1. The figure below-right shows two intersecting 9.
If 1000 kg = 1 tonne, how many kilograms are
sets A and B. The entries give the number of elements in in one thousandth of a tone?
each region. Find n(A). A) 0.001
A) 5 B) 0.01
B) 7 C) 1
C) 19 D) 1000
D) 24
10. If x = 22, then x2 is
2. G = {a, b, c}. The number of subsets of G is A) 2
A) 0 B) 4
B) 3 C) 8
C) 6 D) 16
D) 8
11. If 2 > x – 1, which of the following is true?
3. The gradient of the straight line y = 2x – 3 is A) x < 3
A) -3 B) x > 3
B) 2/3 C) x < 1
C) 1 D) x > 1
D) 2
12. If a = -4 and b = -3, then a x b =
4. The diagram below-right represents the mapping A) -43
A) f: x 3x B) -12
B) f: x 3x C) 12
C) f: x 3x2 D) 43
D) f: x 3x3
13. A certain quantity, x, is doubled and then
5. 0.00347 in standard form is reduced by two. This statement may be expressed as
A) 3.47 x 10-5 A) 2x - 2
B) 3.47 x 10-3 B) 2x/2
C) 3.47 x 10-2 C) x - 2
D) 3.47 x 103 D) x
6. 8 2/3%of $600.00 is 14. 5x + 2(-3x) =
A) $ 5. 20 A) -11x
B) $ 8. 66 B) -x
C) $52.00 C) –x2
D) $86.67 D) 11x
7. 3 1/8 in decimal form is 15. If v2 = u2 + 2as, then
A) 0.03125 v2 u 2
B) 0.3125 A) s
2a
C) 3.125
v u2
2
D) 31.25 B) s
2a
8. The first four multiples of 5 are 2a
C) s 2
A) 1, 5, 15, 50 v u2
B) 5, 10, 15, 20 2a
D) s 2
C) 1, 5, 25, 125 v u2
D) 5, 50, 500, 5000
16. A fair coin has two faces called ‘heads’ and 22. Ten students obtained the following marks on a
‘tails’. In a single toss of a fair coin, the probability of quiz: 5, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10. The median mark is
obtaining a tail is A) 5
A) 0 B) 7
B) 0.25 C) 8
C) 0.5 D) 10
D) 1
23. The pie-chart below-right shows the sizes of the
17. Based on experience, the probability that the sun angles representing corn and beans grown on a farm.
will rise tomorrow is The percentage of the land allocated to corn is
A) -1 A) 75%
B) 1 B) 50%
C) 1.85 C) 33%
D) 2 D) 25%
18. A shirt marked at $50 has a 10% discount. The 24. In the right-angled triangle STR, below-right,
discounted selling price is the sine of angle RST is
A) $45.00 A) 6/z
B) $40.00 B) 10/z
C) $10.00 C) 6/10
D) $ 5.00 D) z/6
19. The simple interest on $500 at 15% for six 25. A ship is sailing on a bearing of 180. Its
months is given by direction is
A) 500 x 15 x 6 x 100 A) North
500 x15 B) South
B)
6 x100 C) East
C) 500 x 15 x ½ x 100 D) West
500 x15 x6
D) 26. The point A (-5, 3) is reflected in the y-axis. The
12 x100
coordinates of its image will be
20. For the following set of data {3, 4, 4, 8, 10} the A) (5, -3)
B) (5, 3)
range is
C) (-5, -3)
A) 2
B) 3 D) (3, -5)
C) 4
27. In triangle ABC, below-right, AB < AC < BC.
D) 7
Which of the following is true about A, B and C?
21. Students asked 50 Lottery buyers what number A) A < B < C
or numbers they bought last Sunday. Which is the most B) B < A < C
suitable measure of central tendency to take for the data C) A > B > C
collected? D) B > A > C
A) Mean
B) Median 28. Convert 40, 000 cm2 to square meters.
C) Mode A) 0.4 m2
D) All are equally suitable B) 4 m2
C) 40 m2
D) 400 m2
29. A regular octagon has a side of length 2 cm. Its 36. Consider the numbers: 11, 21, 31, 77, 112.
perimeter is Three of these numbers have a common factor which is
A) 4 cm A) 2
B) 6 cm B) 7
C) 8 cm C) 11
D) 16 cm D) 14
30. The radius of the circle, below-right, is 14 cm. 37. What is the largest size of square tile that can be
The length of the minor arc AB is use 22/7 used to exactly cover a rectangular area 220 cm by 260
A) 7 cm cm without cutting any tile?
B) 14 cm A) 10 cm
C) 21 cm B) 11 cm
D) 22 cm C) 20 cm
D) 40 cm
31. The Venn Diagram, below-right, shows the
number of elements in each section. The number of 38. If g(x) = 2x3 + 1, then g (-2) is
elements in (X Y) is A) -11
A) 4 B) -15
B) 6 C) -17
C) 12 D) -63
D) 18
(9 x 6 y 12)
39. =
32. In the figure, below-right, the shaded region 3
represents A) 3x – 2y + 4
A) x 4 B) 3x + 2y - 4
B) x 4 C) -3x – 2y - 4
C) y 4 D) -3x + 2y + 4
D) y 4
40. If a * b = ab, then 2 * 5 =
33. A line has a gradient -2 and cuts the y-axis at A) 10
(0, 3). The equation may be written as B) 25
A) y = 2x - 3 C) 32
B) y = 2x + 3 D) 52
C) y = -2x + 3
D) y = -2x - 3 41. A bag contains three times as many yellow
marbles as green. If one marble is picked at random
34. If 40% of a number is 60, the number is from the bag, what is the probability of picking a green
A) 24 marble?
B) 60 1
A)
C) 150 4
D) 1200 1
B)
3
35. Three men, X, Y and Z share a sum of money in 1
the ratio 3: 2: 4. The fraction that is Y’s share is C)
2
A) 1/12
2
B) 1/2 D)
C) 2/3 3
D) 2/9
42. The compound interest on $1200 for 2 years at 48. A reflection in the x-axis followed by a
10% is reflection in the y-axis is equivalent to
A) $240 A) a reflection in the line y = -x
B) $252 B) a reflection in the line y = x
C) $264 C) a rotation of 180 about O
D) $360 1
D) a translation of
43. A salesperson receives $101.00 commission on 1
sales of $2020.00. This represents a percentage of his
sales of 49. A rectangle is 3 times as long as it is wide. If its
A) 1% area is 27cm2, then its perimeter is
B) 2% A) 24 cm
C) 5% B) 36 cm
D) 20% C) 54 cm
D) 81 cm
44. The mean of 100 scored in a distribution is 88.
If each score in the distribution is increased by 2, the 50. The surface area of a cube of sides 4 cm is
new mean of the distribution is A) 16 cm2
A) 44 B) 36 cm2
B) 90 C) 64 cm2
C) 188 D) 96 cm2
D) 190
BONUS:
45. The following table shows the marks obtained
by 20 students in a quiz. The modal mark of the Three acrobats, named Fred, Herman, and Joe, form
distribution is a shoulder stack. Fred always tells the truth,
A) 2 Herman sometimes tells the truth, whereas Joe
B) 3 never does.
C) 5
D) 8
46. Triangle WXY has sides WX = 12 cm, XY = 5 cm
and WY = 13 cm. The triangle WXY is
A) right-angled
B) equi-angular
C) isosceles
D) obtuse-angled
47. Which of the following statements must be true
for the triangle shown below-right
A) b2 = a2 + c2
B) cos x = sin(90 – x)
C) sin x = cos(90 + x)
D) tan x = b/a
Based on their statements, identify each person.
Explain how you arrived at your conclusion.
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