Complete Revision for

CSEC Mathematics
Multiple Choice Examinations
Plus Sample SBAs
and
Past Paper Solutions
Topic by Topic Approach

10 Model CSEC Mathematics Tests

Solutions: January 2013 to January 2017
Solutions: June 2017

Raymond Toolsie. BSc. MACP

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 Preface
Complete Revision For CSEC Mathematics Multiple Choice Examination plus sample SBAs and
Past Paper Solutions covers all the different type of questions that comes in the CSEC Mathematics
Examination Papers and help students prepare their CSEC Mathematics SBA. The book is divided
into five parts.

Part one consists of worked examples covering the various type of possible questions that come
under each of the nine sections of the Core Objectives. Each example is worked out in a simple
laid out student friendly way. Diagrams, graphs and Teacher comments are given to enhance the
understanding of the solution to a given problem. Alternative methods are given where possible
to cater for different student development.

Part two consists of an exercise with 30 questions at the end of each section of worked examples
in Part one. Here students have an ample number of questions to practice what they have learnt
from the worked examples.

Part three consists of ten complete simulated (model) CSEC Mathematics Paper 1 Examinations.
Each examination has the same number and type of questions that comes under each section of the
CSEC Mathematics Paper 1 Examination, to help polish off students’ revision for the stated
examination.

Part four consists of five sample Mathematics SBA’s. Each SBA is modelled after the guidelines
as laid down by CXC.

Part five consists of all the solutions to the CSEC Mathematics Examinations from January 2013
to January 2017 and June 2017.

This book is a complete revision book for the CSEC Mathematics Examination.

It is hoped that this book will enhance the chance of each student that uses it properly to achieve a
Grade 1 in the CSEC Mathematics Examination.

Raymond Toolsie
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 COMPUTATION 1
EXERCISE 1 8

2 NUMBER THEORY 13
EXERCISE 2 19

3 CONSUMER ARITHMETIC 23
EXERCISE 3 30

4 SETS 35
EXERCISE 4 43

5 MEASUREMENT 49
EXERCISE 5 58

6 STATISTICS 63
EXERCISE 6 72

7 ALGEBRA 79
EXERCISE 7 85

8 RELATIONS, FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS 89

EXERCISE 8 98

9 GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY 105

EXERCISE 9 114

VECTORS AND MATRICES 121

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EXERCISE 10 130

CSEC MODEL EXAMINATION 1 139

CSEC MODEL EXAMINATION 2 151

CSEC MODEL EXAMINATION 3 163

CSEC MODEL EXAMINATION 4 175

CSEC MODEL EXAMINATION 5 187

CSEC MODEL EXAMINATION 6 199

CSEC MODEL EXAMINATION 7 211

CSEC MODEL EXAMINATION 8 223

CSEC MODEL EXAMINATION 9 237

CSEC MODEL EXAMINATION 10 249

ANSWERS 261

SAMPLE SBA 1 263

SAMPLE SBA 2 265

SAMPLE SBA 3 267

SAMPLE SBA 4 269

SAMPLE SBA 5 272

JANUARY 2013 PAPER 2 SOLUTIONS 274

JANUARY 2014 PAPER 2 SOLUTIONS 292

JANUARY 2015 PAPER 2 SOLUTIONS 312

JANUARY 2016 PAPER 2 SOLUTIONS 331

JANUARY 2017 PAPER 2 SOLUTIONS 351

MAY 2017 PAPER 2 SOLUTIONS 371

1 COMPUTATION
Example 1 Solution
In standard form 0.0357 is written as 15
0.15 
100
(A) 3.57 104 3

(B) 3.57 103 20
(C) 3.57 102
(D) 3.57 101 Answer:
3
20
Solution
3.57 Example 3
0.0357 
100
3.57 608 Skittles are shared in the ratio 3: 5 . The
 2 larger share of Skittles is
10
 3.57  102 (A) 76
(B) 121
Answer: 3.57 102 (C) 203
(D) 380

Example 2 Solution
Express 0.15 as a fraction in its lowest terms. The total number of equal parts  3  5
8
1 5
(A)  the larger share  608 
8 8
3  76  5
(B)
5  380
2
(C) Answer: 380
7
3
(D)
20

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Example 4 Solution
If 325  74.81  24313.25 , then 1
12 % of the sum of money  $60
3.25  0.7481  2
$60
So, 1% of the sum of money 
(A) 2.431 325 1
(B) 24.313 25 12
2
(C) 243.132 5
(D) 2 431.325  100% of the sum of money  $60  100
1
12
2
Solution  $60  8
 $480
325  74081  24 313.25
3.25  0.7481  2.431325 Answer: $480.00
2  4  6
decimal decimal decimal
Example 6
places places places
There are 40 students in a class. Boys make
Answer: 2.431 325 up 40% of the class. If 25% of the boys wear
shirt jacs, how many boys wear shirt jacs?

Example 5 (A) 4
(B) 10
1 (C) 16
12 % of a sum of money is $60. What is the (D) 30
2
sum of money?
Solution
(A) $7.50 40
40% of 40 students   40
(B) $20.83 100
(C) $72.50  16
(D) $480.00 25
25% of 16 students   16
100
1
  16
4
4

Answer: 4

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Example 7 Solution
2
 3 700
700 as a percentage of 280   100%
  is equal to 280
 5
10
  100%
6 4
(A) 1000
10  %
6 4
(B)  250%
5
3
(C) Answer: 250%
10
9
(D)
25 Example 9
Solution The value of 79.94  0.5 is approximately
2
 3  3 3 (A) 0.4
     
 5  5 5 (B) 4.0
9 (C) 40
 (D) 400
25

9 Solution
Answer:
25
79.94  0.5  80  0.5
 40
Example 8
Answer: 40
What percentage of 280 is 700?

(A) 40% Example 10

(B) 250%
(C) 420% In a school, the ratio of the number of
(D) 980% students to the number of teachers is 25 :1 . If
there are 800 students in the school how
many teachers are there?

(A) 24
(B) 26
(C) 28
(D) 32

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Solution Solution
Let the number of teachers  x 190.57  1.9057  100
Then, 25:1  800 : x  1.9057  102
25 800
So, 
1 x
Answer: 1.9057  102
800
That is, x
25
 x  32
Example 13
Answer: 32
If $780 is shared in the ratio 2 : 3: 5 , then the
difference between the largest share and the
Example 11 smallest share is

The number 8.150 72 written correct to 3 (A) $390

decimal places is (B) $234
(C) $156
(A) 8.150 (D) $78
(B) 8.151
(C) 8.157 Solution
(D) 8.160
Total number of equal parts  2  3  5
Solution  10
5
So, the largest share  $780 
8.15072  8.150 7 2 10
1
  $780 
2
th
4 decimal place  $390
 8.151 (Add 1 to 0 since the 4th 2
And the smallest share  $780 
decimal place is a 7 which is greater than 5). 10
 $78  2
Answer: 8.151  $156
 the difference between
the largest share
Example 12 and the smallest share  $390  $156
 $234
In scientific notation, 190.57 is written as
Answer: $234
(A) 0.19057 10 3

(B) 1.9057  102

(C) 19.057  101
(D) 1.9057  101

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Example 14 Example 16
If 60% of a number of beads is 180, what is 34.85  1.7
The exact value of is
150% of the number of beads? 1000

(A) 675 (A) 0.205

(B) 450 (B) 0.020 5
(C) 270 (C) 0.002 05
(D) 72 (D) 0.000 205

Solution Solution
60% of the number of beads  180 348.5
180 34.85  1.7
S0, 1% of the number of beads   17
60 1000 1000
3
 150% of the number of beads  3 150 20.5

 450 1000
 0.0205
Answer: 450
Answer: 0.020 5

Example 15
Example 17
12.7  0.01 is equal to
3
 1
(A) 1.27    is the same as
(B) 127  5
(C) 1 270
(D) 12 270 1
(A) 
15
Solution 1
(B) 
125
1270 1
12.7  0.01  (C)
1 15
 1270 1
(D)
125
Answer: 1 270

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Solution Example 19
3
 1   1  1  1  2
         
What number must be added to 1 to give 2?
 5  5 5 5 5
1
 4
125 (A)
5
1 3
Answer:  (B)
125 5
2
(C)
5
Example 18 1
(D)
5
 2    4  
2 2

Solution
(A) 12
2
(B) 20 Since 1  x  2
(C) 12 5
2
(D) 20 Then x  2 1
5
Solution 
3
5
 2    4    2  2    4  4 
2 2

3
 4  16 Answer:
5
 20

Answer: 20 Example 20
3
Express 7 as a decimal correct to 3
8
significant figures.

(A) 7.30
(B) 7.37
(C) 7.38
(D) 7.40

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Solution
3
7  7.37 5
8

4 th significant figure
 7.38 (Add 1 to 7 since the 4th
significant figure is a 5)

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EXERCISE 1
1. The decimal fraction 0.385 written as 5. If $480 is divided into two portions in
a common fraction, in its lowest the ratio 3: 5 , then the smallest
terms, is portion is

77 (A) $60
(A) (B) $120
20
77 (C) $180
(B) (D) $300
40
77
(C) 6. If 40% of a number is 75, what is the
100 number?
77
(D)
200 (A) 24.75
(B) 112.50
2. The number 7.15049 correct to 3 (C) 187.50
decimal places is (D) 262.50

(A) 7.154 7. In a company, the ratio of the number

(B) 7.153 of workers to the number cashiers is
(C) 7.151 20 : 3 . If there are 120 workers in the
(D) 7.150 company, how many cashiers are
there?
3. The exact value of 0.768  0.02 is
(A) 17
(A) 0.01536 (B) 18
(B) 0.1536 (C) 21
(D) 23
(C) 1.536
(D) 15.36
8. What percentage of 250 is 800?

4. The exact value of 9   0.01 is

2
(A) 31.25%
(B) 62.5%
(A) 90 000 (C) 320%
(B) 9 000 (D) 555%
(C) 900
(D) 90

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 2
 3 5
9.   is equal to 13. What number must be added to 3 to
8 8
give 4?
6
(A) 3
16 (A)
9 8
(B) 3
64 (B)
6 9
(C) 3
8 (C)
3 4
(D) 1
16 (D)
8
10. There are 60 people in a group. Males
14.  2    3 
3 3
make up 40% of the group. If 25% of
the males wear hats, how many males
wear hats? (A) 15
(B) 15
(A) 6 (C) 35
(B) 12 (D) 35
(C) 18
(D) 27 28.5  1.5
15. The exact value of is
100
1
11. 8 % of a sum of money is $45.
3 (A) 0.019
What is the sum of money? (B) 0.19
(C) 1.9
(A) $450.00 (D) 11.9
(B) $540.00
(C) $720.00 16. If 40% of a number of nails is 280,
(D) $4 125.00 what is 125% of the number of nails?

3 (A) 90 nails
12. Express 8 as a decimal correct to 3
7 (B) 583 nails
significant figures. (C) 875 nails
(D) 1 000 nails
(A) 8.40
(B) 8.41 17. If $920 is shared in the ratio 3: 5:8 ,
(C) 8.42 then the difference between the
(D) 8.43 largest share and the smallest share is

(A) $115.00
(B) $172.50
(C) $287.50
(D) $460.00

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 22. If Paul’s savings are 25% more than
18. In scientific notation, 7528.6 is Janet’s savings, what percentage of
written as Paul’s savings are Janet’s savings?

(A) 7.5286 103 (A) 25%

(B) 50%
(B) 7.5286 101 (C) 75%
(C) 7.5286 102 (D) 80%
(D) 7.5286 103
1
23. James spends of his pocket money
19. In standard form, 0.00128 is written 3
1
as on buying books, on buying food
4
1
(A) 1.28 104 and on buying a ticket for a cricket
6
(B) 1.28 103
match. How many percent of James’
(C) 1.28 102 pocket money will be left?
(D) 1.28 101
(A) 25%
20. 540 sweets are shared in the ratio 1
2 : 7 . The smaller share of sweets is (B) 33 %
3
(C) 50%
(A) 54 (D) 62.5%
(B) 60
(C) 120 24. If Mark is 25% lighter than Ken by
(D) 240 mass, then by what percentage is Ken
heavier than Mark?
2 3
21. 8  6 
5 7 (A) 75%
2
(B) 67 %
5 3
(A) 14
12 (C) 40%
29 1
(B) 14 (D) 33 %
35 3
12
(C) 14
35 25. A merchant sells an article for $8 250
6 at a profit of 10%. Find the cost price
(D) 14 of the article.
35
(A) $6 750
(B) $7 425
(C) $7 500
(D) $9 075

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26. The number 7.00496 correct to 3
significant figures is

(A) 7
(B) 7.00
(C) 7.01
(D) 7.005

27. The number 0.0060895 correct to 3

decimal places is

(A) 0.006
(B) 0.007
(C) 0.006 08
(D) 0.006 09

28. If p and q are odd numbers, then

which of the following is even?

(A) p  2q
(B) pq
(C) pq
 pq 
2
(D)

29. Abu donated 10% of his savings to

build a mosque and gave 30% of the
rest of his savings to his son. What
percentage of his savings has he
remaining?

(A) 27%
(B) 37%
(C) 60%
(D) 63%

30. The marked price of a stove is $720.

If it is sold at a discount of 20%, then
the profit will be 20% of the cost
price. Find the cost price of the stove.

(A) $480.00
(B) $460.00
(C) $288.00
(D) $216.00

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2 NUMBER THEORY
Example 1 Solution
The next term in the sequence 1, 8, 17, 28, Place Tens Units Tenths Hundredths Thousandths
41 is Value
Digit 5 7 4 3 8
(A) 48
(B) 50
(C) 52
 face value  3
100
(D) 56
3
Solution Answer:
100

1, 8, 17, 28, 41, 56

+7 +9 +11 +13 +15 Example 3
Hence, the next term in the sequence is 56.
The square root of 175 lies between
Answer: 56
(A) 13 and 14
(B) 12 and 15
Example 2 (C) 12 and 13
(D) 14 and 15
What is the value of the digit 3 in the number
57.438? Solution
3
(A) 175  13  since 169  13
100
3
(B) Answer: 13 and 14
10
(C) 3
(D) 300
Example 4
By the distributive law 57  21  57  19 

(A) 78  76
(B) 78  76
(C) 57  40
(D) 57  40

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Solution Solution
57  21  57  19  57  21  19  3 15, 18, 54
5, 6, 18
 57  40 
 57  40 Answer: 3

Answer: 57  40
Example 7
Example 5 The value of digit 7 in the number 768 is

The largest prime number that is less than 90 (A) 7

is (B) 100
(C) 700
(A) 89 (D) 7 000
(B) 88
(C) 87 Solution
(D) 86
Place Hundreds Tens Units
Solution Value
Digit 7 6 8
89  89  1  face value  700
89  1  89
Answer: 700
89 is only divisible by itself and 1.

Answer: 89
Example 8
The number 804 can be written as
Example 6
The H.C.F. of 15, 18 and 54 is (A) 8 102  4 100
(B) 8 102  4 101
(A) 1 (C) 8 102  4 101
(B) 3 (D) 8 103  4 10
(C) 15
(D) 54 Solution

804  8 102  0 101  4  100

 8 102  4 100

Answer: 8 102  4 100

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Example 9 Example 11
If 5n is an odd number, which of the If 4n is an even number, which of the
following is an even number? following is an odd number?

(A) 5n  1 (A) 4n  2
(B) 5n  2 (B) 4n  2
(C) 5n  2 (C) 4n  2n
(D) 5n  4n (D) 4n  3

Solution Solution
An odd number  5n An even number  4n
 an even number  5n 1  an odd number  4n  3
Answer: 5n  1 Answer: 4n  3

Example 10 Example 12
What is the least number of Smarties that can 35 140 is the same as
be shared equally among 9, 12 or 18
children? (A)  35  40  100
(A) 27 (B)  35 100   40
(B) 36 (C)  35 100    35  40 
(C) 54
(D) 63
(D) 100  40   100  35

Solution Solution
2 9, 12, 18 35 140  35  100  40 
2 9, 6, 9  35 100  35  40
3 9, 3, 9
3 3, 1, 3   35  100    35  40 
1, 1, 1 (by the distributive law).
 the L.C.M. is 2  2  3  3  36 .
Answer:  35 100    35  40 
Answer: 36

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Example 13 Solution
The value of the digit 2 in the number 729.4 50  30  9  30   50  9   30
is
 59  30
(A) 200 59 18  59 12  59 18  12 
(B) 20  59  30
(C) 2 60  30  1 30   60  1  30
2
(D)  59  30
10 50  30  9  30  50  30  30  9
 80  30  9
Solution Hence, this expression that does not have the
same value as 59  30 .
Place Hundreds Tens Units Tenths
Value
Digit 7 9 4 Answer: 50  30  9  30
2
 face value  20
Example 15
Answer: 20
The L.C.M. of the numbers 5, 8 and 20 is
Example 14 (A) 20
(B) 30
Which of the following expressions does not (C) 40
have the same value as 59  30 ? (D) 60

(A) 50  30  9  30 Solution
(B) 59 18  59 12
(C) 60  30 1 30 2 5, 8, 20
(D) 50  30  9  30 2 5, 4, 10
2 5, 2, 5
5 5, 1, 5
1, 1, 1
 the L.C.M. of the numbers is
2  2  2  5  40 .

Answer: 40

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Example 16 Example 18
5.7  8.1  3.7  8.1  18  3  3 18 illustrates the

(A) 10.1 (A) associative law

(B) 16.2 (B) commutative law
(C) 25.08 (C) distributive law
(D) 76.14 (D) multiplicative identity

Solution Solution
5.7  8.1  3.7  8.1   5.7  3.7   8.1 18  3  3 18 illustrates the commutative
law which deals with the order of performing
 2  8.1
an operation, which is multiplication in this
 16.2 case.

Answer: 16.2 Answer: commutative law

Example 17 Example 19
The next term in the sequence 12, 7, 2, 3 , 15  8  7  15  8  7  illustrates the
8 is
(A) associative law
(A) 10
(B) commutative law
(B) 11
(C) distributive law
(C) 12
(D) additive identity
(D) 13

Solution Solution

12 7 2 3 8 13 15  8  7  15  8  7 
illustrates the
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 associative law which deals with the
Hence, the next term in the sequence is 13 . grouping of numbers in pairs in order to
perform an operation, which is addition in
Answer: 13 this case.

Answer: associative law

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Example 20
5  10  4    5 10   4 illustrates the

(A) associative law

(B) commutative law
(C) distributive law
(D) multiplicative inverse

Solution

5  10  4    5 10   4
illustrates the
associative law which deals with the
grouping of numbers in pairs in order to
perform an operation, which is multiplication
in this case.

Answer: associative law

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EXERCISE 2
1. What is the least number of oranges 6. If 7n is an odd integer, which of the
that can be shared equally among 2, 6 following is an even integer?
or 8 children?
(A) 7n  2
(A) 8 (B) 7n  3
(B) 12 (C) 7n  4
(C) 16 (D) 7n  2n
(D) 24
7. The number 6 042 can be written as
2. What is the greatest number that can
divide exactly into the numbers 8, 12, (A) 6 103  4 102  2 101
28
(B) 6 102  4 101  2 100
(A) 4 (C) 6 103  4 101  2 100
(B) 8 (D) 6 102  4 101  2 101
(C) 12
(D) 24 8. The value of the digit 5 in the number
5 127 is
3. The exact value of 67  208 is
(A) 5
(A)  67  200   8 (B)
(C)
500
5 000
(B)  67  200    67  8 (D) 50 000
(C)  67  200  67  8 
9. The H.C.F. of the number 14, 21 and
(D)  67  200    67  8 42 is

4. The value of the digit 8 in the number (A) 1

850.74 is (B) 7
(C) 14
(A) 8 hundreds (D) 21
(B) 8 tens
(C) 8 units 10. The next term in the sequence 15, 12,
(D) 8 tenths 8, 3 is

5. What is the least number of (A) 0

chocolates that can be shared equally (B) 1
among 9, 15 or 20 students? (C) 2
(D) 3
(A) 30
(B) 60
(C) 180
(D) 900

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11.  8  7   2  8   7  2  illustrates the 17. The square root of 147 lies between

(A) 11 and 12
(A) associative law
(B) 12 and 13
(B) commutative law
(C) 13 and 14
(C) distributive law
(D) 14 and 15
(D) multiplicative inverse
18. By the distributive law
12. 9  11  5    9  11  5 illustrates 83 34  83 14 
the
(A) 117  97
(A) associative law (B) 49  69
(B) commutative law (C) 83  20
(C) distributive law (D) 83  20
(D) additive identity
19. The largest prime number that is less
13. 15  3  3  15 illustrates the than 80 is

(A) associative law (A) 76

(B) commutative law (B) 77
(C) distributive law (C) 78
(D) additive identity (D) 79

14. The next term in the sequence 18, 11, 20. 17   17   0 illustrates the
4, 3 , 10 is
(A) associative law
(A) 15
(B) commutative law
(B) 16
(C) distributive law
(C) 17
(D) additive inverse
(D) 18
21. If n is an odd number, which of the
15. 9.8  5.4  5.8  5.4 
following is even?
(A) 4.0
(B) 21.6 (A) 2n
(C) 25.52 (B) n3
(D) 41.6 (C) n5
(D) 2n  1
16. If 6n is an even integer, which of the
following is an odd integer? 22. 0.81 

(A) 6n  4 (A) 0.009

(B) 6n  5 (B) 0.09
(C) 6n  4 (C) 0.9
(D) 6n  4n (D) 9.0

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23. Which of the following is a prime 29. The value of  0.4  
3

number?

(A) 2 (A) 1.2

(B) 4 (B) 0.12
(C) 6 (C) 0.064
(D) 8 (D) 0.64

24. Which of the following is a composite 30. If p is an even number and q is an odd
number? number, which of the following is
even?
(A) 3
(B) 5 (A) 7 p  2q
(C) 7 (B) 6p q
(D) 9 (C) 4p  q
(D) 5q
25. The value of 182 152 

(A) 99
(B) 66
(C) 11
(D) 6

26. What are the next two terms in the

sequence 48, 45, 40, 33?

(A) 24 and 11
(B) 24 and 12
(C) 24 and 13
(D) 24 and 14

27. {Multiples of 4}  {Multiples of 5}=

(A) 20, 40

(B) 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15,...
(C) 20, 40
(D) 20, 40,...

28. The value of 0.32 is

(A) 0.6
(B) 0.06
(C) 0.9
(D) 0.09

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3 CONSUMER ARITHMETIC
Example 1 Solution
A pair of pants costs $240 is being sold at a The profit  $300  $250
discount of 10%. The amount of the discount  $50
is
 percentage profit  $50 100%
$250
(A) $2.40 1
(B) $10.00   100%
(C) $24.00 5
(D) $230.00  20%

Solution Answer: 20%

The discount  10% of $240

Example 3
10
  $240
100 If TT $6.40 is equivalent to US $1.00, then
 $24 TT $16.00 in US dollars is

Answer: $24 (A) $9.60

(B) $2.50
(C) $1.50
Example 2 (D) $0.40

A dress bought for $250 was sold for $300. Solution

The profit as a percentage of the cost price is
Since TT $6.40  US $1.00
TT $1.00  US
(A) 16.7% $1.00
Then
(B) 20% 6.40
(C) 80%
TT $16.00  US
$1.00
(D) 83.3% So  16.00
6.40
 US $ 10
4
 US $2.50
Answer: $2.50

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Example 4 Solution
For eating dinner at a restaurant Robert was The amount paid  5% of $3 200
charged $80 plus 15% tax. Robert’s total bill 5
was   $3200
100
(A) $65.00  5  $32
(B) $68.00  $160
(C) $92.00
(D) $95.00 Answer: $160

Solution
Example 6
The tax paid  15% of $80
15 Mark invested $500 for 3 years at 6% per
  $80 annum. The simple interest Mark received
100
was
 15  $0.80
 $12.00 (A) $180
 the total bill  $80  $12 (B) $90
 $92 (C) $30
(D) $18
Answer: $92.00
Solution
Example 5 The simple interest, I 
PRT
100
A salesman is paid 5% of his sales as a $500  6  3
commission. His sales for last month were 
100
$3 200. How much was he paid?
 $5  18
(A) $160  $90
(B) $270
(C) $320 Answer: $90
(D) $3 040

Example 7
If the simple interest on $700 for 3 years was
$105, what was the rate of interest?

(A) 0.2
(B) 4.5
(C) 5
(D) 22.2

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Solution Example 9
100I Each year a car depreciates by 5%. If a car
The rate of interest, R 
PT was worth $100 000 at the beginning of
100  105 January 2014, then its value at the end of
 % December 2014 was
700  3
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 % (A) $5 000
7 (B) $10 000
 5% (C) $90 000
(D) $95 000
Answer: 5%
Solution
Example 8 The value of car  100  5  % of $100 000
 95% of $100 000
A man’s taxable income is $35 200. He pays
income tax at the rate of 25%. The amount of 95
  $100 000
income tax payable is 100
 95  $1000
(A) $8 000
 $95000
(B) $8 800
(C) $9 200
(D) $26 400 Answer: $95 000

Solution
Example 10
The income tax payable  25% of $35200
Albert bought a dog for $700 and sold it to
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  $35 200 gain a profit of 20% on its cost price. How
100 much money was Albert’s gain?
1
  $35 200
4 (A) $140
 $8 800 (B) $175
(C) $840
(D) $875
Answer: $8 800

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Solution Example 12
Albert’s gain  20% of $700 At a sale, each pen set was marked $500 off
20 the original price. Raman paid $75.00 for
  $700 identical pen sets. What was the original cost
100
of one of the pen sets?
 20  $7
 $140 (A) $32.50
(B) $35.00
Answer: $140 (C) $40.00
(D) $42.50

Example 11 Solution
Anna bought a computer tablet at a discount The discount price for 1 pen set
of 40% thus saving $392. What was the $75.00
marked price of the computer tablet? 
2
 $37.50
(A) $235.20  the original cost of 1 pen set
(B) $432.00  $5.00  $37.50
(C) $452.00  $42.50
(D) $980.00
Answer: $42.50
Solution
40% discount  $392 Example 13
$392
So, 1% discount 
40 How much does a customer pay for a dress
 the marked price  $392
 100
marked at $150 if a sales tax of 20% is
40 charged?
$392
 5 (A) $180
2
(B) $170
 $196  5
(C) $130
 $980 (D) $120

Answer: $980.00

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Solution Example 15
The sales tax payable  20% of $150 A computer is sold on hire-purchase. The sale
20 price consist of a deposit of $850 and eight
  $150 monthly installments of $70 each. How much
100
does a customer pay for the computer?
1
  $150
5 (A) $1 410
 $30 (B) $1 220
 the price of the dress  $150  $30 (C) $912
 $180 (D) $928

Answer: $180 Solution

The amount of the 8 monthly installments
Example 14  $70  8
 $560
During a sale, a shop allows 20% discount on  the hire-purchase price
the marked price of an article. What will a
 $850  $560
customer pay for an article with a marked
price of $60?  $1 410

(A) $12 Answer: $1 410

(B) $15
(C) $45
(D) $48 Example 16
Solution If x mangoes cost m cents, then the cost of
one mango is
The amount paid for the article
 100  20  % of $60 (A) mx cents
m
 80% of $60 (B) cents
x
80
  $60 (C)
x
cents
100 m
 8  $6 (D)  m  x  cents
 $48

Answer: $48

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Solution Example 18
The cost of x mangoes  m cents A man pays 80 cents for every 300 m3 of gas
used, plus a fixed charge of $14.50. How
 the cost of 1 mango  m cents much does he pay when he uses 45 000 m3 of
x
gas?
m
Answer: cents (A) $33.75
x
(B) $102.00
(C) $105.50
(D) $134.50
Example 17
Solution
A loan of $5 400 was repaid in 2 years in
monthly installments of $279.00. The
The cost of 300 m3 of gas  80 cents
percentage interest on the loan was
80
So, the cost of 1 m3 of gas  cents
(A) $5% 300
(B) 7% 4
 cents
(C) 20% 15
(D) 24%  the cost of 45 000 m3 of
4
gas   45000
Solution 15
 4  3000 cents
The total amount of the  12000 cents
monthly payments  $279.00  24 12 000
 $6 696.00 $
100
The interest paid  $6 696  $5 400  $120
 $1 296  the amount paid for the
 the percentage gas  $120  $14.50
$1 296  $134.50
interest paid  100%
$5 400
Answer: $134.50
1 296
 %
54
216
 %
9
 24%

Answer: 24%

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Example 19 Solution
The rate per cent per annum on $7 500 for 3 The total wage paid
years which paid simple interest of $1 800 is for the 17 cleaners  $160 17
 $2720
100  7 500 The total wage paid
(A) %
1800  3 for the 3 clerks  $210  3
100 1800  $630
(B) % So, the total wage bill  $2720  $630
7 500  3
 $3 350
100  3
(C) %  The mean daily wage per
7 500 1800 $3 350
7500 1800  3 employee 
(D) % 20
100  $167.50

Solution Answer: $167.50

Given P  $7500
T  3 years
and I  $1800
100I
Then, R 
PT
100 1800
 %
7 500  3

100 1800
Answer: %
7 500  3

Example 20
A company employs 17 cleaners at $160 per
day and 3 clerks at $210 per day. What is the
mean daily wage, in dollars, of the 20
employees?

(A) $167.50
(B) $186.50
(C) $195.00
(D) $202.50

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EXERCISE 3
1. The simple interest earned on $600 at 5. If the simple interest on $9 000 for 6
7% per annum for 5 years is given by years is $2 700 , then the rate of
interest per annum is
$600  7
(A)
100  5 (A) 4%
$600  5 (B) 5%
(B)
100  7 (C) 6%
$600  100 (D) 7%
(C)
75
$600  7  5 6. The exchange rate for one United
(D) States dollar (US $1.00) is one
100
hundred and ninety dollars in
Guyanese currency (Guy $190.00).
2. A man bought a sheep for $1 200 and
What is the value of US $50 in
sold it for $1 800 . His gain as a Guyanese currency?
percentage of the cost price is
(A) $240.00
(A) 50% (B) $380.00
2 (C) $9 500.00
(B) 66 %
3 (D) $95 000.00
(C) 75%
(D) 150% 7. V.A.T. of 15% is charged on an
article. How much does a customer
1 pay for an article marked at $80?
3. A discount of the marked price is
6
offered for cash. What is the discount (A) $65.00
on a dress with a marked price of (B) $92.00
$228? (C) $95.00
(D) $115.00
(A) $32.57
(B) $38.00 8. Maria bought a computer game for
(C) $57.00 $500 and sold it to make a profit of
(D) $190.00 25% on its cost price. How much
money was Maria’s gain?
4. A salesman is paid 4% of his sales as
commission. His sales for December (A) $100
were $28 500 . How much (B) $125
commission was he paid? (C) $150
(D) $200
(A) $1 140
(B) $11 400
(C) $13 680
(D) $27 360

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9. Each year a computer depreciates by 13. A woman pays 60 cents for every 200
4%. If a new computer is worth m3 of water used plus a fixed charge
$5 000 at the beginning of January of $7.50. How much does she pay
2015, then its value at the end of when she uses 25 000 m3 of gas?
December 2015 was
(A) $7.98
(A) $5 400 (B) $82.50
(B) $5 200 (C) $157.50
(C) $4 800 (D) $187.56
(D) $200
14. A loan of $6 500 was repaid in 2 years
10. A woman’s taxable income is in monthly installments of $325.00.
$32 400 . She pays income tax at the The percentage interest on the loan
rate of 20%. The amount of income was
tax payable is (A) 5%
(B) 8%
(A) $6 480 (C) 20%
(B) $8 100 (D) 40%
(C) $24 300
(D) $25 920 15. If p peaches cost c cents, then the
cost of one peach is
11. A firm employs 15 cashiers at $180
per day and 15 clerks at $220 per day. p
(A) cents
What is the mean daily wage, in c
dollars, of the 30 employees? c
(B) cents
p
(A) $13.33 (C) pc cents
(B) $26.67
(C) $200.00 (D)  p  c cents
(D) $300.00
16. A television is sold on hire-purchase.
12. The rate per cent per annum on The hire-purchase price consists of a
$10 700 for 4 years which paid deposit of $750 and ten monthly
$2 996 simple interest is installments of $875 each. How much
does a customer pay for the
100  10 700 television?
(A) %
2996  4
(A) $8 375
100  4 (B) $8 750
(B) %
10 700  2996 (C) $9 500
100  2996 (D) $16 250
(C) %
10 700  4
10 700  2996  4
(D) %
100

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17. During a sale, a boutique allows 25% 21. Two years ago, Robert’s salary was
discount on the marked price of an $12000 . Due to his outstanding
item. What will a customer pay for an performance, his salary was increased
item with a marked price of $240? by 10% and 20% in the following two
years. What is his present salary?
(A) $48
(B) $60 (A) $15 840
(C) $180 (B) $15 600
(D) $192 (C) $14 400
(D) $13 200
18. How much does a customer pay for a
pair of pants marked at $220 if a sales 22. A value of a machine depreciates
tax of 20% is charged? each year by 30% of its value at the
beginning of the year. In two years’
(A) $44 time, the value of the machine
(B) $55 depreciates by
(C) $264
(D) $275 (A) 40%
(B) 49%
19. At a sale, each book was marked (C) 51%
$4.00 off the original price. Alberta (D) 60%
paid $135.00 for three of the same
books. What was the original cost of 23. A man borrowed $8 000 . He paid
one of the books? $10 100 after 9 months for the debt.
What was the interest rate per annum?
(A) $41.00
(B) $46.33
(A) 9
(C) $49.00
(B) 18
(D) $57.00
(C) 30
(D) 35
20. Christine bought an Android tablet at
a discount of 30% thus saving
24. The marked price of a skirt is $165, of
$780.00. What was the marked price
which 25% is profit. If the skirt is sold
of the Android tablet?
at a 10% discount, the profit will be
(A) $820.00
(A) $16.50
(B) $2 600.00
(B) $33.00
(C) $2 733.33
(C) $132.00
(D) $3 380.00
(D) $148.50

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25. Adam bought a ring for $1 320 and 29. A man pays $3 500 in tax and has
sold it to Brian at a profit of 25%. $31 500 of his income remaining.
After some time, Brian sold the ring What percentage of this income did
to Candice at a loss of 20%. How he pay in tax?
much did Candice pay for the ring?
(A) 9%
(A) $1 080.00 (B) 10%
(B) $1 254.00 (C) 11.1%
(C) $1 277.75 (D) 12.5%
(D) $1 320.00
30. An insurance company charges the
26. A business spends its income on food, following annual rate per $1 000 for
salary and maintenance in the ratio property insurance.
2 : 5: 3 . If a pie chart is drawn to
represent the data, what sector angle Comprehensive Insurance
will represent the income spent on $2.25
maintenance?
What is the annual premium payable
(A) 54°
for insuring a house valued at
(B) 72°
$250 000, under the comprehensive
(C) 108°
scheme?
(D) 180°
(A) $56.25
27. A customer buys a television set on
(B) $562.50
hire-purchase. He makes a down
(C) $5 625.00
payment of $580 and pays 18
(D) $56 250.00
monthly installments of $406. What
amount did he pay for the television
set?

(A) $7 888
(B) $7 308
(C) $6 728
(D) $1 004

28. The price of a vehicle depreciates at

the rate of 20% per year. If a vehicle
was worth $75000 on January 1st,
2012, how much was it worth on
January 1st, 2014?

(A) $30 000

(B) $40 000
(C) $48 000
(D) $60 000

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4 SETS
Example 1 Example 2

The shaded region in the Venn diagram In the Venn diagram:

represents U  {students who play games}
K  {students who play Karate} and
(A) P J  {students who play Jeet Kune Do}
(B) Q The number of students in each subset is
(C) P  Q indicated. How many students do not play
(D) P  Q Jeet Kune Do?

(A) 5
Solution (B) 14
(C) 15
The shaded region represents all the elements (D) 21
not in the set Q, which is Q .
Solution
Answer: Q
The number of students not in the set
J , n  J   5  9
 14

Answer: 14

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Example 3 Solution
If A  1, p,  4 , how many subsets can be The number of elements in k , l , m, n  4 .
obtained from the set A? The number of elements in 5,  1, 4, 9  4 .

(A) 3 The elements in k , l , m, n can be paired

(B) 5 with the elements in 5,  1, 4, 9 with no
(C) 23 elements in either set being unpaired,
(D) 32 therefore these two sets are equivalent.

Solution Answer: 5,  1, 4, 9

The number of elements in set A, n  A   3

 the number of possible subsets, N  2n Example 5
 23
If X and Y are two finite sets such that
Answer: 2 3 n  X   12 , n Y   19 and n  X  Y   7 ,
then n  X  Y  is

Example 4 (A) 12
(B) 24
Which of the following sets is equivalent to (C) 26
k , l , m, n ? (D) 31

(A) 5 Solution

(B) 1, 2, 6
n  X  Y   n  X   n Y   n  X  Y 
(C) 5,  1, 4, 9  12  19  7
(D) 0, 2, 4, 6, 8  24

Answer: 24

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Example 6 Solution

x  : 3  x  2 is the set of integers

greater than – 3 but less than or equal to 2.

Answer: 2,  1, 0, 1, 2

The shaded region in the Venn diagram

represents
Example 8

(A) X Y Given n  P   13 , n  Q   19 and

(B) X Y n  P  Q   27 , then n  P  Q  
(C)  X  Y 
(A) 5
(D)  X  Y  (B) 32
(C) 40
(D) 46

Solution
Solution
The shaded region represents the elements
that are in both set X and set Y, which is n  P  Q   n  P   n Q   n  P  Q 
X Y .
 13  19  27
Answer: X  Y 5

Answer: 5
Example 7
Which of the following sets is defined by Example 9
 x  : 3  x  2 ?
If A  {factors of 5} and B  {factors of 10},
(A) 0, 1, 2, 3 then A  B 

(B) 3,  2,  1 (A) 1

(C) 2,  1, 0, 1, 2 (B) 5
(D) 3,  2,  1, 0, 1, 2 (C) 1, 5
(D) 1, 2, 5, 10

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Solution Example 11
A  factors of 5 If U  1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and A  3, 7 , then
 1, 5 A 
B  factors of 10 (A) 3, 7
 1, 2, 5, 10 (B) 1, 5, 9
A  B  elements common to set A and set B (C) 3, 5, 7
 1, 5 (D) 1, 9
Answer: 1, 5 Solution
Given U  1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Example 10 and A  3, 7
Which of the following sets is defined by then A  1, 5, 9
 x  : 3  x  2 ?
Answer: 1, 5, 9
(A) 3,  2,  1
(B) 0, 1, 2
Example 12
(C) 2,  1, 0, 1
(D) 3,  2,  1, 0, 1, 2 If U  2, 5, 8, 11, 14 and P  5, 11 , then
the number of elements in P  is
Solution
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 7
 integers
x  : 3  x  2 is the set of integers
Solution
greater than or equal to – 3 but less than or
Given U  2, 5, 8, 11, 14
equal to 2.
and P  5, 11
Answer: 3,  2,  1, 0, 1, 2 then P  2, 8, 14
so n  P   3

Answer: 3

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Example 13 Example 14

In the Venn diagram above, the two circles In the Venn diagram, the shaded region
represent set P and set Q. If P  {factors of represents
9} and Q  {factors of 12}, then the shaded
region represents (A) P
(B) P  Q
(A)  (C)  P  Q 
(B) 9
(D)  P  Q 
(C) 1, 3
(D) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12 Solution
Solution The unshaded region represents P  Q .

If P  factors of 9
 the shaded region represents  P  Q  .
 1, 3, 9
Answer:  P  Q 
and Q  factors of 12
 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
then P  Q  1, 3 (shaded region)

Answer: 1, 3

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Example 15 Example 16

In the Venn diagram above, the shaded In the Venn diagram above, the shaded
region represents region represents

(A) P  Q (A) P  Q
(B) Q  P (B) P  Q
P  Q
(C)  P  Q  (C)
(D) P  Q
(D) P Q
Solution
Solution
P  Q  {all elements in P but not Q }
The unshaded region represents P  Q .
 the shaded region represent  P  Q  . Answer: P  Q

Answer:  P  Q  Example 17
Which of the following sets has an infinite
number of elements?

(A) {even numbers between 10 and 30}

(B) {prime numbers between 15 and 45}
(C) {factors of 50}
(D) {multiples of 5}

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Solution Example 19
{Multiples of 5}  5, 10, 15,... which goes If P  2, 3, 5, 7, 9 , Q  3, 5, 8 ,
on indefinitely. Hence, this set is the infinite R  2, 5, 8 , then P  Q  R 
set.

Answer: {Multiples of 5} (A) 

(B) 5
(C) 5, 8
Example 18
(D) 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9
If P  2, 3, 5, 7, 9 , Q  3, 5, 8 and
R  2, 5, 8 , then P  Q  R 
Solution
If P  2, 3, 5, 7, 9 , Q  3, 5, 8 and
(A) 
R  2, 5, 8 , then the different elements are
(B) 5
2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9.
(C) 5, 8 Hence, P  Q  R  2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 .
(D) 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9
Answer: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9
Solution

 
If P  2, 3, 5 , 7, 9 , Q  3, 5 , 8  and Example 20
 
R  2, 5 , 8 , then the only common term
is 5.

P  Q  R  5

Answer: 5

In the Venn diagram above, the shaded

region represents

(A)  X Y   Z
(B) Y  Z   X
(C)  X  Z  Y
(D)  X  Z  Y

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Solution

This shaded region represent X  Z .

This shaded region represent Y .

Hence, this region represents

 X  Z  Y .

Answer:  X  Z   Y

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EXERCISE 4
1. Which of the following sets is defined 5.
by  x  : 4  x  5 ?

(A) 4,  3,  2,  1, 0
(B) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(C) 3,  2,  1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
(D) 4, 3, 2, 1, 0,1, 2,3, 4,5

2. If P  {factors of 6} and Q  {factors The shaded region in the Venn

of 12}, then P  Q is diagram represents

(A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12 (A) X Y

(B) X  Y
(B) 2, 4, 6, 12 (C) X Y
(C) 1, 2, 3, 6 (D) X Y
(D) 4, 12 6. If X and Y are two finite sets such that
n  X   18 , n Y   17 and
3. If n  A   14 , n  B   12 and
n  X  Y   8 , then n  X  Y  
n  A  B   21 , then n  A  B  
(A) 8
(A)   (B) 17
(B) 5 (C) 18
(C) 7 (D) 27
(D) 9
7. Which of the following sets is
4. Which of the following sets is defined equivalent to w, x, y, z , 10 ?
by  x  : 5  x  4 ?
(A)  
(A) { 5 ,  4 , 3 ,  2 , 1 , 0} (B) 4, 6, 8, 10
(B) {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
(C) { 5 ,  4 , 3 ,  2 , 1 , 0, 1, 2, (C)  p , q , r
3} (D) 3, 0, 2, 5, 7
(D) { 5 ,  4 , 3 ,  2 , 1 , 0, 1, 2,
3, 4}

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8. If P  0, q, r ,  5 , how many 10.
subsets can be obtained from set P?

(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 42
(D) 24

9.

The shaded region in the Venn

diagram represents

(A) P  Q
(B) P  Q
(C) P Q
(D)  P  Q 
In the Venn diagram,
U  {students who like music} 11.
P  {students who like parang} and
S  {students who like soca}

The number of students in each subset

is indicated. How many students like
only parang?

(A) 3
(B) 8
(C) 9 In the Venn diagram above, the
(D) 10 shaded region represents

(A)  X  Z  Y
(B)  X  Z  Y
(C)  X Y   Z
(D)  X Y   Z

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12. If P  {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11}, Q  {3, 7, 15.
11} and R  {3, 11, 19}, then
P Q  R 

(A)  
(B) 7
(C) 19
(D) 3, 11
In the Venn diagram above, the
13. If P  {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11}, Q  {2, 3, 7,
shaded region represents
11}, R  {4, 7, 11}, then
P Q  R  (A) P
(B) Q
(A)   (C) P  Q
(B) 4 (D) Q  P
(C) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11
16.
(D) 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11

14. Which of the following sets has an

infinite number of elements?

(A)  x : 5  x  12, x  W 
(B) x : x  
(C)  x : 7  x  15, x  
(D)  x : 4  x  16, x   In the Venn diagram above, the two
circles represent set X and set Y. If
X  {factors of 15} and Y  {factors
of 20}, then the shaded region
represents

(A) 1, 15

(B) 3, 15
(C) 2, 4, 10, 20
(D) 2, 3, 4, 10, 15, 20

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17. 20.

In the Venn diagram above, the two In the Venn diagram above, the
circles represent set X and set Y. If shaded region represents
X  {multiples of 5 less than 30} and
Y  {multiples of 10 less than 35}, (A) Y  Z   X
then the shaded region represents
(B)  X Y   Z
(A) 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 (C)  X  Z  Y
(B) 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 (D) Y Z

(C) 10, 20, 30 21.

(D) 10, 20

18. If U  { 2, 3, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 21}

and Q  {9, 12, 15}, then the number
of elements in Q is

(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6 The shaded region in the Venn
diagram represents the set
19. If U  {3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12} and P 
{3, 7, 9, 12}, then P  (A) A B C
(B) A  B  C
(A) 3, 7, 9, 12 (C) A  B  C
(D) A  B  C
(B) 5, 8, 10
(C) 8, 10, 12
(D) 3, 5, 7, 9

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22. 26. If X  {7, 8, 12, 25, 32}, which of the
following sets is not a subset of X?

(A)  
(B) 7, 8, 12, 25, 32
(C) 8, 12, 32
(D) 15, 37

27. If A  {2, 3, 5, 7, 9}, B  {2, 5, 8, 9}

The shaded region in the Venn and C  {2, 5, 9, 10}, then
diagram represents the set A B C 

(A) A  B  C (A)  
(B) A  B  C
(C) A  B  C (B) 2, 5, 9
(D) A (C) 8, 10
(D) 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10
23. If P and Q are two non-empty sets
such that P  Q , then P  Q 
28. If A  {2, 3, 6, 8, 9}, B  {3, 6, 9, 12}
(A) P and C  {2, 6, 8, 10, 12}, then
(B) Q A B C 
(C) P  Q
(D) Q  P
(A)  
(B) 6
24. If P and Q are two non-empty sets (C) 2, 6, 8, 10, 12
such that P  Q , then P  Q 
(D) 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) P  Q
(D) Q  P

25. If P  Q and Q  P , then

(A) P Q  
(B) P Q  
(C) PQ
(D) P and Q are equivalent sets.

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29.

In the Venn diagram above, the

shaded region represents

(A) P Q  R
(B) P Q  R
(C) Q  R   P
(D) P  Q  R 

30. Given that n  A  B   5 , n  B   12

and n  A  B   36 , then n  A  

(A) 19
(B) 29
(C) 38
(D) 43

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5 MEASUREMENT
Example 1 Example 2
How many kilograms are there in one-half
tonne?

(A) 5
(B) 50
(C) 500
(D) 5 000

The figure above, not drawn to scale, shows Solution

a sector of a circle, centre O. The length of
the minor arc PQ is 5 cm. What is the Since 1 tonne  1000 kg
circumference of the circle? 1 1000
Then tonne  kg
2 2
(A) 15 cm
 500 kg
(B) 20 cm
(C) 40 cm
(D) 50 cm Answer: 500 kg

Solution
Example 3
The number of arclengths in the
360 3 500 millilitres expressed in litres is
circumference 
45
(A) 0.35
8
 the circumference  5 cm  8 (B)
(C)
3.5
35
 40 cm (D) 350

Answer: 40 cm

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Solution Example 5
Since 1 000 millilitres  1 l
1
Then 1 millilitre  l
1000
1
So, 3 500 millilitres   3500 l
1000
 3.5l
Which of the following statements is true
about the areas of the figures A and B?
Answer: 3.5 litres
(A) Area of A = Area of B
(B) Area of A < Area of B
Example 4 (C) Area of A > Area of B
(D) Area of A  Area of B
The volume, in cm3, of a cube of edge 4 cm
is Solution
(A) 16
(B) 32 Area of A  l 2
  4 cm 
2
(C) 64
(D) 128
 4  4 cm2
Solution  16 cm2

Area of B  lb
The volume of the cube, V  l 3
 8 cm  2 cm
  4 cm 
3

 16 cm2
 4  4  4 cm 3

 64cm3  Area of A = Area of B

Answer: 64 cm3 Answer: Area of A = Area of B

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Example 6 Example 7
A hiker started a journey at 08:30 and arrived
at his destination, in the same time zone, at
14:30 on the same day. If his average speed
was 40 km/h, then the distance, in km, for his
journey was

2 The figure above, not drawn to scale, shows

(A) 6
3 a square surmounted by an isosceles triangle.
(B) 240 The height of the triangle is 12 cm and the
(C) 340 length of a side of the square is 10 cm. The
(D) 920 total area of the figure is

Solution (A) 122 cm2

(B) 130 cm2
The time taken, t  14 : 30  08: 30 (C) 160 cm2
 6 hours (D) 244 cm2
The average speed, s  40 km/h
 the distance travelled, d  st Solution
 40 km/h  6 h
 240 km

Answer: 240 km

The area of the

1
triangle is A  bh
2
1
 10 cm 12cm
2
 60 cm2
The area of the
square is B  l 2
 10 cm 
2

 100 cm2
 the area of
the figure   60  100  cm 2
 160 cm2

Answer: 160 cm2

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Example 8 Example 9

The diagram, not drawn to scale, shows a The diagram, not drawn to scale, shows a
cylinder of radius 4 cm and height 9 cm. The cylinder of radius 3 cm and height 7 cm. The
volume of the cylinder is curved surface area of the cylinder is

(A) 36 cm3 (A) 21 cm2

(B) 48 cm3 (B) 42 cm2
(C) 72 cm3 (C) 63 cm2
(D) 144 cm3 (D) 147 cm2

Solution Solution

The volume of the The curved surface area,

cylinder, V   r 2 h C.S.A.  2 rh
   4 cm   9 cm
2
 2  3 cm  7 cm 

  16 cm2  9 cm  42 cm2

 144 cm3
Answer: 42 cm2
Answer: 144 cm3

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Example 10 Example 11
When leaving Piarco Airport, the time on a
pilot’s watch was 22:00 h. On arrival at his
destination in the same time zone, the next
day, his watch was reading 05:30 h. How
many hours did the flight take?

The diagram, not drawn to scale, shows a 1

(A) 7
cylinder of radius 5 cm and height 6 cm. The 2
total surface area of the cylinder is (B) 15
1
(C) 16
(A) 35 cm2 2
(B) 45 cm2 (D) 27
1
(C) 85 cm2 2
(D) 110 cm2
Solution
Solution The number of hours to
midnight   24 : 00  22 : 00  h
 2h
 1
The time taken   2  5  h
 2
1
The flat surface area, 7 h
2
F.S.A.  2 r 2
 2  5 cm 
2
1
Answer: 7 h
 2  25 cm 2  2
 50 cm2

The curved surface area,

C.S.A.  2 rh
 2  5 cm  6 cm 
 60 cm2

 the total surface area,

T.S.A.   50  60  cm 2
 110 cm2

Answer: 110 cm2

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Example 12 Example 13
The perimeter of a square is 36 cm. What is
the area of the square, in cm2?

(A) 16
(B) 48
(C) 54
(D) 81

AOB is a sector of a circle with angle Solution

AOB  45 and OB is r cm long. The area of
the sector AOB, in cm2, is The perimeter of the square, P  4l
So 4l  36
(A)
1
r  l  9 cm
8
1 2
(B) r And the area of the square, A  l2
8
  9 cm 
2
1
(C) r
4  81 cm2
1 2
(D) r Answer: 81 cm2
4

Solution
Example 14
Forty students were each served 3 bottles of
water. Each bottle contained 250 millilitres of
water. How many litres of water were served?

(A) 0.3
(B) 3.0

The area of the sector, A   r 2 (C) 30
360 (D) 300
45
  r2
360
1
  r2  
8
1
  r2
8

1 2
Answer: r
8

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Solution Example 16
The number of milliltres of
water served  40  3  250
 30000 ml

 the number of litres of

30 000
water served  The area of the trapezium shown above, not
1000 drawn to scale, is
 30 l
1
(A) 22 cm2
Answer: 30 litres 2
(B) 45 cm2
(C) 75 cm2
Example 15 (D) 150 cm2

The area of a triangle is 54 cm2 and its Solution

perpendicular height is 12 cm. What is the
base of the triangle?

(A) 6 cm
(B) 9 cm
(C) 12 cm
(D) 15 cm
The area of the
Solution trapezium is A 
1
a  b h
2
1
1
The area of a triangle is A  bh   5  10   3 cm 2
2 2
1
Then
1
54  b 12  15  3 cm 2
2 2
So 54  6b 
45
cm 2
54 2
That is b 1
6  22 cm 2
 b  9 cm 2

Answer: 9 cm 1
Answer: 22 cm 2
2

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Example 17 Solution
The area of a triangle is 36 cm2 and its base The circumference of the
is 8 cm. What is the perpendicular height of swimming pool is C  2 r
the triangle? So 66  2 r
66
That is r
(A) 3 cm 2
(B) 4 cm
(C) 9 cm  r
33
cm

(D) 12 cm
33
Solution Answer: cm

1
The area of a triangle is A  bh
2 Example 19
1
Then 36   8h
2
So 36  4h
36
That is h
4
 h  9 cm

Answer: 9 cm The area of the parallelogram shown above,

not drawn to scale, is

(A) 60 cm2
Example 18 (B) 48 cm2
(C) 40 cm2
The distance around the boundary of a (D) 20 cm2
circular swimming pool is 66 metres. The
radius of the swimming pool, in metres, is
Solution
(A) 33
(B) 132
33
(C)

132
(D)

The area of the parallelogram
is A  bh
 12 cm  4 cm
 48 cm2

Answer: 48 cm2

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Example 20
A girl leaves home at 06:10 hours and arrives
in school at 07:40 hours. She travels at an
average speed of 30 kmh-1. What is the
distance of her home from school?

(A) 20 km
(B) 40 km
(C) 45 km
(D) 90 km

Solution
The time taken, t  07 : 40 h  06 :10 h
1
1 h
2
The average speed, s  30 kmh -1
 the distance travelled,
d  st
3
 30 kmh -1  h
2
 15  3 km
 45 km

Answer: 45 km

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EXERCISE 5
1. 5.

Which of the following statements is

true about the areas of the figures A
and B?

(A) Area of A  Area of B

The figure above, not drawn to scale,
shows a sector of a circle, centre O. (B) Area of A  Area of B
The length of the minor arc PQ is 8.5 (C) Area of A  Area of B
cm. What is the circumference of the (D) Area of A  Area of B
circle?
6. A mountaineer started a climb at
(A) 42.5 cm 06:40 h and arrived at the top of the
(B) 51 cm mountain at 02:10 h, in the same time
(C) 59.5 cm zone, on the same day. If the height
(D) 68 cm climbed was 2 100 metres, then the
mountaineer’s average speed, in
2. How many kilograms are there in metres per hour, was
three quarters of a tonne?
(A) 140
(A) 7.5 (B) 280
(B) 75 (C) 320
(C) 750 (D) 420
(D) 7 500
7.
3
3. 2 400 cm expressed in litres is
22
Use  
(A) 0.024 7
(B) 0.24
(C) 2.4 The figure above, not drawn to scale,
(D) 240 shows a rectangle surmounted by a
semi-circle. The dimensions of the
4. The volume, in cm3, of a cube of edge rectangle is 14 cm by 20 cm. The total
5 cm is area of the figure is
(A) 25 (A) 217 cm2
(B) 50 (B) 256 cm2
(C) 75 (C) 294 cm2
(D) 125 (D) 448 cm2

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8. 10.

22
The diagram, not drawn to scale, Use  
shows a cylinder of radius 5 cm and 7
height 12 cm. The volume of the The diagram, not drawn to scale,
cylinder is shows a cylinder of radius 7 cm and
height 20 cm. The flat surface area of
(A) 100 cm3 the cylinder is
(B) 150 cm3 (A) 616 cm2
(C) 300 cm3 (B) 462 cm2
(D) 600 cm3 (C) 308 cm2
(D) 154 cm2
9.
11. A boy leaves home at 06:30 hours and
arrives in school at 07:45 hours. If he
travels at an average speed of 40
kmh -1 , what is the distance of his
home from school?

(A) 57 km
22 (B) 50 km
Use  
7 (C) 36 km
The diagram, not drawn to scale, (D) 32 km
shows a cylinder of radius 7 cm and
height 15 cm. The curved surface area 12.
of the cylinder is

(A) 330 cm2

(B) 660 cm2
(C) 990 cm2
(D) 1 320 cm2
The area of the parallelogram shown
above, not drawn to scale, is

(A) 80 cm2
(B) 120 cm2
(C) 150 cm2
(D) 600 cm2

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13. The distance alone the boundary of a 17. Thirty students were each served 2
circular lake is 176 metres. The radius bottles of water. Each bottle
of the lake, in metres, is contained 750 millilitres of water.
How many litres of water were
(A) 22 served?
(B) 44
88 (A) 22.5
(C)
 (B) 45
176 (C) 67.5
(D) (D) 90

18. The perimeter of a rectangle is 72 cm.
14. The area of a triangle is 45 cm2 and its
If its length is 4 cm more than its
perpendicular height is 5 cm. What is
width, then its width is
the length of its base?
(A) 12 cm
(A) 9 cm
(B) 16 cm
(B) 18 cm
(C) 20 cm
(C) 27 cm
(D) 24 cm
(D) 36 cm
19.
15.

The area of the trapezium shown

above, not drawn to scale, is
POQ is a sector of a circle with angle
(A) 62.5 cm2 POQ  60 and OQ is r cm long. The
(B) 100 cm2 area of the sector POQ, in cm2, is
(C) 112.5 cm2
(D) 125 cm2 1 2
(A) r
2
16. The area of a triangle is 84 cm2 and its
1 2
base is 24 cm. What is the (B) r
perpendicular height of the triangle? 3
1 2
(C) r
(A) 3.5 cm 4
(B) 7 cm 1 2
(D) r
(C) 10.5 cm 6
(D) 14 cm

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20. On departing an airport, the time on a 22.
pilot’s watch was 21:30 h. On arrival
at his destination in the same time
zone the next day, his watch was
reading 06:10 h. How many hours did
the flight take?

1
(A) 2
2 PQRS is a rhombus of side 10 cm and
2 angle PST  150 . The area of the
(B) 3 rhombus PQRS, in cm2, is
3
2
(C) 8 (A) 25
3
(B) 50
2
(D) 27 (C) 100
3
(D) 25 3
21.
23.

The area of the regular polygon of

In the figure above, area of ABD  side 12 cm is
area of BCD , so b 
(A) 36 3 cm2
(A) 5 2
(B) 72 3 cm2
(B) 2 2
25 (C) 216 3 cm2
(C)
2 (D) 433 cm2
5 2
(D) 24. The diagonals of two squares are 4 cm
2 and 9 cm. The ratio of their areas is

(A) 2:3
(B) 4:9
(C) 8 :18
(D) 16 :81

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25. If the radius of a circle is doubled, 29.
then the area is increased by

(A) 100%
(B) 200%
(C) 300%
(D) 400%

26. A piece of wire of length 5 cm is bent In the diagram above, there are nine
into a circle. The area of the circle is circles each of radius 1 cm. The
shaded area, in cm2, is
25
(A) cm 2 84   
4 (A)

(B)
5
cm 2 (B) 94  
2 (C) 32  9
25
(C) cm 2 (D) 9 1   
4
5
(D) cm 2 30.
2

27. The perimeter of a square is equal to

the circumference of a circle. The
ratio of the area of the square to the
area of the circle is

(A) 4 : The diagram above shows with

(B) 1: 4 dimensions a prism whose cross-
(C)  :4 section is a trapezium. The volume of
(D) 2 : the prism, in cm3, is

28. When the diameter of a circle (A) 88

increases by 2 cm, then its (B) 100
circumference increases by (C) 176
(D) 200
(A)  2 2
 2 d  cm
(B)  2 2
  d  cm
(C) 2 2 cm
(D)  2 2
  d  cm

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6 STATISTICS
Example 1 Solution
3 8 10 12 15 15

The mode of the numbers in the table above

is

(A) 10
(B) 11
(C) 12
(D) 15

Solution
The total number
of marbles  2  4  3  5  1
The mode is 15 since it occurs two times.
 15
Answer: 15
Answer: 15

Example 2 Example 3
In a class of 40 students, 25 are girls. What is
the probability that a student chosen at
random is a boy?

3
(A)
8
5
(B)
8
8
(C)
5
The bar chart shows the number of marbles 8
(D)
owned by five students. How many marbles 3
do the students own altogether?

(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 15
(D) 20

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Solution Solution
The number of boys  40  25 The number of hours spent studying
 15 90
Mathematics  8 
360
The total number of students  40 1
 8
4
 P(student is a boy) 
15 2
40
3 Answer: 2 hours

8

Answer:
3 Example 5
8
Each of the letters of the word
‘MANDARIN’ is written on a piece of bristol
Example 4 board similar in size, colour and shape. The
pieces of Bristol board are then placed in a
bag. What is the probability of drawing a
letter ‘N’?

1
(A)
8
1
(B)
6
1
(C)
4
1
(D)
The pie chart above shows how a student 3
used 8 hours in studying Mathematics (M),
Physics (P), Chemistry (C) and Biology (B). Solution
The amount of time spent studying
Mathematics is
The number of letter ‘N’s’  2
The total number of letters  8
(A) 1 hour
(B) 2 hours  P(drawing a letter N)  2
(C) 3 hours 8
(D) 4 hours 1

4

1
Answer:
4

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Example 6 Solution
The scores obtained by nine riflemen in a The number of blue beads  6
shooting competition are The total number of beads  5  7  6
 18
5, 7, 8, 5, 6, 9, 5, 8, 10
 P(drawing a blue bead)  6
18
The modal score is 1

3
(A) 5
(B) 6
1
(C) 9 Answer:
(D) 10 3

Solution
Example 8
The modal score is 5 since it occurs 3 times.
The bar chart below shoes the ages of
Answer: 5 students who took part in a survey.

Example 7
An urn contains 5 red, 7 yellow and 6 blue
beads of a similar size and shape. The
probability of drawing a blue bead from the
urn at random is

7
(A)
18
5
(B)
18 How many students took part in the survey?
1
(C)
2 (A) 15
1 (B) 65
(D)
3 (C) 140
(D) 186

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Solution Solution
The sector angle that represents
vanilla  180  120
 60
So, 60° represents 6 students.
6
That is, 1° represents students
60
1

10
1
360 represents  360
10
students  36

The total number of Answer: 36

students  5  4  2  3  1
 15
Example 10
Answer: 15
In a school, of 840 students writing an
examination, 800 are expected to pass. The
Example 9 estimated probability that a randomly chosen
student will fail the exam is
The pie-chart below shows the preferences in
drinks of a class of students. 20
(A)
21
1
(B)
21
20
(C)
41
1
(D)
41

If 6 students prefer vanilla, then the total

number of students is

(A) 24
(B) 36
(C) 40
(D) 48

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Solution Example 12
The number of students who are expected to If the mean of the first numbers 4, 5, 6, x , 15
fail the examination is  840  800 is 8, then x is
 40
 P(student fails the exam)  40 (A)
(B)
4
7
840
1 (C) 9
 (D) 10
21

1 Solution
Answer:
21
The mean number, x 
x
n
Example 11 So, 8
4  5  6  x  15
5
The heights, in cm, of nine students are: That is, 40  30  x
 x  40  30
151, 150, 152, 155, 154, 153, 150, 165, 178.  x  10
The range, in cm, is Answer: 10

(A) 28
(B) 150 Example 13
(C) 154
(D) 178
The frequency of scores obtained by students
in a test are given in the table below.
Solution
Scores 4 5 7 8 9 10
The range  The largest  The smallest Number of 7 1 9 5 11 3
observation observation students
 178  150  cm
The median score is
 28 cm
(A) 7.5
Answer: 28 cm (B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 11

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Solution Solution
Scores 4 5 7 8 9 10
Number of 7 1 9 5 11 3
students

17 th
The total number of
students  7  1  9  5  11  3
 36
1
Half of 36   36
2
 18
18th score  19th score
The median score 
2 The sector angle representing
88  45
 Karate
2
8  the number of students
45
Answer: 8 who chose Karate  200 
360
1
 200 
8
Example 14  25
The pie-chart below shows the sport chosen Answer: 25
by 200 students who participated in a games
day at their school.

The number of students who chose karate is

(A) 25
(B) 45
(C) 60
(D) 155
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Example 15 Solution
The pie-chart below shows the sport chosen
by 200 students who participated in a games
day at their school.

The sector angle representing

cricket  180  45
 135
 P(student participated in
135
cricket) 
360
3

8
The probability that a student chosen at
random participated in cricket is
3
Answer:
1 8
(A)
8
3
(B)
8
Example 16
5
(C) The pie-chart below shows the sport chosen
8
by 200 students who participated in a games
7
(D) day at their school.
8

How many students participated in football?

(A) 25
(B) 50
(C) 75
(D) 100

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Solution Example 18
The sector angle representing The mode of the number 1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 8, 8, 8,
football  90 9, 10 is
 the number of students
90 (A) 1
who participated in football  200  (B) 5
360
1 (C) 8
 200  (D) 10
4
 50
Solution
Answer: 50
1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 5 , 8 , 8 , 8 , 9 , 10

The mode of the numbers  8 .

Example 17 It occurs most often.

The median of the numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 8, 8, Answer: 8

8, 9, 10 is

(A) 5
(B) 6.5
Example 19
(C) 8
(D) 10 The mean of the numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 8, 8, 8,
9, 10 is
Solution (A) 5
(B) 6
6.5 (C) 7
1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 5 , 8 , 8 , 8 , 9 , 10 (D) 8

Q2 Solution
58
The median score, Q2 
2 The sum of the numbers  1  2  4  5  5
13 8  8  8  9  10
  60
 the mean of the
2
 6.5
60
numbers, x
Answer: 6.5 10
6

Answer: 6

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Example 20
The masses of 40 students were measured, to
the nearest kg, and the information grouped
as shown in the table below.

Mass (kg) Frequency

30 – 34 4
35 – 39 9
40 – 44 13
45 – 49 10
50 – 54 4

The class boundaries are

(A) 4, 9, 13, 10, 4

(B) 3.5, 9.5, 13.5, 10.5, 4.5
(C) 30, 34, 35, 39, 40, 44, 45, 49, 50, 54
(D) 29.5, 34.5, 39.5, 44.5, 49.5, 54.5

Solution
Mass (kg) Frequency
30 – 34 4

35 – 39 9

40 – 44 13

45 – 49 10

50 – 54 4

The class boundaries are:

29  30 34  35 39  40 44  45
, , , ,
2 2 2 2
49  50 54  55
,
2 2
 29.5, 34.5, 39.5, 44.5, 49.5, 54.5

Answer: 29.5, 34.5, 39.5, 44.5, 49.5, 54.5

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EXERCISE 6
1. Of the 960 students writing an 3. The bar chart below shows the
examination in a school, 840 are heights of students who took part in a
expected to pass. The estimated survey.
probability that a randomly chosen
student will fail the examination is

2
(A) 8
3
1
(B) 12
2
1
(C) 14
7
1
(D) 81
2

2. The pie-chart below shows the

How many students took part in the
preferences in energy drinks of a
survey?
group of students.
(A) 75
(B) 100
(C) 755
(D) 11 310

4. A vase contains 7 orange, 9 pink and

8 black balls of similar size and
shape. The probability of picking a
black ball from the vase at random is

7
(A)
24
If 28 students prefer Raptor, then the 9
(B)
total number of students is 24
1
(C)
(A) 1 680 3
(B) 360 2
(C) 84 (D)
3
(D) 42

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5. The scores obtained by hockey 7.
players on 8 different teams are:

7, 9, 10, 8, 5, 4, 3, 2

The mean score is

(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8

6. Each of the letters of the word

‘BAMBOO’ is written on a piece of The pie chart shows how a student
cardboard similar in size, colour and used 6 hours in baking black cake,
shape. The pieces of cardboard are fruit cake, sponge cake and chocolate
then places in a bag. What is the cake. The amount of time spent on
probability of drawing a letter ‘B’ baking black cake is
from the bag?
1
1 (A) 1 hours
(A) 2
2 (B) 2 hours
1 1
(B) (C) 2 hours
3 2
1 (D) 3 hours
(C)
4
2 8. In a class of 36 students, 15 are boys.
(D)
5 What is the probability that a student
chosen at random is a girl?

5
(A)
17
7
(B)
17
5
(C)
12
7
(D)
12

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9. 11.
Height (cm) Frequency
120 – 125 7
126 – 131 5
132 – 137 8
138 – 143 13
144 – 149 2

The heights of 35 students were

measured to the nearest cm and the
information grouped as shown in the
table above.

The class boundaries are

The bar chart shows the number of
books owned by five students. How (A) 7, 5, 8, 13, 2
many books do the students own (B) 6.5, 4.5, 7.5, 12.5, 1.5
altogether? (C) 120, 125, 126, 131, 132, 137,
138, 143, 144, 149
(A) 15 (D) 119.5, 125.5, 131.5, 137.5,
(B) 30 143.5, 149.5
(C) 45
(D) 60 12. The median of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 6, 6, 8, 8, 10 is
10.
12 7 12 5 8 9 10 (A) 6.0
(B) 6.5
The mode of the numbers in the table (C) 7.0
above is (D) 8.0

(A) 5 13. The mode of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,

(B) 8 6, 6, 8, 8, 10 is
(C) 9
(D) 12 (A) 5.0
(B) 6.0
(C) 8.0
(D) 10.0

14. The mean of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,

6, 6, 8, 8, 10 is

(A) 5.7
(B) 5.8
(C) 5.9
(D) 6.0

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15. 17. The frequency of scores obtained by
students in a test are given in the table
below.

Scores 2 3 5 6 8 10
Number 8 2 7 3 6 5
of
students

The median score is

(A) 3
The pie chart above the shows the (B) 4
ground provision liked by 480 (C) 5
students of a school. How many (D) 6
students liked cassava?
18. If the mean of the six numbers 5, 7, 8,
(A) 180 x , 9 and 10 is 9, then x is
(B) 120
(C) 60 (A) 4
(D) 45 (B) 9
(C) 10
16. The pie chart below shows the game (D) 15
chosen by 840 students who
participated in a games day at their 19. The masses, in kg, of eight students
school. are

44, 42, 41, 47, 48, 51, 55, 52

The range, in cm, is

(A) 14
(B) 11
(C) 8
(D) 4

The number of students who chose

Judo is

(A) 105
(B) 210
(C) 315
(D) 420

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20. The pie chart below shows the drink 22.
chosen by 450 students who
participated in a sports day at school?

The pie chart shows the distribution

of sales of different reading items
The probability of a student chosen at sold in a bookstore. If the sales of
random chose Sprite is books is 25% of the total sales, find
the value of x.
1
(A) (A) 18
3 (B) 72
1 (C) 83
(B)
4 (D) 90
1
(C)
5 23.
1
(D)
6

21. The pie chart below shows the

monthly expenditure of a family. If
the family saves $1 800, in a month,
how much is spent on food?

The histogram shows the distribution

of the monthly salaries of the
employees in a company. Find the
percentage of the employees whose
monthly salaries lie between $4 000
and $7 000.

1
(A) 33 %
(A) $1 600 3
(B) $3 800 (B) 50%
(C) $5 400 (C) 58.3%
(D) $14 400 (D) 75%

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24. The mean of a set of 11 numbers is 27.
99. If the mean of the first 4 numbers
is 16, find the mean of the remaining
7 numbers.

(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 7

25. In the following set of data:

7, 8, 8, 11, 13, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, The bar chart shows the sales of three
25, 27, 27, 28 companies A, B and C.

the lower quartile is Sale of A : Sale of C =

(A) 11 (A) 1: 2
(B) 12 (B) 2:3
(C) 26 (C) 4:3
(D) 27 (D) 2 :1

26. 28. The mean mass of 9 boys is 46 kg. If

a boy of mass 56 kg joins the group,
the mean mass of the group is

(A) 45 kg
(B) 46 kg
(C) 47 kg
(D) 48 kg

29. The cumulative frequency table

shows the distance from home to
school of students.
The pie chart shows the budget of a Distance less 1 2 3 4 5
family. What percent of the income of than (km)
the family is spent on housing? Cumulative 13 25 36 45 50
frequency
(A) 30%
(B) 36% How many students live beyond 3 km
(C) 40% from the school?
(D) 72%
(A) 14
(B) 36
(C) 74
(D) 95

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30. The distribution table of the number
of children in 100 families is shown
below.

Number of 0 1 2 3 4
children
Frequency 10 40 24 21 5

The mean is

(A) 1.51
(B) 1.71
(C) 2
(D) 2.5

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7 ALGEBRA
Example 1 Solution

If p  q  pq , then 3  4  1 2 1 5   2  4  20 x 20 x
  5 4
4 x 5x 20 x 4x 5x
(A) 43 58

(B) 34 20 x
(C) 3 4 13
4 
(D) 20 x
3 13
Answer:
20x
Solution

If p  q  pq , then 3  4  34 . Example 3
Answer: 34 p
If  30 , then p 
7

Example 2 (A) 30  7
(B) 30  7
1 2 (C) 30  7
  (D) 30  7
4x 5x

13 Solution
(A)
20x 2
13 p
(B) Given  30
20x 7
3 p
(C) 7 :  7  30  7
9x 2 7
3 So p  30  7
(D)
9x
Answer: 30  7

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Example 4 Solution

If p  2 and pq  10 , then p2  q2  Given 7  3 x  1  35

35
(A) 5 Then 3x  1 
7
1 So 3x  1  5
(B)
5 That is 3x  5  1
(C) 21  3x  6
(D) 21 3 : x2
Solution Answer: 2

Given pq  10
Then 2q  10 since p  2 Example 6
So q5
 p2  q2  22  52 p
x
 4  25 If x   4, y  2 and p  3 , then   
 y
 21
(A) 8
Answer:  21
1
(B) 
8
Example 5 (C)
1
8
If 7  3 x  1  35 , then x  (D) 8

(A) 9
Solution
(B) 2 p
x  4 
3
4
(C)  y  2 
3    
2
  2 
3
(D)
3
  2  2  2 
 8

Answer: 8

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Example 7 Solution
When 5 is subtracted from a number x and the 8 added to a number x  x 8
difference is divided by 2, the result is seven. The sum is multiplied by 5  5  x  8
This statement written in mathematical
symbols is The result is four means 5  x  8   4

x 5 Answer: 5  x  8   4
(A) 7
2
5 x
(B) 7
2 Example 9
x
(C) 5  7
2  9a  
2

5
(D) x 7
2
(A) 18a
(B) 81a
Solution (C) 18a2
(D) 81a2
5 subtracted from a number x  x 5
x 5
The difference divided by 2  Solution
2
x 5
The result is seven means 7  9a 
2
 9a  9a 
2
 99 a  a
x 5
Answer: 7  81a 2
2
Answer: 81a2
Example 8
When 8 is added to a number x and the sum
Example 10
if multiplied by 5, the result is four. This
 3 p  
2
statement written in mathematical symbols is

5  x  8 (A) 6 p
(A) 4
4 (B) 9 p
(B) 5  x  8  4 (C) 6 p2
(C) x  8  45 (D) 9 p2
(D) 5x  8  4

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Solution Solution

 3 p 
2
  3 p  3 p  If x  2 and y  4
x3  2 y 2  2  4 
3
  3 3  p  p Then 
xy 2  4
 9p 2

88

Answer: 9 p 2 8
16

8
Example 11 2

Answer: 2
3 p 2  2 p3 

(A) 5 p5 Example 13
(B) 6 p5
(C) 6 p6 The sum of two positive numbers, x and y, is
25. If their difference is 5, then the larger
(D) 36 p6
number is

Solution (A) 10
(B) 15
3 p2  2 p3  3  2  p2  p3 1
(C) 17
 6  p2  3 2
(D) 20
 6  p5
 6 p5 Solution

Answer: 6 p5 Sum of the two numbers: x  y  25

Difference of the
two numbers: x  y  5, x  y
Example 12 So x  x  25  5
That is 2 x  30
 x  15
x3  2 y
If x  2 and y  4 , then 
xy Hence, the larger number is 15.

1 Answer: 15
(A) 1
4
(B) 2
1
(C) 8
2
(D) 16

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Example 14 Example 16
Nine times the product of two numbers p and 5 3
q, may be written as  
8x 8x

(A) 9p  q 8
(A)
(B) 9 p  q 64x
(C) 81pq 15
(B)
(D) 9 pq 64x
1
(C)
Solution x
15
(D)
The product of two number p and q  pq 16x
Nine times the product of two
numbers p and q  9 pq Solution

Answer: 9 pq 5 3 53
 
8x 8x 8x
8

Example 15 8x
1
If x is an integer that satisfies the inequality 
x
6  2 x  8 , then
1
(A) 3 x  4 Answer:
x
(B) 3  x  4
(C) 4  x  3
(D) 4  x  3 Example 17
Solution 7 2
 
5x 5x
Given 6  2 x  8
2 : 3  x  4 14
(A) 
5x
Answer: 3  x  4 14
(B) 
25x
5
(C)
25x 2
1
(D)
x

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Solution Solution
7 2 72 Given 2 x  5  7
 
5x 5x 5x Then 2x  7  5
5 So 2 x  12

5x  x6
1
 Answer: x  6
x

1
Answer:
x
Example 20
If 7 x  25  x  35 , then the value of x is
Example 18
(A) 10
5
3 x  y   5 x  y   (B) 
4
5
(A) 8x  8 y (C)
3
(B) 8x  2 y (D) 10
(C) 2 x  8 y
(D) 2 x  2 y Solution
Solution Given 7 x  25  x  35
Then 7 x  x  35  25
3  x  y   5  x  y   3x  3 y  5 x  5 y So 6 x  60
 x  10
 3x  5 x  3 y  5 y
 2 x  8 y Answer: 10

Answer: 2 x  8 y

Example 19
Given 2 x  5  7 , the interval of values of x
is

(A) x  6
(B) x  1
(C) x 1
(D) x6

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EXERCISE 7
1. If m  n  nm , then 5  8  5. If 8  5 x  1  56 , then x 

(A) 58 6
(A)
(B) 85 5
(C) 58 8
8 (B)
(D) 5
5 47
(C)
5
2 1
2.   (D)
63
5 x 3x 5
2
 5q  
2
(A) 6.
15x 2
11
(B) (A) 10q
15x 2
2 (B) 5q2
(C)
15x (C) 25q 2
(D)
11 (D) 10q 2
15x
8a  
2
7.
14
3. If  7 , then k 
k
(A) 16a
1 (B) 8a2
(A) (C) 64a 2
2
(B) 2 (D) 64a
(C) 7
(D) 98 8. When 5 is subtracted from a number
x and the result is divided by 4, the
4. If a  3 and ab  12 , then a2  b2  result is eight. This statement written
in mathematical symbols is
(A) 7
(B) 7 (A)
 x  5  8
(C) 16 4
(D) 25 (B) 4  x  5  8
(C) x  5  48
(D) 4x  5  8

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9. If x  3, y  6 and p  4 , then 13. The sum of two positive numbers, x
p and y, is 39. If their difference is 3,
x
   then the smaller number is
 y
(A) 18
1 (B) 21
(A) 
16 (C) 24
(B) 16 (D) 42
1
(C) x3  3 y
16 14. If x  3 and y  5 , then 
(D) 16 2x

10. When 9 is added to a number x and 1

(A)
the sum is multiplied by 4, the result 2
is seven. This statement written in (B) 2
mathematical symbols is 9
(C)
2
x9
(A) 7 (D)
15
4 2
(B) 7  x  9  4
(C)  x  9 4  7 15. 5 p2  4 p3 
(D) 4x  9  7
(A) 9 p5
11. If x is an integer that satisfies the (B) 20 p5
inequality 4  2 x  6 , then
(C) 9 p6
(A) 2  x  3 (D) 20 p6
(B) 2  x  3
(C) 3  x  2 16.
4

2

(D) 3  x  2 9 x 3x

12. Eight times the sum of two numbers p 2

(A) 
and q, may be written as 9x
2
(A) 8p  q (B)
9x
(B) 8 pq 2
(C) p  8q (C)  2
9x
(D) 8 p  q 2
(D)
9x 2

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 3 5 1 1 1 1 1
17.   21. If   , when a  and c  ,
5x 4 x a b c 3 6
then b 
37
(A)
20 (A) 6
37 1
(B) (B) 
20x 6
37 1
(C) (C)
20x 2 3
2 (D) 3
(D)
5x
n
22. If S   a  l  , then a 
18. 5  x  y   2  x  y   2

nS
(A) 3x  3 y (A) l
(B) 3x  3 y 2
2S
(C) 7x  7 y (B) l
n
(D) 7 x  7 y
nS
(C) l
2
19. Given 3x  2  14 , the interval of
2S
values of x is (D) l
n
(A) x8
x  8 ax
(B) 23. If  1 , then x 
(C) x4 ax
(D) x  4
a
(A)
20. If 8x  21  5x  6 , then the value of x 1 a
is a
(B)
1 a
(A) 9 a
(C)
(B) 
27 a 1
13 1 a
(D)
(C) 9 a
27
(D)
13 24. If v  u  10t and u  2t  5 , express
v in terms of t.

(A) 8t  5
(B) 12t  5
(C) 8t  5
(D) 12t  5

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 a 1  r  29. Factorize 2xy  x2  y 2 .
25. If s  , then a 
1 r
x  y
2
(A)
r
  y  x
2
(A) (B)
s
 x  y
2
s (C)
(B)
r
 x  y
2
(D)
s 1  r 
(C)
r 1
1
s 1  r  30. What must be added to to get
(D) x3
1 r 1
?
x3
26. If A   rl   r 2 , then l 
2x
A (A)
(A) r x 9
2

r 2x
A (B)
(B) r 9  x2
r 6
A (C)
(C)  r2 x 9
2

r 6
r2 (D)
(D) 9  x2
A

27. If f  x   3 x  1 , then f  x  1 

(A) 3  x  1
(B) 3x  2
(C) 3  x  1
(D) 3x  1

28. Factorize 2 x2  x  1 .

(A)  2 x  1 x  1
(B)  2 x  1 x  1
(C)  2 x  1 x  1
(D)  2 x  1 x  1

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8 RELATIONS, FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS
Example 1 Solution
Which of the following represents the graph
of a function?

(A)

A vertical line will cut the graph at only one

point. Hence, this graph represents a
(B)
function.

(C)

Answer:

(D)

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Example 2 Example 3

In the graph above, the straight line PQ cuts

the y – axis at In the graph above, the straight line AB cuts
the x – axis at
(A)  0,  3
(B)  3, 0  (A)  0, 4 
(C)  0, 2  (B)  4, 0 
(D)  2, 0  (C)  0, 2 
(D)  2, 0 
Solution
Solution

The straight line PQ cuts the y – axis at

The straight line AB cuts the x – axis at
x  0, y  2 , that is, the point Q  0, 2  .
x  4, y  0 , that is, at the point B  4, 0  .

Answer:  0, 2 
Answer:  4, 0 

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Example 4 Example 5

The number line above represents the

inequality

(A) 3  x  2
(B) 3  x  2
(C) 3  x  2
In the graph above, the gradient of KL is (D) 3  x  2

(A) 3 Solution
1
(B) 
3
1
(C)
3
(D) 3 The inequality is 3  x  2 .

Solution Answer: 3  x  2

Example 6
If f  x   3x 2  1 , then f  1 

(A) 7
2 units (B) 4
The gradient of KL, m  (C) 2
6 units
(D) 5
1

3 Solution
or
y y
The gradient of KL, m  2 1 Given f  x   3x 2  1
x2  x1
Then f  1  3  1  1
2
42

7 1  3 1  1


1  3 1
3 2

1 Answer: 2
Answer:
3

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Example 7 Example 8
The gradient of the straight line 2 y  5x  7
is

5
(A) 
2
2
(B) 
5
2
(C)
5
5
(D)
2
The graph of y  6x  x2 is shown above.
Solution The maximum point of y  6x  x2 is

Given 2 y  5x  7 (A)  0, 9 

Then
5
y   x
7 (B)  3, 0 
2 2 (C)  9, 3 
It is in the form: y  mx  c
5
(D)  3, 9 
Hence, the gradient, m  
2
Solution
5
Answer: 
2

From the graph, the maximum point of

y  6x  x2 is  3, 9  .

Answer:  3, 9 

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Example 9 Solution
5x  4 f  x  2x  3
If h  x   , then h  8   If
11 Then f  2   2  2   3  4  3  1
(A) 4 f  3  2  3  3  6  3  3
17 f  5   2  5   3  10  3  7
(B) 
11 and f  7   2  7   3  14  3  11
17
(C)
11 Hence, the arrow diagram represents the
(D) 4
function f  x   2 x  3 .
Solution
Answer: f  x   2 x  3
5x  4
Given h  x  
11
5  8  4 Example 11
Then h  8  
11
 40  4 Which of the following equations represents
 the equation of a straight line?
11
 44
 (A) y  x2  5
11 3
 4 (B) y
x
(C) y   x2  3x 1
Answer:  4
(D) y  5x  1

Example 10 Solution
y  5x  1 which is a linear equation
represents the equation of a straight line.

Answer: y  5x  1

The arrow diagram above represents the

function

(A) f  x  2x  3
(B) f  x   3x  5
(C) f  x   4x 1
(D) f  x  2x  3

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Example 12 Solution
What is the gradient of the straight line Given f : x  x2  1
4 y  3x  7 ?
Then f : 0  02  1  0  1  1
4 f :1  12  1  1  1  2
(A)  f : 2  22  1  4  1  5
3
4 and f : 3  32  1  9  1  10
(B)
3
(C) 
3 Hence,  0, 1 , 1, 2  ,  2, 5  , 3, 10  is
4 represented by the relation f : x  x2  1 .
3
(D)
4
Answer:  0, 1 , 1, 2  ,  2, 5  , 3, 10 
Solution
Given 4 y  3x  7 Example 14
Then 4 y  3x  7
3 7 If f  x   2 x 2  1 , then f  3 
So y  x
4 4
(A) 11
3 (B) 7
Hence, the gradient is . (C) 11
4
(D) 19
3
Answer:
4
Solution
Given f  x   2 x 2  1
Example 13 Then f  3  2  3  1
2

 2 9  1
Which of the following sets is represented by
the relation f : x  x2  1 ?  18  1
 19
(A)  0, 1 , 1, 3 ,  2, 5 ,  3, 7  Answer: 19
(B)  0, 1 , 1, 2  ,  2, 5 ,  3, 10
(C)  0, 1 , 1, 3 ,  2, 5 ,  3, 7 
(D)  0, 1 , 1, 4  ,  2, 5 ,  3, 8

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Example 15 Example 17
Which of the following arrow diagrams
illustrates a function?
The graph of the inequality in the diagram
above is defined by (A)

(A) 4  x  5
(B) 4  x  5
(C) 4  x  5
(D) 4  x  5
(B)
Solution

The inequality is 4  x  5 .
(C)
Answer: 4  x  5

Example 16
(D)

The graph of the inequality in the diagram

above is defined by

(A) 3  x  4
(B) 3  x  4
(C) 3  x  4
(D) 3  x  4

Solution

The inequality is 3  x  4 .

Answer: 3  x  4

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Solution Example 19

The first three arrow diagrams represent one

– many relations which are not functions. The
last arrow diagram represents a many – one
relation which is a function.

The graph of y  x2  4 x is shown above.

The minimum point of y  x2  4 x is
Answer:
(A)  0,  4 
Example 18 (B)   4, 0 
(C)  2,  4 
If f  x   x 2  x  1 , then f   4  
(D)  4, 0 
(A) 13
(B) 5 Solution
(C) 11
(D) 19

Solution

Given f  x   x 2  x  1
Then f   4     4     4   1
2

 16  4  1
 11

Answer: 11 From the graph, the minimum point of

y  x2  4 x is  2,  4  .

Answer:  2,  4 

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Example 20

The relationship that best describes the

mapping in the above diagram is

(A) one – to – one

(B) one – to – many
(C) many – to – one
(D) many – to – many

Solution

Two different elements in X are mapped to a

single element in Y, so the relationship is
many – to – one.

Answer: many – to – one

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EXERCISE 8
1. Which of the following represents the 2.
graph of a function?

(A)

In the graph above, the straight line

(B) AB cuts the x – axis at

(A)  5, 0 
(B)  0, 5 
(C)  3, 0 
(D)  0, 3
3.
(C)

(D)
In the graph above, the straight line
PQ cuts the y – axis at

(A)  0,  4 
(B)   4, 0 
(C)  0, 3
(D)  3, 0 
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4. 6.

The arrow diagram above represents

In the graph above, the gradient of the function
MN is
(A) f  x   2x 1
2
(A)  (B) f  x   3x  1
7
7 (C) f  x   x2  1
(B) 
2 (D) f  x   x2 1
2
(C)
7 8 x  11
7 7. If h  x   , then h   4  
(D) 7
2
(A) 3
5. 1
(B) 
7
1
(C)
The number line above represents the 7
inequality (D) 3

(A) 4  x  5
(B) 4  x  5
(C) 4  x  5
(D) 4  x  5

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8. 11.

The graph of the inequality in the

diagram above is defined by

(A) 5  x  4
(B) 5  x  4
(C) 5  x  4
(D) 5  x  4

12.

The graph of y  5x  x2 is shown

above. The maximum point on
The graph of the inequality in the
y  5x  x2 is
diagram above is defined by

 1  (A) 4  x  3
(A)  2 , 6
 2  (B) 4  x  3
 1 1 (C) 4  x  3
(B) 2 , 6 
 2 4 (D) 4  x  3
(C)  2, 6 
13. Which of the following equations
(D)  3, 6  represents the equation of a straight
line?
9. The gradient of the straight line
3 y  7 x  5 is (A) y  x2  3
5
3 (B) y
(A)  x2
7 (C) y  2  3x
7
(B)  4
3 (D) y
x
3
(C)
7 14. What is the gradient of the straight
(D)
7 line 5 y  10 x  8 ?
3
(A) 2
10. If f  x   2 x 3  1 , then f  2   1
(B)
2
(A) 17 1
(C) 
(B) 9 2
(C) 7 (D) 2
(D) 15

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15. Which of the following sets is 17. If f  x    x 2  x  1 , then f  5  
represented by the relation
f : x  x  5?
2
(A) 29
(B) 14
(A) { 1,  6  ,  0,  5  , 1,  4  (C) 6
 2,  3} (D) 21

(B) { 1,  7  ,  0,  5  , 1,  3 18.

 2,  1}
(C) { 1,  8  ,  0,  5  , 1,  2 
 2, 1}
(D) { 1,  4  ,  0,  5  , 1,  4 
 2,  1}
16. Which of the following arrow
diagrams illustrates a function? The graph of y  x2  2 x is shown
above. The minimum point of
(A) y  x2  2 x is

(A)  1, 1
(B) 1,  1
(B) (C)  0,  1
(D)  2, 0 
19.

(C)

(D)
The relationship that best describes
the arrow diagram above is

(A) one – to – one

(B) one – to – many
(C) many – to – one
(D) many – to – many

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20. If f  x   3x 2  1 , then f   4   24. If f  x   2 x  1 and g  x   3 x  1 ,
then fg  x  
(A) 49
(B) 97
(A) 6x  4
(C) 95
(B) 6x  2
(D)  47
(C) 6x 1
(D) 6x 1
21. If f  x   5 x  2 , then f  x  y  
25. Given that f  x   3x  8 , then
x y2
f 1  x  
(A)
(B) x  5y  2
(C) 5x  5 y  2 x 8
(D) 5x  5 y  10 (A)
3
x8
22. If f  x   x2  2x  1 , then (B)
3
f  5  f  4   (C)
x3
8
(A) 7 x3
(D)
(B) 1 8
(C) 1
(D) 7 2x 1
26. Given that f  x  , then
5x  2
23. f 1  x  

2x 1
(A)
5x  2
5x  2
(B)
2x  1
2x  1
(C)
5x  2
5x  2
(D)
2x 1
The graph above represents the
equation

(A) y   x2  1
(B) y   x2  1
(C) y  x2  1
(D) y  x2  1

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27. 29.

Use the velocity – time graph given Use the velocity – time graph above
above to find the distance covered in to calculate the average acceleration
the first 30 seconds of the journey. during the first 25 seconds of the
journey.
(A) 180 m
(B) 165 m 25
(C) 135 m
(A) 
6
(D) 90 m 6
(B) 
25
28. If f : x  x2  3 , on the domain 25
(C)
2,  1, 0, 1, 2 , the range of the 6
relation is 6
(D)
25
(A) 3,  2, 1
k 1
(B) 1, 2, 3 30. Given that t  and k  when
v 10
(C) 3,  2 v  5000 , then the value of t is
(D) 3,  2,  1, 1, 2, 3
1
(A)
50 000
1
(B)
500
(C) 500
(D) 50 000

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9 GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY
Example 1 Example 2

In the isosceles triangle shown above, the

value of x is 9
In the right-angled triangle above, 
15
(A) 35
(B) 70
(A) sin y
(C) 110
(D) 145 (B) cos x
(C) tan y
Solution (D) cos y

Solution

The value of x  180   35  35 

 180  70
 110
AB
cos y 
Answer: 110 AC
9 cm

15 cm
9

15

Answer: cos y

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Example 3 Solution
The image of a point K  3, 4  under a
5
translation   is
2

(A)  2, 6 
(B)  2, 6 
Using Pythagoras’ Theorem:
(C)  15, 8 
PQ2  PR2  RQ2
(D)  20,  6 
So, 132  x2  52
That is, 169  x2  25
Solution  x2  169  25
 x2  144
 3   5   3  5 
The translation is          x  144
 4  2  4  2  x  12
 2
 
6 Answer: 12
 The image of K, K    2, 6  .

Example 5
Answer:  2, 6 
In a triangle ABC, angle A  x and angle
B  3x . What is the size of angle C ?
Example 4
(A) 30°
(B) 45°
(C) 180  4x  

 180 
(D)  
 4x 

In the triangle PQR, not drawn to scale, PQ

is 13 cm, RQ is 5 cm, PR is x cm and angle
PRQ is 90°. The value of x is

(A) 18
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) 18

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Solution Example 7
The sum of the exterior angles of a regular
polygon is

(A) 90°
(B) 180°
(C) 270°
(D) 360°

Angle C  180   x  3x  Solution

 180  4 x
The sum of the exterior angles of a regular
 180  4 x   polygon is 360°.

Answer: 180  4x   Answer: 360°

Example 6 Example 8
For a regular polygon with n sides, each
The sum of the interior angles of a regular
exterior angle is
pentagon is
90
(A)  2n  4  rt.  s (A)
n
(B)  2n  3 rt.  s 180
(B)
(C)  2n  2  rt.  s n
270
(D)  2n  1 rt.  s (C)
n
360
Solution (D)
n

The sum of the interior angles of a regular Solution

pentagon  2n  4  rt.  s .
Each exterior angle of a regular polygon
Answer:  2n  4  rt.  s 360
 .
n

360
Answer:
n

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Example 9 Example 10

In the triangle above, not drawn to scale, the

angle CAB  30 and AC  50 m . The
length of BC, in metres, is In the diagram above, OPQ is mapped onto
OPQ . The transformation that took place
(A) 50sin 30 is
(B) 50cos30
(C) 50 tan 30 (A) reflection
(D) 50sin 60 (B) translation
(C) enlargement
Solution (D) rotation

Solution

BC
Since sin 30 
50 m
Then BC  50 m  sin 30
So BC  50sin 30 m

Answer: 50sin 30

The transformation is an anti-clockwise
rotation of 90° with the origin as the centre.

Answer: Rotation

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Example 11 Example 12

In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, AC

and DE are straight lines intersecting at B.
Angle ABE  125 . The measure of angle
CBD is In the diagram above, not drawn to scale, PQ
is parallel to TR and angle PQS is 45°. The
(A) 55° measure of angle QST is
(B) 125°
(C) 235° (A) 40°
(D) 305° (B) 45°
(C) 135°
Solution (D) 145°

Solution

CBD  ABE (Vertically opposite  s )

CBD  125

Answer: 125°

ˆ  QST
Since PQS ˆ  180 (Sum of co-
interior  s )
ˆ  180
Then 45  QST
So, ˆ  180  45
QST
 ˆ  135
QST

Answer: 135°

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Example 13 Example 14

The diagram above, not drawn to scale,

shows that the angle of depression of a point
A boy of height 1.5 metres stands 10 metres
X from Z is 30°. If X is 20 metres from Y, the
from the foot of a building and the angle of
height of YZ, in metres, is
elevation of the top of the building is 45°. The
height of the building, in metres, is
(A) 20sin 30
(B) 20 tan 30
(A) 10 tan 45
(C) 20cos30
(B) 1.5  10sin 45
(D) 21sin 60
(C) 1.5  10 tan 45
(D) 1.5  10cos 45
Solution
Solution

YZ
Since tan 30 
20 m
h
Since tan 45  Then YZ  20 tan 30 m
10 m
Then h  10 tan 45 Answer: 20 tan 30
So, the height of
the building  1.5  10 tan 45  m

Answer: 1.5  10 tan 45

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Example 15 Solution
A ship travels on a bearing of 045°. In which
direction is it travelling?

(A) north-east
(B) north-west
(C) south-east
(D) south-west
The ship is travelling due south.
Solution
Answer: South

Example 17
In each of the diagrams shown below, A is
the image of A. Which diagram represents a
reflection in the y – axis?

(A)
The ship is travelling in a north-east
direction.

Answer: North-east

(B)
Example 16
A boat travels on a bearing of 180°. In which
direction is it travelling?

(A) North (C)

(B) South
(C) East
(D) West

(D)

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Solution Solution

The mirror line is the y – axis. This diagram

represents a reflection in the y – axis.

From the diagram, the image is y  x .

Answer: y  x

Answer:
Example 19
Example 18

In the right-angled triangle above, tan  , is

5
(A)
12
5
In the diagram above, if the line y   x is (B)
rotated anti-clockwise about O through 90°, 13
then its image is 12
(C)
13
(A) x0 (D)
12
(B) y0 5
(C) yx
(D) y  x

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Solution Solution

12 cm
tan  
5 cm
12

5 1
The area of ABC , A  bh
2
12
Answer: 1
5  8 2
2
 8 square units
Or
Example 20 1
The area of ABC,  bh
2
1
  4 1
2
 2 square units
 Area of ABC  2   scale factor 2
 2  22
 2 4
 8 square units

ABC is the image of ABC under an Answer: 8 square units

enlargement by a scale factor 2. The area, in
square units, of ABC is

(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) 16

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EXERCISE 9
1. 4.

In the isosceles triangle shown above

the value of x is
In the triangle PQR, not drawn to the
(A) 40° scale, PQ is 13 cm, RQ is 12 cm, PR
(B) 80° is x cm and angle PRQ is 90°. The
(C) 90° value of x is
(D) 100°
(A) 1
2. (B) 5
(C) 313
(D) 25

5.

In the right-angled triangle above,

which trigonometric ratio is equal to
15
?
20

(A) sin x In a triangle PQR, angle Q  5x and

(B) tan x angle R  2 x . What is the size of
(C) sin y angle P?
(D) cos y
(A) 36°
3. The image of a point P  5,  8  (B) 40°

 2   180 
under a translation   is (C)  
 7x 
 3
(D) 180  7x  
(A)  3,  5
(B)  3, 5
(C)  7,  11
(D)  7, 11
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6. The sum of the interior angles of a 10.
regular polygon is

(A)  2n  1  90
(B)  2n  2   90
(C)  2n  3  90
(D)  2n  4   90
7. The sum of the exterior angles of a
regular polygon is

(A) 4 rt. s In the diagram above, OPQ is

(B) 3 rt. s mapped onto OPQ . The
(C) 2 rt. s transformation that took place is a
(D) 1 rt. 
(A) reflection
8. For a regular polygon with n sides, (B) rotation
each exterior angle is (C) enlargement
(D) translation
1 rt. 
(A)
n 11.
2 rt.  s
(B)
n
3 rt.  s
(C)
n
4 rt.  s
(D)
n

9. In the diagram above, not drawn to

scale, AC and DE are straight lines
intersecting at B. Angle CBD  58 .
The measure of angle CBE is

(A) 58°
(B) 122°
In the triangle ABC above, not drawn (C) 212°
to scale, angle ABC  60 and (D) 302°
AB  40 m. The length of BC, in
metres, is

(A) 40 tan 60

(B) 40cos 60
(C) 40cos30
(D) 40 tan 30

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12. 14.

The diagram above, not drawn to

scale, shows that the angle of
depression of a point P from Q is 35°.
In the diagram above, not drawn to If P is 25 m from R, the height of QR,
scale, JK is parallel to NL and angle in metres, is
JMN is 49°. The measure of angle
KJM is (A) 25sin 35
(B) 25cos35
(A) 31° (C) 25 tan 35
(B) 45° (D) 25 tan 55
(C) 49°
(D) 131° 15. A ship sails on a bearing of 135°. In
which direction is it travelling?
13.
(A) north-east
(B) north-west
(C) south-east
(D) south-west

16. A boat travels on a bearing of 315°. In

which direction is it travelling?

(A) north-east
A girl of height 1.4 metres stands 15 (B) north-west
metres from the foot of a building and (C) south-east
the angle of elevation of the top of the (D) south-west
building is 50°. The height of the
building, in metres, is

(A) 1.4  15 tan 50

(B) 1.4  15sin 50
(C) 1.4  15cos50
(D) 16.4sin 40

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17. In each of the diagrams shown below, 18.
A is the image of A. Which diagram
represents a reflection in the x – axis?

(A)

In the diagram above, if the line

y  x is rotated clockwise about O
(B) through 180°, then its image is

(A) x0
(B) y0
(C) yx
(D) y  x

19.
(C)

In the right-angled triangle above,

tan  is
(D)
24
(A)
7
7
(B)
24
7
(C)
25
24
(D)
25

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20. 22.

In the figure above, AB is parallel to

ABC is the image of ABC under an CD. Find the value of x.
enlargement by a scale factor of 2.
The area, in square units, of ABC is (A) 69
(B) 34.5
(A) 3 (C) 23
(B) 6 (D) 11.5
(C) 9
(D) 12 23.

21.

In the figure above, AB is parallel to

In the figure above, find the value of CD, find the value of h.
p.
(A) 50
(A) 15 (B) 115
(B) 30 (C) 155
(C) 45 (D) 205
(D) 60

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24. 26. If sin   x and 0  x  90 , then
cos 

(A) 1  x2
1
(B)
1  x2
1
(C)
x
1  x2
(D)
In the figure above, M is the mid- x
point of the chord AB. If AB  10 cm
and OM  3 cm, find AO. 3
27. If tan    , then  lies the
4
following quadrant(s).
(A) 34 cm
(B) 2 17 cm (A) second quadrant
(C) 4 cm (B) second and fourth quadrants
(D) 5 cm (C) first quadrant
(D) first and third quadrants
25.
28.

The area of ABC above is

In the figure above, area of minor arc 25
AD : area of minor arc BC  (A) sin 40
2
2
(A) 3: 2 (B) sin 40
(B) 2:3 25
(C) 1: 3 (C) 50sin 40
(D) 3:1 (D) 5sin 40

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29.

In the figure above, OADB is a sector

of a circle with radius 5 cm and sector
angle AOB  60 . Find the area of
the shaded region.

(A)
25
12
 
2  3 3 cm 2

(B)
25
12
 
3 3  2 cm 2
25
(C)  cm 2
6
25 3
(D) cm 2
4

30.

In the figure above, OAPB is a sector

of a circle with radius 10 cm and
sector angle AOB  60 . Find the
perimeter of the shaded region.

 
(A) 5 1   cm
 3
 2 
(B) 5 1   cm
 3 
5
(C) cm
3
10
(D) cm
3

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10 VECTORS AND MATRICES
Example 1 Solution

 x
OP   
 y
In the diagram above, OP   4
 
7
4
(A)  
7 4
Answer:  
 4 7
(B)  
7
 4
(C)   Example 2
 7 
 4
(D)  
 7

In the diagram above, OQ 

6
(A)  
7
6
(B)  
7
6
(C)  
 7
 6
(D)  
7

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Solution Example 4

 2   10 
If a    and b    , then the two
 3  15 
vectors are

(A) equal vectors

(B) parallel vectors
(C) perpendicular vectors
 x (D) unit vectors
OQ   
 y
Solution
 6
 
 7   2 
Given a   
 3
 6
Answer:    10 
 7  And b   
 15 
 2 
 5 
Example 3  3
Then b  5a
 3 
The magnitude of OA    is b is 5 times the magnitude of a. Both a and b
 4 have the same direction. Therefore, they are
parallel vectors.
(A) 1
(B) 7 Answer: parallel vectors
(C) 5
(D) 12
Example 5
Solution
  4  4
The magnitude of OA , If p    and q     , then the two
 9  9
OA  x 2  y 2 vectors are

  3    4 
2 2
(A) equal vectors
(B) non-parallel vectors
 9  16
(C) perpendicular vectors
 25 (D) unit vectors
5

Answer: 5

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Solution Solution

  4  5 
Given p    Given m   
 9   8
 4  5
And q     And n   
9  8 
  4  5 
    
 9   8
Then p  q Then n  m
  4  5 
    
 9   8

Therefore, they are equal vectors. The two vectors have equal magnitudes but
opposite directions. Therefore, they are
Answer: equal vectors inverse vectors.

Answer: inverse vectors

Example 6

 5   5 Example 7
If m    and n    , then the two
 8  8 
 5  12 
vectors are If a    and b    , then a  b 
 8   4
(A) equal vectors
(B) perpendicular vectors  7 
(C) unit vectors (A)  
(D) inverse vectors  4
 7
(B)  
 12 
 17 
(C)  
 12 
 17 
(D)  
 12 

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Solution Solution

 5   12   5   3 
ab     3a  2b  3    2  
 8   4   2   6 
 5  12   3 5    2   3 
    
 8  4   3   2    2  6 
 7   15   6 
     
  4   6   12 
 15  6 
 7   
Answer:     6  12 
 4
 21 
 
 18 
Example 8
 21 
Answer:  
 5  3   18 
If a    and b    , then 3a  2b 
 2   6

 9 Example 9
(A)  
 6  The position vector of a point with
9
(B)   coordinates P  7, 10  is OP 
6
 21   7 
(C)   (A)  
 18   10 
 21  7
(D)   (B)  
 18   10 
 7
(C)  
 10 
 7
(D)  
 10 

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Solution Example 11

Point P  7, 10   position vector  2 3 

If the matrix A    and the matrix
 7   5 4 
OP    .
 10   7 1 
B  , then A  B 
 3 0 
 7 
Answer:  
 10   5 2 
(A)  
 2  4
 9 4
Example 10 (B)  
 8  4
The magnitude of the displacement vector 5 2
(C)  
 7   2  4
AB    is
 4  7 2
(D)  
 2 4 
(A) 3
(B) 11 Solution
(C) 33
(D) 65  2 3   7 1 
A B    
 5  4   3 0 
Solution
 2  7 3 1 
 
 7   5  3  4  0
AB    5 2
 4  
 2  4
AB   7    4 
2 2

 49  16 5 2
Answer:  
 65  2  4

Answer: 65

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Example 12 Example 13

 5 3    4 2  5
Given the matrices A  and If P    and Q    , then PQ 
 2 0  0 7  3 
 1 6
B  , then A  B   14 
 0  4 (A)  
 21 
 6 9   26 
(A)   (B)  
 2 4  21 
4 3 (C)  14 21
(B)  
 2  4 (D)  26 21
 4 3 
(C)  
 2 4  Solution
 4 9 
(D)     4 2 5
 2  4  PQ    
 0 7   3 
  4  5  2   3  
Solution  
 0  5  7   3  
 5 3   1 6  20  6 
A B    
   0  21
 2 0  0  4
 5  1 3  6   26 
  
  21 
20 0 4
 6 9 
   26 
2 4 Answer:  
 21 
 6 9 
Answer:  
 2 4 Example 14

 5 7 
Given that P , then the
 3 6
determinant of the matrix P is

(A) 51
(B) 10
(C) 10
(D) 51

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Solution Example 16

 5 7   5   7 
Given P    Given that KL    and LM    , then
 3 6  8  3 
Then P  5  6  7  3 KM 
 30  21
 51  12 
(A)  
 11 
Answer: 51  12 
(B)  
 5
Example 15  12 
(C)  
 5
 8 5   12 
Given that Q    , then the adjoint of (D)  
3  4  11 
matrix Q is
Solution
  4 5 
(A)  
 3 8 KM  KL  LM
  4 5  5   7 
(B)      
 3 8   8   3 
  4 5   5  7 
(C)    
 3 8
 83
 8 3
 12 
(D)    
 5  4   5

Solution  12 
 8 5  Answer:  
Q   5
3  4
  4 5
Q adjoint   
 3 8 

  4 5
Answer:  
 3 8 

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Example 17 Example 18
Given the points P  2, 4  and Q   5, 3 ,  x
3i  7 j written in the form   is
PQ   y

 7   3 
(A)   (A)  
 1  7
 1   7 
(B)   (B)  
 7  3
 1  3
(C)   (C)  
 7   7 
 7  7
(D)   (D)  
 1   3 

Solution Solution

 2   3
P  2, 4   OP    3i  7 j   
 4  7 
5
Q  5, 3  OQ     3
 3 Answer:  
 7 
PQ  OQ  OP
 5   2  Example 19
   
 3  4
5  2 0 1
  The matrix   represents
3 4 1 0
 7
  (A) a rotation about the origin 90°
 1  anti-clockwise
(B) an enlargement of scale factor 2 with
 7 the origin as the centre
Answer:  
 1  1
(C) a translation  
0
(D) a reflection in the line y  x

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Solution Solution

 0 1  x   0  x  1 y   1 0  x   1 x  0 y 
           0  x  1  y 
 1 0  y   1 x  0  y   0 1  y     
0 y  x  0
   
 x  0 0  y
 y  x
   
 x y

 x  y  x  x
So,      . So,     
 y  x  y y
Therefore, the matrix represents a
reflection in the line y  x . Therefore, the matrix represents a reflection
in the x – axis.
Answer: a reflection in the line y  x
Answer: a reflection in the x – axis

Example 20

1 0
The matrix   represents
 0 1 

(A) a reflection in the x – axis

 0
(B) a translation  
 1 
(C) a rotation about the origin through
180°
(D) an enlargement of scale factor  2
with the origin as centre

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EXERCISE 10
1. 3.

In the diagram above, OP 

In the diagram above, OP 
 4 
 9  (A)  
(A)    7 
 5   4 
 5  (B)  
(B)    7
 9   4
5 (C)  
(C)    7 
9 4
9 (D)  
(D)   7
5
4.
2.

In the diagram above, OQ  In the diagram above, OQ 

 8   5 
(A)  
(A)  
 3  7 
 3  5
(B)  
(B)  
 8 7
 3  5 
(C)  
(C)  
 8   10 
 8  5
(D)  
(D)  
 3   10 

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  5   6   6
5. The magnitude of OA    is 10. If r    and s     , then the
 8  8  8 
two vectors are
(A) 55
(A) parallel vectors
(B) 89 (B) unit vectors
(C) 3 (C) equals vectors
(D) 13 (D) non-parallel vectors

 4  6  6 
6. The magnitude of OB    is 11. If m    and n    , then the
 9   9   9
two vectors are
(A) 97
(B) 5 (A) equal vectors
(C) 13 (B) perpendicular vectors
(D) 36 (C) unit vectors
(D) inverse vectors
 4  16 
7. If a    and b    , then the
 2   8   6   6 
12. If r    and s     , then the
two vectors  7  7
two vectors are
(A) equal vectors
(B) parallel vectors (A) unit vectors
(C) perpendicular vectors (B) inverse vectors
(D) unit vectors (C) equal vectors
(D) perpendicular vectors
 18   3 
8. If p    and q    , then the
 24   4   6   4
13. If a    and b    , then
vectors are  9  5 
ab 
(A) perpendicular vectors
(B) unit vectors  2 
(C) parallel vectors (A)  
(D) equal vectors  4
 10 
(B)  
 5  5  14 
9. If p    and q     , then the
 7  7  2
(C)  
two vectors are  4 
 10 
(A) equal vectors (D)  
(B) non-parallel vectors  14 
(C) perpendicular vectors
(D) unit vectors

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  10   4   2 6
14. If p    and q    , then 16. If p  and q  , then
 13   7 7 5
p q  4p  2q 

  6  20 
(A)   (A)  
 20   6
 14   4
(B)   (B)  
  6  18 
 6  4
(C)   (C)  
 20   18 
 14   20 
(D)   (D)  
 6  6

 4   2 17. The position vector of a point with

15. If a    and b    , then
 5  3  coordinates P  8, 15  is OP 
3a  2b 
  8
 8 (A)  
(A)    15 
 9  8
 8 (B)  
(B)    15 
 9  8
 8 (C)  
(C)    15 
 9  8
8 (D)  
(D)    15 
9
18. The position vector of a point with
coordinates Q  7,  12  is OQ 

 7
(A)  
 12 
 7 
(B)  
 12 
 7
(C)  
 12 
 7
(D)  
 12 

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19. The magnitude of the displacement  3 2 
 5 22. If the matrix P    and
vector AB    is  5 0 
 8  7 4
Q  , then P  Q 
(A) 3 6 8
(B) 13
 10 2 
(C) 39 (A)  
(D) 89  1 8 
 10 2 
(B)  
20. The magnitude of the displacement  1 8
 7  10 2
vector PQ    is
 3
(C)  
 1 8
10 6
(A) 4 (D)  
(B) 10  11 8
(C) 40
 7 2
(D) 58 23. Given the matrix A    and
 0 4 
 3 2   1 5 
21. If the matrix A    and the B  , then A  B 
 5 6   6 3 
 7 4
matrix B    , then A  B   8 7 
 0 5  (A)  
 6 7 
 10 6  6 3 
(A)   (B)  
 5 11  6 1 
 4 2   8 7 
(B)   (C)  
 5 1   6 7 
 4 2   6 3
(C)   (D)  
 5 1   6 1
 10 6 
(D)  
 5 11 

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  9 1   8 3 
24. Given the matrix P    and 27. Given that P    , then the
 4 0   9 5 
 5 3  determinant of the matrix P is
Q  , then P  Q 
2 7 (A)  67
(B) 13
 14 4  (C) 13
(A)  
  6 7  (D) 67
 4 2 
(B)    7 4 
 2 7  28. Given that R    , then the
 4 2   8 2 
(C)   determinant of the matrix R is
 2 7 
14 4  (A)  46
(D)  
 6 7 (B) 18
(C) 18
 8 3   6  (D) 46
25. If P    and Q    , then
 4 0  2
 9 4 
PQ  29. Given that Q    , then the
 5 2 
 54  adjoint matrix of Q is
(A)  
 24   2 4 
 42  (A)  
(B)    5 9 
 24   2 4
(C)  54 24  (B)  
 5 9 
(D)  42 24   9 5 
(C)  
 4 2 
 7 4  3 
26. If A    and B    , then  2 5
 0 2   5  (D)  
 4 9
AB 

 41 
(A)  
 10 
 1
(B)  
 10 
(C)  41 10 
(D) 1 10 

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  8 3  8
30. Given that R    , then the 32. Given that PQ    and
 6 7   5 
adjoint of the matrix R is  2 
QR    , then PR 
 1
 7 3
(A)  
  6 8 6
 7 6 (A)  
(B)    4
 3 8   10 
7 6 (B)  
(C)    6
3 8  6
 7 3  (C)  
(D)    4
 6 8 6
(D)  
4
  4
31. Given that KL    and
 7 33. Given the points P 1,  5  and
 9
LM    , then KM  Q  8, 2  , PQ 
 2 
 7 
 5  (A)  
(A)    7 
 5 
 7 
 13  (B)  
(B)    3
 5
 7
5 (C)  
(C)    3 
5
7
 13  (D)  
(D)   7
 5

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34. Given the points R  8, 2  and  0 1 
37. The matrix   represents
S  3, 4  , RS   1 0 

(A) a rotation about the origin

 11
(A)   through 270° anti-clockwise
 2  1
 5  (B) a translation  
(B)    1
 2 (C) a reflection in the line y   x
 5 (D) an enlargement of scale factor
(C)    2 with the origin as centre
 2 
5
(D)   3 0
2 38. The matrix   represents
 0 3
 x
35. 8i  3j written in the form   is (A) a rotation about the origin
 y through 90° anti-clockwise
 3
 8 (B) a translation  
(A)    3
 3  (C) an enlargement of scale factor
 3 3 with the origin as centre
(B)   a reflection in the line y  x
 8  (D)
 8
(C)    1 0 
 3 39. The matrix   represents
 0 1
 3 
(D)  
 8 (A) a rotation about the origin
through 180°
 x (B) an enlargement of scale factor
36. 9i  4 j written in the form   is 1 with the origin as centre
 y
 1
(C) a translation  
 4  1
(A)   (D) a reflection in the y – axis
 9
 9 
(B)  
 4
 4
(C)  
 9 
 9
(D)  
 4

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  0 1 
40. The matrix   represents
1 0

(A) a rotation of 90° about the

origin anti-clockwise
(B) an enlargement of scale factor
1 with the origin as centre
 1
(C) a translation  
 1
(D) a reflection in the line y   x

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138
 CSEC MODEL
EXAMINATION 1

1 hour 30 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer
them.
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
shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look
at the same item below. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item

2a  6a 
Sample Answer
(A) 8a
(B) 8a2
(C) 12a
(D) 12a 2

The best answer to this item is “ 8a ”, so (A) has been shaded.

4. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your
new choice.
5. Calculators and mathematical tables are NOT allowed for this paper.

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1. The decimal fraction 0.375 written as  5 
a common fraction, in its lowest 4. The magnitude of OA    is
terms, is  2

3 (A) 10
(A) (B) 13
4
3 (C) 21
(B) (D) 29
5
3
(C) 5. If $320 is divided into two portions in
8
the ratio 3 : 5 , then the largest portion
4
(D) is
9
(A) $40
2. The number 9.25038 written correct (B) $120
to 3 decimal places is (C) $200
(D) $240
(A) 9.249 6. If 30% of a number is $75, what is the
(B) 9.250 number?
(C) 9.251
(D) 9.253 (A) $22.50
(B) $105.00
3. (C) $250.00
(D) $525.00

7. What is the least number of mangoes

that can be shared equally among 3, 6
or 12 children?

(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 12
(D) 36
In the diagram above, OP 
8. What is the greatest number that can
divide exactly into the numbers 9, 12
 5  and 18?
(A)  
 8 
 5  (A) 3
(B)   (B) 4
 8 (C) 6
 5 (D) 12
(C)  
 8 
5
(D)  
8

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9. The exact value of 74 105 is 13. An insurance salesman is paid 3% of
his sales as commission. His sales for
(A)  74 100   5 September were $7500 . How much
(B)  74 100    74  5  commission was he paid?

(C)  74 100  74  5  (A) $75.00

(D)  74 100    74  5  (B)
(C)
$150.00
$225.00
(D) $450.00
10. The value of the digit 4 in the number
904.85 is 1
14. A discount of of the marked price
5
(A) 4 hundreds
is offered for cash. What is the
(B) 4 tenths
discount on a pair of pants with a
(C) 4 tens
marked price of $225?
(D) 4 units
(A) $5.00
11. The simple interest earned on $500 at
(B) $30.00
6% per annum for 8 years is given by
(C) $45.00
(D) $60.00
500  6
(A) $
100  8 15. If the simple interest on $800 for 5
500  8 years is $240, then the rate of interest
(B) $
100  6 per annum is
500 100
(C) $
8 6 (A) 5%
500  6  8 (B) 6%
(D) $ (C) 7%
100
(D) 8%
12. A man bought a goat for $900 and
sold it for $1200 . His gain as a 16. The exchange rate for one United
States Dollar (US $1.00) is six dollars
percentage of the cost price is
and forty-five cents in Trinidad and
Tobago currency (TT $6.45). What is
(A) 25%
the value of US $60 in TT currency?
1
(B) 33 %
3 (A) $193.56
(C) 40% (B) $387.00
(D) 300% (C) $580.50
(D) $774.00

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17. A sales tax of 15% is charged on an 20. U  {integers}
article. How much does a customer N  {natural numbers}
pay for an article marked as $60? Z p  {positive integers}

(A) $51
Which of the Venn diagram below
(B) $69
illustrates the statement:
(C) $75
“All natural numbers are positive
(D) $90
integers”?
18. Yuri invested $700 for 3 years at 8%
(A)
per annum. Christine invested $600 at
the same rate. If they both earned the
same sum as simple interest, for how
many years did Christine invest her
money?

(A) 3.5 (B)

(B) 4
(C) 4.5
(D) 5

19. If P  {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13}, Q  {3, 7,

11, 15} and S  {7, 11, 15}, then (C)
P Q  S 

(A) { }
(B) {7, 11}
(C) {2, 5, 7}
(D) {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15}
(D)

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21. 23. The scale on a map is stated as
1: 400000 . The distance between
two historic landmarks as measured
on the map is 2.5 cm. What is the
actual distance between the two
historic landmarks?

(A) 2.5 km
(B) 50 km
In the Venn diagram shown above, (C) 7.5 km
n  R  9 , n T   15 and (D) 10.0 km
n  R  T   6 . The n  R  T   24. If a car travelled a distance of d km at
a rate of s km per hour, then the time
(A) 12 taken for the journey is
(B) 18
(C) 25 (A) 60sd
(D) 30 (B) sd
60s
22. (C)
d
d
(D)
s

25. The volume of water than can be held

in a bottle in the shape of a cuboid
with internal dimensions 15 cm, 6 cm
and 5 cm is

The two circles above represent set X (A) 450 cm3

and set Y. If X  {factors of 9} and (B) 300 cm3
Y  {factors of 15}, then the shaded (C) 26 cm3
region represents (D) 18 cm3

(A) { } 26. A block of processed meat is in the

(B) {1, 3} shape of a cube of length 15 cm. A
(C) {5, 9, 15} student cuts a slice of uniform
(D) {1, 3, 5, 9, 15} thickness 2 cm. What volume of the
processed meat did the student take?

(A) 18 cm3
(B) 26 cm3
(C) 300 cm3
(D) 450 cm3

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27. 30. A boat left Jamaica at 22.30 h. The
next day, the boat arrived in Guyana
at 03:40 h. How many hours did the
journey take?

1
(A) 4 h
6
1
(B) 5 h
6
The figure above, not drawn to scale,
1
shows the sector of a circle with (C) 7 h
centre O. The length of the minor arc 6
is 8 cm. The length of the 1
(D) 8 h
circumference of the circle is 6

(A) 144 cm 31. Each of the letters of the word

(B) 216 cm ‘MATHEMATICS’ is written on a
(C) 352 cm different piece of paper. A piece of
(D) 368 cm paper is drawn at random. The
probability that a letter ‘M’ is drawn
28. The distance around the edge of a is
circular plate is 88 cm. The radius of
the place, in centimetres, is 2
(A)
9
(A) 176 7
(B) 88 (B)
9
44 2
(C) (C)
 11
88 9
(D) (D)
 11
29. A plane leaves POS (Trinidad) at 32. A fair die is tossed twice. The
08:20 h and arrives at ANU (Antigua) probability that a ‘5’ followed by an
at 09:40 h on the same day. The even number turns up is
distance between the two airports is
712 kilometres. The average speed of 1
the aircraft for the flight is (A)
36
1
(A) 39.5 km/h (B)
(B) 534 km/h 12
(C) 949.3 km/h 1
(C)
(D) 12816 km/h 4
2
(D)
5

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33. 35. The highest weekly wage of a group
of employees is $825.40. What is the
wage of the lowest paid employee, if
the range of the wages is $150.10?

(A) $300.20
(B) $375.30
(C) $675.30
(D) $975.50

36.
Frequency 7 18 12
Height of 130 – 140 – 150 –
Student 139 149 159
The bar chart shows the number of (cm)
students who attended Karate classes
one day each during a particular The heights of 37 students were
week. How many students altogether measured, to the nearest cm, and the
attended the Karate classes during information collected is shown in the
that week? frequency table above.

(A) 5 The least and greatest height of the

(B) 25 class interval 130 – 139 are
(C) 45
(D) 75 (A) 129.4 – 139.4
(B) 129.5 – 139.5
34. (C) 130.4 – 138.4
(D) 130.5 – 138.5

37.  4a  
3

(A) 12a
(B) 64a
(C) 12a2
(D) 64a3

The pie-chart above represents the 38. 3x3  5x3 

fruit a group of students ate. If 15
students ate cherry then the total (A) 15x5
number of students in the group is (B) 8x5
(C) 15x6
(A) 45
(B) 60 (D) 96x5
(C) 90
(D) 180

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39.  7 a    2b   44. Yuri is 8 years older than Christine. If
Yuri’s age is x years, then Christine’s
age, in years, is
(A) 14ab
(B) 14a
x
(C) b  9ab (A)
(D) 14ab 8
(B) x 8
8 x
40. 2  3 x  y   5  2 y  3 x  
(C)
(D) 8x

(A) 21x  8 y V3
(B) 9x  12 y 45. If K  , when V  2 , then
V 1
(C) 9x 12 y K
(D) 21x  10 y
8
(A) 
41. If p  q  p 3  pq , then 2  3  3
8
(B)
3
(A) 14
(C) 8
(B) 10 (D) 8
(C) 6
(D) 2 46. Which of the equation stated below
represents the equation of a straight
42. If 20  5x  3x  4 , then x  line?

12 3
(A) (A) y
(B) 8 x
(C) 2 1
(B) y x
(D) 15 2
(C) y   4 x2
43. 3a  a  2b   b  4a  5b   (D) y  2 x3

(A) 3a2  2ab  5b2 47. The gradient of the straight line
(B) 3a2  2ab  5b2 3 y  5  6 x is
(C) 3a2  2ab  5b2
(D) 3a2  2ab  5b2 (A) 2
1
(B) 
2
(C) 2
1
(D)
2

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48. If g  x   x 2  2 x  1 , then g  2   50. Which of the following diagrams is
not the graph of a function?
(A) 9
(A)
(B) 7
(C) 1
(D) 9

49.

(B)

The relation diagram shown above

represents a function. Which of the
following equations best describes
the function?
(C)
(A) f  x  y
(B) f  y  x
(C) f  x   2 x
(D) f  x   3 1  x 

(D)

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51. 53.

AC and DE are straight lines that

intersect at B. Angle CBD  143 .
In the graph above, when y  7.5 the
The size of the angle CBE is
values of x are
(A) 37°
(A) 2.2 (B) 47°
(B) 2.3 (C) 127°
(C) 2.4 (D) 217°
(D) 2.5
54.
52.

The half-lines BA and CD are parallel.

If angle BCD is 57°, then angle ABC
is The line segment PQ is mapped onto
the line segment PQ by a
(A) 143° translation. The matrix that represents
(B) 123° this translation is
(C) 114°
(D) 57°
 4 
(A)  
 2 
 2 
(B)  
 4
4
(C)  
2
2
(D)  
4

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55. 57.

The shaded triangle is rotated through

an angle of 90° in a clockwise
direction about the point P. Which of
the four triangles represents the image
of the shaded triangle?
The point P shown in the graph above
(A) A is reflected in the y – axis. What are
(B) B the coordinates of the image of P?
(C) C
(D) D (A) 1,  3
(B)  1,  3
56.
(C)  3,  1
(D)  3,  1

58. In a triangle ABC, if angle A  3x

and angle B  5x , then angle C 

(A) 180  2x  
(B) 180  8x  
(C) 180  8x  

 180 
(D)  
In the diagram above, the line  8x 
segment PQ is the image of the line
segment XY after

(A) an enlargement of scale factor

1
(B) a reflection in the x – axis
(C) a rotation through 90° with
centre O.
 0
(D) a translation by vector  
 10 

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59.

In the right-angled triangle ABC,

tan  

5
(A)
12
12
(B)
5
5
(C)
13
12
(D)
13

60.

The diagram above, not drawn to

scale, shows that the angle of
depression of a point B on the ground
from T, the top of a skyscraper is 35°.
B is 40 m from A, the base of the
tower. The height, TA, of the tower, in
metres, is

(A) 40sin 35

(B) 20cos35
(C) 40 tan 35
(D) 40 tan 55

END OF TEST

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 CSEC MODEL
EXAMINATION 2
1 hour 30 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer
them.
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
shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look
at the same item below. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item

2a  6a 
Sample Answer
(A) 8a
(B) 8a2
(C) 12a
(D) 12a 2

The best answer to this item is “ 8a ”, so (A) has been shaded.

4. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your
new choice.
5. Calculators and mathematical tables are NOT allowed for this paper.

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1. The decimal fraction 0.65 written as a 5. The statement ‘y is directly
common fraction, in its simplest form proportional to the cube root of 8’
is may be expressed as

(A)
13 (A) y 38
20 1
20 (B) y 3
(B) 8
13
(C) y 8 2
13
(C) 1
10 (D) y 3
10 8
(D)
12
6.
2. The number 93748 written correct to
4 significant figures is

(A) 90000
(B) 93000
(C) 93700
(D) 93750

3. Given that 379  42.5  16 107.5 ,

In the diagram above, OQ 
then 3.79  4.25 

(A) 1.61075 (A) 45

(B) 16.1075 (B) 117
(C) 161.075 (C) 3
(D) 1610.75 (D) 54

4. If 169  625  325 , then 7. By the distributive law,

87 15  87  2 
1.69  6.25 
(A) 0 13
(A) 0.0325 (B) 87 13
(B) 0.325 (C) 0  13
(C) 3.25 (D) 87  13
(D) 32.5

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  5   12  12. The basic rate of pay is $24.00 per
8. If a    and b    , then the hour. What is the overtime rate of pay
 7  4  if it is one-and-a-quarter times the
two vectors are basic rate?
(A) equal vectors
(A) $30.00
(B) non-parallel vectors
(B) $32.00
(C) perpendicular vectors
(D) unit vectors (C) $36.00
(D) $48.00
 4  19 
9. If p    and q    , then 13. Eartha saved $237 when she bought
 8   12  a tablet computer at a sale which gave
pq  a discount of 15% on the marked
price. What was the marked price of
 13  the tablet computer?
(A)  
 20 
(A) $1 343
 5 
(B)   (B) $1 580
 4 (C) $1 817
 13  (D) $2 520
(C)  
 20 
 5 14. An office store offers a discount of
(D)   20% on the marked price for cash. If
 4
the cash price of a notebook computer
is $4640 , what is the marked price?
10. The next two terms in the sequence
243, 81, 27, … is
(A) $3732
(A) 2 178, 729 (B) $4660
(B) 27, 30 (C) $5568
(C) 88, 30 (D) $5800
(D) 9, 3
15. The charge per kWh of electricity
used is 25 cents. There is also a fixed
11. A woman’s annual income is $45000
charge of $30.00 . What amount is the
.Her non-taxable allowances is electricity bill for the month if 190
$18000 . If she pays a tax of 20% on kWh of electricity is consumed?
her taxable income, then the tax
payable is (A) $47.50
(B) $77.50
(A) $3600 (C) $228
(B) $5400 (D) $478
(C) $9000
(D) $12600

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16. The exchange rate of CAD $1.00 is 20. A school has 300 students. 150
TT $6.48. What amount of students play both pan and tabla, 68
Trinidadian dollars will a tourist students play pan only, 37 play
receive for changing CAD $80.00 ? neither instruments. How many
students play tabla only?
(A) $51.80
(B) $86.48 (A) 195
(C) $518.40 (B) 119
(D) $864.80 (C) 113
(D) 45
17. What is the book value of a car valued
at $40500 , after two years, if it 21. All students in a class own a tablet
depreciates by 10% each year? computer or a notebook computer.
24% of the students own a tablet
(A) $32805 computer only, and 35% of the
(B) $40480 students own a notebook computer
only. What percentage of students
(C) $40520 own both types of computers?
(D) $49005
(A) 41
18. A woman pays $780 as income tax. (B) 65
If the income tax is charged at 25% of (C) 76
the taxable income, what was her (D) 89
taxable income?
22.
(A) $805
(B) $3120
(C) $3900
(D) $4025

19. Given that X  {c, a, p, e}, how many

subsets has the set X?

(A) 4 The Venn diagram above is best

(B) 8 represented by the statement
(C) 16
(D) 24 (A) X Y
(B) YX
(C) X Y
(D) YX

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23. The time, 9:45 p.m. may be 25.
represented as

(A) 09:45 h
(B) 15:45 h
(C) 19:45 h
(D) 21:45 h

24.

In the diagram above, POQ is a minor

sector of a circle with angle
POQ  120 and OQ  r cm. The
area, in cm2, of the minor sector POQ
is

1
The diagram shows a circular table (A) r
3
top with centre O and diameter 140 2
cm. The area of the table top, in cm2, (B) r
3
is
1 2
(C) r
(A) 2450 3
4900 2 2
(B) (D) r
(C) 9800 3
(D) 19600 26. Albert takes 45 minutes to drive to
school which is 42 km away from his
apartment. His speed, in km per hour,
is

(A) 31.5
(B) 56
(C) 93
(D) 102

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27. 30. Anna has 1.05 kg of jub jub. She has
bags which can each hold 0.025 kg of
jub jub. How many bags can be filled
with jub jub?

(A) 420
(B) 210
(C) 42
(D) 21

31. An urn contains 5 blue balls and 7

The diagram above, not drawn to green balls. A ball is picked at
scale, shows a cone of radius R cm random from the urn. The ball is
and height H cm. The volume of the found to be green and it is not
cone, in cm3, is replaced. What is the probability that
the next ball picked at random from
1 the urn will be blue?
(A)  RH
3
1 35
(B)  R2 H (A)
3 132
1 5
(C)  R3 H (B)
3 12
4 6
(D)  RH (C)
3 11
5
(D)
28. The length of the edge of a Rubic 11
cube is 9 cm. The volume of the
Rubic cube, in cm3, is 32. What is the mode of the masses stated
in kilograms?
(A) 18
(B) 27 31, 34, 42, 42, 57, 57, 57, 63, 74, 78,
(C) 81 85
(D) 729
(A) 31
29. The mass of two tonnes of rice in (B) 57
kilograms is (C) 74
(D) 85
(A) 200
(B) 2000
(C) 20000
(D) 200000

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 33. What is the median of the masses 36. The mean of the numbers 8, 12, x, 5
stated in kilograms? and 17 is 12. The number x is

32, 34, 42, 42, 57, 57, 57, 63, 74, 78, (A) 18
86 (B) 20
(C) 25
(A) 42 (D) 30
(B) 57
(C) 74 37.  8a    3b  
(D) 86
(A) 24ab
34. What is the mean of the masses in
(B) 24ab
kilograms?
3
(C) ab
34, 37, 42, 42, 57, 57, 57, 63, 74, 78, 8
86 3
(D)  ab
8
(A) 34
(B) 37 38. 2a  a  3b   b  a  3b  
(C) 57
(D) 63
(A)  a  3b  2a  b 
35. The scores of 150 students who took (B)  a  3b  2a  b 
part in a scrabble competition is
recorded in the table shown below.
(C)  a  3b  2a  b 
(D)  a  3b  2a  b 
Score 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Frequency 9 10 15 19 21 32 21 14 5 3 1
8x
39. If  4 , then x 
The probability that a student chosen 25
at random from these students scored
exactly 5 is 2
(A)
25
59 7
(A) (B) 1
75 25
16 1
(B) (C) 12
75 2
29 (D) 50
(C)
30
1
(D)
30

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 1 44.
40. Given that p  q means  p  q ,
2

4
then the value of 7 1 is

(A) 64
(B) 48
(C) 32
(D) 16

41. The statement ‘8 is added to thrice a

certain number and the result is 29’ is
represented by the equation The figure above, consists of a
triangle resting on a square of length
(A) 3x  29  8 4k cm. The height of the triangle is
(B) 3x  8  29 3k cm. The area, in cm2, of the figure
(C) 3x  29  8 is
(D) 3x  8  29
(A) 3k 2
42. If 30  4 x  40  x , then x  (B) 4k 2
(C) 8k 2
(A) 3 (D) 22k 2
(B) 2
1 45. The width of a rectangular block of
(C) 3
3 cheese is b centimetres. Its height is
1 one third its width and its length is
(D) 23
3 seven times its height. The volume of
the rectangular block of cheese, in
43. 3x  5 x  2   2 x  4 x  1  cubic centimetres, is

1 3
(A) 23x2  4 x (A) b
7
(B) 4 x  23x 2 7 3
(C) 7 x2  4 (B)
9
b
(D) 4  7x2 9 3
(C) b
7
9 3
(D) b
2

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46. 48.

The arrow diagram above represents

the relation

(A) x is a factor of y The shaded region in the graph above

(B) x is not divisible by y can be represented by
(C) x is less than y
(D) x is a multiple of y (A)  x, y  : 2  y  3
47. (B)  x, y  : 2  y  3
(C)  x, y  : 2  y  3
(D)  x, y  : 2  y  3
The diagram above is the number line
5x  2
of the inequality 49. If g  x   , then g  8  
6
(A) 4  x  2
(B) 4  x  2 (A) 7
3
(C) 4  x  2 (B) 
20
(D) 4  x  2
3
(C)
20
(D) 7

50. Which of the following sets is

represented by the relation
x  x 1 ?
3

(A)  0,1 , 1, 2  ,  2,9  ,  3, 28

(B)  0, 1 , 1, 2  ,  2,5  ,  3,8 
(C)  0, 1 , 1, 0  ,  2, 7  , 3, 26 
(D)  0, 0  , 1,1 ,  2,8 ,  3, 27 

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51. Which of the following diagram is 52.
the graph of a function?

(A)

In the figure above, AB and CD are

parallel lines. The relation between x
and y is
(B)
(A) x  y  180
(B) x  y  180
(C) x y
(D) x y

53.

(C)

The triangle ABC is right-angled at B.

AC  75 cm and angle CAB  
degrees. An expression for the length
(D) of AB, in cm, is

(A) 75sin 
(B) 75cos
(C) 75 tan 
75
(D)
tan 

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54. 56.

In the right-angled triangle PQR, The diagram shows ABC with

angle Q  90 , PR  80 cm, AD  BD  CD and angle
BCD  50 . The magnitude of angle
PQ  50 cm and RQ  h cm.
ABC is
ˆ 
tan PRQ
(A) 40°
(A) 50h (B) 50°
5 (C) 90°
(B) (D) 100°
8
h
(C) 57.
50
50
(D)
h

55.

The transformation that maps KLM

How many triangles congruent to onto PQR is
BCD are needed to completely
cover the rectangle ACDE? (A) an enlargement about the
origin with scale factor – 3
(A) 9 (B) an enlargement about the
(B) 10 origin with scale factor 3
(C) 18 (C) a rotation of 180° about the
(D) 20 origin
(D) a rotation through 180° about
the point 1,  1

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58.

The point P  3, 2  is rotated about

the origin through an angle of 270° in
a clockwise direction. The
coordinates of the image of P is

(A)  3,  2 
(B)  3,  2 
(C)  2,  3
(D)  2,  3

59. PQR is an isosceles triangle with

angle P  80 . The possible values of
angle Q are

(A) 50° or 80°

(B) 40° or 80°
(C) 20° or 40° or 80°
(D) 20° or 50° or 80°

60. The image of the point P   6, 5 

 3
under the transformation   is
 4

(A)  3, 1
(B)  9, 9 
(C)  3,  1
(D)  9,  9 

END OF TEST

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 CSEC MODEL
EXAMINATION 3
1 hour 30 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer
them.
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
shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look
at the same item below. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item

2a  6a 
Sample Answer
(A) 8a
(B) 8a 2
(C) 12a
(D) 12a 2

The best answer to this item is “ 8a ”, so (A) has been shaded.

4. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your
new choice.
5. Calculators and mathematical tables are NOT allowed for this paper.

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1. The decimal fraction 0.45 written as a 5. If $760 is shared in the ratio 4 : 7 : 9 ,
common fraction is then the difference between the
largest and smallest shares is
10
(A)
45 (A) $152
9 (B) $190
(B) (C) $342
20
(D) $380
11
(C)
20 6. Written in scientific notation
45
(D) 0.000382 105 is
10

3 (A) 3.82 109

2 (B) 3.82 101
2.   has the same value as
5 (C) 3.82 101
(D) 3.82 109
5
(A) 
15  7  9 
15 7. If a    and b    , then
(B)
6   4  8
8 a b 
(C)
125
 16 
125 (A)  
(D)  12 
8
 2 
 8   8
(B)  
3. If p     and q    4
 , then the
11  11  2
(C)  
two vectors are  4
 16 
(A) equal vectors (D)  
(B) non-parallel vectors  12 
(C) perpendicular vectors
(D) unit vectors 8. The next term in the sequence 2, 5, 8,
11, 14, … is
4. If 40% of a number is 300, what is the
number? (A) 15
(B) 16
(A) 420 (C) 17
(B) 480 (D) 18
(C) 720
(D) 750

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9. The position vector of a point with 13. Custom duty of 20% is charged on an
coordinates P  8,  15  is OP  article marked $520 . How much duty
is paid for the article?
  8 (A) $20.00
(A)  
 15  (B) $52.00
 8 (C) $104.00
(B)   (D) $416.00
 15 
 8 14. A man bought a sheep for $1580 and
(C)  
 15  sold it for $1343 . What was his loss
 8 as a percentage of the cost price?
(D)  
 15  (A) 10%
(B) 15%
10. What is the least number of (C) 20%
tangerines that can be shared equally (D) 25%
among 14, 21 or 28 students?
15. If the simple interest on $1200 for 4
(A) 28
(B) 56 years is $336 , what is the rate of
(C) 63 interest per annum?
(D) 84
(A) 3.6%
11. The simple interest on $800 at 7% per (B) 7%
annum for 4 years is given by (C) 9%
(D) 12%
800  7
(A) 16. A lot of land is valued at $125000 .
4 100
800  4 Land tax is charged at the rate $0.40
(B) per $100 value. What is the amount
100  7 payable for land tax?
800  100
(C)
47 (A) $50
800  7  4 (B) $500
(D)
100 (C) $2500
(D) $5000
12. A salesman is paid 5% of his sales as
commission. His sales for the last
month were $9500 . How much
commission was he paid?

(A) $237.50
(B) $475.00
(C) $712.50
(D) $1425.00

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17. A customer buys a Mac Book 20. Which of the following sets is
computer on hire purchase. He makes equivalent to  p, q, r , s, t ?
a deposit of $450 and 30 monthly
installments of $368.50 . The hire (A) {2, 5, 8}
purchase price of the computer is (B) {2, 5, 8, 11}
(C) {2, 5, 8, 11, 14}
(A) $8 185 (D) {2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17}
(B) $8 485
(C) $10 500 21.
(D) $11 505

18. The exchange rate for one Barbados

dollar (BDS $1.00 ) is three dollars
and twenty cents in Trinidad and
Tobago currency (TT $3.20 ). What is
the value of BDS $500 in TT
currency?
In the Venn diagram, if n  X   32 ,
(A) $156.25
(B) $750.00 n Y   19 and n  X  Y   50 , then
(C) $820.00 n X Y  
(D) $1600.00
(A) 1
19. (B) 5
(C) 18
(D) 31

22. If P  {5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15}, Q  {5, 9,

13} and R  {5, 9, 15}, then
P Q  R 

(A) { }
In the Venn diagram, the shaded (B) {5, 9}
region represents (C) {5, 9, 13}
(D) {5, 9, 13, 15}
(A) P  Q
(B) QP
(C) P
(D)  P  Q 

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23. The circumference of a steering 26.
22
wheel is 176 cm. Given that   ,
7
then the radius of the steering wheel,
in centimetres, is

(A) 14
(B) 28
(C) 31.5
(D) 35
The perimeter of the shape is
24. A man leaves Airport A at 23:15 h
(A) 44 cm
and reaches Airport B at 02:45 h the
(B) 48 cm
next day. How many hours did the
(C) 51 cm
journey take?
(D) 58 cm
(A) 26
27.
1
(B) 20
2
1
(C) 3
2 22
(D) 3 Take  
7
25. A woman takes 45 minutes to drive to
the airport which is 30 km away from
her apartment. Her speed, in km per
hour, is The figure above shows a sector of a
circle centre O. The radius of the
45 1 circle is 10.5 cm and the sector angle
(A)  is 60°. The perimeter of the sector
30 60
30 60 POQ is
(B) 
1 45
(A) 53 cm
30
(C)  45 (B) 32 cm
60 (C) 21.5 cm
45 60
(D)  (D) 18.5 cm
30 1

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28. Which of the following shapes 30. If a square has the same area as a
represents a non-uniform solid? rectangle with sides 24 cm and 6 cm,
then the length of a side of the square
(A) is

(A) 12 cm
(B) 15 cm
(B) (C) 18 cm
(D) 36 cm

31. Each of the letters of the word

‘EXCELLENT’ is written on a
separate piece of paper of the same
(C) size. One piece of paper is randomly
drawn. What is the probability of
drawing a letter ‘E’?

(D) 1
(A)
3
2
(B)
3
1
(C)
2
29. 2
(D)
1

32. A woman throws a die twice. What is

the probability that she will throw a
‘5’ followed by an even number?

1
(A)
The area of the parallelogram PQRS 10
is 1
(B)
12
(A) 150 cm2 5
(C)
(B) 162.5 cm2 12
(C) 300 cm2 7
(D) 325 cm2 (D)
12

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 33. 36. The median of the scores represented
in the box is
Height 120- 125- 130- 135- 140-
(cm) 124 129 134 139 144
Frequency 6 7 19 5 3 (A) 7
(B) 8
The heights of 40 children were (C) 8.5
measured, to the nearest centimetre. (D) 9
The information is shown in the
grouped frequency table above. The 37. The expression ‘y is equal to three
class boundaries of the class interval times the square root of x’ can be
140 – 144 are written as

(A) 140 and 144 (A) y  3x

(B) 139 and 145 (B) y 3 x
(C) 139.5 and 144.5 (C) y  x3
(D) 139.5 and 144
(D) y3  x
34. The mean of a number of cherries is
8. If  X  96 , how many cherries 38. The expression  4  x  3 
were used in the calculation of the
mean? (A) 4x  12
(B) 4x 12
(A) 6 (C)  4x  12
(B) 12 (D)  4x 12
(C) 18
(D) 24
39. The expression  3a  
4

Items 35 – 36 refer to the table

below. (A) 3a4
(B) 12a4
15 12 9 8 17 (C) 16a
9 7 4 3 5
(D) 81a4
35. The mode of the scores represented in
q3
the box is 40. If p q  , then 10  5 
pq
(A) 7
(B) 8 (A) 25
(C) 9 25
(B) 
(D) 15 3
(C) 25
25
(D)
3

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 p2 45. By the distributive law,
41. If K  ; when p  5 and m  10 ,
2m  a  x    b  x  is
then K 
(A) a b  x 
1
(A)
2
(B) a  b x
4 (C) ab  x2
(B)
5 (D) abx2
5
(C) 46. Which of the following equations
4
(D) 2 represents a straight line?

42. If 7 x  30  2  3x , then x  (A) y  2  x  5 

3
(A) 8 (B) y
x
(B) 7 4
(C) 3.2 (C) y 3
x
(D) 8
(D) y x
43. Romona buys $x worth of perfume 47. If g  x   x 2  2 x  1 , then g  5  
each month. In January, she bought
$9 more than twice the regular worth (A) 14
of perfume. The worth of perfume she (B) 16
bought in January is (C) 34
(D) 36
(A) $  9  2x 
(B) $  2x  9 48.
(C) $  2x  9
(D) $18x

2
44. If V   r 3 , then r is
3

V
(A) 23

V The relationship that best describes
(B)
2 the arrow diagram is
3V
(C) 3 (A) one-to-one
2 (B) one-to-many
2 (C) many-to-one
(D) 3
V (D) many-to-many

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49. Which of the following graphs is that 50. The range of f : x  x3 for the
of a function? domain { 2,  1, 0, 1, 2, 3} is
(A)
(A) { 2,  1, 0, 1, 2, 3}
(B) {  4, 1 , 0, 1, 4, 9}
(C) {0, 1, 8, 27}
(D) { 8,  1 , 0, 1, 8, 27}

51. What is the gradient of the straight

line 5 y  7 10 x ?

(B) (A) 2
1
(B) 
2
1
(C)
2
(D) 2

52. P  5,  12  is the image of

P 10, 7  under a translation T. T is
(C)
represented by the column matrix

 5
(A)  
 19 
  5
(B)  
 19 
 15 
(C)  
(D)  5 
 15 
(D)  
 5

53. A plane was travelling on a bearing of

270°. In what direction was it
travelling?

(A) North
(B) South
(C) East
(D) West

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54. 56.

In the parallelogram ABCD, AB  12

cm, AD  6 cm and angle
BAD  57 .The area of the
2
parallelogram ABCD, in cm , is

(A) 72sin 57

ABC is rotated through 180° about (B) 72cos57
the origin as the centre. The (C) 72 tan 57
coordinates of the image of A under (D) 36sin 57
the transformation is
57.
(A)  1, 2 
(B)  1,  2 
(C) 1,  2 
(D)  3, 1
55.

TAB represents a tower. The height of

the tower, TB, in metres, is

(A) 1.4  40sin 35

(B) 1.4  40cos35
(C) 1.4  40 tan 35
(D) 14 tan 35
In the figure above, O is the centre of
the circle. The magnitude of angle
PQR is

(A) 50°
(B) 95°
(C) 115°
(D) 130°

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58. 60. Area of OAB : Area of OAB 

(A) 1: 2
(B) 1: 3
(C) 1: 4
(D) 1: 5

END OF TEST

AC and DE are straight lines

intersecting at B. Angle CBD  138 .
The size of angle CBE is

(A) 38°
(B) 42°
(C) 74°
(D) 138°

Items 59 – 60 refer to the graph

below.

59. OAB is the image of OAB under

an enlargement by a scale factor of 2.
The coordinates of the points A and
B  are

(A)  0, 3 and  4, 0 
(B)  0, 2  and  0, 4 
(C)  2, 0  and  4, 0 
(D)  0, 2  and  4, 0 

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 CSEC MODEL
EXAMINATION 4
1 hour 30 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer
them.
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
shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look
at the same item below. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item

2a  6a 
Sample Answer
(A) 8a
(B) 8a 2
(C) 12a
(D) 12a 2

The best answer to this item is “ 8a ”, so (A) has been shaded.

4. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your
new choice.
5. Calculators and mathematical tables are NOT allowed for this paper.

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  1   2  
2 3 3
1. 1
5.   
5
(A) 9
(B) 7 (A) 15
(C) 7 1
(D) 9 (B)
125
1
3 (C)
2. Express 7 as a decimal correct to 3 15
8 3
significant figures. (D)
5
(A) 7.35
6. If 75% of a number is 210, then the
(B) 7.36
number is
(C) 7.37
(D) 7.38
(A) 70
(B) 280
 12   3
3. If a    and b    , then the
(C) 285
 28   7  (D) 35
two vectors are
6  4  8
(A) equal vectors 7. If A    and B    , then
0 1  3
(B) parallel vectors
AB 
(C) perpendicular vectors
(D) unit vectors
  60 
(A)  
 7   5   3
4. If p    and q    , then
 4  1   36 
(B)  
5p  2q   3
(C)   60 3
  45  (D)  36 3
(A)  
 22 
 39   6 2
(B)   8. Given that P    , then the
 13   4 1 
 25  determinant of the matrix P is
(C)  
 22 
(A) 14
 11
(D)   (B) 2
 3 (C) 2
(D) 14

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9. If 3n is an odd number, which of the 14. The freight charges on a parcel is
following is an even number? $225 plus customs duties of 20%.
What amount of money was paid to
(A) 3n  1 collect the parcel?
(B) 3n  2
(C) 3 n  2 (A) $245
(B) $270
(D) 5  3n  2  (C) $281
(D) $405
10. The next term in the sequence 8, 3,
 2 , 7 is 15. A man pays $0.25 for each unit of
electricity used up to 500 units and
(A) 9 $0.30 for each unit used in excess of
(B) 10 500 units. How much does he pay for
(C) 11 consuming 1300 units of electricity?
(D) 12
(A) $250
11. A grocer bought a load of flour for (B) $350
$3500 and sold it for $4025 . His (C) $365
profit as a percentage of the cost price (D) $515
is
16. The table below shows the rates
(A) 13% charged by an insurance company for
(B) 15% home insurance.
(C) 25%
(D) 87% House $4.50 per $1 000
Contents $1.50 per $1 000
12. A store gives 10% discount for cash.
What is the cash price of an Asus A house is valued at $500000 and
Transformer Tablet computer with a
the contents at $150000 . How much
marked price of $2950 ?
will the owner pay for home
insurance?
(A) $295
(B) $2940
(A) $1425
(C) $2655
(B) $1850
(D) $2940
(C) $2325
(D) $2 475
13. If EC $2.70 is equivalent to US
$1.00 , then EC $243.00 is
equivalent to

(A) US $90.00
(B) US $121.50
(C) US $245.70
(D) US $335.70

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17. A student bought 18 black pens at 21.
$4.50 each and 2 red pens at $6.50
each. What is the mean cost per pen?

(A) $6.30
(B) $5.80
(C) $5.50
(D) $4.70

18. A student invested a sum of money at

5% per annum for 2 years. If she In the Venn diagram, set R and set T
collected $60, what was the sum of are represented by two intersecting
money that was invested? circles. If R  {multiples of 5 less
than 51} and T  {multiples of 10
(A) $480 less than 82}, then the shaded region
(B) $550 represents
(C) $600
(D) $670 (A) {10, 20, 30, 40}
(B) {5, 15, 25, 35, 45}
19. (C) {10, 20, 30, 40, 50}
(D) {5, 20, 35, 50}

22. Which of the following pairs of sets

are equivalent?

(A) {5, 7} and {p, q, r}

(B) { } and {0}
(C) {k, r, s} and {11, 14}
(D) {8, 11, 14} and {j, k, l}
In the Venn diagram, the shaded
region represents 23. The volume of an acrylic cube with
edges of length 5 cm is
(A) P Q
(B) P Q (A) 5 cm3
(B) 25 cm3
(C)  P  Q  (C) 125 cm3
(D) 625 cm3
(D)  P  Q 
24. Expressed in millimetres 570
20. If U  {4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22} and centimetres is
A  {7, 13, 19}, then n  A  
(A) 5.7
(B) 57
(A) 3
(C) 5700
(B) 4
(C) 7 (D) 57 000
(D) 10

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25. The length of the sides of a triangle 29. A student leaves home at 09:20h and
are x, 3x and 5x centimetres. The arrives at school at 10:05h. The
perimeter of the triangle is 45 student travels non-stop at average
centimetres. What is the value of x? speed of 52 km/h. What distance, in
kilometres, is the student’s home
(A) 5 from school?
(B) 45
(C) 9 (A) 16.7
(D) 54 2
(B) 21
3
26. A sprinter runs a 100 metres race in (C) 39
10.2 seconds. What was average 1
(D) 69
speed in metres per second? 3

8 30.
(A) 1
51
1
(B) 6
4
41
(C) 9
51
(D) 102

27. The length of a rectangle is five times

that of its width. If the area of the
rectangle is 320 cm2, then its width, in The diagram above shows a sector
cm, is POQ with sector angle POQ  60
and radius OQ  r units. The area of
(A) 8 the sector POQ is
(B) 20
(C) 32
1 2
(D) 64 (A) r
2
1 2
28. Thirty students each drank 3 packs of (B) r
cranberry juice. Each pack held 250 4
millilitres of cranberry juice. How 1 2
(C) r
many litres of cranberry juice were 6
used? 1 2
(D) r
8
(A) 22500
(B) 187.5
(C) 125
(D) 22.5

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 Items 31 – 34 refer to the following 34. The mean, in kilograms, of the
frequency table. distribution is

The distribution shows the mass of 10

(A)
parcels, in kilograms, sent to a 19
mailbox by an individual. (B) 1
11
Mass of parcel Number of (C) 1
19
(kg) Parcels 7
1 4 (D) 2
9
2 7
3 5
35.
4 3

31. The mode, in kilograms, of the

distribution is

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4

32. What is the median, in kilograms, of

the distribution? The pie chart shown above represents
the tablet computers used by the 800
(A) 4 children of a school to watch a movie
(B) 3 on Netflix. The number of children
(C) 2 who watches the movie on a Galaxy
(D) 1 tablet computer is approximately

33. The total mass, in kilograms, of all the (A) 70

parcels sent to the mailbox by the (B) 135
individual is (C) 270
(D) 330
(A) 45
(B) 30 36. The volume, in millilitres, of six sizes
(C) 19 of bottled sweet drinks are 250, 500,
(D) 10 125, 750, 2000 and 1000 . The range,
in millilitres, is

(A) 875
(B) 1000
(C) 1750
(D) 1875

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37. 8  x  5   42.
9

4

5x 5x
(A) 8x  5
(B) 8x  5 (A) 
5
(C) 8x  40 x
(D) 8x  40 (B)
13
5x
38. 5  4 x  1  2  x  3  13
(C)
25x
(A) 18x  11 (D)
13
(B) 18x  11 25x 2
(C) 18x  2
(D) 18x  2 43. The statement “When 4 is added to
seven times a number n, the result is
39. For all x, 3 x  x  2   4 x  x  1  67”, may be represented by the
equation

(A)  x2  2 x 4  7 n   67
(A)
(B)  x2  2 x
(B) 4  7n  67
(C) 3x2  2 x  4 (C) 7n  67  4
(D) 3x2  2 x  4 (D) 7n  4  67

p 44. If x and y are numbers, then the

40. If p  q   1 , then 15  7  statement “The square of the sum of
q
two numbers is always positive” may
(A) 1
be represented as
(B) 1
(A) x2  y 2  0
15
1
(C)  x  y  0
2
7 (B)
15 (C) 2 x  y  0
(D) 1
7  x  y  0
2
(D)
41. If a  3 and ab  15 , then
45. Given that 3x  8  25 , then the range
 a  b  a  b 
2 2 2
of values of x is

(A) 80 (A) x  11
(B) 48 17
(B) x
(C) 30 3
(D) 30 (C) x  11
17
(D) x
3

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46. 48. If f  x   2 x 2  3 x  1 , then f  5  

(A) 36
(B) 46
(C) 56
(D) 66

49. Which of the following sets is

represented by the relation
x  x 1 ?
3
The arrow diagram above describes
the relation
(A) {(0, 1 ), (1, 0), (2, 7), (3, 26)}
(B) {(0, 1 ), (1, 0), (2, 9), (3, 28)}
(A) x is a multiple of y
(C) {(0, 1 ), (1, 0), (2, 8), (3, 27)}
(B) x is greater than y
(D) {(0, 1 ), (1, 0), (2, 8 ),
(C) x is a factor of y
(3, 27 )}
(D) y is a factor of x
50.
47. Which of the following relations
illustrates a function?

(A)

(B)

If a, b and c are constants with

a  0 , then the equation of the graph
could be
(C)
(A) y  bx  ax2
(B) y  ax2  bx
(C) y  ax2  bx  c
(D) (D) y  c  bx  ax2

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51. Which of the following diagrams is 52. Which of the following plane shapes
the graph of a function? has at least one line of symmetry?

(A) (A)

(B)

(B)

(C)

(C)

(D)

(D)

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53. 55.

In ABC angle CAB  35 , angle

ABC  4 x and angle ACB  x .
In the figure above, AB and CD are What is the value of x?
parallel.
The size of angle x  (A) 29
(B) 58
(A) 65 (C) 65
(B) 75 (D) 87
(C) 105
(D) 115 56.

54.

In the diagram above, not drawn to

scale, TB represents a hill which is
450 m high, and S is the position of a
The area of PQR , in cm2, is given
ship. The angle of elevation of S from
by T is 30°. The distance of the ship from
the top of the hill is
1
(A) 12  5
2 225
1 (A) m
(B) 12 13 3
2 900
1 (B) m
(C)  5 13 3
2
(C) 225 m
1
(D) 12 18 (D) 900 m
2

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57. 59. A ship sailed 125 km due east from P
to Q. Then it sailed 75 km due south
to R. Which of the following
diagrams best represents the path of
the ship?

(A)

In the diagram above, not drawn to

scale, BOD is a diameter of the circle
centre O. Which of the four
statements below is false?
(B)
(A) ˆ  90
BAD
(B) ADB ˆ
ˆ  ACB
(C) ˆ  CAB
ACB ˆ
(D) ˆ  ABD
ACB ˆ  90

58.

(C)

In the triangle shown above, tan Kˆ is

8
(A)
15 (D)
15
(B)
17
15
(C)
8
9
(D)
4

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60.

In the diagram shown, if the line

y   x is rotated about O through
and anti-clockwise angle of 90°, then
its equation is

(A) x0
(B) y0
(C) x  y
(D) yx

END OF TEST

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 CSEC MODEL
EXAMINATION 5
1 hour 30 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer
them.
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
shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look
at the same item below. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item

2a  6a 
Sample Answer
(A) 8a
(B) 8a 2
(C) 12a
(D) 12a 2

The best answer to this item is “ 8a ”, so (A) has been shaded.

4. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your
new choice.
5. Calculators and mathematical tables are NOT allowed for this paper.

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  9    4   5. In a school the ratio of the number of
2 2
1.
laptops to tablets is 4 : 5 . If the school
has 783 computers, how many are
(A) 97 tablets?
(B) 28
(C) 97 (A) 187
(D) 38 (B) 348
(C) 435
 3   8  (D) 626
2. If m    and n    , then the
 8  3 
two vectors are 6. A class has 40 students. 65% of the
class are boys. 50% of the boys have
(A) equal vectors a calculator. How many boys in the
(B) perpendicular vectors class have a calculator?
(C) unit vectors
(D) inverse vectors (A) 13
(B) 20
3. The number 9052 written in standard (C) 26
(D) 39
form is
 7  4 
(A) 9.052 10 3 7. Given that Q    , then the
(B) 9.052 103  3 9
(C) 9.052 104 adjoint matrix of Q is
(D) 9.052 105
 7 4
(A)  
 5   6  3 9
4. If a    and b    , then 7  4
 8  3  (B)  
3a  2b  3 9 
 9 4
 3 
(C)  
(A)    3 7 
 18  9  4
 27 
(D)  
(B)    3 7 
 30 
 3 8. 710210 
(C)  
 18 
 27  (A) 7 102  1 2
(D)   (B) 7 103  1 2
 30 
(C) 7 102  1100  2
(D) 7 103  1102  2

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9. The next term in the sequence 1, 4, 13. If $12000 was borrowed for 4 years
16, 64, … is at the rate of 5% per annum, the
simple interest is
(A) 1024
(B) 768 (A) $96
(C) 512 (B) $150
(D) 256 (C) $2 400
(D) $6000
10. A rod is used to measure three pieces
of PVC pipes of lengths 3.6 m, 4.5 m 14. A woman’s taxable income is stated
and 5.4 m. If the rod fitted each piece as $25400 . She pays tax at the
of PVC an exact number of times,
marginal rate of 30%. The amount of
what is its greatest length?
income tax payable is
(A) 0.9 m
(A) $846.67
(B) 1.8 m
(B) $3628.57
(C) 2.7 m
(D) 3.6 m (C) $7620.00
(D) $17780.00
11. The rateable value of a house is
$1560 . If the rates charged for that 15. The cash price of a notebook
area are 20¢ in the $1, then the computer is $6720 . On a hire-
amount payable per annum for rates is purchase plan, a deposit of $750 is
required, followed by 18 monthly
(A) $312 payments of $398. How much is
(B) $390 saved by paying cash?
(C) $780
(D) $1248 (A) $377
(B) $410
12. The basic hourly rate of pay is $15.00. (C) $597
Overtime is paid for at double the (D) $1 194
basic rate. How much will Raman
receive for overtime if he worked 24 16. After a discount of 14% is given at a
hours overtime? boutique, Francine saved $780. What
was the marked price of the article
(A) $360.00 bought?
(B) $540.00
(C) $720.00 (A) $312
(D) $1080.00 (B) $300
(C) $470
(D) $1 950

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17. A house costing $150000 can be 20. If T  {p, q, r, 1, 2}, then the number
bought by making a 10% deposit and of subsets of T is
taking a mortgage loan for the
remaining amount. What is the (A) 5
deposit? (B) 8
(C) 16
(A) $7500 (D) 32
(B) $10000
21.
(C) $13 500
(D) $15000

18. Cranberry juice is sold in packets of

175 ml, 250 ml and 500 ml. The size
of the smallest container that can be
filled by a whole number of packets
of juice of either size is

(A) 3500 ml The two circles above represents P 

(B) 3000 ml {Factors of 15} and Q  {Multiples
(C) 2000 ml of 4 less than 15}. The shaded region
(D) 1500 ml represents

(A) {12, 15}

19.
(B) {1, 3, 5, 15}
(C) {4, 8, 12}
(D) {1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 15}

22. If U  {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15}, A 

{3, 9, 15} and B  {5, 9, 13}, then
 A  B  

In the Venn diagram above, the (A) {1}

shaded region represents (B) {7, 11}
(C) {1, 7, 11}
(A) P (D) {1, 7, 11, 15}
(B) Q  P
(C) P  Q
(D)  P  Q 

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23. The distance around the boundary of 26. An aquarium has the shape of a
a circular pond is 125 cm. The radius cuboid with edges of lengths 10 cm,
of the pond, in cm, is 15 cm and 30 cm. The volume of the
aquarium is
125
(A)
2 (A) 4500 cm3
125 (B) 55 cm3
(B) 45 cm3
2 (C)
250 (D) 20 cm3
(C)

27. The length of a rectangle is doubled.
(D) 250
By what value must the width of the
rectangle must be multiplied for its
24.
area to remain the same?

(A) 2
1
(B)
2
1
(C)
3
1
The diagram shows the sector of a (D)
5
circle with centre O, radius 9 cm and
angle AOB  60 . The length of the 28. The area of a triangle is 57.2 cm2. If
minor arc AB, in cm, is the base of the triangle is multiplied
by five and the altitude if halved, then
(A) 4 the area would be
(B) 8
(C) 12 (A) 570.2 cm2
(D) 16 (B) 286 cm2
(C) 143 cm2
25. (D) 22.88 cm2

The area of the trapezium shown

above is

1
(A) 127 cm2
2
(B) 120 cm2
(C) 54 cm2
(D) 40 cm2

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29. 31.

The diagram shows a cylinder with The pie-chart shows the preference in
radius 5 cm and height 30 cm. The meat of the students in a school. If 95
volume of the cylinder, in cm3, is students prefer chicken, then the total
number of students in the school is
5
(A) (A) 1710
6
6 (B) 1 140
(B)
5 (C) 1 425
(C) 150 (D) 570
(D) 750
32. If the mode of the scores 3, 4, 5, 6, 6,
30. If a ship travels a distance of 6 360 7, 7, 8, 8, x , 9, 10 is 7, then x 
km in 24 hours, what was its average
speed? (A) 5
(B) 6
(A) 53 km/h (C) 7
(B) 159 km/h (D) 8
(C) 265 km/h
(D) 318 km/h 33. An urn contains 4 orange marbles and
6 peach marbles. A marble is picked
at random from the urn and it is found
to be orange. It is not replaced. What
is the probability that a second marble
taken randomly from the urn will also
be orange?

1
(A)
3
3
(B)
10
2
(C)
5
5
(D)
9

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34. The scores of five students are: 37. 8 x  5  x  2  

24, 21, x, 18, 19

(A) 3x 10
(B) 3x  10
If the mean score is 20, then x is
(C) 3x  2
(A) 17 (D) 3x  2
(B) 18
(C) 19 38. 5  x  y   2  x  y  
(D) 20
(A) 7x  3y
35. If the lower quartile of the (B) 7x  3y
distribution of the heights of a class is
(C) 3x  3 y
134 cm and the upper quartile is 175
cm, then the semi-interquartile range (D) 3x  3 y
is
39. For all p and q,
(A) 82 kg p  p  q  p  p  q 
(B) 61.5 kg
(C) 41 kg (A) 0
(D) 20.5 kg
(B) 2 p2  2 pq
36. In a survey to determine the number (C) 2 p2  2 pq
of computer based products per (D) 2 pq  2 p2
household, the following table was
obtained.
40. 10x 10 y 
Number of 0 1 2 3 4 5
computer (A) 100 xy
based products (B) 10xy
Frequency 3 5 7 8 6 1
(C) 100x  y
If a house is visited at random, then (D) 10 x  y
the probability that it contains exactly
3x 2 x
3 computer based products is 41.  
8y 3y
1
(A)
10 9x  8 y
(A)
1 24 y
(B)
5 25 x
4 (B)
(C) 24 y
15
17 x 2
1 (C)
(D) 24 y
2
9x  8 y
(D)
24 xy

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 k 46.
42. If k  l  7  , then 40  5 
l

(A) 15
(B) 1
The graph of the inequality shown is
(C) 15 defined by
(D) 1
(A) 4  x  3
43. If 7  15 x  5  x  1 , then x  (B) 4  x  3
(C) 4  x  3
3 (D) 4  x  3
(A) 
5
5 47.
(B) 
3
3
(C)
5
5
(D)
3

44. If x is an integer which satisfies the

inequalities 4  x  2  6 , then the
value of x is

(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6 In the graph above, the shaded region
is represented by
45. ‘Three times the square of the
difference of two numbers, x and y, (A)  x, y  : 15  y  10
with x  y is 35’. Which equation (B)  x, y  : 15  y  10
below best describes the given
statement?
(C)  x, y  : 15  y  10
(D)  x, y  : 15  y  10
 3x  3 y   35
2
(A)
3  x  y    35
2
(B)
3  x  y   35
2
(C)
 x  y  3  35 
2
(D)

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 5x  2 51.
48. If h  x   , then the real value
3x  2
of x which cannot be in the domain of
x is

2
(A) 
3
2
(B)
3
3
(C)  The relation diagram shows
2
represents a
3
(D)
2 (A) one-to-one relation
(B) one-to-many relation
8x  3
49. If f  x   , then f  7   (C) many-to-one relation
4 (D) many-to-many relation

3 52.
(A) 14
4
1
(B) 13
3
1
(C) 13
3
3
(D) 14
4

50. Which of the following sets is In the figure, AB and CD are parallel.
represented by the function The relation between x and y is
g : x  2x 1 ?
2

(A) x  y  180
(A) {(0, 1 ), (1, 1), (2, 9), (3, 19)} (B) x y
(B) {(0, 1 ), (1, 1), (2, 7), (3, 17)} (C) x y
(C) {(0, 1 ), (1, 1), (2, 9 ), (D) x  y  180
(3, 19 )}
(D) {(0, 1 ), (1, 1), (2, 7 ),
(3, 17 )}

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53. 55.

The triangle ABC is right-angled at B.

Angle ACB  65 and AB  25 m. If
CB represents the height of a tower, In the circle ABCD above, O is the
then its height, in m, is centre. Angle BDE  125 and angle
ACD  40 . Angle BAD 
(A) 25sin 65
(B) 25cos 65 (A) 40°
(C) 25 tan 65 (B) 70°
25 (C) 85°
(D)
tan 65 (D) 95°

54. 56. Which of the following shapes does

not have a line of symmetry?

(A)

(B)
In the right-angled triangle above, not
drawn to scale, angle Q  90 ,
PR  26 cm, PQ  24 cm and
RQ  h cm. tan QPRˆ 
(C)
24
(A)
h
h
(B)
24
26 (D)
(C)
h
h
(D)
26

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57. 60.

In the diagram above, the image of Q

was obtained by a
In the diagram above, not drawn to
(A) reflection in the x – axis
scale, angle ABD  28 and BOD is
(B) translation parallel to the x –
a diameter of the circle with centre O.
axis
Angle ADB 
(C) reflection in the y – axis
(D) translation parallel to the y –
(A) 28°
axis
(B) 45°
(C) 56°
58. The image of the point P  7, 10  (D) 62°
 2
under the translation   is END OF TEST
 3 

 5
(A)  
 7 
 5 
(B)  
 7
 12 
(C)  
 10 
 10 
(D)  
 12 

59. P  8,  10  is the image of P  x, y 

after a reflection in the line y  x .
P  x, y  is

(A) P  10, 8 
(B) P 10,  8 
(C) P  8, 10 
(D) P  8,  10 

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 CSEC MODEL
EXAMINATION 6

1 hour 30 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer
them.
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
shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look
at the same item below. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item

2a  6a 
Sample Answer
(A) 8a
(B) 8a 2
(C) 12a
(D) 12a 2

The best answer to this item is “ 8a ”, so (A) has been shaded.

4. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your
new choice.
5. Calculators and mathematical tables are NOT allowed for this paper.

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1. The number 8.34067 written to 3 6. If $540 is shared in the ratio 2 : 5:8 ,
decimal places is the difference between the largest and
the smallest shares is
(A) 8.340
(B) 8.341 (A) $90
(C) 8.346 (B) $108
(D) 8.350 (C) $216
(D) $374
 7  7 
2. If m    and n    , then the 7. The magnitude of the displacement
 10   10 
 8
two vectors are vector AB    is
 10 
(A) equal vectors
(B) perpendicular vectors (A) 2
(C) unit vectors (B) 2 41
(D) inverse vectors (C) 6
(D) 18
2
 1
3.    is the same as 8. By the distributive law
 3
37 15  37  4 is
1
(A)  (A) 33 11
9 33 19
(B)
1
(B)  (C) 37 11
6 (D) 37 19
1
(C)
9
9. 182  12 2 
1
(D)
6 (A) 6
(B) 12
4. What percentage of 35 is 7?
(C) 2 30
(A) 20% (D) 3 5
(B) 42%
(C) 245% 10. The statement
(D) 500% 5 3 8  5 3 8
     
12  5 9   12 5  9
5. If 70% of a number is 56, what is the
number? illustrates the

(A) 39.2 (A) commutative property

(B) 80 (B) associative property
(C) 95 (C) distributive property
(D) 109.2 (D) identity property

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11. A lot of land is valued at $65000 . 15. A woman bought a duck for $80 and
Land tax is charged at the rate of sold it to gain $50. What was her gain
$0.40 per $100. The amount of tax to as a percentage of the cost price?
be paid for the land is
(A) 30%
(A) $690 (B) 37.5%
(B) $650 (C) 60%
(C) $260 (D) 62.5%
(D) $140
16. The simple interest on $900 for 3
12. A flash drive which costs $150 is sold years is $162. What is the rate of
at a discount of 10%. The amount of interest per annum?
the discount is
(A) 2%
(A) $1.50 (B) 4.5%
(B) $10.00 (C) 6%
(C) $11.50 (D) 7.5%
(D) $15.00
17. A customer buys a portable fridge on
13. hire purchase. He makes a deposit of
House 40¢ per $100 $537 and pays nine monthly
Insurance installments of $50 each. The hire
Contents 20¢ per $100 purchase price of the portable fridge
Insurance is

The table shows the rates charged by (A) $987

an insurance company. How much is (B) $596
the cost for insurance, if a house is (C) $587
valued at $60000 , and the contents at (D) $450
$15000 ? 18. The exchange rate for one United
States dollar (US $1.00) is two dollars
(A) $240 and sixty cents in Eastern Caribbean
(B) $270 currency (EC $2.60). What is the
(C) $450 value of US $27.50 in EC currency?
(D) $2700
(A) $10.40
14. Cooking gas costs 70 cents for every (B) $71.50
300 m3, plus a fixed charge of $12.50. (C) $105.80
How much is the bill for 60 000 m3 of (D) $301.00
cooking gas?

(A) $382.10
(B) $272.50
(C) $152.20
(D) $22.25

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19. U  {1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 31} and 22.
A  {6, 16, 26}, then n  A  

(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 7
(D) 10

20.
If X  {factors of 18} and Y 
{multiples of 6}, then the shaded
region in the Venn diagram represents

(A) {1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18}

(B) {3, 6, 9, 18}
(C) {1, 2, 3, 9}
(D) {6, 18}
In the Venn diagram above, the
shaded region represents 23. The area of a square lot of land is
2500 m2. The length of the lot of land
(A) P is
(B) Q
(A) 25 m
(C)  P  Q  (B) 50 m
(D) P  Q (C) 250 m
(D) 1 625 m
21. If A and B are equivalent sets, which
of the following statements must be 24.
true?

(A) n  A  n  B 
(B) n  A  n  B 
(C) A B
(D) B A The area of the trapezium above is

(A) 96 cm2
(B) 114 cm2
(C) 120 cm2
(D) 170 cm2

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25. The base and altitude of a triangle are 28. Albert leaves home at 21:35 h and
5x and 2x centimetres. If the area of reaches his destination at 03:00 h on
the triangle is 245 square centimetres, the following day in the same time
what is the value of x? zone. How many hours did the
journey take?
(A) 3.5
(B) 7 5
(A) 2
(C) 10.5 12
(D) 14 7
(B) 2
12
1 5
26. A vehicle travels 90 kilometres in 2 (C) 5
4 12
hours. What is its speed in kilometres
7
per hour? (D) 5
12
(A) 36
(B) 40 29. The volume of a cubical container
(C) 202.5 whose edge is 7 cm long is
(D) 225
(A) 14 cm3
27. (B) 21 cm3
(C) 49 cm3
(D) 343 cm3

30. Expressed in metres, 1 400

millimetres is

(A) 0.14
(B) 1.4
(C) 14
(D) 140
The diagram above, not drawn to
scale, shows a cylindrical can of soup Items 31 – 33 refer to the pie chart
of radius 6 cm and height 15 cm. the below, which shows the sport played
volume of soup, in cm3, is by 480 students of a particular school.

12
(A)
5
5
(B)
2
(C) 180
(D) 540

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31. The number of students who played 35. A vase contains 3 red flowers, 4
football is yellow flowers and 5 white flowers.
The probability of drawing a yellow
(A) 90 flower from the vase at random is
(B) 120
(C) 150 1
(D) 180 (A)
3
1
32. How many students played cricket? (B)
4
5
(A) 135 (C)
(B) 180 12
(C) 270 2
(D)
(D) 360 3

33. The probability that a student chosen 36.

at random played Karate is Mass of 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-29
apple (g)
1 Frequency 5 9 8 3
(A)
12
1 The masses of 25 apples were
(B) measured, to the nearest gram, and
8
1 the information displayed in the
(C) grouped frequency table shown
4
above.
7 The class boundaries are
(D)
8
(A) 3, 5, 8, 9
34. The median of the numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, (B) 15, 20, 25, 30
5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9 is (C) 19, 24, 29, 39
(D) 14.5, 19.5, 24.5, 29.5, 39.5
(A) 5.0
(B) 5.25 7 3
(C) 5.3 37.  
4x 4x
(D) 6.2
10
(A)
4x
10
(B)
8x
10
(C)
16x
21
(D)
16x

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38. If x is an integer satisfies the 43. Given that 4  x  1  3  x  1  8 ,
inequality 6  3x  9 , then then the value of x is
(A) 2  x  3 (A) 7
(B) 2 x3 (B) 8
(C) 2  x  3 (C) 9
(D) 2 x3 (D) 10

39. The expression 3  x  2  is the same 44. When the number 5 is subtracted
from a certain number and the result
as is multiplied by 2, the final answer is
14. The original number is
(A) 3x  6
(B) 3x  6 (A) 5
(C) 3x  6 (B) 12
(D) 3x  2 (C) 23
(D) 33
40. 5a  a  2b   b  3a  2b  
45. The sum of two numbers, x and y, is
13, and their difference is 5. If x  y ,
(A) 5a2  7ab  2b2
which pair of equations below
(B) 5a2  7ab  2b2 describes the given statement?
(C) 5a2  7ab  2b2
(D) 5a2 13ab  2b2 (A) x  y  13 and x  y  5
(B) x  y  13 and x  y  5
41. Jennifer has x biscuits and Marilyn (C) x  y  13 and x  y  5
has twice as many biscuits. Marilyn
gives James 7 of her biscuits. How (D) x  y  13 and x  y  5
many biscuits does Marilyn now
have? 46. Which of the following line graphs
represents  x : 2  x  5 ?
(A) x7
(B) x7 (A)
(C) 2x  7
(D) 2x  7 (B)

42. If m  n  m 2  2n , then 5  8 
(C)
(A) 3
(B) 15 (D)
(C) 35
(D) 41

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47. 49. Which of the following graphs
represents a function?

(A)

(B)

The straight line PQ cuts the x – axis

at

(A)  0,  3
(B)  4, 0  (C)
(C)  3, 4 
(D)  4,  3

48. If f  x   x  2 x  5 , then f   4  
2

(A) 29
(B) 13
(C) 3 (D)
(D) 19

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50. The range of f : x  x3 for the 52.
domain { 3 ,  2 , 1 , 0, 1, 2, 3} is

(A) {0, 1, 8, 27}

(B) {0, 1 , 8 , 27 }
(C) {0, 3 , 6 , 9 }
(D) { 27 , 8 , 1 , 0, 1, 8, 27}

51.

The diagram above shows the line

segment PQ. The gradient of the line
segment PQ is given by the
expression

bd
(A)
ca
d b
(B)
ca
ac
(C)
bd
The arrow diagram represents a ca
(D)
function. The function is d b

(A) f  x  x  3 53.

(B) f  x  y  3
(C) x  y 3
(D) y  x3

In the diagram, AB is parallel to CD

and PQB  75 . SRD 

(A) 45°
(B) 75°
(C) 105°
(D) 135°

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54. 56.

In the right-angled triangle, not drawn

to scale, Qˆ  90 , PR  50 cm, The diagram above, not drawn to
RQ  14 cm and PQ  x cm. scale, shows that the angle of
depression of point P from R is 30°. If
ˆ 
sin PRQ P is 100 metres from Q, then the
height of QR, in metres, is
x
(A)
50 (A) 100sin 30
14 (B) 100cos30
(B)
50 (C) 100 tan 30
x (D) 100 tan 60
(C)
14
50 57. The image of a point K  2,  5 
(D)
14 under a translation is K   3,  3 .
What is the translation vector?
55.
 4 
(A)  
 2 
2
(B)  
4
 5
(C)  
The figure has rotational symmetry of  2 
order  5 
(D)  
 2
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6

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58. 60.

In the diagram above, CAD  37

and AOC is a diameter of the circle.
Angle ABD  In the figure above, the line RS is the
image of PQ after
(A) 63°
(B) 53° (A) an enlargement of scale factor
(C) 43° –1
(D) 37° (B) a reflection in the x – axis
(C) a rotation of 90° clockwise
59. with centre O
 0
(D) a translation by vector  
 6 

END OF TEST

In the diagram above, not drawn to

scale, the chord AB subtends an angle
of 60° at the centre of the circle, O.
The length of the chord is 15 cm. The
length of the radius of the circle is

(A) 6 cm
(B) 9 cm
(C) 12 cm
(D) 15 cm

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 CSEC MODEL
EXAMINATION 7
1 hour 30 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer
them.
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
shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look
at the same item below. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item

2a  6a 
Sample Answer
(A) 8a
(B) 8a 2
(C) 12a
(D) 12a 2

The best answer to this item is “ 8a ”, so (A) has been shaded.

4. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your
new choice.
5. Calculators and mathematical tables are NOT allowed for this paper.

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1. In scientific notation, the number 1
2

380.07 is written as 4.    is the same as

3
(A) 3.8007 102
1
(B) 3.8007 101 (A) 
9
(C) 3.8007 101 1
(B) 
(D) 3.8007 102 6
1
(C)
 7 2  9
2. If the matrix A    and the
 4 5  (D)
1
 3 6  6
matrix B    , then A  B 
 1 8   0 5   2 
5. If P    and Q    , then
  4  4 8 6  9 
(A)   PQ 
 3 3 
 4 4 (A)   45 70 
(B)  
 3 3 (B)  45  70 
 10 8 
(C)    45 
  5 10  (C)  
 70 
10  8 
(D)    45 
 5 10  (D)  
 70 
45.06  1.5
3. The exact value of is 6. Aaron and Cheryl shared a sum of
100
money in the ratio 5 : 8 . If Cheryl
received $224, what was Aaron’s
(A) 0.03004
share?
(B) 0.3004
(C) 3.004 (A) $56
(D) 30.04 (B) $70
(C) $84
(D) $140

 4 8 
7. Given that A    , then the
 3 5
determinant of A is

(A) 30
(B) 4
(C) 44
(D) 52

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8. What is the least number of mangoes 13. A man bought a lamb for $400 and
that can be shared equally among 8, sold it for $450. What was his gain as
12 or 15 children? a percentage of the cost price?

(A) 24 (A) 11.1%

(B) 30 (B) 12.5%
(C) 60 (C) 25%
(D) 120 (D) 112.5%

14. If the simple interest on $900 at 5%

9. 102  62 
per annum is $180, what is the period
of investment?
(A) 16
(B) 8 12
(C) 4 (A) years
(D) 2 5
(B) 4 years
10. By the distributive law, (C) 10 years
(D) 22.5 years
5.7  4.1  8.3  4.1 
15. If a sales tax of 8% is charged, how
much does a customer pay for an
(A) 57.4
article marked at $50.00?
(B) 57.74
(C) 73.76
(A) $42.00
(D) 121.52
(B) $46.00
(C) $54.00
1
11. 5 % of $600 is (D) $58.00
4
16. A car depreciates by 5% each year. A
(A) $31.50 car was bought for $75000 in
(B) $62.00
January 2012. What is the value of the
(C) $87.50
car on the same date in January 2013?
(D) $114.29
(A) $66500
12. During a sale, a men’s shop gives a
20% discount off the marked price of (B) $67 450
any piece of clothing. What will a (C) $70300
customer pay for a shirt with a (D) $71 250
marked price of $80?

(A) $16
(B) $20
(C) $60
(D) $64

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17. A man pays 80 cents for every 100 m3 21. If X  {0, 5, 7}, then the number of
of water used, plus a fixed charge of subsets of X is
$25.40. How much does he pay when
he uses 30 000 m3 of water? (A) 4
(B) 8
(A) $265.40 (C) 16
(B) $400.40 (D) 32
(C) $2425.40
(D) $3775.40 22. Which of the following sets is
equivalent to {2, 9, 16, 23, 30}?
18. If $9000 is borrowed at the rate of (A) {4}
8% per annum for 3 years, then the (B) {p, q, r}
simple interest is (C) {m, a, t, h, s}
(D) {7, 14, 21, 28}
(A) $33.75
(B) $240.00 23. The diagram below shows a cone
(C) $2 160.00 with base radius 5 cm and height 21
(D) $3750.00 cm.

19.

In the Venn diagram, P  {factors of

8} and Q  {factors of 12}, then the
shaded region represents The volume, in cm3, of the cone is

(A) {} (A) 35

(B) {1, 2, 4} (B) 70
(C) {4, 6, 8, 12} (C) 175
(D) {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12} (D) 350

20. Which of the following sets is defined 24. How many kilograms are there in one
by  x  Z : 3  x  2 ? tonne of flour?

(A) 10
(A) { 3 ,  2 ,  1 }
(B) 100
(B) {0, 1, 2}
(C) {  2 , 1 , 0, 1} (C) 1 000
(D) { 3 ,  2 , 1 , 0, 1, 2} (D) 10 000

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25. The distance around the edge of a 27.
circular race track is 200 m. The
radius, in metres, of the race track is

100
(A)

200
(B)

(C) 100
(D) 200

26. AOB, with unbroken arc, is the major

sector of a circle with centre O and
radius r units long. AOB, with broken
arc, is the minor sector of the same
circle with angle AOB  60 . The
area of the major sector, in square
units, is

The area of the trapezium above is 1

(A) r
6
(A) 22 cm2 5
(B) 40 cm2 (B) r
6
(C) 42 cm2
1 2
(D) 52 cm2 (C) r
6
5 2
(D) r
6

28. If the area of a triangle is 45 cm2 and

its base is 18 cm, then its
perpendicular height is

5
(A) cm
4
5
(B) cm
2
(C) 5 cm
(D) 10 cm

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 29. The perimeter of a square is 36 cm. Its Items 33 – 35 refer to the diagram
area is below which shows the wild meats
eaten by 240 males who participated
(A) 121 cm2 in a competition.
(B) 81 cm2
(C) 36 cm2
(D) 9 cm2

30. The area of a triangle is 48 cm2. If its

base is multiplied by eight and its
altitude is halved, then its area would
be

(A) 96 cm2
(B) 144 cm2
(C) 192 cm2
(D) 240 cm2 33. The number of males who ate agouti
is
31. The table below shows the frequency
of scores obtained by students in a (A) 20
competition. (B) 30
(C) 40
Scores 1 4 5 7 8 9 10 (D) 60
Number of 9 6 4 12 9 7 3
students 34. How many of the males ate quenk?

The modal score of the students is (A) 30

(B) 60
(A) 3 (C) 90
(B) 7 (D) 120
(C) 10
(D) 12 35. The probability that a male chosen at
random ate iguana is approximately
32. The mean is 15 for the following
numbers. 1
(A)
12
11, 10, 19, 16, p, 17, 14 1
(B)
6
The value of p is 1
(C)
3
(A) 15
2
(B) 16 (D)
(C) 17 3
(D) 18

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36. A fridge in a flower shop contains 25 40. 3x 2   2 x3  
white carnations, 15 jasmine and 10
marigold flowers. The probability of
pulling a jasmine flower from the (A) 5x5
fridge at random is (B) 5x6
(C)  6x5
1 (D)  6x6
(A)
5
1
(B) m2
2 41. If P  and m   4 , then the
6m
3 value of P is
(C)
10
(D)
7 (A) 8
10 8
(B) 
5
2 4 8
37.   (C)
3x 5 x 5
(D) 8
2
(A)
5x 42. David as x pens and Randy has thrice
5x as many. Randy receives two pens
(B) from Michelle. How many pens does
2
6 Randy now own?
(C)
5x
(A) 3x  2
5x
(D) (B) 2  3x
6
(C) 2  3x
(D) 3x  2
38.  x  2  3 x  5  
43. For 3x  2  7 , the range of values of
(A) 3x2  5x 10 x is
(B) 3x2 11x 10
(C) 3x2  5x  10 (A) x
5
(D) 3x2  x 10 3
(B) x3
39. If 5x  14  x  2 , then the value of x 5
(C) x
is 3
(D) x3
8
(A) 
3
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 3

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 2 47.
44. If 5   1 , then the value of x is
x

(A) 2
1
(B) 
2
1
(C)
2
(D) 2
The arrow diagram describes the
45. The value of x and y which satisfy the relation
equations x  3 y  10 and
3x  y  10 are respectively (A) x is less than y
(B) x is a factor of y
(A) 2 and – 5 (C) x is greater than y
(B)  2 and – 5 (D) x is a multiple of y
(C)  4 and – 2
(D) 4 and 2 48. If f  x   3x 2  10 , then f  5  

46. Which of the following equations (A) 50

represents a straight line? (B) 20
(C) 65
2 (D) 85
(A) y
x
2 49.
(B) y 2
x
(C) y  3  2x
(D) y  3  2 x2 The graph of the inequality in the
diagram is defined by

(A) 4  x  3
(B) 4  x  3
(C) 4  x  3
(D) 4  x  3

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50. What is the gradient of the straight 53.
line represented by the equation
3x  4 y  4 ?

4
(A) 
5
3
(B) 
4
3
(C)
4
4
(D)
3

51. Which of the following sets

represents a function?

(A) {( 1 , 4), ( 1 , 3), (1, 4), The graph of the equation

(2, 7)} y  x  x  4  is shown above. The
(B) {( 1 , 4), ( 1 , 3), (2, 7 ),
minimum point indicated is
(2, 7)}
{( 1 , 4), (0, 3), (1, 4),
(C)
(2, 7)}
(A)   4, 2 
(D) {( 1 , 4), (0, 3), (0, 4), (B)  2,  4 
(2, 7)} (C)  0, 0 
52. (D)  4, 0 

In the diagram above, not drawn to

scale, AD  DC . What is the
measurement of CAD ?

(A) 30°
(B) 45°
(C) 60°
(D) 75°

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54. 56.

In the diagram above, AB is parallel

to EC. The size of angle ADC 
In the circle, not drawn to scale, O is
the centre, AB is a diameter and
(A) 145°
COB  70 . What is the size of
(B) 65°
CAO ?
(C) 55°
(D) 35°
(A) 30°
(B) 35°
(C) 55° 57. The image of a point Q  1, 2  under
(D) 70° a translation is Q  2,  3 . What is
the translation vector?
55.
  3
(A)  
  5
 3
(B)  
  5
  3
(C)  
 5
In the diagram, AB is parallel to EC.  3
The magnitude of angle ABD 
(D)  
5
(A) 142°
(B) 62°
(C) 52°
(D) 38°

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58. 60.

A man stands 10 metres from the

In the diagram above, OPQ is front of a building. He observes the
mapped onto OPQ . This type of angle of elevation of the top of the
translation is called building to be 50°. The height, in
metres, of the building is
(A) a reflection approximately
(B) a translation
(C) a rotation (A) 1.6  10sin 50
(D) an enlargement (B) 1.6  10cos50
(C) 1.6  10 tan 50
59. A ladder which is 17 metres long is (D) 10 tan 50
leaning against a vertical building.
The foot of the ladder is 8 metres END OF TEST
away from the base of the building on
horizontal ground. How far up the
building does the ladder reach?

(A) 12 m
(B) 13 m
(C) 14 m
(D) 15 m

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 CSEC MODEL
EXAMINATION 8
1 hour 30 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer
them.
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
shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look
at the same item below. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item

2a  6a 
Sample Answer
(A) 8a
(B) 8a 2
(C) 12a
(D) 12a 2

The best answer to this item is “ 8a ”, so (A) has been shaded.

4. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your
new choice.
5. Calculators and mathematical tables are NOT allowed for this paper.

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1. The exact value of 8  0.000 2 is 3
5. Express 7 as a decimal correct to 3
8
(A) 400 significant figures
(B) 4 000
(C) 40 000 (A) 7.12
(D) 400 000 (B) 7.38
(C) 7.62
 8 7  (D) 7.87
2. Given that P    , then the
 5 4 
6. Kyle, Franka and Danielle shared a
adjoint matrix of P is
sum of money in the ratio 3:8: 9 .
Kyle and Danielle together received
  8 7  $324. How much money in all was
(A)  
 5 4 shared?
4 7
(B)   (A) $520
 5 8  (B) $540
 4 7  (C) $560
(C)  
 5 8  (D) $580
 4 7
(D)   7. What is the highest common factor of
 5 8  the set of numbers {48, 60, 84}?

3. Given the points P  3, 8  and (A) 12

Q  7,  2  , PQ  (B) 140
(C) 280
(D) 1 680
 10 
(A)  
 10  8. What is the value of the digit 8 in the
 4 number 37.582?
(B)  
 6 8
4 (A)
(C)   100
6 8
(B)
 10  10
(D)  
 10  (C) 8
(D) 80

4. Simplify 9  52  .

(A) 3 25
(B) 3 10
(C) 5 9
(D) 15

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  x 13. If m mangoes cost n dollars, then the
9. 8i  15j written in the form   is cost of one mango is
 y
(A)  m  n  dollars
  8
(A)   (B) mn dollars
 15  m
(C) dollars
 8  n
(B)  
 15  (D)
n
dollars
 8 m
(C)  
 15  14. Francine bought a computer tablet for
 8 $720 and sold it to gain 20% on the
(D)   cost price. How much money did
 15 
Francine gain?
3
 1 (A) $124
10.    is the same as
 7 (B) $144
(C) $740
1 (D) $864
(A) 
343
1 15. Mark invested $500 for 3 years at 4%
(B)  per annum. Erika invested $300 at the
21 same rate. They both received the
1 same amount of money as interest.
(C)
343 How many years did Erika invest her
1 money?
(D)
21
1
(A) 3
11. A graduation dress which costs 2
$320.00 is being sold at a discount of (B) 4
10%. The amount of the discount is 1
(C) 4
2
(A) $3.20 (D) 5
(B) $10.00
(C) $32.00 16. A girl buys a pair of shoes for
(D) $288.00 graduation at a sale. She pays $238,
saving $42 on the regular price. The
12. A graduation suit which was bought percentage discount on the shoes is
for $250 was sold for $350. The
percentage profit made by the dealer (A) 12%
is (B) 15%
(C) 17.6%
(A) 28.6% (D) 21.4%
(B) 40%
(C) 60%
(D) 100%

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17. Glenda bought a scientific calculator 20.
for $180. She paid a sales tax of 10%
on the price. How much change
would she receive from $200?

(A) $2
(B) $5
(C) $10
In the Venn diagram, n  R   17 ,
(D) $12

18. If the simple interest on $700 for 4 n  S   15 and n  R  S   28 . What

is n  R  S  ?
years is $168, what is the rate of
interest per annum?

(A) 8% (A) 2
(B) 13% (B) 4
1 (C) 7
(C) 5 % (D) 9
2
(D) 6% 21. In a music class, 22 students play pan,
17 students play tabla and 9 students
19. play both pan and tabla. How many
students play either pan or tabla?

(A) 18
(B) 1
(C) 30
(D) 52

22.
In the Venn diagram, the shaded
region represents

(A) Q
(B)  P  Q 
(C) P  Q
(D) P  Q In the Venn diagram, A  {multiples
of 8 less than 50} and B  {multiples
of 12 less than 70}. The shaded region
represents

(A) {24, 48}

(B) {12, 36, 60}
(C) {8, 16, 32, 40}
(D) {8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 36, 40, 48,
60}

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23. The volume of a die of edge 2 cm is 27.

(A) 6 cm3
(B) 8 cm3
(C) 60 cm3
(D) 80 cm3

24. A length of 1 500 centimetres

expressed in metres is

(A) 0.15
(B) 1.5 The diagram shows the cross-section
(C) 15 of a copper tubing. The inner circle
(D) 150 has a radius if r units and the outer
circle has a radius of R units. The
25. A girl leaves home at 07:15 h and area, in square units, of the shaded
arrives at school at 08:05 h. If she region is
cycles at an average speed of 3
kmh-1, what is the distance of her (A) 2 r  2 R
home from school? (B) 2 R  2 r
(C)  r 2  2 R2
1
(A) 2 km (D)  R2   r 2
2
(B) 5 km 28. A bus leaves the main terminal at
(C) 15 km 23:15 h and reaches its destination at
(D) 150 km 02:30 h the following day. How many
hours did the journey take?
26. The distance around the boundary of
a cycling track is 500 m. The radius, 3
in metres, of the cycling track is (A)
4
3
250 (B) 1
(A) 4

1
500 (C) 2
(B) 2

1
(C) 200 (D) 3
(D) 500 4

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29. Which of the trapezium below, not 31.
drawn to scale, has an area equal to Mass of 90-94 95-99 100-104 105-109
1 mangoes
12  5 3 square units? (g)
2 Frequency 4 10 9 2

(A) The masses of 25 mangoes were

measured, to the nearest gram, and
the information displayed in the
grouped frequency table shown
above.
(B)
The limits of the class intervals are

(A) 2, 4, 9, 10
(B) 90, 95, 100, 109
(C) 94.5, 99.5, 104.5
(C) (D) 90, 94, 95, 99, 100, 104, 105,
109

32.

(D)

30.

The bar chart shows the number of

books read by children on a kindle
fire. How many children read books
on the kindle fire?
The area, in square units, of the
parallelogram, not drawn to scale, is (A) 11
(B) 35
(A) 8 10 (C) 38
(B) 8 15 (D) 78
(C) 10 15
(D) 2  8 15

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33. Each of the letters of the word 35. The number of males who ate
‘CONSTRUCTION’ is written on a kangaroo is
separate slip of paper equal in size
and shape. The slips of paper are then (A) 50
placed in a brown paper bag and (B) 100
thoroughly shaken. What is the (C) 125
probability of drawing a letter ‘T’? (D) 150

1 36. The probability that a male chosen at

(A) random ate alpaca is approximately
6
1
(B) 1
5 (A)
1 12
(C) 5
2 (B)
5 12
(D) 1
6 (C)
8
34. The 800 students of a school wrote a 1
(D)
school leaving examination. The 6
probability of a randomly selected 37.  9a  
2

student passing the examination is

4
. How many students are expected (A) 18a
5
to pass the examination? (B) 18a2
(C) 81a
(A) 160 (D) 81a2
(B) 640
(C) 600 38. The coefficient of x in the expansion
(D) 800 of  x  4  x  1 is

Items 35 – 36 refer to the pie chart

(A) 4
below which shows the exotic meats
eaten by 300 males who participated (B) 1
in a competition. (C) 3
(D) 4

39. 3  x  y   2  x  y  

(A) x  3y
(B) 3x  y
(C) 5 y  5x
(D) 5x  5 y

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 3 2 44. The point of intersection of the graphs
40.   representing the pair of linear
4x 5x
equations 2x  y  1 and
23 x  2 y  12 is
(A)
20x
(B)
23 x (A)  2,  5
20 (B)  2, 5
23
(C)
20x 2
(C)  5,  2 
20 x 2 (D)  2, 5 
(D)
23
45. When 5 is subtracted from a number
b and the difference is divided by 2, the
41. If a  b  1  , then 9  81  result is 7. The statement can be
a
written using a mathematical
statement as
10
(A)
9 x 5
11 (A) 2
(B) 7
9 x2
(C) 10 (B) 7
5
(D) 11
x 5
(C) 7
42. Given that 2 x  5  7 , then the range 2
x7
of values of x is (D) 5
2
(A) x6
(B) x6
(C) x  6
(D) x  6

43. If x  3 , y  5 and t  2 , then

t
x
  
 y

9
(A) 
25
25
(B) 
9
9
(C)
25
25
(D)
9

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46. 48. The arrow diagram below represents
a function.

The gradient of the line AB in the

figure is
Which of the following equations best
3 describes the function?
(A)
7
7 (A) f  x  y  2
(B)
3 (B) f  x  x  2
3
(C)  (C) y  x2
7
(D) x  y2
7
(D) 
3

47.

The relationship that best describes

the arrow diagram is

(A) one-to-one
(B) one-to-many
(C) many-to-one
(D) many-to-many

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49. Which one of the following graphs 50.
represents a function?

(A)

The graph of the equation

(B) y   x  x  4  is shown above. The
value of the letter x for which
y   x  x  4  intersects y  0 are

(A) x  2 and x  0
(B) x  0 and x  2
(C) x   4 and x  0
(C) (D) x  0 and x   4

51.

The graph of the inequality shown

above is defined by

(A) 4  x  3
(D)
(B) 4  x  3
(C) 4  x  3
(D) 4  x  3

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52. A is the image of A. Which of the 53.
diagrams shows a reflection in the x –
axis?

(A)

In the diagram above, the line

segment AB is mapped onto the line
segment AB under a translation. The
(B) translation vector is

 8
(A)  
6
6
(B)  
 8
8
(C)  
6
(C) 6
(D)  
8

54.

(D)

In the diagram above AB is parallel

to EC. Angle BDE 

(A) 43°
(B) 73°
(C) 83°
(D) 107°

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55. 57.

In the right-angled triangle above,

sin  
The diagram above shows a small
16 parallelogram inscribed in a larger
(A)
63 parallelogram. How many of the
16 small parallelograms will cover the
(B)
65 large parallelogram completely?
63
(C) (A) 5
65
(B) 6
63
(D) (C) 7
16 (D) 8
56. 58.

In the diagram above, angle In the diagram above, not drawn to

ABD  37 and BD is a diameter of scale, the chord AB subtends an angle
the circle with centre O. Angle of 60° at the centre, O, of the circle.
ACB  The radius of the circle is 15 cm.
What is the length of the chord AB of
the circle?
(A) 37°
(B) 43°
(A) 12 cm
(C) 53°
(B) 13 cm
(D) 58°
(C) 14 cm
(D) 15 cm

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59.

A vertical flagpole TA casts a shadow

AB on horizontal ground, so that
TA  25 m, AB  25 3 m and angle
TAB  90 . Angle ATB 

(A) 30°
(B) 45°
(C) 60°
(D) 75°

60.

In the diagram above, the value of x is

(A) 13
(B) 14
(C) 75
(D) 205

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 CSEC MODEL
EXAMINATION 9
1 hour 30 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer
them.
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
shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look
at the same item below. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item

2a  6a 
Sample Answer
(A) 8a
(B) 8a 2
(C) 12a
(D) 12a 2

The best answer to this item is “ 8a ”, so (A) has been shaded.

4. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your
new choice.
5. Calculators and mathematical tables are NOT allowed for this paper.

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1. 0.573  0.08  4. If 9.5  3.08 , then 9.5  102 
(A) 0.004584 (A) 1.54 10
(B) 0.045 84 (B) 1.54 102
(C) 0.458 4 (C) 3.08 10
(D) 4.584 (D) 3.08 102

 5   2  
2
3 5.
2 3
2.   is the same as
5
(A) 17
(A)
3 (B) 16
25 (C) 4
9 (D) 17
(B)
25
6 6. What number when subtracted from
(C) 1 2
10 2 gives 1 ?
9 3 3
(D)
5
1
(A)
3. 3
2
(B)
3
(C) 1
3
(D)
2

7. The magnitude of the displacement

In the diagram above, OP   6
vector AB    is
 10 
  8
(A)   (A) 4
 12 
(B) 16
 8 
(B)   (C) 2 15
 12  (D) 2 34
 8
(C)  
 12 
 8
(D)  
 12 

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  9 6  13. If a customer spends more than $50,
8. Given that M    , then the he receives a 10% discount on his
 4 7  total bill. If a customer spends $170,
determinant of the matrix M is how much does he have to pay?
(A) 39 (A) $108
(B) 7 (B) $145
(C) 39 (C) $153
(D) 79 (D) $160
9. 38 140 is the same as 14. A woman’s annual salary is $65 000
. Her tax-free income is $25 000 . She
(A)  38 100   40 pays a tax of 30% on her taxable
(B)  38  40   100 income. The tax paid is
(C) 100  38  100  40 
(A) $7500
(D)  38  40    38 100  (B) $12 000
(C) $19 500
10. 182 152  (D) $27 000

(A) 6 15. The simple interest on $1 080 for 3

(B) 30
(C) 33 1
years at 4 % per annum is
(D) 99 2

11. If TT $6.45 is equivalent to US $1.00, (A) $125.00

then TT $129.00 in US dollars is (B) $145.80
(C) $162.00
(A) $10.00 (D) $720.00
(B) $15.00
(C) $20.00 16. An article costs $153. A profit of 12%
(D) $25.00 is made on selling the article. The
selling price, in dollars, of the article
1 is
12. 5 % of $600 is
4
 12 
(A) 153 1  
(A) $8.75  100 
(B) $31.50  165 
(C) $87.50 (B) 153 1  
 100 
(D) $315.00
 12 
(C) 153   53 
 100 
 1 
(D) 153 165  
 100 

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17. A calculator was sold for $150, at a 20. Of a class of 35 students, 19 sing soca
profit of 20%. The cost price of the and 23 sing chutney. The least
calculator was number of students in the class who
sing both soca and chutney is
(A) $125.00
(B) $130.00 (A) 6
(C) $141.67 (B) 7
(D) $145.00 (C) 8
(D) 9
18. Each month a salesman is paid 5% of
his sales as commission. During a 21. In which of the following Venn
particular month his sales were diagrams is the region P  Q
$78 000 . How much commission shaded?
was he paid?
(A)
(A) $3 920
(B) $7 448
(C) $7 056
(D) $7 840

19.
(B)

(C)
The shaded region in the Venn
diagram represents

(A) P
(B) Q
(C) P  Q
(D) Q  P (D)

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22. If L  {a, b, c, 5, 7}, then the number 25.
of subsets of L is

(A) 12
(B) 16
(C) 24
(D) 32

23. It takes a speed boat 5 hours to travel

a distance of 625 km. What was its
average speed?
In the circle with centre O, not drawn
(A) 125 km/h to scale, angle POQ  60 and the
(B) 312.5 km/h arc PQ  8.5 cm. What is the
(C) 1 250 km/h
circumference of the circle?
(D) 3 125 km/h
(A) 42.5 cm
24. (B) 51 cm
(C) 141.7 cm
(D) 510 cm

26.

In the circle above, not drawn to

scale, AC is a diameter of the circle
with centre O, angle COB  60 and
the radius OB  9 cm. What is the
area of the shaded region?
The area of the plane shape above is
27
(A) cm2
2 (A) 46 cm2
81 (B) 62 cm2
(B) cm2 (C) 70 cm2
2
(C) 27 cm2 (D) 88 cm2
(D) 81 cm2

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27. What is the area of a square whose 30.
perimeter is 100 cm?

(A) 25 cm2
(B) 125 cm2
(C) 625 cm2
(D) 1 000 cm2

28. The area of the shaded part of the

rectangle above is

(A)  9  4  cm2
(B)  9  4  9  4  cm2
 9 4  2
(C)   cm
 2 
(D)  9  4  cm2

Items 31 – 34 refer to the following

In the figure above, not drawn to information.
scale, O is the centre of the circle, AB
is a chord and OM is perpendicular to 3 5 19 19 28 29
AB. If OA  26 cm and AB  48 cm,
then OM  31. The mode of the number is

(A) 5 cm (A) 4
(B) 10 cm (B) 5
(C) 15 cm (C) 19
(D) 20 cm (D) 28

29. A square has the same area as a 32. The range of the numbers is
rectangle, with sides of length 16
centimetres and 4 centimetres. What (A) 2
is the length, in cm, of a side of the (B) 16
square? (C) 23
(D) 26
(A) 4
(B) 8 33. The median of the numbers is
(C) 16
(D) 32 (A) 4
(B) 19
(C) 23.5
(D) 28.5

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34. The mean of the numbers, correct to 37. 7 x  3 y  2x  5 y 
the nearest whole number, is
(A) 5x  2 y
(A) 15 (B) 5x  2 y
(B) 17
(C) 19
(C) 5x  2 y
(D) 21 (D) 5x  2 y

35. 38. y varies inversely as the square root of

x. If k is a proportion constant, then
y

(A) yk x
k
(B) y
x
(C) y  kx2
k
(D) y 2
x
The pie chart shows the preference in
game meats of a group of men taking 39.  3x  3 y  
part in a competition. If 27 men prefer
bison, then the total number of men
taking part in the competition is (A) 3x  y
(B) 9x  y
(A) 108 (C) 3xy
(B) 135 (D) 9 xy
(C) 167
(D) 216 1
40. If P  mv 2 , then v 
2
36. A container contains 12 plums, 15
mangoes and 18 peaches. The 1
probability of picking, at random, a (A) mP 2
mango from the container is 2
P
(B)
4 m2
(A)
15 P
(C)
1 2m
(B)
3 2P
2 (D)
(C) m
5
1
(D)
2

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41. A rectangular play park is 6x metres 46. The set of numbers which are greater
long and 3x metres wide. If its than – 3 but less than 2 may be written
perimeter of 450 metres, then the as
value of x is
(A)  x : 3  x  2
(A)
(B)
25
30
(B)  x : 3  x  2
(C) 32 (C)  x : 3  x  2
(D) 45 (D)  x : 3  x  2
42. If 9 x2  bx  64 is a perfect square,
1
then b is 47. A line of gradient passes through
2
(A) 12 the point  0, 3 . An equation of the
(B) 24 line
(C) 48
(D) 72 1
(A) y   x3
2
43. If Robert’s present age is 4x years 1
and Laura is twice his age, what will (B) y  x3
be the sum of their ages 7 years from 2
now? (C) y  2x  3
(D) y  2x  3
(A) 6x  7
(B) 12x  7 48.
(C) 6x  14
(D) 12 x  14

44. 2  ab2  
3

(A) 2a3b6
(B) 2a3b5
(C) 6ab2
Which of the following functions
(D) 8a3b6 could describe the mapping shown
above?
45. 6 x2  7 x  3 
(A) f :xx
(A)  3x  1 2 x  3 (B) f : x  2x
(B)  3x  1 2 x  3 (C) f : x  x2  1
(C)  6 x  1 x  3 (D) f : x  2x
(D)  6 x  1 x  3

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49. If f  x   2 x  1 , then f 1  x   51. If f : x  2 x 1 and g : x  x3 , then
fg  1 
x 1
(A)
2 (A) 27
x 1 (B) 3
(B)
2 (C) 1
1 (D) 27
(C)  x 1
2
1 Items 52 – 53 refer to the diagram
(D) below.
2x 1

50.

52. If AC is parallel to ED, then angle

CDE is

(A) 35°
(B) 40°
(C) 75°
(D) 105°
The graph above represents the
53. In the figure above, ABC is a triangle
function f  x   x 2  3x . For what ACD  75
in which and
values of the domain is f  x ABC  40 . The measure of
negative? CAB 

(A)  x : 0  x  3 (A)
(B)
35°
40°
(B)  x : 0  x  3 (C) 50°
(C)  x : 0  x  3 (D) 75°

(D)  x : 0  x  3

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54. 56. The point P  3,  2  is rotated about
the origin through an angle of 90° in
an anti-clockwise direction. What are
the coordinates of the image of P?

(A)  2,  3
(B)  2,  3
(C)  3, 2 
(D  2, 3

In the figure above, O is the centre of 57. The sum of the interior angles of a
a circle of radius 12 cm and angle regular polygon is 1 080 . If one side
AOB  33 . The length, in cm, of the of the polygon is 12 cm, then the
arc AB is perimeter of the polygon, in cm, is

 (A) 60
(A) (B) 72
20
(C) 84
11
(B) (D) 96
5
(C) 12 Items 58 – 59 refer to the graph
(D) 33 below.

55.

The figure above, not drawn to scale,

shows POQ, the sector a circle with 58. The gradient of the line KL is
centre O. The circumference of the
complete circle is 12 cm. The area 3
of the minor sector POQ is (A) 
2
2
2 (B) 
(A) cm2 3
5
2
5 (C)
(B) cm2 3
2
3
(C) 3 cm2 (D)
30 cm2 2
(D)

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59. The equation of the line MN is

8
(A) y   x5
5
5
(B) y   x5
8
5
(C) y  x5
8
8
(D) y  x5
5

60.

In the diagram above PQRS is the

image of ABCD after a translation.
The translation vector that represents
this transformation is

7
(A)  
 5
  5
(B)  
 7
 5
(C)  
7
 7
(D)  
  5

END OF TEST

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248
 CSEC MODEL
EXAMINATION 10
1 hour 30 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer
them.
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
shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look
at the same item below. Look at the sample item below.

Sample Item

2a  6a 
Sample Answer
(A) 8a
(B) 8a 2
(C) 12a
(D) 12a 2

The best answer to this item is “ 8a ”, so (A) has been shaded.

4. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your
new choice.
5. Calculators and mathematical tables are NOT allowed for this paper.

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1. To the nearest hundred, 8752   8
4. Given that KL    and
  4
(A) 8 600
 14 
(B) 5 700 LM    , then MK 
(C) 8 800  9
(D) 8 900
 22 
(A)  
 9 4  13 
2. Given that R    , then the 6
 6 5  (B)  
adjoint matrix of R is  5
 6
 9 4 
(C)  
(A)    5 
 6 5   22 
 5  4 
(D)  
(B)    13 
 6 9
9  4 5.  0.2  0.01 0.2  0.01 
(C)  
 6 5 
9 6 (A) 0.0399
(D)   (B) 0.19
 4 5 
(C) 0.21
(D) 0.399
 7  2
2

3. 
7 2  22 6. 252 

3 1
(A) (A)
5 225
27 1
(B) (B)
5 252
81 2
(C) (C)
45 25
729 25
(D) (D)
10 2

7. 4235 may be written in base 10 as

(A) 89
(B) 113
(C) 445
(D) 565

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8. Which of the following is rational? 12. The cost of shipping package is
$10.50 per kg. How much does it cost
10 to ship a 5 kg package?
(A)
5
(A) $5.50
5
(B) (B) $15.50
10 (C) $52.50
16 (D) $105.00
(C)
25
13. One year after a vehicle was bought
(D) 15
its values was reduced by 10% to
$51 300 . What was the original cost
 0 1
9. The matrix   represents of the vehicle?
 1 0 
(A) $56 430
(A) a rotation about the origin (B) $57 000
through 270° anti-clockwise (C) $62 130
 1 (D) $62700
(B) a translation  
 1
(C) a reflection in the line y   x 14. If $500 is borrowed for 2 years at a
(D) an enlargement of scale factor rate of 10 per cent per annum, what is
 2 with the origin as centre the simple interest paid on the loan?

10. What is the least number of plums (A) $25

which can be shared equally among (B) $50
groups of 8, 12 or 16 students? (C) $100
(D) $250
(A) 16
(B) 48 15. Five books which cost $40 each are
(C) 160 sold for $150. The loss percent is
(D) 96
(A) 20%
11. In a school election, 500 out of 800 (B) 25%
students voted. The percent who 1
(C) 33 %
voted is 3
(D) 50%
(A) 16.5%
(B) 30%
(C) 42.5%
(D) 62.5%

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16. The interest rate on investments in a 20. The set of factors of 16 is
1
bank decreased by 3 % per annum. (A) {2, 4, 8, 16}
2
The difference in annual interest on a (B) {1, 2, 4, 8, 16}
fixed deposit of $6 500 is (C) {16, 32, 48, 64}
(D) {1, 2, 8, 16}
(A) $211.25
21. Given that
(B) $227.50
Q  {factors of 25}
(C) $1 014.00
R  {prime numbers less than 25}
(D) $2 028.00
S  {integers less than 25}, and
T  {whole numbers less than 25}.
17. A government charges 5 percent as
property tax on the annual rental
value of a property. If a property has Which of the set defined above is an
a rental value of $180 per month, infinite set?
what is the annual property tax
charged by the government? (A) Q
(B) R
(C) S
(A) $108.00
(D) T
(B) $205.20
(C) $1 080.00 22.
(D) $2 052.00

18. After 20 percent of a woman’s salary

has been deducted for tax she receives
$2 280 . Her tax is

(A) $1 150
(B) $1 130
The in Venn diagram above, the
(C) $570 shaded portion represents
(D) $760
(A) P Q
19. If P  {2, 3, 5, 7}, Q  {5, 7, 11} and (B) Q
R  {5, 11, 17}, then P  Q  R  (C) P Q
(D) P  Q
(A) {5}
(B) {5, 7, 11} 23. If a circle has diameter d and
(C) {5, 11, 17} circumference C, then C 
(D) {2, 3, 5, 7}
(A) d
(B) 2 d
(C) d2
(D) 4 d 2

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24. 26.

The square ABCD has sides of length In the figure above, the radius of the
15 cm. Given that E, F, G and H are circle is 5 cm and AOB  90 . The
mid-points on their respective sides, area of the shaded portion, in cm2,
then the shaded area is
5
(A) 56.25 cm2 (A)
4
(B) 112.5 cm2 75
(C) 168.75 cm2 (B)
(D) 225 cm2 4
(C) 20
25. (D) 100

27.

The area of the triangle shown above

is
The figure above consists of five
2
(A) 336 cm identical squares and has an area of 80
(B) 300 cm2 square units. The perimeter of the
(C) 87.5 cm2 figure is
(D) 84 cm2
(A) 80 units
(B) 64 units
(C) 60 units
(D) 48 units

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28. A cube has sides of length 5 31. Which of the following relations
centimetres. The total surface area of represents a one-to-one mapping?
the cube is
(A)
(A) 750 cm2
(B) 150 cm2
(C) 60 cm2
(D) 30 cm2

29. A car travels with a speed of 45 km/h.

Its speed, in metres per second, is
(B)
(A) 12.5
(B) 25
(C) 37.5
(D) 50

30. 1 cm to 5 km is the same as

(C)
(A) 1: 5 000
(B) 1: 500 000
(C) 5 :1
(D) 500 :1

(D)

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 Items 32 – 36 refer to the graph 35. What is the frequency for a mass of
below. 7.4 kg?

(A) 15
(B) 17
(C) 18
(D) 20

36. If a package is chosen at random,

what is the probability that it has a
mass of 7.7 kg?

1
(A)
20
The bar chart shows the number of 1
packages of stated mass that were (B)
13
shipped to a skybox. 3
(C)
26
32. How many packages were shipped to
3
the skybox? (D)
20
(A) 9
(B) 10 37. If P varies directly as the square root
(C) 30 of m and inversely as the square of v,
(D) 130 and k is a proportion constant, then
P
33. What is the median mass of the
packages? kv 2
(A)
m
(A) 7.4 kg
k m
(B) 7.5 kg (B)
(C) 7.6 kg v2
(D) 8.0 kg 1 
k  m
(C) 2 
34. What is the modal mass of the 2v
packages? k  2v 
(D)
1
(A) 7.1 kg m
(B) 7.5 kg 2
(C) 7.8 kg
(D) 8.0 kg

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38. The width of a rectangular paper 41.
3
weight is x cm. If its height is its
5
width, and its length is 5 times its
width, then its volume, in cm3, is

2 3
(A) x
25
x3
(B) A circular hole with a diameter of 7
2
cm is cut out of a square piece of
(C) 2x3 copper of length 15 cm. The area, in
25 3 cm2, of the copper that remains is
(D) x
2
90  49
1 1 1 (A)
39. If   , then v  4
f u v 1
(B) 200 
2
u f (C) 225  49
(A)
fu (D) 176
fu
(B)
u f 42. If p q 
pq
, then 8 3 
1 1 pq
(C) 
u f
(A) 0.2
f u (B) 0.5
(D)
uf (C) 2.2
(D) 4.8
40. The volume, V, of a gas varies
directly as its temperature, T, and 43. A father is twice as old as his son less
inversely as its pressure, P. If P is 3 years. At present his son is x years
doubled and T is halved, then the new old. Write an expression in terms of x
volume, V, of the gas is for the age of the father.

4kT (A) 2x  3
(A)
P (B) 2x  3
kT x3
(B) (C)
4P 2
2T x2
(C) (D)
P 3
1
T
(D) 2
P

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44. 46.

A circle is inscribed in a square of

length d cm. The area of the square,
in cm2, is

1 2 In the figure above, the shaded region

(A) d may be represented by
4
1 2
(B)
2
d (A)  x, y  : x  1 or x  3
(C) 4 d 2 (B)  x, y  : 1  x  3
2 d 2
(D)
(C)  x, y  : y  1 or y  3
45. A cube has sides of length 3x (D)  x, y  : 1  y  3
centimetres. An expression in terms
of x for the total surface area, in cm2,
47. If R denotes the set of real numbers,
of the cube is
then the solution set of 5 x  8  7 ,
where x  R is
(A) 18x2
(B) 27x 2
(C) 54x 2
(A)  x : x  3, x  R
(D) 81x2 (B)  x : x  3, x  R
(C)  x : 0  x  3, x  R
(D)  x : 0  x  3, x  R
48. If f  x    x 2  3 , then f  4  

(A) 13
(B) 5
(C) 11
(D) 19

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49. Which number line given below 52.
represents the solution set of the
inequality 5  2 x  7 ?

(A)

(B)

(C) In the rhombus above, if

ACD  35 , then ABD 
(D)
(A) 35°
(B) 45°
(C) 55°
50. The point of intersection of the graphs (D) 65°
representing the equations y  x  2
x 53.
and y  is
3

(A)  3, 1
(B)  3,  1
(C)  3, 1
(D)  3,  1

51.

What is the least number of triangles,

congruent to the one shown above,
which are needed to form a square?

(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 8
Which of the following functions is (D) 10
represented in the arrow diagram
above?

(A) f : x  3x
(B) f : x  3x
(C) f : x  3x2
(D) f : x  3x2

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54.  2
56. Under the translation   the image
 5
of  4, 7  is

(A)   2, 2 
(B)  2,  2 
(C)  2, 2 
(D)  2,  2 
In triangle KLM above, KL  ML  9
57. Which of the following
cm, KN  4.5 cm and angle transformations is not a congruency
LNM  90 . Angle NLM is transformation?
(A) 15° (A) Translation
(B) 30° (B) Reflection
(C) 45° (C) Rotation
(D) 60° (D) Enlargement
55. 58. How many sides has a regular
polygon with an exterior angle of
30°?

(A) 11
(B) 12
(C) 13
(D) 14

59. The gradient of the line through the

points  1, 5  and  3,  7  is
In the diagram above ACDˆ  32 and
BD is a diameter of the circle. Angle (A) 3
ADB is 1
(B) 
3
(A) 28°
1
(B) 32° (C)
(C) 48° 3
(D) 58° (D) 3

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60.

In the diagram above, the bearing of

A from O is

(A) 030°
(B) 180°
(C) 210°
(D) 240°

END OF TEST

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 ANSWERS
No. EXERCISE MODEL EXAMINATION
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 D D D D B B B D D B C A B B C B D C B C
2 D A A A B C D A C B B D D D B D B C B B
3 A B B B C A B C A D A D A B B C B D B C
4 A A A C D C A A B C D D D C A A A D C C
5 C D B A B B A B D B C A B B C B D B D A
6 B B C D B B C C D A C B A B A C D B B B
7 B C B D A A C A A B C B D A C B C A D B
8 C C B D C D A B D C A B C B D C D A A C
9 B B C C B B C B B A D B C A D D B A D A
10 A D A B C D C A B C D D D B A B A A D B
11 B A C A B D B B B D D B D B A C A C C D
12 D A C D B A D D C B B A B C C D D B B C
13 A B B C C B A C A A C B C A C B B D C B
14 C C C B B B B A C A C D B B C C B B B C
15 B B A B A A B D C B B B B C D D C D B B
16 C B C D B A A B B B B C B D D C D B A B
17 B B C D B C B D A B B A D D D A A A A A
18 A C C C B D C B C A A B D C A B C D A C
19 B D C B D A C D A D D C C D B B B D D A
20 C D B D C D A A D D B D C B D A D B B B
21 B A A A D B C C D B B A A C D B B C A C
22 D C C D B A B D C C C C B D C D C A D D
23 A A D A C D A B C A D D B C B B C B A A
24 D D A B D C D D A A D B C C B C C C C B
25 C A D C C A D A D A A C B A C B A A B D
26 B C C D C C A C A B D B B C A B C A B B
27 A D A B A B B C B C A B B A B D D D C D
28 C D C D C C B A A C C D D D C C C D B B
29 D C B C B A C D A A B B C C D D B C B A
30 A A B B C B C A B D B C A C C B C B C B
31 C C D A B B B B D C A
32 C B B B C C B D A D D
33 D D B C A A B A A B B
34 D C C B D B C B B B B
35 A C B C C D A C C D C
36 B B A C D C D C A B C
37 C D B B C B A C D D B
38 C A C D B A B D C B C
39 D B C D A A B B D A B
40 A C D A C D C C A D B

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41 A D C D B D C C A A
42 C B D B B A D B C D
43 D A C D C C B C D B
44 B D C B A B B B B A
45 D B B A C C D C A C
46 B D A C B D C A C B
47 A C A A A B B D B B
48 D D C D A D C B D A
49 D A D A D C A C B A
50 B C D D B D B D D D
51 D D A D A A C B B C
52 B D B D B B C B D C
53 A B D B D C B C A D
54 C D A A B A B B B B
55 D C C A C D D B C D
56 B C A D D C A C D C
57 D A C C C D B D D D
58 B C B A B B C D C B
59 A D D A A D D C A A
60 C A C D D B C D D C

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SAMPLE SBA 1
Project Title: Determine an approximate value for  by calculating a gradient.

Introduction: The purpose of this project is to determine an approximate value for

 using cylindrical containers.

Data Collection: Five cylindrical containers with different sizes were used.

The circumference, C, of the circular end of each cylindrical

container was obtained by wrapping a piece of string to make a
complete turn and then its length was measured using a ruler.

The diameter, d, of each circular end was then measured using the
ruler.

The following data was obtained.

C (cm) d (cm)
15.7 5.0
19.2 6.1
26.1 8.3
36.1 11.5
38.6 12.3

Presentation of Data: A graph of the circumference, C, versus the diameter, d, was drawn
as shown below.

After plotting the five points a line of best fit was drawn through the
points.

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Analysis of Data: Two suitable points on the straight line are chosen.

Using the points 12, 37.5  and  4, 12.5  , then the gradient of the
C2  C1
line is  
d 2  d1


 37.5  12.5  cm
12  4  cm
25

8
 3.125
   3.13 (correct to 3 significant figures)

Discussion of Findings/ We know that C   d .

Conclusion: C
 
d

This fact allows us to find an approximate value of  by calculating

the gradient of a graph of C against d.

The approximate value determined for  was 3.13 to 3 significant

figures.

A more accurate value of  can be obtained by using more accurate

measuring instruments like a Vernier caliper.

A more accurate value of  is 3.14 to 3 significant figures.

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SAMPLE SBA 2
Project Title: Determining an approximate value for  using the arithmetic mean.

Introduction: The purpose of this project is to determine an approximate value for

 using cylindrical containers.

Data Collection: Five cylindrical containers with cross-sections of varying size were
obtained to be used in the experiment.

The circumference, C, of the cross-section of each cylindrical

container was obtained by wrapping a piece of string to make a
complete circle and then measuring its length using a ruler.

The diameter, d, of each cross-section was then measured using the

ruler.

The following data was obtained.

C (cm) d (cm)
15.7 5.0
19.2 6.1
26.1 8.3
36.1 11.5
38.6 12.3

Presentation of Data: Using the table of values, a value for  was calculated for each of
the cross-sections as shown below.

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 C (cm) d (cm) 
15.7 5.0 3.140
19.2 6.1 3.148
26.1 8.3 3.145
36.1 11.5 3.139
38.6 12.3 3.138
C
 d  15.71
Analysis of Data: C
d
The mean value for  
n
15.71

5
 3.142
 3.14 (correct to 3 significant figures)

Discussion of Findings/ We know that C   d .

Conclusion: C
 
d

This fact allows us to find and approximate value of  for each

circular cross-section.

A better approximation for the value of  was obtained by

calculating the mean value of  using the five different values
previously calculated for  .

The approximate value determined for  was 3.142 and 3.14 to 3

significant figures.

Both of these values are in fact excellent approximations for  .

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SAMPLE SBA 3
Project Title: To determine the area of the irregularly shaped base of a container
with a uniform cross-section.

or

To determine the area of a base of a container with a uniform cross-

section, for example a graduated measuring cylinder.

Introduction: The purpose of this project is to determine the area of the base of a
uniformly shaped container without actually measuring any
dimensions of the base.

Data Collection:

or

Water is added to the container until it has a height of 1 cm and the

volume of water is noted. Water is then added to a further height of
1 cm and the total volume of water in the container is noted.

Water was added up to a height of 5 cm and the total volume of water

in the container was noted.

The data collected in shown in the table below.

h (cm) 1 2 3 4 5
V (cm3) 6.5 13 19.5 26 32.5

Presentation of Data: A graph of the volume, V, versus the height, h, was drawn as shown
below.

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 After plotting the five points, a line of best fit was drawn through the
points.

Analysis of Data: Two suitable points on the straight line graph are chosen. Using the
points  5, 32.5  and 1, 6.5  , then the gradient of the line is
V2  V1
A
h2  h1


 32.5  6.5  cm3
 5  1 cm
26
 cm 2
4
 6.5 cm 2

Discussion of Findings/ We know that V  Ah . This fact allows us to find the value of A by
Conclusion: calculating the gradient of the graph of V against h.

Hence, the area of the base of the container is 6.5 cm2.

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SAMPLE SBA 4
Project Title: Determining an approximate value for  from a graph of C against
r.

Introduction: The purpose of this project is to determine an approximate value for

 using circular container tops (covers).

Data Collection: Six circular container covers of varying radii were used.

Two diameters are drawn onto each cover in order to determine the
centre of its circular shape.

A divider is then opened from the centre of the circle to the

circumference and the measure of its spacing was measured using a
ruler.

Each such measurement gives the radius, r, of that particular circle

(cover).

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 The circumference, C, of each circular cover was obtained by
wrapping a piece of string around it to just complete the circle and
measuring its length using a ruler.

The following table of values was obtained for the experiment.

r (cm) C (cm)
1.2 7.5
2.9 18.2
4.3 27
5.5 34.6
6.1 38.3
7.4 46.5

Presentation of Data: A graph of the circumference, C, versus the radius, r, was drawn as
shown below.

After plotting the six points a line of best fit was drawn through the
points.

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Analysis of Data: Two suitable points on the straight line graph are chosen.

Using the points  8, 50  and 1, 6  , then the gradient of the line is
C2  C1
2 
r2  r1


 50  6  cm
8  1 cm
44

7
44
 
27
22

7
 3.1429
 3.14 (correct to 3 significant figures)

Discussion of Findings/ We know that C  2 r . This fact allows us to find an approximate

Conclusion: value of  by calculating the gradient of a graph of C against r.

The gradient of the graph is 2 . Thus, the approximate value for 

is half of the gradient.

The approximate value determined for  was 3.14 to 3 significant

figures. This is the value expected for  .

22
Note that   as a fraction.
7

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SAMPLE SBA 5
Project Title: Point of collision.

Introduction: Two trains are travelling on two different tracks that meet at an
intersection. Where is it possible for the two trains to collide?

Data Collection: Train A travels along a railway track defined by the equation
7x  3y  7 .

Train B travels along a railway track defined by the equation

5x  2 y  34 .

Presentation of Data: Given the equation 7 x  3 y  7

Then 3y  7x  7
7x  7
So y
3

Given the equation 5x  2 y  34

Then 2 y  34  5x
34  5 x
So y
2

Having made y the subject of each equation, a table of values was

constructed for each equation as shown below.

x 1 3 5
7x 7 21 35
7 7 7 7
7x  7 0 14 28
y 0 2 1
4 9
3 3

x 3 5 6
34 34 34 34
5x 15 25 30
34  5x 19 9 4
y 1 1 2
9 4
2 2

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 Using the two tables of values the straight line graphs that represent
the equations were drawn on the same graph paper with the same
scales and axes as shown below.

Analysis of Data: By interpolating it is discovered that the equations intersect at the

point  4, 7  . That is, x  4 when y  7 .

Discussion of Findings/ Since the point of intersection is  4, 7  , then the two train tracks
Conclusion: cross at this point. This is only place where the two trains can collide.

Hence, the two trains collide at the point  4, 7  .

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 CARRIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
MATHEMATICS
JANUARY 2013
PAPER 02 – General Proficiency
SOLUTIONS

SECTION I

1. (a)  2.67  4.1 1.32  10.947 1.69

 9.257

(b) (i) The cost of return airfare  US$356.00

The cost of the hotel accommodation
for three nights  US$97.00  3  US$291.00

 the total cost of airfare and hotel

accommodation for three nights
as offered by Petty’s Travel Club  US$  356.00  291.00 
 US$647.00

(ii) Given EC$2.71  US$1.00

1.00
Then EC$1.00  US$
2.70
1.00
So EC$1 610.00  US$ 1 610.00
2.70
 US$596.30

Hence, the cost of the trip for 3 nights as advertised by Angie’s Travel
Club is US$596.30 .

(iii) The cost of the trip by Petty’s – The cost of the trip by Angie’s
 US$  647.00  596.00 
 US$51.00

Hence, Angie’s Travel Club has the better offer. The offer is US$51.00
less than Petty’s Travel Club.

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 (iv) The cost of the trip inclusive of
15% sales tax  EC$1 610.00
The cost of the trip exclusive of
100
15% sales tax  EC$1 610.00 
115
 EC$14 100
 EC$1400

Hence, the cost of the trip for three nights before the sales tax was added is
EC$1400.00 .

2. (a) Given 2  p  5   7  4 p
Then 2 p  10  7  4 p
So 2p 3  4p
i.e. 3  4p 2p
 3  2p
3
 p
2
3
Hence p
2

25m 2 1   5m  12
2
(b) (i) Difference of two squares
  5m  1 5m  1

(ii) 2n2  3n  20  2n2  8n  5n  20 Sum of two terms: p  q   3

 2n  n  4   5  n  4  Product of two terms: pq  2   20 
  2n  5  n  4    40
 p  q  8  5  3
pq   8  5   40

(c) (i) The mass of one lollipop  x grams

The mass of one toffee  y grams

Two equations in x and y that represent the given information are:

5x  12 y  61 
10x  13 y  89 

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 (ii) a)  13: 65x  156 y  793 
 12 : 120 x  156 y  1 068 
  : 120x  65x  1 068  793
So 55x  275
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i.e. x
55
 x5

Hence, the mass of one lollipop is 5 grams.

b) Substitute x  5 into :
5  5   12 y  61
Then 25  12 y  61
So 12 y  61  25
i.e. 12 y  36
36
 y
12
 y 3

Hence, the mass of one toffee is 3 grams.

3. (a) (i)

Since n  U   50
n  M  S   36
nM  S   6
n  M  S   2 x
And n  S  M    x

Then n  M  S   n  U   n  M  S 

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  50  36
 14

The completed Venn diagram that represents the information about the
awards given is shown above. The number of students in each subset is
indicated.

(ii) Now 2 x  6  x  14  50
Then 3x  20  50
So 3x  50  30
i.e. 3x  30
30
 x
3
 x  10

Hence, the value of x is 10.

(b)

(i) a)  ABC   ACB  54 Base  s of isosceles ABC .

  BAC  180   54  54  Sum of the  s of a triangle.
 180  108
 72

b)  AED   ACB  54 DE is parallel to BC.

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 (ii) Since  A is common
 ACB  AED  54
And  ABC   ADE
The triangles are similar.
AB  AD, AC  AE and BC  DE .
The triangles are not congruent.

Hence triangles ABC and ADE are similar but not congruent.

4. (a) (i) Given r  h  rh

Then r  rh  h
Factorizing: r 1  h   h
h
 r
1 h

(ii) Given V   r 2 h
V
Then  r2
h
V
So r
h
V
 r
h

(b) (i) The function f is defined as:

f  x   2x  5
Then y  2x  5
Interchanging x and y:
x  2y  5
So x 5  2y
x 5
i.e. y
2
x 5
 f 1  x  
2
19  5
 f 1 19  
2
14

2
 f 19   7
1

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 (ii) The function g is defined by:
x 3
g  x 
2
2x  5  3
Then g f  x  
2
2x  2

2
2  x  1

2
 x 1
So g f  3  3  1
 g f  3  4

(c) (i) The equation of a line segment GH is:

3x  2 y  15
Then 2 y   3x  15
3 15
So y  x
2 2
3
 m
2

3
Hence, the gradient of GH is  .
2

2
(ii) The gradient of the perpendicular line segment JK is .
3
2
Using m  and the point  4, 1 , then the equation of the straight line
3
y  mx  c becomes
2
1   4  c
3
8
Then 1   c
3
8
So c  1
3
5
 c
3

Hence, the equation of the line JK is

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 2 5
y x
3 3
or 3 y  2x  5

Alternative Method:
2
Using m  and the point  4, 1 , then the equation of the straight
3
line y  y1  m  x  x1  becomes
2
y 1   x  4
3
Then 3  y 1  2  x  4 
So 3 y  3  2x  8
 3 y  2x  8  3
 3 y  2x  5

5.

(a) (i) RT  5.8 centimetres

(ii) Angle 65 degrees (The bearing of T from R)

(iii) Actual distance of RT  5.8  30

 174.0 m
 174 metres

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(b) (i) RM 
30
 10 centimetres

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(ii)

(iii)

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6. (a)

d
(i) The radius of the cylinder, r 
2
12 cm

2
 6 cm

(ii) The circumference of the cross-section, which is a circle, is

C  2 r
 2  3.14  6 cm
 37.68 cm

Alternative Method:
C d
 3.14 12 cm
 37.68 cm

(b)

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 Since the rectangle represents the net of the curved surface area of the cylinder,
then
a  37.68 cm
and b  8 cm .

(c) Since 1 litre of water  1 000 cm3

Then 0.5 litre of water  500 cm3

And the volume of a cylinder is

V   r 2h
Then 500  3.14  62  h
So 500  113.04h
500
i.e. h
113.04
 h  4.4 cm (correct to 1 decimal place)

Hence, the height of the water in the cylinder is 4.4 cm.

7. (a) (i) The modal class interval is 20 – 29.

(ii) The class interval in which a score of 19.4 would lie is 10 – 19.

(b) (i)
Score Class mid-point (x) Frequency (f) fx
0–9 4.5 8 36
10 – 19 14.5 13 188.5
20 – 29 24.5 25 612.5
30 – 39 34.5 22 759
40 – 49 44.5 20 890
50 – 59 54.5 12 654
Total n  100 3 140.0

The completed table shows

a) the class mid-points

b) the values of “ f  x ”

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 (ii) The mean score of the sample, x 
 fx
n
3 140

100
 31.4

(c) The value of the mean score is only an estimate of the true value because class
mid-points were used in the calculations and not the actual scores.

(d) The number of students who scored at least 40 points  20  12

 32

The total number of students  100

32
P(student qualifies for the next round) 
100
 0.32

8. (a)

The fourth diagram in the sequence is shown above.

(b)
Diagram (n) Number of Squares
1 1
2 4
3 7
(i) 4 a  10

(ii) 10 b  28

(iii) c  14 40

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 (c) The number of squares in the nth diagram of the sequence is n  3  2  3n  2 .

SECTION II
ALEGBRA AND RELATIONS, FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS

9. (a)
x (sec) 0.25 0.5 1 2 3 4 5 6
y (m/s) 12 6 3 1.5 1 0.75 0.6 0.5

3
(i) The completed table for the function y  , x  0 where y represents the
x
velocity of the particle after x seconds in shown above.

(ii) Using the given scale, the points from the table were plotted, and a smooth
curve was drawn through all points.

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(b) (i) f  x   3x 2  5 x  1
 5 
 3 x2  x   1
 3 
 2 5 5 
2
5
2

 3  x  x     1 3 
 3  6   6
2
 5 25
 3 x   1
 6 12
2
 5  13
 3 x   
 6  12

2
 5  13
(ii) Since f  x   3  x   
 6  12
13
The minimum value of f  x  , f  x min   .
12
5
f  x  is a minimum when x  .
6

(iii) Given 3x2  5x  1  0

2
 5  13
Then 3  x     0
 6  12
2
 5  13
So 3 x   
 6  12
2
 5  13
i.e. x  
 6  36
5 13
 x 
6 6
5 13
 x 
6 6
5  13
 x
6

5  13 5  13
Hence x or x
6 6
i.e. x  1.43 (2 d.p.) or x  0.23 (2 d.p.)

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10. (a)

(i) MRQ  RQM  90 complementary  s

MRQ  20  90
MRQ  90  20
 MRQ  70

(ii) PMR  20  between a tangent and a chord   in

the alternate segment.

180  54
(iii) PMN  PMN is isosceles.
2
126

2
 63

(b) (i)

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 a) Using the cosine rule:
AC 2  AB 2  BC 2  2 AB . BC .cos ABC ˆ
2262  1742  652  2 174  65  cos ABCˆ
ˆ
51 076  30 276  4 225  22 620cos ABC
ˆ
51 076  34 501  22 620cos ABC
ˆ  34 501  51 076
Then 22 620cos ABC
So 22 620cos ABCˆ  16 575

i.e. ˆ  16 575

cos ABC
22 620
  0.732 8
 ˆ  cos1   0.732 8
ABC
 137.1

1
b) The area of triangle ABC  ab sin Cˆ
2
1 ˆ
 AB  BC  sin ABC
2
1
 174  65  sin137.1
2
 3 849.5 m2

(ii) a)

The triangle TAB is drawn above showing the angle of elevation of

T from B, which is 23°.

TA
b) Now tan 23 
174 m
So TA  174 m  tan 23
 73.9 m

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11. (a)

(i) Considering OMK :

OM  MK  OK
So u  MK  v
 MK   u  v

(ii) ML  OK  v
Since MK   u  v
And MS  2SK
2
Then MS  MK
3
2
  u  v
3

Considering MSL :
MS  SL  ML
2
Then   u  v   SL  v
3
2
So SL  v   u  v 
3
2 2
 v  u v
3 3
2 2
 uv  v
3 3
2 1
 SL  u  v
3 3

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 (iii) Considering OMS :
OS  OM  MS
2
 u   u  v 
3
2 2
 u u v
3 3
1 2
 OS  u  v
3 3

(b) Now JP  P
 0 1  x   5 
Then      
 1 0  y   4 
  y  5
So   
 x   4
 x  4
   
 y    5

Hence, the coordinates of P are  4,  5  .

(c) (i) An enlargement of scale factor 3 about the origin is represented by the
matrix:
3 0
H  
 0 3

(ii) The transformation H is:

 3 0  5   3  5  0    7  
     
 0 3   7   0  5  3    7  
 15 
 
  21

The transformation J is:

 0 1  15   0 15 1   21 
   
 1 0   21 115  0    21 
 21
 
 15 

Hence, the image is  21, 15  .

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(d) (i) The matrix of size 3  2 which represents the sales for the two weeks is
2 0
 
5 6.
 3 10 
 

(ii) The matrix of size 1 3 which represents the cost of the different models
of cell phones is
 40 55 120  .

(iii) The multiplication of the two matrices which represents the superstore’s
takings for the sale of cell phones for each of the two weeks is
2 0
 40 55 120   5 6  .
 3 10 
 

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 CARRIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
MATHEMATICS
JANUARY 2014
PAPER 02 – General Proficiency
SOLUTIONS

SECTION I

 3 1 5 2  6 1 5 3
1. (a) 1        1      
 4 8 6 3  8 8 6 2
5 5 1
1   
8 2 2
5 5
1 
8 4
5 10
1 
8 8
15
1
8
7
 11
8
7
2
8

Alternative Method:
 3 1 5 2 7 1 5 3
1              
 4 8 6 3  4 8 6 2
 7  2 1   5 1 
   
 8  2 2
 14 1  5
 
 8  4
13 5
 
8 4
13  10

8
23

10
7
2
8
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 1.2 1.2
(b) 2.891   1.700 
1.31
2
1.716 1

 1.700  0.699
 2.399
 2.40 (correct to 2 decimal places)

(c) (i) The amount paid for the 165 bracelets  $6 800
The customs duty paid  $1 360
 the total cost of the 165 bracelets inclusive of duty  $8 160

(ii) a) The selling price for one bracelet  $68.85

 the selling price for 165 bracelets  $68.85 165
 $11 360.25
The total profit made on the sale of
the 165 bracelets  $ 11 360.25  8 160 
 $3 200.25

b) The profit as a percentage of the cost price

$3 200.25
  100%
$8 160
 39% (correct to the nearest whole number)

2. (a) (i) Given 2  x  6   3 x  8

Then 2 x 12  3x  8
So 5x  8  12
i.e. 5x  20
20
 x
5
 x4

(ii)

The number line shows the solution x  4, x  .

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 (b) (i) 3x  6 y  ax  2ay  3  x  2 y   a  x  2 y 
  x  2 y  3  a 

(ii) p2 1  p2 12 (Difference of two squares)

  p  1 p 1

(c)  2k  3 k  2   2k  k  2   3  k  2 
 2k 2  4k  3k  6
 2k 2  7 k  6

(d) 3x  y  2 
4x  2 y  6 
  2: 6 x  2 y  4 
  : 10 x  10
10
So x
10
 x 1

Substitute x  1 into :
3 1  y  2
Then 3 y  2
So y  2 3
 y  1

Hence the point of intersection

 x, y   1, 1

3. (a) n  U   32
n  S   32
n  F   20

(i)

or

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 n  S  F   n  S   n  F 
 32  20
 12

The given information is represented on the Venn diagram above.

(ii) The number of students who study Spanish (S) but not French (F) is
n  S  F    12 .

(iii) The relationship between F and S, using set notation, is F  S .

(b)

(i) The length of the floor,   x  5  2 x  metres

  3 x  5  metres

(ii) a) The perimeter of the floor,

P  56 metres
The perimeter of the floor is:
P   x  x  3  5  x  2x  3   metres
  5 x  11   metres
  5 x  11  3 x  5  metres
  8 x  16  metres

Thus 8x  16  56
Then 8x  56 16
So 8x  40
40
i.e. x
8

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  x5

Hence, the value of x is 5.

b) The area of the square A is:

A 2
 x 2 m2
 52 m 2
 25 m 2

The area of rectangle B is:

A b
  x  3  5 m 2
  5  3  5 m 2
 8  5 m2
 40 m 2

The area of rectangle C is:

A  2x  3 m2
 2  5  3 m2
 30 m 2

 the area of the floor   25  40  30  m 2

 95 m2

4. (a)

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 (i) Line 1: y  1 x   2
 y  x2

(ii) Line 2: y  1 x   0
 yx

(iii) Line 3: y2

Vertical
(b) The gradient of line 2, m 
Horizontal
2 units

2 units
1

(c)

(d) Inequalities that define S: x  0, y  2, y  x

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 (e)

Equation of the straight line: y   x

5. (a) (i)

Using a ruler and a pair of compasses, triangle ABC with BC  10 cm,

AB  6 cm and AC  8 cm was constructed as shown above.

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 (ii) By measurement, the size of angle ABC  53 .

(iii)

The completed quadrilateral CABD with CD  CA  8 cm and

BD  BA  6 cm is shown above.

(b)

(i) The area of the trapezium PQRS is

1
A  a  b h
2
1
 12  6  15 cm 2
2
1
 18  15 cm 2
2

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  9 15 cm 2
 135 cm 2

(ii)

The volume of the block of metal, which is a uniform solid, is

V  Ah
 135  3 cm3
 405 cm3

(iii) The volume of the block, V  405 cm3

The mass of the block, m  1.5 kg
 1.5  1 000 g
 1 500 g

 the mass, in grams, of a

mass of one cubic centimetre
m
of the metal 
V
1 500 g

405 cm3
 3.7 g/cm3

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6. (a)

(i) x  28 alternate  s

180  28
(ii) PRQ  PRQ is isosceles
2
152

2
 76

y  180  76 sum of the angles on a straight line

 104

(iii) BQR  y corresponding  s

 104
And z  BQR vertically opposite  s
 104

(b)

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 (i) The coordinates of the vertex, J,    4, 1

(ii) The length of the side K L   3 1 units

 2 units

J   4, 1   J  1,  4 
R
y  x
(iii)
The single transformation that maps triangle JKL onto triangle J K L is a
reflection in the line y   x .

(iv) The translation is:

J K L T J  K  L
  4  1  1  5    4  5  1  5  1  5 
     
 1 1 3   3  1 3 13 3  3
J  K  L
 1 4 4
 
2 2 0

Hence, the coordinates of triangle J K L are J  1,  2  , K   4,  2  and

L  4, 0  .

7.
Height in cm Midpoint Frequency
3–7 5 0
8 – 12 10 3
13 – 17 15 12
18 – 22 20 16
23 – 27 25 22
28 – 32 30 18
33 – 37 35 14
38 – 42 40 0
n  85

(a) The number of seedlings in the sample, n  85 .

(b) For the class interval 8 – 12:

(i) the lower class limit is 8

(ii) the upper class boundary is 12.5

(iii) the class width is 12.5  7.5   5

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 (c) The table was completed, as shown above, by inserting

(i) the midpoint of each class interval

(ii) the missing values for the class interval 33 – 37, which is the class interval
38 – 42.

(d)

Using the given scales, a frequency polygon was drawn to represent the data as
shown in the table.

8. (a)

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 (b)
No. of Trapezia No. of Triangles No. of Dots
(n)
1 4 6
2 8 10
3 12 14
(i) 4 16 18

(ii) 10 40 42
(iii) 16 64 66
(iv) n 4n 4n  2

SECTION II
ALGEBRA AND RELATIONS, FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS

9. (a) (i) a) The function g  x  is defined as:

g  x   3x  2
So g  4   3  4   2
 12  2
 g  4   10

b) The function h  x  is defined as:

10
h  x 3
x
And hg  4   h 10 
10
 3
10
 1 3
 2

10
(ii) a) Since h  x   3
x
10
Then y  3
x
10
So x  3
y

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 10
i.e. x3
y
 y  x  3  10
10
 y
x3
10
 h 1  x  
x3

b) Since g  x   3x  2
Then gg  x   3  3x  2   2
 9x  6  2
 9x  8

(b)

(i) The roots of the equation x2  bx  c  0 are x  1, 5 .

(ii) For the function y  x2  bx  c

a) the value of c   5

b) Given y  x2  bx  c
Then y  x2  bx  5
If b   4 , then
y  x2  4 x  5
So y   x  5  x  1
If y  0 , then
0   x  5  x  1
Either x  5  0 or x 1  0

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  x5 or x  1

These values are the roots of the equation, hence b   4 .

(iii) y  x2  bx  c
 x2  4x  5
  x2  4 x   5
  x 2  4 x  22   5  22

  x  2  5  4
2

  x  2  9
2

 ymin   9 when x  2

Hence, the coordinates of the minimum point on the graph of the function
y  x2  bx  c are  2,  9  .

GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY

10. (a)

(i) Now FAW  SAF  90  in a semi-circle

So FAW  54  90
i.e. FAW  90  54
 FAW  36

(ii) Now SKF  SAF  180 Opposite  s of a cyclic

So SKF  54  180 quadrilateral AFKS
i.e. SKF  180  54

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  SKF  126

(iii) Now ABS  KSW Alternate  s

 ABS  62

And ASW  180   54  62  Sum of the  s of a triangle

 180  116
 64

(b)

(i) a) Considering PQR and using the cosine rule:

ˆ
QR 2  PQ 2  PR 2  2. PQ . PR cos QPR
 1202  1502  2 120 150  cos 23
 14 400  22 500  36 000  0.920 5
 36 900  33 138
Then QR2  3 762 km2
So QR  3 762 km
 QR  61.3 km

b) The area of triangle PQR is:

1
A  qr sin Pˆ
2
1
 150 120  sin 23 km 2
2
 9 000  0.390 7 km 2
 3 516.3 km 2

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 (ii)

Now NQP (obtuse)  360  252

 108
And NPQ  180 108
 72
So NPR  72  23
 95

Hence, the bearing of R from P is 095°.

VECTORS AND MATRICES

 2 1
11. (a) (i) Given the matrix, T  
 1 3
Then T  2  3   1  1
 6 1
7
 3 1
And T adjoint  
 1 2 
1
 the inverse of T, T 1  T adjoint
T
1  3 1
  
7  1 2 

 2 1 a   4 
(ii) Now      
 1 3  b   9 
 a  1  3 1  4 
So     
 b  7  1 2  9 

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 1  3  4  1 9 
  
7  4    1  2  9 
1  12  9 
  
7   4  18 
1  21
  
7  14 
1 
 7  21
 
 1  14 
 
7 
 a   3
   
 b   2

(b) (i)

A sketch of triangle OMN with the points O, M, N and L labelled is shown

above.

(ii) a) Considering OMN :

OM  MN  ON
So m  MN  n
 MN   m  n

b) Given ML : LN  2 :1
2
Then ML  MN
3
2
So ML    m  n 
3

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(iii)

 3 9
If m    and n    ,
6 0
then MN   m  n
 3 9
     
6 0
 3 9
   
 6 0
 6
 
 6

2
And ML  MN
3
2 6
  
3  6
 2 
 3 6 
 
 2    6 
 
 3 
 4
 
  4

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Considering OML :
OL  OM  ML
 3  4 
   
6   4
3 4
 
6  4
7
 
 2

7
Hence, the position vector of L, OL    .
 2

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 CARRIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
MATHEMATICS
JANUARY 2015
PAPER 02 – General Proficiency
SOLUTIONS

SECTION I

12.8   30  0.375  163.84  80

2
1. (a)
 83.84

3
(b) (i) Fraction of monthly income spent on housing 
8
1 5
Fraction of monthly income spent on food  of
3 8
1 5
 
3 8
5

24

5 5
(ii) Fraction of monthly income saved  
8 24
5  3  5 1

24
15  5

24
10

24
5

12

(c) (i) Given US$1.00  BD$1.96

Then US$700  BD$1.96  700
So US$700  BD$1 372

(ii) Given US$700  BD$1 386

$1 386
Then US$1.00  BD
700

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 So US$1.00  BD$1.98

2. (a) p3q2  pq5  p3  p  q2  q5

 p3  1  q 2  5
 p4q7

a 3a a  2  3a  5
(b)  
5 2 10
2a  15a

10
17a

10

(c) (i) x 2  5 x  4   x  4  x  1

m 2  4 n 2  m 2   2n 
2
(ii) Difference of two squares
  m  2n  m  2n 

(d) (i) Given 2 x  7  3

Then 2x  3  7
So 2 x  10
10
i.e. x
2
 x5

(ii) If x is a positive integer, then the possible values of x  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 .

0.625
(e) 2  2  3.14
g 10
 6.28 0.062 5
 6.28  0.25
 1.57

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3. (a) (i) n  U   30
n  D   15
n  C   12
nD C  x

n  D  C   8

The completed Venn diagram that represents the given information is

shown above.

(ii) An expression, in x, for the total number of families in the survey is:
12  x  x  15  x  8  12  15  8  x  x  x
 35  x

(iii) An equation which may be used to solve for x is:

35  x  30

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 (b)

Using a ruler, a pencil and a pair of compasses only, parallelogram ABCD was
constructed with AB  8 cm, AD  6 cm and DAB  60 as shown above.
All construction lines are clearly shown.

4. (a)
x (time in hours) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
y (total charges in $) 75 115 155 195 235 275 315

When x  2 : y  40x  75
 40  2   75
 80  75
 155

When x  4 : y  40x  75
 40  4   75
 160  75
 235

The completed table of values for the equation y  40 x  75 is shown above.

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(b)

Using the given scales, the 7 pairs of values in the completed table were plotted
and a straight line drawn through all the plotted points.

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(c)

From the graph

(i) the total charges when the job took 4.5 hours is $255

(ii) the time spent on a job if the total charges were $300 is 5.6 hours

(iii) the fixed charge for a visit is $75.

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5.

(i) The coordinates of N   4, 5  .

(ii) FGH , the reflection of LMN in the y – axis is shown in the diagram above.

 0
(iii) The transformation vector which maps LMN onto PQR is   .
6

(iv) PQR is mapped onto FGH by a combination of two transformations. First,

PQR is mapped onto LMN by a translation, parallel to the y – axis; then
LMN is mapped onto FGH by a reflection in the y – axis.

(v) R.H.S., right-angle, hypotenuse and a side are equal.

S.S.S., three corresponding sides are equal.

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6. (a)

(i) PQ  3.4 cm

(ii) 6 cm  18 m
6 cm  1 800 cm
1 cm  300 cm

The scale is 1: 300

(iii) Area of face LMNPK  Area of rectangle LMNK + Area of PKN

1
 b  bh
2
 1 
 18  9   18  3.4  3 m 2
 2 
 162  9  10.2 m 2

 162  91.8 m 2
 253.8 m 2

NOTE: h  3.4  300 cm

 3.4  3 m
 10.2 m

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 (b)

(i) The length of the diameter of the semi-circle, AFE  3.5 m

(ii) The perimeter of the swimming pool is:

P  8   r  8   r  m
 16  2 r  m
 16   d  m
 22 
 16   3.5  m
 7 
 22 
 16   m
 2 
 16  11 m
 27 m

7. (a)
Mass (kg) No. of Parcels Cumulative Frequency
1–5 4 4
6 – 10 10 14
11 – 15 17 31
16 – 20 15 46
21 – 25 11 57
26 – 30 3 60

(i) The table was completed above to show the information given in the
histogram.

(ii) The column headed “Cumulative Frequency” was completed in the table
above.

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(b)

Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 5 kg on the x – axis and 2 cm to represent 10

parcels on the y – axis, the cumulative frequency curve for the data was drawn as
shown above.

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 (c)

1 1
Half of the total frequency, n   60
2 2
 30

From the construction on the graph, the estimated median mark of the parcels is
15.25 kg.

8. (a)

The fourth diagram in the sequence was drawn above.

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 (b)

Figure (n) No. of squares

1 5
2 8
3 11
(i) 4 14

(ii) 10 32

(iii) 16 50
(iv) n 3n  2

SECTION II
ALGEBRA AND RELATIONS, FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS

9. (a) (i) The function f  x  is defined as:

5x  4
f  x 
3
57  4
So f  7  
3
35  4

3
31

3
1
 10
3

5x  4
(ii) Since f  x  
3
5x  4
Then y
3
5y  4
So x
3

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 i.e. 3x  5 y  4
 3x  4  5 y
3x  4
 y
5
3x  4
 f 1  x  
5

(iii) The function g  x  is defined as:

g  x   x 2 1
5  x 2 1  4
fg  x  
3
5x  5  4
2

3
5x  9
2

3

5x2  9
Hence, an expression, in terms of x, for fg  x  is .
3

(b) (i) f  x   3x 2  6 x  2
 3  x2  2 x   2
 3  x 2  2 x  12   2  3 12 

 3  x  1  2  3
2

 f  x   3  x  1  5
2

It is in the form a  x  h   k , where a, h and k are constants.

2

(ii) The minimum value of f  x   3 x 2  6 x  2 is – 5.

(iii) The equation of the axis of symmetry of the function f  x   3 x 2  6 x  2

is x  1 .

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 (iv)

The sketch of the graph of y  3x2  6 x  2 shows

a) the intercept on the y – axis

b) the coordinates of the minimum point.

MEASUREMENT, GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY

10. (a)

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(i) Considering QRS and using the cosine rule:
r 2  q 2  s 2  2qs cos Rˆ
 122  92  2 12  9  cos 60 m 2
1
 144  81  216  m 2
2
 225 108 m 2

So r 2  117 m2
 r  117 m
 3 13 m
 10.8 m (correct to 1 decimal place)

Hence, the length of QS is 10.8 m.

(ii) Considering QTS and using the sine rule:

q t

ˆ
sin Q sin Tˆ
13 10.8
Then 
sin 40 sin Tˆ
10.8  sin 40
So sin Tˆ 
13
i.e. sin Tˆ  0.534 0
 Tˆ  sin 1  0.534 0 
 32.3

Hence, the measure of QTS is 32.3°.

1
(iii) The area of triangle QRS , A  qs sin Rˆ
2
1
 12  9  sin 60 m 2
2
3 2
 54  m
2
 27 3 m 2
 46.8 m2 (correct to 1 decimal place)

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 (iv) Considering the right-angled QRX :
QX
sin 60 
9
So QX  9  sin 60 m
3
 9 m
2
9
 3m
2
 7.8 m (correct to 1 decimal place)

Hence, the perpendicular distance from Q to RS is 7.8 m.

(b)

(i) OJH  90 Angle between a tangent and a radius at the

point of tangency

(ii) OGH  OJH  90 Congruent  s of same reason as above

So JOG  180  48
 132

132
(iii) JKG   at vertex = twice  at circumference
2
 66

(iv) JOQ (reflex)  360 132

 228
228
And JLG   at centre = twice  at circumference
2

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VECTORS AND MATRICES

11. (a) (i) Given the following simultaneous equations:

3x  2 y  1
5x  4 y  6

 3 2  x   1 
Then      
 5 4  y   6 
It is in the form AX  B , where A, X and B are matrices.

(ii) Since AX  B
Then X  A 1 B
3 2
Since A 
5 4
Then A  3 4  2  5
 12  10
2
 4  2
And A adjoint   
 5 3
1
So A1   A adjoint
A
1  4  2
  
2 5 3
 x  1  4  2  1 
Thus     
 y  2 5 3  6 
1  4   1  2  6 
  
2   5   1  3  6 
1   4 12 
  
2  5  18 
1  16 
  
2  23 
 1 
   16 
 2

 1  23 
 
 2 

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  x   8 
  
 y   11.5 

Hence x   8 and y  11.5 .

(b)

6
(i) OR   
 2

  4
(ii) OS   
 3

(iii) SR  OR  OS
6   4
    
 2  3 
 6  5
 
 2 3
 10 
 
  1

OS    4  32
2
(iv)

 16  9
 25
5

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MATHEMATICS
JANUARY 2016
PAPER 02 – General Proficiency
SOLUTIONS

SECTION I

1. (a) 3.6  
51.84  3.75   3.6  7.2   3.75
 10.8  3.75
 2.88 (exact value)

(b) Jar A: 150 g of peanut butter cost $2.14

$2.14
 1 g of peanut butter cost  $0.014
150

Jar B: 400 g or peanut butter cost $6.50

$6.50
 1 g of peanut butter costs  $0.016
400

Since $0.014  $0.016 , then Jar A is the better buy.

(c) The principal, P  $1 498

The rate per cent per annum, R  6% per annum
1
The time, T  6 months  year
2

PRT
(i) The interest earned, I
100
1
$1 498  6 
 2
100
 $14.98  3
 $44.94

Hence, the interest earned after six months was $44.94.

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 PRT
(ii) The interest earned after 3 years, I 
100
$1 498  6  3

100
 $14.98 18
 $269.64

 the total amount of money in his

account after 3 years, A PI
 $ 1 498  269.64 
 $1 767.64

(iii) The interest earned, I  $449.40

100I
 the time required, T 
PR
100  $449.40

$1 498  6
 5 years

Hence, it will take his investment 5 years to earn $449.40.

2. (a) (i) Given 8  x  5x  2

Then 8  2  5x  x
So 6  6x
6
i.e. x
6
 1 x
 x 1

Alternative Method:

Given 8  x  5x  2
Then  x  5x  2  8
So  6x   6
 6x  6
i.e. 
6 6
 x 1

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 (ii)

The solution x  1 is illustrated on the number line above.

(b) 2 x  x  5   3  x  4   2 x 2  10 x  3x  12
 2x2  7 x  12

3x 2  4 x3
(c)  3  2  x 2  x3
2
 6  x2  3
 6 x5

x  1 5  x  x  1  5   5  x   2
(d)  
2 5 10
5 x  5  10  2 x

10
3 x  15

10

4 x 2  4   2 x   22
2
(e) Difference of two squares
  2 x  2  2 x  2 
 2  x  1  2  x  1
 4  x  1 x  1

Alternative Method:

4 x 2  4  4  x 2 1
 4  x 2 12  Difference of two squares
 4  x  1 x  1

3. (a) (i) The number of students who visited Dominica only is 10 students.

(ii) An expression, in terms of x, that represents the total number of students

who visited Canada is x  3 .

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(iii) Since n  U   25
Then 3  x  10  2 x  25
So 3x  13  25
i.e. 3x  25 13
 3x  12
12
 x
3
 x4

Alternative Method:

Since n  U   25
Then x  13  2 x  25
So 3x  13  25
i.e. 3x  25 13
 3x  12
12
 x
3
 x4

(iv) C  D  x  13
 4  13
 17 students

CD  x
 4 students

 C  D   2 x
 2  4
 8 students

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 (b) (i) Using a ruler, a pencil and a pair of compasses, then square EFGH where
EF  6 cm was constructed as shown below.
All construction lines and curves are shown.

(ii) By measurement, the length of the diagonal FH  8.5 cm.

4. (a)

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(i) The length of LM as shown in the diagram is 8 cm.

(ii) The area of the map in the diagram  32

(iii) On the island, the actual distance LM is 20 km.

Now 8 cm  20 km
20
So 1 cm  km
8
 1 cm  2.5 km

Hence, on the map, 1 cm represents 2.5 km.

(iv) Since 1 cm  2.5 km

Then 1 cm  2.5 1000 100 cm
So 1 cm  250 000 cm
 the scale is 1: 250 000
It is in the form 1: x .

(v) Since 1 cm  250 000 cm

Then 3 cm  250 000  3 cm
 750 000 cm
750 000
 km
1 000 100
So 3 cm  7.5 km

Hence, 7.5 km on the island will be 3 cm on the map.

Alternative Method:

Since 1 cm  2.5 km
Then 3 cm  2.5  3 km
So 3 cm  7.5 km

Hence, 7.5 km on the island will be 3 cm on the map.

(vi) Since 1 cm  2.5 km

Then 1 cm    2.5 km 
2 2

So 1 cm2  6.25 km2

i.e. 3 cm2  6.25  3 km2
 3 cm2  18.75 km2

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(b)

(i) The area of the rectangle PQRT , A1  b

 6 cm  5 cm
 30 cm 2

1
The area of the semi-circle RST , A2   r 2
2
1
  3.14   3 cm 
2

2
 1.57  9 cm 2
 14.13 cm 2

 the area of the cross-section PQRST, A  A1  A2

  30  14.13 cm 2
 44.13 cm 2

(ii) The volume of a prism, V  Ah

Thus 44.13h  900
900
So h
44.13
i.e. h  20.39

Hence, the length of the longest prism he can use is 20.39 cm.

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5. (a)

(i) Considering the right-angled WRT and using Pythagoras’ theorem:

RT 2  WT 2  WR 2
 14.82 11.22
 219.04 125.44
 93.6
So RT  93.6 cm
 RT  9.67 cm

And RS  RT  ST
  9.67  6  cm
 3.67 cm
 RS  3.7 cm (correct to 1 decimal place)

Hence, the length is RS is 3.7 cm.

(ii) Considering the right-angled WRT :

ˆ  11.2 cm
sin RTW
14.8 cm
 0.756 8
 RTW ˆ  sin 1 0.756 8
 49.2

Hence, the measure of angle RTW is 49.2°.

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 Alternative Method:

ˆ   3.7  6  cm
cos RTW
14.8 cm
9.7

14.8
 0.655 4
 RTWˆ  cos 1 0.655 4
 49.1

Hence, the measure of angle RTW is 49.1°.

(b)

(i) The coordinates of the vertices of ABC are A  3, 2  , B  6, 2  and

C  3, 4  .

(ii) The coordinates of the vertices of ABC are A  2,  3 , B  2,  6  and

C   4,  3 .

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 (iii) Triangle ABC is mapped onto triangle ABC by a rotation about the
origin through an anti-clockwise angle of 90°.

(iv) On the graph, the line x  1 and the triangle A '' B '' C '' , the image of
triangle ABC after a reflection in the line x  1 were drawn.

(v) All three right-angled triangles are congruent.

6. (a) (i)

The line graph that represents the given information was completed.

(ii) The greatest increase in cars sold occurred between 2011 and 2012.

(iii) The total number of cars sold in the five year period 2010 to 2014
 19  10  26  16  30  hundred
 101hundred
 10 100

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 (iv) The mean number of cars sold from 2012 to 2015  22.5 hundred
So the total number of cars sold from 2010 to 2015  22.5 hundred  6
 135 hundred
 13 500
 the number of cars sold in 2015  13 500 10 100
 3 400

(b) (i) A line JK has equation 2 y  5x  6 .

5
Then y  x3
2
5
 m
2

5
Hence, the gradient of the line JK is .
2

2
(ii) Gradient of the line GH is  .
5

2
(iii) Using m   and the point  5, 1
5
then y  mx  c becomes
2
1    5   c
5
Then 1   2  c
So c  1  2
 c 1

Hence, the equation of the line GH is

2
y   x 1.
5

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7. (a)
Time (minutes) Number of students Cumulative
who completed frequency
(Frequency)
1–5 1 1
6 – 10 2 3
11 – 15 5 8
16 – 20 7 15
21 – 25 10 25
26 – 30 15 40
31 – 35 8 48
36 – 40 2 50

The cumulative frequency column in the table was completed above.

(b)

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 Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 5 minutes on the x – axis and 2 cm to represent
5 students on the y – axis, a cumulative frequency curve to represent the
information in the table was drawn as shown above.

1 1
(c) (i) The position of the median, n   50
2 2
 25
Hence, from the graph, the median time taken to complete the experiment
is 25.5 minutes.

(ii) From the graph, the number of students

who took 30 minutes or less to complete
the experiment  38.5
38.5
P  x  30 minutes  
50
 0.77

Hence, the probability that a student chosen at random, took 30 minutes or

less to complete the experiment is 0.77.

8. (a)

(b)
Figure Number of dots Number of lines
1 4 6
2 7 11
3 10 16
(i) 4 13 21
Entries omitted for 5 – 9
(ii) 10 31 51
Entries omitted for some
figures
(iii) 16 49 81
Entries omitted for some
figures
(iv) N 4  3  N 1  3 N  1 6  5  N  1  5 N  1

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ALGEBRA AND RELATIONS, FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS

9. (a)

(i) The other two inequalities which defined the shaded region are x  2 and
x  y  10 .

(ii) The three pairs of  x, y  values for which P has a maximum or minimum
value are A  2, 8  , B  2, 3 and C  7, 3 .

(iii) The function P  5x  2 y  3 satisifies the solution set represented by the

close triangular region.
A  2, 8  : P  5x  2 y  3
 5  2   2 8  3
 10  16  3
 23

B  2, 3 : P  5  2   2  3  3
 10  6  3
 13

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 C  7, 3 : P  5  7   2  3  3
 35  6  3
 38

Hence, P is a maximum at C  7, 3 .

(b) (i) Since g  x   x2

2
 1  1
Then g    
 2  2
1

4

3
Since fg  x  
2x 1
2

 1 3
Then fg    
 2
2
 1
2   1
 2
3

1
2  1
4
3

1
1
2
3

1
1
2
2

3
(ii) Since f  x 
2x 1
3
Then y
2x 1
3
So x
2 y 1
i.e. x  2 y  1  3
 2xy  x  3
 2 xy   x  3
x3
 y
2x

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 x3
 f 1  x  
2x

MEASUREMENT, GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY

10. (a)


(i) The area of the minor sector HOK, A1   r 2
360
40
 3.14   21 cm  
2

360
1
 3.14  441 cm 2
9
 153.86 cm 2
 153.9 cm2 (correct to 1 decimal
place)

1 2
(ii) The area of the triangle HOK, A2  r sin 
2
1
  21 cm   sin 40
2

2
1
  441 0.745 1 cm 2
2
 164.3 cm 2

(iii) The area of the shaded segment  A2  A1

 164.3 153.9  cm 2
 10.4 cm 2

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 (b)

(i) ADC  90  s in a semi-circle

72
(ii) ACD   at centre = twice  at
2
 36 circumference standing on the same
arc

(iii) CAD  90  36 Complementary  s

 54

(iv) Since OAE  90  between a radius and a tangent at

the point of tangency

Then OEA  90  72 Complementary  s

 18

VECTORS AND MATRICES

 4
11. (a) (i) OB   
 2

AB  OB  OA

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  4   2
    
 2  8 
 4  2
 
 2 8 
 6
 
 8

OM  OA  AM
1
 OA  AB
2
  2 1  6 
   
 8  2  8
  2  3 
   
 8    4
1
 
 4

(ii) Now AC  OC  OA
0   2
    
9  8 
0  2
 
 9 8 
 2
 
1
 4
And OB   
 2
 2
 2 
1
So OB  2 AC

Hence, AC and OB are parallel.

(b) So M  2 p  1    3  4
 2 p  12
When M 0
Then 2 p  12  0

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 So 2 p  12
12
 p
2
 p  6

Hence, the matrix M is singular when the value of p is – 6.

 1 2   5  1
(c) (i) 2A  B  2  
  4 3   0 3
 2 4   5  1
  
  8 6   0 3
 2  5 4 1 
 
  8  0 6  3
 7 3
 
 8 9

 5  1
(ii) Since B 
 0 3
Then B  5  3   1  0
 15
 3 1
And B adjoint   
 0 5
1
So B 1   B adjoint
B
1  3 1
  
15  0 5 

1  3 1
Hence, B 1 , the inverse of B   
15  0 5 

1
 x   5  1  9 
(iii) Then       
 y   0 3  3
1  3 19
   
15  0 5   3 
1  3  9  1 3 
  
15  0  9  5  3 

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 1  27  3 
  
15  0  15 
1  30 
  
15  15 
1 
 15  30 
 
 1 15 
 
 15 
 x   2
So   
 y 1

Hence, x  2 and y  1.

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MATHEMATICS
JANUARY 2017
PAPER 02 – General Proficiency
SOLUTIONS

SECTION I

1 2 3  2  1 1 3  2
3 1 
1. (a) (i) 2 3 2 3
1 4 5 1
4
5 5
7 5

2 3
21
5
7 5 5
  
2 3 21
1 5 5
  
2 3 3
25

18
7
 1 (exact value)
18

0.101 4
(ii) 5.47   5.47  0.26
1.5
 5.21 (exact value)

(b)
Tickets Sold for Bus Tour
Category Number of Cost per Ticket in Total Cost in
Tickets Sold $ $
Juvenile 5 P 130.50
Youth 14 44.35 Q
Adult R 2 483.60

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 $130.50
(i) The value of P 
5
 $26.10

(ii) The value of Q  $44.35 14

 $620.90

$2 483.60
(iii) The value of R 
$44.35  2
 28

(iv) The taxes paid by the bus company

 15% of $ 130.50  620.90  2 483.60 
 15% of $3 235
 0.15  $3 235
 $485.25

Alternative Method 1:

The taxes paid by the buss company

 15% of $  26.10  5   15% of $  44.35 14   15% of $  88.70  28 
 0.15  $130.50  0.15  $620.90  0.15  $2 483.60
 $19.58  $93.14  $372.54
 $485.26

Alternative Method 2:

The total cost of all tickets

 $ 130.50  620.90  2 483.60 
 $3 235.00

The taxes paid by the bus company

 15% of $3 235.00
15
  $3 235.00
100
 $485.25

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 2 x  3 x  4  2 x  3  4   x  4   3
2. (a)  
3 4 12
8 x  12  3x 12

12
11x

12

(b) The sum of a number and its multiplicative inverse is five times the number.
 1
 n    5n , where n is the number.
 n

(c) (i) x2  36  x2  62 Difference of two squares

  x  6  x  6 

(ii) 2x2  5x 12  2 x2  8x  3x 12 pq 5

 2x  x  4  3 x  4 pq  2  12 
  x  4  2 x  3   24
8 3  5
8   3   24

(d) The formula for the volume of a cylinder is given as;

V   r 2h
V
Then  r2
h
V
So r
h
V
 r
h

Given x 2  ax  b   x  2   3
2
(e)
 x2  4 x  4  3
 x2  4 x  1
Then a  4 and b  1

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3. (a)

(i) The completed Venn diagram above represents the information given
showing the number of students in each subset.

(ii) n  U   28
and n  U   15  x  x  12  x  8
 35  x
Thus 28  35  x
So x  35  28
 x7

Hence, the value of x is 7.

(b)

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 3x  1
4. (a) (i) Given f  x   4 x  7 and g  x  
2
3  0   1 3  5  1
Then g  0   g  5  
2 2
0  1 15  1
 
2 2
1 16
 
2 2
1
 8
2
1
8
2
 8.5

(ii) fg  5   f  8 
 4 8  7
 32  7
 25

(iii) Given f  x   4 x  7
Then y  4x  7
So x  4y 7
i.e. x  7  4y
x7
 y
4
x7
 f 1  x  
4
1 7
 f 1 1 
4
8

4
2

(b) Let P  6, 1  P  x1 , y1  and Q  2, 7   Q  x2 , y2 

y2  y1
(i) The gradient of PQ, m
x2  x1

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 7    1

26
7 1

4
8

4
 2

 x  x y  y2 
(ii) The coordinates of the midpoint of PQ, X   1 2 , 1 
 2 2 
 6  2 1  7 
 , 
 2 2 
8 6
 , 
2 2
  4, 3

(iii) The gradient of the perpendicular bisector of PQ,

1
m
2
1
Using m  and X  4, 3 , then
2
y  mx  c becomes
1
3   4  c
2
Then 3  2  c
So c  32
 c 1

1
Hence, the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PQ is y  x 1 .
2

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5. (a)

(i) In the diagram above, the corresponding angles of PQR and STR are
equal and the ratio of their corresponding sides are the same.

(ii) Given RS  15 cm ,
SP  9 cm
and ST  12 cm
PQ RP
Now 
ST RS

So
PQ

15  9  cm
12 cm 15 cm
24
i.e. PQ  12 cm
15
8
  12 cm
5
96
 cm
5
1
 19 cm
5

1
Hence, the length of PQ is 19 cm .
5

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 (b)

(i) The coordinates of the point E are  4, 2  .

(ii) E  4, 2   E    2, 4 
The transformation is a rotation about the origin through and angle of 90°
anti-clockwise or 270° clockwise.

(iii) Triangle D " E " F " , the reflection of triangle D ' E ' F ' in the x – axis was
drawn on the grid above.

6. (a) (i) The actual distance between Anderlin and Jersey  31.8  25 000 cm
31.8  25 000
 km
100  1 000
 7.95 km

(ii) 1 cm  25 000 cm
25 000
1 cm  km
100 000
1 cm  0.25 km
1
The distance apart on the map  2.75  cm
0.25
 11 cm

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(b)

(i) Considering the right-angled ACB and using Pythagoras’ theorem:

AC 2  112  112
 121  121
 2 121
 AC  2 121
 11 2 cm

Hence, the diameter of the circle is 11 2 cm.

(ii)

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 The area of the circle, A1   r 2
2
 11 2 
    cm
2

 2 
 60.5 cm 2
 190.07 cm 2 (correct to 2 decimal places)

(iii)

The area of the square, A2  2

 11 cm 
2

 121 cm 2

A1  A2
(iv) The area of the shaded section 
4


190.07 121 cm 2
4
69.07 cm 2

4
 17.27 cm 2 (correct to 2 decimal places)

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7. (a)

A bar graph to represent the data in the given table using a scale of 1 cm to
represent 1 year on the x – axis and 1 cm to represent 25 tonnes on the y – axis
was drawn as shown.

(b) The range of the number of bananas produced between 2010 and 2015
 The largest observation – The smallest observation
  275  40  tonnes
 235 tonnes

(c) (i) The year in which there was the greatest production of bananas is 2011.

(ii) This information is shown on the bar chart by the bar with the greatest
height (highest bar).

(d) (i) The greatest change in the production of bananas occurred between two
consecutive years 2011 – 2012.

(ii) This information is shown on the bar chart by the greatest difference in
height between two consecutive bars. The highest bar must be to the right
for an increase and to the left for a decrease.

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 (e) The bar chart is unsuitable for predicting the number of bananas produced in 2016
because no fixed pattern can be ascertained. The pattern of the bars is not
uniform. That is, the bars do not show any trend over time.

8. (a)

Figure 4 of the sequence was drawn as shown.

(b)
Figure Number of Unit Perimeter of
Squares Figure
1 1 4

2 5 12

3 9 20

(i) 4 13 28

(ii) 12 45 92

(iii) 30 117 236

(iv) n 4n  3 8n  4

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 SECTION II
ALGEBRA AND RELATIONS, FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS

1
9. (a) (i) Since y 
x
k
Then y 
x

(ii) Using x  3 and y  2 :

k
Then 2
3
So k  23
 the value of the constant k  6
6
 y
x

6
(iii) Since y
x
6
Then 1.2 
a
6
So a
1.2
 the value of a  5
6
And b
20
3
So b
10
 the value of b  0.3

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(b)

(i) From the graph, the solutions of the equation x2  6 x  8  0 are x  2 and
x  4.

(ii) The coordinates of the minimum point in the form  x, y  are  3, 1 ,

x2  6 x  8 in the form a  x  h   k where a, h and k are constants is

2
(iii)
 x  3 1 .
2

(iv)
x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
y 2 1 0 1 2 3 4

Using the table of values, the graph of g  x   x  2 was drawn on the

same axes.

(v) The solution of x2  6 x  8  x  2 are x  2 and x  5 .

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 MEASUREMENT, GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY

10. (a)

The measure of:

(i) ˆ  HJL
HKL ˆ  at circumference standing on the same arc or  s
 20 in the same segment are equal

(ii) JOK is isosceles, since

OJ  OK  radius of the circle O.
ˆ  JKH
So KJO ˆ  50 base  s of isosceles triangle
ˆ  180   50  50 
JOK
 180 100
 80

(iii) ˆ  90
HJK  s in a semi-circle
Considering HJK :
ˆ  180   90  50 
JHK
 180 140
 40

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 Alternative Method:

ˆ  90  50
JHK Complementary  s
 40

(b)

(i) The bearing 030° and the distances 90 km and 310 km are indicated on the
diagram.

(ii) ˆ  90  30

BAC
 60
Considering ABC and using the cosine rule:
ˆ
AC 2  AB 2  AC 2  2 AB . AC.cos BAC
 902  3102  2  90  310  cos 60
 8100  96 100  55 800  0.5
 104 200  27 900
 76 300
 AC  76 300 km
 276 km (correct to the nearest km)

Hence, the distance between Bellville (B) and Comptin (C) to the nearest
km is 276 km.

(iii) Considering ABC and using the sine rule:

276 310

sin 60 sin ABCˆ
ˆ  310  sin 60
Then sin ABC
276
ˆ
So sin ABC  0.972 7

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 i.e. ˆ  sin 1 0.972 7
ABC
 ˆ  77 (correct to the nearest degree)
ABC

ˆ , to the nearest degree is 77°.

Hence, the measure of ABC

(iv) ˆ  180  30

NBA NA NB interior  s
 150
NBC  360  150  77 
ˆ
 360  227
 133

VECTORS AND MATRICES

11. (a) (i) Since TP  Q

 c 0  2   2 
Then      
 0 d  3    3 
 2c   2 
So   
 3d    3 
 2c  2
 the value of c  1
And 3d   3
 the value of d  1

 1 0   5   1   5  0  4 
(ii)      
 0 1  4   0    5  1 4 
 5
 
  4

Hence, the image of   5, 4  under the transformation T is   5,  4  .

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(iii)

 1 0  x   x 
     
 0 1  y    y 
The transformation T is a reflection in the x – axis.

1 0
(iv) T  
 0 1 
T  1  1  0  0
 1
 1 0 
T adjoint   
 0 1
1
 T 1   T adjoint
T
1  1 0 
  
1  0 1 
 1 0 
  1 
 0 1
1 0
 
 0 1 

1 0
Hence, the matrix that maps the point Q back into the point P is  .
 0 1 

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(b)

 4
(i) the vector OP   
 1 

 3
the vector QR   
5

(ii) QR  32  52
 9  25
 34
 5.8 units

Hence, the magnitude of the vector QR is 5.8 units.

 3  3
(iii) QR    and PS    from the graph.
5  5
So QR  PS
Or PS  OS  OP

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 7  4
    
 4   1 
7  4
 
 4 1
 3
 
5

  4   4
Also PQ    and SR    from the graph.
 3  3
So PQ  SR
Hence, PQRS is a parallelogram.

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 CARRIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
MATHEMATICS
MAY/JUNE 2017
PAPER 02 – General Proficiency
SOLUTIONS

SECTION I

1 2 4  3  1 1 5  2
1. (a) (i) 4 1  
3 5 3 5
12  1 5  2
 
3 5
13 7
 
3 5
13  5  7  3

15
65  21

15
44

15
14
2
15

 1 2 4 14 4
 4 1    2 
 3 5  15 15 15
2  15  4 4
 
15 15
44 4
 
15 15
44 15
 
15 4
 11 (exact value)

 3.1 1.15
2
1.952
(ii) 
0.005 0.005
3.802 5

0.005
 760.5

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(b)
Plan A Plan B
Deposit $400 $600
Monthly instalment $65 $80
Number of months to repay 12 6
Tax on ALL payments 0% 5%

(i) The total cost of a phone under Plan A  $400  $65 12
 $400  $780
 $1 180

(ii) The total cost of a phone under Plan B  100  5  % of $600  $80  6
 105% of $600  $480
 105% of $1 080
 1.05  $1 080
 $1 134.00

Since $1134  $1180 , then Plan B is the better deal than Plan A.

(c)
Meter Readings (kWh)
Beginning 01 March 0 3 0 1 1
Ending 31 March 0 3 3 0 7

(i) The number of kWh of electricity used  3 307  3 011

 296

The total amount that John pays for

electricity consumption for the month
of March 2016  $5.10  296
 $1 509.60

$2 351.10
(ii) The number of kWh of electricity used 
$5.10
 461

John’s meter reading at the end of

April 2016  03 307  461
 03 768

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 6 y2 18 xy
2. (a) (i) 6 y 2 18 xy  6 y  y  3 x  y  3x
6y 6y

4m 2 1   2m   12
2
(ii) Difference of two squares
  2m  1 2m 1

(iii) 2t 2  3t  2  2t 2  4t  t  2 p  q  3
 2t  t  2   1 t  2  pq  2   2    4
  t  2  2t  1  4 1   3
 4 1   4

5 p  2 3 p 1
(b) 
3 4


 5 p  2  4   2 p 1 3
12
20 p  8  6 p  3

12
14 p  11

12

4h
(c) (i) Given d
5
4  29
Then d
5
116

5
 23.2
 the value of d  4.82 (correct to 3 significant figures)

4h
(ii) Given d 
5
4h
Then d 2 
5
So 5d  4h
2

5d 2
 h
4
Hence, h is the subject of the formula.

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3. (a) Given U   x : x  , 2  x  12 and M and R are subsets of U such that
M  odd numbers
R  square numbers

(i) The members of the subset M  3, 5, 7, 9, 11 .

(ii) The member of the subset R  9

(iii) The Venn diagram below represents the relationship among the defined
subsets of U.

(b) (i) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses, the square ABCD, with sides 6 cm
was construct as shown below.

(ii) The trapezium DABQ with ABQ  120 was completed as shown in the
diagram above. All construction lines are clearly shown.

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 (iii) By measurement, the length of BQ is 7 cm.

4. (a) (i) The function f is defined as:

1
f  x  x  2
3
1 1
The value of f  3  f   3   3  2    3  2
3 3
 1  2    1  2
 1 1  2
 4

1
(ii) f  x  x  2
3
and f  x  5
1
Thus x 2  5
3
1
Then x  5 2
3
1
So x7
3
i.e. x  73
 the value of x  21

1
(iii) Given f  x  x  2
3
1
Then y  x2
3
1
So x  y 2
3
1
i.e. x2 y
3
 3 x  2  y
 the inverse function f 1  x   3  x  2 

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(b)

(i) Using  0, 1 and  5, 1 , then the gradient of the line 1 is:

y2  y1
m1 
x2  x1
11  1

50
10

5
2

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 Using 12, 0  and  0, 6  , then the gradient of the line 2 is:
60
m2 
0 12
6

12
1

2

(ii) Using m  1 and c  1 , then

y  mx  c becomes
y  2 x  1 is the equation of the line 1 .

 1
(iii) m1  m2  2    
 2
 1

Hence, 1 and 2 are perpendicular.

5. (a)

The measure of

(i) angle RQT  180   76  76  QRT is isosceles

 180 152 Base  s are equal
 28

(ii) angle PQT  180  28  s on a straight line

 152
180 152
angle PRT  Base  s of an isosceles triangle
2

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 28

2
 14

Alternative Method:

28
angle PRT  Exterior  is equal to sum of 2
2
 14 co-interior angles
Base  s of an isosceles triangle

(iii)

angle PRS  145  14  76 

 145  90
 55

So angle SPR  180  100  55 

 180 155
 25

 angle SPT  25  14

 39

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 (b)

(i) A   4, 1  A 1, 4 
Hence, the transformation is a rotation about the origin O through and
anti-clockwise angle of 270° (or a clockwise angle of 90°).

(ii) The A" B "C " was drawn on the diagram above.

6. (a)

Diameter, d  28 m
d
Radius, r
2

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 28 cm

2
 14 cm


(i) The area of the field, A   r 2
360
22 90
  14 cm  
2

7 360
22 1
  14  14  cm 2
7 4
 1114 cm 2

 154 cm 2


(ii) The length of the arc, PZ,  2 r
360
22 90
 2  14 cm 
7 360
1
 2  22  2 
4
 22 cm

 the perimeter of the field, P  1  14  22  cm

 50 cm

(b)

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(i) The area of the triangle ABC, A  bh
2
1
  6 cm  8 cm
2
 3 cm  8 cm
 24 cm 2

(ii) VA
V
 
A
540 cm3

24 cm2
 22.5 cm

Hence, the length of the prism is 22.5 cm.

(iii) The surface area of the prism

  24  24  8  22.5  10  22.5  6  22.5  cm 2
  48  180  225  135  cm 2
 588cm 2

7.
Speed (in kmh-1) Frequency Cumulative Frequency
0 – 19 5 5
20 – 39 11 16
40 – 59 26 42
60 – 79 37 79
80 – 99 9 88
100 – 119 2 90

(a) (i) The upper class limit is 39.

(ii) The class width is 39.5 19.5  20 .

(iii) Sixteen vehicles passed a checked point at no more than 39.5 kmh-1.

(b) The table shown above was completed by inserting the missing values for the
cumulative frequency column.

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(c)

Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 20 kmh-1 on the x – axis and 2 cm to represent

10 vehicles on the y – axis, the cumulative frequency curve to represent the
information on the table was drawn on the grid.

(d) (i) 50% of 90  0.5  90

 45

A reference line was drawn to the graph to estimate the speed at which no
more than 50% of the vehicles drove as they passed the checkpoint.

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 (ii) The estimated speed is 62 kmh-1.

8. (a) Figure 5 of the sequence was drawn below.

(b) Figure 6 would have 21 dots.

(c)
Figure, n Number of Dots, d, in terms of n Number of Dots Used, d
1 1 1
1 1  1
2
2 1 3
 2   2  1
2
3 1 6
 3   3  1
2

11 1 66
11 11  1
2

n 1 1
 n   n  1 n  n  1
2 2

The row which corresponds to Figure 11 in the table above was completed.

1
(d) n  n  1  210
2
n  n  1  210  2
n 2  n  420
n 2  n  420  0
 n  21 n  20   0
n  21  0 was invalid
So n  20  0
 n  20

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  figure 20 has 210 dots.

(e) A simplified expression for the number of dots, d, in the Figure n is:
1 1
 n   n  1  n  n  1
2 2

1
(f) If n  n  1  1 000
2
Then n  n  1  2 000
So n2  n  2 000  0
 n  50  n  40   0

Cannot be factorized using integers. Hence, no diagram has exactly 1 000 dots.

SECTION II
ALGEBRA AND RELATIONS, FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS

9. (a)

(i) The gradient of:

a) OA 
10  0  ms-1
 25  0  s
10
 ms -2
25
2
 ms -2
5
 0.4 ms -2

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 b) AB 
10 10  ms-1
 40  25 s
0
 ms -2
15
 0 ms -2

(ii) The cyclist started from rest, where his velocity was 0 ms-1, and steadily
increased his velocity by 0.4 ms-1 each second during the first 25 seconds.
During the next 15 seconds, his velocity remained constant, that is, his
acceleration was 0 ms-2.

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(iii) The total distance travelled, d   a  b h
2
1
 15  40   10 m
2
 5  55  m
 275 m

The total time taken, t  40 s

 the average speed of the

cyclist over the 40-second
d
period, s
t
275 m

40 s
7
 6 ms -1
8
 6.875 ms 1

(b) x2  2 xy  5 
x y 3 

(i) Substitute x  1 and y  2 into :

12  2 1  2  1  4
 5 (True)

Substitute x  1 and y  2 into :

1  2  3 (True)

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 Hence, 1, 2  is a solution for the pair of simultaneous equations.

(ii) From : y  3 x 
Substitute y  3  x into :
x2  2 x 3  x   5
Then x2  6 x  2 x2  5
So  x2  6 x  5
i.e. 0  x2  6 x  5
Factorizing: 0   x  5  x  1
Either x 5  0 or x 1  0
 x5 or x 1

Substitute x  5 into :
y  3 x
 35
 2

Hence, the other solution is  5,  2  .

MEASUREMENT, GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY

10. (a)

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 The measure of:

(i) SPQ  180  58 Opposite  s of a cyclic quadrilateral

 122

(ii) SOQ  58 2  at centre = twice  at circumference

 116
SOQ is isosceles since
SO  QO (radius of the circle O)
180 116
 OQS 
2
64

2
 32

(b)

(i) On the diagram below, the known distances travelled and the known
angles were labelled as shown.

(ii) NBA  180 144 interior  s since NA NB

 136

 the measure of ABC  360  136  105  Sum of  s at a point

 360  241
 119

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 (iii) Considering ABC and using the cosine rule:
ˆ
AC 2  AB 2  BC 2  2  AB  BC  cos ABC
 522  722  2  52  72  cos119
 2 704  5 184  7 488    0.484 8 
 7 888  3 630.18
 11 518.18 km 2
 the distance AC  11 518.18 km
 107 km (nearest km)

(iv) Considering ABC and using the sine rule:

107 52

sin119 sin ACB ˆ

So ˆ  52  sin119
sin ACB
107
i.e. ˆ  0.425 0
sin ACB
 ˆ  sin 1 0.425 0
ACB
 25
And NCB  180 105
 75
 the bearing of A from C,
ˆ (reflex)  360   75  25  interior  s, since NC NB
NCA
 360 100  s at a point
 260

VECTORS AND MATRICES

3 2  4 0
11. (a) (i) Given A  and B   
5 4  3 1 
3 2  4 0 
Then AB    
5 4  3 1 
 3  4  2  3 3  0  2   1 
 
 5  4  4  3 5  0  4   1 
 12  6 0  2 
 
 20  12 0  4 
 18  2 
 
 32  4 

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  4 0  3 2 
And BA    
 3 1  5 4 
 43  05 4 2  0 4
 
 3  3  1 5 3  2  1 4 
12  0 8  0 
 
 9 5 6  4
12 8 
 
 4 2

Hence, AB  BA .

3 2
(ii) Given A 
5 4
Then A  3 4  2  5
 12  10
2
 4  2
And A adjoint   
 5 3
1
Hence, A1 , the inverse of A   A adjoint
A
1  4  2
  
2 5 3
 2 1 
  
2 1 11 
 2 2

(iii) The 2  2 matrix representing the matrix product AA1

3 2 1  4  2
   
5 4 2  5 3
1 3 2 4  2
   
2 5 4 5 3
1  12  0 6 6 
  
2  20  20 10  12 

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 1 2 0
  
2 0 2
1 0
 
0 1

(b) (i) The pair of simultaneous equations as a matrix equation is

 3 2  x   1 
      .
 5 4  y   5 

(ii) The solution of the matrix equation as a product of two matrices is

1
 x   3 2 1
    
 y   5 4  5
 2 1 
  1
2 1 1  
1 5
 2 2

(c)

(i) OS  OQ  QS
 OQ  3OQ
 4OQ

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 5
 4 
0
 45
 
 4 0
 20 
 
 0

PQ  OQ  OP
5  4
    
0  3
5  4
 
 0  3
 1
 
  3

RS  OS  OR

 OS  OP  PR 
 OS   OP  3OP 

 OS  4OP
 20   4 
    4 
 0   3
 20  16 
    
 0  12 
 20  16 
 
 0  12 
 4
 
  12 

 1  4
(ii) PQ    and RS   
  3  12 
 1
 RS  4  
  3

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  4
 
 12 
 4PQ
And RS  4 PQ

Hence,
 PQ and RS are parallel
 the magnitude of RS is four times the magnitude of PQ (or PQ is a
quarter of the magnitude of RS).

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