SS1 CA QUESTIONS
SS1 CA QUESTIONS
A. 8
B. 10 A. E
C. 12 B. D
D. 16 C. F
D. A
2. In the hexadecimal system, what
number does the character "B" 6. Evaluate 2B16+3A16 in decimal.
represent?
A. 43
A. 10 B. 41
B. 11 C. 45
C. 12 D. 47
D. 13
7. What is the hexadecimal
3. What is the decimal equivalent of the representation of the decimal number
hexadecimal number FA516 ? 31?
A. 4005 A. 1F
B. 4050 B. 2F
C. 400510 C. 3F
D. 405510 D. 4F
A. 28
B. 25
C. 30
D. 26
C. amn
A. 21 D. am/n
B. 22
C. 23 14. What is the value of 50?
D. 24
A. 0
9. What is the product of A16 and 516 in B. 1
decimal? C. 5
A. 40 D. Undefined
B. 45
C. 50 15. Simplify x3× x −2.
D. 55
10. Which of the following is true about A. x−5
the hexadecimal number system? B. x1
A. It only uses digits. C. x5
B. It can represent values using D. x−1
letters. 16. What is a−2 in terms of positive
C. It is the same as the binary indices?
number system.
D. It only works for whole numbers. 1
A. 2
a
2
B. a
2
a
11. What is an index (or exponent) in C.
1
mathematics? D. a−1
A. A method of multiplying numbers
B. A way to express repeated 17. Which of the following is a law of
multiplication indices?
C. A representation of a number's
position A. am x an = am+n
D. A type of equation
B. am/n = √n am
C. am – an = am-n
D. am÷ an =¿ am+n
12. Which of the following represents 5
34? x
18. Simplify 3 .
x
A. 3 × 3 × 3 × 3
B. 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 A. x2
C. 3 − 3 − 3 − 3 B. x15
D. 3 ÷ 3 ÷ 3 ÷ 3 C. x−2
D. x8
1
13. According to the laws of indices, 19. What is the simplified form of 4 2 ?
what is am×an?
A. 2
A. am+n
B. 4
B. am-n
C. 16 C. 16
D. 0.5 D. 80
A. 6 A. 0.111
B. 7 B. 0.1010
C. 5 C. 0.011
D. 4 D. 0.110
23. Solve these equation simultaneously 13
28. Express 19 base ten to base five
and 25
A. x = -1, y =-1
B. x = -1, y =1 A. 0.112
C. x = 1, y =1 B. 34.23
D. x = 1, y =-1 C. 23.34
D. 19.34
24. Evaluate 369000÷ 0.00164 leaving 29. Simplify 5x × 5-x
the answer in the standard form
A. 0
A. 22.5×108
B. 2x
B. 2.25×10-8 C. 2
C. 2.25×10-7 D. X
D. 2.25×108
30. Simplify 0.216-2/3
( ) ( )
−1 −2
4 2 4 15
25. Simplify ×2 ÷ A. 0.36
25 2
B. 0.25
A. 150 C. 1.36
B. 250 D. 1.33
THEORY
1. Solve the following exponential equations
a) 52x + 1 – 26(5x) + 5 = 0
b) and
2. A number is written as 14x. Three times the number is written as 45x, what is x?
3. Add the following in base 16
a) 7D3 + B4C
b) 5C7 +8E5
c) 3D4C + 4BCE
d) 8CE – 7DF
4. Find x if 101x = 17ten