ABC SECONDARY SCHOOL

Mid-Year Examination 200X

Secondary 2 Express
Mathematics Paper 1 (50 marks)
Time: 8.00 - 9.00 am
May 200X

Duration : 1 hour

No Additional Materials Required

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Name: ...................................................

Sec. 2 / ....... Reg. No.: ...........

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name, class and register number in the spaces above.
Answer ALL questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided in the question paper.
If working is needed, it must be clearly shown below that question.
Omission of essential working will result in the loss of marks.
CALCULATORS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THIS PAPER.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
You should not spend too much time on any one question.

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This question paper consists of 6 printed pages.

Calculators must not be used for this paper.

(a) A bookseller bought a book for $7.50 and sold it for $10.50. Calculate the percentage
profit made by the bookseller.
(b) During a sale the bookseller reduced the price of books by 20%. If the sale price of a book
was $13.60, calculate its normal price.

Answer: (a) ...................................... [2]

(b) ......................................[2]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 A sum of money was divided among three men in the ratio 5 : 7 : 9. If the money had been
divided equally, each would have received $350.
Calculate (i) the sum of money
(ii) how much money each men received.

Answer: (i) ............................................................ [1]

(ii) ............................................................ [3]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 (a) Express each of the following in Standard Form A x 10n :
(i) 34 500

Answer: .................................................... [1]

(ii) 0.000 0891

Answer: .................................................... [1]

(b) Express in ordinary form: 1.584 x 106

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Answer: ................................................... [1]

Factorise (a) 3x2 18xy

(b) ax bx + 8by 8ay

Answer: (a) ...................................... [1]

(b) ...................................... [2]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 Expand (a) (a + 3b)(a 5b)
(b) (6x 7y)(2x + 5y)

Answer: (a) .............................................. [1]

(b) .............................................. [2]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 Factorise completely 2x2 50
81 .

Answer: ................................................ [3]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8a + 9 3a 4
3x 10 30 9x
7 Simplify (a)

(b)

5
7
5
5x 12

Answer: (a) ...................................... [2]

(b) .......................................[2]
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Simplify

x 2 x 12
3x 2 12x

Answer: ...................................... [3]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4x 4 + 5x
9 Solve

=3
5
3

Answer: ...................................... [3]

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10 Simplify
+
x + 9 8x + 3

Answer: ...................................... [3]

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11 Solve the simultaneous equations

3x 5y = 32
5x + 4y = 4

Answer: x =.................., y =....................... [3]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12 Solve the simultaneous equations 14 x + 23 y = 5
3
4 x+y=6

Answer: x =.................., y =....................... [3]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13 Solve the simultaneous equations
0.2x + 0.7y = 1
0.4x 1.5y = 0.9

Answer: x =.................., y =....................... [3]

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14 Plot and label the points A (3, 2), B (2, 3), C (5, 2). Mark and label the point D such that
ABCD is a parallelogram. Draw the parallelogram and write down the coordinates of D.

[2]
Answer: D is ( .........., ..............) [2]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15 The graph below shows the total cost of hiring a car for various distances travelled.
200

150
Total
Cost 100
($)
50

20

40

60
80
Distance (km)

100

Use the graph to find

(i) the total cost if the distance travelled was 60 km
(ii) the total cost if the distance travelled was 90 km
(iii) the distance travelled if it cost a total of $135
(iv) the distance travelled if it cost a total of $190.
Answer: (i) .............................................. [1]
(ii) .............................................. [1]
(iii) .............................................. [1]
(iv) .............................................. [1]
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