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Emanuel School Maths Entrance Paper 6th Form

This document is a mathematics entrance exam paper for 6th form students at Emanuel School, dated Autumn term 2013. It consists of multiple-choice questions covering various mathematical concepts, including arithmetic, geometry, and algebra, with a total of 15 questions to be completed in 30 minutes without calculators. Students are instructed to show their workings and submit the paper at the end of the exam.

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Emanuel School Maths Entrance Paper 6th Form

This document is a mathematics entrance exam paper for 6th form students at Emanuel School, dated Autumn term 2013. It consists of multiple-choice questions covering various mathematical concepts, including arithmetic, geometry, and algebra, with a total of 15 questions to be completed in 30 minutes without calculators. Students are instructed to show their workings and submit the paper at the end of the exam.

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EMANUEL SCHOOL

Mathematics
Autumn term 2013
6th form entrance paper
30 minutes
Information for pupils

You must show your working clearly in the spaces provided.


This is a multiple choice paper – enter your answers (A, B, C, D or E) in
the box provided after each question
Attempt all questions. Do not spend too long on any one question.
Calculators not allowed.
At the end of the exam hand in this question paper with all your
workings.

Name-
_____________________________________________________

School-
_____________________________________________________
1. You are given that 2786 x 231= 643566. What is the value of 643566 ÷ 27.86?
A 23100 B 2310 C 231 D 23.1 E 2.31

2. The sum of two numbers is 2. The difference between them is 4. What is their
product?
A -8 B -3 C0 D 3 E8

3. Think of a number, double it, then add 3. Multiply your answer by 4 and from this
take away 5. Now also take away the number you first thought of. No matter what
your first number was, your answer will be a multiple of:
A2 B3 C5 D7 E 11

4. 2x + 1– 3(2 – x) simplifies to:


A 5x–5 B –x–5 C x–5 D 5–x E 8x–5

5. (0.3)3 – (0.2)2 equals:


A 0.5 B 0.23 C –0.13 D –0.013 E 0.05
6. A rhombus has diagonals of length 2cm and 3cm. What is its area (in cm2)?
A2 B3 C4 D5 E6

7. A chord of length 10cm is drawn in a circle of diameter 26cm. The distance, in


centimetres, of the midpoint of the chord from the centre of the circle is:
A 13 B 12 C 10 D 24 E5

8. The average (mean) of five giant dates was 50g. Kate ate one and the average
(mean) weight of the four remaining dates was 40g. What was the weight of the date
that Kate ate?
A 10g B 50g C 60g D 90g E more information is needed

9. The equation of a line is 2y + 3x = 20. What is its gradient?


A3 B -3 C 2/3 D -3/2 E2

10. My bargain settee cost me £240 in a sale offering 25% reduction on all items.
How much did I save?
A £25 B £40 C £60 D £80 E £100
11. If a + b = 7, b + c = 9, a + c = 8, then abc is:
A 60 B 63 C 64 D 27 E 120

12. A rectangular co-ordinate system has axes with scale 1cm as the unit of length.
∆PQR has vertex P at (0,3), Q at (4,0) and vertex R at (k,5)
where 0 < k < 4. If the area of this triangle is 8cm2, then the value of k is:
A1 B 2⅔ C2 D 3¼ E 3½

13. I walk to the bike shop at 3 miles per hour and cycle back along the same route at
12 miles per hour. What is my average speed, in miles per hour, for the time I am
actually travelling on the route?
A 3.75 B 4.8 C6 D8 E9

14. What is the largest power of 2 that divides 1272-1?


A 21 B 27 C 28 D 263 E 2127

15. Given that 4x + 4x + 4x + 4x = 416 , what is the value of x?


A2 B4 C8 D 12 E 15

The end. Check your answers carefully.

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