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Exercises

52.1 Write the following in words rather than in figures or symbols.

1 17.1%ofadultshavefalseteeth.Seventeenpointonepercentofadults…
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2 AccordingtoaUNstudy,2%oftheworld’spopulationownsover /2 ofallhouseholdwealth.
3 0°C=32°F
4 Thisarticlesaysthat8,556,981peoplearecurrentlylivinginLondon.

52.2 How good at maths are you? Try this numbers quiz. Write the answers in words rather
than figures.

1 Whatisseventimesnine?sixty-three
2 Nametwoshapesthathavefourrightangles.
3 Subtract41from93.

4 Whatisthreefifthsoftwenty?
5 Howmanysideshasanoctagon?
6 Whatisonethirdofninety-nine?
7 Whatisthreesquared?
8 Whatisfourcubed?

52.3 Complete this table.

description name of shape adjective
shape with four sides of equal length and four right angles square square

round shape
shape with three sides

shape with eight sides
shaped a bit like an egg

three-dimensional round shape
three-dimensional square shape

52.4 Correct the mistakes in how the numbers are said in these sentences.

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1 3 =9Threesquareequalsnine.Threesquaredequalsnine.
2 46.6%Oxygenaccountsforforty-sixcommasixpercentoftheearth’scrust.
3 7×9=63Sevenninearesixty-three.
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4 18 CThetemperaturetodayiseighteenpointsCelsius.
5 3m×6mMybedroomisthreemultipliedbysixmetres.
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6 6 Whatissixatthepowerofnine?
7 11 /16 Elevensixteensofthestudentspassedtheexam.
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8 /3 ×5 =83 /3 Twothirdtimesfivecubesiseighty-threeandthreethird.
52.5 Draw the following shapes.

1 Acirclewithitsdiameterindicated.
2 Aright-angledtrianglewithtwoequalsidesofabouttwocentimetresinlength.
Drawasmallcircleatthecentreofthetriangleandthendrawlinesfromthecentre
ofthecircletoeachoftheanglesofthetriangle.

3 Arectanglewithdiagonallinesjoiningoppositeangles.
4 Anoctagonwithequalsides.Drawanovalinthemiddleoftheoctagon.
5 Acubeofroughly3cmby3cmby3cm.

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