Shining Star Education Centre

Aung Myay Thar San Township

Grade -10
Mathematics
December, 2019 Time allowed : 2 hours

SECTION (A)
Answer ALL Questions
(15 marks)

1. If a : b = 5 : 3, find the value of 3a + 4b : 4a + 3b.

2. A letter is chosen at random from the letters of the word “PENCIL”. What is the
probability that it is : (a) N (b) a vowel ?
3. The names of the 25 boys and 10 girls in a class are written on similar pieces of paper,
and placed in a cup. If one is drawn out at random, what is the probability that it is the
name of: (a) a boy (b) a girl ?
B
4. Solve for x in the proportion 15 : 2 = 35 : x.
5. In the given right triangle ABC, AB = 20 ft, ∠A = 38°. Find BC and AC.

A C
SECTION (B)
Answer ALL Questions
(35 marks)
6. Find the mean of the following frequency distribution of marks by taking as assumed
mean as (a) 67 (b) 70.
Score Frequency
50-54 4
55-59 6
60-64 8
65-69 16
70-74 10
75-79 3
80-84 2
85-89 1
Total = 50

7. (a) A carton of twelve pens contains three faulty pens. What is the probability that a
pen chosen at random will be faulty ?
If it is not faulty and is not replaced, what is the probability that next pen chosen will
not be faulty ?
(b) If a letter is chosen at random from the letters of the word MISSISSIPPI, what is
the probability that it is: (a) S (b) I (c) neither I nor S ?
 x3 y3 z3 (x+y+z)3
8. If x: a = y: b = z: c, show that + b2 + c2 = (a+b+c)2
a2
9. y varies directly as x2 and inversely as √z . Find y in terms of x and z given that y = 8
when x = 2 and x = 25. Calculate y when x = 3 and z = 1.
10. (a) Given that xx = 3 tan θ and y = 2 cos 2 θ, show that x 2 y + 9y = 18.
(b) Solve the triangle :
∠A = 40° , ∠B = 90° , b = 12.
11. (a) A sector cuts from a circle of radius 3 cm has a perimeter of 16 cm. Find that area
of this sector.
(b) Triangle ABC is a right triangle with a = 4, b = 3 and ∠C = 90°. Find sin A and
sin B.
12. The scores in the final round of Masters golf tournament in 1971 were as follows:
66 70 69 78 70 72 69 71 72
66 63 69 69 73 73 69 73 74
69 66 67 67 70 71 69 74 80
(a) Construct a frequency table. (b) Illustrate these data in a histogram
(c) Find the median and mode.

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