SAINT LUCIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, INNOVATION, GENDER RELATIONS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, Ne 0105 N2 0105 2018 COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION MATHEMATICS PROBLEMS MATHEMATICS PROBLEMS NAME: SCHOOL: REGISTRATION NUMBER: REGISTRATION NUMBER: TIME: 55 minutes DIRECTIONS: This paper has two (2) parts. Attempt ALL the problems from BOTH parts. Work each problem in the space provided. Show ALL your working. If you need more space, there are extra pages towards the back of the booklet. DO NOT WRITE IN THIS BOX Marks ‘Marker/Moderator! |__ Probtems Obtained Supervisor Part I i, | 2 3 4 5 TOTAL Partt|__ 1 2 TOTALSee = Sie SS oa) ea as 18 ie + ey OAL Au © eat atenreneraa ae) RAMA ek, 21 aon ah a A A MOD B10e et sae Saas ME IOORT SOU eit nae _ aay oeniae 1 ae erase EEPE-E-Ee 1-H go Poul na emg RP ae ' FH AEP head tanga hal aE hs meee cea all LE ccm Tein 5 a at EPA Tie eo: prt wen prpeedds tans mace TE RS pe ae rk eat hot wane a eo cue 5 LT ae nore in a) ne 2 eee a ifPARTI DIRECTIONS: Attempt all five (5) problems in this section. Show ALL your working. 1. The following describes the quantity of various fruits at a supermarket on Monday morning. - There are 26 bags of plums with each bag containing 36 plums. - Golden apples are half the number of plums. - Oranges are 72 less than the number of golden apples (a) Calculate the TOTAL number of fruits in the supermarket? (b) The supermarket is opened from Monday to Friday. If all of the fruits were sold out by Friday evening, calculate the average number of fruits sold daily. (10 marks)2 1 - - Ata concert, > of the audience were men and > were women. The remainder was children. (a) What fraction of the audience was children? (b) If 72 children attended the concert, what was the TOTAL number of persons in the audience? (8 marks)3. It costs Jay’s Sports shop $50 to produce a PE uniform. However, the sports shop sells each uniform at a cost of $65 each. If 150 students purchased uniforms: (a) Calculate the total amount paid to Jay's Sports Shop. (b) Calculate the profit % made by Jay’s Sports Shop. (8 marks)4. Anairplane leaves Kansas Airport and flies for 1 hour 40 minutes at an average speed of 840 km/h to its destination. (a) Calculate the distance that the airplane travels. (b) If the plane uses 14 litres of fuel per kilometre, how much fuel was used for the journey? (6 marks)5. Jake has a plot of land in the shape of a rectangle as shown below. At one corner of the land is a concrete shed in the shape of a triangle. The rest of the plot is covered with grass. 24m 16m. <—6m— (a) Calculate the area of land which is covered with grass? (b) A farmer cuts the grass at a rate of 62m? per day. At this rate, how many days would it take for him to clear the grass on the land? (8 marks)PART II DIRECTIONS: — Answer BOTH questions in this section. Show ALL your working. 1. The figures below show the arrangement of squares. Study the figures carefully. FIGURE 1 FIGURE2 FIGURE 3 (a) Draw figure 4 in the box below. FIGURE 4(b) Complete sections (i) and (ii) of the table below. : Number of Shaded Number of Unshaded Figure Squares squares 1 1 8 2; 4 2 3 9 16 @ (ii) 4 (c) How many shaded squares would FIGURE 8 contain? (6 marks)2. Henry buys 3.6 kg of dog food every 4 weeks for his dog. What is the total quantity that he would have purchased at the end of the year? (4 marks)