Primary School Leaving Certificate Examination 2012 Mathematics Flashcards

Flashcards based on the Primary School Leaving Certificate Examination 2012 Mathematics exam.

What is the value of the digit 9 in the numeral 12.95?

0.9 or nine tenths

Approximate the number 3 427 to the nearest __.

3 400

Write the next two numbers of the set of even numbers. 16, 18, 20, 22, ,

24, 26

Write 0.64 as a __ in its lowest terms.

16/25

A store sells shirts at $45.00 each. A customer paid $120.00 for 3 shirts. How much __ did he get on one T-shirt?

$5.00

The perimeter of the figure is 40 cm. Sides are 12cm, 6cm, and 15 cm. Calculate the length of the side BC.

7 cm

Peter cut 3 pieces of cheese from a 3 kilogram block of cheese. Each piece weighed 400 grams. Calculate in grams, how much cheese __.

1800 grams

M is a multiple of 7 and lies between 50 and 57. The value of M is __.

56

N is the largest prime factor of 65. The value of N is __.

13

Order the fractions from smallest to largest: 1/2, 2/3, 3/7

1/2, 3/7, 2/3

A vendor bought a box of 100 pencils. She sold them for $1.75 each. How much did she get if all the pencils were __?

$175.00

She made a profit of 25 cents on each pencil. How much did she pay for a __?

$1.50

The diagram shows a compound shape made up of square and triangle. Calculate the area of the triangle: Area = __

6 cm squared

The diagram shows a compound shape made up of square and triangle. Calculate the area of the entire compound shape: Area = __

15 cm squared

What is the name of the solid that is shown?

Triangular Prism

How many vertices are there on the solid that is shown?

6

The diagram shows a triangle with two equal sides. What type of triangle is __?

Isosceles

The diagram shows a triangle with two equal sides and one angle of 50 degrees. Calculate the value of X.

65 degrees

The pie chart shows hobbies. What was the most __ hobby?

Playing Sport

If there are 36 children in the group, how many children __ T.V.?

9

A store sells CD's with 10 CD's for $25 and 20 CD's for $45. Mario wishes to buy exactly 50 CD's. What option should Mario take in order to spend the least amount of __?

Two packages of 20 CD's and one package of 10 CD's

Using the bar graph, how many people took the bus?

38

Robert buys meat at the grocery. Goat is $28, beef is unknown, and lamb is $20. How much does the beef cost?

$27.00

Robert buys meat at the grocery. Goat is $28, beef is $27, and lamb is $20. What is the total __?

$75.00

John bought a carton of juice. The carton is in the shape of a cuboid. Calculate the maximum __ of the carton.

1500 cm cubed

John pours the juice into glasses. Each glass holds a maximum of 240 ml when filled. How many __ can he fill?

6

A waitress is paid a basic rate of $20.00 per hour, for an 8-hour day. Calculate her weekly __ if she works a 5-day week.

$800.00

A waitress is paid a basic rate of $20.00 per hour, for an 8-hour day. She is paid double time for working overtime. In a certain week she worked for 10 hours overtime. Calculate her total __ for the week.

$1200.00

A cuboid is shown. State the number of square __.

2

A cuboid is shown. State the number of rectangular __.

4

A cuboid is shown. Calculate the total __ area of the cuboid.

310 cm squared

An angle of 37 degrees is what type of angle?

Acute

An angle of 205 degrees is what type of angle?

Reflex

An angle of 90 degrees is what type of angle?

Right

The number of each item sold in one month: TV Sets HII III, Computer HIT IIII. How many __ were sold?

10

The number of each item sold in one month is shown in the table. How many more TV sets than digital __ were sold?

6

Susan's marks in three tests are shown: English is 26/40. What is Susan's mark as a __?

65%

Susan's marks in three tests are shown: Music she scored 85%. She scored what mark out of 20?

17

An athlete jogged a distance of 10 km in 80 minutes. Express the time taken in __.

1 1/3

An athlete jogged a distance of 10 km in 80 minutes. Calculate his __ in kilometres per hour.

7.5 km/hour

Patsy arrived at the water taxi terminal in San Fernando at 6.45 a.m. Which __ should she take if she wants to have the shortest waiting time?

Vessel B

Patsy arrived at the water taxi terminal in San Fernando at 6.45 a.m. How long will she have to wait for vessel __?

1 hour 15 minutes

The journey from San Fernando to Port of Spain takes 45 minutes. What is the earliest __ she can arrive at Port of Spain?

9:45 a.m.