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CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2012 · Paper 1

60 multiple-choice items from this paper. Open one to see it in full, then practise it on Quelpr and get it marked against the mark scheme.

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  1. Q11 mark · multiple choiceThe number 3.14063 written correct to 3 decimal places is
  2. Q21 mark · multiple choiceExpress 0.12 as a fraction in its lowest terms.
  3. Q31 mark · multiple choiceIn scientific notation, 170.04 is written as
  4. Q41 mark · multiple choiceThere are 40 students in a class. Girls make up 60\% of the class. 25\% of the girls wear glasses. How many girls in the class wear glasses?
  5. Q51 mark · multiple choiceIf \560 is shared in the ratio 2 : 3 : 9$, then the difference between the largest and the smallest shares is
  6. Q61 mark · multiple choiceIf 60\% of a number is 90, what is the number?
  7. Q71 mark · multiple choiceThe first three common multiples of 3, 4 and 6 are:
  8. Q81 mark · multiple choiceThe number 301 can be written as
  9. Q91 mark · multiple choiceThe value of the digit 5 in the number 537 is
  10. Q101 mark · multiple choiceBy the distributive law 49 \times 17 + 49 \times 3 =
  11. Q111 mark · multiple choiceWhich of the following sets is defined by \{x \in \mathbb{Z} : -2 \le x \le 4\}?
  12. Q121 mark · multiple choiceIn a class of 32 students, 17 study Music and 20 study Art. What is the LEAST number of students who are studying BOTH Music and Art?
  13. Q131 mark · multiple choiceItem 13 refers to the following information. P = \{\text{prime numbers}\} Q = \{\text{odd numbers}\} R = \{\text{even numbers}\} Which of the following sets is empty?
  14. Q141 mark · multiple choiceIn the Venn diagram, n(P) = 5, n(Q) = 9 and n(P \cup Q) = 10. What is n(P \cap Q)?
  15. Q151 mark · multiple choiceA dress which costs \180 is being sold at a discount of 10\%$. The amount of the discount is
  16. Q161 mark · multiple choiceA man's annual salary is \45\,000. His tax-free allowances total \13\,000. He has to pay a tax of 35\% on his taxable income. The tax payable is
  17. Q171 mark · multiple choiceIf \text{TT}\6.00 is equivalent to \text{US}\1.00, then \text{TT}\15.00$ in U.S. dollars is
  18. Q181 mark · multiple choiceIf \7000 is borrowed at the rate of 5\% per annum for 3$ years, the simple interest is
  19. Q191 mark · multiple choiceHow much does a customer pay for an article marked at \50.00 if a sales tax of 6\%$ is charged?
  20. Q201 mark · multiple choiceTracy bought a pen for \60 and sold it to gain 20\%$ on her cost price. How much money did she gain?
  21. Q211 mark · multiple choiceA salesman is paid 5\% of his sales as commission. His sales for last month were \2\,020$. How much commission was he paid?
  22. Q221 mark · multiple choiceA loan of \8\,000 was paid back in 2 years in monthly payments of \400.00. The percentage interest on the loan was
  23. Q231 mark · multiple choiceIf r * s = s^r, then 3 * 2 =
  24. Q241 mark · multiple choice\frac{4}{5x} + \frac{2}{5x} =
  25. Q251 mark · multiple choice5(x + y) - 3(x - y) =
  26. Q261 mark · multiple choiceIf x = -2, y = 3, t = 2, then \left(\frac{x}{y}\right)^t =
  27. Q271 mark · multiple choice3x^2 \times 2x^3 =
  28. Q281 mark · multiple choiceGiven 2x + 3 \ge 9, the range of values of x is
  29. Q291 mark · multiple choiceIf 5x - 26 = x + 50, then the value of x is
  30. Q301 mark · multiple choiceThe area of the rectangle, in \text{cm}^2, is x^2. Which of the following equations may be used to find the value of x?
  31. Q311 mark · multiple choiceIf 3 + \frac{2}{x} = 1, then the value of x is
  32. Q321 mark · multiple choiceThe figure above, not drawn to scale, shows a sector of a circle centre O. The length of the minor arc PQ is 8\text{ cm}. What would be the length of the circumference of the circle?
  33. Q331 mark · multiple choiceThe volume of a cube whose edge is 6\text{ cm} long is
  34. Q341 mark · multiple choice2500\text{ millimetres} expressed in metres is
  35. Q351 mark · multiple choiceTom leaves town P at 0600\text{ hrs} and drives to town Q, which is 595\text{ km} away. He arrives in town Q at 1300\text{ hrs} the same day. Tom's average speed was
  36. Q361 mark · multiple choiceOn leaving Trinidad, the time on a pilot's watch was 23:00\text{ hrs}. When he arrived at his destination, in the same time zone, on the following day his watch showed 03:00\text{ hrs}. How many hours did the flight…
  37. Q371 mark · multiple choiceFifty guests were each served 2 glasses of champagne. Each glass held 150\text{ millilitres}. How many litres of champagne were served?
  38. Q381 mark · multiple choiceWhich of the figures below, not drawn to scale, has an area equal to \frac{1}{2}(3 + 4) \times 5 square units?
  39. Q391 mark · multiple choiceThe diagram, not drawn to scale, shows a cylinder of radius 3\text{ cm} and height of 8\text{ cm}. The volume is
  40. Q401 mark · multiple choiceThe area of a triangle is 30\text{ cm}^2 and its base is 10\text{ cm}. What is the perpendicular height of the triangle?
  41. Q411 mark · multiple choiceThe heights, in \text{cm}, of ten students are 150, 152, 153, 155, 156, 158, 160, 165, 170. The range is
  42. Q421 mark · multiple choiceA bag contains 60 marbles of different colours but similar in size and mass. The probability of randomly choosing a red marble is \frac{5}{12}. How many red marbles does the bag contain?
  43. Q431 mark · multiple choiceThe bar chart above shows the number of books read by the children who took part in a survey. How many children took part in the survey?
  44. Q441 mark · multiple choiceIf the mean of the four numbers 4, 8, x and 12 is 10, then x is
  45. Q451 mark · multiple choiceThe pie-chart above shows the preference in drinks of a group of students. If 12 students prefer chocolate, then the TOTAL number of students is
  46. Q461 mark · multiple choiceThe maximum point of y = 4x - x^2 is
  47. Q471 mark · multiple choiceThe straight line AB cuts the Y axis at
  48. Q481 mark · multiple choiceWhich of the following sets is represented by the relation f: x \to x^2 + 3?
  49. Q491 mark · multiple choiceThe inequality above is defined by
  50. Q501 mark · multiple choiceIf h(x) = \frac{3x - 2}{5}, then h(-6) =
  51. Q511 mark · multiple choiceWhich of the following BEST describes the function?
  52. Q521 mark · multiple choiceA boat was travelling on a bearing of 270^\circ. In what direction was it travelling?
  53. Q531 mark · multiple choiceIf the sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 4 right angles, the polygon is a
  54. Q541 mark · multiple choiceItem 54 refers to the diagram below of a construction. With centre A, an arc BC is drawn. With centre B, and the same radius, the arc PCQ is drawn. What is the measure of \angle BAC?
  55. Q551 mark · multiple choiceIn the figure above, the line CD is the image of AB after
  56. Q561 mark · multiple choiceIn the triangle, the value of x is
  57. Q571 mark · multiple choiceThe image of a point P(-2, 3) under a translation \begin{pmatrix} 3 \\ 4 \end{pmatrix} is
  58. Q581 mark · multiple choiceA ladder 5\text{ metres} long is leaning against a vertical wall. The foot of the ladder is 3\text{ metres} away from the wall. How far up the wall does the ladder reach?
  59. Q591 mark · multiple choiceIn a triangle ABC, angle A = x^\circ and angle B = 2x^\circ. What is the size of angle C?
  60. Q601 mark · multiple choiceItem 60 refers to the diagram of a building below. A boy stands 12\text{ metres} from the foot of the building and observes the angle of elevation of the top of the building. The height of the building is…

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