Write down - OCR - GCSE Maths - Question 2 - 2018 - Paper 1
Question 2
Write down.
(i) 3091 rounded to the nearest hundred
(ii) 3% as a decimal
(iii) the cube root of 27
(b) Complete the statement below using a number from this list... show full transcript
Worked Solution & Example Answer:Write down - OCR - GCSE Maths - Question 2 - 2018 - Paper 1
Step 1
(i) 3091 rounded to the nearest hundred
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To round 3091 to the nearest hundred, we look at the tens digit, which is 9. Since it's 5 or greater, we round up. Therefore, 3091 rounded to the nearest hundred is 3100.
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(ii) 3% as a decimal
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To convert 3% to a decimal, we divide 3 by 100. Thus, 3% as a decimal is 0.03.
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(iii) the cube root of 27
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The cube root of a number is a value that, when multiplied by itself three times, gives the original number. For 27, the cube root is 3, since 33=27.
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(b) Complete the statement below using a number from this list.
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The largest number less than −5 from the list is −6. Thus, the completed statement is: −5 > −6.
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(c) Write the following numbers in order of size, smallest first.
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Arranging the numbers in ascending order gives us: 0.06, 0.444, 0.4, 0.46, 0.5.
