BNU1501/ Ass1/ 2022
BNU1501
Basic Numeracy
Department of Decision Sciences
Important Information
Assignment questions: Semester 1 2022
Assignment: 01
Due date: 22 March 2022
Please work through the following study material before answering the assignment
questions:
Chapters 1-3 of the study guide
, Question 1
Rounding:
a) 34.18371 to three decimal digits,
b) 3.0062 to two decimal digits,
c) 10.395 to one decimal digit, and
d) 19.489 to the nearest integer
Gives the following
[1] a) 34.184 b) 3.00 c) 10.3 d) 18
[2] a) 34.183 b) 3.01 c) 10.4 d) 19
[3] a) 34.184 b) 3.01 c) 10.4 d) 19
[4] a) 34.183 b) 3.00 c) 10.3 d) 20
Question 2
Match the terms in column B with a statement in column A
A B
1. Natural numbers are also called a. Non-negative integers
2. The most fundamental system of numbers b. Positive integers
3. Counting numbers are also called c. Real numbers
4. All points on a number line represent a set of d. Natural numbers
[1] 1-c 2-d 3-b 4-a
[2] 1-c 2-d 3-a 4-b
[3] 1-b 2-c 3-d 4-a
[4] 1-b 2-d 3-a 4-c
Question 3
Carol has 18 fruits in a basket, 3 of them are apples, x of them are pineapples and the rest are oranges. An
expression in terms of x for the number of oranges in the basket is...
[1] 18 − 3x
[2] 18 − 3 + x
[3] 15 − x
[4] 3x − 18
BNU1501
Basic Numeracy
Department of Decision Sciences
Important Information
Assignment questions: Semester 1 2022
Assignment: 01
Due date: 22 March 2022
Please work through the following study material before answering the assignment
questions:
Chapters 1-3 of the study guide
, Question 1
Rounding:
a) 34.18371 to three decimal digits,
b) 3.0062 to two decimal digits,
c) 10.395 to one decimal digit, and
d) 19.489 to the nearest integer
Gives the following
[1] a) 34.184 b) 3.00 c) 10.3 d) 18
[2] a) 34.183 b) 3.01 c) 10.4 d) 19
[3] a) 34.184 b) 3.01 c) 10.4 d) 19
[4] a) 34.183 b) 3.00 c) 10.3 d) 20
Question 2
Match the terms in column B with a statement in column A
A B
1. Natural numbers are also called a. Non-negative integers
2. The most fundamental system of numbers b. Positive integers
3. Counting numbers are also called c. Real numbers
4. All points on a number line represent a set of d. Natural numbers
[1] 1-c 2-d 3-b 4-a
[2] 1-c 2-d 3-a 4-b
[3] 1-b 2-c 3-d 4-a
[4] 1-b 2-d 3-a 4-c
Question 3
Carol has 18 fruits in a basket, 3 of them are apples, x of them are pineapples and the rest are oranges. An
expression in terms of x for the number of oranges in the basket is...
[1] 18 − 3x
[2] 18 − 3 + x
[3] 15 − x
[4] 3x − 18
