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Unit 1 


A B To add 19,
1 20 + 12 1 19 + 24 I add 20 then
subtract 1.
2 40 – 9 2 37 – 8
3 5 × 4 3 7 × 6
4 30 ÷ 6 4 35 ÷ 5
5 $1.50 + $1.25 5 $1.35 + $2.20
6 Place value of 4 in 4 367
6 Place value of 7 in 3 756
7 0·47 as a percentage
7 0·31 as a fraction
8 Round off 7 890 to nearest
8 Round off 1 654 to nearest thousand
hundred
9 Is 1 = 3 ?
9 Tenths in 3 4 8
10
1 10 1 of 24
10 of 16 2
2
11 What number is 7 more
11 Roman numeral for 150
than 3 896?
12 Is 9 divisible by 3?
12 Is 6 a factor of 30?
13 Next odd number after 31
13 Last even number before 92
14 6 + = 18 14 8, 16, 24,
15 Centimetres in 6 m 15 Millimetres in 4·2 cm
16 Area of square with
16 Perimeter of rectangle 4 m
5 cm sides
by 7 m
17 Millilitres in 3 L
17 Litres in 6 000 mL
18 Grams in 7 kg
18 Kilograms in 4 000 g 19 Use am or pm
19 25 past 7 as digital time to write 3:47 morning
20 Are opposite sides equal on a 20 How many sides has
rectangle? 20 a hexagon? 20

Complete the addition grids.
1 + 22 26 33 35 41 46
19
To add 29, 29
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I add 30 then 39
subtract 1.
49

To add 39, I add

40 then subtract 2 + 23 25 32 34 45 47
1 etc.
19
29
59
69

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C To add 99,
I add 100 then
D
1 38 + 6 1 99 + 27
subtract 1.
2 52 – 9 2 96 – 14
3 6 × 8 3 90 × 4
4 42 ÷ 6 4 270 ÷ 3
5 $1.30 + $5.40 5 $3.35 + $4.45
6 Place value of 7 in 75 916 6 Place value of 6 in 368 951
7 65% as a decimal 7 0·1 as a percentage
8 Round off 8 568 to nearest 8 Round off 52 498 to nearest
thousand thousand
9 Is 1 = 2 ? 9 Is 3 the same as 6 ?
5 10 5 10

10 1 of 32 10 3 of 20
8 4
11 Roman numeral for 347 11 Hindu-Arabic numeral for CCXCVI
12 All factors of 40 12 Is 6 a factor of 48?
13 Is 409 an odd number? 13 6 squared
14 7, 14, 21, 14 35 + = 68
15 Millimetres in 3·8 cm
15 Centimetres in 9·5 m
16 Area of square with 3 cm sides 16 Area of rectangle 5 cm by 9 cm
17 Millilitres in 8 L 17 Millilitres in 4·5 L
18 Grams in 5 kg 18 Grams in 6·5 kg
19 Use am or pm 19 Use am or pm to write 3:47 morning
to write 4:57 evening
20 How many sides has 20 How many vertices has
a pentagon? a sphere?
20 20

In magic squares, each row, column and diagonal add up to the same number.
Complete the following magic squares.
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5 6 8 0 7
6 7 9 3 2 6

Let’s look
5 1 13 6 13 10 7 5 6 at an example.
3 + 5 + 7 = 15
7 14 3 2 15
so 6 + 7 + = 15
5 9 12 6 9 4 The missing number is 2.
15 10 3 6 2 15 16 14 3 13

Hint: Begin with the row, column or diagonal that has all the numbers.

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Unit 2 


A B To subtract
1 30 + 16 1 29 + 35
19, I subtract
2 60 – 8 2 32 – 19 20 then add 1.
3 5 × 9 3 9 × 6
4 45 ÷ 5 4 42 ÷ 7
5 $1.30 + $2.55 5 $1.65 + $3.40
6 Place value of 6 in 6 029 6 Place value of 3 in 69 321
7 0·61 as a fraction 7 0·65 as a percentage
8 Round off 2 449 to nearest 8 Round off 8 345 to nearest
hundred thousand
9 Is 3 = 5 ?
6 10 9 1 =
3 6
1
10 of 15
3 10 3 of 20
5
11 Roman numeral for 164
11 Number 100 after 5 739
12 Is 3 a factor of 12?
12 All factors of 20
13 Ordinal number for sixteenth
13 Is 55 a square number?
14 15 – = 8 14 42, 35, 28,
15 Millimetres in 9 cm 15 Millimetres in 3·6 cm
16 Perimeter of rectangle 6 m 16 Area of square with 4 cm sides
by 4 m 17 Millilitres in 9 L
17 Litres in 8 000 mL 18 Grams in 5 kg
18 Kilograms in 5 000 g 19 Use am or pm
19 20 past 6 as digital time to write 6:35 evening
20 Are the angles equal in 20 How many faces has a
a square? 20 rectangular prism? 20

Complete the subtraction grids.
1 72 76 81 85 93 97
–19
–39
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–59
–69
To
This is subtract
2 64 68 73 76 81 85
called the 39, first
compensation subtract –19
strategy. 40 then –29
add 1.
–39
–49

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 Answers on page A1 


C 360 is 36 tens D
1 59 + 7 so 360 ÷ 4 is 1 89 + 36
2 52 – 14 9 tens. i.e. 2 65 – 19
360 ÷ 4 = 90
3 8 × 6 3 80 × 7
4 36 ÷ 6 4 280 ÷ 4
5 $1.65 + $1.40 5 $3.40 – $1.36
6 Place value of 4 in 74 589 6 60 000 + 7 000 + 400 + 60 + 3
7 0·53 as a percentage 7 0·7 as a percentage
8 Is 1 516 less than 1 416? 8 Round off 28 537 to nearest
thousand
9 Is 2 the same as 6 ?
5 10 9 9 as a mixed number
4
10 1 of 45
5 10 5 of 40
8
11 What number is 6 more than 8 358?
11 50 more than 9 476?
12 All factors of 18
12 Is 5 a prime number?
13 Ordinal number for fifteenth
13 9 2

14 123, 133, 143,

14 1 475, 1 575, 1 675,
15 Millimetres in 5·6 cm 15 Centimetres in 7·5 m
16 Area of square with 6 cm sides 16 Area of rectangle 4 cm by 8 cm
17 Millilitres in 9 L 17 Millilitres in 6·5 L
18 Grams in 7 kg 18 Grams in 9·5 kg
19 Use am or pm 19 Use am or pm
to write 3:29 morning to write 4:38 evening
20 A cylinder has curved 20 A cone has curved
surfaces. 20 surfaces. 20

1 Name each solid shape.
Prisms and
a b c
pyramids
are named
according to
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their bases.

_________ _________ _________

pentagonal prism
d e f

base is a hexagonal pyramid

pentagon
_________ _________ _________
2 Which solids have curved surfaces? __________________
base is a
3 Which solids have only flat surfaces? __________________ hexagon
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 If I know one

Unit 3 
table fact, I also know

three related
A B facts.

1 40 + 36 1 39 + 26
2 90 – 8 2 54 – 28
3 8 × 7 8 × 7 = 56
3 5 × 7
7 × 8 = 56
4 40 ÷ 8 4 63 ÷ 9 56 ÷ 8 = 7
56 ÷ 7 = 8
5 $3.45 + $2.35 5 $2.45 + $3.95
6 Place value of 3 in 2 309 6 8 000 + 500 + 40 + 9
7 0·84 as a fraction 7 0·54 as a percentage
8 Is 9 642 greater than 9 462? 8 Round off 25 683 to nearest
thousand
9 Fifths in 4
5
9 10 as a mixed number
3
10 1 of 24
2
10 1 of 24
4
11 Roman numeral for 139
11 What number is 9 less than 2 456?
12 Is 35 divisible by 7?
13 Even number after 699
12 All factors of 30
14 25 + = 59 13 62
15 Millimetres in 7 cm 14 120, 140, 160, 180,
16 Perimeter of rectangle 8 m 15 Centimetres in 39 mm
by 3 m 16 Area of square with 8 cm sides
17 Millilitres in 6 L 17 Litres in 3 000 mL
18 Grams in 9 kg 18 Kilograms in 9 000 g
19 28 past 11 as digital time 19 Minutes from 2:37 to 3:04
20 How many right angles has a 20 A triangular pyramid has
rectangle? faces. 20
20

Write the decimal for the part 1 2 3
coloured in each hundred square.
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28 out of 100 is the

same as 0·28

4 5 6

Hint: final zeros in a decimal may be omitted, e.g. 0·60 is 0·6.

60 hundredths is the same as 6 tenths.

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 Answers on pages A1-A2 


C D
1 58 + 6 1 154 + 20
2 35 – 19 2 245 – 30
6 × 7 = 42 so
3 8 × 8 3 90 × 6 6 tens × 7 = 42 tens
= 420
4 72 ÷ 9 4 320 ÷ 8
5 $2.95 + $1.35 5 $6.20 – $1.35
6 Place value of 4 in 64 297 6 Expanded notation for 15 729
7 0·95 as a percentage
8 Round off 45 678 to nearest 7 0·9 as a percentage
thousand 8 Round off 457 964 to nearest ten
thousand
9 2 3 as improper fraction
5
9 14 as a mixed number
3
10 1 of 90
10
10 3 of 35
11 What number is 20 more that 3 645? 5

12 All factors of 40 11 What number is 100 more than

8 457?
13 3 squared
12 Is 6 a composite number?
14 14 + = 35 13 82
15 Millimetres in 4·7 cm 14 + 28 = 52
16 Area of rectangle 3 cm by 9 cm
15 Millimetres in 9·6 cm
17 Millilitres in 8 L
16 Area of rectangle 3 cm by 8 cm
18 Kilograms in 7 000 g 17 Millilitres in 7·5 L
19 Use am or pm to write 6:51 evening 18 Grams in 4·8 kg
19 Write 2:24 am in analog time
20 A hexagonal pyramid has
faces. 20 20
20 A cube has corners.

Complete the multiplication grids. When I know
2×3=6
1 × 8 6 9 5 7 4 I also know
6 20 × 3 = 60
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8
9
7

2 × 9 4 7 5 8 6
10
2×3=6
20 so 2 tens × 3 = 6 tens
30 or 20 × 3 = 60

40

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Unit 4 


A B The factors of 12 are

1 36 + 9 1 59 plus 37 1, 12, 2, 6, 3 and 4.
1 × 12 = 12, 2 × 6 =
2 60 – 8 2 46 minus 8 12, 3 × 4 = 12
3 5 × 6 3 9 times 8
4 42 ÷ 7 4 56 divided by 7
5 $2.95 – $1.55 5 $6.45 – $2.80
6 500 + 40 + 8 6 Place value of 9 in 69 485
7 0·65 as a fraction 7 0·7 as a percentage
8 Round off 3 579 to nearest 8 Round off 98 456 to nearest
thousand thousand
9 Quarters in 3 9 3 2 as improper fraction
4 5

10 1 of $20 10 1 of 30
5 5
11 Is 6 795 less than 6 975? 11 What number is 5 less than 14 082?
12 Is 5 a factor of 30?
13 Ordinal number for twelfth 12 All factors of 36
13 Ordinal number for twenty-fifth
14 5 × = 35
15 Centimetres in 40 mm 14 8 × = 64
16 Perimeter of rectangle 8 cm 15 Centimetres in 58 mm
by 3 cm 16 Area of square with 7 cm sides
17 Millilitres in 9 L 17 Litres in 5 000 mL
18 Grams in 6 kg 18 Kilograms in 4 000 g
19 Minutes from 4:21 to 4:57 19 Minutes from 5:32 to 6:19
20 How many sides has 20 How many faces has a
a rhombus? 20 triangular prism? 20

Complete the factor wheels.
1 2 3
Factor wheels
show all the factors 10 18 20
2
of a number.
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1 8 8

1×8=8 4 5 6
2×4=8
28 30 24

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C D
1 79 plus 4 surface 1 Sum of 97 and 35
2 63 minus 8 face 2 Difference between 96 and 38
3 7 times 5 A face is a flat 3 70 × 9
surface.
4 81 divided by 9 4 450 ÷ 5
5 $1.55 + $2.95 5 $9.35 – $6.75
6 Numeral for sixty-five thousand 6 Place value of 7 in 367 594
and forty 7 97% as a decimal
7 0·63 as a percentage 8 Is 45 639 < 45 963?
8 Is 9 076 greater than 9 760? 9 1 7 as improper fraction
8
9 2 2 as improper fraction
5
10 5 of $60
10
10 1 of $24
3 11 What number is 200 after 5 824?
11 Roman numeral for 297
12 Is 40 divisible by 6? 12 Is 16 a composite number?
13 Ordinal number for thirty-first 13 102
14 + 29 = 57 14 10 + 5 × 7
15 Centimetres in 58 mm 15 Centimetres in 9·5 m
16 Area of a square with 9 m sides 16 Area of a square with 12 m sides
17 Litres in 9 000 mL 17 Volume of cube with 2 cm sides

18 Kilograms in 6 000 g 18 Kilograms in 8 500 g

19 Minutes from 4:21 to 4:59 19 25 to 4 in digital time

20 How many surfaces has a cylinder? 20 A rectangular prism has

20 corners. 20

Use three of the numerals 3, 4, 5, 12 or 15 to complete each number sentence.
Use any numeral only once in each question.
Follow the
steps.
1 ( ____ – ____ ) ÷ ____ = 3
Step 1:
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2 ( ____ – ____ ) × ____ = 8 Do operations

inside grouping
3 ____ + ____ + ____ = 12 symbols.
Step 2:
4 ( ____ – ____ ) × ____ = 24
Do × and ÷ as they
5 ____ ÷ ____ + ____ = 10 occur.
Step 3:
6 ( ____ – ____ ) × ____ = 9 Do + and – as they
occur.
7 ____ ÷ ____ + ____ = 6
8 ( ____ + ____ ) × ____ = 27
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Unit 5 


A B
1 45 + 23 1 To 84 add 16
2 70 – 12 2 35 less than 67
3 8 × 5 3 10 times 17
4 36 ÷ 6 23rd is the
4 56 divided by 7 ordinal number for
5 $10.00 – $4.85 5 5·6 + 2·9 twenty-third.
6 9 000 + 700 + 30 + 6 6 80 000 + 5 000 + 30 + 8
7 0·3 as a fraction
7 Is 95% equivalent to 0·95?
8 Round 12 685 to nearest thousand
8 Is 35 647 closer to 35 000 or 36 000?

9 Is 2 the same as 3 ?
5 10 9 4 1 as an improper fraction
4
10 1 of 21
3 10 1 of 160
10
11 Hindu-Arabic numeral for CLXI
11 Roman numeral for 392
12 Is 3 a factor of 37?
12 Next prime number after 7
13 Ordinal number for twentieth
14 645, 545, 445, 13 32 + 2
15 Millimetres in 3·5 cm 14 20 – (3 × 4)
16 Perimeter of square with 15 Metres in 6·5 km
6 cm sides
16 Area of rectangle 5 m by 8 m
17 Litres in 9 000 mL
17 Millilitres in 3·5 L
18 Kilograms in 3 000 g
18 Grams in 7·5 kg
19 20 to 8 morning as digital time
19 9:26 pm as analog time
20 A square has 20 How many degrees in
diagonals. 20 a right angle? 20

Complete the table to show the number 7 faces,
of faces, edges and corners on each pyramid. 12 edges and
7 corners
corner
Pyramid Faces Edges Corners
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Triangular edge
Rectangular
Pentagonal face
Hexagonal
Heptagonal
Octagonal
Decagonal

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 Answers on pages A2-A3 


C D For 76 – 28
1 46 plus 27 1 175 + 89
say 76 – 20 = 56
2 65 minus 38 2 364 – 38 then 56 – 8 = 48
3 10 times 16 3 73 × 10
4 72 divided by 9 4 840 ÷ 10
5 2·9 + 5·8 5 $12.00 – $9.70
6 Place value of 9 in 937 291
6 90 000 + 6 000 + 800 + 70 + 3
7 95% as a decimal
7 Is 80% equivalent to 0·8?
8 Round off 57 368 to nearest hundred
8 Is 6 875 > 6 785?
9 1 5 as improper fraction 9 Improper fraction for 3 2
6 3
10 1 of 40 10 3 × 2
8 5
11 Hindu-Arabic numeral for CCLXXVII 11 What number is 500 before 9 468?

12 Is 21 a composite number? 12 Are 3 and 9 both factors of 36?

13 Is 3 457 an odd number? 13 82 – 36
14 6 × (4 + 7) 14 3 700, 3 800, 3 900,
15 Centimetres in 5·4 m
15 Centimetres in 25 mm
16 Area of rectangle 7 cm by 11 cm
16 Area of rectangle 4 m by 7 m
17 Volume of cube with 4 cm sides
17 Litres in 9 500 mL
18 Kilograms in 7·5 t 18 Grams in 3·6 kg
19 Is 4:57 am before noon? 19 8:47 am in 24-hour time
20 How many faces has a
20 Degrees in two right angles
20 triangular prism? 20

8 faces,
18 edges and
Complete the table to show the number of faces, 12 corners
edges and corners on each prism.

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Triangular
Rectangular
Pentagonal
Hexagonal corner
Heptagonal
Octagonal edge

Decagonal
face

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Unit 6 


A B A revolution
1 24 + 45 1 77 plus 19 is one complete
2 80 – 14 2 46 minus 27 turn or 360°

3 8 × 8 3 10 times 14
4 54 ÷ 9 4 64 divided by 8
5 $10.00 – $5.45 5 Double $4.55
6 6 000 + 900 + 40 + 5
6 50 000 + 8 000 + 400 + 30 + 8
7 0·9 as a fraction
7 Is 75% the same as 0·70?
8 Is 6 752 closer to 6 700 or 6 800?
8 Is 35 647 less than 35 764?
9 How many thirds in 1 1 ? 9 Is 3 3 equivalent to 14 ?
3 4 4

10 1 of 40 10 1 of 32
5 8
11 Roman numeral for 164 11 Roman numeral for 348
12 All factors of 15 12 Is 35 a prime number?
13 Ordinal number for thirteenth 13 82
14 × 5 = 45 14 (4 + 8) × 4
15 Millimetres in 7·5 cm 15 Metres in 9·5 km
16 Perimeter of square with 12 m sides 16 Area of rectangle 5 cm by 9 cm
17 Millilitres in 6·5 L
17 Litres in 7 500 mL 18 Grams in 9·5 kg
18 Kilograms in 8 000 g
19 8:47 am as analog time
19 4:05 in analog time
20 How many flat surfaces
20 What shape is the face has a cone?
of a cube?
20 20


Use a protractor to measure each angle.

1 2 3
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80 100 1
70 90 10
60 12
0 100 80 7 01
1
50 12 0 1 0
60
30
4 5 6
0
13 5
40

0
14
0

01
14
30

40

50
50
01
20

30

160
180 170 16

20 10
10

17 0 1 80
0

The angle is 35°

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C D 62 = 6 × 6
1 64 plus 27 1 186 + 97 = 36
2 95 minus 68 2 232 – 49
3 10 times 13 3 35 × 10
4 72 divided by 8 4 950 ÷ 10
5 8·4 + 7·9 5 $11.40 – $7.60
6 70 000 + 4 000 + 200 + 90 + 6 6 Place value of 5 in 158 407
7 35% as a decimal
7 Is 80% the same as 8 ?
10 8 Is 64 219 > 64 218?
8 Is 9 521 < 9 251? 9 Mixed number for 14
5
9 Is 15 equivalent to 1 3 ?
8 8
10 3 × 3
4
10 1 of 40
10
11 What number is 300 after 6 897?
11 Roman numeral for 296
12 All factors of 35
12 All factors of 48
13 112
13 5
2
14 95 – 7 × 8 – 9
14 9 + 12 – 2 × 4
15 Centimetres in 3·7 m
15 Millimetres in 6·5 cm
16 Area of rectangle 8 m by 9 m
16 Area of rectangle 3 cm by 10 cm
17 Volume of cube with 3 cm sides
17 Litres in 6 500 mL

18 Kilograms in 4·5 t
18 Grams in 6·5 kg
19 Days in one year
19 10:29 pm in 24-hour time
20 Degrees in a straight angle
20 Degrees in three right angles
20 20


Complete the table for each geometric pattern.
1 Number of hexagons 1 2 3 4 5 6
I see the
Number of sides 6
pattern.
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2 Number of heptagons 1 2 3 4 5 6

Number of sides 7 4 sides

3 8 sides
Number of decagons 1 2 3 4 5 6

Number of sides 10
12 sides

4 Number of pentagons 1 2 3 4 5 6

Number of sides 5

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Unit 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 22

Answers
31
A 1 32 2 31 3 20 45 5 $2.75 6 7 hundreds (700) 7
100
8 1 700 93 10 8 11 CL 12 yes

13 33 14 12 15 600 cm 16 22 m 17 6 L 18 4 kg 19 7:25 20 yes

B 1 43 2 29 3 42 4 7 5 $3.55 6 4 thousands (4 000) 7 47% 8 8 000 9 no 10 12 11 3 903
12 yes 13 90 14 32 15 42 mm 16 25 cm2 17 3 000 mL 18 7 000 g 19 3:47 am 20 6
Extra practice section: 1 + 22 26 33 35 41 46 2 + 23 25 32 34 45 47
19 41 45 52 54 60 65 19 42 44 51 53 64 66
29 51 55 62 64 70 75 29 52 54 61 63 74 76
39 61 65 72 74 80 85 59 82 84 91 93 104 106
49 71 75 82 84 90 95 69 92 94 101 103 114 116

C 1 44 2 43 3 48 4 7 5 $6.70 6 7 ten thousands (70 000) 7 0·65 8 9 000 9 yes 10 4 11 CCCXLVII

12 1, 40, 2, 20, 4, 10, 5, 8 13 yes 14 28 15 38 mm 16 9 cm2 17 8 000 mL 18 5 000 g 19 4:57 pm
20 5
D 1 126 2 82 3 360 4 90 5 $7.80 6 6 ten thousands (60 000) 7 10% 8 52 000 9 yes 10 15
11 296 12 yes 13 36 14 33 15 950 cm 16 45 cm2 17 4 500 mL 18 6 500 g 19 3:47 am 20 none
Extra practice section: 1 8 3 4 2 3 10 5 3 1 6 5 4 10 3 8 5 1 8 13 12 6 13 8 10 7 7 5 8 6 11
1 5 9 8 6 4 8 4 0 5 7 9 14 11 2 7 14 3 17 4 2 15 1 12
6 7 2 7 2 9 3 2 7 6 11 4 4 5 16 9 9 12 6 11 9 4 10 7
15 10 3 6 2 15 5 16 14 3 13 0

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A 1 46 2 52 3 45 49 5 $3.85 6 6 thousands (6 000) 7
100
8 2 400 9 no 10 5 11 CLXIV

12 yes 13 16th 14 7 15 90 mm 16 20 m 17 8 L 18 5 kg 19 6:20 20 yes

2
B 1 64 2 13 3 54 46 5 $5.05 6 3 hundreds (300) 7 65% 8 8 000 9
6
10 12 11 5 839

12 1, 20, 2, 10, 4, 5 13 no 14 21 15 36 mm 16 16 cm2 17 9 000 mL 18 5 000 g 19 6:35 pm 20 6

Extra practice section: 1 72 76 81 85 93 97 2 64 68 73 76 81 85
–19 53 57 62 66 74 78 –19 45 49 54 57 62 66
–39 33 37 42 46 54 58 –29 35 39 44 47 52 56
–59 13 17 22 26 34 38 –39 25 29 34 37 42 46
–69 3 7 12 16 24 28 –49 15 19 24 27 32 36

C 1 66 2 38 3 48 4 6 5 $3.05 6 4 thousands (4 000) 7 53% 8 no 9 no 10 9 11 8 364

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20 1
1
D 1 125 2 46 3 560 4 70 5 $2.04 6 67 463 7 70% 8 29 000 92
4
10 25

11 9 526 12 yes 13 81 14 1 775 15 750 cm 16 32 cm2 17 6 500 mL 18 9 500 g 19 4:38 pm 20 1

Extra practice section: 1a cone b hexagonal prism c square pyramid d rectangular pyramid e cylinder
f triangular prism 2 a and e 3 b, c, d and f

Unit 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 26
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A 1 76 2 82 3 35 45 5 $5.80 6 3 hundreds (300) 7
100
8 yes 94 10 12 11 CXXXIX 12 yes

13 700 14 34 15 70 mm 16 22 m 17 6 000 mL 18 9 000 g 19 11:28 20 4

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B 1 65 2 26 3 56 47 5 $6.40 6 8 549 7 54% 8 26 000 9 3 10 6 11 2 447
Answers
3
12 1, 30, 2, 15, 3, 10, 5, 6 13 36 14 200 15 3·9 cm 16 64 cm2 17 3 L 18 9 kg 19 27 minutes 20 4
Extra practice section: 1 0·36 2 0·84 3 0·59 4 0·7 5 0·4 6 0·1
13
C 1 64 2 16 3 64 48 5 $4.30 6 4 thousands (4 000) 7 95% 8 46 000 9
5
10 9 11 3 665

12 1, 40, 2, 20, 4, 10, 5, 8 13 9 14 21 15 47 mm 16 27 cm2 17 8 000 mL 18 7 kg 19 6:51 pm 20 7

2
D 1 174 2 215 3 540 4 40 5 $4.85 6 10 000 + 5 000 + 700 + 20 + 9 7 90% 8 460 000 94
3
10 21

11 8 557 12 yes 10 64 14 24 15 96 mm 16 24 cm2 17 7 500 mL 18 4 800 g 19 24 past 2 20 8

Extra practice section: 1 × 8 6 9 5 7 4 2 × 9 4 7 5 8 6
6 48 36 54 30 42 24 10 90 40 70 50 80 60
8 64 48 72 40 56 32 20 180 80 140 100 160 120
9 72 54 81 45 63 36 30 270 120 210 150 240 180
7 56 42 63 35 49 28 40 360 160 280 200 320 240

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A 1 45 2 52 3 30 46 5 $1.40 6 548 7
100
8 4 000 93 10 $4 11 yes 12 yes 13 12th 14 7

15 4 cm 16 22 cm 17 9 000 mL 18 6 000 g 19 36 minutes 20 4

17
B 1 96 2 38 3 72 48 5 $3.65 6 9 thousands (9 000) 7 70% 8 98 000 9
5
10 6 11 14 077

12 1, 36, 2, 18, 3, 12, 4, 9, 6 13 25th 14 8 15 5·8 cm 16 49 cm2 17 5 L 18 4 kg 19 47 minutes 20 5

Extra practice section: 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 4 1 2 5 6
1
2
6 6
1
2
6 2
1 10 10 18 5 20 4 7 28 4 10 30 3 8 24 3
9 3
10 20 14 28 15 5 12 4
5 18 30 24

12
C 1 83 2 55 3 35 49 5 $4.50 6 65 040 7 63% 8 no 9
5
10 $8 11 CCXCVII 12 no 13 31st

14 28 15 5·8 cm 16 81 m2 17 9 L 18 6 kg 19 38 minutes 20 3
15
D 1 132 2 58 3 630 4 90 5 $2.60 6 7 thousands (7000) 7 0·97 8 yes 9
8
10 $30 11 6 024
12 yes 13 100 14 45 15 950 cm 16 144 m 2
17 8 cm 3
18 8·5 kg 19 3:35 20 8
Extra practice section: 1 (12 – 3) ÷ 3 = 3 2 (5 – 3) × 4 = 8 3 3 + 4 + 5 = 12 4 (12 – 4) × 3 = 24
5 15 ÷ 3 + 5 = 10 6 (15 – 12) × 3 = 9 7 12 ÷ 4 + 3 = 6 8 (4 + 5) × 3 = 27

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A 1 68 2 58 3 40 46 5 $5.15 6 9 736 7
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8 13 000 9 no 10 7 11 161 12 no 13 20th

14 345 15 35 mm 16 24 cm 17 9 L 18 3 kg 19 7:40 am 20 2
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B 1 100 2 32 3 170 48 5 8·5 6 85 038 7 yes 8 36 000 9
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10 16 11 CCCXCII 12 11

13 11 14 8 15 6 500 m 16 40 m2 17 3 500 mL 18 7 500 g 19 26 past 9 20 90°

Extra practice section: Pyramid Faces Edges Corners
Triangular 4 6 4
Rectangular 5 8 5
Pentagonal 6 10 6
Hexagonal 7 12 7
Heptagonal 8 14 8
Octagonal 9 16 9
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C 1 73 2 27 3 160 48 5 8·7 6 96 873 7 yes 8 yes 9
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10 5 11 277 12 yes 13 yes
14 66 15 2·5 cm 16 28 m2 17 9·5 L 18 7 500 kg 19 yes 20 180°
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D 1 264 2 326 3 730 4 84 5 $2.30 6 9 hundred thousand (900 000) 7 0·95 8 57 400 9
3
6 1
10 or 1 11 8 968 12 yes 13 28 14 4 000 15 540 cm 16 77 cm2 17 64 cm3 18 3 600 g
5 5
19 08:47 or 0847 20 5
Extra practice section: Prism Faces Edges Corners
Triangular 5 9 6
Rectangular 6 12 8
Pentagonal 7 15 10
Hexagonal 8 18 12
Heptagonal 9 21 14
Octagonal 10 24 16
Decagonal 12 30 20

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A 1 69 2 66 3 64 46 5 $4.55 6 6 945 7
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8 6 800 94 10 8 11 CLXIV 12 1, 15, 3, 5 13 13th
14 9 15 75 mm 16 48 m 17 7·5 L 18 8 kg 19 5 past 4 20 square
B 1 96
2 19 3 140 4 8 5 $9.10 6 58 438 7 no 8 yes 9 no 10 4 11 CCCXLVIII 12 no
13 64 14 48 15 9 500 m 16 45 cm2 17 6 500 mL 18 9 500 g 19 13 to 9 20 1
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C 1 91 2 27 3 130 4 9 5 16·3 6 74 296 7 yes 8 no 9 no 10 4 11 CCXCVI

12 1, 48, 2, 24, 3, 16, 4, 12, 6, 8 13 25 14 13 15 65 mm 16 30 cm2 17 6·5 L 18 4 500 kg 19 365 days
20 180°
4 9 1
D 1 283 2 183 3 350 4 95 5 $3.80 6 5 ten thousands (50 000) 7 0·35 8 yes 92
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11 7 197 12 1, 35, 5, 7 13 121 14 30 15 370 cm 16 72 cm2 17 27 cm3 18 6 500 g
19 22:29 or 2229 20 270°
Extra practice section: 1 Number of hexagons 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 Number of heptagons 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of sides 6 12 18 24 30 36 Number of sides 7 14 21 28 35 42

3 Number of decagons 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 Number of pentagons 1 2 3 4 5 6

Number of sides 10 20 30 40 50 60 Number of sides 5 10 15 20 25 30

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