ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

1 Calculate the following.

a) 20 - (5 x 3)

b) 20 ÷ 1 + 4

c) (10 + 4) ÷ 2

d) 17 – 17

(Total 2 x 4 = 8 marks)

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2 a) Increase $65 by 25%

(2 x 1 = 2 marks)

b) Kurt buys a computer for $ 10000 and sells it for $ 8000. Find the profit

or loss percentage.

(3 x 1 = 3 marks)

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 c) Calculate and write each answer in standard form

i) 1 million x 103

ii) 108 ÷ 103

(1 x 2 = 2 marks)

d) Simplify and give the answer in standard form

(4 x 103) x ( 6.5 x 104)

(2 x 1 = 2 marks)

e) Write each of the following numbers correct to 1 significant number.

i) 87050

ii) 34689

( 1 x 2 = 2 marks)

(Total 11 marks)

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3 a) Divide $ 750 in the ratio 2 : 3

( 2 x 1 = 2 marks)

b) Calculate the following quantities:

i) 45 % of $ 800.

ii) 27% of 50kg

(2 x 2 = 4 marks)

(Total 6 marks)

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4 Simplify the following.

a) 5.4 x 15c

b) 7.5a x 5.6a

c) 8ab + 5ab -10a

d) (3a)2 x 5a

e) 3p3 + 3p2 - 2p3 + 5p2

(Total 2 x 5 = 10 marks)

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5 a) Solve and find the value of x

i) =5

ii) 8 (x – 6) = - 32

(2 x 2 = 4 marks)

b) Find the value of x

6 ( x + 5) = 12 ( x + 2)

(3 x 1 = 3 marks)

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 c) The sum of three consecutive numbers is 258. Find the numbers.

(3 x 1 = 3 marks)

(Total 10 marks)

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6 Find the solutions for the following

a) +

b) 2 x 3

c) ÷

(Total 2 x 3 = 6 marks)

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7) a) Find the gradient of the line joining A to B when A is (1,5) and

B is (5,8)

(3 x 1 = 3 marks)

b) Write down the equation of the line with gradient 3 and that passes

through (0, 8)

(2 x 1 = 2 marks)

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 c) Write down the gradient, y- intercept and sketch the graph of the

following equations on the co-ordinate plane given below.

i) y = 3x + 1

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 ii) y = 3 – 2x

( 3 x2 = 6 marks)

(Total 11 marks)

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8 a) Find the sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon with 6 sides.

( 2 x 1 = 2 marks)

b) A regular polygon has 20 sides. Find the size of each interior and each

exterior angle.

(4x 1 = 4 marks)

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 c) Calculate the value of ‘y’ and find the value of each interior angle.

y +5 y+ 30

y + 10

(4 x 1 = 4 marks)

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 d) The size of an exterior angle of a regular polygon is 300. Calculate

the number of sides it has

(2 x 1 = 2 marks)

e) Construct a triangle ABC in which AB = 7cm, AC = 6cm

and BC = 5cm.

(3 x 1 = 3 marks)

(Total 15 marks)

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9 a) Describe the set given below by a rule

1, 4, 9, 16, 25

(2 x 1 = 2 marks)

b) If = 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5, 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10

A = 1, 4 , 6, 9

B = 1, 3, 6, 8, 10

Illustrate this information on a Venn diagram

(3 x 1 = 3 marks)

Find

i) A B

ii) A B

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 iii) A1

iv) n(A B)

v) B1

vi) Is set A a subset of set B

(1 x 6 = 6 marks)

c) List these sets

i) R= all factors of 45

ii) S= square numbers from 1 to 100

(2 x 2 = 4 marks)

(Total 15 marks)

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10) a) State two properties of a rectangle

(2 x 1 = 2 marks)

b) Expand and simplify the following

i) 5a - 3( 5a + 2b) + 2 (a +b)

ii) 5 (m+5) + 2( m-3) + 2m - 5

(3 x2 = 6 marks)

(Total 8 marks)

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