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UNIT 3: Conversion of units of length
Question 1 Convert the following to centimetres (cm).
a 1m= b 4m= c 2m= d 4.1 m =

e 3m= f 6m= g 3.5 m = h 8m=

i 5m= j 7m= k 2.25 m = l 5.34 m =

m 10 mm = n 80 mm = o 700 mm = p 167 mm =

Question 2 Convert the following to metres (m).

a 200 cm = b 1200 cm = c 90 cm = d 60 cm =

e 500 cm = f 2500 cm = g 150 cm = h 20 cm =

i 8000 cm = j 4000 cm = k 560 cm = l 1570 cm =

m 1 km = n 15 km = o 4.75 km = p 20.07 km =

Question 3 Convert each of the following lengths to millimetres (mm).

a 1m= b 3.5 m = c 2.25 m = d 10 m =

e 6m= f 12 m = g 6.5 m = h 7.9 m =

i 8m= j 5m= k 9.52 m = l 5.5 m =

m 20 cm = n 80 cm = o 25.5 cm = p 50.1 cm =

Question 4 Convert the following measurements to the units shown.

a 5m= cm b 4000 mm = m c 4.5 km = m d 640 mm = cm

e 7m= mm f 463 mm = cm g 6.35 cm = mm h 2.3 km = m

i 9m= cm j 800 cm = mm k 60 cm = mm l 18 m = cm

m 6 km = m n 5.3 m = cm o 8560 mm = m p 2.31 m = cm

Question 5 Complete the following conversions.

a 0.8 m = cm b 4 km = cm c 0.3 m = mm d 3.7 m = cm

e 0.006 km = m f 0.04 m = cm g 0.002 m = mm h 12.69 m = mm

i 0.009 m = mm j 0.007 m = cm k 85 m = cm l 58 cm = mm

m 0.02 m = mm n 9 mm = km o 0.05 km = m p 365 mm = cm

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UNIT 4: Pythagoras’ theorem (1)
Question 1 If c > 0, find c when:
a c = 16
2
b c2 = 225 c c2 = 81

d c2 = 16 + 9 e c2 = 25 + 144 f c2 = 225 + 64

Question 2 Find the length of the hypotenuse in these right-angled triangles.

40 m
a b c
7 cm
9m 36 mm 77 mm

24 cm

Question 3 Find the length of the missing side correct to 1 decimal place.
a b c
19 mm 7.5 cm
22 mm
5 cm

6.8 cm
8 cm

Question 4 Use Pythagoras’ theorem to test if the following triangles are right-angled.
4.1
a 8
b c
7 10
8
4
0.9
15
6

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UNIT 5: Pythagoras’ theorem (2)
Question 1 If a > 0, find a when:
a 25 = a + 16
2
b 289 = a2 + 225 c 625 = 576 + a2

Question 2 Find the length of the unknown side in these right-angled triangles.
a
3 mm
a b c
12 m y
17 cm
x
5 mm 8 cm
13 m

Question 3 Find the value of x correct to 1 decimal place.

a 16 cm b c 5 mm x
x

6 cm x
10 m 2 mm

Question 4 A tree 6 m tall casts a shadow 1.1 m long. What is the distance
from the tip of the shadow to the top of the tree?
d

Question 5  right-angled triangle is drawn inside a circle, using the diameter

A
as the hypotenuse. If the diameter of the circle is 15 cm long and
the shortest side of the triangle is 9 cm, what is the perimeter
of the triangle?

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UNIT 6: Perimeter of plane shapes
Question 1 Find the perimeter of each of the following triangles.
a b
c
7 cm7 cm 777cm
7 cm cm
cm 7 cm 7 cm 787cm 7cmcm 7 cm 8 cm
cm 8 cm
7 cm8 cm 8 cm
8 cm8 cm 813 cm8 cm 1213
8cm
cm 8 cm 13 cm
13cmcm 13 12 13 cm
7 cm
77cm
cm
7
8 cm8 7cm
cm
8 cm 13 cm 8 cm
13 cm cm
12 cm
12 cm cm 12cmcm 1212cmcm
12 cm
7 cm 7 7cmcm 7
8 7
cm
cm cm 8 8
cm cm
7 cm 8 cm13 8 cm 13 cm
8 cm
7 cm 7 cm 7 cm 8 cm 8 cm8 cm 12
13cm 13 cm 12 cm1213cm cm
7 cm 7 cm 7 cm 8 cm 8 cm
8 cm
8 cm 8 cm 13 cm 1312 cm
cmcm 1212 cm 12 cm
7 cm 7 cm 7 7cm 7 cm 8 cm 8 cm68 cm
cm 8 cm 6 cm 5 cm cm 5 cm
cm 6 7
cm cm 6 cm 5 cm13
8 cm 13 5 cm12
7 cm7 cm 77cm
7 cm cm 7 7cm cm
7 cm6 cm6 cm 6 cm 8 cm 6 cm 5 cm5 cm 512cm cm13 5cmcmcm 12 cm
7 cm
7 cm 7 cm 6 cm 6 cm
6 cm 6 cm 5 cm 6 cm 5 cm
5 cm 5 cm 5 cm
7 cm 7 cm 76cmcm 6 cm 5 cm 5 cm
7 cm
7 cm
7 cm 6 cm 6 cm 3 cm
36cm cm 53
cm
cm
cm 3 3cm
5 cm 53cm cm
7 cm 7 cm 7 cm 7 3cmcm 737cm cm
7 cm
cm 7 cm 7 cm
7 cm 7 cm
9 cm 9 cm 9 cm 9 cm 7 cm 7 cm
d 9 cm9 cm 6 9cmcm 9 cm611 cm
cm
11ecm6
11cm
cm
11 cm
116 cm7 cm
cm 11 cm
11
3 cm
cm
11 cm 3 cm7 cm 3 cm3 cm 3 cm 7 cm
f 3 cm7 cm
cm6 cm 6 cm 6 cm 7 cm 7 cm 7 cm
9 cm 9 6cm 9 cm 11 cm 11
7 cm cm
cm11 cm 7 cm7 11 3 cm7 cm 7 cm7 cm 7 cm
9 cm 96cmcm 6 cm1169 cm
cm 711cmcm 7 cm 7.5cm cmcm 73 cm
3 7.5
cm 7.5
cm7.5 cm
cm cmcm 7.5 cm
77.5
9 cm 6 cm 6 cm 6 cm 6 cm 6 cm
7.5 cm 7 cm 3 cm 7.5 cm
4 cm cm 446cm 9cmcm4 4cm cm 4 cm11 cm 6 11
cm6cm 7 cm6 cm 67 cm cm 7 cm 7 cm
4 cm49 cm cm 6cm
9cm cm11 cm 11 cm6 cm 77.5 cmcm 7.5 cm
7.5 7.5 cm
cm 7.5 cm
6 cm 6 cm 6 cm 6 cm 7.5 cm
4 cm 4 cm 4 cm
4 cm 4 cm 66cmcm 6 cm6 cm 6 cm 7.5 cm
4 cm 4 cm 6 cm 7.5 cm 7.5 cm 7.5 cm
4 cm 6 cm 6 cm 6 cm
4 cm 4 cm

Question 2 Find the perimeter of the following squares and rectangles.
30 cm 30 cm 30 cm 12 12
m m 12 m 12 m 12 m
a 30 30
cmcm
30 cm 30 cm 30 cm b c12 m 12 m 12 m
30 cm 30 cm30 cm 12 m 12 m 12 m 12 m
30 cm 12 m
30 cm 3030 6cmcm
cm6 cm6 cm 66cmcm 6 6cm m 9 m 99mm 9 9mm
9 6m9cm 9m
12 712
m7mm 77mm 7 m 7m
cm 12 m 7 m
12 m 12 7m
30 cm 30
6 cmcm 30 cm6 cm 6 cm 9m 9m 9m 9 m 7m 7m 7m
6 cm 6 cm 6 cm
9m 9 m 7m 7 m 7m
6 cm 9m 7m
6 cm 6 cm 6 cm 9m 9m 9m 7m 7m 7m
20 20
m m

20 m 20 m 20 m

20 m 20 m 20 m
20 m 20 m 20 m
20 m

20 m
12 12
m m 12 m 2012
m m 820m m 8 m 8m8m
12 m 8 m
d 12 m 12 m
e
12 m 20 m 8 m20 8
8 m 20 m m 8 m f 8 m 8 m 88mm 8 8mm 8m
12 m 12 m 12 m 88m 8 m 8m 8m 8m 8m
12 m 12 m12 m m 8m 8m 8m 8m 8m
12 m 8m 8m
12 m 12 m 12 m 8m 8m 8m 8 m 8m 8m

3 cm 33cmcm 3 3cm 3 cm
Question 39 cm Find the perimeter
9 cm 9 cm of 3 cm3 cm
the following.
9 cm cm
6 cm6 cm6 cm 66cm cm 6 6cmcm
6 cm
9 cm9 cm 9 cm 9 cm 3 cm 3 cm
a b 3 cm3 cm 3 cm66 cmccm 64cm 6 cm 6 cm
9 cm 9 cm 9 cm 9 cm 3 cm 6 cm 6 cm6 cm 66cm
cm cm 6 cm 6 cm 4 cm 46 cmcm
4 cm
9 cm 5 cm 9 cm 5 cm 57 cm
cm 3 cm7 cm 7 cm 7 cm 66 4
cmcm
cm4 cm 4 cm 4 cm
59 cm5 cm 5 cm 5 5cm cm
7 cm
37 cm
cm 7 3cm
cm 736cm
cm
cm 6 cm 6 cm 6 cm 6 cm
9 cm 9 cm 9 cm 7 cm 7 cm 6 cm 7 6cm 6 cm 6 cm 4 cm 6 cm4 cm 4 cm 4 cm
5 cm 5 cm 5 cm 7 cm cm 4 cm
cm 4 cm
5 cm 5 cm 5 cm
7 cm 7 cm 10 10
cm 10 10 4 cm 10 cm
cm
5 cm 7 cm 6 cm cm 6 cm 10 cm
10 cm 6 cm 4 cm 10 cm 4 cm 4 cm
5 cm 5 cm 5 cm 7 cm 7 cm 7 cm 10 cm 10 cm10 cm
10 cm 10 cm 10 cm 10 cm
10 cm 10 cm 10
7m 7 m 7 m 77m m cm7 7mm 7m
6 m6 m
6m
6 m
6m 6m
6m
6 m 7m 7m 7m
7m 7m
5 m5 m 55mm 5 m 5m 7m 7m
6m 6m 6m 6m 5m 5m
d 6m 6m e f 7m 7m 7m
6m 5m 5m 5m 5 m
6m 6m 5 m 5 m
6m 5m
5m 5m 5m

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UNIT 7: Perimeter of irregular shapes
9 10 10 14 14
9
Question 1 9
Find the perimeter of the following. (All10measurements are in centimetres.) 2 14
3 3 2
3 3 9 9 99 39 10 103
101010
24 2 14
141414
14 14
a 9 3 b 10 c 4 2
33 3 1010 3 2 2 22 214 4
3 33 339 3 3 3 3 33 3 10
2 23 3 3 2 42 12
3 6 3 6 3 3 10 3 33 4 4 4442 42 2 12
6 3 3 36 3 3 3 3 101010 10 2 2 4 22 2 4 12
3 33 3 6 33 3 6 10
10
73 272 22 2 4 2 8 4 48 4 12 12
2 4 4 4 8 12 12
1212
3 6 6366 6 6 6 66 6 10 7
6 3 6 2
8 7 7 77 7 4 8 8 12
8 8
6 36 8 7 8 8 6
3 8 6
7 8 6
3 3 33 3 8 8 88 8
3 8 6 6 66 6
15 12 12 6
3 15 8
15 12 6 4
3 3 4 4 4
15151515 15 3 121212
12 12
15 3 3 12 6 4 4
9 d 9 9 9
e 3 3 3
6
f 4 4 4 4 4
15 9 312 6 4 44 4
9 63 333 3 3 4 444 4 4
5 6 33 3 6 6
9 9 99 9 5 9 9 99 9 3 6 66 4 44 4
9 4 44 4
5 9 3 6
6 3 363 4
9 9 6 6 63 3 4 4 442 4 42 4 4
5 5 5 4 5 45 6 6 2 4 2
5 6 44 4
4 4 54454554444 4 6 12 12 3 3 333 3
33 3 4 2 2
5 4 5 4 5 12 3 33 4
2 2 224 2 4 2 2 22 2
5 5 5 5 3 3 2 2
4 55 455 55 5
5 12 12
121212 4
12 3 2 24
5 5 4 4
12 44 4
4

Question 2 Find 28the missing lengths of the following shapes and then 8 find the perimeter of each.
28 8
(All measurements
28
are in centimetres.) 8
28 4 4 8 8 88 8
282828
28 8
a 12 28 4 b 8 8
12 12 12
28 4 4 44 4 8 8
12 4 12 8 8 8 8
121212 12 8 88 8
12
12 4 12 12
121212
8
12 88
12 8 8
12 88 8
20
20 8 24 24
20 24
20 20
202020 242424
24 24
20 24
4 4 20 24
12 12
c 4 d
4 4 44 4 6 12
4 6 12 12
121212
4 6 12
16 6 6 6612 6
16 6 6 6
16 6 6 6 6
16 16
161616 6 6 6 66 6 6
16
6 6
6 6 66 6
16 4 6 6 6
4
12 4 6 6 6 6
12 66 6
12 4 4 44 4
4 6
12 12
121212
Question 3 12 4
12
a If the perimeter of a square is 72 metres, b A room is measured 8.64 metres long and 5.36 metres
find the length of each side. wide. Find the difference between the length and
width in metres.

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UNIT 8: Conversion of units of mass

Question 1 Convert the following to kilograms.

a 3t= b 3.5 t = c 9.35 t =

d 8t= e 8.32 t = f 4.9 t =

g 12 t = h 1.25 t = i 5.1 t =

j 4t= k 7.5 t = l 8.392 t =

m 5000 g = n 500 g = o 3600 g =

p 8000 g = q 750 g = r 5675 g =

Question 2 Change the following to grams.

a 5 kg = b 1t= c 8000 mg =

d 7 kg = e 12 kg = f 6.357 kg =

g 3.25 kg = h 15.35 kg = i 2t=

j 9 mg = k 3.875 kg = l 2.508 kg =

m 8 kg = n 50 mg = o 6.07 kg =

p 300 mg = q 6.5 kg = r 9.008 kg =

Question 3 Convert the following to the units shown.

a 7000 g = kg b 38.3 t = kg c 6.5 g = mg

d 15 000 kg = t e 3500 g = kg f 25 000 mg = g

g 890 g = kg h 635 g = kg i 8.9 t = kg

j 2000 g = kg k 9000 kg t l 8605 kg = t

m 1.75 g = mg n 2.25 t = kg o 3.205 t = kg

p 450 g = kg q 4368 mg = g r 8900 kg = t

Question 4 Complete the following.

a 1 000 000 mg = kg b 11 000 kg = t c 5.1 t = kg

d 2.1 g = mg e 1000 g = t f 3t = g

g 600 g = kg h 9500 kg = t i 9t = mg

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UNIT 9: Applications of mass
Question 1
a A ship has a mass of 36 500 000 kg. What b A packet of sugar weighs 800 g. How many
is this in tonnes? of these packets would weigh 1 tonne?



c
There are five members in a family and the d A truck and its load have a mass of 33 t 600 kg.
average mass is 42.5 kg. What is the total mass? The mass of the truck is one-third of this. What
is the mass of the load?



e
Find the mass of the container of a product if f Find the net mass (mass of contents) if the gross
its gross mass is 4.5 kg and net mass is 2540 g. mass of a package is 980 g and the container’s
mass is 160 g.

Question 2
a Arrange the following masses in ascending b A truck weighing 2.5 t is carrying a load of
order (from smallest to largest). 1635 kg. What is the total weight of the truck
380 g, 23.5 t, 18.8 kg, 3600 g, 1.9 kg, 4.2 t and the load? Give your answer in tonnes.





c
Clare buys 3.5 kg of flour and she uses 360 g d Penny’s cat weighed 2.5 kg in March and by
for baking. How many grams of flour are left? August had put on 300 g. What was the cat’s weight
in kilograms in August?

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UNIT 10: Conversion of units of time
Question 1 Complete the following table.

a 1 minute (min) = seconds (s) b 1 hour (h) = minutes (min)

c 1 day = hours (h) d 1 week = days

e 1 fortnight = weeks f 1 month = weeks

g 1 year = weeks h 1 year = months

i 1 year = days j 1 leap year = days

k 1 decade = years l 1 century = years

m 1 millennium = years

Question 2 Which unit would be the best to use to measure the time:
a to travel from home to school?

b to travel from India to Australia by plane?

c to swim a distance of 100 metres?

d to play a hockey match?

e to drive from Sydney to Canberra?

Question 3 Complete the following.

a 4 decades = years b 480 minutes = hours

c 3 centuries = years d 2 years = days

e 9 minutes = seconds f 5 minutes = seconds

g 7 weeks = days h 2 hours = minutes

i 72 months = years j 96 hours = days

k 156 weeks = years l 10 minutes = seconds

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