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l. 7. .A student us~:da rod to measure the .dis-

tances 3,6 hf,5.4 rri and 7.2 m. ·what was
(A) -13 the GREATEST length of the rt>d !fit fitted
(B) -10 each distance an exact number oftimes?
(C) 13
(D) 25 (A) 0.9m
(B) l.8m
2. 11.l+O.Ol (C)· 2.7m
(D) 3.6m
(A) 110
(B) 111
(C) 1100 8. 301 can be written as
(D) l 110
(A) 3 x 103+ 1 x l 0
3. The number 3076 written in standard form is (B) 3 x 10i·+ l x 10
3x~o 3 '+1
. {C)
(D) 3x 102 +1
(A) 3.076 x 1(V
(B) 3.076xl0 2
(C)
(D) .
3.076x·l0.·2
3.076 x·10,3·
1) 3
9. :- (2· is the same as,
4. If $560 is shared in the ratio 2 : 3 : 9, the
difference between the largest and the ·1
smallest shares is (A)
8
(A) $ 80
(B) $240 (B)_
1
6
(C) $280
(0) $360
(C): 1
8
5. In a school the ratio of the number of pupils
to the number of teachers is 20 ~ l. If the~ l
n'umberofp~pils is'840, how many teachers 6
are there? ··

(A) 40
(B) 42 10) Bythedisttibutive law
{C) . ' 800 49x l7+3'x49=
(D) 840
.CA} 52+66 ..
(B) 52x66.
6. The.re are 40 students in a class. Girls make
(G) 49+20
up 60% of'the class. 25% of the girls wear
.(D) 49x20
glasses. I-iow many girls in the class wear
glasses?

(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 10
{D) 15 l
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11. If P = {a; b, c} then the number of sub.sets 14. In which one of the following Venn diagrams
'· of Pis · · is the region A n B' shaded?
. (A)
(A) .3
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) 16

Item 12 refers to the Venn diagram below. (B)

(C) u A B

12. The tw·o circles above represent set P and

setQ. If P= {Factors of6} and Q ={Factors
of 4}, then the shaded region represents

(A) { }
CB) {1,2}
(C) {4, 6, 8 ... }
(D) { 12, 24, 36, ... }
15. Tbm bought a pen for $60 and sold it to gain
20% on his cost price. How much money
Item 13 refers to the Venn diagram below. . did he gain? .

(A). $12.
(B) $40
(C) $7?
;J

(D) $80

16. An article costs $161. If a profit of13% is to

be made the selling price, in dollars, is

(A) . 1_61 (1 +1?ii)

13. In the Venn diagram above, the.shaded area
repres~nts (B) 13 (1 +!..6...l)
100

(A) l?'
1
(C) 161 (13 +/~0 )
(B) (Pu Q)
(C) Q n P'
(D) 13 (l~l +i1cfo)
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17. Mr. Duncan bought a table at a discount of Item 22 refers to toothpaste which is sold
30%thus saving $42. What was the marked in four different tubes.
price of the table?

(A) $ 98
(B) $110
(C) $140
(D) $182

18. A television set costs $350 cash. When

bought on hire-purchase, a deposit of $35 is
required, follQwed by 12.monthly payments
of$30: How much is saved by paying cash?
22. · Which amount is the best buy?
(A) · $10
(B) $25 (A) lOOml
(C) $4-0 (B) 150'ml
(D) $45 (C) 200ml
(D) 250 ml

19. A company empl~ys 12 gardeners at $26 per

day, and 8 clerks at $17 per day. What is th~ 23. 2x-3(x+ 8) =
mean daily wage, i11 dollars; of the 20
employees? (A) x+ 8
(13) -x-24
(A) . $20. 00 (C) Sx+ 8
. (B) $2L50 . (D) -5x-24
(C) $22.40
. (D) $31.~0
24. 5(x+y)-3(x-y) =

20. ff $7000 is borrowedat the rat~·of 5%p~ir· (A) 2x

annum for 3 years, t~ simple inte.rest is (B) 2x+2y
..... ' .
(C) 2.x+ By
(A) $ 105 (D) 8x+ Sy
(B) $ 210
(C) $ 370 :
(D) $1050 ·25. Forallaandb,3a(a+·2b)-b(2a-3b) =

(A) 3a2 - ab + 3b 2
21. A man's taxable income is found to be (B) 3a2 + 4ab + 3b,.
$15 200. He pays tax at the rate of25%. The (C) 3a2 + 4ab - 3b 2
amount of income tax he pays.is (D) 3a 2 + 8ab. - 3b 2

(A) $3775
(B) $3.800
(C) $3 825
(D) $3 875

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26. Ifa*. b = - -· l, then 7 * 28 = 29. · If20a--16~12 (3 - a), then a=
a
(Pl) ~
(A) _l 8
4
(B) l (B) .13
4 8

(C) 3 .il
(C)
16
(D) 4

.. (D)
.2. :·
2
3x4x
27. When simp!ifi~d, ?y: +Sy is ,written as
30. lf x is an integer which satisfies tne
ineq~alities./4 <x-2 ~·s, thenthc smallest
41x possible valLJ.e ofxis
(A)
'35y
(A) 4
41x2 (B) 5
(B) (C)' 69
35y (D) 7
c
41.xy
(C)
35y 31. Thesumoftvvonumbers,xandy, is 18, and
their diffe~ence is 14_. Which pajr ofequations
20x + 21y below describes the above statement?
(D)
35y
(A) 2(x +y) = 1.8
2(x--y) = 4
(B) 2(xy) = 18
28. 3x x3Y=
2.(x _:y~ ~. 4
(C) · (x + y) = 18
(A) cFY (x-y) = 14.
(B) :fY '{D) (x+y)=22
(C) if+Y (x-y) = i4.

(D) 3x+y

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32. The distance around the edge of a circular Jtem 35 refers to the trapezium below.
pond is 88 :m, .. The.radii.is, in metres is
'l
(A) .88n -E------.---12 cm -·--------4.

(B)

(C)
17611:
88
re
31
J
·7.
~y
(D) 88 ~-·~-----,,------'
-E---- 8 cm )
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35. The area of the trapez!Um above is

Item 33 refers to the circle below with centre
0 and circumference of20 cm.
(A) 24cm2
B (B) 28 cm2
(C) 30 cm2
(D) 36 cm2.

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36. Thi~area of a re~tangle is .53 .6 .cm2 • If the
length fa multiplied by fotir and the width is
halved, the area would then be·

(A) 214.4cm2
33. The length of the minor arc AB, in cm, is (B) 107.2cm2
(C) 53.6 cm2
(D) 26,8 cm2 ·
(A) . __!,_ x 20
60
.I . , . .

:&!m 37 refers. to the c~be below.

CB) ~·x. 20
360 ..

360- 60 ) x 20
(C} ( 360

(D) 60x20
10 cm

34. If the length of a rectangle is doubled, by what 37. 'The volum.e of the cube is
number rp.ust the width be multiplied in order
that the area remains the same? '(A) 1 OOO.cm3
(B) 300 cm3 ·
(A) 3 (C) 100 crri,3
(B) 2 (D) 30 cm3
(C) 112
(D) 14

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Item 38 refers to the cylinder below vvith 41. The ITiedian~fthe numbf.~rs
radius 3 cm and height 8 cm. 1, 1, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8 is
3cm
(A) 7
(B) 6.5
(C) 6
8cm
er)) 5.4

.,, --- - - ' 42 . Ifthemean of Lh·~ four numbers 4, 8, x and

12 is 10, thenx is

38. The volume.of the cylinder is (A) 4

(B) 10
(A) 12 7t cm 3 (C) 12
(B) 48 :re cm 3 (D) 16
(C) 72 7t cm 3
(D~ ,192 7t cm 3
43. The highest· weekly wage of a group of
employees is $105.40, If the range of the
39. If it took a speed boat 9 hours to travel a wages·is $27.50, how much does the lowest
distance of 1080 km, what was its average paid employee re~eive?
speed?
(A) $105.40
(A) 12 km/h (B) $ 77.90
. (B) 102km/h (C) $ 66.45
(C) 120 km/h (D) $ 27.50
(D) l200km/h

44. A bag contains 4 red balls and 5 blue balls.

40. ':'he pie-chart shows the preference in drinks A loiall is picked at random from the bag and
of a group of students. is found to be red. It is not replaced. What is
the probability that the ne~:t ball to be taken
randomly from the bag will be blue?
/

\A) 1
Pine ..'.~ple
5
juice
(B) l
9

(C) ·J
5

If 12students11rcfer chocolate, then the total (D) 2

number of stuc tents in the group is 8

(A) 48
(B) 72
(C)
(D)
180
300
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Item 45 refers to the contents of the following table which shows

the results of a survey of 100 households co.nducted by Form .5
students to de~ennine the numberof :hildrell'in each household.
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j!j3~E~
1
No. of children at home 0 1 2 3 4 5'6 7

Frequency 5 10 44 27 . 8 .5 " 1 0

45. The.probability that a home visited at random will contain

exactly 4 childten is

(A) ...1.
100

(B) 8 ,.(.

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(C) 4
28

. (D). 4
B

46. . Which of the following mappings from set A to ·set B is a

· .'tunctio9? · ...

A B

·.,(A)

A B

$)~
A B

(C)

(D)

...
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47. Which two graphs below represent 48. ~f h(x) = _::-_; •· then h(-6) ==
functions?
(A) -4
I
(B) ·-Hi
5

>x (C) J&.

5

(D). 4

II y Item 49 refers to the following grn p h.

--7
x

I.Il y 49. The_ diagram above shows a graph. If_a, b

· · a:nd care positive constants, the equation of
.the graph c'ould be

CA) y = a.x.2 + c
. '(B) y=c~ax:2
(C) y = a.x.2 +bx.+ c
. (D) y = c + bx '-- a.x2

IV

\.

(A) I and II
(B) I and III
(C) II and IV
(D) illandlV

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Item 50 refers to the following diagram. Item 52: refers to the follo.wing diagram.
YI
P (a, b).

:,o

S,Z. . In the figure above AB. and CD are parallel.

Whfoh of the followihg BEST describes the
, . ·rel.ation bet:vy,eenx and.y?

;'.(A) ·.x.+y,<2x
50. The diagram above :show~,-. a.1ir1~ Th~ Pd ·: · cB}· .·x=:=y .
gradi~n~ oHhe liriePQ.is.giv~n'by·" · . · · · :·. (C) · . .x·~i'.Y >2x ·
f. • ••

: ;.(D):. : x<:.x> .. ·
(A) b-d
c'-a
Item 53Tefers to the following diagram.
'Q..=Jl,
(B) b..:..d

a-c
(C) b-d

·b-d
(D) a,;_ ·c

Item51 refers tC? the diagram below.

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53. The triangle-ABC above is right-angled at C.
..3 -2 -1· .o. 1 2 3 2' ABC= 40° and AC= 20cm. Tne length of
The graph of the i~equality in.the diagram
BC,incm,is
51.
above is defined by
(A) 20 sin 40~
(A) -2 <x s 3
(B) 20
(B) -2 s x<3
Sin4Qo
(C) -2 >x ~ 3
(D) -2 ;::: x > 3
(C) 20 tan40°

(D). 20
tan40°

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Item 54 - 55 r~fer to the following graph.

54. The pointA(2, -3) ·is rotated about the origin 55. · The transformation that maps L\ LMN onto
through an angle of90° in an anticlockwise L\PQRis
direction. What are the coordinates of the
image ofA? (A) a rotation thrbugh 180° about the
origin
(A) (3, 2)
(B) (2, 3) 1 (B)
. . (-12 '-2-1)
a rotation ofl80° ab~ut
(C) (-3, -2)
(D) (~3, 2) ·

(C)
1
an enlargement about ( 2'
-1) of
2-
seal~ facto~i ..

(D) An enlargement about the origin of

scale factor: -2

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shows the point A.

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(A) (-3, 4) SS. How many tli'angles congruent to MDE would

(B) (3, -4) · be needed to cover the rectangle· ABCD
(C) (4,-3) entirely?
(D) (-4, 3)
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D). 8

57. In the. figure above, the line CD is the image

of AB after

(A) a rotation through 90° centre 0

(B) a r~flection ~n the y-axis

(C) . a translation by vector ( =:)

(D) an enlargement of scale factor .:1

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Item 59..refers to the.following diagram. Item 60 refers to the following diagram.

50 cm

. ..
R .xcm Q 6Q. . In the figurdabo'le,Ali?C' is a triangle in which
.. AD= BD . . =. CD.
.,, . '
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59. In the right-angled tdangle above, notdrawn
The angle ABCis '
to scale, Q=90?, PQ = 50 cm, PR== 130
(A) 90°
cm, and RQ = x cm. (B) 80''
.'
Tan PRQ.=
(C)
(D)
50°
4Q,o ,. .<·,~
.. ·
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50.
(A) ..
·

x
x
(B)
50
50
(C)
130
x
.CD)
130
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