VOCATIONAL TRACK

TERM 3 MATHEMATICS REVISION

SECONDARY PINE / 2009

Mensuration
Rectangle:
length

breadth

Perimeter = Length + Breadth + Length + Breadth

Area = Length x Breadth

Cuboid:

Height

Breadth
Length

Volume = Length x Breadth x Height

Surface Area=
2 x [( Length x Breadth ) + (Breadth x Height ) + ( Length x Height )]
Circle: Circumference

Radius, r

Diameter, d

Diameter = 2xr

Circumference = 2xxr

= xd
Area = xrxr

Cuboid:

Height

Breadth
Length

Volume = Length x Breadth x Height

Surface Area=
2 x [( Length x Breadth ) + (Breadth x Height ) + ( Length x Height )]

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Operation of numbers

Order of Operation
1st 2nd 3rd
Brackets Group 1: Group 2:
Multiplication & Division Addition & Subtraction

( ) x & ÷ + & -
÷-

Check Operation’s Order

Do Brackets first if have

Different Same
Group Group
Example: Example:

5+4x3 Do Do 5+4-3
Group 1 Left
Operation First Operation First

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Example:
Evaluate ( 50 + 10) ÷ ( 6 - 3 ) x 2
Working:

( 50 + 10) ÷ (6 - 3) x2

= 60 ÷ 3 x2

= 20 x2

= 40

Examples:
Finding missing numbers.
100 + 30 = _____ - 10
Working:

100 + 30 = _____ - 10

130 = _____ - 10

130 + 10 = _____

140 = _____

Fill in the blanks.

_______ is five hundred more than 7000

Working:

_______ = 500 + 7000

_______ = 7500

Identify terms
Number Divider Quotient

20 ÷ 4 = 5
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Ratio
Finding factors.

36 24
1 x 36 1 x 24
2 x 18 2 x 12
3 x 12 3 x 8
4 x 9 4 x 6
6 x 6 x

Identifying common factors.

1 , 2 , 3 , 4, 6 and 12.

Identifying highest common factor.

12

Ratio in its simplest form.

36 : 24
÷12
↓ ↓ ÷12

3 : 2

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Percentage
Finding the sale price of an item, given the original price.
Use news newspaper advertisement as a resource.

Example:

25%
off

U.P. $800

A mobile phone costs $800.

A shop is selling the mobile phone at 25% discount.
What is the sale price?

Step 1: Identify Original Price

Original Price: $800  100%

Step 2: Calculate Discount Price

Discount Price:

100%  $800
Original Price

÷ 100 x 25 ÷ 100 x 25
25%  $_________ Use Calculator:
Discount Price
800 ÷ 100 x 25
Step 3: Calculate Sale Price

Sale Price:
Original Price - Discount Price

= $800 - $ _________

= $ _________

The sale price is $________.

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Expressing a percentage as a fraction in its simplest form.

Example
Express 68% as a fraction in its simplest form.
Working:
Step 1:
Write down the 68%
percentage.

Step 2:
Change the 68
percentage to
fraction. 100

Step 3: Divide by 2 , 3 , ÷2÷2

5 , 7 and/or 11. 68 17
Repeat when
=
100 25
necessary. ÷2÷2

Expressing a value as a percentage of another value.

Example
Express 7 cm as a percentage of 140 cm.
Working:
Step 1: Write the fraction with the first 7
value as a numerator and the
second value as a denominator. 140
Step 2: Use a calculator:
Multiply the fraction by 100%. 7
X 100% 7 ÷ 140 x 100
Use a calculator. 140
Step 3:
Write answer. 5%

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Example
Larry bought a toy car for $30. Later sold it for $45.
What is the percentage profit earned?

Working:
Step 1:
Calculate the difference $45 - $30 = $15
between the two values.

Step 2: Put the difference as a Use a calculator:

15
numerator and the original X 100% 15 ÷ 30 x 100
value as a denominator. 30
Step 3:
Write answer. 50 %

Step 4:
Write the statement Percentage earned is 50%.