Higher Colleges of Technology

HIGHER COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY

FUJAIRAH WOMEN’S COLLEGE

FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS

M 070

Test 2 Goal 2.3 – 2.13

October 2002

TIME ALLOWED: 60 minutes

Student Name ______Section______

Weighting: 10 % of semester I

PAGE / MARKS / EARNED
1 / 15
2 / 9
3 / 7
4 / 9
5 / 10
TOTAL / 50 / = %

NOTE: The penalty for cheating is expulsion from the HCT system.

1The fire drill this year took 272.071 seconds.

a)What is the place value of 1?……………………………….

b)How many digits are there in this number?……………….

c)How many decimal places are there in this number?……….

d)Round this number to the nearest tenth of a second.………………………………..

2Use  or  or = to complete the following:

a)5.46 ……….5.064b)-2.7 …………….-7.2

3Arrange the following numbers in descending order:

-5.2-7.6-6.5-2.7

……….……….………..……….

4Estimate 3074 ÷ 98

…………………………………………………………………………………………

5Evaluate:

a) = ……………………… = ………………………=………..…….

b) = ……………………………………

c) = ……………………………………

d) = ……………………………………

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6x = -2, y = -1. Find w in (Round off your answer to 2 d.p.)

w = …………………………………………………………………………………………

7Write the calculator displays as ordinary decimal numbers:

……………………………………………………….

8Write the following numbers as ordinary decimal numbers:

a)24.3 million……………………………………………..

b)75.56 thousand……………………………………………..

9Evaluate 4.5 x 108÷ 2.4 x 10-5 . Write down your answer as an ordinary decimal number.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

10Your old bank balance is Dh 125. From the cash machine you withdraw Dh 140. The next day you deposit Dh 55. What is your new bank balance?

……………………………………………………………

11The cost of a villa is Dh 3 200 000. The down payment made is Dh 1 000 000. The remaining balance is paid in 10 yearly installments. How much is each yearly installment?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

12Cinema tickets costs Dh 1088 for 68 students. How much is a ticket for one student?

……………………………………………………………………………….

13The time to walk from the classroom to the cafeteria for five students is:

45 seconds53 seconds54 seconds59 seconds64 seconds.

What is the average time to walk from the classroom to the cafeteria?

………………………………………………………………………………………

14146 students go on a trip. For each group of twenty students there must be at least one teacher. How many teachers are needed?

………………………………………………………….

15At a Hyper Market the average price of three gas cookers is Dh 1200. The average price of five electric cookers is Dh 1800. What is the average price of all eight cookers?

…………………………………………………………….

16A man walks 5.2 km/h. How far can the man walk in three hours?

………………………………………………………………………..

17For one US Dollar I get Dh 3.67. How many Dirhams do I get for US$ 150?

………………………………………………………………………..

18A bicycle travels at a speed of 20km/h. How long will it take for the bicycle to travel

75 kilometers?

………………………………………………………………………..

19A dolphin swims 120 km in four hours. What is its speed?

………………………………………………………………………..

20The average height of five students is 1.57 m. Alya is 1.68 m and Zebaidah is 1.61 m. What is the average height of the other three students?

…………………………………………………………………………….

21A teapot costs Dh 21. A cup costs Dh 5. A teaspoon costs Dh 2.

What is the total cost of 2 teapots, 8 cups and 8 teaspoons?

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………..

22Kalthoum has Dh 205. She buys a calculator for Dh 27 and three A4-folders at

Dh 2 each. How much money has Kalthoum left after paying for the calculator and A4-folders?

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………..

23The temperature changes from –5oC to 18oC.

a)What is the change in temperature?

……………………………………………………………

b)Is it a rise or fall?

……………………………………………

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Answers

1a thousandthb 6c 3d 272.1

2a 5.46 > 5.064b -2.7 > -7.2

3-2.7-5.2-6.5-7.6

43000 100 = 30

5a 4b -1c 17d 8

61.32

7523.4 & 0.08426

8a 24 300 000b 75 560

918 750 000 000 000

10125 – 140 + 55 = Dh 40

113 200 000 – 1 000 000 = 2 200 000

2 200 000 10 = Dh 220 000

121088 68 = Dh 16

13275 5 = 55 seconds

14146 20 = 7.3 8 teachers

153 x 1200 + 5 x 1800 = 12 600

12 600 8 = Dh 1575

165.2 x 3 = 15.6 km

173.67 x 150 = Dh 550.50

1875 20 = 3.75 hours

19120 4 = 30 km/h

205 x 1.57 – 1.68 – 1.61 = 4.56

4.56 3 = 1.52 m

212 x 21 + 8 x 5 + 8 x 2 = Dh 98

22205 – (27 + 3 x 2) = Dh 172

2318 - -5 = 23o C, it is a rise.

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