Basic 6 Mathematics Exam December 2023
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Powered by AIThe distributive method simplifies multiplication by breaking numbers into parts. For 8 and 35, express 35 as (30 + 5). Multiply separately: 8 x 30 = 240 and 8 x 5 = 40. Add the results: 240 + 40 = 280. This uses the distributive property: a(b + c) = ab + ac .
Prime factorization involves breaking down a number into a set of prime numbers that, when multiplied together, produce the original number. For 24, repeatedly divide by the smallest prime: 24 ÷ 2 = 12; 12 ÷ 2 = 6; 6 ÷ 2 = 3; 3 is prime. The prime factors are 2^3 and 3 .
To compare 0.6481 and 0.701, begin by examining digits from left to right until a difference is found. At tenths, 0.6 is less than 0.7, so 0.6481 < 0.701 .
Roman numerals use letters of the Latin alphabet (I, V, X, L, C, D, M) to represent values. LIX is composed of L (50), IX (9), totaling 59, and XXXI is composed of XXX (30), I (1), totaling 31. Thus, LIX is greater than XXXI .
The expanded form of a number shows the value of each digit according to its place value. For 940,209, it is written as 900,000 + 40,000 + 200 + 9, revealing the individual contributions of each digit to the total .
Kofi buys two books and three bags with prices of GH¢1.00 (book) and GH¢3.00 (bag). The total price is calculated by multiplying number of items by their respective prices: (2 x GH¢1.00) + (3 x GH¢3.00) = GH¢2.00 + GH¢9.00 = GH¢11.00 .
The sequence decreases by 100, then by 30 (780 to 650), then continues to decrease by 100. The error is at the transition 780 to 650, which should have been 680 based on the initial pattern of decrementing by 100. Both 650 and 470 disrupt the pattern .
To convert CCIX to Hindu-Arabic numerals: C represents 100, and X represents 10, I can represent 1. Hence, CCIX translates to 200 (C + C) + 9 (IX), totaling 209 .
To find the LCM using prime factorization, factor each number into its prime factors. For 24: 2^3 x 3^1, and for 18: 2^1 x 3^2. The LCM is found by taking the highest power of each prime that appears in the factorizations: 2^3 (from 24) and 3^2 (from 18). Thus, the LCM is 2^3 x 3^2 = 8 x 9 = 72 .
To round 11,345 to the nearest thousand, identify the hundreds digit. If it is 5 or more, increase the thousands digit by 1 and set the following digits to zero. The hundreds digit of 11,345 is 3, which is less than 5, so it is rounded down to 11,000 .