CH 01

Whole numbers
1
Look at the photograph.
How many people are
there? How quickly were
you able to work this out?
You have used your
understanding of numbers
and counting. In this
chapter, you will reinforce
your skills in adding,
subtracting, multiplying
and dividing whole
numbers to find faster ways
of solving problems like this
as well as more difficult
ones.
Maths Quest 7 for Victoria
The need for numbers

Stone Age people had little
need for precise quantities
and probably had a vague
and limited sense of
number. People began to
use pebbles, knots tied in a
rope, or notches cut in a
stick to count or record
numbers. As the need arose
to use larger numbers,
many civilisations developed their own number
systems.
Our number system is
based on the number 10
and is known as the Hindu
Arabic system. It is
believed that it was used by
the Hindus and brought to
Spain by the Moors in the
8th or 9th century AD.
Nine symbols were used.
These symbols, called digits, were 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 and are still used today.
Place value, or the position of the digit was important. A symbol for zero was developed to replace the empty space which could be misleading. Now 10 digits are used 0,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
WORKED Example 1
Using the digits 4 and 5 (these digits may be used more than once), write all the 2 digit
numbers possible.
THINK
1
WRITE
List the 2 digit numbers that can be

made beginning with one of the given
digits.
List the 2 digit numbers that can be
made beginning with the other given
digit.
44
45
54
55
remember
remember
Digits are the first nine counting numbers and zero: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Chapter 1 Whole numbers
1A
The need for numbers
1 Using the digits 2 and 8 (these digits can be used more than once), write all the:
a 2 digit numbers that are possible
1
b 3 digit numbers that are possible.
WORKED
Example
2 Write these sets of numbers in:

a ascending order (smallest number first)
i 297
302
203
310
ii 9987
100 592
12 423
10 241
iii 674 299
647 300
674 298
675 289
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b descending order (largest number first)

i 534
435
489
623
ii 9783
10 327
93 451
54 678
iii 46 512
100 000
46 521
569 531
3 Write in words and digits the value of the 5 in each of these numbers (for example, the
value of the 5 in the number 859 is fifty 50).
a 85 290
b 4 502 468
c 192 681 765
d 23 503
4 State the value of the 9 in words and digits in each of these numbers:
a
b
No. of visitors to
this Web Site:
Darwin
2149 km
18 927
c
SEA COVE
Population
80 908
Thank you for your

donations to the
Good Friday Hospital
Appeal.
The amount raised was
QUEST
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$9 748 381
CH
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1 Write the largest 4 digit number that has 3 and 8 as two of its digits.
2 Write the smallest 5 digit number which has one 0, one 7 and no digit is
repeated. Be careful where you place the zero.
History of mathematics
T H E A B AC U S c 5 0 0 B C T O N OW !
The abacus is a primitive computer that when

used properly can perform the four main
operations of addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division as fast as a pocket
calculator. It has been around for about 2500
years and is still used in some countries today.
The original abacus was a board with sand
used to record the numbers. The name abacus
comes from the Greek word abax which means
calculating board or from the Phoenician word
abak which means sand. History records that
Archimedes was killed by a soldier while
working with figures drawn in the sand it is
thought he may have been looking at an abacus.
At the next stage of development, an abacus
had grooves for the stones that became the
number markers used for calculations.
Eventually this was replaced by rods or wires
similar to the present style of abacus. The
abacuses used by the Greeks and Romans had a
position for the zero value but the concept of
zero as a written place holder was not introduced
in writing until about 1200 AD. This was about
2000 years after it had been seen on an abacus.
The abacus was used in most parts of the
world. The European abacus that we are familiar
with has 2 counters above the bar and 5 below
giving you 10 for each column. In Japan it is
called the Sorabon and has 1 counter above the
bar and 4 below it giving you 5 for each column.
The Aztecs called their device the
Nepohualtzitzin. It had quite a different format,
with 3 counters above and 4 below, and was
made of strings of maize kernels attached to a
wooden frame. It dated back to about 1000 AD.
The Chinese have been using their Suan Pan,
which translates as calculating plate, since

about 500 BC.
The Japanese device was based on the
Chinese one and then improved. This is still used
in many areas today and can perform at least as
fast as a calculator. A contest was held in 1946
between the champion user (Thomas Wood) of
an American calculating device, and Kiyoshi
Matsuzaki who was a champion with the abacus.
The competition involved a series of tests with
complex examples of the 4 operations. The
abacus won in 4 out of 5 tests. Mr. Matsuzaki
had spent most of his life working with the
abacus every day for his calculations.
The worlds smallest abacus
When most people think of an abacus they think
either of the toy ones that are often used as an
ornament or the larger wooden ones that are used
in some shops, but there is an even smaller one.
In 1996 the IBM Research Division built an
abacus with the counters being made from
individual molecules so that the counters were
approximately one millionth of a millimetre
(1 nanometre) in size. The counters were moved
by a single atom using a scanning tunnelling
microscope. This abacus has no commercial
value and was built as a method of controlling
very small molecules.
However, similar principles are being used
to develop nanotechnology which may have
numerous benefits to us.
Questions
1. Where does the word abacus come
from?
2. What is an abacus called in Japan?
3. What was the Aztecs abacus called?
4. Who won the contest between the abacus
and the calculating machine in 1946?
Research
1. Make your own abacus and use it to do
addition and subtraction.
2. Use the Internet to find out more about
the abacus and how it is used for various
mathematical operations.
Adding whole numbers

To add larger numbers write them in columns according to place value and then add
them.
WORKED Example 2
Arrange these numbers in columns, then add them.
1462 + 78 + 316
THINK
1
2
WRITE
Set out the sum in columns.

Add the digits in the units column in
your head (2 + 8 + 6 = 16). Write the 6
in the units column of your answer and
carry the 1 to the tens column as shown
in red.
Now add the digits in the tens column
(1 + 6 + 7 + 1 = 15). Write the 5 in the
tens column of your answer and carry
the 1 to the hundreds column as shown
in blue.
Add the digits in the hundreds column
(1 + 4 + 3 = 8). Write 8 in the hundreds
column of your answer as shown in
green. There is nothing to carry.
There is only a 1 in the thousands
column. Write 1 in the thousands
column of your answer.
1462
78
+ 31116
1856
A calculator can be used to check your answers. On a

graphics calculator remember to press ENTER to obtain
the answer after the last digit is entered.
remember
remember
1. When adding, it is important to line numbers up vertically so that the digits of
the same place value are in the same column.
2. When adding numbers in your head, look for pairs of numbers which add to 10,
20, 100 and so on.
For example,
3 + 5 + 7 + 2 + 5 + 8 can be paired and easily added.
(3 + 7) + (5 + 5) + (2 + 8) = 30
1B
Adding whole numbers
Adding
numbers
1 Answer these questions, doing the working in your head.

a 7+8=
b 18 + 6 =
c
d 80 + 41 =
e 195 + 15 =
f
g 420 + 52 =
h 1000 + 730 =
i
j 17 000 + 1220 =
k 125 000 + 50 000 =
l
m 6+8+9+3+2+4+1+7=
n
Adding
numbers
2 Add these numbers, setting them out in columns as shown.

a
34
b
65
c
+ 65
+ 77
20 + 17 =
227 + 13 =
7300 + 158 =
2+8+1+9=
12 + 5 + 3 + 7 + 15 + 8 =
86
+ 95
482
+ 517
123
+ 89
1418
+ 2765
419
1 708
+ 20 111
68 069
317
8
+ 4 254
123
48 097
34
+ 6 276
347
2818
692
+ 180
+ 1000
696
3 421 811
+ 63 044
399
1489
2798
+ 8943
Check your answers using a calculator.

WORKED
Example
3 Arrange these numbers in columns then

add them.
a 137 + 841
b 723 + 432
c 149 + 562 + 55
d 47 + 198 + 12
e 376 + 948 + 11
f 8312 + 742 + 2693
g 8 + 12 972 + 59 + 1423
h 465 + 287 390 + 45 012 + 72 + 2
i 1 700 245 + 378 + 930
j 978 036 + 67 825 + 7272 + 811
Check your answers with a calculator.
$85
$39
4 Nicholas was going on a fly-fishing trip and went

shopping for a pair of boots, a tackle basket and
a fishing rod. How much did he spend in total?
$27
5 The Melbourne telephone directory has 1544 pages in the AK book and 1488 pages
in the LZ book. How many pages does it have in total?
6 The waitress shown in the
photograph at right has brought
your familys dessert order.
How much will it cost for
dessert?
7 Husseins family drove from
Melbourne to Perth. In the first
2 days they drove from
$3
Melbourne to Adelaide, a
distance of 738 kilometres. $6
After a couple of days
sightseeing
in
Adelaide,
$5
Husseins family took a day to
drive 321 kilometres to Port
$8
Augusta, and another to drive
the 468 kilometres to Ceduna.
They drove 476 kilometres to Norseman the following day, then took 3 more days to
travel the remaining 1489 kilometres to Perth.
a How many days did it take for Husseins family to drive from Melbourne to Perth?
b How far is Norseman from Melbourne?
c How many kilometres is Perth from Melbourne?
d How far is Adelaide from Perth?
$5
$7
$8
8 Of all the worlds rivers, the Amazon in South America and the Nile in Africa are the
two longest. The Amazon is 6437 kilometres in length and the Nile is 233 kilometres
longer than the Amazon. How long is the Nile River?
9 Palindromes are words, sentences or numbers which read the same forwards as they
do backwards. For example, the word DAD is a palindrome and the number 14541 is
a palindrome.
a List 2 other words that are palindromes.
b List 5 numbers that are palindromes.
c How many palindromes are there between 100 and 250? List them.
10 Numbers that are not palindromes can produce palindromes. We need to reverse the
digits and then add this new number to the original number. For example, starting
with 17 which is not a palindrome, we get 17 + 71 = 88.
Palindromes
The number 88 is a palindrome.
a Produce palindromes starting with the following numbers.
i 34
ii 27
iii 521
b Apply a reverse and add step to 84. Does this produce a palindrome? Try another
reverse and add step. Have you now produced a palindrome? How many steps
did it take to produce a palindrome?
Palindromes
c Produce palindromes starting with the following numbers. In each case, write
down how many steps it took to achieve this.
i 75
ii 153
iii 97
iv 381
v 984
vi 7598
d Choose 5 different starting numbers. Produce palindromes from these numbers.
Check your answers by clicking on the Excel icon shown at right. The file Palindromes will produce a palindrome from any starting number and show you how
many steps were needed.
11 An arithmagon is a triangular figure in which the two numbers

at the end of each line add to the number along the line.
An example is shown at right.
2
8
6
7
5
11
a Work in pairs to try and solve each of these arithmagons.

i
ii
iii
7
8
5
13
12
9
14
iv
20
v
17
21
25
30
37
17
34
25
26
16
viii
29
14
vi
14
vii
30
11
21
ix
28
44
56
122
57
69
b Working in the same pairs, write a statement describing the method you used to
solve the arithmagons. Compare your statement with that of other groups.
c Did all groups in the class use the same method?
d Write down which method of solving arithmagons you think would be the easiest.
QUEST
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1.1
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1 Arrange the digits 1 to 9 (once only) in the

diagram at right so that when you add the
numbers horizontally, vertically and diagonally
the total is the same.
2 Copy the diagram at right into your workbook
and try to arrange the numbers from 1 to 7 in the
circles so that the numbers in each line add to 10.
3 Each letter below stands for a digit from 0 to 9.
Find the value of each letter so that the addition
statement is true.
BIG + JOKE = HAHA
Tenpin bowling
In the cartoon series the Simpsons, Homer is a very keen tenpin bowler.
Have you been tenpin bowling? Do you remember
how to score?
The method for scoring is described below.
A game consists of 10 frames.
There are 10 pins to knock down in each frame.
You bowl 2 balls in each frame unless your first
is a strike all 10 pins down with one ball.
If you get a strike in the 10th frame you are
entitled to 2 bonus balls.
If you get all 10 pins down with 2 balls this is
called a spare.
If you get a spare in the 10th frame you are entitled
to one bonus ball.
If you dont get all 10 pins down with 2 balls you
just score the number you knocked down.
A strike scores 10 points plus the pins you get with
your next 2 balls.
A spare scores 10 points plus the pins you get with
your next ball.
The score is totalled progressively from frame to
frame.
Below is a copy of one of Homer Simpsons games.
1
63 7 1 8
9
17 34
7 2 X
43 61
6 2 7
69 89
X
107
10
X
8- 7
115
135
Frame 1: Homer knocked down 6 pins with his first ball then 3 pins with his
second ball. A total of 9 points.
Frame 2: Homer knocked down 7 pins with his first ball and 1 pin with his second
ball. Overall total is now 9 + 7 + 1 = 17 points.
Frame 3: Homer knocked down 8 pins with his first ball and the last 2 pins with his
second ball. As he knocked down all 10 pins with 2 balls this is called a spare and
is marked as / on the scorecard. We cannot calculate his points until he bowls his
next ball.
Frame 4: With his first ball, Homer knocked down 7 pins. Now we can calculate
his total at the end of Frame 3 as 17 + 8 + 2 + 7 = 34 points. The second ball hits
2 pins. His total at the end of Frame 4 is 34 + 7 + 2 = 43 points. Notice that he
scores the 7 points twice.
Frame 5: Well done, Homer! All 10 pins down with 1 ball. For a strike, marked as
X on the scorecard, we need to wait until Homer bowls the next 2 balls before we
can calculate the points for Frame 5.
10
Frame 6: Homer knocks down 6 pins then 2 pins. His total at the end of Frame 5 is
43 + 10 + 6 + 2 = 61 points. We can now calculate the score at the end of Frame 6.
The score is 61 + 6 + 2 = 69 points.
It is now your turn to explain the rest of Homers scorecard.
1. Explain what has happened and what the total score is at the end of each frame
for Frames 7, 8, 9 and 10.
2. Why are there 3 boxes for recording the results in Frame 10?
Below are two actual scorecard results from Moorabbin Bowl. (The symbol
means that the ball did not knock down any pins.)
1
June
63 8- 7 - 6- 7 1 6 2 X
Ron
8 1 5
8 1 8 1 7 1 9
10
-10
3. Copy June and Rons scorecards into your workbook and fill in the frame totals.
4. Write a sentence to explain who won the game and by how many points.
1
1 Using the digits 3, 8 and 6 once only, write all the 2 digit numbers possible.
2 Using the digits 7 and 1 (they can be used more than once), write all the 3 digit
numbers possible.
3 Write the following set of numbers in ascending order:
782, 453, 87, 907, 362, 127
4 Write the following set of numbers in descending order:
3220, 68 441, 89 065, 58 732, 45 111, 7668
5 Write in words the value of the 5 in 16 521.
6 Write the value of the 2 in 12 673.
7 Find 3876 + 1034.
8 Find 65 328 + 67 + 3278.
9 On a recent holiday, members of a family were driving from Geraldton to Broome in
Western Australia and split their drive into the following stages:
GeraldtonNewman: 855 kilometres; Mt WhalebackPort Hedland: 256 kilometres;
NewmanMt Whaleback: 196 kilometres; Port HedlandBroome: 560 kilometres
How far did they travel in total?
10 The Western Warriors are an Australian Rules football team and in their last game
they scored the following points:
first quarter
34 points
second quarter
12 points
third quarter
62 points
final quarter
40 points
Find the total number of points that the team scored for the match.
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Subtracting whole numbers

There are two commonly used methods of subtraction the equal additions
method and the decomposition method. You may have already learned one of these
methods.
1. The equal additions method

In this case, the same number is added to both of the given numbers without changing
the difference between them.
For example, 9 2 = 7. If 10 is added to both numbers the difference is still 7.
19 12 = 7
29 22 = 7
20 13 = 7
The subtraction 32 14 can be written as
32
30 + 2
14
or
(10 + 4)
4 cant be subtracted from 2, so 10 is added to both numbers in the following manner:

3 12
30 + 12
11 4
(20 + 4)
Now 4 can be subtracted from 12 and 20 can be subtracted from 30.

30 + 12
3 12
11 4
(20 + 4)
1 8
(10 + 8 = 18
WORKED Example 3
Find 6892 467 using the equal additions method.

THINK
1
2
3
4
5
WRITE
Since 7 cannot be taken from 2, add 10 units to the top

number (so 2 becomes 12 in the units column) and add 10
to the bottom number (so the 6 becomes 7 in the tens
column). The answer will not be changed.
Subtract 7 units from the 12 units
(12 7 = 5).
Subtract the tens (9 7 = 2).
Subtract the hundreds (8 4 = 4).
Subtract the thousands (6 0 = 6).
6 8 9 12
4 61 7
642 5
Hint: This method can also help to subtract numbers in your head more easily.
So 64 28 can be changed to 66 30 and it is easy to see that the answer is 36.
Two has been added to both parts of the question so that the number being taken away
is a multiple of 10.
12
2. The decomposition method

Here the larger number is decomposed. The 10 which is added to the top number is
taken from the previous column of the same number.
So 32 14 is written as
32
30 + 2
14
or
(10 + 4)
and becomes
2 1
32
2 2
14
20 + 12
(10 + 4)
Now 4 can be taken from 12 and 10 from 20 to give 18.

2 1
32
114
18
WORKED Example 4
Use the decomposition method to find: a 6892 467 b 3000 467.

THINK
WRITE
Since 7 cannot be subtracted from 2, take one ten from

the tens column of the larger number and add it to the
units column of the same number. So the 2 becomes 12,
and the 9 tens become 8 tens.
Subtract the 7 units from the 12 units (12 7 = 5).
Now subtract 6 tens from the 8 remaining tens
(8 6 = 2).
Subtract 4 hundreds from the 8 hundreds (8 4 = 4).
Subtract 0 thousands from the 6 thousands (6 0 = 6).
a 6 88912
467
Since 7 cannot be taken from 0, 0 needs to become 10.

We cannot take 10 from the tens column, as it is also 0.
The first column that we can take anything from is the
thousands, so 3000 is decomposed to 2 thousands,
9 hundreds, 9 tens and 10 units.
Now the subtraction will be
straightforward. Subtract the units (10 7 = 3).
Subtract the tens (9 6 = 3).
Subtract the hundreds (9 4 = 5).
Subtract the thousands (2 0 = 2).
b 239090100
239496107
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
6425
229593103
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WORKED Example 5
Year 7 students were selling Chupa Chups to raise money for Kids with Cancer. Class 7E
had 500 Chupa Chups to sell. They sold 100 on Monday, 60 on Tuesday and 32 on
Wednesday. How many did they have left?
THINK
1
WRITE
Write the number of Chupa Chups the

students had to start with and subtract
the number of Chupa Chups sold on
Monday.
Subtract the number of Chupa Chups
sold on Tuesday from the number left
after Mondays sale.
Subtract the number of Chupa Chups
sold on Wednesday from the number
left after Tuesdays sale.
Monday
500 100 = 400
Tuesday
400 60 = 340
Write the answer in a sentence.
There were 308 Chupa Chups left.
Wednesday 340 32 =
33410
3 4 10
31 2 or 3 2
308
308
remember
remember
1. When subtracting small numbers the calculations can be done easily in your
head.
2. When subtracting large numbers they need to be arranged in columns of the
same place value.
1C
Subtracting whole numbers
1 Answer these questions without using a calculator.

a 11 5
b 20 12
d 100 95
e 87 27
g 820 6
h 1100 200
j 22 000 11 500
k 100 20 10
m 1000 50 300 150 n 80 8 4 5
p 54 28 (Hint: Use the method of equal addition.)
q 78 39 (Hint: Use the method of equal addition.)
c
f
i
l
o
53 30
150 25
1700 1000
75 25 15
24 3 16
Subtracting
numbers
2 Answer these questions which involve adding and subtracting whole numbers.
a 10 + 8 5 + 2 11
b 40 + 15 35
c 16 13 + 23
d 120 40 25
e 53 23 + 10
f 15 + 45 + 25 85
g 100 70 + 43
h 1000 400 + 250 + 150 + 150
WORKED
Example
3, 4
3 Find:
a 98 54
d 149 63
b 167 132
e 642 803 58 204
Subtracting
numbers
c
f
47 836 12 713
3642 1811
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g 664 397
h 12 900 8487
i 69 000 3561
j 406 564 365 892
k 2683 49
l 70 400 1003
m 64 973 8797
n 27 321 25 768
o 518 362 836
p 812 741 462 923
q 23 718 482 4 629 738
WORKED
Example
4 Hayden received a box of 36 chocolates. He ate 3 on Monday, 11 on Tuesday and

gave 7 away on Wednesday. How many did he have left?
5 In July 1994, a Melbourne Tigers versus South East Melbourne Magic basketball
game at Flinders Park drew a record crowd of 15 129 spectators. Assuming all the
spectators were supporting a team, if 7847 spectators were supporting Magic, how
many were following Tigers?
6 A school bus left Laurel Secondary College with 31 students aboard. Thirteen of these
passengers alighted at Hardy Railway Station. The bus collected 24 more students at
Hardy Secondary College and a further 11 students disembarked at Laurel swimming
pool. How many students were still on the bus?
7 Ocki wants to buy a surfboard for $389. So far he has saved $195. How much more
does he need to save?
8 The most commonly spoken language in the world is Mandarin, spoken by
approximately 575 000 000 people (in north and east central China). Approximately
360 000 000 people speak English and 140 000 000 Spanish.
a How many more people speak Mandarin than English?
b How many more people speak English than Spanish?
9 The photographs show 3 of the largest waterfalls in the world.
Iguazu Falls (Brazil)
56 metres high
108 metres high
Niagara Falls (Canada)
82 metres high
How much higher are the:

a Victoria Falls than
the Iguazu Falls?
Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)
b Iguazu Falls than
the Niagara Falls?
c Victoria Falls than
the Niagara Falls?
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10 In the 2000 Australian Open Tennis Tournament, the prize money for the winner of
the Mens Singles was $755 000 and the runner up received $377 500. The winner of
the Womens Singles received $717 000 and the runner up $358 500.
a What was the difference in prize money for the winner of the mens and womens
singles competition?
b How much more did the male winner receive than the male runner-up?
c How much more did the female winner receive than the female runner-up?
In 1998, the prize money for the Mens Singles winner was $615 000 and for the
Womens Singles winner was $572 000.
d Write a sentence comparing the prize money offered in 2000 with the prize money
offered in 1998 for both male and female winners. Who received the bigger
increase? Can you think of a reason for this?
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11 Lucy and Ty were driving from Melbourne to

Sydney for a holiday. The distance via the
Hume Highway is 867 kilometres, but they
chose the more scenic Princes Highway even
though the distance is 1039 kilometres.
They drove to Lakes Entrance the first day
(339 kilometres), a further 347 kilometres to
Narooma on the second day and arrived in
Sydney on the third day.
a How much further is Melbourne to Sydney
339 km
via the Princes Highway than via the
Melbourne
Hume Highway?
b How far did Lucy and Ty travel on the third day?
Lakes Entrance
12 The following table shows how many medals Australia has won at each Olympic
Games from the 1956 Melbourne Olympics to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Copy and
complete the table by filling in the missing numbers.
Year
Location of Olympic
Games
1996
Medals won by Australia

Gold
Silver
Atlanta, U.S.A.
1992
Barcelona, Spain
1988
Seoul, South Korea
1984
Los Angeles, U.S.A.
1980
Moscow, U.S.S.R.
1976
Montreal, Canada
1972
Munich, Germany
1968
Mexico City, Mexico
1964
Tokyo, Japan
1960
Rome, Italy
1956
Melbourne, Australia
8
2
Bronze
Total
41
11
5
14
12
24
10
18
22
8
13
14
16
13 A lift can carry a maximum of only 20 people or a combined mass of 1360 kilograms.
a If the crowded lift already contains a mass of 1156 kilograms, list the possible number
of people (and their masses)
that could enter the lift from
the information supplied in the
photograph at right.
b If the lift already contains 18
people, list the possible
number of people (and their
masses) that could now enter
the lift. What available mass is
left over in each case?
c Which combination of people,
in terms of numbers and
masses, would you allow in the
lift? Give a reason for your
answer.
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79 kg
60 kg
82 kg
QUEST
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Whole
numbers
01
65 kg
CH
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1 Can you fill in the blanks? The * can represent any digit.
a
6*8 *2*
b
3*9*
488 417
*6*5
*49 9*4
1*07
2 Without using a calculator, and in less than 10 seconds, find the answer
to 6 849 317 999 999.
3 A beetle has fallen into a hole that is 15 metres deep. It is able to climb
a distance of 3 metres during the day but at night the beetle is tired and
must rest. However, during the night it slides back 1 metre. How many
days will it take the beetle to reach the top of the hole to freedom?
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Roman numerals
Numbers can also be expressed using Roman numerals. You may have seen them
used on clock or watch faces or at the end of the credits of a film. Can you think of
other places you have seen them used?
The Roman numerals for 1 to 10 are: I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X
where I stands for 1, V stands for 5 and X stands for 10.
1. What happens when I is just before V in the number?
2. What happens when I is just after V in the number?
3. What happens when I is just before X in the number?
4. What would you expect to happen if I is straight after X in the number?
5. Write the Roman numerals for 11 to 20 using I, V and X.
6. What numbers are represented by the following Roman numerals:
(a) XXV? (b) XXXIV?
7. Write the Roman numerals for the following numbers: (a) 26 (b) 39.
L which stands for 50
C which stands for 100
D which stands for 500
M which stands for 1000.
8. What numbers are represented by the following Roman numerals?
(a) LV
(b) XL
(c) CC
(d) DC
(e) CM
(f) XLII
(g) LXXIV
(h) MDCCCXXIII
9. Write the Roman numerals for the following numbers.
(a) 356
(b) 1650
(c) 94
(e) 2243
(f) 931
(g) 428
(d) 179
(h) 1085
10. What time is indicated on the clock

face shown?
11. In the credits at the end of a film the
date of the production is often shown
in Roman numerals. For the following
films, state what year each film was
produced.
(a) The Princess Bride MCMLXXXVII
(b) Titanic
MCMXCVII
(c) ET
MCMLXXXII
(d) Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs MCMXXXVII
12. If the production of a film is completed this year, write the date that would
appear in the credits in Roman numerals.
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Multiplying whole numbers

Short multiplication
Short multiplication can be used when multiplying a large number by a single digit
number.
WORKED Example 6
Calculate 1456 5.
THINK
1
2
WRITE
2 2 3
1456
Multiply the units (5 6 = 30). Write the 0 and carry the 3
5
to the tens column.
Multiply the tens digit of the question by 5 and add the
7280
carried number (5 5 + 3 = 28). Write the 8 in the tens
column and carry the 2 to the hundreds column.
Multiply the hundreds digit by 5 and add the carried
number (5 4 + 2 = 22). Write the last 2 in the hundreds
column and carry the other 2 to the thousands column.
Multiply the thousands digit by 5 and add the carried number
(5 1 + 2 = 7). Write 7 in the thousands column of the answer.
Long multiplication
We use long multiplication to multiply larger numbers. The process is the same as in
short multiplication, but repeated for each digit. Remember to add the extra zero when
multiplying by each new digit (1 zero when multiplying by the tens digit, 2 zeros for
the hundreds digit etc.).
WORKED Example 7
Calculate 1456 132 using long multiplication.

THINK
1
Multiply the first number by 2 using short multiplication

(1456 2 = 2912).
Write the answer directly below the question as shown.
Put a zero in the units column when multiplying 1456 by
the tens digit; that is, when multiplying 1456 by 3. This is
because we are really working out 1456 30 = 43 680.
Write the answer directly below the previous answer as
shown.
Put zeros in the units and tens columns when multiplying
1456 by the hundreds digit; that is, when multiplying 1 456
by 1. This is because we are really working out
1456 100 = 145 600. Write the answer directly below the
previous answer as shown.
Add the rows.
WRITE
1456
132
2 912
43 680
145 600
192 192
Graphics Calculator tip!
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Multiplying
numbers
To multiply numbers using a graphics calculator, enter the

calculation in the same order that it is written. Remember
to press ENTER to obtain the answer. Notice that the
multiplication sign is shown as on the screen.
For the calculation in worked example 7, the following
screen would be obtained.
Multiplying numbers that are multiples of ten

When multiplying numbers that are multiples of ten, you can simply multiply the
digits, disregarding the zeros and then add the zeros to your answer.
WORKED Example 8
Find 9000 600.

THINK
1
2
Write the question.

The question contains five zeros.
Disregarding the zeros, the question
becomes 9 6 = 54.
Write the answer with the five zeros.
WRITE
9000 600
= 5 400 000
WORKED Example 9
Naomi wants to ring a friend who lives in Israel. The call will cost her $2 per minute. If
Naomi speaks to her friend for 19 minutes:
a what will the call cost?
b what would Naomi pay if she made this call every month for a year?
THINK
WRITE
Write down the cost for 1 minute.

For the total cost, multiply the cost of
1 minute by the number of minutes.
a 1 minute costs $2.

19 minutes cost $2 19 = $38
Consider how many months there

are in a year so the number of calls
made can be found.
For the total cost, multiply the cost of
a 19 minute phone call by the number
of times the call will be made.
b There are 12 months in a year, so there will

be 12 phone calls.
1
2
3
The total cost is $38.
Total cost is $38 12 = $456.
It would cost $456 to make a 19 minute

phone call every month for a year.
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remember
remember
1. When multiplying a large number by a single digit number, use short
multiplication; for example 1357 6. Short multiplication can also be used
when multiplying by 11 or by 12.
2. When multiplying a large number by a number with more than 1 digit, use long
multiplication; for example 25 427 24.
3. When using long multiplication add 1 zero when multiplying by the tens digit,
2 zeros when multiplying by the hundreds digit and so on.
4. When multiplying numbers that are multiples of 10, disregard the zeros,
perform the multiplication, and then add the total number of zeros to your
answer.
1D
Multiplying
numbers
Multiplying whole numbers
1 Write the answer to each of the following without using a calculator.

a 43
b 95
c 2 11
d 87
e 12 8
f 10 11
g 69
h 12 11
i 98
Multiplying
numbers
2 Multiply the following without using a calculator.

a 13 2
b 15 3
d 3 13
e 25 4
g 16 2
h 35 2
j 21 3
k 54 2
m 346
n 259
p 563
q 545
Tangle
tables
Tables
WORKED
Example
1.2
WORKED
Example
WORKED
Example
c
f
i
l
o
r
25 2
45 2
14 3
25 3
333
852
3 Calculate these using short multiplication.

a 16 8
b 29 4
d 857 3
e 4920 5
g 7888 8
h 472 4
j 10 597 6
k 34 005 11
c
f
i
l
137 9
15 984 7
2015 8
41 060 12
4 Calculate these using long multiplication.

a 52 44
b 97 31
d 16 57
e 173 41
g 407 53
h 47 2074
j 19 256 340
k 57 835 476
c
f
i
l
59 28
850 76
80 055 27
8027 215
c
f
i
l
600 800
1100 5000
800 7000
12 000 1100
5 Find each of the following.

a 200 40
d 90 80
g 900 000 7 000
j 9000 6000
b
e
h
k
30 700
120 400
120 000 1200
4000 110
WORKED
Example
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6 John wants to make a telephone call to his friend Rachel who lives in San Francisco.
The call will cost him $3 per minute. If John speaks to Rachel for 24 minutes:
a what will the call cost?
b what would John pay if he made this call every month for 2 years?
7 Chris is buying some generators. The generators cost $12 000 each and she needs 11
of them. How much will they cost her?
8 Jason is saving money to buy a camera. He is able to save $75 each month.
a How much will he save after 9 months?
b How much will he save over 16 months?
c If Jason continued to save at the same rate, how much will he save over a period
of 3 years?
9 A car can travel 14 kilometres using 1 litre of fuel. How far could it travel with 35
litres?
10 As Todd was soaking in the bath, he was contemplating how much water was in the
bath. If Todd used 85 litres of water each time he bathed and had a bath every week:
a how much bath water would Todd use in 1 year?
b how much would he use over a period of 5 years?
11 A team of British soldiers at Hameln, Germany constructed the fastest bridge ever
built, in 1995. The bridge spanned an 8 metre gap and it took the soldiers 8 minutes
and 44 seconds to build it. How many seconds did it take them to build it?
12 You are helping your Dad build a fence around your new swimming pool. He estimates that each metre of fence will take 2 hours and cost $65 to build.
a How long will it take you and your Dad to build a 17 metre fence?
b How much will it cost to build a 17 metre fence?
c How much would it cost for a 29 metre fence?
13 Narissa does a paper round each morning
before school. She travels 2 kilometres
each morning on her bicycle, delivers 80
papers and gets paid $35. She does her
round each weekday.
a How far does she travel in 1 week?
b How much does she get paid in 1
week?
c How far does she travel in 12 weeks?
d How much would she be paid over 52
weeks?
e How many papers would she deliver in
1 week?
f How many papers would she deliver in
52 weeks?
QUEST
GE
EN
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22
CH
AL
1 In AFL football, a goal scores 6 points and a behind scores 1 point. Find
a score which is the same as the product of the number of goals and the
number of behinds. For example, 2 goals 12 behinds = 2 6 + 12 = 24
points. Also 2 12 = 24. Find two other similar results.
2 a Consider numbers with 2 identical digits multiplied by 99. Work out
each of the following.
11 99 =
22 99 =
33 99 =
Can you see a pattern? Without using long multiplication or a
calculator, write down the answers to 44 99, 55 99, 66 99,
77 99, 88 99 and 99 99.
b Try it again but this time multiply numbers with 3 identical digits by
99. Use only long multiplication or a calculator with the first 3 calculations. Look for a pattern and then write down the answers to the
remaining multiplications.
c What about numbers with 4 or 5 identical digits which are
multiplied by 99? Try these as well.
Addition pairs
Can you add all the numbers from 1 to 100 in less than 20 seconds? Even entering
all numbers into a calculator would take you longer. But it can be done!
First lets try a simpler problem like adding all numbers from 1 to 6.
1+2+3+4+5+6
If we pair them up, we have 3 pairs where each pair adds to 7. So the total would
be 7 3 = 21. Check to see if this is correct.
Next try adding all numbers from 1 to 10.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10
Each pair adds to 11 and there are 5 pairs so the total is 11 5 = 55.
1. Now use addition pairs to add all numbers:
(a) from 1 to 20 (b) from 1 to 50 (c) from 1 to 86.
2. Add all numbers from 1 to 100 in less than 20 seconds.
3. Can you add all numbers from 1 to 1000 in less than 20 seconds? Try it.
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So far we have had an even quantity of numbers to add so we were able to pair
each number. What about adding all numbers from 1 to 201?
Again, first try a simpler problem like adding all numbers from 1 to 7.
1+2+3+4+5+6+7
We can pair all numbers except the last number. So there are 3 pairs which add to 7
plus an additional 7. The total is 7 3 + 7 = 28.
4. Add all numbers:
(a) from 1 to 15 (b) from 1 to 33 (c) from 1 to 67.
5. Add all numbers from 1 to 201.
6. Add all numbers from 1 to 1025.
7. Make up 5 more addition problems. Have a race with a partner to see who can
add them up the quickest.
Dividing whole numbers

Short division
We can use short division when dividing by numbers up to 12.
WORKED Example 10
Calculate 89 657 8.
THINK
1
5
6
WRITE
Divide 8 into the first digit and carry the remainder

to the next digit. 8 goes into 8 once. Write 1 above
the 8 as shown. There is no remainder.
Divide 8 into the second digit and carry the
remainder to the next digit. 8 goes into 9 once with
1 left over. Write 1 above the 6 and carry 1 to the
hundreds column.
Divide 8 into the third digit and carry the
remainder to the next digit. 8 goes into 16 twice
with no remainder. Write 2 above the 6 as shown.
Divide 8 into the fourth digit and carry the
remainder to the next digit. 8 doesnt go into 5.
Write the 0 above the 5. Carry 5 to the next digit.
Divide 8 into 57 and write the remainder as shown.
8 goes into 57 seven times with 1 remainder.
Write the answer.
1 1 2 0 7 Rem 1
8 ) 8 916 557
89 657 8 = 11 207 remainder 1
Long division
Long division is used when the divisor is larger than 12. It involves the same process as
short division, but all working is shown. The divisor is the number that you are dividing
by.
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WORKED Example 11
Use long division to calculate 356 15.

THINK
1
2
3
4
WRITE
Divide 15 into the first digit. If it doesnt go write 0

above the first digit.
Divide 15 into the first two digits. 15 goes into 35
twice. Write the 2 above the second digit.
Multiply (15 2 = 30). Write 30 below the first
two digits.
Subtract 30 from 35. The answer is the 5 remaining
from the division in step 2.
Bring down the third digit; that is, bring down the 6.
The process is repeated.
Divide 15 into the last number which is 56. 15

goes into 56 three times. Multiply (15 3 = 45)
and write the 3 above the third digit and 45 below
56.
Subtract 45 from 56 as shown.
Write the answer.
02
15 ) 356
02
15 ) 356
30
5
02
15 )356
30
56
023
15 )356
30
56
45
11
356 15 = 23 remainder 11
For larger numbers the process is repeated until the problem is completed.
Dividing
numbers
To divide numbers using a graphics calculator, enter the

calculation in the same order that it is written. Remember
to press ENTER to obtain the answer. Notice that the
division sign is shown as / on the screen. For the
calculation 875 25, the following screen would be obtained.
Dividing numbers that are multiples of ten
WORKED Example 12
Calculate 48 000 600.

THINK
1 Write the question.
2
Write the question as a fraction.
WRITE
48 000 600
48 000
---------------600
THINK
WRITE
Cancel as many zeros as possible,

crossing off the same number in both
numerator and denominator.
Perform the division.
Write your answer.
25
480
--------6
080
6) 480
48 000 600 = 80
remember
remember
1. Use short division when dividing by numbers up to 12 (or higher, if you know
the tables for it, for example 13, 15, 20).
2. Use long division when you are dividing by a number larger than 12. Repeat
the same process divide, multiply, subtract, bring down.
3. When dividing numbers that are multiples of 10, write the question as a
fraction, cancel as many zeros as possible and then divide.
1E
Dividing whole numbers
1 Evaluate these divisions without using a calculator. There should be no remainder.

a 24 6
b 24 8
c 36 9
d 72 8
e 49 7
f 96 12
g 108 9
h 56 7
i 16 4
j 28 7
k 40 2
l 26 2
m 45 15
n 32 16
o 27 3 3
p 96 8 6
q 48 12 2
r 72 2 9
s 56 7 4
t 100 2 10
u 90 3 2
2 Perform these calculations which involve a combination of multiplication and
Dividing
division. Always work from left to right.
numbers
a 452
b 9 8 12
c 80 10 7
d 45 9 7
e 144 12 7
f 120 10 5
g 4 9 12
h 121 11 4
i 81 9 6
WORKED
Example
10
WORKED
Example
11
3 Calculate each of the following using short division.

a 3 ) 1455
b 4 ) 27 768
c 7 ) 43 456
)
)
e 11 30 371
f 8 640 360
g 3 ) 255 194
i 12 ) 103 717
j 7 ) 6 328 530
k 5 ) 465 777
4 Calculate each of these using long division.
a 16 ) 4144
b 21 ) 20 328
)
d 32 214 496
e 43 ) 26 703
g 18 ) 11 557
h 24 ) 725 916
d 9 ) 515 871
h 6 ) 516 285
l 8 ) 480 594
c
f
i
25 ) 2 075 375
13 ) 27 989
14 ) 75 383
Dividing
numbers
Four
operations
(DIY)
1.3
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WORKED
Example
12
5 Divide these numbers which are multiples of ten.

a 4200 6
b 700 70
d 720 000 800
e 8100 900
g 600 000 120
h 560 80
c
f
i
210 30
4 000 000 8000
880 000 1100
6 Spiro travels 140 kilometres per week travelling to and from work. If Spiro works 5
days per week:
a how far does he travel each day?
b what distance is his work from home?
7 Kelly works part time at the local pet shop. Last year she earned $2496.
a How much did Kelly earn each month?
b How much did Kelly earn each week?
8 David makes kites from a special lightweight fabric. An Australian company is able to
supply this fabric but only in rolls of 50 metres. It is worth buying this roll only if he
can make more than 18 kites from 1 roll. He needs to decide whether he should order
from this company.
Each kite requires 250 cm

of fabric from a roll.
a How many centimetres of fabric are in a roll if there are 100 centimetres in 1
metre?
b How many kites could he make with the fabric from one roll?
c Will he order fabric from this company?
9 At the milk processing plant, the engineer asked Farid how many cows he had to milk
each day. Farid said he milked 192 cows because he obtained 1674 litres of milk each
day and each cow produced 9 litres. Does Farid really milk 192 cows each day? If not,
calculate how many cows he does milk.
10 When Juan caters for a
celebration such as a party or
wedding he fills out a form for
the client to confirm the
arrangements. Juan has been
called to answer the telephone
so it has been left to you to fill
in the missing details. Copy and
complete the planning form on
the next page.
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Juans catering service

Celebration type
Wedding
Number of guests
152
Number of people per table
Number of tables required

Number of courses for each guest
Total number of courses to be served

Number of courses each waiter can serve
80
Number of waiters required

Charge per guest
$55
Total charge for catering

11 Janet is a land developer and has bought 10 450 square metres of land. She intends to
subdivide the land into 11 separate blocks.
a How many square metres will each block be?
b If she sells each block for $72 250, how much will she receive for the subdivided
land?
12 Shea has booked a beach house for a week over the summer period for a group of 12
friends. The house costs $1344 for the week. If all 12 people stayed for 7 nights, how
much will the house cost each person per night?
GAME
time
QUEST
GE
EN
M AT H
13 Mario is a farmer who has to shear 4750 sheep.

Whole
a If each sheep produces 5 kilograms of wool, how much wool will Mario have to numbers
02
sell?
b If Mario packs 250 kilograms of wool into each bale, how many bales will he
1.2
have?
c If he sells the wool for $4 per kilogram, how much money will Mario receive for
the wool?
CH
AL
1 What is the smallest number of pebbles greater than 10 for which

grouping them in heaps of 7 leaves 1 extra and grouping them in heaps
of 5 leaves 3 extra?
2 Choose a digit from 2 to 9. Write it 6 times. For example, if 4 is chosen
the number is 444 444. Divide the 6 digit number by 33. Next divide the
result by 37 and finally divide this last result by 91. What is the final
result?
Try this again with another 6 digit number formed as before. (Divide
by 33, then 37, then 91.) What is your final result in this case? Try to
explain how this works.
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2
1 Calculate 874 732.
2 Calculate 123 654 107 555.
3 There were 56 781 people in attendance at a recent St Kilda versus Essendon football
match. If each person was supporting one of the teams and there were 30 982 St Kilda
supporters, how many people were barracking for Essendon?
4 Calculate 34 761 7.
6 Calculate 148 673 364.
7 At the local primary school each student is given 200 millilitres of milk to drink each
day. If there are 524 students in the school, how many millilitres of milk are required
each day?
8 Calculate 345 5.
10 A youth group are having a pizza night. If they order 12 pizzas which are each cut
into 8 pieces and there are 15 people attending the night, how many pieces would
each person get? Would there be any slices of pizza left over?
Order of operations
Five-year-old Lois had been told by her mother to put her knickers on first and then her
tights. This was a convention that everybody followed and Lois did as she was told.
Everybody understood that this was the correct order in which to dress. Everybody but
her hero Super Dan . . .
In mathematics, conventions are also followed.

Tran and Liz discovered that they had different answers to the same question. The
question was 6 + 6 3. Tran thought the answer was 8, but Liz thought it was 4. Who
do you think is right?
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There is a set order in which mathematicians calculate problems. The order is:
1. brackets
2. multiplication and division (from left to right)
3. addition and subtraction (from left to right).
WORKED Example 13
Calculate 6 + 12 4.
THINK
1
2
3
WRITE
Write the question.

Perform the division before the addition.
Calculate the answer.
6 + 12 4
=6+3
=9
WORKED Example 14
Calculate 12 2 + 4 (4 + 6).
THINK
1
2
3
4
WRITE
Write the question.

Remove the brackets by working out
the addition inside.
Perform the division and multiplication
next, working from left to right.
Complete the addition last.
12 2 + 4 (4 + 6)
= 12 2 + 4 10
= 6 + 40
= 46
Order of
operations
A graphics calculator will automatically calculate the

answer using the correct order of operations. You need
to enter the numbers and operations as they are written
from left to right and then press ENTER to obtain the
answer. Also include brackets if required. Notice that the
multiplication sign is shown as and the division
sign is shown as / on the screen. For the calculation
in worked example 14, the following screen would be obtained.
remember
remember
1. The operations inside brackets are always calculated first.
2. If there is more than one set of brackets, calculate the operations inside the
innermost brackets first.
3. Multiplication and division operations are calculated in the order that they
appear.
4. Addition and subtraction operations are calculated in the order that they appear.
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1F
Order of operations
1 Was Tran or Liz correct in finding the answer to 6 + 6 3?
3 Insert one set of brackets in the appropriate place to make these statements true.
a 12 8 4 = 1
b 4 + 8 5 4 5 = 40
c 3 + 4 9 3 = 27
d 3 10 2 4 + 4 = 10
e 12 4 + 2 12 = 60
f 17 8 2 + 6 11 5 = 37
g 10 5 + 5 9 9 = 81
h 18 3 3 5 = 9
4 multiple choice
20 6 3 + 28 7 is equal to:
A 46
B 10
C 6
D 4
E 2
5 multiple choice
The two signs marked with * in the equation 7 * 2 * 4 3 = 12 are:
A ,+
B ,+
C ,
D +,
E ,
6 Insert brackets if necessary to make each statement true.
a 6 + 2 4 3 2 = 10
b 6 + 2 4 3 2 = 26
c 6 + 2 4 3 2 = 16
d 6+2432=8
QUEST
GE
The four
operations
Example
EN
Order of
operations
2 Calculate each of these, following the order of operations rules.

a 3+42
b 8 + 1 12
13, 14
c 24 (12 4)
d 15 (17 15)
e 11 + 6 8
f 30 45 9
g 56 (7 + 1)
h 12 (20 12)
i 3 4 + 23 10 5 2
j 42 7 8 8 3
k 10 + 40 5 + 14
l 81 9 + 108 12
m 16 + 12 2 10
n (18 15) 3 27
o 4 + (6 + 3 9) 11
p 52 13 + 75 25
q (12 3) 8 6
r 88 (24 13) 12
s (4 + 5) (20 14) 2
t (7 + 5) (10 + 2)
u {[(16 + 4) 4] 2} 6
v 60 {[(12 3) 2] + 2}
WORKED
M AT H
1.4
CH
AL
1 What number am I? I am a whole number between 10 and 99. The sum

of my digits is 8. My units digit is 3 times my tens digit.
2 Use each of the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 once only to create an
addition problem with the total ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred
and ninety-nine.
3 Use any one of the numbers from 1 to 10 any number of times and any
mathematical symbols to make an expression equal to 7. For example,
(5 + 5) 5 + 5 = 7. See how many different symbols you can use.
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Whats special about the speed
370 km/h?
The letter beside each question and its
answer gives the puzzle solution code.
7+62
=
+8+9
W 12
=
30 x 20 520
=
8 18 6 + 10
=
15 9 + 6
=
47 12 4
=
79 1 + 8
=
69 13 + 8
=
8x7+5
=
6 x 12 + 18
=
12 x 2 x 3
=
5 + 20 2 x 3
=
2+9x4
=
75 5 + 7
=
19 8 4
=
8 + 21 7 9
=
3x4x5
=
5x6x7
=
71 52 + 8
=
12 x 11 33
=
15 + 21 6
=
120 40 10
=
8x9x0
=
200 5 + 15
=
82+2
=
45 5 + 7
=
80 4 5
=
1 + 16 x 7 x 0
=
8 + 37 3
=
42 6 + 6
=
13 + 7 x 7
=
90 18 + 3
=
8 + 17 + 9 1
=
5x2 M
M 100
=
7 x 9 + 12
=
128 48 x 2
=
63 18 2
=
5 + 38 + 16
=
x 2 12 H
W 54
=
11 x 3 + 6
=
90 20 + 15
=
72 13 + 6
=
3+7x9
=
48 8 + 5
=
10 + 20 x 2
=
82 2 + 2
=
+ 16 x 2
D 15
=
34 x 2 + 6
=
63 9 x 7
=
S 8= x 12 4
18 9 + 5
=
15 x 5 + 14
=
20 x 5 14
=
5 + 8 7 + 14
=
6x849
=
400
20 4
=
5 + 18
W 250
=
73 x 1 1
=
14 2 7 + 8
=
16
29 73
24
13 x 4 4
=
35 17
0 61 64 85
80 86 42 48 68
10
22 39 27 60 20
2 47 4
30
33 49 62
9 12 54 43 87 3 90
11
15 210 89 59 75
32 72 96 70 66 40 65 74 99 55 50 38
13 31
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Estimation
How would listeners react if a football commentator announced that
there were 58 271 people sitting in the stands at the MCG waiting for the
match to begin? Does anyone care?
It is more usual to hear that there are 58 000 or 60 000 spectators as it
is often not necessary to know the exact number of people or things. An
estimate is enough, so the nearest rounded number is used.
An estimation is not the same as a guess because it is based on information. For example, we may know how many people are able to fit into
the football ground and the approximate percentage of seats filled. We
can use this information to produce our estimate.
Estimation is also useful when we are working with calculators. By
mentally estimating an approximate answer, we increase our chances of
noticing if we have pressed a wrong button on the calculator.
To estimate the answer to a mathematical problem, round the
numbers to the first digit and find an approximate answer. This can
be done in your head and used to check your calculations. If the
exact answer is not required, then this estimate can be calculated with
very little effort.
Rounding
If the second digit is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, the first digit stays the same.
If the second digit is 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9, the first digit is rounded up.
Therefore:
6512 would be rounded to 7000 as it is actually closer to 7000
6397 would be rounded to 6000 as it is actually closer to 6000
6500 would be rounded to 7000. It is exactly halfway between 6000 and 7000. So to
avoid confusion, if it is halfway (if the second digit is 5) the number is rounded up.
Estimations can be made when multiplying, dividing, adding or subtracting. They
can also be used when there is more than one operation in the same question.
WORKED Example 15
Estimate 48 921 823.

THINK
1
2
3
WRITE
Write the question.

Round each part of the question to the
first digit.
Multiply.
48 921 823
50 000 800
= 40 000 000
The actual answer is 40 261 983 which is higher than the estimation.
48 921 has been rounded up by roughly 1000 to reach the approximation of 50 000 and
823 has been rounded down by 23 to 800. We are rounding up quite a lot more than we
are rounding down. This estimate is accurate enough when an exact answer is not
needed.
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remember
remember
1. An estimation can be used when the exact answer is not required.
2. An estimation can be used to check a calculation.
3. A useful estimation can be made by rounding each number to the first digit and
then performing the appropriate calculation.
4. If the second digit is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, the first digit stays the same.
If the second digit is 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9, the first digit is increased by 1 or rounded
up.
1G
WORKED
Example
Estimation
1 Estimate 67 451 432.

Estimation
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2 Copy and complete the following table by rounding the numbers to the first digit. The
first row has been completed as an example. In the column headed Prediction, guess
whether the actual answer will be higher or lower than your estimation. Then use a calculator to work out the actual answer and record it in the final column titled Calculation to determine whether it was higher or lower than your estimate.
Is the actual answer
higher or lower than the
estimate?
Estimate
Example 4129 246

a
487 + 962
33 041 + 82 629
184 029 + 723 419
1127 + 6302
29 + 83
55 954 + 48 312
93 261 37 381
321 194
Estimated
answer
4000 200 20
Prediction
lower
Calculation
16.784 553
so lower
(continued)
The four
operations
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Is the actual answer

higher or lower than the
estimate?
Estimate
468 011 171 962
942 637 389 517
64 064 19 382
89 830 38 942
36 198
8631 9
87 432
623 12 671
29 486 39
222 60
31 690 963
63 003 2590
867 910 3300
8426 3671
69 241 1297
37 009 180
Estimated
answer
Prediction
Calculation
3 multiple choice
a The best estimate of 4372 + 2587 is:
A 1000
B 5527
C 6000
b The best estimate of 672 54 is:
A 728
B 30 000
C 35 000
c The best estimate of 67 843 365 is:
A 150
B 175
C 200
4 Estimate the answers to each of these.
a 5961 + 1768
b 432 192
d 9701 37
e 98 631 + 608 897
g 11 890 3642
h 83 481 1751
j 66 501 738
k 392 113 486
D 7000
E 7459
D 36 000
E 42 000
D 230
E 250
c
f
i
l
48 022 538
6501 + 3790
112 000 83
12 476 24
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5 Su-Lin was using her calculator to answer some mathematical questions, but found
she obtained a different answer each time she performed the same calculation.
Using your estimation skills, predict which of Su-Lins answers is most likely to be
correct.
a 217 489
i 706
ii 106 113
iii 13 203
iv 19 313
b 89 344 256
i 39
ii 1595
iii 89 088
iv 349
c 78 6703
i 522 834
ii 52 260
iii 6781
iv 56 732 501
d 53 669 451
i 10
ii 1076
iii 53 218
iv 119
6 Julian is selling tickets for his schools theatre production. So far he has sold 439
tickets for Thursday nights performance, 529 for Fridays and 587 for Saturdays. The
cost of the tickets is $9.80 for adults and $4.90 for students.
a Round the figures to the first digit to estimate the number of tickets Julian has sold
so far.
b If approximately half the tickets sold were adult tickets and the other half were student tickets, estimate how much money has been received so far by rounding the
cost of the tickets to the first digit.
7 During the shows intermission, Jia is planning to run a stall selling hamburgers to raise
money for the school. She has priced the items she needs and made a list in order to
estimate her expenses.
a By rounding the item price to the first digit, use the table below to estimate how
much each item will cost Jia for the quantity she requires.
Item
Item price
Quantity
required
Bread rolls
$2.90/dozen
25 packets of 12
Hamburgers
$2.40/dozen
25 packets of 12
Tomato sauce
$1.80/litre
2 litres
Margarine
$2.20/tub
2 tubs
Onions
$1.85/kilogram
2 kilograms
Tomatoes
$3.50/kilogram
2 kilograms
Lettuce
$1.10 each
5 lettuces
Estimated cost
b Estimate what Jias total shopping bill will be.

c If Jia sells 300 hamburgers over the 3 nights for $2 each, how much money will she
receive for the hamburgers?
d Approximately how much money will Jia raise through selling hamburgers over the
3 nights?
1.3
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Estimating
Estimating skills can be used to work out large totals that would be impractical to
count separately. An estimate is not a guess, it is based on information.
1. Look at the photograph below. Can you estimate how many chocolate chips are
shown?
The following steps will guide you in solving this problem.

(a) Lightly draw a grid in pencil over the photograph. We need to divide the
photograph into equal-sized sections. (You may like to draw lines which
make sections that are squares of side length 2 centimetres.)
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(b) How many equal-sized sections do you have?

(c) Select one section and count the number of chocolate chips in this section.
(d) What calculation needs to be performed to work out the number of
chocolate chips in all the sections?
(e) Perform the calculation and write out your answer to this problem in a sentence.
2. Repeat this estimating process for the following photograph. Estimate the number
of people waving in this crowd. Compare this method with that which you used
to calculate the number of people in the crowd in the photograph on page 1.
.
3. Estimate the number of people shown in the photograph below. If the stadium
holds 12 times this amount, estimate the total capacity of the stadium. Show all
your working and write a sentence explaining how you solved this problem.
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summary
Copy the sentences below. Fill in the gaps by choosing the correct word or
expression from the word list below.
1
Our number system is based on the number

the
system.
When
or subtracting, line numbers up vertically so that
numbers of the same place value are in the same
.
Short multiplication is generally used when multiplying by

less.
Short division is generally used when
Long multiplication and division are used to multiply or divide by

numbers.
To multiply numbers which are multiples of ten, disregard the zeros, perform the multiplication, then add the total number of
to the
answer.
To divide numbers that are multiples of ten, write the question as a

, cancel as many zeros as possible, then perform the division.
Rules for the order of operations
and is known as
or
by 12 or less.
Multiplication and division (from left to right)

Addition and
(from left to right)
9
One method of
answers to mathematical questions is to
round the numbers to the first digit then calculate an approximate
answer.
10
If the second digit is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, the first digit doesnt
11
If the second digit is 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9, the first digit is rounded
WORD
estimating
10
fraction
brackets
LIST
subtraction
adding
larger
12
column
HinduArabic
dividing
zeros
up
change
.
.
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CHAPTER
review
1 Write the following numbers in ascending order.
a 245, 25, 269, 263
b 12 627, 12 629, 12 269, 13 962
1A
2 Write the following numbers in descending order.

a 763, 636, 367, 663
b 25 418, 35 418, 26 712, 34 218
1A
3 What is the value of the 1 in the speed sign

shown at right?
1A
4 Write in words the value of the 3 in these

numbers.
a 4038
b 631 981
c 6 003 059
1A
5 Add these numbers.

a 43 + 84
b 139 + 3048
c 3488 + 91 + 4062
d 3 486 208 + 38 645 + 692 803
1B
6 Uluru is a sacred Aboriginal site. The map below shows some roads between Uluru and
Alice Springs. The distances (in kilometres) along particular sections of road are indicated.
1B
Fin
ke
sealed road
unsealed road
Map not to scale
Ri
Simpsons
Stanley Gap
Chasm
ve
Hermannsberg
Kings Canyon
resort
Wallace
Rockhole
me
Henbury
rR
ive Meteorite
r
Craters
100
Ayers Rock
resort
83
Curtin
Springs
Uluru
100
70
53
54
Alice Springs
127
195
Pal
To Darwin
132
70
56
Mt Ebenezer
Kulgera
To Adelaide
a How far is Kings Canyon resort from Ayers Rock resort near Uluru?
b What is the shortest distance by road if you are travelling from Kings Canyon resort to
Alice Springs?
c If you are in a hire car, you must travel only on sealed roads. Calculate the distance you
need to travel if driving from Kings Canyon resort to Alice Springs.
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1C
7 Calculate each of the following.

a 20 12 + 8 14
c 300 170 + 20
1C
8 Complete these subtractions.

a 688 273
d 46 234 8476
1D
b 35 + 15 + 5 20
d 18 + 10 3 11
c
f
68 348 8026
1370 30
9 Multiply these numbers using short multiplication.

a 621 8
b 10 083 11
d 2000 70
e 900 600
c
f
4987 7
760 201 664 656
1D
10 Multiply these numbers using long multiplication.

a 305 16
b 1435 27
68 344 63
1D
11 Multiply these multiples of ten.

a 30 60
b 200 120
40 000 700
1E
12 Calculate each of these using short division.

a 4172 7
b 101 040 12
15 063 3
1E
13 Calculate each of these.

a 643
d 81 9 5
c
f
49 7 12
12 2 11 3
1E
14 Calculate these using long division.

a 8910 22
b 14 756 31
34 255 17
1E
15 Divide these multiples of ten.

a 84 000 120
12 300 30
1D,E
b 400 183
e 286 005 193 048
b 4 9 12
e 6392
b 4900 700
16 In summer, an ice-cream factory operates 16 hours a day and makes 28 ice-creams each
hour.
a How many ice-creams are produced each day?
b If the factory operates 7 days a week, how many ice-creams are produced in one week?
c If there are 32 staff who run the machines over a week, how many ice-creams would
each person produce?
1F
1F
17 Write the rules for the order of operations.
1G
19 By rounding each number to its first digit, estimate the answer to each of the calculations.
a 6802 + 7486
b 8914 3571
c 5304 143
d 5706 68
e 49 581 + 73 258
f 17 564 10 689
g 9480 2559
h 289 671
18 Follow the rules for the order of operations to calculate each of the following.
a 35 (12 5)
b 11 3 + 5
c 834
d 5 12 11 5
e (6 + 4) 7
f 6+47
g 3 (4 + 5) 2
h 5 + [21 (5 3)] 4
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Whole numbers

Maths Quest 7 for Victoria

The need for numbers

List the 2 digit numbers that can be

Chapter 1 Whole numbers

The need for numbers

2 Write these sets of numbers in:

b descending order (largest number first)

Thank you for your

Maths Quest 7 for Victoria

The abacus is a primitive computer that when

which translates as calculating plate, since

Chapter 1 Whole numbers

Adding whole numbers

Set out the sum in columns.

A calculator can be used to check your answers. On a

Maths Quest 7 for Victoria

Adding whole numbers

1 Answer these questions, doing the working in your head.

2 Add these numbers, setting them out in columns as shown.

Check your answers using a calculator.

3 Arrange these numbers in columns then

4 Nicholas was going on a fly-fishing trip and went

Chapter 1 Whole numbers

Maths Quest 7 for Victoria

11 An arithmagon is a triangular figure in which the two numbers

a Work in pairs to try and solve each of these arithmagons.

1 Arrange the digits 1 to 9 (once only) in the

Chapter 1 Whole numbers

Maths Quest 7 for Victoria

Chapter 1 Whole numbers

Subtracting whole numbers

1. The equal additions method

4 cant be subtracted from 2, so 10 is added to both numbers in the following manner:

Now 4 can be subtracted from 12 and 20 can be subtracted from 30.

Find 6892 467 using the equal additions method.

Since 7 cannot be taken from 2, add 10 units to the top

Maths Quest 7 for Victoria

2. The decomposition method

Now 4 can be taken from 12 and 10 from 20 to give 18.

Use the decomposition method to find: a 6892 467 b 3000 467.

Since 7 cannot be subtracted from 2, take one ten from

Since 7 cannot be taken from 0, 0 needs to become 10.

Chapter 1 Whole numbers

Write the number of Chupa Chups the

500 100 = 400

Write the answer in a sentence.

There were 308 Chupa Chups left.

Subtracting whole numbers

1 Answer these questions without using a calculator.

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Maths Quest 7 for Victoria

4 Hayden received a box of 36 chocolates. He ate 3 on Monday, 11 on Tuesday and

108 metres high

Niagara Falls (Canada)

How much higher are the:

Chapter 1 Whole numbers

11 Lucy and Ty were driving from Melbourne to

Medals won by Australia

Seoul, South Korea

Los Angeles, U.S.A.

Mexico City, Mexico

Maths Quest 7 for Victoria