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Math Problem Solving Guide

This document contains 20 multi-part math word problems. It tests skills like calculating fractions, decimals, ratios, percentages, coordinate geometry, transformations, factoring, and more. Students are asked to show work, choose from multiple choice answers, or write responses in blank spaces provided. The final problem involves finding lengths, perimeters, and areas of geometric shapes combining rectangles and trapezoids.

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Math Problem Solving Guide

This document contains 20 multi-part math word problems. It tests skills like calculating fractions, decimals, ratios, percentages, coordinate geometry, transformations, factoring, and more. Students are asked to show work, choose from multiple choice answers, or write responses in blank spaces provided. The final problem involves finding lengths, perimeters, and areas of geometric shapes combining rectangles and trapezoids.

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Answer all questions. 1 7 2 1 Calculate (1 ) 2 and express the answer as a fraction in its lowest term.

4 8 5 [ 2 marks]

2 Calculate 5

1 + 3.4 ( 0.6 ) and express as a decimal. 2 [ 2 marks]

3 (a) Find the value of

3 3 . 8

[ 1 mark]

(b) Calculate the value of ( 5

81 ) 2 . [ 2 marks]

4 The diagram is drawn on square grids with sides of 1 unit. Draw and label ABCD, that is the image of trapezium ABCD under a reflection on the line PQ. [ 2 marks]

5 Solve each of the following equations. (a) 2k = 15 k [1 mark]

(b) 3 y = 8 2( y 6) [2 marks]

5 6 Find the value of 3

1 3. 32 [ 2 marks]

7 Simplify ( mh-2) 3 m2 h .

[ 2 marks]

8 Given that

7 y 3x = y 5 , express y in terms of x. 4

[ 3 marks]

9 Express

2 5x 6 as a fraction in its lowest term. 3 y 12 xy

[ 3 marks]

10 Simplify each of the following expressions (a) 7(k w) + (5k ) [1 mark]

(b)

11 4r (r 2) 2 [2 marks]

11 The diagram below shows two triangles, ABC and BCD (i) Construct the locus of point P that is 3cm from point D. (ii) Construct the locus of point Q that are equidistant from AB and AC (iii) Mark with all the possible points of intersection between locus P and locus Q (4 marks) A

12 Factorise completely the following expressions. (a) 8 pq 12q [1 mark]

(b) 5 x(3 + x) 3 x( x 1)

[ 2 marks]

A B 5

13 Set square and protractors are not allowed for this question. (a) Starting from the given triangle below, construct (i) the straight line JM, which is the perpendicular bisector of line PR with point J on the line PR and point M on the line QR [1 mark] (ii) the straight line RN, which is the bisector of the angle PRQ with the point N on the line PQ [1 mark]

b) Measure the distance between point M and point N Answer : MN = ___________________ cm [3marks]

14 The table below shows the amount spent on food in March by five families, P, Q, R, S and T. Family Amount (RM) P 400 Q 250 R 500 S 350 T 300

a) Draw a bar chart to show the amount spent on food in March by the five families. [2 marks]

Family

b) Calculate the average amount spent by the five families.

[ 1 mark]

8 15 (a) State 10.50 p.m. in the 24 hours system. [ 1 mark]

(b) The mass of bag P is 2.85 kg. The mass of bag Q is 1 kg 95 g. Calculate the total mass of bag P and bag Q in kg. [2 marks]

V V 100 P x S

y Q

R 30 U T

16 In the diagram, PR is the diameter of the circle. VPQ, SRT and PRU are straight lines. Find the value of a) x [1 mark]

b) y 8

[1 mark]

17 The pie chart shows the sale of four types of fruit.

Papaya 10% Orange 15% Durian 40%

Apple

(a) State the fruit that records the lowest sale. [1 mark] (b) What is the fraction of the sale of apples. (Give your answer in the lowest term) [2 marks]

(c) Calculate the angle of the sector represented by the sale of durians. [2 marks]

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18 (a) Given that x : y = 6 : 17, find the value of y if x = 18. [2 marks]

(b) The ratio of flour to butter needed for baking a butter cake is 9:10. If 189 g of flour is needed to bake the cake, find the mass, in g of the butter needed. [ 2 marks]

10

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19 In the diagram below, ABCD is the image of ABCD under the transformation R.
A D B

y P 4

2 2
A

6
B

8 0 x

-2

-4

a) Describe the transformation R. [2 marks]

b) State the coordinate of image P under the same transformation. Answer : [1 mark]

11

12

A 4 cm

9 cm

5 cm

12 cm

20 In the figure shown above, ABCD and CEFG are rectangles. Find (a) the length of DF. [1mark]

(b) the perimeter of the whole diagram. [2 marks]

(c) the area of trapezium CDFG. [2 marks]

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END OF QUESTION PAPER

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