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Section A (40 marks) t hour

Answer all the questions.

L Solve the simultaneous equations by using the substitution method.

?sc+3y=l),
x-4y =-J.

Answer x =

v- ,.............. t3l

Solve the simultaneous equations by using the elimination method.

4x-3y - 1.8,
7x+5y =ll.

Answer x =

v- ............... t3l
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3 Solve the simultaneous equations

b-Y =ll'
-2.tc+5y+7 =0.

1 Solve the simultaneous equations

11 L'
,x= ,l-
1 1-.-o7 \
7x+ fl =J8.

Answer x =

y= t3l
Solve the simultaneous equations

Y =2x-3,
4x -3y = lQ.

Ansyver x =

v- ............... t3l

Solve the simultaneous equations

P-5q =3,
D-
7o *Q =-5.
7 Solve the simultaneous equations

28+3Y=llx,
2Y =5x.

t Solve the simultaneous equations

0.5x+ l.2Y=).$,
0.8x- 0.3Y =-2.5.
Solve the simultaneous equations

5Y =x+2,
2 2x-l
lrY= 3 '

Answer x=

y= .............. t3l

Solve the simultaneous equations

3(*- 1) -5y =1,

7x+2(3-!) =25.

Answer x =

y= t4l
11 Solve the simultaneous equations

2px + qy =)Q,

7y=;(2qx+pqy)
giventhatp =2and,q=6.

Answer x =

v - ...... I4l
12 In the diagram, ABCD is a rectangle. AB = (2x + 3y + 5) cm,
Bg = (7 x - 3y + 10) cm, CD = (x - 3y + 13) cm and AD = (y + 2x + 16) cm.
(a) By forming suitable equations, flnd the values of x and y.
(b) Hence, calculate the area of rectangle ABCD.

?-x+3y+5 x-3y+13

7x-3y+L0

(b) cm2 [1]

Section B (40 marks) L hour
Answer all the questions.

1 (a) Solve the simultaneous equations 2x + y =3x - 5y = 13. t3l

(b) Five years ago, Steven was 8 times as old as Jason. In three years'time, Steven
will be twice as old as Jason. How old are Steven and Jason now? (Give your
answers in years and months.) 14)
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(a) The ratio of two numbers is
7
. Seven times the smaller number is 17 more than
flve times the larger number. Find the two numbers. t4)
(b) The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 12. If the digits are reversed, the
number will be j of the original number. Find the number. t4l
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3 (a) Andy has 25 coins, made up of l0-cent and 50-cent coins. If the total value of his
coins is $9.30, how many coins of each value does he have? t3l
(b) Mrs Tan bought a total of 143 apples and pears'. Later she found that one third of
the apples and one fifth of the pears were rotten. She counted and found that the
number of rotten apples was twice the number of rotten pears.How many of the
apples she bought were rotten? t41
(a) Solve the simultaneous equations
81
x+1 y
2x-5 2
3y+2 7
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(b) = (5x + y2 - 6) cm,
The diagram shows parallelogram ABCD where AB
BC=(x+6y+ 3)cm, CD=(y2+7y- 5)cm, AD-(5x +y+ 1) cm and
AE = lx + 3(y + 1)] cm. AE is perpendicular to BC.
(i) Find the values of .r and y. t41
(ii) Find the area of parallelogramABCD. tzl

5x+y+7

5x+y2-6 y2+7y-5
x+3(y+1)

E x+6y+3
(a) A chemist has Solution Athat contains lSVo of concentrated acid and Sslution B
that contain s 45Vo concentrated acid. How many litres of each solution should he
use to make l2litres of a mixture containing 36Vo concentrated acid? t4l
(b) Mr Lee received $1200 for renting out two television sets last year. If he charged
$10 per month more on one than the other, find the monthly rental on each of
these television sets if the more expensive set was not rented out for 2 months last
year. t4)