Section A: (40 marks)

1. (a) Round down 2714.2944 to 1 decimal place.

(b) Round up 2714.2944 to the nearest integer.
(c) Round off 2714.2944 to 3 significant figures. (3 marks)

2. If A and B are constants such that 4(2 + Ax) + 3  B − 12x, find the values of A and B.
(3 marks)

x + y = 4
3. Solve the simultaneous equations  . (4 marks)
3 x − 2 y + 3 = 0

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4. Express the following in scientific notation.
(a) 460 000
(b) 0.030 11
(c) –227.26  10–7
(d) (3  106)  (1.5  102)
(4 marks)

5. Simplify the following expressions and express your answers with positive indices.
h −2 k 0
(a)
h 3 k −1
( x −1 y )3
(b) (6 marks)
−3 y −2

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6. Factorize the following.
(a) 6n − 3m
(b) m2 − mn − 2n 2
(c) 6n − 3m − m2 + mn + 2n 2
(4 marks)

7. A dice is thrown 400 times and the results are recorded below.
Outcome 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 65 71 62 60 69 x

(a) Find the value of x.

(b) According to the above table, estimate the probability of getting a number greater than 3
in the next throw.
(4 marks)

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8. The price of a sweater increases at a constant rate of 3% per year. The price of the sweater was
$1391 in 2010. Find
(a) the price of the sweater in 2005,
(b) the price of the sweater in 2016,
(c) the percentage increase in the price of the sweater from 2005 to 2016.
(Give your answers correct to the nearest integer.)
(7 marks)

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9. There is a 3-digit number lock with the password from 000 to 999 inclusive. John chooses a
password at random.
(a) Find the probability that he can open the lock at the first trial.
(b) John remembers that the password consists of the digits 6, 7 and 9, but he cannot
……remember the correct order.
(i) Complete the tree diagram below to list all the possible outcomes of the password
…………consists of the digits 6, 7 and 9.
1st digit 2nd digit 3rd digit Possible outcome

(ii) Find the probability that he can open the lock at the first trial.
(5 marks)

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Section B: (30 marks)

10. Miss Tam deposited $72 000 in a bank at a simple interest rate. She received an amount of
$73 440 after half year.
(a) Find the annual interest rate. (3 marks)

(b) How long does it take for her to receive an amount of $90 720? (3 marks)

(c) If the interest is compounded quarterly, how much more interest can she receive after half
year? (4 marks)

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11. The figure shows an archery target which consists of four concentric circles and
OA = AB = BC = CD = 10cm. An archer shoots an arrow to the target randomly.

(a) (i) Find the area of section I.

(ii) Find the total area of the target.
Express your answers in terms of  .
(3 marks)
(b) Find the probabilities that
(i) section I is hit;
(ii) section II is hit;
(iii) section III is hit;
(iv) section IV is hit.
(4 marks)
(c) If section I, II, III and IV worth 4 points, 3 points, 2 points and 1 point respectively, find
the expected value of the score obtained by the archer. (3 marks)

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12. (a) Factorize the following.
(i) x2 + 2 x + 1
(ii) 3x 2 + x − 2
(iii) 2 x3 + 2
(4 marks)
(b) Hence, factorize (2x − 3x − x + 4) + ( x + 2x +1).
3 2 2
(6 marks)

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2019-20 F.3 Maths 1st term UT1 marking

1. (a) 2714.2 1A
(b) 2715 1A
(c) 2710 1A
............ (3)

2. L.H.S.  4(2  Ax )  3
 8  4 Ax  3
 11  4 Ax 1M
∴ 11  4 Ax  B  12x
By comparing the like terms, we have
4 A  12
A  3 1A
B  11 1A
............ (3)

x  y  4  (1)
3. 
3x  2 y  3  0  (2)
From (1), we have
x  4 y ……(3) 1M
By substituting (3) into (2), we have
3(4  y )  2 y  3  0 1M
12  3 y  2 y  3  0
 5 y  15
y3
By substituting y = 3 into (3), we have
x  43 1M
1
∴ The solution is x = 1, y = 3. 1A for both correct
............ (4)

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4. (a) 4.6  105 1A
–2
(b) 3.01  10 1A
(c) –2.27  10–5 1A
(d) 4.5  108 1A
............ (4)

h 2 k 0
5. (a) 3 1
 h  2  3k 0  ( 1) 1M
hk
 h  5k 1M
k
 5 1A
h

( x 1 y )3 ( x 1 )3y 3
(b)  1M
 3 y2  3 y2
x 3 y 3

 3 y2
y 3 ( 2)
 1M
 3x3
y5
 3 1A
3x
............ (6)

6. (a) 6n  3m
 3(2n  m) 1A

(b) m2  mn  2n2
 (m  n)(m  2n) 1A

(c) 6n  3m  m2  mn  2n2
 3(2n  m)  (m2  mn  2n2 )
 3(2n  m)  (m  n)(m  2n) 1M
 (2n  m)(m  n  3) 1A
............ (4)

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7. (a) x + 65 + 71 + 62 + 60 + 69 = 400
x + 327 = 400
x = 73 1A

73  69  60
(b) Required probability = 1M+1A
400
202
=
400
101
= 1A
200
............ (4)

8. (a) Let $p be the price of the sweater in 2005.

p  (1  3%) 5  1391 1M+1A
p  1391  1.035
 1199.8888
 1200 (cor. to the nearest integer)
∴ The price of the sweater was $1200 in 2005. 1A

(b) Price of the sweater in 2016

 $1391 (1  3%) 6 1M
 $1660.9267
 $1661 (cor.to the nearest integer) 1A

(c) Percentage increase in the price of the sweater

$(1660.9267  1199.8888) 1M
  100%
$1199.8888
 38% (cor. to the nearest integer) 1A

or
Percentage increase in the price of the sweater

 (1  3%)11  1 1M
 38% (cor. to the nearest integer)
1A

............ (7)

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9. (a) Total number of possible outcomes = 1000
Number of favourable outcomes = 1
1
P(he can open the lock at the first trial) = 1A
1000
(b) The tree diagram below shows all the possible outcomes.
1st digit 2nd digit 3rd digit Outcome
7 9 679
6 1M
9 7 697
6 9 769
1A any one correct
7 9 6 796
6 7 967 1A all correct
9 7 6 976
Total number of possible outcomes = 6
1
P(he can open the lock at the first trial) = 1A
6
............ (5)

10. (a) Let r% be the annual interest rate.

73 440  72 000  (1  r %  0.5) 1M+1A
1  r %  0.5  1.02
r %  0.04
r4
∴ The annual interest rate was 4%. 1A

(b) Let T years be the required period of time.

90720  72000  72000  4%  T 1M+1A
18720  2880T
T  6.5
∴ The required period is 6.5 years. 1A

(c) Simple interest that Miss Tam received

 $(73 440  72 000)
 $1440
Compound interest that Miss Tam will receive after half a year

  4% 
0.54
 1M+1A
 $ 72 000  1    72 000
  4  
 $1447.2 1A
4 1A
 ∴ She can receive $(1447.2 1440)  $7.2 more interest if the interest is
compounded quarterly.
............ (10)

11. AO = AB = BC = CD = 10cm
(a) (i) Area of section I =  (10)2 1M
= 100 cm2 1A

(ii) Total area of the target =  (40)2 1M

= 1600 cm2 1A

100
(b) (i) P(section I is hit) =
1600 1M
1
=
16

400  100
(ii) P(section II is hit) = 1M (subtract)
1600
3
=
16

900  400
(iii) P(section III is hit) =
1600
5
=
16

1600  900
(iii) P(section IV is hit) =
1600 1A one correct
7 +
=
16 1A all correct

(c) Expected points

1 3 5 7
= 4  3   2   1 1M
16 16 16 16
15
= 1A
8
............ (10)

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12. (a) (i) x2  2x  1  ( x  1)2 1A
(ii) 3x 2  x  2
 (3 x  2)( x  1) 1A

(iii) 2x3  2
 2( x3  1) 1M

 2( x  1)( x 2  x  1) 1A

(b) (2x3  3x2  x  4)  ( x2  2x  1)

 (2 x3  2)  (3x2  x  2)  ( x  1)2 1M +1A+1A
 2( x  1)( x2  x  1)  (3x  2)( x  1)  ( x  1)2 1M
 ( x  1)[2( x2  x  1)  3x  2]  ( x  1)2 1M
 ( x  1)(2x2  5x  4  x  1)

 ( x  1)(2 x 2  4 x  5) 1A

............ (10)