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This document is a tutorial on the number system, consisting of various exercises related to factors, prime factorization, divisibility, and simplification of square roots. It includes questions on finding factors of 24, determining the LCM of given numbers, and solving problems involving donations of hot dogs and juices. The tutorial emphasizes showing all working out and provides a total of 45 marks for assessment.

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Copy of Tutorial 1 (Number Systems)

This document is a tutorial on the number system, consisting of various exercises related to factors, prime factorization, divisibility, and simplification of square roots. It includes questions on finding factors of 24, determining the LCM of given numbers, and solving problems involving donations of hot dogs and juices. The tutorial emphasizes showing all working out and provides a total of 45 marks for assessment.

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Form I

Tutorial 1: Number System

Name:____________________Due Date:______________________

1. Using set notation, list:


(a) the factors of 24.
________________________________________________________ (1)

(b) the prime factors of 24.


________________________________________________________ (1)

(c) the composite factors of 24.


________________________________________________________ (1)

(d) the perfect square factors of 24.


________________________________________________________ (1)

(e) the multiples of 24 between 24 and 120.


________________________________________________________ (1)

2. Write 56 as a product of its prime factors.

____________________________________________________________ (1)

3. Is 482949 divisible by 6? Explain your answer.

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________ (3)

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4. Using prime factorization / fish-bone method, find the lowest common
multiple (LCM) of: 24 ; 36 ; and 60. (7)

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

5. A supermarket wants to donate 217 hot dogs and 126 juices to homeless
shelters. The hot dogs and juices must be divided equally between the
shelters.

(a) What is the greatest number of shelters the supermarket can

donate to? (4)

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

(b) How many hot dogs and juices will each shelter receive? (2)

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

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6. Without the use of a calculator and showing all working out, find:

(a) √32400 (4)

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(b) √175616 (4)

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7. Simplify the following without the use of a calculator. Show all the steps to
your answer.

(a) √25 × 16 × 9

________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________ (2)

(b) √64 + 36

________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________ (2)

3 3
(c) √64 − √9 × √1 + √4 × √1
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________ (3)

3 3 2
(d) 4(√5) + (√4)

________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________ (3)

27
(e) √
48

________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________ (2)

(f) √0,0049

________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________ (3)

Total: 45 marks

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