SEC23/1m.09s Index No: MATRICULATION AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS BOARD UNIVERSITY OF MALTA, MSIDA. SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE LEVEL SEPTEMBER 2009 SESSION SUBJECT: Mathematics PAPER NUMBER: I~ Mental Paper DATE: 1* September 2009 TIME: 20 minutes ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. Write your answers in the space available on the examination paper. Jt is not necessary 10 show your working. ‘The use of calculators and protractors is not allowed. All questions carry J mark. ‘This paper carries @ total of 20 marks. Nor To SCALE, Use the information given in the diagram to find the size of the angle maked x, Ans. utt+k? to find the value 2and t= 4, 2. Use the formula, of s when w= —1, Ans, 3, A freezer was initially at a temperature of -21°C. The freezer needed to be switched off for some time, after which its temperature went up by 4°C. What is the new temperature? Ans payee 443 sert 2009| Menran Papera canteon, What fraction of the drinks sold were water? Give your answer in its simplest form, gat S0°|407 Ans, S, Find the value of 3999 + 7 Ans, 6. Find a number which ig larger than 5.7 and smaller than 58 Ans. 7. A shop is offering a discount of 30% on all items. What s the sale price of a dress which cost €20 before the sale? Ans, 8. Express the fraction t us a percentage. Ans, 1. Maria takes 4 hours to type a report that is 12.000 words Jong. Calculate Maria's average typing speed in words per minute. Ans, 10. Solve he equion 25450 x An Serr 200% Menta Peper page 444NOT TOSCALE B om . ‘The viangle ABC is isosceles with AB = AC. Use the measurements in the figure to determine the height h of the triangle. Ans, 12, Sandro needs 140 sheets of cardboard. This cardboard ‘comes in packs of 25 sheets costing © per pack and he cannot buy loose sheets, How much does it cost him to buy enough packs to cover his necds? (Aig coe da ee © 1 ; 13. 10% =—1 __ wn: e value of x? TODOS * What isthe value of Ans 14. The LOGO progeam below is meant to draw an jateral triangle but is incomplete. Fill in the wo ‘ing commends. FD 100 FD 100 FD 100 15. The sum of €35 100 is to be shared between Karl and Frank in the ratio of 2:3 so that Karl obtains the smaller share. What amount does Kari get? age ceoe cE SerT 2009 MewraL Feper page 4sNOTTO SCALE ‘Use the information in the figure (0 calculate the size of ABC, given that O is the centre of the circle, Allg Sere te eich tal 17. A cube has a volume of 64.000cm*. Find the length of each side. Ans. 18. What value of x satisfies both equations below? sty = 4s z-ye 5 Ans, 19. Jamie wants to empty 3 lites of oll into bottles each holding 750mi, How many bottles does he need? pcre fe rc 558x326 321.925 160 Use the information in the box above fo determine the 158x326 80 value of Ans, SEPT Zong page Ade Mevyrar Yaper