Tak Nga Secondary School 2021–2022 Class: 3 ______ Name: ( )

S3 Mathematics Common Quiz 7 Date: Mark: _________ /32

Chapter 3 Percentages (II) + Weekly Assignments Time allowed: 30 minutes
Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or correct to 3 significant figures.
Section A(1) TSA type questions (4 marks)
1. Ivan sells a notebook computer at a loss of 15%. If the loss is $930, find the cost price of the notebook
computer. (2 marks)

2. David deposits $7 500 in a bank at an interest rate of 6% p.a. compounded yearly. Find the interest he will
receive after 2 years. (2 marks)

Section A(2) Multiple choice questions (12 marks, 2 marks each)

Choose the best answers and write the answers in the boxes provided.
Question 3 4 5 6 7 8
Answer

3. (3 y 4 ) −4 =

1 1 1 1
A. . B. . C. . D. .
12 12 y 8 81y16 81 y 256

1 1 2
4. If − = , then q =
p q r

r r − 2p pr pr
A. p− . B. . C. . D. .
2 pr r − 2p r + 2p

5. The length and the width of a rectangle are decreased by 10% and x% respectively. If the area of the rectangle
is decreased by 23.5%, then x =

A. 10. B. 13.5. C. 15. D. 18.5.

6. Karen sells two paintings for $27 000 each. She gains 25% on one and loses 25% on the other. After the two
transactions, Karen

A. loses $3600. B. loses $2400. C. gains $1200. D. has no gain and no loss.

7. Eric deposits $120 000 in a bank at a simple interest rate. Find the annual interest rate if he receives an
amount of $147 000 five years later.

A. 4% B. 4.5% C. 5% D. 5.5%
8. Jenny deposits $25 000 in a bank at a simple interest rate of 6% p.a. How long does it take for Jenny to earn
an interest of $3750?

A. 1 year B. 1.5 years C. 2 years D. 2.5 years

Section B Conventional questions (16 marks)

9. Factorize
(a) 3x 2 + 10 xy − 8 y 2 ,
(b) 3x 2 + 10 xy − 8 y 2 − 9 x + 6 y .
(3 marks)

10. The price of a table is $P. If its price is first increased by 10% and then decreased by 10%, find
(a) the new price of the table in terms of P,
(b) the percentage change in the price of the table.
(4 marks)

11. There are 30 100 bacteria in a test tube at 1 p.m. The number of bacteria in the test tube increases at a rate
of 40% per hour. Find the number of bacteria in the test tube
(a) 3 hours later,
(b) at 8 a.m. on the same day.
(Give your answers correct to the nearest hundred) (4 marks)
12. Miss Tam deposited $P in a bank. The simple interest rate was 3 % p.a. The amount she received after half
a year was $73 440. Find the value of P. (2 marks)

13. A sum of $80 000 is deposited at an interest rate of 4% per annum for 6 years, compounded quarterly. Find
the amount correct to the nearest dollar. (3 marks)

(Bonus)
14. There are 990 students in a school and the number of boys is 25% more than that of girls.
(a) Find the number of boys in the school. (2 marks)
(b) There are 693 local students in the school. It is given that 20% of the boys are non-local students.
If x% of the girls are also non-local students, find the value of x. (3 marks)

End of Paper
S3 Mathematics Common Quiz 7 (Ch03+weekly assignment) SOLUTION
1. The cost price = $930 ÷ 15% 1M
= $6200 1A
2. Interest = 7500  (1 + 6%) –7500
2
1M +1A
= $927 1A

3. C

(3 y 4 ) −4 = 3−4 y −16
1
= 4 16
3 y
1
=
81 y16

4. C

1 1 2
− =
p q r
1 2 1
− =
p r q
r −2p 1
=
pr q
pr
q=
r −2p

5. C
Let l cm and w cm be the original length and the original width of the rectangle respectively.
The new area = l (1 − 10%)  w(1 − x%)
= 0.9lw(1 − x%)
0.9lw(1 − x%) − lw
∴  100% = −23.5%
lw
0.9(1 − x%) − 1 = −0.235
1 − x% = 0.85
x% = 0.15
x = 15

6. A
Let $c and $d be the costs of the paintings which result a gain and a loss after the transactions
respectively.
c  (1 + 25%) = 27 000
1.25c = 27 000
c = 21 600
 d  (1 − 25%) = 27 000
0.75d = 27 000
d = 36 000
∴ The costs of the paintings which result a gain and a loss after the transactions are $21 600 and
$36 000 respectively.

Total cost of the paintings

= $(21 600 + 36 000)
= $57 600
Total selling price of the paintings
= $( 27 000  2)
= $54 000
Loss
= $(57 600 − 54 000)
= $3600
∴ After the two transactions, Karen loses $3600.

7. B
Let r% be the annual interest rate.
147 000 = 120 000  (1 + r %  5)
1 + r %  5 = 1.225
r % = 0.045
r = 4.5
∴ The annual interest rate is 4.5%.

8. D
Let t years be the required deposit period.
25 000  6%  t = 3750
1500t = 3750
t = 2.5
∴ The required deposit period is 2.5 years.

9. (a) 3x 2 + 10 xy − 8 y 2
= ( x + 4 y )(3x − 2 y ) 1A

(b) 3𝑥 2 + 10𝑥𝑦 − 8𝑦 2 − 9𝑥 + 6𝑦
= (𝑥 + 4𝑦)(3𝑥 − 2𝑦) − 9𝑥 + 6𝑦 1M
= (𝑥 + 4𝑦)(3𝑥 − 2𝑦) − 3(3𝑥 − 2𝑦)
= (3𝑥 − 2𝑦)(𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 3) 1A

10. (a) New price of the table

= P  (1 + 10%)  (1 − 10%) 1M
= P  1.1  0.9
= 0.99 P 1A
 (b) Percentage change in the price of the table
0.99 P − P
=  100% 1M
P
− 0.01P
=  100%
P
= − 1% 1A

11. (a) Number of bacteria 3 hours later

= 30 100  (1 + 40%) 3 1M
= 82594.4
 82 600 (cor. to the nearest hundred) 1A

(b) Let x be the number of bacteria at 8 a.m. on the same day.

There are 5 hours between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.

x  (1 + 40%) 5 = 30 100 1M
x = 30 100  1.4 5

= 5600 (cor. to the nearest hundred)

∴ There were 5600 bacteria at 8 a.m. on the same day. 1A

3%
12. p(1 + ) = 73440 1A
2
1.015P = 73440
P = 72354.6798
P  72400 (corr. to 3 sig. fig.) 1A

13. The amount she will receive

4% 24 4%
= 80000  (1 + ) 1A + 1M for or 0.5  4
4 4
= 80000  (1.01) 24
= $101579 1A

(Bonus)
14. (a) Let y be the number of girls in the school,
then the number of boys is (1 + 25%) y = 1.25 y .
y + 1.25 y = 990 1M
2.25 y = 990
y = 440

∴ Number of boys in the school = 1.25  440

= 550 1A
(b) (ii) Number of non-local students
= 990 − 693
= 297
Number of boys who are non-local students
= 550  20%
= 110
Number of girls who are non-local students
= 297 − 110
= 187 1A
Percentage of girls who are non-local students
187
=  100% 1M
440
= 42.5%

∴ x = 42.5 1A