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END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION 2023
SECONDARY TWO EXPRESS

MATHEMATICS
PAPER 2

1 HOUR 30 MINUTES

Candidates answer on the Question Paper.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your index number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.

Answer all questions.

If working is needed for any question it must be shown with the answer.
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks.
The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate.
If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question, and if the answer is not exact, give the
answer to three significant figures. Give answers in degrees to one decimal place.
For  , use either your calculator value or 3.142, unless the question requires the answer in terms of
.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total of the marks for this paper is 60.
For Examiner’s Use

This question paper consists of 15 printed pages and 1 blank page.

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Mathematical Formulae

Compound interest
n
 r 
Total amount  P 1  
 100 
Mensuration
Curved surface area of a cone   rl

Surface area of a sphere  4 r 2

1
Volume of a cone   r 2 h
3
4
Volume of a sphere   r 3
3
1
Area of triangle ABC  ab sin C
2
Arc length  r , where  is in radians
1 2
Sector area  r  , where  is in radians
2
Trigonometry
a b c
 
sin A sin B sin C
a 2  b2  c 2  2bc cos A

Statistics

Mean 
 fx
f

 fx   fx 
2
2
Standard deviation  
f   f 
 

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1 Three bells chime every 15 seconds, 33 seconds and 48 seconds.

At 22 45, the three bells chimed together.

(a) When will they next chime together again?

Answer _________________________ [3]

(b) Calculate the number of times the three bells will chime together over a period
of 11 hours.

Answer __________________________ [2]

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2 (a) Milu scored 8 out of 10 marks in his Science Test and 47 out of 55 for his
Mathematics Test. In which test did Milu perform better? Explain your answer
with relevant working.

Answer_________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________ [2]

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(b) Jalil orders a box of muffins with three flavours.of the muffins are
12
chocolate muffins and 60% of the remaining muffins are vanilla muffins. The
other 14 muffins are blueberry muffins.
How many vanilla muffins are there in the box?

Answer __________________________ [3]

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3 Solve the following equations.

3x
(a) 5  1
4

Answer x = _______________________ [2]

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(b)  y 3
2 y 1

Answer y = _________ or ___________ [3]

4 Write down the following numbers in order of size, starting with the smallest.

4 261 1729
3 , , 160%,
3 10 1073

Answer _______________ , ________________ , ______________ , _____________ [2]

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5 (a) Expand and simplify

(i) 3(a  4)2  2a(a  2) ,

Answer _________________________ [2]

(ii) (5 x  y )(2 x  7 y) .

Answer _________________________ [2]

(b) Gina can paint 6 display board panels in 3 hours.

Bozo can paint 4 display board panels in 1 hour.
Gina and Bozo work together to paint a total of 48 display board panels.
If they continue to work at the same rate, how long will it take them to paint
the 48 panels?

Answer ____________________ hours [3]

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6 In a class of 20 students, the height, in centimetres, of each student is recorded and

represented in the stem-and-leaf diagram shown below.

Height of students
Stem Leaf
16 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9
17 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2
18
19 3

Key: 16 7 represents 167 cm

(a) State the modal height of the class.

Answer _______________________ cm [1]

(b) State the median height of the class.

Answer _______________________ cm [1]

(c) Calculate the mean height of the class.

Answer _______________________ cm [2]

(d) Is the median or mean a better measure of the average height of the class?
Explain your answer.

Answer _________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________ [1]

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7 A brand of 1-litre oat milk is sold in two ways, either individually or bundled as half a
dozen.

Price per carton Price per half dozen

$6.35 $38.40

See Rill wants to buy nine 1-litre cartons of oat milk for the oat cookies he is making
for a party.

How should he purchase the oat milk in the most cost-effective way?

Justify your decision with calculations.

Answer

[3]

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8 The first three terms of a number sequence are shown below.

T1  22  5  9
T2  32  8  17
T3  42  11  27

(a) Write down the value of T5 .

Answer T5 = ______________________ [1]

(b) Write down an expression for the nth term of this sequence.

Answer Tn = _____________________ [1]

(c) Alex says that all the terms in this number sequence will always be odd.
Explain why you agree or disagree with him.

Answer_________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________ [2]

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10 The table below shows some values of x and the corresponding values of y, where
y  2 x 2  3x  7 .

x 2 1 0 1 2 3 4
y 7 2 7 8 p 2 13

(a) Calculate the value of p.

Answer p =_______________________ [1]

(b) On the grid on the following page, draw the graph of

y  2 x2  3x  7 for  2  x  4 . [3]

(c) State the coordinates of minimum point of the graph.

Answer (___________ , ___________) [1]

(d) State the coordinates of the point where the graph cuts the y-axis.

Answer (___________ , ___________) [1]

(e) State the equation of the line of symmetry.

Answer _________________________ [1]

(f) Use your graph to find

(i) the value of y when x  1.5 .

Answer y =_______________________ [1]

(ii) the values of x when y  4 .

Answer x = ___________, ___________ [2]

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