nuMber AnD AlgebrA real numbers

reMeMber

1. Fractions can be added and subtracted if they have the same denominator.
2. If fractions do not have the same denominator, use equivalent fractions to make the
denominators the same.
3. Mixed numbers can be added or subtracted by first changing them to improper fractions.
4. To multiply or divide mixed numbers, write them as improper fractions first.
5. Improper fractions can be multiplied and divided as normal.

eXerCise
4h Working with mixed numbers
inDiViDuAl fluenCy
PatHWaYs 1 We30 Find:
eBook plus 1 1 2 1 2 1
a 15 + 32 b 33 - 2 2 c 53 - 24
Activity 4-H-1
Working with mixed 3 3 1 1 3
numbers
d 98 + 4 e 25 - 12 f 32 + 2 4
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Activity 4-H-2 2 We31 Find:
More working with 2 1 5 1 7
a 7 - 53 b 23 - 6
c 32 - 18
mixed numbers
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3 9 1 7 3 5
Activity 4-H-3 d 4 5 - 2 10 e 5 4 - 1 12 f 54 - 36
Advanced working
with mixed numbers
3 Find:
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1 2 5 3 1 2 1 1 2 3
a 5
+ 27 b 8
+ 34 - 2
c 2 9 + 13 + 6
d 43 + 18 - 3

4 We32 Find the following and check the answers by estimation.

1 1 1 1 1 1
a 53 + 2 4 b 16 + 2 2 c 33 + 16

1 1 3 3 5 1
d 62 - 24 e 4 5 - 1 10 f 76 - 33

5 We33 Find:
1 2 3 5 1 1
a 14 3
b 4
18 c 12 1 2
5 3 1 1 9 2
d 28 14 e 25 32 f 10 10 3

1 1 4 6 9 2
g 24 22 h 5
17 i 10
33
1 3 1 3
j 43 5
k 1 2 12 l 24 6
1 1 3 1
m 5 32 n 8 34 o 4 5 2 10

5 5 1 2 3 2
p 36 97 q 55 6 3 r 34 23
7 1 2 1
s 8
33 t 65 47

6 We34 Find:
1 3 1 9 1
a 14 4
b 942 c 4
32

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 number AND algebra real numbers

4 1
d
10
3
1
33 e 5 2 4
3
f 7 9 3

1 1 1 1 6 3
g 8
22 h 1 5 2 3 i 57 24
1 1 9 1 6
j 12 2
k 10 10 4 l 42 37
2 1 2 7 5 3
m 3 7 2 7 n 4 3 6
o 3 8 1 4

Understanding
1
7 One-third of a litre of cordial is mixed with 1 2 litres of water. How many litres of drink have
been made?
8 The lengths of bolts and nails are often measured in inches. For the ?
bolt shown, find the length of the threaded section if the total 185"
1 5
length of the bolt is 3 4 inches.
16 "

9 Julia is planning a holiday to the US. She has 5 months and has worked out the following
1 2
itinerary. She will be in California for 1 2 months, in Colorado for 1 3 months and in Florida
3
for 4 of a month. The other state she will be visiting is New York. How much time will she
spend in New York?
10 James is building a house. Before the frame can be assembled the footings need to be dug. The
1 3
digging will take 3 2 days. The concrete slab that is then needed will take 2 4 days to pour and
set. How long will it be before James can start assembling the frame?
11 Tim was looking for something to do one Saturday afternoon and his dad suggested he cook
something for afternoon tea.
Tim found the recipe for peanut butter muffins.
Ingredients:
1 1
4
cup sugar, 4 cup margarine,
1
2
cup peanut butter, 2 eggs,
1 1
1 cups milk, 2 2 cups self-raising flour,
2
1
4
teaspoon baking soda
Method:
Blend the sugar, margarine and peanut butter. Beat in the eggs and milk. Add the self-raising
flour and baking soda. Place the mixture in greased muffin pans and sprinkle with cinnamon
sugar. Bake for 1520 minutes in a 200C oven.
This recipe makes 10 muffins, but Tim wants enough mixture to make 15. He needs to
1
multiply the quantities by 1 2 . Write the quantities of each ingredient Tim needs to make
15muffins.
1
12 Felicity is dividing 1 2 kilograms of mince steak into 8 hamburger portions. How many
kilograms of mince will be in each hamburger portion?
13 Ned spends his school holidays helping his father with the shearing.
1 1
a It takes Ned 4 hour to shear one sheep. How many sheep will Ned shear in 5 2 hours?
1
b Neds father, Wesley, shears a sheep every 12 of an hour. How many sheep would Wesley
shear if he worked continuously for 8 hours?
3 3
14 Andrew bought 7 4 kg of prawns for a party and 5 of them were eaten. How many kilograms of
prawns were left over?
3 1
15 Teagan buys 8 4 kg of sugar. She wants to store it in containers that can hold 1 4 kg. How
many containers will she need?

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16 Len works as a train driver and is paid $21 per hour. If Len works on a public holiday, he is
1
paid double time and a half, which means he earns 2 2 times his normal hourly rate.
Calculate what Len earns per hour worked on a public holiday.

reasoning
17 To make the casing for a simple collapsible telescope you need two cylinders, one of which fits
inside the other. One cylinder has measurements as shown below left.

7
? cm
3
16 cm ? cm
1
4 cm
1
4 cm
1
4 cm

a What is the width of a cylinder (see middle diagram above) which would slide over the
one shown above left?
b What is the width of a cylinder (see diagram above right) which would slide into the one
shown above left?
1
18 Michelle can run one lap of a cross-country course in 5 hour.
1
a How many laps could she complete in 1 3 hours? (Assume she can keep up the same
pace.)
b How many minutes does it take Michelle to run one lap?
2
19 Five-eighths of the class were girls and 3 of the girls were brunette. What fraction of the class
are brunette girls? If there were 24 people in the class, how many are brunette girls?
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