Multiple Choices #1

1. 18.96 x 2.03 correcttritwosignificant figures 6. The EXACT value of 37.2'6.,. l.S-is

equals 1000

(A) 0.207
(A) 0.38
(Dr 0.0],07
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1
"" (B) 38 (C) 20.1000
(C) 38.10
(C) 20700'
rr»
,-, 380

..•.. lUf';:' o.m equals 7. What is the value of the digit 3 in the
number234l?

(A) no (A) 3
(B) III
(B) 30
(q 1100 (C) 300 •...........
./(D) 1110
(D) 3000

3. In scientific notation, 170104 is written as

8. What is the HIGHEST common factor of the
set of numbers {54, 72, 90}?
(A) 0.17004 x HP
v (B) 1.7004 x 10'
(A) 9
(C) 17.004 x JOI 18./
(8)
(D) 1.7004 x 10-1
(q 90
(D) 1080

4. The number 3.14063 written correct to 3

decimal places is 25 x 130 is the same as -::::
9.
(A) 3.140 (A) (25 x 100)+30 c-::
/(8) "'IA' 1
5.'.•' (B) (2:>+30) x 100
(;'""\
\"-'1 3.146
~ (25 x 30) +(25 x 100)
(D) 3.150
(D) (IOOx30)+(loox25)

5. Express 0.12 as a fraction in its LO'NEST

10. The LARGEST prime number-that is less
terms r.> thai! tOO is

(A) 1 tz (A) 91
8
(B) 93
I~ £cy 97../
(B) 1
9
'--'::" (0) 99

/(q 3
25

(D) 6
50
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11. Of a class of 32 students, U study Music Item 14 refers to the Venn diagram below.
and 20 study Art. What is the LEAST number.
of students who study BOTH Music and
ART?

(A) 3 ~
(8) 5 \./'"

(C) '?
I~

(0) 15
14. In the Venn diagram above, the shaded area
represents
12. Which of tile following sets is defined by
.,
r.
pi
f:xc 7·_'7 <x<.d}'>
l ---~ -- -'.

(B) (P V Q)'
(A) {O,I,2,3,4} (C) QnP'
(B) {1,2,3,4}
(D) Q uP'
(C) {-I,0.1,2,3}
..-(D) {-2,-I,O,1.2.3,4}

15. Ifthe simple interest on $800 for 3 years is

item 13 refers to the Venn diagram beiow. $S4,)vhat is the rate of interest per annum?
0.<-,

IU p
(A) 4<f/O

(B) 5%
I ( r~f i ) )
(' '.

I'----~
__
i
(C) 2~% .
4

·~_L_· _/_J_ (0)

Ll
9%
13. The two circles above represent set P and ~'"
~"'-'.. 31 % of$500 is j ,

setQ. [fP={Factorsof6} andQ= {Factors 4

of 4 }, then the shaded region represents (A) s1.62
1. ." \."
f
(B) $15.52
{} f 2, 't (C) $16.00
~ {1,2} (D) $1625
(C) {4,6,8 ...}
(D) {12, 24,36, ...}
17. Mary invested $200 foe 3 years at 5% per 22. A salesman sells a car for $11 000. rfhe is
annum. John invested $300 at the same rate. paid a commission of 4.5% for the first
If they both received the same amount of $10000 and 7.5% on the remainder, then the
money in interest, for how many years did
John invest his money?
commission bereceives is
•
(A) s 495
~ 2 twr s 525
(B) 3 (C) s 825
(q 5 (D) $1320
(I) 10

23. A loan 0[$8 000 was paid back in 2 years in

A television set costs $35Q...cash. When monthly payments of $400.00. The
bought on hire-purchase, a deposit of$35 is percentage profit on the loan was
required, follo wred by !2 monthly payments
0[$30. How much is saved by paying cash? .(A) 5'!,'O
>0')
(A) $10 (B) 81%
3
(B) $25
(C) $40 (C) «>~%
3
~
$45 v
-~ (0) 20%
[$>
19. How much does a customer pay for an article
marked at $5{l.OO if a sales tax of 6% is 24. 5(.r + y)- 3(x-y) =
charged?
...•-
(A) .:.<
c -;".
(A)
(8)
$44.00
$47.00
(B)
Q)
2x+2y
2.x+ 8y v
\ ,JI.

(C) $53.00 v----- (0) &x+ 8y 'f s- 1--

(0) $56.00
25. Ifr~ s=sr.t.lten3~1=
r
1"
I
- )

2C~ If$7000 is borrowed at the rate of5~/oper (.A-) 8

annum for 3 years, the simple interest is
(8) 9 ,.
(C) 12 ~ ?y <

(A) $ 105
(0) 27
(8) $ 2\0
(C) s 370
(D) $iOSO -'
26. lfm * n "" .Jmn-n' then 5 '" 3=

v~ ...".-::L
21. If the sale of an article resulted in a loss of (A) ,/6,/' ...) -->
20 per cent on the cost price, then the cost «:
price as a percentage of the selling price is (8) 3 l S
,-
(A)
~
75%
80%
(C) .m
(C) 120"/0
(0) 6
(D) 125%

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27. (4 = x) (i3-t- 2x):= The values of x and y which satisfy the

equations x+ 2y = 27 and 2x - Y = 19 are
(A) 7 + 5x-2x" respectively
(B) 12+ 5x+ 2x2
(C) 12+llx-2~ (A) 15andiO
12+5x-a' (B) 10 and 15
.~
(C) 7 and 13
~ 13 and 7
28. For 2x+ 3 2:9"the range of values ofx is
::.> -:-~ -I' ":;.:-" r 32. 1\ rectangular picture frame has a border area
of32 C(}12. Given that the external dimensions
~ ;;i
(C) x 2:, 6 ~:;.~
-.:_~
CI.:",""
..~
--- ¥ ./
are 10 em x 8 em, what are the MOST likely
dimensions of the picture?
(D) x> 6 •. _, ~ '"
.<~( ~ (A) gem x 6em
'1 :~;;' (B) 8 em x 4 CIn
. r' (C) 8 em .x IOcm
29. Ifx=-2,y=3,t=2,then
.7.\.7
f~) =
(0) gem x 14em

(A) .~ " '

9 33. The diagram below shows a cylinder with
diameter 6 em and height 20 em.
-
4 ...', ~t .
~)---
9 __"i
"
' i.. .•..•.•

0;:>
---
4 ?

(C)
3 S
9
(D)
4

30. £fm=~, n =-.1:-, then m' + ri'= The volume, in em', of the cylinder is
L,- 4

~-.....-- lsNJ 180n

(A) (8) 240n
16
(C) 3601t
/
3 (D) 72011:
(B)
16
"
34. The distance around the edge of a circular
5 r
pond is 88 rn. The radius, in metres,is
)J¥ 16
I I (A) 1761t
'-0
(0) s
16
(B) 881t
88
(C)
1r

88
~. 21r
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35. 2500 mil1imetres expressed in metres is Item 38reters to the following diagram.

(A) 0.25
(l3~ 2.5 •
(C) 25
(D) 250

Item 36 refers to the trapezi urn below.

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,..------lZ em ------?)-

il :7 38. The diagram shows two concentric cir-cles

"j
il ~-<---
===~;;:=~=;/
L
8 em > ~
»" ), (V. -\ ~
centre 0 with radius r em and R em. The
area, in ern", of the shaded region is

(A)
(8)
TCR2
lti!
~ 1tR2 - 7[r
~t \.J (D) r.r - R2
36. The area of the trapezium above is

{A) 24cm'
(8) 28cm1
39. The area of a triangle is 30 em' and its base
~J 30cm'
is 10 em. What is the perpendicular height,
(D) 36cnr
in em, of the triangle?

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(~ 6
37. Arnotorist travelled Sf) km in 1 hour and a (0\
.\.lJj 12
further 90 kID in 2 hours. His average speed,
(C) 13
in km/hr; for the entire journey was
(D) \7

(A) 30
§8'f 50
40. Tom Ieaves town P to drive to to\VIT 'Q~~:hich
(Cj 75
is 595 km away, at 0600 hrs. He arrives in
(D) 150
town Q at 1300 hrs the same day. Tom's
average speed was

(A) 70kmlh
(8) 7SkmJh
(C) 85kmJh
(D) 90kmIh
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Items 41 - 42 refer to the diagram below Item 44 refers to the diagram below.
showing the number of persons who listen to
- 0 ,)
Radio Stations A, B, C and D during the week.

44. The pie chart shows the popular games played

at a school of720 students. How many play
cricket?

41. Which two stations together have MORE (A) 35

l1-iAl'1 i500 listeners during the week? (B) 120
252
(A) AandB (0) 300
(B) A and 0
(C) CandO
(O) BandD 45. The heights, in cm, often students are 150,
i52, i55, [53,i70, 160, [56,165, [S8,iS5.
The range is
42. Which station had as many listeners during
the week as the mean number of listeners (A) 5
for the four stations during the week? (B) 20
(C) [50
(A) SlationA (D) !55
03) Station B
(C) Station C
(D) Station 0 46. Which of the foliowing represents the equa-
tion of a straight line?

Item 43 refers to the scores below. (A) y=2x+3

10 15 4 7
4
(B) y= -
8 8 4 x

43. The median of the eight scores present-ed (C) y=r-4

above is
(D) y=x'+2x·5
(A) 4
(B) 725
(C) 750
(D) 8
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Item 47 refers to the graph below.

s
•
1

4; . The straight line AE cuts the Faxis at

(A) (0,3)
(8) (0,2)
(3, -2)
(0) (0, -2)

Item 48 refers to the graph below .

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"m
cri-t-M

'0 t ~~;.~
:-~; .

'f . '..
i;;; ii i i i I Ii:": i•• l' Iii:::: i i i.i H-:J-i-+-::;;: oi i: IJ;: i i i

48. from the graph, the values ofxwhen

y=-I are

(A) 1and-I
(B) 2.2and-2.2
(C) 2.5and-2.5
(0) 2.8and-2.8
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Items 49 - ~Q refer to the following graph. l!em..51 refers to the following graph.

) x

51. If a, b and c arc constants and a> 0, the

equation of the graph could be

(A)
49. The maximum pointofy=4x-x2 is (8) 1; = r: _ flY?'
J - -

(C) y=c+ bx - ax?

(A) (0,0) (D) y=ax2+ bx + c
(B) (0,4)
(C) (2,4)
(D) (4.2) Item 52 refers to the diagram below,

AC and DE are straight lines intersecting at

50. The values of x for which y = 4x - X2 13. Angle DBA = 580•
intersects y = 0 are

(A) x=Oundx=4
(B) .r == 0 and x = 2
(C) x = 0 and x '-'=-4
(D) x=2 andx=4

52. The measure ofangleA13E is

(A) 58°
(B, 122 0

. (C) 142 0

(D) 3020
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Hem 53 refers to the diagrarn below.

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53. In the figure above, 60PQ is mapped to

L\Or Q'. What type oftransformation bas
taken place?

(A) Reflection
(0) Enlargement
(C) Translation
( • Rotr:(i, in
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54. A ship sailed 8 km due east frornAto B. It Item 55 refers to the diagram below.
then sailed 6 krn due north to C. Which
diagram below BEST represents the path of y
the ship?

->
B'
.B (7 8)

-:
(A)

A n
(2,5) (4,6)

oX

55. In the diagram, the translation by whkh AD

(B) N is mapped onto A' B' is represented by
A
!
(21
l'\t
lrJ
(8)
G)
{C)
(3')
\2)
(q N
(0) (5)
l' ~3
,
+c Item 56 refers to the diagram below.
I6kw
1
• L
A 8km B
A

(0)

56. AB is parallel to EC. The measure of L BDE

is

(A) 40"
(B) 50·
'fo} 140"
180·
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Item 57 refers to the following diagram. hem 59 refers to the diagram below.

p
•

R
L:J ~~'m

x em· Q

57. Inthe right-angled triangle above, not drawn 59. The diagram above, not drawn to scale,
to scale, Q==900, PQ == 50 em, shows thatthe "angle of depression of a point
PR= 130 ern, and RQ=xan. X from Z is 30°. If X is 10 metres from Y.
the height of fZ, in metres, is
Tan PRQ=
(A) 10 tan 30°
(8) 10sin 30°
(A) 50 (C) 10cos 300
x (0) 10 cos 60°

(B) x
50 Item 60 refers to the following graph which
shows the pointA.
(C) 50
130
x
(D)
130

58. Which ofthe following BEST describes the

properties of all equilateral triangle?

L All sides are equal,

U. Ali angles are equal.
III. Only two sides are equal. f:t:::(:"-4:t -3=1+-2" -l'!:l0ft" 1 . f++'3-+4::;:r
,.'
lV. Only two angles are equal. ..
: -1 ,

'-2 ., , ..

-
(B) HandIH
(C) III only
(D) IV only
60. What are the co-ordinates of the image of A
under reflection in the j-axis?

(A) (-3,4)
(8) (3,-4)
(C) (4,-3)
(-4,3)

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