Unit 1 Quiz
Financial Mathematics, Indices and Numbers of Any Magnitude, Measurement.
Multiple Choice Questions
Zoe earns $\$28.50$ per hour. She works 38 standard hours and 4 hours at time-and-a-half. What is her total pay?
An item costs $\$220$ including GST. What is the price before GST was added?
$\$5000$ is invested at 4% p.a. simple interest for 3 years. What is the total amount?
Simplify $x^5 \times x^{-3}$.
Evaluate $(2^3)^{-2}$.
Write 0.000056 in scientific notation.
Simplify $\sqrt{72}$.
Rationalise $\dfrac{5}{\sqrt{5}}$.
A rectangle 10 m by 6 m has a semicircle of diameter 6 m on one of the 6 m sides. What is the total area?
What is the surface area of a closed rectangular prism with dimensions 9 cm, 5 cm and 4 cm?
A cylinder has radius 5 cm and height 8 cm. What is its total surface area?
A cone has radius 6 cm and perpendicular height 8 cm. What is its volume?
A sphere has volume $\dfrac{4}{3}\pi(27)$ cm$^3$. What is its radius?
A cylindrical tank of diameter 1 m and height 2 m is filled with water. How many litres does it hold?
Which of the following is equal to $8^{1/3}$?
Short Answer Questions
Jamie invests $\$8000$ in an account paying 5% p.a. compounded annually.
(a) Calculate the amount after 4 years. (2 marks)
(b) Calculate the total interest earned. (1 mark)
(c) If the interest was simple instead of compound, how much less would Jamie earn after 4 years? (3 marks)
A storage shed has a rectangular base 8 m by 6 m and vertical walls 3 m high. The roof is a triangular prism with apex 2 m above the top of the walls, running the full 8 m length.
(a) Find the volume of the rectangular section. (2 marks)
(b) Find the volume of the roof section. (2 marks)
(c) Find the total volume of the shed. (1 mark)
(d) If the shed is used to store hay at 120 kg per m$^3$, what is the maximum mass of hay it can hold? (1 mark)
Simplify the following expressions, leaving your answers in exact form where appropriate.
(a) $3^4 \times 3^{-2}$ (1 mark)
(b) $\dfrac{5^7}{5^4}$ (1 mark)
(c) $(2^2)^3$ (1 mark)
(d) $16^{1/2} + 27^{1/3}$ (2 marks)
(e) $\sqrt{50} + \sqrt{18}$ (2 marks)
(f) Rationalise $\dfrac{3}{\sqrt{3}}$ (1 mark)
Quick Review
Wages
Rate $\times$ hours
GST
10% of pre-tax price
Simple interest
$I = Prt$
Compound interest
$A = P(1+r)^n$
Index Law 1
$a^m \times a^n = a^{m+n}$
Index Law 2
$a^m \div a^n = a^{m-n}$
Power of power
$(a^m)^n = a^{mn}$
Scientific notation
$a \times 10^n$
Surds
Simplify, rationalise
Area
Dissection methods
Surface area
Sum all faces
Volume
$V = A_{base} \times h$