Question 1

Round 42 509 to the nearest thousand.

Accepted Answer

(4) 43 000. To round 42 509 to the nearest thousand, look at the hundreds digit. It is 5. If the hundreds digit is 5 or greater, round up the thousands digit. So, 42 509 rounds up to 43 000.

Question 2

What does the digit 8 in 6.583 stand for?

Accepted Answer

(3) 8 hundredths. In the number 6.583, the digit 8 is in the hundredths place. So it stands for 8 hundredths.

Question 3

The pie chart shows the different types of food a group of workers bought for their lunch. What is the ratio of the number of workers who bought noodles to the number who bought sandwiches?

Accepted Answer

(1) 6:7. From the pie chart:
- Sandwiches: 35%
- Rice: 25%
- Fruits: 10%
- Total percentage for these three: 35% + 25% + 10% = 70%
- Noodles percentage: 100% - 70% = 30%
- Ratio of Noodles to Sandwiches = 30% : 35%
- Simplify the ratio by dividing both by 5: 6 : 7.

Question 4

Which one of the following is the most common length of an adult's bed?

Accepted Answer

(1) 2 m. An adult's bed is typically around 2 meters (200 cm) long. 2 cm, 20 cm are too short, and 20 m is too long.

Question 5

A rectangular plank has a perimeter of 150 cm. Its breadth is 30 cm. Find its area.

Accepted Answer

(2) 1350 cm². Perimeter = 2 * (length + breadth)
150 cm = 2 * (length + 30 cm)
75 cm = length + 30 cm
Length = 75 cm - 30 cm = 45 cm
Area = length * breadth = 45 cm * 30 cm = 1350 cm².

Question 6

XYZ is a straight line. Find ∠a.

Accepted Answer

(3) 51°. Angles on a straight line add up to 180°.
The diagram shows a right angle (90°) and an angle of 39°.
So, ∠a + 39° + 90° = 180°
∠a + 129° = 180°
∠a = 180° - 129° = 51°.

Question 7

Jamie paid $10 for a box of 50 erasers. How much did each eraser cost?

Accepted Answer

(3) 20 ¢. Total cost = $10 = 1000 cents.
Number of erasers = 50.
Cost per eraser = Total cost / Number of erasers = 1000 cents / 50 = 20 cents.

Question 8

What is the value of 20-6+2x(2+3)?

Accepted Answer

(1) 5. Following the order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS):
1. Parentheses first: (2+3) = 5
2. Multiplication next: 2 × 5 = 10
3. Addition and Subtraction from left to right:
   20 - 6 = 14
   14 + 10 = 24
The value of the expression is 24.

Question 9

Kelly is facing the north-east direction. How should she turn so that she faces west?

Accepted Answer

(3) 135° anti-clockwise. North-east is 45° clockwise from North. West is 90° anti-clockwise from North.
Starting from North-east, to face West, Kelly needs to turn:
- 45° anti-clockwise to face North.
- Then another 90° anti-clockwise to face West.
Total anti-clockwise turn = 45° + 90° = 135°.

Question 10

The graph below shows the number of books read by Nathan in 6 weeks. His target is to read a minimum of 12 books in a week. How many weeks did Nathan achieve this target?

Accepted Answer

(3) 3. According to the graph:
- Week 1: ~10 books (Below target)
- Week 2: ~14 books (Achieved target)
- Week 3: 12 books (Achieved target)
- Week 4: ~6 books (Below target)
- Week 5: ~10 books (Below target)
- Week 6: 12 books (Achieved target)
Nathan achieved his target in 3 weeks (Week 2, Week 3, Week 6).

Question 11

Mrs Chew paid $46 for an electric iron after a discount of 60%. What was the price of the electric iron before discount?

Accepted Answer

(4) $115. If there was a 60% discount, Mrs Chew paid 100% - 60% = 40% of the original price.
40% of original price = $46
1% of original price = $46 / 40 = $1.15
100% (original price) = $1.15 × 100 = $115.

Question 12

The figure shown is a square made up of four parts, A, B, C and D. A and B are squares that form 50% of the figure. Which of the following two parts will add up to form 3/8 of the figure?

Accepted Answer

(4) A and D. Let the side of the square figure be L. Its total area is L².
From the diagram, A is a square with side 'a' and B is a square with side 'b'.
The right side of the large square is formed by the height of A + height of B, so L = a + b.
The total area of the figure is (a+b)².
Area of A = a², Area of B = b².
Given A + B = 50% of the figure's area, so a² + b² = 0.5 * (a+b)².
2a² + 2b² = (a+b)² = a² + 2ab + b²
a² - 2ab + b² = 0
(a-b)² = 0, which implies a = b.
So A and B are equal squares. Each has area a².
Thus, Area A = a² and Area B = a². The total area is (a+a)² = (2a)² = 4a².
So, A = a²/4a² = 1/4 of total area, and B = a²/4a² = 1/4 of total area.
This also means that the horizontal line dividing A and B (and C and D) is exactly halfway.
And the vertical line dividing A and C (and B and D) is also halfway (since a=b implies (L-a)=a for the width of C).
So, C is a rectangle with width = a. Let its height be h_c. And D is a rectangle with width = a. Let its height be h_d.
And h_c + h_d = L = 2a.
From the diagram, the horizontal line dividing C and D is at the same level as the line dividing A and B. This means h_c = a (height of A) and h_d = a (height of B).
This would make A=B=C=D=1/4 of the total area. So any pair would be 1/2 (4/8), not 3/8.

Let's re-interpret: If the problem implies that A and B are squares, and (A+B) is 1/2 of total area. And `a=b` is derived. This implies the large square is divided into 4 equal small squares of side `a`. So A=B=C=D = `a^2`. Then A, B, C, D are all `1/4` of the total area. So any pair is `1/4 + 1/4 = 1/2 = 4/8`. This contradicts the target `3/8`.

There must be a different interpretation of the diagram's structure or A and B being squares. If we assume the visual representation of the rectangle C and D is more precise than A=B=C=D.
Let's assume A=1/4 (because of a=b=L/2). If A is 1/4, and the answer is A+D = 3/8, then D must be 3/8 - 1/4 = 1/8.
So, A = 1/4, B = 1/4, D = 1/8.
The remaining part C = 1 - (1/4 + 1/4 + 1/8) = 1 - (2/4 + 1/8) = 1 - (4/8 + 1/8) = 1 - 5/8 = 3/8.
So, areas: A=1/4, B=1/4, C=3/8, D=1/8.
Let's check the options:
(1) A and C = 1/4 + 3/8 = 2/8 + 3/8 = 5/8.
(2) B and C = 1/4 + 3/8 = 5/8.
(3) C and D = 3/8 + 1/8 = 4/8 = 1/2.
(4) A and D = 1/4 + 1/8 = 2/8 + 1/8 = 3/8.
This matches option (4).
This model implies the squares A and B occupy the right half (1/2) and the rectangles C and D occupy the left half (1/2). For the left half, C is 3/8 and D is 1/8 of the total. So D is smaller than C.

Question 13

Sam is e years old now. In 10 years' time, his mother will be thrice as old as he. How old is Sam's mother now?

Accepted Answer

(4) (3e + 20) years. Sam's current age = e years.
In 10 years, Sam's age will be (e + 10) years.
In 10 years, Mother's age will be 3 × (e + 10) = (3e + 30) years.
Mother's current age = (Mother's age in 10 years) - 10 years
Mother's current age = (3e + 30) - 10 = (3e + 20) years.

Question 14

Melvin does his morning exercise by climbing up and down the stairs in his block. He always starts at the floor where his flat is. He goes up 4 floors, down 6 floors and then up 5 floors, to finish on the 8th floor. At what floor is Melvin's flat?

Accepted Answer

(4) 4th. Let F be the floor number of Melvin's flat.
Melvin starts at F.
Goes up 4 floors: F + 4
Goes down 6 floors: (F + 4) - 6 = F - 2
Goes up 5 floors: (F - 2) + 5 = F + 3
He finishes on the 8th floor.
So, F + 3 = 8
F = 8 - 3
F = 5
Melvin's flat is on the 5th floor.

Question 15

In the figure, ∠a + ∠b = ____

Accepted Answer

(4) 248°. The sum of the exterior angles of any convex polygon is 360°.
The figure shows a triangle with three exterior angles: ∠a, ∠b, and 112°.
So, ∠a + ∠b + 112° = 360°
∠a + ∠b = 360° - 112° = 248°.

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