Name: ___________________________

ST. STEPHENS GIRLS COLLEGE

FORM 2 (Div. a)
MATHEMATICS
TEST 1

Class: _________ Class No. ________

Date: 22 September 2008 (Monday)

Time allowed: 35 minutes

Answer ALL questions.
Chapter 1.

Estimation and Approximation

Section A.
Multiple Choice Questions (10 marks)
Circle the correct answer.
1.

The number 7.004 98 correct to 3 significant figures is

A.

2.

7.01

D.

7.005

0.008

B.

0.008 0

C.

0.008 1

D.

0.008 064

B.

C.

D.

0.03

B.

0.034

C.

D.

0.034 5

D.

0.034 4

The first significant figure in the number 0.027 058 84 is

A.

Section B.
1.

C.

Round off the number 0.034 448 to 3 significant figures

A.

5.

7.00

The number of significant figures in 0.012 30 is

A.

4.

B.

The number 0.008 064 5 correct to 4 decimal places is

A.

3.

B.

Short Questions

C.

(30 marks)

Decide whether the following sentences are appropriate, too precise or too rough.
Please make the necessary changes if you find anything inappropriate.
(a)

(4 marks)

Tracy slept for 7 hours 13 minutes and 29 seconds last night.

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(b)

The height of Mr. Wong (your Mathematics teacher) is about 2 m.

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2.

(a)

According to the bank, 100 Japan Yen = HK $ 7.135. The 1 Day ticket fee of Tokyo Disney
Resort is 5800 Japan Yen. Estimate the ticket fee in Hong Kong Dollars.
(4 marks)
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(b)

Estimate the number of words in the following article. State the method you used.
(4 marks)

David Beckham has twice been runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year, and in 2004 was the
world's highest-paid footballer. He was Google's most searched of all sports topics in both 2003 and
2004. Such global recognition has made him an elite advertising brand and a top fashion icon.
Beckham was captain of England from 15 November 2000 to 2 July 2006. He made 58 appearances
as captain, and ended his tenure in that role after the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, however,
continued to make contributions for the England national team in competitions after this. Beckham
captained Manchester United for the first time on 21 October 2000 in a Premiership match against
Leeds United, coming on as a substitute for injured team captain Roy Keane.
Beckham's career began when he signed a professional contract with Manchester United, making his
first-team dbut in 1992 aged 17. During his time there, United won the Premier League title six
times, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 1999. He left Manchester United to
sign for Real Madrid in 2003, where he remained for four seasons. While at Madrid, Beckham
became the first British footballer to play 100 Champions League matches. In his final season, Real
clinched the 200607 La Liga championship titleBeckham's only major trophy with the clubin
the final game of the season on 17 June. In January 2007, it was announced that Beckham would
leave Real Madrid and sign a five-year contract with Los Angeles Galaxy.

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3.

The following shows a ruler and a line segment XY.

X

(a)

(i)

What is the precision of the ruler?

(1 mark)

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(ii)

What is the maximum absolute error of the measurements by this ruler?

(2 marks)

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(b)

(i)

What is the measured length of line segment XY?

(1 mark)

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(ii)

Suppose the actual length of line segment XY is 8.8 cm, find the absolute error.
(2 marks)
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(iii)

Find the relative error and percentage error in the measurement of length of line segment
XY.
(4 marks)
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4.

(a)

Mr. Wong (again) wants to measure the volume of a can of Coca-Cola. He pours a can of
Coca-Cola into a beaker and obtains the reading of 330 mL, correct to the nearest 10 mL. Find
the upper limit and lower limit of the true value.
(4 marks)
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(b)

The weight of a box of biscuits is 400 g. If the percentage error is 6%, find the range of the true
weight of the box of biscuits.
(4 marks)
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