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PR]MARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION

0008/1 (A) PSLE

26 SEPTEMBER 2014

MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
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Questions I to 10 carry 1 mark each. Questions {1 to 15 carry 2 marks each.

For each question, four options are given. One of them is the corect answer.
Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4) and shade your answer on the Optical Answer Sheet.
(20 marks)

Round off 7A171to the nearest tenth.

(1) 70

(2) 70.1

(3) 7o.2

(4) 70.17

2 Which one of the following is the most likely length of a bed for an adult?

(1) 2m
(2) 2 cm

(3) 2a m

t4) 20 cm

3 ln the figure, PQRS is a rectangle. ZPQT = '15" and ZSQR = 40o.

Find ZTQS.

(1) 25"

(2\ 30"

(3) 35"

(4) 4A"

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Rajah paid $5 for a box of 20 pencils. What was the cost of each pencil?

(1) 25f
(2) 200

(3) 5o

(4) 4$,

5 The pie chart shows how Joel spent the money his mother gave him.
What fraction of the moneydid he spend on books?

1
(1)
3

(2)
1 Books T-shirt
a $12 $a
2
(3)
3 Shorts
$10
2
{4)
5

21w
6 Vtfhat is the value ot
10
*1 when w=2?
--w
(1) 1.2

(2) 3.1

(3) 3.2

(4) 5.2

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7 The figure shows a road map.

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Road H Road H

A car moved along Road H. After the car turned lnto another road, it faced
south-east. Which road did it turn into?

(1) Road J

(2) Road K

(3) Road L

(4) Road M

8 Three containers with some water are shown below. Which container has the
most water and which container has the least?

Most Least
(1) A B

(2) A c
(3) C A

(4) C B

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How many metres of cloth did she buy?

(1) 3Y
7

5y
Q\ 7

(3) 21y

(4) 35y

{0 Which one of the following fractions is larger than ]3

7
(1)
21

o
(2'
17

4
(3)
13

3
(4)
11

11 Weili wanted to pack 60 apples and 75 pears into as many bags as possible,
with no remainder. She packed the same number of fruit in each bag.
The number of apples in each bag was the same. How many apples were
there in each bag?

(1) 15

(2) 12

(3) 5

(4)

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12 ln the square grid below, X is a rectangle, Y a right-angled triangle and Z an

equilateral triangle. Arrange X, Y and Ztrom the smallest area to the largest.

Smallest Largest
(1) x, Y, z
(2) Y,X,Z
(3) Y,Z,X
(4) z,Y,x

{3 After a discount of 25a/o, the price of a concert ticket is $60. Senior citizens
are given a further discount of $12. What is the total percentage discount
given to senior citizens for the ticket?

(1) 37o/o

{2) 4Ao/o

(3) 414/o

(4) 454/o

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14 A shop had a number of computers for sale. After selling 32 of them in the
moming anO !84of the remainder in the afternoon, it was left with ] of the
computers. How many computers were sold attogether?

(1) 52

(2) 64

(3) 72

(4) e6

15 ln the figure, ABC and PQR are identical right-angled triangles. The total area
of the shaded parts is 96 cm2. Find the area of the unshaded part.

15 cm
10 cm

(1) 21 cmz

(2) 27 em2

(3} 42cm2

(4) 54 cm2

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PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION

000s/1 (B) PSLE

26 SEPTEMBER 2014

MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1
(BOOKLET B)

Total Time for Booklets A and B : 5{t min

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Questions 16 to 25 carry 1 mark each. Write your answers in the spaces provided. Do not write
For questions which require units, give your answers in the units stated. (10 marks) in this space

{6 Find the value of 10.3 - 0.99

Ans:

17 Find the value of 2* ?_1

34

Ans:

18 ln the figure below, frnd ly.

Ans:

2
{9 Express
'25 as a decimal.

Ans:

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The figure below is made up of identical triangles. Four of them are shaded. Do not write
Shade two more triangles so that XY is the line of symmetry for the figure. in this space

Refer to the figure below to answer questions 21 and 22.

7
T

Name two lines that are parallelto each other.

and

Name two lines that are perpendicular to each other.

Ans: and

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A postbox is 450 m from Liang's house. Liang took 10 min to walk from his Do not write
house to the postbox and back again. What was his average walking speed? in this space

Use the figure below to answer quesfibns 24 and 25.

Measure and write down the length DE to the nearest 0.1 cm.

Measure and write down the size af IFDE.

Ans: E
Ans:

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Questions 26 to 30 carry 2 marks each. Show your working clearly and write your Do not write
answers in the spaces provided. For questions which require units, give your answers in this space
in the units stated. ('t0 marks)

26 Use all the digits 6,5,2,8 to form

(a) the smallest multiple of 5

(b) the number closest to 6000

Ans: (a)

(b)

27

Special Offer

$10 for one box of

15 mangoes

Three friends shared the cost of 60 mangoes in the ratio 1 :2:2.

What was the cost for the smallest share?

Ans: $

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28 A student used a calculator to divide a 4-digit number by a 1-digit number. Do not write
For the 1-digit number, he made a mistake by pressing 4 instead of 5. in this space
He obtained the incorrect answer of 260, What should be the correct answer?

29 Ismail has some cookies. lf he gives each of his friends 5 cookies, there is no
remainder. lf he gives each of them 3 cookies instead, he will have 36 left.
How many cookies does lsmail have?

Ans:

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Ming drew three circles to form a figure. The areas of the circles were in the Do not write
ratio 1 : 4 : 16. She then shaded some parts of the figure as shown. in this space
What fraction of the figure was shaded?

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PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION

OOOS/2 PSLE
26 SEPTEMBER 2014

MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2

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4. Answerallquestions.
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Questions 1 to 5 carry 2 marks each. Show your working clearly and write your Do not write
answers in the spaces provided. For questions which require units, give your answers in this space
in the units stated. (10 marks)

The average of I numbers is 140. One of the numbers is 180,

What is the average of the other 8 numbers?

Ans:

2 Three boys collected plastic bottles for recycling. Jaya collected 2m bottles
which was half as many as what Kai collected. Kai collected 7 bottles more
than Lat. How many bottles did they collect altogether?
Give your answer in terms of m in the simplest form.

Ans:

Paul answered 30 questions in a quiz. He took 3 min for each of the first
10 questions and twice as long for each of the remaining questions.
The quiz started at 1-45 p.m. At what time did he complete the quiz?

Ans:

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4 A youth club has 50 male and 70 female members. 160/o al the male members Do not write
and '10% of the female members are students, What percentage of the in this space
members are students?

A teacher has a number of happy face stickers in three colours: yellow, orange
and blue. *10 of the stickers are yellow. The number of yellow stickers is

twice the number of orange stickers. \Mat fraction of the stickers are blue?

Ans:

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provided. The number of marks available is shown in brackets [
] at the end of each in this space
question or part-q uestion. (50 marks)

The bar graph shows the number of each type of file sold by a shop.

100

75
Number
of 50
files
25

0
Box Clear
File File

The table shows the prices of the files.

Type of file Price per file

Box $3.00
Clear $'1.40
Ring $2.20
Clip $4.00

(a) What fraction of the files sold were clip files?

Give your answer in the simplest form.

(bl From the sale of which type of file did the shop collect the most money?
What was the amount of money?

Ans: (a)

(b) Type:

Amount:

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ln the figure, ABD and FED are [Link] and EB is parallel to DC. Do not write
ZEFA is a right angle, ZFAB = 55o, IABC = 115" and ZDEB = 70o. in this space

(a) Find ZABE.

tb) Find zBCD.

Ans: (a)

(b)

Dan and Ellen started jogging at the same time along the route shown below.
Both did not change their speeds throughout. After 35 min, Dan was at the
halfway point and Ellen was 300 rn behind. Dan reached the end point 5 min
before Ellen. What was the distance of the route?

Halfway point
,/
Start point End point

Ans:

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A unit shape in the form of a right-angled triangle is drawn in the grid below. Do not write
in this space

Cindy forms a rectangle by joining two unit shapes as shown below.

ln addition to the rectangle, Cindy wants to form three more figures:

a parallelogram, a rhombus and a trapezium. Each figure is to be formed with
the smallest number of unit shapes. All four figures should be different from
each other.

Complete the drawing of the other three figures below by adding one or more
unit shapes to the one drawn.

Parallelogram

Rhombus

Trapezium

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10 The graph below shows the number of cakes sold each month by a new Do not write
bakery from January to June. in this space

1000

/
800 /
/

600
Number of
cakes sold
400

200

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

(a) How many more cakes were sold in May than in April?

(b) What was the percentage increase in the number of cakes sold in June
compared to January?

Ans: (a) t1I

(b) 121

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11 Mei was given $3 pocket money every day of the week. She spent $2.60 per Do not write
day from Monday to Friday and saved the rest. She saved all her pocket in this space
money on Saturday and Sunday. Starting on a Monday, how many days did it
take her to save $50?

12 A path of length 18 m is completely covered with identical tiles, following the

pattern shown below. The width of the path is.60 cm. How many tiles were
used to cover the entire path?

tiles

60 cm

Ans:

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,l3 Mr Lim had a total of 540 long and short rulers. After selling an equal number Do not write
in this space
of both types, he had of tfre long rulers anO of the short ones left,
f f
What was the total number of rulers left?

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14 The figure shows a table mat. The outside edge of the mat is formed by Do not write
8 semicircles and 4 quarter circles, each of radius 7 cm. in this space

(a) Find the perimeter of the mat.

(b) Find the area of the mat.

22
IaKefi =
-7

Ans: (a)

(b)

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l5 Aini and Usha eaeh had a piece of dough of the same mass for making buns. Do not write
The same mass of dough was used for each bun. Aini made 40 buns and had in this space
50 g of dough left. Usha made 10 buns and had 1.1 kg of dough left-

(a) What was the mass of dough needed for each bun?

(b) With the remaining dough from both girls, how many more such buns
can be made at most?

Ans: (a)

(b)

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16 Do not write
in this space
suNsHrNE READER
BOOK SALE!
m
1"t book at 10% discount

2nd book at2A% discount

Price of 2nd book should be equal to or lower than price of 1't book.

Kim and Hao each bought two books at the sale.

(a) Kim's books were priced at $8 and $10. How much did she pay for
them?

(b) Hao paid a total of $24.80 for his two books. He paid $4 more for the
1't book than for the 2nd book. What was the price of the 2nd book
before discount?

Ans: (a)

(b)

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17 Yulin wants to make 14 small identical stars and 20 large identicalstars using Do not write
wire. She has made 12 small stars and 7large ones using 960 cm of wire. in this space
The length of wire she used for 3 large stars is the same as that for 4 small
stars.

(a) How many large stars can be made with the same length of wire used
to make 12 smallstars?

(b) What is the tength of wire she needs to niake the remaining stafs?

Ans: (a) t1l

(b) t4l

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18 An open rectangular box is shown below, Do not write

in this space

60 cm

(a) The outside of the box including the base is painted. Find the painted
area.

(b) When the box is packed fullwith 1-cm cubes,

(i) how many cubes are there?

(ii) how many cubes touch the inside of the box?

(a) l2l
(bxi) t1I

(bxii) l2l

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 PSLE Mothematics - Answers

2014 7. (4)
The cor would be trovelling in the
Poper 1 Booklet A
south-eost direction ofter it turned
into Rood M.
1. (3)
(4)
8.
The digit 7 in the hundredths Ploce
is greoter thon 5. Hence, the digit 1
Contoiner A: 160 m/
in the tenths ploce is rounded uP to Contoiner B: 150 m/ (leost)

2. The resulting onswer is7O.2. Contoiner C: 0.2 I = 200 m/ (most)

9. (1)
2. (1)
Amount of moneg she sPent to bug
The length of o bed for on odult is
most likelg to be 2 m. the cloth
+$49-$g
3. (3) = $3U
ZPQR = 90" (zs of o rectongle) Length of cloth she bought
ZTQS = 90" - 15'- 40" $3U + $llm

= 35o - =;m
3u

4. (1)
10. (2)
Cost of 20 pencils ----.-- $5 ,|

option (D, *=.',

Cost of eoch pencil -.----- $5 + 20 3

= $0.25 66
- 2s4 option (2)r ----
+-: -18-17
5. (4) option (3):13a
+:: . 4
12
Amount of moneg he spent oltogether 3
-------$12+$8+$10 option(+):fr.+:: 9
= 930
Required froction +# 11. (4)
- =+ Foctors of 60: 1,2,3, 4,5,6, 10, 12,
@, 20, 3o ond 6o
5. (3) Foctors of 75:1,3,5, @, ZS ond 75
When w = 2,
'fi-w+1=t-2+1
21w . 21x2 Since Weili wonted to Pock the
opples ond peors into os mong bogs
A)
=*-2+1 os possible, we need to choose the
lorgest common foctor of both 60
=4.2-2+1 ond 75.
= 2.2 +'l Lorgest common foctor ' 15
= 3.2 Hence, Weili should use 15 bogs.
Number of oPPles in eoch bog
---- 50 + 15
=4

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12. (3) 1s. (2)

Areo of X- 4x2 Since ABC ond PQR ore identicol
= 8 squore units right-ongled triongles, then BC =
15 cm.
Areoof !+ !xAx3 Areo of AABC
= 6 squore units 1

The height of Zis opproximotelg the 5cmx10cm

length of 3.5 squores. -Tx'l
= 75 cmz
Areo of eoch shoded port
I

AreoofZ+7x4x3.5
= 7 squore units
The oreos of X, Y ond Z from the -96cm2+2
= 48 cm2
Areo of the unshoded port
smollest oreo to the lorgest oreo is
75 cm2 - 48 cm2
Y, Z, X.
- = cm2
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13. (2)
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100o/o -25o/o =75o/o
75o/o * $60 ^
9g 12- 10

1%_Y 16. ".{ .6.'.2 .g

$60
0. 9 9
25o/o 25 x 75 9. 3'l
- = $20
The volue is 9.31.
lO}o/o- rOO x f;
= $80 1-t ,-2 -3 -24- 8 - 9
Totol discount given to senior citizens ' 3 4-12 12 12
7
------- $20 + 912
=i
= $32
Totol percentoge discount given to 18. La = 360" - 140" - 300 (zs ot o point)
senior citizens = 190o
x,tooo/o
l# 2 x4
- = 40o/o 19.
8
25,o = 100
= 0.08
14. (3)
20.
a?,
.- 32

morning ofternoon left

4 units 32 computers
l unit-32+4
- 21. PS ond QR
= 8 computers
9 units* 9 x 8
= 72 computers
72 computers were sold oltogether.

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22. PT ond RT Multiples of 3:

3,6,9, 12, 15, 18,21,24,27,30, 33,
23. Totol distonce he wolked 36, 39, 42, 45, 48,51,54, ..-
Possible number of cookies (plus 36)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I 9 10
-450m+450m
=900m 39, 42, 45, 48, 51, 54, 57, 60, 63, 66,
Averoge wolking speed
11 12 13 14 rs 16 rz@
69, 72, 75, 78, 81, 84, 87,
@, ...
= 90 m/min
-900m+10min
Ismoil hos 90 cookies.
24. Length of DE = 7.8 cm
30. Areo of the unshoded Port
25. LFDE = 113o _4_1
= 3 units
26. (o) When o number is o multiple of Areo of the shoded ports
5, the number must end with o -----..- 16 _ 3
0or5. = 13 units
Smollest multiple of 5 Froction of the figure shoded
.------ 2685 13
'16
(b) Number closest to 6000
+ 5962
Poper 2

27. Number of boxes of 15 mongoes

1. Totol of the 9 numbers
G0 + 15
- =4 -9x140
= 1260
Totol of the other 8 numbers
Totol cost+[x$'10 'lB0
= $40
1260
'1080
-
5 units _ $40 - =
1 unit-------- 940 + 5
1090+g=135
=$8 The overoge of the other 8 numbers
The cost for the smollest shore wos
is 135.
$4.

28. 4-disit number - 2. Number of bottles Koi collected

Correct onswer =1rr:^; . t -2x2m

=4m
Number of bottles Lot collected
Iffi.
29. Multiples of 5:
= 2m+4m+4m-7 =1Om-7
-4m-7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10
5, '10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, Theg collected (10m - 7) bottles
lt 12 13 t4 rs 16 t7 @ oltogether.
55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80,85, @, ...

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3. Time he took to onswer the first 10 5. Froction of the stickers thot ore
questions oronge
3^ 2
-10x3min
= 30 min ro*
Number of remoining questions - 3
+ 30 _ 10 20

=20 .3311
_- -
|'102020
Time he took to onswer eoch of the
remoining 20 questions
+l x 3 min llo
of the stickers ore blue.
=6min 6. (o) Number of box files sold
Time he took to onswer the remoining .-------35
20 questions
-.------zAx6min Number of cleor files sold
--------* 85
= 120 min Number of ring files sold
Totol time he took to comPlete the .-------55
qulz
30 min + 120 min Number of cliP files sold
--------25
- = 150 min Totol number of files sold
=2h30min .-----*35+85+55+25
th th 30min = 200
25 1

1.45 p.m. 2.45 p.m 3.45 p.m. 4.15 p.m. 100= s

He completed the quiz ot 4.15 P.m. of the f iles sold were clip files.
{
4. Number of mole students (b) Amountof moneg collected from
160/o x 50 the sole of box files
- =ffixs0 .------35x$3
=8 = 9105
Number of femole students Amount of moneu collected from
10o/o x 7O
the sole of cleor files
.-.---* g5 x $t.+o
- =ffix70 = 9119
=7 Amount of moneg collected from
Totol number of students the sole of ring files
--------8+7 ------- 55 x $2.20
= 15 = 9121
Totol number of members Amount of moneu collected from
the sole of cliP files
-50+70
= 12O --------25xg4
= $too
ffixlOO%=12.5o/o
12.5o/o of the members ore students. The shop collected the most
from the sole of ring files ond
the omount of moneg collected
wos $121.

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7 . (o) LFEB = 180' - 70" (ts on o str. line) 9.

LABE
- 110"
re\
- 1 10" - 90' -
= 360" 55o (sum of
= 105o Zs in o quod) Parallelogram

(b) zEBD
= 180"
= 75"
LBDC =
- 105" (zs on

75' (olt. Ls,

o str. line)

EB il Dc)
&
LCBD Rhombus

= 360'-75" - 05'- 115'(zsot

'l

= 65" o point)
LBCD
= 180o - 75' - 65" (sum of zs in o A)
= 40o
Trapezium
8. Both Don ond Ellen did not chonge
their speeds throughout.
Since Don reqched the end Point 10. (o) Number of cokes sold in April
5 min before Ellen, this would meon 650
thot Don reoched the holfwog Point -Number of cokes sold in Mog
(5 + 2 =) 2.5 min before Ellen. ' 900
Ellen's speed 300 m + 2.5 min 900_550=250
- = 120 m/min 250 more cokes were sold in Mog
Time Don took to reoch the end Point
+)x35min thon in April.
= 70 min
Time Ellen took to reoch the end (b) Number of cokes sold in Jonuorg
point 200
-----7Omin+5min -Number of cokes sold in June
= 75 min 950
-
Increose'-------* 950 - 200
120 m/minx 75 min = 9000 m - 750
The distonce of the route wos
9000 m. ffixrcOo/o=375o/o
The percentoge increose in the
number of cokes sold in June
compored to Jonuorg wos375Yo.

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11. Amount of moneg she soved on o 14. (o) The perimeter of the mot is

weekdog formed bg the circumferences of

$3 - $2.60 (8 x 2 + 4 =) 20 quorter circles.
Circumference of o quorter circle
- = 90.40
1^22
Amount of moneg soved weeklg
.-------5x90.40+2x93
-ixlxTxlcm
= 11 cm
=$8 20x11cm=22Ocm
Number of weeks
-.------$50+$8
The perimeter of the mot is
=5R(92) 220 cm.
Number of weekdogs she took to
sove $2 (b) 42cm ,,
$2 + $0.40
,
- =5
5x7 +5=47
It took her 47 dogs to sove $50'

12. Length of eoch tile

-+ Breodth of 3 tiles
AreoofA-.----.--28cmx7cm
Breodth of 4 tiles ' 60 cm
Breodth of 1 tile ' 60 cm + 4 = 196 cm2
15 cm
Areoof$+42cmx28cm
=
Length of 1 tile- 3 x 15 cm = 1176 cm2
Areo of C -------* 'l 96 cm2
=45cm Areo of the 4 quorter circles
18m=1800cm
Number of sets of 4 tiles + 1,, (+ * T *,
cm x 7 cm)
-.-----* 1800 cm + 45 cm
= 154 cm2
=40 Areo of the 8 semicircles
40x4=160 8 t (+ T *,
cm x 7 cm)
"
160 tiles were used to cover the - = 6'1 6 cm2
entire poth. 195 cm2 + 1176 cm2 + 195 cm2 +
154 cm2 + 615 cr12 = 2338 cm2
13' Long rulers
The oreo of the mot is 2338 cm2.
Short rulers I*,
27 units .------* 540 rulers
1 unit 540 + 27
- = 20 rulers
Tunits.-----7x20
= 140 rulers
The totol number of rulers left wos
14A,

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 PSLE Mothemdtics - Answers

15. (o) Difference between the number Alternotivelg:

of buns Aini ond Usho mode
--..---40-10 We choose the lst book to be
=30 the one priced ot $8 ond the
1.1 kg = 1100 g 2nd book to be the one priced
Moss of dough needed for ot $10.
30 buns Selling price of the 1st book
-----*11009-509
-----* 90% x $B
= 1050 g
10509+30-359 =ffix$8
The moss of dough needed for = $[Link]
eoch bun wos 35 g. Selling price of the 2nd book
80o/o x $'10
(b) Totol moss of the remoining -
dough
+'11009+509
= *t, $ro
=$8
- 1150 g $[Link]+$8=515.20
1150 g * 35 = 32 R (30 g)
She poid $15.20 for them.
32 more such buns con be mode
of most. (b)
lst book $4
16. (o) We choose the 'lst book to be
the one priced ot $10 ond the |*,**
2nd book to be the one priced 2 units ------- $24.80 - $4
ot $9.
Selling price of the 1st book = $[Link]
'l unit ------* $20.80 + 2
9Oo/o x $10
= $to.+o
- =#x$10 80% ------- $[Link]

=$9 looo/o- roo x ff

Selling price of the 2nd book
-------80%x$8 = $'13

=ffx$8 The price of the 2nd book before

discount wos $13.
= $6.40
$9+$0.+o=$r5.40
17. (o) 3 x =t
She poid $15.40 for them. T
9 lorge stors con be mode.
(Note: $15.40 is o better onswer
os most shops tend to chorge o
higher soles price.)

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18. (o) (60 cm x 12 cm) + 2 x (60 cm x

(b) 4 smoll stors + 3 lorge stors
12 smoll stors ..------* 9 lorge stors 30 cm) + 2 x (30 cm x 12 cm)
12 smoll stors + 7 lorge stors = 5040 cm2

'960 cm
9 lorge stors + 7 lorge stors The Pointed oreo is 5040 cm2'
---.---* 950 cm
16 lorge stors --------- 960 cm
(b) (i) Volume of the rectongulor
'l lorge stor- 960 + 16 box
=60cm '60x12x30
3 lorge stors = 21 600 cm3
?Lt' Volume of 'l 1-cm cube
4 smoll stors
-
+
?ri
180 cm
+fx1x1
1 smoll stor- 180 + 4 =1cm3
21 600 cm3 + 1 cm3
=45cm
Number of lorge stors she still = 21 600
needs to moke
,20-7 There ore 21 600 cubes.
= 13 (ii) Number of cubes thot touch
Number of smoll stors she still
needs to moke the bose onlg
'14-12 ' 58 x 10
= 580
=2 Number of cubes thot touch
(13 x 50 cm) + (2 x 45 cm)
one of the loterol sides onlg
= 870 cm +/x(2gx1o)+2x
(58 x 29)
The length of wire she needs
= 3944
to moke the remoining stors is
870 cm. Number of cubes thot touch
the bose ond one of the
loterol sides
(2 x 58) + (2 x 10)
- - 136
Number of cubes thot touch
the bose ond two of the
loterol sides
'4x30
- 120
580+3944+136+120
- 4780

4780 cubes touch the inside

of the box.

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