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Chapter test
Foundation – Chapter 10
10 Using a calculator
Test
Questions in this test are targeted at the grades indicated.
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1.
Cassie’s Cafe
Tea
65p
Burger
£1.38
Coffee
78p
Hotdog
£1.29
Cola
53p
Pizza
£1.18
Kenny buys two burgers, three pizzas and five coffees at Cassie’s Cafe.
He pays with a £20 note.
Work out how much change he gets.
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2.Mr Chips wants to buy some calculators for his class.
Each calculator costs £4.37.
He can spend up to £100.
What is the greatest number of calculators he can buy?
F
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3.Change these fractions to decimals:
a​ _87 ​
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23
b​ ___
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160
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4.Which two of the following can be written as recurring decimals?
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5.Use your calculator to work out:
7
13
5
4
29
​ _43 ​​ __
  ​​ __ ​​ _ ​​ _ ​​ __ ​
20
25
6
7
50
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a3.82
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b​√ 373.248 ​ 
c9 (1)
3
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5
D
6.6 kg apples and 5 kg pears cost £11.59.
1 kg of apples cost £1.14.
Work out how much 1 kg of pears costs.
You must show all your working.
D
7.
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aUse your calculator to work out the following:
768.2 + 3.79
 ​
​ __________ 
84.5 – 0.197
Write down all the numbers on your calculator display.
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bUse your calculator to work out the following:
2.87 × 17.1
​ _________ ​ 
0.32 + 1.86
Write your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
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Chapter test
Foundation – Chapter 10
C
8.Write down the reciprocal of 0.8.
C
9.
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aUse your calculator to work out the following:
________
√
7.52
   ​ ​ 
​ ​ ________
2.6 + 5.87
Write down all the numbers on your calculator display.
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bUse your calculator to work out the following:
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)
93.4 ÷ 2.7 2
 ​  ​
​ ​ ________ 
6.05 – 2.8
Write your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
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*10.Dani wants to buy some muesli.
A large box of muesli weighs 1750 g and costs £10.00.
AO2
A small box of muesli weighs 500 g and costs £2.90.
AO3
1750 g
£10.00
500 g
£2.90
Which is the better value for money?
You must explain your answer fully.
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(Total = 30 marks)
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