P5 Mathematics CA1-paper2

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Questions 1 to 5 carry 2 marks each.

For questions 6-18, the number of marks


allocated is shown in the brackets ( ) at the end of each question or part question.
Show your steps clearly in the space provided for each question and write your
answers in the blanks provided. For questions which require units, give your
answers in the units stated. The electronic calculator can be used in this section.

1. A bookstore sold 1 235 645 books. 455 055 were storybooks, and the rest were
novels and dictionaries. If the store sold 78 856 dictionaries, how many more novels
than the storybooks did the store sell?

Ans: ________________

2. The capacity of a flask is 330 mℓ. A bucket can hold 18 times as much water as the
flask. What is the capacity of the bucket? Give your answer in litres and mililitres.

Ans : ________________

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3. Charlie bought some cakes. of his cakes were cupcakes. of the cupcakes he
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bought were chocolate. What fraction of the cakes were chocolate cupcakes? Give
your answer in the simplest form.

Ans : ________________

4. A school plans to replace 84 desks and 90 chairs. Each desk costs $44 and each
chair costs $18. How much money does the school need?

Ans : ________________

5. A machine can make 585 mini cakes in 15 minutes. A factory already had some mini
cakes. After 1 hour of production, it had 2786 mini cakes. How many mini cakes were
there at first?

Ans: _________________

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6. Thomas had some money. He spent $85 on a backpack, of the remainder on a
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wallet and the rest on a belt. The belt cost $28. How much money had he at first?

Ans : ____________ (3m)

7. The table below shows the rental charges of a bicycle at South Eco Park.
First hour $2
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Every additional hour 75 ¢
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Tony, Glenn and Roger cycled from 8.45 a.m. to 11.10 a.m. How much did they pay
altogether?

Ans : _____________(3m)

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8. Jessica is 33 years old this year. Her son is 24 years younger than her. In how many
years’ time will Jessica be 3 times as old as her son?

Ans : _____________(3m)

9. Mother spends $180 per month on transport, $450 per month on food, $300 per
month on her children’s education and saves the rest. Her annual salary is $ 42 000.
How much money will she save in a quarter year?

Ans : ____________ (3m)

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10. In a school of the pupils are boys. There are 270 more girls than boys. How many
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teachers are there if the number of the teachers is of the number of pupils?
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Ans : ____________ (4m)

11. For every dozen of DVD players that Mr.Smith sells, he earns $7. He gets an extra $6
for every 5 dozen DVD players sold. How much will he earn if he sells 300 DVD
players?

Ans : ____________ (4m)

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12. Mother bought 3 metres of white ribbon. She then bought some red ribbon and
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some blue ribbon. The red ribbon was 1 metres less than the white ribbon. The blue
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ribbon was 2 metres more than the red ribbon. Find the total length of the ribbon
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bought.

Ans : ____________ (4m)

13. Jack and Kevin had 240 paperclips each. Jack had four times as much as Alex.How
many paperclips must Jack and Kevin each give to Alex so that all three of them
have the same number of paperclips?

Ans : ____________ (4m)

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14. At a science competition, 25 problems were given. Each correct answer earned 4
points, and 2 points were deducted for each incorrect answer. Linda answered all but
one of the problems. She received 66 for the score. How many correct answers did
she have?

Ans : ___________ (4m)

15. Lara made 2ℓ 350 mℓ of orange juice in a jug. She then poured the juice into small
cups, each capacity is 200 mℓ when full.

a. How many such cmall cups can she possibly fill?

Ans : ____________ (2m)

b. How much orange juice was left in the jug?

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Ans : _____________(2m)
16. There are 72 apples altogether in basket A and B. When half of the apples in basket
A are transferred to basket B, the number of apples in basket B becomes 5 times as
many as those in basket A. Find the number of apples in each basket originally.

Ans : ____________ (5m)

17. A picture 40 cm long is mounted on a cardboard 45 cm by 42 cm. If the area of the


cardboard that is not covered by the picture is 490 cm2, find the perimeter of the
picture.

Ans : _____________(5m)

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18. Mr. Smith estimates that he needs $22 628 to buy 3 cupboards, 5 tables and 6 chairs.
If the actual cost is $2 152 more than the estimated cost and each table costs twice
the cost of each chair and half of the cost of the cupboard. What is the total cost of 1
cupboard, 1 table, and 1 chair?

Ans : ___________ (5m)

END OF PAPER 2

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