CAMBRIDGE O LEVEL MATHEMATICS: COURSEBOOK ANSWERS
g     4 1 or 4.5 volts                                      c    3.2 = 3 1
                2                                                                5
         h      1
               5 or 5.25 amperes
                4                                                    d    33% < 1
                                                                                 3
    4    a      3                                                    e     4 = 8
               80                                                         23    46
                2                                                    f    4 > 0.444
         b                                                                9
               25
                17                                                   g    5 > 5
         c                                                                11   12
               250
                                                                     h    −  9 < 7
         d      3                                                           10   10
               10
         e      42                                              2    a	0.5 0.06 0.59 0.466.. so
               125
                 1                                                      0.06, 14 , 49%, 1
         f                                                                      30         2
               150
                                                                     b    0.75 0.08 0.7875 0.777 so
    5    a     13
               10                                                         8%, 3 , 0.777, 63
                                                                               4          80
         b     20
                3                                                    c    1.45 1.4 1.54 1.412 so 7 , 24 , 145%, 1.54
                                                                                                    5 17
         c     9
               2                                                     d    –2 –.002 –2.1 –2.083 so
         d     5                                                          −2.1, − 25 , − 2, 0.2%
               2                                                                   12
         e     3                                                3    a	1.625 1.857 1.7 1.69 so 13 , 1.7, 1 69 , 13
               2                                                                                     7         100   8
         f     7                                                     b    0.0297 0.037 0.032 0.033.. so
               6
                                                                           1 , 1 , 4 , 3
    6    a     27.6 km                                                    27 30 125 101
         b     $281.25                                               c    0.666.. 0.633.. 0.67 0.65 0.63 so
                                                                          201 , 2 , 65%, 19 , 0.63
    7                                                                     300 3          30
    Activity        Hours   Minutes Simple fraction of               d    –0.9 0.25 –0.87 –1.003 0.909 so
                                    working day                           10 , 1 %, − 87 , −0.9, −1.003
                                                                          11 4       100
                                             1
    Reports           2       40             3                            13 = 0.65 < 11 > 16
                                                                4    a
                                                                          20           16  25
                                            25
    Meeting           2       05            96                       b    18.39% > 0.1832 > 9 < 37
                                                                                             50    200
                                            3                                              1     2
    Lunch             0       45            32                       c    0.116 < 11.73% < >
                                                                                           7    17
                                             5                  5    Clement ($156), Andrew ($160),
    Accounts          2       30            16                       Beatrice ($162)
    Total             8       00             1
                                                                6    Potatoes (800 g), carrots (500 g),
                                                                     squash (400 g), onions (300 g)
    8    a     $1440
                9
                                                                7    Side, diagonal, perimeter
         b
               20
                                                                8    Circumference, diameter, radius
    Exercise 1.5                                                9    A = −17 °C, B = −20 °C, C = −18 °C,
                                                                     D = −19 °C
    1    a     1 1 > 1.5%                                            Descending order: A, C, D, B
                2
         b     100% < 2.3                                            Ascending order: B, D, C, A
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