Numeracy and Data Analysis - Solved Assignments and Study Material

NUMERACY AND
DATA ANALYSIS

Contents
PART A......................................................................................................................................3
Question 1..............................................................................................................................3
PART B......................................................................................................................................5
Question 2..............................................................................................................................5
Question 4..............................................................................................................................5

PART A
Question 1
1. Work out step-by-step the answers to the following questions. (Demonstrate
BODMAS / rule of priority to calculate answers)
a) 875 ÷ (32 + 42) (2 × 2 + 3)
Answer: 875 / (9+16) (4+3)
875/25*7
35*7
245
b) (4410 ÷ 212) (52 ÷ 5) (2 marks)
Answer 4410/441*5
50
c) 960 ÷ 12 (1 + 2 × 2) – 302 (3 marks)
Answer 80*5-900
400-900
-500
d) 33 × [(3× 5 ×2 + 62) ÷ (6 + 24)] (3 marks)
Answer 9*(30+36)/(6+16)
9*66/22
9*3
27
d) [640 ÷ (8 + 2)] ÷ 82+ 9 – 2 + [(42× 2) 2] (3 marks)
Answer (640/10)/64+9-2+(32*2)
64/64+7+64
1+7+64
72
I. Calculate the answers for the following expressions.
a) (-33) × (-4) (1 marks)
Answer 132
b) 46 + (-16) (1 marks)
Answer 30
c) (-56) ÷ 8 – (-9) (1 marks)
Answer -16