Identify the number of places the decimal point moves.
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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.
Identify the number of places the decimal point moves.
The decimal point moved 3 places to the left.
The standard form is .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.
Identify the number of places the decimal point moves.
The decimal point moved 7 places to the right.
The standard form is .b) To solve the equation :
Find a common denominator, which is 15, and multiply all terms by it.
Distribute and simplify.
Combine like terms.
Subtract 17 from both sides.
Divide by 4.
The solution is .
c) The lengths of rods A and B are in the ratio 4:3, and their total length is 35 cm.
Let the lengths of the rods be $4k$ and $3k$.
Combine terms and solve for .
Calculate the length of each rod.
Length of rod A:
Length of rod B:
The lengths of the rods are .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.
Convert the volume from litres to cubic metres.
Use the formula for the volume of a prism
Volume = Base Area Height.
Solve for Height.
The height of the tank is .
e) To convert the fraction 0.125 to a percentage:
Multiply the decimal by 100.
The percentage is .
f) It takes 0.74 minutes to make one soldered joint. Calculate the total time for 379 joints.
Multiply the time per joint by the number of joints.
The total time is .
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