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The document consists of a series of mathematical questions covering various topics such as functions, set theory, probability, and geometry. It includes multiple-choice questions where the reader must select the correct answer from provided options. The questions range from basic arithmetic to more complex algebra and geometry problems.

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1.

In the Venn diagram below, which relationship x 1


best describes the shaded area?
7. Find the inverse of the function f(x) = 3 .
A) A′
x 1 3
B) B′ 
C) (A ∪ B)′
-1
A) f (x) = 3 3 B) f (x) = x  1
-1

D) (A ∩ B)′ C) f -1(x) =3x + 1 D) f -1(x) = 3x - 1

2. How many subsets can be found from the set 8. The number 41 849 written to 4 significant
A = {1, 3, 5, 7, 11}? figures is
A) 5 A) 41 840
B) 10 B) 41 850
C) 22 C) 41 900
D) 32 D) 42 000

3. In a class of 30 pupils, 18 take Social Studies 9. 6 + 24.4 ÷ 0.01 =


and 17 take Technical Drawing, 3 take neither. How A) 23.4
many take both Social Studies and Technical Drawing? B) 24.46
A) 8 C) 2 446
B) 9 D) 3 040
C) 10
D) 27 10. 2 089 in standard form is
A) 2.089 x 10 -3
4. Which of the following graphs represents the B) 2.089 x 10 -2
linear equation: y = -2x + 1? C) 2.089 x 10 2
A) B) D) 2.089 x 10 3

11. In an election contested by two parties, Party D


got 12% of the total votes more than Party R. If Party r
got 132, 000 votes, how many votes did Party D get?
A) 15,840
C) D) B) 36,000
C) 116,160
D) 168,000

12. If a man divides $4,800 between his two


daughters in the ratio 5:7, then the smaller share is
5. Which of the following relations DOES NOT A) $2,000
represent a function? B) $2,400
A) {(0, 0), (1, 3). (2, 3), (4, 6), (5, -6)} C) $2,800
B) {(0, 2), (1, 2), (2, 1), (3, 0), (4, 1)} D) $5,760
C) {(0, 0), (2, 2), (4, 4), (2, -4), (5, 0)}
D) {(0, 1), (1, 3), (2, 4), (3, 5), (-2, 0)} 13. Which of the following numbers is prime?
A) 254
6. If f :x 2x + 5 and g:x ½ x, find f g(2). B) 255
A) 2 C) 256
B) 4 ½ D) 257
C) 7 14. In the number 3452, the digit 3 represents
D) 9 A) 5
B) 6 followed by 36 monthly installments of $200 each. How
C) 8 much more is the hire purchase price than the cash
D) 12 price?
A) $960
15. How many keystrokes are needed to type the B) $1,200
numbers from 1 to 100 inclusive? C) $1,260
A) 189 D) $1,540
B) 190
C) 191 22. Evaluate 3a2 –b3 +c for a= -1 and b= -2 and c= 4.
D) 192 A) -7
B) 1
16. If x, y and z are integers, which of the following C) 9
will ALWAYS be an integer? D) 15
x y x2
23. Factorize the expression 4x2 – y2.
A) z B) y
A) (2x – y)2
z B) (4x – y)(4x + y)
x
C) x(y – z) D) 3 C) (2x + y)(2x – y)
D) (2x + y)(2x + y)
17. A pair of shoes is sold to make a profit of 20%
on the cost price of $80. What was the selling price? 24. The verbal statement “seven times a number x
A) $60 minus three times the cube of a number y” can be
B) $96 expressed algebraically as
C) $100 A) 7x – (3y)3
D) $1,600 B) 7x – 3y3
C) 7(x – 3y3)
18. In a sale, a television set that was marked $875 D) 7(x – 3y)3
was sold for $700. What per cent discount was given?
A) 15 25. Expand the following product: (3a–2b) (a+5b).
B) 20 A) 3a2 + 13ab – 10b2
C) 25 B) 3a2 + 13ab + 10b2
D) 30 C) 3a2 + 17ab – 10b2
D) 3a2 – 13ab – 10b2
19. $500 invested in simple interest for two years
earns $75. What is the ANNUAL rate of interest? 26. Solve the following linear equation for x:
A) 6 2 3
B) 6 ½ x   1.
3 4
C) 7
1
D) 7 ½ 
A) 6
20. $1,000 was invested for two years at 5% per 3

annum compound interest. What is the amount received B) 8
after two years? 3
A) $52.50
C) 8
B) $102.50
C) $1,052.50 3
D) $1,102.50 D) 2
21. A flat screen TV costs $6,000 cash. When
bought on hire purchase, a deposit of $60 is required,
27. Simplify the following linear inequality: D) $1,000
2(x + 3) ≥ 3(x – 1). 33. Which of the following represents a continuous
A) x ≥ -9 variable?
B) x ≤ 9 A) number of students in a class
9 B) height of students in a class
C) names of students in a class
C) x ≤ 5
D) birthdays of students in a class
D) x ≤ 3

34. Given the following set of numbers {44, 32, 60,


28. Simplify the following algebraic expression:
72, 55, 68}, determine the interquartile range.
m4 n2 A) 10
m5 n3 B) 23
m C) 24
A) mn B) n D) 26

n m9 35. A sample consists of the following observations:


C) m D) n {11, 13, 26, 44, 52, 54}. Which of the following
statements are true?
29. 15 energy saver light bulbs were bought. Some I. The range is 43
cost $5 each and the remainder cost $8 each. If the total II. The median is 44
spent is $90, how many $5 light bulbs were bought? III. The mean is 34
A) 3 A) I only
B) 5 B) II only
C) 10 C) I and II
D) 15 D) I, II and III

30. Make F the subject of the formula 36. If one letter is chosen from the word
5 “MATHEMATICS”, what is the probability that the
C  ( F  32)
9 . letter chosen is an M?
9C  32 9 1 2
F F  C  32
A) 5 B) 5 A) 11 B) 11
9C  32 9 1 1
F F  C  32
C) 5 D) 5 C) 8 D) 4

31. A student scores 94.5, 76.2, 64.6, 79.2 and y on 37. The table below shows the frequency
five Mathematics tests. If the average mark for the five distribution of the age of students in a karate class.
tests is 79.5, what is the value of y? What is the modal class?
A) 78.8 A) 8 - 9
B) 79.0 B) 10 - 11
C) 78.6 C) 12 - 13
D) 83.0 D) 14 - 15

32. Using the bar graph below, determine how much 38. If a coin is tossed two times, what is the
MORE money store E brought in from sales than store probability of obtaining exactly one tail?
D? 1 1
A) $700 A) 8 B) 4
B) $800
C) $900
1 C) 120°
D) 160°
C) 2 D) 1

45. Determine the angle of X from the diagram


39. What type of transformation maps the points
below. O is the centre of the circle.
A(1, 2) and B(-2, 5) onto A′(5, 10) and B′(-10, 25)
A) 75°
respectively?
B) 105°
A) Enlargement
C) 150°
B) Translation
D) 210°
C) Rotation
D) Reflection

40. Given the right-angled triangle shown below,


sin R=
46. The area of a square is equal to 100 square feet.
p r What is the perimeter of this square?
A) q B) q A) 10
r q B) 25
C) 40
C) p D) r
D) 50

41. What is the relationship between the two


47. The volume of the cube below is equal to
triangles shown below?
A) 15 cm3
A) congruent
B) 25 cm3
B) similar
C) 125 cm3
C) translation
D) 150 cm3
D) none of the above
48. Find the height h of the trapezium so that its area
is equal to 400 cm2.
42. In the diagram below what is the value of y?
A) 10
A) 3 m
B) 20
B) 9 m
C) 50
C) 19.2 m
D) 100
D) 27 m
49. 2 liters is equivalent to
A) 0.0002 m3
B) 2 g
43. The figure below shows a rhombus with edges
C) 200 ml
40 cm long and angle LON = 30°. The height h to the
D) 2,000 cm3
nearest centimeter is
A) 20
50. The figure shown below consists of a square and
B) 35
4 semicircles. The diameters of the semicircles are the
C) 46
sides of the square, and each side of the square is 10
D) 80
centimeters long. Which of the following is the closest
approximation of the total area, in square centimeters, of
this figure? (Use 3.14 as the value of π)
A) 131
44. Determine the size of the angle marked A in the
B) 163
figure below.
C) 179
A) 100°
D) 257
B) 110°

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