and 20 is 100. 1A 11
 The L.C.M. of 12 and 15 is 60. 1M
 The 3 possible values of Q are 25,
 The minimum side length of the 4.
50 and 100.
square is 60 cm. 1A (a) The H.C.F. of 21 and 28 is 7. 1M

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21 21  7 3 7 1
   4 1A 38 1A  18 1A
28 28  7

6 2 62
(b) 5 3  (5 3)  1M
11 11 11 18.
(b) The H.C.F. of 18 and 45 is 9. 1M 4 5 4 1 1
18 18  9 2  2
11 1A (a)   
   5 1A 8 15 2 3
45 45  9
1M
(c) The H.C.F. of 35 and 56 is 7. 1M 1
11.  1A
5 6
35 35  7 1 1 1 2
   8 1A 2 5  2 5 1M
56 56  7 6 3 6 6 6 26 2 2
3 (b)   
7 1M 13 27 1 9
6
5. 1M
1
29 28  1 72 1A 4
  1A
7 7 9
1M
1 12.
4 1M 11 1 11 3 19.
7 7 5 7 5 1M 1 7
5 1 12 4 12 12 31 3
Since 3 is smaller than 4 . 8
6 6
7 7
 2
5 29 12 1M
 3 is smaller than . 1A 7
7 7 1M  1M
2 2
 2
3 1A 1
6. 32 1A
4 4  11 44
 
13 13  11 143
13.
1M 20.
15 11 15 22
3  13
5 3 5 3 1M 1 5 28 12
3
 
39 26 13 26 26 3 1  
9 7 9 7
11 11  13 143 37
8 1M 1M
1M 26
11 16
Since
39
is smaller than
44
.  9 26 1A  1M
3
143 143
1
3 4  5 1A
 is smaller than . 1A 3
11 13 14.
5 3 5 6
2  2  21.
7. 8 4 8 8
2 5 7 2 1 2 3
(a)   9 1A 1M (a)   
9 9 7 3 7 1
13 6
1  1M
8 8
1 7 8
(b)   1M
6
12 12 12  7 1A
7
1M 1 8 1A
9 3 9 4
2 (b)   
 3 1A 14 4 14 3

15. 1M
6
8. 2 3 7 12 9 14  1A
     7
8 5 3 5 10 15 30 30 30
(a)   11
11 11 1M
7 22.
1A  1A
30 6 9 6 34
  
9 2 7 17 34 17 9
(b)  
14 14 14 1M
16.
1M 4
8 1 5 64 9 30  1M
1      3
 2 1A 9 8 12 72 72 72 1
13 1A
1M
9. 85
 1M 23.
1 3 4 72
(a) 3 
5
35 2
12

25
2
12

38
5 13 19 38 19 25
1 1A
1A 72 1M
50 38
4 2 42   1M
(b) 2 3  (2  3)  1M 19 25
7 7 7 17. 4 1A
6
57 1A 2 7 5 5 7 5
1     
3 9 6
3 9 6 24.
2 4 8 40
10. 1M 2 4  
3 9 3 9
1 8 1 30 14 15
(a) 4  3  1M    1M 1M
8 8 8 18 18 18

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8 9 the largest: 1
  1M
3 40 3 1A
83 65 3 3
3 , ,9 . 1A
 1A
5 9 7 7
25. 35.
11 5 35 14
2 1   30. 1 7 5
12 9 12 9 2 1
7 7  35 245 5 12 9
1M   1A
35 9 9 9  35 315 1 7 9
  1M =2  
12 14 13 13  21 273 5 12 14
15   1A

8
1M 15 15  21 315 1M

1
7 17 17  15 255 1 3
8 1A   1A = 2  1M
21 21  15 315 5 8
 Arrange from the smallest to 8 15
26.
the largest:
=2  1M
Her extra expenses this month 40 40
7 7 17 13 48 15
 $900  1M , , . 1A
18 9 21 15 =1  1M
40 40
 $50  7
33
 $350 1A 31. 1 1A
40
2 7 9 16 35 36
3   3  
5 8 10 40 40 40
27.
1M 36.
Amount of water Andy used 87
 5 1 3 1M 4 6 8
 5 8  L
40 1 1 
 6 3
7
 5 40 1A
9 7 15
13 7 8
 5 2    1M
 5 8  L 1M 9 13 15
 6 6 32.
4 11 2 7 8
 13
7
L 1M 9
6 2
12
1
3
  1M
6 9 15
16 33 24
1 6 2 1 1M 35 24
 14 6 L 1A 36 36 36
88 33 24
 
4 2 1 1M 45 45
36 36 36
Level 2 31 59
 1 36 1A = 1M
28. 45
8 2 14
(a) 2 1A 1
3 3 33. 45
9 6 4 9 6 11
16 1  1   
3
10 11 7 10 11 7 1A
1A 9
5 5  
6
1M
10 7
37.
2 1 63 60
(b)  2 is smaller than 3 and   1M
5 70 70  5 3 5
3
123
3 1   5
1 
70
1M  7 8 8
4
3 is smaller than 3 5 . 1M
5 53
 1 70
 40 21  5
1A  3 1 5 1M
 Arrange from the smallest to  56 56  8
the largest: 5 5
34. 5 5 1M
8 16 4 56 8
, , 3 . 1A  1 15  2
3 5 5 7  5  2
 2 16  15 285 8
  1M
56 45
29.  24 15  2
 6 5 2 1M 19 1
83
9
2  16 16  15   1A
(a) 1A 7 3
9 9 9 2
1 2 19
65 2 16 15  1A
9 1A 21
7 7 1M
2 25 32
(b)  9
2
is smaller than 9 and   1M 38.
9 7 16 15 7 1 1
2 10 2 4 2
3
9 is smaller than 9 7 . 1M  1M 10 6 4
7 3
 Arrange from the smallest to

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27 25 1  1 1 3 9 3 1
  2 1M 4  2  5    $32   1M
10 6 4  3 6 8  16 10 4
45 1 2
 2  8 4 9  9  $2 1A
4 4  4 2 5  1M 5
 24 24 24  16
1M
1 9
45 4 1 
  1M 8 16
4 9 Chapter 0.4
1M Percentages
5 1A
9 16 Level 1
  1M
8 9 1.
39.
2 1A 82
1 (a) 0.82   82% 1A
8 100
4 33  11 9 
    1M 43.
3 2 4  4 2 150
2  2  9 1 7 (b) 1.5   150% 1A
4 9 6  7 6  100
9  20 4 9
33 99 3.7
  1M 2 1 7 0.037   3. 7%
4 8  61  1M (c) 1A
9 5 9 100
33 8
  56 6 9
4 99    2.
9 5 7
2 57

3
1M (a) 57%   0.57 1A
48 100
1A  1M
5 42.5
(b) 42.5%   0.425 1A
3 100
40. 9 1A
5
4 3 568
4  (c) 568%   5.68 1A
9 5  40 3  40 100
  
19  9 5  21
1 44.
21 Fraction of gooses in the farm 3.
1M 5 1 3 3
1   (a)   100%  60% 1A
8 21 11 6 5 5
  1M
3 40 1M 16 66
7 66 30 11 (b) 2   100% 1M
 1A    25 25
5 66 66 66  264% 1A
2 1M
1 1A
5 25
 1M 27 27
66 (c)   100%
40 40
41. 25
Number of gooses  396  1M 135
1 1 66  % 1M
11 2 2
4 4  6  25
 1
5 1  150 1A  67 % 1A
2 1 2
6 6
1M 45.
4.
9 6 Original amount of pocket money
  56 14
 3  7 (a) 56%   1A
4 1  $ 5  4  100 25
1M  5  10
27 1M 325
 1M (b) 325% 
2 112 10 100
$  1M
1 5 7 13
 13 1A 
2  $32 1M 4
 7  1M
Price of a pear  $32  
1  10   4
42.   1
3
1M
4
1A

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87.5 19.
(c) 87.5%  12.
100 (a) 160  (154%  74%)  160  80% 1M
(a) 60%  250%  0.6  2.5 1M  200 1A
7
  1.5
8 (b) 54  (23%  49%)  54  72% 1M
 150% 1A
1A  75 1A
(b) 140%  80%  1.4  0.8 1M
 1.12 20.
5.
 112% 1A (a) 45  15%  180  300  180
(a) 37%  48%  (37  48)%
1M
 85%  120 1A
1A 13.
(a) 45%  15%  0.45  0.15 1M (b) 50  42  28%  50  150 1M
(b) 27.5%  2  27.5%  200% 1M
 200 1A
3
 227.5% 1A
 300% 1A
21.
6. (b) 80%  16%  0.8  0.16 1M (a) 160  (1  60%)
5
(a) 54%  69%  (54  69)%  160  40%
 123%  500% 1A
1A 1M
 64 1A
(b) 3  405%  300%  405% 1M 14.
(a) 42%  70%  0.42  0.7 1M
 705% 1A (b) 126  ( 2  137%)
 0.6
 126  63%
 60% 1A
7. 1M
(a) 74%  26%  (74  26)% (b) 28%  20%  0.28  0.2 1M  200
 48% 1A
 1.4
1A
 140% 1A
(b) 235%  1  235%  100% 1M
22.
 135% 1A 15.
(a) 120  30%  25%
(a) Total number of staff  (450  550) 1M
 1000 1A
30 25
8.  120  
100 100
(a) 152%  83%  (152  83)% (b) Percentage of staff in department B
1M
 69% 1A 550
  100% 1M 9 1A
1000
(b) 5  126%  500%  126% 1M (b) 48  80%  75%
 55%
 374% 1A 100 100
1A  48   1M
80 75
9. 16.  80 1A
(a) 23%  2  54% (a) Total amount spent by Mrs. Wong
 23%  200%  54% 1M  $3800  $1900  $1800 1M 23.
 277% 1A  $7500 1A (a) 210  30%  21%
30 100
(b) 563%  3  55% (b) Percentage of expenses for food  210   1M
$1800 100 21
 563%  300%  55% 1M
  100% 1M  300 1A
 208% 1A $7500
10.  24% (b) 24  60%  80%
(a) 974%  8  531% 1A 100 80
 24   1M
 974%  800%  531% 1M Level 2 60 100
 705% 1A 17.  32 1A
(b) 3.7%  3  20.3% (a) 30  (37%  53%)  30  90% 1M
 3.7%  300%  20.3% 1M  27 1A 24.
 283.4% 1A (a) 80  20%  66  50%
(b) 16  (54%  29%)  16  25% 1M
 16  33 1M
4 1A
11.  49 1A
(a) 75%  20%  0.75  0.2 1M (b) 125  40%  90  10%
18.
 0.15  50  9 1M
(a) 65  40%  23  26  23 1M
 15% 1A  41 1A
3 1A
(b) 34%  40%  0.34  0.4 1M
(b) 38  60  20%  38  12 1M 25.
 0.136
 50 1A (a) 27  25%  9  30%
 13.6% 1A

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100 100 (a) cm 1A 6.

 27  9 1M
25 30 (a) 6 min 32 s  (6  60  32) s
(b) mm 1A
 392 s 1A
 108  30 1M
(c) m 1A
 138 1A (b) 8.7 min  (8.7  60) s
(b) 54  36%  108  120% (d) km 1A  522 s 1A
100 100 (c) 2.85 min  (2.85  60) s
 54   108  1M 2.
36 120  171 s 1A
(a) 7 m 12 cm  (7  100  12) cm
 150  90 1M
 712 cm 1A 7  43 
 60 1A (d) 3 min   60  s
(b) 8.17 m  (8.17  100) cm 12  12 
26.  817 cm 1A  215 s 1A
(a) 80  18%  (62%  26%)
(c) 1 m 1 cm  (1  100  1) cm 7.
 80  18%  36% 1M
 101 cm 1A
100 36 4 4 
 80   (a) 5 min  5 min    60  s
18 100 3  23  5 5 
(d) 4 m   100  cm
1M 5  5   5 min 48 s 1A
 160 1A
 460 cm 1A (b) 3.45 min  3 min  (0.45  60) s
(b) 345  (37%  78%)  17%  3 min 27 s 1A
 345  115%  17% 1M 3.
100 17 (c) Since 135  60  2 … 15,
7  7 
 345   1M (a) 6 m 6m   100   135 s  2 min 15 s 1A
115 100 20  20 
 51 1A (d) Since 907  60  15 … 7,
cm
 907 s  15 min 7 s 1A
 6 m 35 cm 1A
27.
(a) 6.7  42  70%  6.7  29.4 1M
(b) 16.8 m  16 m  (0.8  100) cm 8.
 36.1 1A
 16 m 80 cm 1A (a) 3 h 20 min  (3  60  20) min
(b) 4.5  90%  5.6  5  5.6 1M  200 min 1A
(c) 165 cm  1 m 65 cm 1A
 10.6 1A
(b) 1.25 h  (1.25  60) min
(d) 2304 cm  23 m 4 cm 1A
 75 min 1A
28.
(a) 80  23.4  60%  80  39 4. (c) 5.15 h  (5.15  60) min
1M (a) 3 km 300 m  (3  1000  300) m  309 min 1A
 41 1A  3300 m 1A
5  47 
(b) 20  23%  2.6  4.6  2.6 (d) 7 h   60  min
(b) 6 km 12 m  (6  1000  12) m 6  6 
1M
2 1A  6012 m 1A  470 min 1A

(c) 8.02 km  (8.02  1000) m 9.

29.  8020 m 1A
Number of marbles  27  63 1 1 
1M (a) 1 h  1 h   60  min
 90 1M 13  163  5 5 
(d) 3 km    1000  m
27 50  50   1 h 12 min 1A
Required percentage   100% 1M
90  3260 m 1A (b) 3.35 h  3 h  (0.35  60) min
 30% 1A  3 h 21 min 1A
5.
1 (c) Since 99  60  1 … 39,
30. (a) 7 km  7 km   99 min  1 h 39 min 1A
Total amount 8
 $(12.5  27.5) 1M 1  (d) Since 3900  60  65  1 60  5,
 $40 1M  1000  m  3900 s  1 h 5 min 1A
 8 
$12.5
Required percentage   100%  7 km 125 m 1A Level 2
$40
(b) 13.18 km  13 km  (0.18  1000) m 10.
1M
 13 km 180 m 1A (a) 7 m 25 cm  67 cm
 31.25% 1A
 725 cm  67 cm 1M
Chapter 0.5 (c) 1620 m  1 km 620 m 1A  658 cm 1A
Basic Units
(d) 32 768 m  32 km 768 m 1A (b) 7 m 25 cm  67 cm
Level 1
1.  658 cm

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 6.58 m 1A 10.
2. 110 2A (a) 3A

11.
3. 325 2A
(a) 3 km 18 m  0.56 km
(b) 3A
 3.018 km  0.56 km 1M
4. 230 2A
 2.458 km 1A

(b) 3 km 18 m  0.56 km 5. 3A
 2.458 km
 2458 m 1A Multiple-choice Questions
Level 1
12.
1.
(a) 50 cm 9 mm  12
B
 50.9 cm  12 1M
6. 3A
 610.8 cm 1A 2.
(b) 50 cm 9 mm  12 C
 610.8 cm
 6.108 m 1A 3.
C
13. 3
(a) (i) Perimeter  24.5 cm  4 1M
For A, 1  1.6
Level 2 5
 98 cm 1A
7. 5
(ii) Perimeter  98 cm For B, 1  1.625
(a) 3A
 0.98 m 1A 8
(b) Perimeter of the rectangle For C, 148%  1.48
 (24.5  24.5  24.5) cm  2 1M For D, 1.52
 147 cm 1A (b) 3A
4.
14. A
(a) Time spent by Martin yesterday (16  24)  8  40  8  5
2
 6 min  3 min 20 s  4 min 1M 8.
3 (a) 3A 5.
 20 2 A
 6  3  4  min 1M Multiples of 15: 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, …
 60 3
Multiples of 25: 25, 50, 75, …
 1 2  The L.C.M. of 15 and 25 is 75.
 13    min
 3 3  The common multiples of 15 and 25 are
 14 min 1A (b) 3A 75, 150 ( 75  2), 225 ( 75  3), …

(b) Extra time spent 6.

 14 min  7.5 min 1M C
 6.5 min 1A Multiples of 12: 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, …
Multiples of 21: 21, 42, 63, 84, …
15.  The L.C.M. of 12 and 21 is 84.
Time that Melody spent
9.
 0.26  60 min 1M 7.
(a) 3A
15.6 min 1M B
Time that Sandra spent 16  1  16
 24  28
 15   min
 60  44
 The factors of 16 are 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16.
1M
15.4 min 1M (b) 3A 24  1  24
 Emily spent the least time. 1A  2  12
38
46
Chapter 0.6  The factors of 24 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12
Angles and 24.
Level 1  The common factors of 16 and 24 are 1,
1. 75 2A 2, 4 and 8.

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8. 2 4 22 22  30.1 cm
4 2  
A 5 9 5 9 For D, 2718 mm  (2718  10) cm
12  1  12  271.8 cm
22 9
26  
5 22
34 19.
 The factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12. 9
 D
22  1  22 5
7  7 
 2  11 4 For A, min   60  s
1 10  10 
 The factors of 22 are 1, 2, 11 and 22. 5
 42 s
 The common factors of 12 and 22 are 1
and 2. For B, 1.1 h  (1.1  60) min
13.
 66 min
 The H.C.F. of 12 and 22 is 2. D
 (66  60) s
The weight of eaten biscuits  500 g
 3960 s
9. 3

B 10  1 
For C, 3 min   3  h
1 11  11  1 122  150 g  60 
11  
11 11 11  The weight of the remaining biscuits 1
 h
 (500  150) g 20
10.  350 g
 1 
B For D, 25 s   25   min
14.  60 
For A,
C 5
3 2  4  3 11 11  3 33  min
2     7 12
4 4 4 43 12 3 %  3.14%
50
17 17  2 34
and   . 1 20.
6 62 12  3.14 
100 B
For B,  0.0314 First construct the remaining part,
4 1  5  4 9 9  7 63 i.e., 360  195  165.
1    
5 5 5 5  7 35 15.
Level 2
12 12  5 60 B
and   . 22 22 21.
7 75 35   100% A
7 7
15 15  5 75 5  [(11  25)  (3.7 – 2.5)]
For C,   and 2200
9 9  5 45  %  5  (36  1.2)
7  5  30
3 1  5  3 8 8  9 72
1     2  150
5 5 5 5  9 45  314 %
7
. 22.
31 31  2 62 16.
B
For D,   and Multiples of 10: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 ,60, 70,
12 12  2 24 B
80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130,
19 19  3 57 0.5%  5  0.5%  500%
  .  500.5%
140, 150, 160, 170, 180,
8 8  3 24 190, 200, 210, …
Multiples of 15: 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105,
17.
11. 120, 135, 150, 165, 180,
C
D 195, 210, …
52%  25%  0.52  0.25
1 2 3 4 Multiples of 21: 21, 42, 63, 84, 105, 126,
1 2 1 2  0.13
2 3 6 6  13%
147, 168, 189, 210, …
7  The L.C.M. of 10, 15 and 21 is 210.
3
6 18.
23.
1 B
4 For A, 120 cm  (120  100) m
C
6 20  1  20
 1.2 m
 2  10
For B, since 0.25 km  (0.25  1000) m
12. 45
 250 m
C  The factors of 20 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10 and
 3.25 km  3 km 250 m 20.
For C, 0.301 m  (0.301  100) cm 28  1  28

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 2  14  436 s  213 s
47  223 s
 The multiples of 28 are 1, 2, 4, 7, 14  3 min 43 s
and 28.
30.
44  1  44
C
 2  22
The face of a clock is divided into 12 equal
 4  11
parts by the numbers from ‘1’ to ‘12’.
 The factors of 44 are 1, 2, 4, 11, 22 and
44. The angle between 2 adjacent numbers
 360  12
 The common factors of 20, 28 and 44
 30
are 1, 2 and 4.
At 9 : 30, the hour hand is in the middle of ‘9’
 The H.C.F. of 20, 28 and 44 are 4.
and ‘10’. The minute hand is at ‘6’.

24.  There are 9.5  6  3.5 parts between

B the hour hand and the minute hand.
1 2 9 8  The required angle  30  3.5
15  2 2  15  
4 3 4 3  105
 15  6
9

25.
C
Weight loss in 6 months
 3 
 112   kg
 14 
 24 kg

 Weight loss in each month

 ( 24  6) kg
4 kg

26.
B
65  [(73%  18%)  7%]
 65  (91%  7%)
 91 100 
 65    
 100 7 
 65  13
5

27.
C
23.4 m  50 cm  (23.4  100  50) cm
 (2340  50) cm
 2390 cm
 (2390  100) m
 23.9 m

28.
D
7 cm 8 mm  4  (7  10  8) mm  4
 78 mm  4
 312 mm

29.
B
7 min16 s  213 s
 (7  60  16) s  213 s

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