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Unit 1 B
1 12  6 ______ 1 19  8 ______ To add 19,
2 20  4 ______ 2 23  4 ______ I add 20
then
3 5  5 ______ 3 3  8 ______ subtract 1.

4 24  6 ______ 4 40  5 ______
5 Place value of 6 in 603 ____________ 5 Place value of 7 in 2 789 ____________
6 Is 496 greater than 785? ______ 6 Is 5 208 greater than 5 450? ______
7 Round off 358 to nearest 7 Round off 1739 to nearest
hundred ______ thousand _________
8 35, 40, 45, ______ 8 How many digits in 1704? ________
9 $1.20  $1.30 ______ 9 $1.05  $2.55 _________
5 ______ 3 8
10 Eighths in 10 Is equal to ? ______
8 4 12
1 1 3 1
11 , 1, 1 , ______ 11 , 1, 1 , ______
2 2 4 4
12 Is 4 a factor of 20? ______ 12 Product of 6 and 8 _______
13 Next even number after 31 ______ 13 Roman numeral for 86 __________

14 3   17 14 15   25

15 Centimetres in 5 m _________ 15 Centimetres in 7 m _________

16 Millilitres in 3 L ____________ 16 Litres in 4 000 mL ______
17 Abbreviation for square 17 Perimeter of a rectangle
centimetre ______ 6 cm by 5 cm _________
18 Grams in 4 kg _________ 18 Kilograms in 6 000 g ______
19 Days in a leap year _________ 19 Minutes in 3 hours _________
20 How many sides has a 20 How many faces has a
hexagon? ______ 20 cube? ______ 20

Complete the addition grids.

1 + 8 6 12 15 17 23
To add 9, 19
I add 10 then 29
subtract 1.
39
49
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To add 19,
2 + 7 11 14 18 23 25
I add 20 then
subtract 1. 19
29
39
49

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Answers on page A1

C D
1 29  7 ______ 1 49  9 ______
To add 29,
2 32  6 ______ 2 76  23 ______ I add 30
3 5  7 ______ 3 20  3 ______ then
subtract 1.
4 30  6 ______ 4 81  9 ______

5 Place value of 8 in 6 830 ____________ 5 Place value of 9 in 49 274 ___________

6 Largest numeral from 5, 1, 9 ______
6 Is 8 935 greater than 8 699? ______
7 Round off 2 964 to nearest
7 How many hundreds in 1 295? ______
hundred ___________
8 105, 205, 305, ______
8 How many digits in 5 009? ______
9 $1.30  $5.40 _________ 9 $3.35  $4.45 ___________
5 10 25
10 Is equal to ? ______ 10 as a decimal ______
6 12 100
1 2 ______ 1 2 4
11 , , ,1 11 , ______, , 1
3 3 3 5 5
12 Is 4 a factor of 32? ______ 12 Is 2 a prime number? _______
13 Roman numeral for 94 _________ 13 Roman numeral for 327 ___________
14  14  23 14 25   37
15 Centimetres in 12 m _________ 15 Centimetres in 9 m _________
16 Litres in 8 000 mL ______ 16 Millilitres in 5 L _________
17 Perimeter of a rectangle 17 Perimeter of a square with
5 cm by 4 cm _________ 5 m sides _________
18 Kilograms in 9 000 g ______ 18 Grams in 5 kg _________
19 Minutes in 4 hours ____________ 19 Use am or pm to write
3:29 morning _________
20 How many sides has a
pentagon? ______ 20 How many faces on a
20 rectangular prism? ______ 20

In magic squares, each row, column and diagonal add up to the same number.
Complete the following magic squares.
1 2 3
6 1 9 4 7 5

2 10 8
Let’s look
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2 9 4 7 9 at an example:
2 + 9 + 4 = 15
4 5 6 So the magic number
10 11 9 12 here is 15.
Then 6 + + 2 = 15.
3 7 11 12 9 The missing
number is 7.
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A
Unit 2 B
To add
1 14  3 ______ 1 49  6 ______ 6 to 49,
count on: 50,
2 20  8 ______ 2 53  4 ______ 51, 52, 53,
3 5  7 ______ 3 4  9 ______ 54, 55. So
49 + 6 = 55
4 28  4 ______ 4 63  7 ______
5 Place value of 9 in 495 ____________ 5 Place value of 8 in 18 305 ___________
6 Is 596 less than 764? ______ 6 Smallest numeral from 5, 3, 8 ______
7 Round off 865 to nearest 7 Round off 5 629 to nearest
hundred ______ hundred _________
8 12, 18, 24, ______ 8 How many digits in 2 637? ________
9 $1.20  $1.35 _________ 9 $1.90  $1.20 _________
3 ______ 2 4
10 Quarters in 10 Is equal to ? ______
4 5 10
2 3 2 1
11 , , 1, ______ 11 , 1, 1 , ______
4 4 3 3
12 Is 3 a factor of 15? ______ 12 Is 8 a factor of 64? _______
13 Next odd number after 99 ______ 13 Roman numeral for 135 _________

14 9   24 14 19   31

15 Centimetres in 7 m _________ 15 Centimetres in 9 m _________

16 Millilitres in 9 L _________ 16 Litres in 6 000 mL ______
17 Abbreviation for square metre ______ 17 Perimeter of a rectangle
5 cm by 6 cm _________
18 Grams in 7 kg _________
18 Kilograms in 8 000 g ______
19 Days in June, July and August ________
19 Minutes in 5 hours __________
20 How many sides has a
trapezium? ______ 20 How many faces has a
20 square pyramid? ______ 20

Complete the subtraction grids.

1 45 53 62 74 86 91
To subtract 19, –9
first subtract 20
then add 1.
–19
–29
–39
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2 64 68 73 76 81 85
To subtract 18,
–8
first subtract 20
then add 2. –18
–28
–38

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Answers on page A1

C D
1 49  5 ______ 1 58  11 ______
53 + 12 is
2 58  5 ______ 2 89  34 ______ 50 + 10 + 3 + 2
3 30  4 ______ = 60 + 5
3 7  9 ______ = 65
4 36  4 ______ 4 72  9 ______

5 Place value of 3 in 37 129 ___________ 5 Place value of 6 in 96 005 ___________

6 Is 12 278 < 12 378? ______
6 Is 4 582 less than 4 682? ______
7 Round off 16 387 to nearest
7 Round off 4 489 to nearest
thousand _________
thousand ______
8 How many digits in 17 205? ______
8 How many digits in 4 035? ______
9 $3.35  $1.45 _________
9 $1.95  $1.60 _________
75
3 6 10 as a decimal ______
10 Is equal to ? ______ 100
4 8
7 2
5 1 2 11 , 1, ______, 1
11 , ______,1 , 1 8 8
6 6 6
12 Is 3 a prime number? _______
12 Is 6 a factor of 63? ______
13 Roman numeral for 485 _________
13 Roman numeral for 258 _________
14 38   54
14 29   43
15 Millimetres in 5 cm _________
15 Centimetres in 4 m _________
16 Short form for cubic centimetre _________
16 Millilitres in 7 L _________
17 Perimeter of a rectangle
17 Perimeter of a square with 4 m by 6 m _________
7 cm sides _________
18 Kilograms in 4 000 g ______
18 Kilograms in 3 000 g ______
19 Use am or pm to write
19 Seconds in 2 minutes ____________ 8:37 evening _________
20 How many faces has a 20 How many faces on an
rectangular pyramid? ______ 20 hexagonal prism? ______ 20

Show each time on the clockface.

4:40 is the
same as 20 to 5.
1 2 3 4

• • • •
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7:15 9:00 4:30 11:50

5 6 7 8
••
• • • •

6:45 12:00 5:10 3:35

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A
Unit 3 B To take
1 13  6 ______ 1 38  7 ______ 4 from 31
count back:
2 20  9 ______ 2 61  5 ______
30, 29, 28, 27.
3 5  8 ______ 3 6  7 ______ So 31 – 4 = 27
4 36  6 ______ 4 56  8 ______
5 Place value of 6 in 1678 ____________ 5 Place value of 7 in 7 309 ____________
6 Is 968 greater than 986? ______ 6 Is 6 708 greater than 7 608? ______
7 Round off 451 to nearest 7 How many hundreds in 4 729? ______
hundred ______ 8 408, 508, 608, _______
8 55, 60, 65, ______ 9 $3.65  $1.20 _________
9 $2.25  $2.55 _________ 10 Is
3 7
equal to ? ______
5 10
3 ______
10 Tenths in 7 8 9
10 11 ______, , ,
2 3 4 10 10 10
11 , , , ______
5 5 5 12 Is 3 a prime number? _______
12 Is 4 a factor of 16? ______ 13 Ordinal number for
13 Roman numeral for 37 _________ twenty-fifth ______
14 24   16 14 28   44
15 Millimetres in 9 m _________ 15 Centimetres in 8 m _________
16 Millilitres in 8 L _________ 16 Litres in 7 000 mL ______
17 Area of a postage stamp is 17 Perimeter of a rectangle
8 (cm2 or m2) _________ 6 cm by 3 cm _________
18 Grams in 6 kg _________ 18 Kilograms in 3 000 g ______
19 Days in April, May and June _________ 1
19 Minutes in 1  hours ____________
2
20 How many sides on a 20 How many faces on a
quadrilateral? ______ 20 triangular pyramid? ______ 20

What is the volume of each shape?

The volume 1 2 3
of this shape
is 3 cm3.
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______ ______

______

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Answers on page A2

C D 7  6  42
so 42  7  6
1 48  6 ______ 1 64  15 ______
2 51  7 ______ 2 94  52 ______
3 7  7 ______ 3 3  20 ______
4 54  6 ______ 4 72  8 ______

5 Place value of 3 in 7 395 ____________ 5 Place value of 8 in 68 296 ___________

6 Is 16 563 < 16 653? ______
6 Smallest numeral from 9, 3, 6 ______
7 Round off 19 652 to nearest
7 How many hundreds in 5 097? ______
hundred _________
8 354, 454, 554, ______
8 How many digits in 29 400? ______
9 $2.95  $1.05 _________ 9 $3.75  $1.65 _________
1 1
10 Is less than ? ______ 10 0·25 as a fraction ______
2 5
1 2 1 2
11 ______, 1, 1 , 1 11 ______, 1, 1  , 1 
10 10 5 5
12 Is 4 a factor of 20 and 32? ______ 12 Is 15 a prime number? _______
13 Ordinal number for 13 Hindu-Arabic numeral for
twenty-ninth ______ CCCLXIV ______

14 6   42 14 64   37

15 Centimetres in 3 m _________ 15 Millimetres in 4 cm _________

16 Millilitres in 2 L _________ 16 cm3 in words _______________________
17 Perimeter of a square with 17 Perimeter of a rectangle
5 cm sides _________ 5 m by 8 m _________
18 Grams in 8 kg _________
18 Grams in 3 kg _________
1 19 9:27 am as analog time____________
19 Minutes in 2  hours ____________
2 20 How many faces on a
20 How many faces on an
triangular prism? ______
hexagonal pyramid? ______ 20 20

Complete the multiplication grid.

When I know one
table fact, I know
x 3 2 6 4 8 5 7 9 10 three others as well.

2
3
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4
5
6  4  24
6 4  6  24
7 24  6  4
24  4  6
8
9

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A
Unit 4 B
1 19  4 ______ 1 47  9 ______
3 000 + 400 + 90 + 6
2 20  11 ______ 2 72  7 ______ is the same
as 3 496.
3 6  6 ______ 3 7  8 ______
4 32  8 ______ 4 49  7 ______

5 200  60  9 ______ 5 6000  500  40  9 ____________

6 Order smallest to largest
6 Is 978 greater than 987? ______
956, 967, 942 ____________________
7 Round off 1693 to nearest
7 How many tens in 649? ______
thousand _________
8 764, 664, 564, _________
8 30, 36, 42, ______
9 $4.75  $2.40 _________
9 $3.45  $1.55 _________ 2 4
1 3 10 Is equal to ? ______
10 Is equal to ? ______ 3 6
3 6
1 1
5 6 11 2 , ______, 3  , 4
11 , , ______, 1 2 2
8 8 12 Is 2 a prime number? _______
12 Is 5 a factor of 30? ______ 13 Ordinal number for thirty-first ______
13 Roman numeral for 45 ______
14 74   51
14 27   19
15 Centimetres in 6 m _________
15 Centimetres in 4 m _________ 16 Millilitres in 8 L _________
16 Litres in 8 000 mL ______ 17 Perimeter of a rectangle
17 Perimeter of a rectangle 3 cm by 7 cm _________
4 cm by 2 cm _________ 18 Grams in 4 kg ______
18 Kilograms in 5 000 g ______ 19 Digital time for
19 Hours in a day ____________ 11 past 7 morning ____________
20 How many sides on an 20 How many faces on a
octagon? ______ 20 triangular prism? ______ 20

Complete the copy of each shape.

Each shape has

a volume of 6 cm3.
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Answers on page A2

C D
1 67  9 ______ 1 Sum of
2 72  3 ______ 25 and 14 ______
3 8  6 ______ 2 Difference between
35 and 23 ______ 428
4 42  7 ______
3 4  20 ______ so 4  20  80
5 8000  600  7 _____________
4 54  6 ______
6 Largest three-digit numeral from 5 5 000  800  90  6 _________
5, 8, 4 ______ 6 Order from smallest
7 How many hundreds in 9 406? ______ 1567, 1657, 1765 _________________
8 667, 767, 867, ______ 7 Round off 67 264 to nearest
9 Total of $1.35 and $2.45 ____________ thousand __________
1 1
8 How many digits in 164 807? ______
10 Is more than ? ______ 9 $6.65  $3.45 __________
3 4
4 ______ 1 2 10 0·35 as a fraction ______
11 2 , , 3  , 3
5 5 5 9 8 7 ______
11 , , ,
12 Product of 6 and 7 ______ 12 12 12
12 Is 15 a composite number? _______
13 Ordinal number for seventeenth ______
13 Hindu-Arabic numeral for
14 9   63 CCXCVII _________

15 Millimetres in 2 cm ____________ 14  36  35
16 Millilitres in 3 L ____________ 15 Metres in 4 km __________
17 Perimeter of a square with 16 Litres in 3 000 mL ______
6 cm sides ____________ 17 Perimeter of a square
18 Grams in 9 kg ____________ with 9 cm sides __________
19 Digital time for 18 Grams in 6 kg __________
20 to 8 evening ___________ 19 11:48 pm as analog time____________
20 How many corners on a 20 How many degrees in a
triangular pyramid? ______ 20 right angle? ______ 20

Which of the shapes are:

1 hexagons?
A
B C 2 quadrilaterals?
3 triangles?
4 pentagons?
D
quadrilateral
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4 sides
G
pentagon
5 sides
E F
hexagon
6 sides
J
triangle
H 3 sides
I
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A
Unit 5 B
1 19  8 ______ 1 29  12 ______
2 30  14 ______ 2 84  63 ______
The factors
3 8  6 ______ 3 8  9 ______ of 15 are
1, 15, 3, 5.
4 45  9 ______ 4 56  8 ______
5 900  70  1 ______ 5 5 000  30  8 ____________
6 Is 1528 less than 1258? ______ 6 Is 9 654 greater than 9 546? ______
7 Next number after 899 ______ 7 How many thousands in 16 496? _____
8 How many digits in 1847? ______ 8 927, 827, 727, ________
9 $8.00  $1.95 ________ 9 Double $3.45 _________
1 1 1 1
10 Is equal to ? ______ 10 Is less than ? ______
6 3 5 4
4 5 6 ______ 1 2 ______ 4
11 , , , 11 2 , 2  , , 2 
10 10 10 6 6 6
12 Product of 7 and 9 _______
12 Is 6 a factor of 30? ______
13 Roman numeral for 64 ________ 13 Ordinal number for twenty-third ______

14 23   14 14 68   45

15 Centimetres in 3 m ________ 15 Millimetres in 3 cm _________

16 Litres in 3 000 mL ______ 16 Millilitres in 6 L _________

17 Perimeter of a rectangle 17 Perimeter of a rectangle

2 cm by 4 cm ________ 4 m by 6 m ______

18 Kilograms in 7 000 g ______ 18 Grams in 7 kg _________

19 Minutes in one hour ____________ 19 Digital time for

19 past 7 evening ___________
20 How many sides has a
decagon? ______ 20 How many corners on a
20 square pyramid? ______ 20

Complete the factor wheels.

1 4 20
2 3
Factor wheels
show all the factors
of a number. 2 20 32 30

1
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1 1

2
4 5 6
1 6 6

12 24 28
3
166 1 1
236 1

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Answers on pages A2–A3

C D 0·35
1 79  13 ______ 1 Sum of as a
2 86  65 ______ 48 and 32 ______ fraction
35
3 9  8 ______ 2 Difference between is 100 .
4 64  8 ______ 76 and 44 ______
5 Place value of 8 in 2 859 ____________ 3 3 times 30 ______
6 Smallest four-digit numeral from 4 63 divided by 9 ______
8, 3, 5, 7 _________ 5 10 000  7 000  400  80  1 ______
7 Round off 34 289 to nearest 6 Order from largest
thousand _________ 5 349, 5 439, 5 934 ____________________
8 How many digits in 12 458? ______ 7 Round off 45 958 to nearest
9 Double $4.25 _________ hundred _________
10 0·25 as a fraction ______ 8 3  6  5 ______
7 1 2 9 Change from $5 if $3.45 spent ______
11 2  , ______, 3   , 3 
8 8 8 10 0·78 as a fraction ______
12 Is 5 a prime number? ______ 7 6 5 ______
13 Hindu-Arabic numeral for 11 , , ,
10 10 10
CXXXVII ______ 12 Next prime number after 5 _______
14 56  7 13 Roman numeral for 358 __________

15 Millimetres in 5 cm _________ 14  56  38
16 Millilitres in 10 L ___________ 15 Metres in 7 km _________
17 Perimeter of a rectangle 16 Litres in 5 000 mL ______
5 m by 3 m _________ 17 Perimeter of a square
18 Grams in 6 kg _________ with 6 m sides ______
19 Digital time for 18 Grams in 8 kg _________
13 to 11 morning ____________ 19 2:25 am as analog time ____________
20 How many corners on an 20 How many degrees in a
hexagonal pyramid? ______ 20 straight angle? ______ 20

Write the decimal for the part coloured on each hundred squares.
1 2 3
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25 out of 100 is
the same as 0·25

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A
Unit 6 B The place value of 6 in
3 614 is 6 hundreds.
1 19  10 ______ 1 39  16 ______ 3 6 1 4
ones
2 40  15 ______ 2 97  54 ______ tens
3 7  8 ______ 3 4  20 ______ hundreds
thousands
4 49  7 ______ 4 45  9 ______
5 Place value of 5 in 6 578 ____________ 5 Place value of 3 in 34 917 ___________
6 Is 9 653 less than 9 479? ______ 6 Is 16 894 > 16 794? ______
7 Last number before 496 ______ 7 Number 100 before 2 589 ________
8 How many digits in 3 276? ______ 8 1254, 1264, 1274, _______
9 $8.25  $1.65 _________ 9 Double $4.45 _________
1 2 35
10 Is equal to ? ______ 10 as a decimal ______
10 5 100
1 3 4
11
7 8 9 ______
, , , 11 2 , ______, 2  , 2 
12 12 12 5 5 5
12 Is 7 a factor of 37? _______
12 Is 8 a factor of 25? ______
13 Hindu-Arabic numeral for
13 Roman numeral for 86 ____________
CCLXIV _____
14 5   20
14 42  6
15 Centimetres in 8 m _________
15 Millimetres in 4 cm _________
16 Millilitres in 6 L _________
16 Litres in 2 000 mL ______
17 Perimeter of a rectangle
3 cm by 4 cm _________ 17 Is the area of a room measured
in cm2 or m2? ______
18 Kilograms in 9 000 g ______
18 Kilograms in 5 000 g ______
19 Minutes in two hours ____________
19 Is 2:36 pm before noon? ______
20 How many sides on a
pentagon? ______ 20 How many corners on a
20
20 triangular prism? ______ 20

Complete the number patterns and write a rule for each.

1
First number 38 48 58 68 78 88
The rule in the
Second number 45 55 65
pattern is ‘add 7’.

2
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First number 35 45 55 65 75 85

38   45 Second number 26 36 46
38  7  45

48   55 3
First number 93 83 73 63 53 43
48  7  55
Second number 74 64 54
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Answers on page A3

C D
6 340 > 6140
1 49  14 ______ 1 Sum of < less than
2 78  56 ______ 39 and 43 ______ > more than

3 3  30 ______ 2 Difference between

96 and 32 ______
4 54  6 ______
3 8 times 20 ______
5 Place value of 2 in 6 278 ____________
4 How many eights in 64? ______
6 Is 15 739 < 15 938? ______
5 10 000  5 000  400  80  3 ______
7 Number 100 after 7 824 ______
6 Largest four-digit numeral from
8 54, 63, 72, _________
4, 8, 2, 7 ______
9 Double $5.45 _________
7 Average of 15, 12 and 21 ______
65
10 as a decimal ______ 8 20  3  6 ______
100
7 6 5 ______ 9 $10.00  $3.45 _________
11 , , ,
12 12 12
10 0·75 as a fraction ______
12 Is 9 a factor of 63 and 72? ______ 1
11 3, 2  , 2, ______
13 Ordinal number for 2
twenty-fourth ______ 12 Next prime number after 11 _______
13 Ordinal number for thirty-fifth ______
14  5  45
15 Millimetres in 6 cm _________ 14 25   75

16 Litres in 3 000 mL ______ 15 Metres in 2 km _________

17 Perimeter of a square with 16 2 cubic centimetres = _________ cm3
7 m sides ______ 17 Area of a rectangle
18 Kilograms in 2 000 g ______ 2 cm by 5 cm _________
19 12:06 pm as analog time ___________ 18 Kilograms in 8 000 g ______
20 How many surfaces on a 19 Is 8:56 am before noon? ______
closed cone? ______ 20 20 Is 45° an acute angle? ______ 20

Complete the table.

Shape Number of sides Number of corners
A rectangle
has 4 sides
and 4 corners.
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corner

side

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Unit 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20

Answers
A 1 182 16 3 25 4 4 5 6 hundreds (600) 6 no 7 400 8 50 9 $2.50 10 5 11 2 12 yes 13 32
14 14 15 500 cm 16 3 000 mL 17 cm2 18 4 000 g 19 366 days 20 6

2 1
B 1 27 2 19 3 24 4 8 5 7 hundreds (700) 6 no 7 2 000 8 4 9 $3.60 10 no 11 1 or 1
4 2
12 48
13 LXXXVI 14 10 15 700 cm 16 4 L 17 22 cm 18 6 kg 19 180 minutes 20 6
Extra practice section: 1 + 8 6 12 15 17 23
2 + 7 11 14 18 23 25

19 27 25 31 34 36 42 19 26 30 33 37 42 44
29 37 35 41 44 46 52 29 36 40 43 47 52 54
39 47 45 51 54 56 62 39 46 50 53 57 62 64
49 57 55 61 64 66 72 49 56 60 63 67 72 74

3
C 1 36 2 26 3 35 4 5 5 8 hundreds (800) 6 yes 7 12 8 405 9 $6.70 10 yes 11 or 1 12 yes
3
13 XCIV 14 9 15 1200 cm 16 8 L 17 18 cm 18 9 kg 19 240 minutes 20 5
3
D 1 58 2 53 3 60 4 9 5 9 thousands (9 000) 6 951 7 3 000 8 4 9 $7.80 10 0·25 11
5
12 yes
13 CCCXXVII 14 12 15 900 cm 16 5000 mL 17 20 m 18 5 000 g 19 3:29 am 20 6
Extra practice section: 1 6 1 8 2 9 4 5 3 7 12 5 4 10 5 6

7 5 3 2 6 10 6 8 10 3 7 11

2 9 4 7 8 3 11 4 9 8 9 4

11 18 9
5 6 10 5 12

10 12 16 11 9 7

17 8 13 6 13 8

Unit 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 22
1
A 1 172 12 3 35 4 7 5 9 tens (90) 6 yes 7 900 8 30 9 $2.55 10 3 11 1
4
12 yes 13 101
14 15 15 700 cm 16 9 000 mL 17 m2 18 7 000 g 19 92 days 20 4
2
B 1 55 2 49 3 36 4 9 5 8 thousands (8 000) 6 358 7 5 600 8 4 9 $0.70 10 yes 11 1
3
12 yes
13 CXXXV 14 12 15 900 cm 16 6 L 17 22 cm 18 8 kg 19 300 minutes 20 5
Extra practice section: 1 45 53 62 74 86 91 2 64 68 73 76 81 85
–9 36 44 53 65 77 82 –8
56 60 65 68 73 77

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C 1 54 2 53 3 63 4 9 5 3 ten thousands (30 000) 6 yes 7 4 000 8 4 9 $0.35 10 yes 11
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12 no 13 CCLVIII 14 14 15 400 cm 16 7 000 mL 17 28 cm 18 3 kg 19 120 seconds 20 5
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D 1 69 2 55 3 120 4 8 5 6 thousands (6 000) 6 yes 7 16 000 8 5 9 $4.80 10 0·75 11 1
8
12 yes
13 CDLXXXV 14 16 15 50 mm 16 c m 3 17 20 m 18 4 kg 19 8:37 pm 20 8
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A 1 19 2 11 3 40 4 6 5 6 hundreds (600) 6 no 7 500 8 70 9 $4.80 10 3 11
5
or 1 12 yes
13 XXXVII 14 8 15 9 000 mm 16 8 000 mL 17 8 cm2 18 6 000 g 19 91 days 20 4
6
B 1 45 2 56 3 42 4 7 5 7 thousands (7 000) 6 no 7 47 8 708 9 $4.85 10 no 11
10
12 yes
13 25th 14 16 15 800 cm 16 7 L 17 18 cm 18 3 kg 19 90 minutes 20 4
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C 1 54 2 44 3 49 4 9 5 3 hundreds (300) 6 369 7 50 8 654 9 $4.00 10 no 11
10
12 yes 13 29th
14 7 15 300 cm 16 2 000 mL 17 20 cm 18 3 000 g 19 150 minutes 20 7
25 4
D 1 79 2 42 3 60 4 9 5 8 thousands (8 000) 6 yes 7 19 700 8 5 9 $2.10 10
100
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5
12 no

13 364 14 27 15 40 mm 16 cubic centimetres 17 26 m 18 8 000 g 19 27 past 9 20 5

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6 18 12 36 24 48 30 42 54 60
7 21 14 42 28 56 35 49 63 70
8 24 16 48 32 64 40 56 72 80
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A 1 23 2 9 3 36 4 4 5 269 6 no 7 2 000 8 48 9 $5.00 10 no 11
8
12 yes 13 XLV 14 8
15 400 cm 16 8 L 17 12 cm 18 5 kg 19 24 hours 20 8
B 1 56 2 65 3 56 4 7 5 6 549 6 942, 956, 967 7 64 8 464 9 $2.35 10 yes 11 3 12 yes 13 31st
14 23 15 600 cm 16 8 000 mL 17 20 cm 18 4 000 g 19 7:11 am 20 5
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C 1 76 2 69 3 48 4 6 5 8 607 6 854 7 94 8 967 9 $3.80 10 yes 11 2  or 3
5
12 42 13 17th 14 7
15 20 mm 16 3 000 mL 17 24 cm 18 9 000 g 19 7:40 pm 20 4
35 6 1
D 1 39 2 12 3 80 4 9 5 5 896 6 1567, 1657, 1765 7 67 000 8 6 9 $3.20 10
100
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12 yes 13 297 14 71 15 4 000 m 16 3 L 17 36 cm 18 6 000 g 19 12 to 12 20 90°
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A 1 27 2 16 3 48 4 5 5 971 6 no 7 900 8 4 9 $6.05 10 no 11
10
12 yes 13 LXIV 14 9
15 300 cm 16 3 L 17 12 cm 18 7 kg 19 60 minutes 20 10
3 1
B 1 41 2 21 3 72 4 7 5 5 038 6 yes 7 16 8 627 9 $6.90 10 yes 11 2  or 2 
6 2
12 63 13 23rd
14 23 15 30 mm 16 6 000 mL 17 20 m 18 7 000 g 19 7:19 pm 20 5

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22 2 20
2020 1010
10 22 2 32
3232 1616
16 22 2 30
3030 1515
15 2 22 12
12 6 66 2 22 24
24 12
1212 2 22 28
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C 1 92 33 3 1212
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2 21 3 72 4 8 5 8 24
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(800) 6 3 578 7 34 000 8 5 9 $8.50 10
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1212 66 6 22 2 24
2424 1212
12 22 2 28
2828 1414
14
13 137 14 8 15 50 mm 16 10 000 mL 17 16 m 18 6 000 g 19 10:47 am 20 7
11 1 44 4 11 1 88 8
11 1 77 7 78 4 2
D 1 80 66 6
2 32 3 90 4 7 5 17 481 6 5 934, 5 439, 5 349 7 46 000 8 33 9 $1.55 10
100
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12 7

13 CCCLVIII 14 94 15 7 000 m 16 5 L 17 24 m 18 8 000 g 19 25 past 2 20 180°

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A 1 29 2 25 3 56 4 7 5 5 hundreds (500) 6 no 7 495 8 4 9 $9.90 10 no 11
12
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6
12 no
13 LXXXVI 14 4 15 800 cm 16 6 000 mL 17 14 cm 18 9 kg 19 120 minutes 20 5
2
B 1 55 2 43 3 80 4 5 5 3 ten thousands (30 000) 6 yes 7 2 489 8 1284 9 $8.90 10 0·35 11 2 
5
12 no 13 264 14 7 15 40 mm 16 2 L 17 m2 18 5 kg 19 no 20 6
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Second number 45 55 65 75 85 95 Second number 26 36 46 56 66 76

3 First number 93 83 73 63 53 43
Second number 74 64 54 44 34 24

4 1
C 1 63 2 22 3 90 4 9 5 2 hundreds (200) 6 yes 7 7 924 8 81 9 $10.90 10 0·65 11
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12 yes
13 24th 14 9 15 60 mm 16 3 L 17 28 m 18 2 kg 19 6 past 12 20 2
75 1
D 1 82 2 64 3 160 4 8 5 15 483 6 8 742 7 16 8 2 9 $6.55 10
100
11 1 12 13 13 35th 14 3
2
15 2 000 m 16 2 cm 17 10 cm 18 8 k g 19 yes 20 yes
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square 4 4
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