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CHAPTER 1: NUMBERS
1. Classify each of the following numbers according to its type(s).
1
a) π
2
b) 3.0000…
c) 2.5757…
d) −√ 64
7.0
e)
3.5
2. The mass of a bag of potatoes is 4.8kg.
a) What are the lower and upper bounds of the mass?
b) Illustrate the bounds in (a) on a number line.
3. At the Berlin 2009 World Championships, Usain Bolt made a world record at 9.58
seconds for the 100m sprint.
a) What are the limits of accuracy of the time taken by Bolt?
b) Illustrate the limits of accuracy by using inequality (use t to denote the time
taken).
4. Calculate the lower and upper bounds for the following expressions, given to the
nearest whole number.
a) 123+ 45
b) 2019−2018
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c) 98 × 89
144
d)
12
5. Calculate the lower and upper bounds for the following expressions, given to 1 d.p.
7.5+2.6
a)
5.8
200.0
b)
( 60.0−50.0 )2
6. The dimensions of the rectangle shown below are correct to 2 d.p.
3.55m
2.00m
Calculate the lower and upper bounds of the
a) perimeter of the rectangle,
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b) area of the rectangle.
7. The radius of the circle shown below is given to 1 d.p.
9.5cm
Calculate the lower and upper bounds of
a) the circumference of the circle,
b) the area of the circle.
8. A tank holds 5000cm3 of water, correct to the nearest thousand. A cup of water can be
filled completely with 250ml of water, correct to nearest ten. What is the maximum
number of cups needed to hold all the water from the tank?
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9. List down the first 20 numbers in the
a) decimal system,
b) binary system,
c) octal system,
d) hexadecimal system.
10. Convert the following numbers to decimals (base 10).
a) 10100012
b) 11101112
c) 7238
d) 25678
e) 1AA16
f) 2A9B16
11. Convert the following decimal numbers to the required bases.
a) 13510 (to binary)
b) 25610 (to binary)
c) 9910 (to octal)
d) 34510 (to octal)
e) 10910 (to hexadecimal)
f) 97610 (to hexadecimal)
12. Evaluate the following base conversions:
a) 5B16 →(?)2
b) 1111111102→(?)8
Answers:
1. a) Real, irrational
b) Real, integer, rational, natural
c) Real, rational
d) Real, integer, rational
e) Real, integer, rational, natural
2. a) Lower bound = 4.75kg, upper bound = 4.85kg
b)
4.70 4.75 4.80 4.85 4.90
(lower bound) (upper bound)
3. a) Lower bound = 9.575s, upper bound = 9.585s
b) 9.575 s ≤t <9.585
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4. a) Lower bound = 167, upper bound = 169
b) Lower bound = 0, upper bound = 2
c) Lower bound = 8628.75, upper bound = 8815.75
d) Lower bound = 11.48, upper bound = 12.57
5. a) Lower bound = 1.71, upper bound = 1.77
b) Lower bound = 1.96, upper bound = 2.04
6. a) Lower bound = 11.08, upper bound = 11.12
b) Lower bound = 7.07, upper bound = 7.13
7. a) Lower bound = 59.37, upper bound = 60.00
b) Lower bound = 280.55, upper bound = 286.52
8. 23 cups
9. a) 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
b) 0, 1, 10, 11, 100, 101, 110, 111, 1000, 1001, 1010, 1011, 1100, 1101, 1110, 1111,
10000, 10001, 10010, 10011
c) 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23
d) 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F, 10, 11, 12, 13
10. a) 81
b) 119
c) 467
d) 1399
e) 426
f) 10907
11. a) 10000111
b) 100000000
c) 143
d) 531
e) 6D
f) 3D0
12. a) 1011011
b) 776
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