ILMA INTERNATIONAL GIRLS’ SCHOOL

YEAR END EXAMINATIONS – 2023/2024

NAME : ________________________________________________

CLASS : __________________ ADMISSION NO: _______________

YEAR : 10 Cambridge

SUBJECT : Mathematics – Paper I

DURATION : 2 Hours

INSTRUCTIONS

Answer all questions.

Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
Do not use paper clips, glue, highlighters, an erasable pen or correction fluid.
You must show all necessary working clearly.
Calculators must not be used in this paper.

INFORMATION
This paper contains 25 questions.
The total marks for the paper is 80.
The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document consists of 16 printed pages.

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1 (a) Evaluate 1 + 0.6 ÷ 0.02

………………………… [1]

(b) 3
Evaluate √64

………………………… [1]

2 (a) Write the number 0.004 93 in standard form.

………………………… [1]

(b) Arrange the following numbers in order, starting with the smallest.

0.034 × 10−3 33.7 × 10−6 0.42 × 10−5

……………………….. , ………………………….. , …………………………. [2]

Smallest

3 (a) The temperature in a freezer is –18 °C.

The outside temperature is 24 °C.

Find the difference between the outside temperature and the freezer temperature.

………………………… ℃ [1]

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 (b) The speed limit on a road is 80 km/h.
Sophie drives at a speed of 1200 m/min.
.
Show that Sophie drives at a speed lower than the speed limit.

[2]

3 5
4 Find the fraction which lies exactly halfway between 5 and .
7
Give your answer in its simplest form.

………………………… [2]

5 By writing each number correct to 1 significant figure, estimate the value of

53.7
2.61 × 7.48

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6 (a) Given that 𝑎 = 3 and 𝑏 = −2, evaluate 5𝑎 − 2𝑏.

…………………………… [1]

(b) The cost of hiring a bicycle, $𝐶, for 𝑦 hours is given by the formula 𝐶 = 12 + 3.5𝑦.
Maria pays $36.50 to hire this bicycle.

Work out the number of hours she hires the bicycle for.

…………………………hours [2]

7 (a) Yasmin swims at her local swimming pool.

She pays $4.65 each time she visits the pool.

Calculate the total amount of money she pays for 7 visits to the pool.

[1]
$…………………………

(b) On one visit she swims 40 lengths.

The first length she swims is length 1, the second is length 2 and so on.
She swims on her back on lengths which have numbers that are multiples of 4 or 5.

Calculate the number of lengths that she swims on her back.

[2]
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 (c) A television program is 2 hours 40 minutes long.
It starts at 22 45.
At what time does it finish?

[1]
…………………………
(d) The program contains 8 advertisement breaks, each of which lasts for 3 minutes.
Find the fraction of the 2 hours 40 minutes that is taken by advertisements.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

………………………… [2]

The diagram shows an isosceles triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 and an equilateral triangle 𝐵𝐷𝐸.
𝐷 is the intersection of 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐶𝐸. Angle 𝐵𝐴̂𝐶 = 28°.

Calculate 𝑥.

𝑥 = …………………………… [2]

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9 Four exterior angles of a pentagon are 150°, 100°, 45° and 35°.
Calculate the size of the remaining exterior angle.

[2]
……………………………..
10 (a) Factorise 12𝑡 2 − 4𝑡.

…………………………….. [1]

(b) Factorise 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 3.

…………………………….. [2]

11 (a) Simplify ( 2𝑥 2 )3.

…………………………... [2]

(b) Solve 27𝑘 = 9.

𝑘 = ………………………. [2]
1
16 −4
(c) Simplify (𝑥 8 ) .

[2]
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12

In the diagram, the time on the clock is 2.30 pm.

Calculate the reflex angle between the two hands of the clock.

…………………………….. [2]

13 Maya invests $480 at a rate of 2% per year simple interest.

Calculate the total amount of interest she receives at the end of 5 years.

[2]
$.....................................

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14 Solve the simultaneous equations. Show your working.

𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 7
3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 11

𝑥 = …………………………

𝑦 = ………………………… [3]

15 (a) Write 325 as a product of its prime factors.

…………………………….. [2]
(b) 𝑃 = 𝑥 𝑛 𝑦 2 and 𝑄 = 𝑥 𝑛−1 𝑦 4 where 𝑥 and 𝑦 are prime numbers.
Find the highest common factor (HCF) of 𝑃 and 𝑄.
Give your answer in terms of 𝑥, 𝑦 and 𝑛.

[2]
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16 Anna and Ria share some money in the ratio 5 : 9. Ria receives $8 more than Anna.
Work out the total amount of money that is shared.

[2]
$…………………………
17 (a) Write 𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 − 3 in the form (𝑥 + 𝑎)2 + 𝑏.

………………………… [3]

(b) Hence write down the minimum value of 𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 − 3.

………………………… [1]

3𝑥−1 𝑥+2 5
18 Solve + = .
6 4 3

𝑥 = ……………………………. [4]

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19

In the diagram, the points 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷 and 𝐸 lie on the circle, centre 𝑂.

The points 𝐵, 𝑂 and 𝐸 lie on a straight line.

𝐴𝐵 is parallel to 𝐸𝐷 and 𝐷𝐸̂ 𝑂 = 53°.

(a) Find 𝑥.

𝑥 = ………………………… [1]
(b) Find 𝑦.

𝑦 = …………………………… [1]

(c) Find 𝑧.

𝑧 = …………………………. [1]

(d) Find 𝑡.

𝑡 = ………………………….. [1]

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20 Expand and simplify.

(𝑥 − 2)(4𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 − 5)

………………………… [3]
21

The diagram shows a circle of radius 3 cm. The minor sector angle is 100°.
Calculate the area of the major sector.

Give your answer in terms of 𝜋.

[3]
…………………………
22 (a) Simplify.

√75 + √27

………………………… [2]

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 (b) Rationalise the denominator of the fraction below.

3
3+√5

Give your answer in its simplest form.

………………………… [3]
23 Write 0. 2̇3̇ as a fraction in its simplest form.

………………………… [3]

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24 (a) Rectangle A measures 3 cm by 8 cm.

Five rectangles congruent to A are joined to make a shape.

Work out the perimeter of this shape.

…………………………cm [2]

(b) One cubic centimeter of a metal has a mass of 11 grams.

Work out the mass, in kilograms, of 1 cubic meter of this metal.

…………………………kg [2]

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25 (a) In a sports club
24 members play basketball (B),
28 play cricket (C),
16 play football (F),
9 play basketball and cricket,
11 play cricket and football and 6 play basketball and football.

Five members play all three games, and eight members play none of these games.

Complete the Venn diagram to show this information.

[2]

(b) Hence work out the total number of members in the club.

………………………… [1]

[Total Marks: 80]

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 Question Number Mark Scored Marks Allocated

01 02
02 03
03 03
04 02
05 02
06 03
07 06
08 02
09 02
10 03
11 06
12 02
13 02
14 03
15 04
16 02
17 04
18 04
19 04
20 03
21 03
22 05
23 03
24 04
25 03

TOTAL 80

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