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CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2005 · Paper 2 · Question 2(c)(i)

Adam, Imran and Shakeel played a card game. Adam scored x points. Imran scored 3 points fewer than Adam. Shakeel scored twice as many points as Imran. Together they scored 39 points.

Write down, in terms of x, an expression for the number of points scored by Shakeel.

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  1. 2(a)(i)Factorise 5a²b + ab²[2 marks]
  2. 2(a)(ii)Factorise 9k² - 1[2 marks]
  3. 2(a)(iii)Factorise 2y² - 5y + 2[2 marks]
  4. 2(b)Expand and simplify (2x + 5) (3x - 4)[2 marks]
  5. 2(c)(ii)Write an equation which may be used to find the value of x.[2 marks]

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