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Maths Worksheet

The document provides worked examples for calculating upper and lower bounds based on measurements rounded to specific decimal places. It illustrates how to determine the bounds for a road length and the area of a room, as well as the maximum number of slabs needed for a garden path based on given measurements. Each example emphasizes the importance of understanding measurement accuracy and its impact on calculations.

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Maths Worksheet

The document provides worked examples for calculating upper and lower bounds based on measurements rounded to specific decimal places. It illustrates how to determine the bounds for a road length and the area of a room, as well as the maximum number of slabs needed for a garden path based on given measurements. Each example emphasizes the importance of understanding measurement accuracy and its impact on calculations.

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Worked Example

The length of a road, l, is given as l=3.6km , correct to 1 decimal place. Find the lower
and upper bounds for l

The degree of accuracy is 1 decimal place, or 0.1 km


Divide this value by 2

0.1 ÷ 2 = 0.05

The true value could be up to 0.05 km above or below the given value

Upper bound: 3.6 + 0.05 = 3.65 km

Lower bound: 3.6 - 0.05 = 3.55 km

Upper bound: 3.65 km


Lower bound: 3.55 km

This could also be written as f

A room measures 4 m by 7 m, where each measurement is made to the nearest metre.

Find the upper and lower bounds for the area of the room.

Find the bounds for each dimension, you could write these as error intervals, or just
write down the upper and lower bounds

As they have been rounded to the nearest metre, the true values could be up to 0.5 m
bigger or smaller

3.5 ≤ 4 < 4.5


6.5 ≤ 7 < 7.5

Calculate the lower bound of the area, using the two smallest measurements

3.5 × 6.5

Lower Bound = 22.75 m2

Calculate the upper bound of the area, using the two largest measurements

4.5 × 7.5

Upper Bound = 33.75 m2


Worked Example

David is trying to work out how many slabs he needs to buy in order to lay a garden
path.

Slabs are 50 cm long, measured to the nearest 10 cm.

The length of the path is 6 m, measured to the nearest 10 cm.

Find the maximum number of slabs David will need to buy.

Find the bounds for each measurement

As they have been rounded to the nearest 10 cm, the true values could be up to 5 cm
bigger or smaller

Change quantities into the same units

Length of the slabs: 45 ≤ 50 < 55 cm


or in metres: 0.45 ≤ 0.5 < 0.55 m

Length of the path: 5.95 ≤ 6 < 6.05 m

The maximum number of slabs needed will be when the path is as long as possible
(6.05 m), and the slabs are as short as possible (0.45 m)

Maximum number of slabs =

Assuming we can only purchase a whole number of slabs, round up to nearest integer

The maximum number of slabs to be bought is 14

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