Identify the number of places the decimal point moves.

Mathematics

ScanSolve AI Answer

Step-by-step solution

15 steps

Question 1

a) (i) To express 7560 in standard form, move the decimal point to the left until there is only one non-zero digit before it.

  1. Identify the number of places the decimal point moves.

    7560=7.560×1037560 = 7.560 \times 10^3

    The decimal point moved 3 places to the left.
    The standard form is 7.56×103\boxed{\text{7.56} \times 10^3}.

    a) (ii) To express 0.0000006892 in standard form, move the decimal point to the right until there is only one non-zero digit before it.

  2. Identify the number of places the decimal point moves.

    0.0000006892=6.892×10−70.0000006892 = 6.892 \times 10^{-7}

    The decimal point moved 7 places to the right.
    The standard form is 6.892×10−7\boxed{\text{6.892} \times 10^{-7}}.

    b) To solve the equation 3x−15−x−43=1\frac{3x-1}{5} - \frac{x-4}{3} = 1:

  3. Find a common denominator, which is 15, and multiply all terms by it.

    15(3x−15)−15(x−43)=15(1)15 \left( \frac{3x-1}{5} \right) - 15 \left( \frac{x-4}{3} \right) = 15(1) 3(3x−1)−5(x−4)=153(3x-1) - 5(x-4) = 15
  4. Distribute and simplify.

    9x−3−5x+20=159x - 3 - 5x + 20 = 15
  5. Combine like terms.

    4x+17=154x + 17 = 15
  6. Subtract 17 from both sides.

    4x=15−174x = 15 - 17 4x=−24x = -2
  7. Divide by 4.

    x=−24x = \frac{-2}{4} x=−12x = -\frac{1}{2}

    The solution is x=−0.5\boxed{x = -0.5}.

    c) The lengths of rods A and B are in the ratio 4:3, and their total length is 35 cm.

  8. Let the lengths of the rods be $4k$ and $3k$.

    4k+3k=354k + 3k = 35
  9. Combine terms and solve for kk.

    7k=357k = 35 k=357k = \frac{35}{7} k=5k = 5
  10. Calculate the length of each rod.

    Length of rod A: 4k=4(5)=20 cm4k = 4(5) = 20 \text{ cm}
    Length of rod B: 3k=3(5)=15 cm3k = 3(5) = 15 \text{ cm}
    The lengths of the rods are Rod A: 20 cm, Rod B: 15 cm\boxed{\text{Rod A: 20 cm, Rod B: 15 cm}}.

    d) The base of a tank is a trapezium with an area of 21 m², and the volume is 1050 litres. Find its height in metres.

  11. Convert the volume from litres to cubic metres.

    1 m3=1000 litres1 \text{ m}^3 = 1000 \text{ litres} 1050 litres=10501000 m3=1.05 m31050 \text{ litres} = \frac{1050}{1000} \text{ m}^3 = 1.05 \text{ m}^3
  12. Use the formula for the volume of a prism

    Volume = Base Area ×\times Height.

    Volume=Areabase×Height\text{Volume} = \text{Area}_{\text{base}} \times \text{Height} 1.05 m3=21 m2×Height1.05 \text{ m}^3 = 21 \text{ m}^2 \times \text{Height}
  13. Solve for Height.

    Height=1.05 m321 m2\text{Height} = \frac{1.05 \text{ m}^3}{21 \text{ m}^2} Height=0.05 m\text{Height} = 0.05 \text{ m}

    The height of the tank is 0.05 m\boxed{\text{0.05 m}}.

    e) To convert the fraction 0.125 to a percentage:

  14. Multiply the decimal by 100.

    0.125×100%=12.5%0.125 \times 100\% = 12.5\%

    The percentage is 12.5%\boxed{\text{12.5\%}}.

    f) It takes 0.74 minutes to make one soldered joint. Calculate the total time for 379 joints.

  15. Multiply the time per joint by the number of joints.

    Total time=0.74 minutes/joint×379 joints\text{Total time} = 0.74 \text{ minutes/joint} \times 379 \text{ joints} Total time=279.46 minutes\text{Total time} = 279.46 \text{ minutes}

    The total time is 279.46 minutes\boxed{\text{279.46 minutes}}.

Was this helpful?

Still stuck on this one?

Ask a follow-up, and the answer starts from this question.

Got a different question?Ask your own question