Unit Quiz Lessons 1–20 15 MCQ + 3 Short Answer 60 marks total

Unit 1 Quiz

Financial Mathematics, Indices and Numbers of Any Magnitude, Measurement.

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60:00

Multiple Choice Questions

MCQ2 marks

Zoe earns $\$28.50$ per hour. She works 38 standard hours and 4 hours at time-and-a-half. What is her total pay?

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An item costs $\$220$ including GST. What is the price before GST was added?

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$\$5000$ is invested at 4% p.a. simple interest for 3 years. What is the total amount?

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Simplify $x^5 \times x^{-3}$.

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Evaluate $(2^3)^{-2}$.

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Write 0.000056 in scientific notation.

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Simplify $\sqrt{72}$.

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Rationalise $\dfrac{5}{\sqrt{5}}$.

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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?

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What is the surface area of a closed rectangular prism with dimensions 9 cm, 5 cm and 4 cm?

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A cylinder has radius 5 cm and height 8 cm. What is its total surface area?

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A cone has radius 6 cm and perpendicular height 8 cm. What is its volume?

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A sphere has volume $\dfrac{4}{3}\pi(27)$ cm$^3$. What is its radius?

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A cylindrical tank of diameter 1 m and height 2 m is filled with water. How many litres does it hold?

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Which of the following is equal to $8^{1/3}$?

Short Answer Questions

Short Answer6 marks

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)

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Short Answer6 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)

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Short Answer8 marks

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)

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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

$V = A_{base} \times h$