2013 GCE O Level Examination Revision Paper 27

Answers
1.
(a) Express
22
9
as a percentage.
11
10
40
% [B1]
(b) Express
%
4
1
28
as a fraction in its simplest form.
400
113
[B1]
2.
Calculate
368 . 0 23 . 11
0845 . 0
2

, leaving your answer in standard form.

000671995 . 0
368 . 0 23 . 11
0845 . 0
2

[M1]

4
10 72 . 6

[A1]
3. Factorise fully
2 3
45 20 xy x .
) 9 4 ( 5 45 20
2 2 2 3
y x x xy x [M1: Bringing out the common factor.]

) 3 2 )( 3 2 ( 5 y x y x x +
[A1]
4.
(a) Evaluate
4
3

,
_

x
4 4
3
3

,
_

,
_

x
x

81
4
x
[B1]
(b) Given that 49 7 7
30

k
, find k.

2 30
7 7
k
By comparing the power of indices,
2 30 k
28 k [B1: Accept trial & error method.]
5. Alicia, Benny and Carina were given a sum of money in the ratio of 1 : 8 : 13. If Alicia
received $180 less than Carina, what was the total sum of money given to them?
Method 1
Let x be the total sum of money.
180
22
12
x

330 x [A1]
Method 2
12 units rep $180 [M1]
22 units rep $330 [A1]
Note: Accept any other reasonable methods.
[M1: Attempt to form an
algebraic equation.]
6. (a) Solve the inequality 26 5 3 8 < + x .
(b) Hence write down the greatest integer value of
x
which satisfies . 26 5 3 8 < + x
(a) 26 5 3 8 < + x
21 3 13 < x

7
3
13
<

x
[B1]
(b) Greatest integer = 6 [B1]
7. (a) Factorise . 15 2
2
x x
) 3 )( 5 2 ( 15 2
2
+ x x x x [B1]
(b) Hence solve . 0 15 2
2
x x
0 ) 3 )( 5 2 ( + x x
2
5
x
or 3 x [B1]
8.

={x is an integer: } 12 0 < x
A =
x x : {
is a prime number}
B = {x: multiples of 3}
(a) Draw a Venn diagram in the given space below to illustrate the above information.

(b) List the elements in

' B A
{ } 11 , 7 , 5 , 2 ' B A
[B1]

9.
(a) Solve
v
v 8
2

3
2, 5, 7,
11
6, 9
0, 1, 4, 8, 10
[B1: Any 2 sets are
placed in the correct
position]
[B2: All the sets are
placed in the correct
position]
16
2
v
4 t v

[B1]
(b) Simplify
) 3 ( 5 ) 7 3 ( 2 x y y x
.
x y y x x y y x 15 5 14 6 ) 3 ( 5 ) 7 3 ( 2 +
[M1]

y x 19 21
[A1]
(c) Simplify
3
2 4
18
25
6
5
y
x
yz
x

.
2
3 4
3
2 4
25
18
6
5
18
25
6
5
x
y
yz
x
y
x
yz
x

[M1]

z
y x
5
3
2 2
[A1]
10.
Solve the following simultaneous equations.
0 12 2 3
3 2
+

b a
b a

6 a [B1] 15 b [B1]
11. The number 36, written as a product of its prime factors, is
2 2
3 2 36 .
(a) Express 204 as a product of its prime factors.
17 3 2 204
2
[B1]
(b) 36 teachers, 204 female students and 384 male students attended a camp. What is
the greatest number of groups that can be formed if all the teachers, female
students and male students have to be distributed equally among all the groups?
3 2 384
7

Greatest number of groups = HCF
3 2
2

= 12 [B1]
(c) How many teachers will there be in each group?
No. of teachers =
12
36
= 3 [B1]
12. The speed of the bullet train in Japan is 300 km/h. Express this speed in metres per second.
s m h km /
3600
300000
/ 300


s m/
3
1
83
[A1]
13. In the diagram, A, B, C and D lie on a circle, centre O.
[M1: Give 1 mark as long as student converts 300km to
30000m AND/OR 1 hour to 3600 seconds]
The tangents at A and B meet at E and
0
96 AOB
Find , stating your reasons clearly,
*Deduct 1 mark off whole question for no reasons and/or one or more incorrect reason.
(a)
2
96 180
OBA
( OAB is an isosceles .)
= 42
0
[B1]

(b)
2
96
ACB
( at centre = 2 at circumference)
= 48
0
[B1]

(c) 42 180 BCD (opp s
in a cyclic quad)
= 138
0
[B1]
(d)
0
90 OBE OAE (tangent perpendicular to radius) [M1]
(*Students have to explain why
0
90 OBE OAE )

96 90 90 360 AEB (angles in a quadrilateral)
= 84
0
[A1]
14. A box contains 10 blue marbles and 6 white marbles. Dylan draws a marble at random and
kept it in his pocket. He then draws a second marble.
(a) Construct a probability tree diagram to show all the possible outcomes of drawing the two
marbles.

5
3
E
B
.
A
C
D
96
0
O
1
st
marble 2
nd
marble
Blue
White
Blue
White
Blue
White

8
5


5
2
[B1: Correct diagram]
[B1: Correct probability shown]

8
3

3
2



3
1
(b) Hence or otherwise, find the probability of drawing
(i) two blue marbles.
P(drawing two blue marbles) =
8
3
5
3
8
5

[B1]
(ii) two marbles of different colours,
P(drawing two marbles of different colours) =
3
2
8
3
5
2
8
5
+

2
1

[B1]
15. Express
2
) 2 (
1
2
2

x
x
x
as a single fraction in its simplest form.
2 2
) 2 (
) 1 ( ) 2 ( 2
) 2 (
1
2
2

x
x x
x
x
x
[M1: Same denominator]

2
) 2 (
1 4 2

x
x x


2
) 2 (
5

x
x
[A1]
16. y is inversely proportional to x
2
. It is known that y = 500 for a particular x. Find the value of y
when this value of x is doubled.
2
x
k
y [B1]
When y = 500,
2
500
x
k

500
2
k
x

When x is doubled,
2
) 2 ( x
k
y
[M1]

,
_

500
4
k
k
=
k
k
4
500

= 125 [A1]
17. The diagram shows the speed-time graph for the first 80 seconds of a cars journey.
(a) Calculate the acceleration during the first 20 seconds.
Acceleration
30
15

= 0.5 m/s
2
[B1]
(b) Calculate the distance travelled during the first 80 seconds.
Distance travelled = area under graph

) 15 )( 80 50 (
2
1
+
[M1]
= 975m [A1]
(c) (i) After 80 seconds, the car decelerated at a constant speed until it came to a
complete rest. If the total distance travelled by the car is 1275 m, calculate the
total time taken for this journey.
Let t be the total time taken.
1275 ) 15 )( 50 (
2
1
+ t
[M1]
170 50 +t
120 t [A1]
(d) On the grid below, draw the distance time graph of the car for the whole journey.
Time (seconds)
-------------------
Speed
(m/s)
15
30 80
Time (seconds)
0
100
50
500
1000
Distance
(metres)
225
975
1275
30 80
120
[1 mark for drawing the correct curve between 0 30 seconds]
[1 marks for drawing a straight line between 30 to 80 seconds]
[1 mark for drawing the correct curve between 80 and 120 seconds]
18. Seventeen boys and fifteen girls took a test.
The marks are shown in the stem-and-leaf diagram.
Boys Girls
9 9 5 2 0 5 2 2 3 6 9 9
8 7 4 4 1 1 6 0 2 4 4
9 6 6 3 7 1 3 3 3
0 0 8 0
Key (Boys)
0 | 5 means 50
Key (Girls)
5 | 2 means 52
(a) Write down the mode of the girls marks.
73 [B1]
(b) Write down the median of the boys marks. 64 [B1]
Answer (c) The boys performed better because the median mark of the boys is higher than that
of the girls. [B1]
Note: The boys performed better because the mean mark of the boys is higher than that of the
girls. (This answer is accepted only if students show working to find the mean marks of the
boys and girls.)
(d) The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the marks of all the students.
50 59
64 y 80
(d)(i) Find the value of y.
y = upper quartile
= 73 [B1]
(d)(ii) Find the interquartile range.
Interquartile range = 73 59
= 14 [B1: allow ECF if students value of y is wrong.]
19.
(a) Express 17 6
2
+ x x in the form k h x +
2
) ( . 8 ) 3 ( 17 6
2 2
+ + x x x [B1]
(b) Hence, sketch the graph of
17 6
2
+ x x y
Answer (b)
[1 mark for correct shape]
[1 mark for correct min. point and y-intercept]
(c) Write down the equation of the line of symmetry of
17 6
2
+ x x y
x = 3 [B1]
20. A, B and C are the points (-10, 15), (-10, -10) and (10, -20).
O
y
x
y
3
17
8
y
x
-10 -5 0 5 10
20
10
-10
-20
A
B
C
(a) Find the area of triangle ABC.
Area of triangle ABC =
20 25
2
1

= 250 units
2
[B1]
(b) ABCD is a parallelogram. Find the coordinates of the point D.

D = (10, 5) [B1]
(c) ABCE is a trapezium with AB parallel to CE.
The area of the trapezium is 650 units
2
.
Find the coordinates of the point E.
Since the area of the trapezium is 650 units
2
,
650 ) 20 )( 25 (
2
1
+CE
25 + CE = 65
CE = 40 [M1]
) 20 , 10 ( E
[A1]
21. Square and round stickers are arranged in the series of pattern as shown below.

Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3
(a) Find the number of round stickers needed to form pattern 5.
20 [B1]
(b) (i) To form pattern N, we need to use S square stickers. Write down a formula
connecting N and S.
S=N
2
[B1]
(b) (ii) To form pattern N, we need to use R round stickers. Write down a formula
connecting N and R.
R = 4N [B1]
(c) Explain why the value of R can never be 482.
482 is not a multiple of 4. [B1]
(d) T represents the total number of stickers needed to form Pattern N. Express T in
terms of N.
T = N
2
+4N [B1]
(e) Hence, find the pattern number that uses a total of 572 stickers.
N
2
+4N = 572 [M1]
N
2
+4N 572 = 0
(N-22)(N+26) = 0
N=22 or N=26 (rejected) [A1]

(Trial and error method is accepted)
22. The table below shows the attendance of two classes in January and February for 3
events A, B and C.
January February
Class A B C A B C
4E6 20 15 18 10 10 16
5N4 15 35 10 17 32 12
The information for Januarys attendance can be represented by the matrix

,
_

10 35 15
18 15 20
P
.
The information for Februarys attendance can be represented by a matrix Q.
(a) Write down matrix Q.

,
_

12 32 17
16 10 10
Q
(b) Calculate
( ) Q P +
2
1
.
( )
1
]
1

,
_

,
_

+
12 32 17
16 10 10
10 35 15
18 15 20
2
1
2
1
Q P

,
_

22 67 32
34 25 30
2
1

,
_

11 5 . 33 16
17 5 . 12 15
(c) Describe what is represented by the elements of
( ) Q P +
2
1
.
It represents the average number of students who turned up for event A, B and C for both
classes.
23. Two points A and B are shown below.
Answer (a), (b), (c), (e)
A B
. .
(a) Construct triangle ABC such that AC = 6cm and BC = 10cm.
(b) Construct the angle bisector of . ABC
(c) Construct the perpendicular bisector of AB.
(d) The perpendicular bisector of AB cuts the line AB at D and the angle bisector of ABC at
E. Measure AE.
Answer (d) AE = ______________________cm
(e) Name the triangle whose area is twice the area of . ACD
ACB [B1]
End of Paper 1