M

odule PMR
CHAPTER 1 : DIRECTED NUMBER

A. Solving problems involving Combined Operations.
Example :
-1 + 2 (- 3)
= -1 + 2 + 3
= 1 + 3
= 4

1) 3 + ( - 3) ( - 5) 2) -18 3 + 5 ( - 6 )
3) 12 + 34 + (- 25 ) 15 4) -2 (- 5 )+( -4 )+(- 6 ) 5) -7 + 3 (- 2) + ( - 2 )
6) -13 (- 4 )+(-5) (-3) 7) 30 + 21 (-34 ) 8) -12 (-4 ) + 5 +(- 6 )
9) 5+( -3 ) ( -4 )+ (- 4 ) 10) - 8 - ( -3 ) + ( - 3 ) 11) - 3 + 2 - (-2) + (- 3)
12) 23 + 2 (- 3 ) + (- 4) 13) 5 + 3 (- 4 )
14) C C C
0 0 0
5 ) 3 ( 2 +
15) 14 (- 12) + (- 23) 16)
-100 + (- 234) ( -34)
17) -2 (-3) + (-4) + 5
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odule PMR
18) -12 + (-23) (- 3) 19)
4 ( -3) + (- 6 ) + ( - 2 )
20) -5 + (- 3 ) ( - 4)
21) 42 3(5 + 3 x 4) 22) 45 3( 2 + 3 x 5) 23) 45 4 ( 2 8 4 )
24) 36 + 4(3 -2 2) 25) -20 + 3( -3 - 4 x 5 ) 26) -45 2( -5 + 3 x 3 )
27) ( 4 2 3) + 3 4 28) ( -2 -3 x 4) 3 + 4 29) ( - 4 5 x 3 ) + 4
30) (3 2 x 3)4 + 34 31) ( 5 6 3) 4 3 32) (-6 +3x 4)8 + 3 7
Common Errors
No Errors Correct Steps
1 (-2) + (-3)- (-4)
= -2-3-4
=-9
=(-5)+4
= -1
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odule PMR
2 (-4)x 9 (5)
=-36 +5
= -31
-36-5
=-41
3
3
1
+
5
2
x ( -
3
10
)
=
15
5
+
15
6
x (-
13
10
)
=
15
11
x (-
13
10
)
=
39
22
3
1
+
5
2
x ( -
3
10
)
=
3
1
-
13
4
=
39
13
-
39
12
=
39
1
4
-4 +
7
1
= -
7
4
+
7
1
= -
7
3
-3
7
7
+
7
1
= - 3
7
6
5 (-2.07x0.2) + 2.9
= - 0.414 + 2.9
=-0.604
=-0.414+2.9
=2.486
6 (-7) x 8 x (-4)
=(-56) x ( -4)
= -224
= -56 x (-4)
=224
7
(-
7
2
) x (-
6
5
) (-
3
1
)
= -
21
5
+
3
1
=(-
21
5
) +
21
7
= -
21
2
21
5
+
3
1
=
21
5
+
21
7
=
21
12
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odule PMR
Questions based on PMR format
1) Calculate the value
of 6 . 0 )
2
1
5
3
1 ( + and
express the answer as
a decimal.
2) Calculate the value of
-5.2 (- )
10
1
8
1
+ and
express the answer as
a decimal.

3) Calculate the value of
10
7

1
]
1

)
8
5
(
5
3
and
express the answer as a
fraction in its lowest
term.
4) Calculate the value
of ) 25 . 0 (
2
1
3 + x 4.2
and express the
answer as a decimal.
5) Calculate the value of
( )
3
2
2
2
1
3
6
5
1 and
express the answer as a
fraction in its lowest
terms.

6) Calculate the value of
) 2 . 4 (
8
3
4 + x (-0.6) and
express the answer in
decimal
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odule PMR
7) Calculate the value
of ( )
3
2
1
6
1
2 x
7
2
1
and express your
answer as a fraction in
its lowest term.
8) Calculate the value of
) 13 . 2 (
4
3
1 + x (-0.4) and
express your answer in
decimals.
9) Calculate the value of
4
1
1 x )
4
3
5
2
1 ( and
express your answer as
a fraction in its lowest
term.
10) Calculate the value
of
,
_

3
1
1
5
2
1
4
1
1
and
express your answer
as a fraction in its
lowest term.

11) Calculate the value
of
7
5
1
7
4
5
3
1
,
_

and
express the answer as a
fraction in its lowest
term.

12) Calculate the value
of
,
_

2
1
4
1
1
4
3
2
and
express the answer as a
fraction in its lowest
term.
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odule PMR
13) Calculate the value
of
4
1
1
8
1
3
8
3
and
express your answer
as a fraction in its
lowest terms.
14) Calculate the value
of
,
_

3
2
1
4
1
3
12
5
1
and
express your answer as
a fraction in its lowest
terms.
15) Calculate the value
of -0.25 -
,
_

+
8
1
5
1
and
express the answer as a
decimal in 2 decimal
places.
16) Evaluate
114 4 (14 + 54 9 )

17) Calculate the value
of
9
4
) 027 . 0 (
8
1
64
3

and express your
answer as a decimal in
2 decimal places.

18) Calculate the value
of
3
2
1
3
1
1
4
1
3
,
_

+
and
express your answer as
a fraction in its lowest
term.
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odule PMR

19) Evaluate
3.6 - [ 0.12 X (-6)]


20) Calculate the value
of 19 (- 1.2)
8
3


21) Calculate the value
of
,
_

3
2
8
7
5
3
1
and
express the answer as a
fraction in its lowest
term.
PMR past year Questions
2004
1. Calculate the value of
5
3
2
5
2
3
1
2
,
_

and express the answer as a

fraction in its lowest term.
[2m]
2. Calculate the value of -0.8 -
,
_

+
5
1
2
1
and express the answer as a
decimal.
[2m]
2005
3. Calculate the value of 96 3 (12 + 48 6 )
[2m]
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4. Calculate the value of 4.26 0.8 -
,
_

2
1
1
and express the answer
correct to two decimal places. [2m]
2006
5. Calculate the value of 14 -
( )
3
2
6 . 0 [2m]
6. Calculate the value of
,
_

3
2
5
4
8
1
1
and express the answer as a fraction
in its lowest term. [2m]
2007
7. Calculate the value of - 24 8 - 14 [2m]
8. Calculate the value of
9 . 0
18 . 0 4
[2m]
2008
9. Calculate the value of
,
_

3
1
5
3
2
5
and express the answer as a fraction
in its lowest term.
[2m]
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odule PMR
CHAPTER 1 : DIRECTED NUMBERS
ANSWERS
B. Solving problems involving Combined operations
Q A Q A Q A Q A
1 5 9 2 17 2 25 -89
2 -10 10 -8 18 -32 26 -53
3 6 11 -2 19 -1 27 -2
4 -7 12 24 20 -4 28 -13
5 -4 13 12 21 -9 29 -15
6 -11 14 6c 22 -6 30 22
7 85 15 3 23 45 31 9
8 -9 16 -300 24 44 32 44
Questions based on PMR format
Q1 -2.7 Q8 2.602 Q15 -0.18
Q2 -5.175 Q9
16
13
Q16 34
Q3
7
4
Q10 Q17 0.39
Q4 2.45 Q11
5
3
Q18
4
3
2
Q5
11
5
Q12
5
2
4 Q19 4.32
Q6 6.895 Q13
20
3
Q20 22.2
Q7
14
9
Q14
19
17
Q21
3
1
Past year Questions
Q1
39
29
Q4 4.91 Q7 -17
Q2 -0.5 Q5 14.9 Q8 0.8
Q3 36 Q6
20
3
Q9
3
2
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