New Effective Learning Mathematics Chapter Test | S2A Suggested Solutions

Chapter 2 Rates, Ratios and Proportions

1. Speed =
=
= 72 km/h
 The answer is D. 1A

(1)

2. (3u – 2v) : (2u + 7v) = 1 : 4

=
12u – 8v = 2u + 7v
10u = 15v
=
 u:v =3:2
 The answer is D. 1A

(1)

3.  xy = × = × = × 3 =
 x and y are in inverse proportion such that
xy = ,
i.e. 4xy = 3
 The answer is D. 1A

(1)

4.  X:Y =3:1 =3×2:1×2 =6:2

Y:Z = 2:1 = 2 :1 = 2:1
 X:Y:Z =[Link]
 Amount that X gets = × $600
= $400
 The answer is C. 1A

(1)

5. =
=
=
 Scale = √ 9 000 000

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=
= 1 : 3 000
 The answer is A. 1A

(1)

6. Number of words Cherry typed before taking the rest = 26 × 15

= 390 1A

Time taken to finish the remaining document =

= 28.9 min (cor. to 3 sig. fig.)
 Total time taken = (15 + 10 + 28.9) min
= 53. 9 min
< 60 min
 Cherry can finish the document before 2:00 p.m. 1A
(2)

7. (a) Let $p be the amount that the bakery will get for selling 150 cream buns.
 = 1M
p = 2 400
 The bakery will get $2 400. 1A
(2)

(b) Let n be the number of cream buns sold.

 = 1M
n = 156.25
 At least 157 cream buns should be sold. 1A
(2)

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8. Let 3k and 4k be the present ages of Ceci and Gigi respectively,

where k is a non-zero constant.
= 1M
15k + 25 = 16k + 20
k =5
 3k = 15 and 4k = 20
 The present ages of Ceci and Gigi are 15 and 20 respectively. 1A+1A
(3)

9. Scale = 2 cm : 1 km
=
=
= 1 : 50 000 1A
i.e. =
 Actual area of the rectangular theme park = 50 0002 × 3 × 5 cm2 1M
= 50 0002 × km2
= 3.75 km2 1A
(3)

10. The largest interior angle = × 180 1M

= × 180
= 84
 The largest interior angle of the triangle < 90.
 All the three interior angles of the triangle < 90. 1A
 The triangle is not an obtuse-angled triangle. 1A
(3)

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11. (a)  4a = 5b
=
 a:b =5:4 1A
 3b = 2c
=
 b:c =2:3 1A
 a:b =5:4 =5: 4 =5:4
b:c = 2:3 = 2×2:3×2 = 4:6
 [Link] =[Link] 1A
(3)
(b)  : : =[Link]
 : = 4 : 5 and : =5:6
b : 2a = 4 : 5 and 2c : 3b = 5 : 6
= and =
= and =
= and =
 a : b = 5 : 8 and b:c =4:5 1A+1A
 a:b =5:8 =5: 8 =5:8
b:c = 4:5 = 4×2:5×2 = 8 : 10
 a : b : c = 5 : 8 : 10 1A
(3)
12. At the start of the decoration,
the size of the work = 8 × 30 units
= 240 units 1A
After 8 students have worked for 9 minutes,
the size of the work left = (240 – 8 × 9) units
= 168 units 1A
After 2 students have left,
the time taken to finish the decoration = min 1M
= 28 min 1A
(4)

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