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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS
Paper 01 - General Proficiency

90 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY

I. In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.

2. Each item in this test has four suggested answers, lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you are about
to answer, and decide which choice is best

3. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and blacken the space having the
same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item
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2a + 6a = Sample Answer

(A) Sa
•@©@
(B)
(C)
(D)
Sa'
12a
12a 2 --
The best answer to this item is "Sa", so answer space Alias been blackened.

4. If you want to change your answer, be sure to erase your old answer completely and fill in your new choice.

5. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can. If you cannot
answer an item, omit it and go on to the next one. You can return later to the item omitted. Your score
will be the total number of correct answers.

6. You may do any rough work in the booklet.

7. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.

8. All numbers are real numbers. For calculations that_ involve It, use 1t =¥ .
9. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 90 minutes to answer them.

10. Do not be concerned that the answer sheet provides spaces for more answers than there are items in this
test.

11. Calculators, slide rules and mathematical tables may NOT be used for this paper.

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I. The number 3.14063 correct to 3 decimal 6. The exchange rate for one United States dollar
places is (US $1.00) is two dollars and seventy cents in
Eastern Caribbean currency (EC $2. 70). The
(A) 3.140 value of US $4.50 in EC currency is
(B) 3.141
(C) 3.146 (A) $ 1.67
(0) 3.150 (B) $ 6.00
(C) $ 7.20
(0) $12.15

2. The set of factors of 18 is

(A) ( 1, 18) 7. {.t : 5 S x < 10, x is an integer} may

(B) (2, 3, 6, 9) be listed as
(C) ( 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18)
(0) (18,36,54, ... ) (A) (5, 10)
(B) (6, 7, 8, 9)
(C) (5,6, 7,8,9)
3. Which . of the following is the same as (0) (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
57 x 999?

(A) 57 " 100 - 1

(B) 57 (100 - 1) 8. P = (factors of 15) and Q = (factorsof20}.
(C) 57 x 1000 - 1 The HCF of 15 and 20 can be described as the
(0) 57 (1000 - 1) set

(A) p
(B) Q
p u Q
4. A line which has a gradient of i passes
(C)
(0) p ('\ Q
through the point (0, 2). An equation of the
line is

I 1 ~ 3
(A) y = 3.t 2 ~ 5
3 ~ 7
I
(B) y = 3.t + 2 4 ~ 9

(C) y = 3.t
9. Which of the following could describe the
(0) y = 3.t + 2 mapping above?

(A) /:.t ~ .t+ 3

(B) /:.t ~ 2.t+ 1
5. A boat was travelling on a bearing of 270°. In (C) /:.t ~ .t1+ 1
what direction was it travelling? (0) /:.t ~ 2.t1 - 3
(A) West
(B) East
(C) North
(0) South

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T
4cm

6cm

p
10. The area of the shaded pan of the rectangle
above is
13. In the diagram above, if IL is the vecior
(A) (6 + 4)cm' (~)and .l! is the vecior (-i) •then
(6 x 4) 2
(B) - - cm
2 PS is
(C) (4 + 6 + 4 + 6) cm'

(D) (6 x 4) cm'
(A) (~)
(B) (~)
6p 4r
11. + - =
(~)
5q 3s
(C)

lOpr
(~)
(A)
8qs (D)

24pr
(B) 14. Expressed in standard form, 0.003 68 =
8qs

6ps + 4qr (A) 3.68 x IO'

(C) 2
15qs (B) 3.68 x 10
(C) 3.68 x IO"'
I8ps + 20qr (D) 3.68 x 10·'
(D)
I5qs
15. 5(2.x - y) - 2(3y - 5x) =

(A) -11y
12. If the number x is such that60 < x < 80,
(B) 2x - 6y
(C) 5x - 7y
then ~lies between
(D) 20.x - lly

(A) 7 and8
(B) 7 and9 16. If60 - y < 20, then a possible value of y
(C) 8and9 is
(D) 8 and 10
(A) 10
(B) 30
(C) 40
(D) 50

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17. A = (20 -11) ' B = (03 -2)

I .

Then AB =
(A) ( 3 -3)
-3 -1

(B) (~ -b)
21. In the Venn diagram above, the shaded region
(C) (~ ;) represents the set

(A) A ri (B ri C)'
(D) (0 -2) (B) (A u B)' u C
0 -1
(C) (A ri B ri C)'
(D) (A u B u C)'

18. A company gives a 10% discount off the 22. There are 9000 children in a town. The prob-
marked prtce of items. A government sales
ability that a child is affected by an epidemic
tax of 8% is charged on the sale price. What
would a customer pay for an article marked ist. How many children are NOT likely to
$5000? . be affected?

(A) $4860 (A) 2700

(B) $4900 (B) 3000
(C) $4960 (C) 6000
(D) $5060 (D) 6300

2
19.
2
6x + 5x - 4 is equivalent to 23. 2 (a b)3 =

5 3
(A) (6x - 2)(x + 2) (A) 2a b
6
(B) (6x + 2)(x - 2) (B) 2a b'
(C) . 6a'b
(C) (3x + 4) (2x - I)
(D) 8a6b3 •
(D) (3x - 4) (2x + I)

A
20. Classes in school start at 08:50 hrs. and end at
15:00 hrs. There is a 20-minute morning
break and a midday break for I hr. How much
time is spent in class?

(A) 2h 30min
(B) 4h 50min zx'
(C) 5h 30 min B
(D) 6h JO min
24. In the triangle ABC above, not drawn to scale,
0
angle A = x and angle B = 2x0 • If angle C
is less than 120°, then angle A is

(A) less than 20°

(B) exactly 60°
(C) between 20° and 60°
(D) between 60° and 120°

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29. Which of the following represents the Slate-

ment, 'The difference of two square numbers
is positive'?

(A) 2x-2y>0
(B) 2(y-x)>0
(C) x2-/>0
A (D) (y-x>2>0
25. The area of the circle above, not drawn to
scale, is27 cm2• What is theareaoftheshaded
sector? 30. Given that x = - 3, what is the value of
2l-x+5?
(A) 11.25 cm'
(B) 13.50 cm' (A) 20
(C) 14.00 cm'
(B) 26
(D) 22.50 cm2 (C) 38
(D) 44
Items 26 - 28 refer to the graph below.

31. The simple interest on $560 for 2!years is

$98. The rate per cent per annum is

(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 12

32. The mean of 11 numbers is 7. One of the

numbers, 13, is deleled. What is the mean of
the remaining 10 numbers?

oa.......:;;~1..._.2....,~3~.;.;.4i..;.;._..x (A) 7.7

(B) 6.4
26. The coordinates of the point A are (C) 6.0
(A) (3, 0) (D) 5.8
(B) (3, I)
(C) (0, 3)
(D) (1,3) 33. A car presently valued at $12 OOOdepreciates
at the rate of 10% per annum. Whal will be its
27. The gradient of AB is value one year later?
(A) -i (A) $10800
(B)
-2 (B) $11800
3 (C) $11880
2 (D) $11990
(C)
3
3
(D)
2
28. The equation of the line CB is
(A) y = 0
(B) x = 0
(C) x = 3
(D) y = 3x
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36. The relationship that BEST describes the

mapping in the diagram above is
34. The pie chart above, not drawn to scale,
represents the masses of ingredients in a cake. (A) one-UH>ne
Thetotalmassis288g. Whatisthecombined (B) one-to-many
mass (in grams) of fat and sugar? (C) many-UH>ne
(D) many-to-many
(A) 93
(B) .132
37. ThetranslationT mapsP(2,3)ontoP' (5,-1).
(C) 165
What is the image of Q (0, 4) under the trans-
(D) 195
lation T!

(A) (0, - 16)

(B) (7,-4)
(C) (3, 0)
(D) (3, 8)

38. A box contains 28 kg of potatoes. If 10.5 kg

are sold, what percentage of the powoes is
left?

F (A) 17.5
(B) 37.5
(C) 62.5
35. In the circle ABCD above, 0 is the centre, (D) 66.0
angle CBD is 28° and angle FCD is 78°.
AngleBAC = 39. The sides of a parallelogram are 12 cm and
5 cm. If one of its diagonals is 13 cm, then its
(A) 28° area is
(B) so•
(C) 74° (A) 30cm2
(D) 78° (B) 60cm2
(C) 65cm2
(D) 78cm2

40. The score which occurs most frequently in a

distribution is the

(A) median
(B) mean deviation
(C) standard deviation
(D) mode

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40 r- 44. A rectangular field is 4.t metres long and 2.t

metres wide. Its perimeter is 288 metres. The
35
value of.tis
30
25 (A) 24 m
20 .-- (B) 33 m
(C) 36m
IS r--
(D) 48 m
10 -
s
!! 45. If E I
= rmv 2 th
, en v =
0123456
MARKS (A) E..2
m
41. The histogram above shows the scores ob-
tained . by students in a Mathematics lest (B) lmE2
2
marked out of 6.
How many students sat the test? (C) ~
m
(A) 40
(B)
(C)
100
110
(D)
~
(D) .180
46. If I6x2 + bx + 100 is a perfect square, then
bis

(A) 40
(B) 58
II I (C) 80
(D) 116
0 c
III IV

42. In which quadrant(s) above would sin 9 have

a positive value? ·

(A) I only
(B) I and II only
(C) I and lil only
(D) II and IV only

A
43. If John's present age is 3.t years and Jane is
47. In the diagram above, not drawn to scale,
twice his age, what will be the sum of their
DEisparalleltoAB,AB = 9cm,BE = lOcm,
~gcs in 5 years' time?
EC= 5cmandCD = 7cm. What is the length
of AC?
(A) 3.t + 10
(B) 9.t + 10 (A) !~cm
(C) 9.t + 15
(B) 12cm
(D) 18.t + 5
(C) 14cm
(D) 21 cm

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48. The length of the arc which subtends an angle

9 at the centre of a circle of radius r cm is

...i..

I .. ;.
(A) x 1tT Ar-~~.....s_c_m~~~~B
360

(B) ...i.. x 1tr2

360

...i.. D C
(C) x 2rtr
360
51. In the parallelogram AB CD above, not drawn
toscale,AB = 5cm,BC = 4cmandangle
(D) ...i.. x 2rtr2 ABC = 56°. What is the area of the parallel-
360
ogram AB CD?

(A) 5 sin 56° cm'

(B) 10 sin 56°cm2
(C) 20 sin 56° cm'
B (D) 40 sin 56° cm'

C
~ ~
Scm A
HOME ECON. MATHS

49. In the triangle above, not drawn to scale,

=
BC= 4cm,CA 5cmandangleBCA 30°. =
u8
The area of triangle ABC is

(A) 5cm' 52. The Venn diagram above gives information

(B) IOcm' on students whoiare studying Home Econo-
(C) 2 mics, Mathematics and Art. Which of the
17cm
2 following deductions can be made?
(D) 20cm
I. Some students who study Art study
Home Economics.
50. P and Qare two finite sets such that n(P) = 7, II. No student who studies Art studies
n(Q) =5 and n(P r. Q) =
3. What is Mathematics.
n(P uQ)? III. Some Home Economics students
study Mathematics.
(A) 6
(B) 9 (A) I and II only
(C) 15 (B) II and III only
(D) 18 (C) I and III only
(D) I, II and III

53. A rectangle is 16 cm long and 9 cm wide. A

square has the same area as the rectangle.
What is the length of a side of the square?

(A) 12cm
(B) 24 cm
(C) 36cm
(D) 72 cm

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54. The coordinates of the image of the point 58. An agent received 30% commission on sales
(4, 0) under reflection in the line x = 6 is exceeding a valueof$400. Ifhereceives$120
commission, how much did h!; actually sell?
(A) (-4, 0)
(B) (8,0) (A) $400
(C) (10, 0) (B) $412
(D) (4, 12) (C) $600
(D) $800

55. A rectangle which is 3 times as long as it is

wide, has a width of p centimetres. Its peri- 59. The sum of the interior angles of a regular
meter is polygon is 720°. If one side of the polygon is
10 cm, then the perimeter of the polygon is
(A) 4p centimetres
(B) 8p centimetres (A) 50cm
(C) ·3p2 centimetres (B) 60cm
(D) p + 3 centimetres (C) 80cm
(D) lOOcm

Gr-__,8_ _,F

b
IO km

B
D la E
56. A plane travels from pointA on a bearing 150°
toapointB lOkmfromA. HowfareastofA -> ->
60. In the figure DEFG above, DE = 2a, DG = b
isB? --+ --+ - -
· and GF = ~· What is EG expressed in terms
(A) 10 sin 30° Of!and_!!?
(B) 10 sin 60°
(C) 10 cos 30° (A) a + b
(D) 10 tan 60°
(B) !! + !!
(C) 2! + !!
57. Mr. Smith's weekly salary was increased from (D) .!!. - 2!
$210 to $280. His assistant's salary was in-
creased proportionately. If his assistant's
salary is now $200, then the assistant's salary
before the increase was

(A) $130
(B) $140
(C) $150
(D) $270

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