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Form 3 Mathematics

1st Term Revision Test

December 2022

Time Allowed: 1 hour and 45 minutes Total marks: 100

Name: __________________________( ) Class: ___________ Set: 3A

Instructions:

1. Attempt ALL questions in both sections.

2. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this Question-Answer Book.

3. In Section B, full marks will not be given unless steps are clearly shown.

4. Unless otherwise specified in a question, numerical answers must be exact or correct to 3

significant figures.

5. Diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (30 marks)

Each question carries equal marks.

Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Answer

(3a 2b −1 ) −4
1. Simplify , where a and b are non-zero numbers.
(9a −1b 2 )−3

9 9b 2
A. B.
11 10
a b a11
a11 9b10
C. D.
9b10 a11

2. If x  y and c  0 , which of the following must be true?

c−x c− y
I. x2  y 2 II. cx  cy III. 
2 2

A. II only B. I and II only

C. II and III only D. I, II and III

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3. Which of the following are correct?

I. (3x − 2)2 = (2 − 3x)2
(1 − m 4 ) 2
II. ( m −4 − 1) 2 =
m8
III. (m2n2 )0 = (m3n3 )0

A. I and II only B. I and III only

C. II and III only D. I, II and III

4. The following table shows the progressive tax rates for salaries tax.

Net chargeable income Tax rates

On the first $40 000 2%

On the next $40 000 7%

On the next $40 000 12%

Remainder 17%

If Miss Chan receives $10 000 as allowance and her net chargeable income is $85 000, find
her salaries tax payable.

A. $3 250 B. $3 600

C. $4 200 D. $7 200

5. What is the result of −0.5 10−3003 + 7.2 10−1000  (6 101001 )2 in scientific notation?

A. 1.5 10−3003

B. 1.5 10−3001

C. 0.15 10−3002

D. 1.5 10−3002

6. Two fair dice are thrown at the same time. Find the probability that at least one of the numbers
obtained is an even number.
1 3
A. B.
4 4
1 2
C. D.
2 3
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7. The price of one ticket of a lucky draw is $100. 100 tickets are sold. Among them, 1 will be
chosen to get the first prize of $50 000, 4 will get the second prize of $20 000 each and 5 will
get the third prize of $10 000 each. The remaining tickets will have no prizes. Amy buys one
ticket to join the lucky draw. Find the expected gain of Amy from the lucky draw.

A. $1 700

B. $1 800

C. − $1 700

D. − $1 800

8. It is given that 5 x = 5 y − 15 . Find the value of 9 x2 − 6 x −18xy + 6 y + 9 y 2 + 1 .

A. 100

B. 62

C. 64

D. 2116

9. There are six classes in S1. Each class has the same number of students, and the number of
boys in the form is the same as that of girls. If 5 more boys are added to S1, the total number
of boys in S1 would be more than 120. At least how many students are there in each class?

A. 36

B. 37

C. 38

D. 39

10. Starting from the beginning of 2011, the value of a machine depreciated by 25% every 2
years. Its value was $84 375 at the end of 2016. Find the value of the depreciation.

A. $43 200

B. $115 625

C. $200 000

D. $474 074
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11. If the height of a triangle decreases by 8% and its area remains unchanged, find the percentage
change in its base, correct to 3 significant figures.

A. +7.41%

B. +8.00%

C. +8.70%

D. +12.5%

12. If n is a denary number and 300 000  n  400 000 , find the number of digits required to
represent n as a binary number.

A. 18

B. 19

C. 20

D. 21

13. The following table shows that the number of books read by a group of students last year.

Number of books 6 7 8 9

Number of students 4 9 x 7

If the median number of books is 7, find the number of possible values of x.

A. 4
B. 5

C. 6

D. 7

14. A sum of money is deposited in a bank for 3 years with an interest rate of r% p.a.,
compounded yearly. It is given that the interest earned in the third year is exactly the principal
deposited. Which of the following is true?
A. r% 3 = 1
B. r %(1 + r %)2 = 1
C. (1 + r %)3 = 2

D. None of the above

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15. Consider the following data.

5 16 7 18 20 4 9 x y
It is given that x and y are two integers and x  y . If the median of the above data is less than
10 and the mean is greater than 12, which of the following statements must be correct?
I. x  10
II. 20 is the largest datum.

III. The 3rd quartile is 19.

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III

Section B1: Conventional Questions (50 marks)

x16 y 0 x
1. Let k be a constant. If k 3 2 −1
= ( xy 2 )−3  , find k.
(x y ) y y
(4 marks)

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2. (a) Factorize 25 x 2 − 20 x + 4 .
(b) Hence, factorize y 2 − 25x2 + 20 x − 4 .
(4 marks)

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1 3
3. Make m the subject of the formula = −1.
n 3− m
(5 marks)

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−1
 −1 4 
4. Simplify  − 2  . Express your answer with positive indices.
 2− x x −4
(5 marks)

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5. The marked price of a product is 20% higher than its cost. Find the profit or loss per cent
when the product is sold at a discount of 10%.

(4 marks)

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3 2 x + 9 x − 30
6. It is given that −  .
4 5 20
(a) Solve the above inequality.
(b) If y is a non-negative integer and y = −4 x + 8 , write down all possible values of y.
(4 marks)

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7. The deposits of 7 people in a bank are as follows.
$23 000, $14 000, $10 000, $30 000, $25 000, $18 000, $20 000
(a) Find the mean deposit of these 7 people.
(b) If the bank offers an interest rate of 4% p.a. compounded half-yearly, find the mean
interest of these 7 people after 2 years without finding the interest or the amount
of each individual. Correct your answer to the nearest dollar.
(4 marks)

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8. The following cumulative frequency polygon shows that weight of a group of packages in a
post office.
The Weight of a Group of Packages
50

40
Cumulative Frequency

30

20

10

0
500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
Weight (g)

(a) Based on the cumulative frequency polygon, complete the following table.
Class interval (x g) Class mark (g) Frequency

3
1000  x  1500
1500  x  2000
2000  x  2500

(b) Find the mean weight of the packages, correct to the nearest g.
(c) Find the 40th percentile.
(d) A postman chooses two packages randomly with replacement.
(i) Write down the total number of possible outcomes.
(ii) Find the probability that both packages weigh less than 2 000 g.
(8 marks)

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9. (a) It is given that 40 x2 −160 x + 161  40( x + A)2 + B , where A and B are constants. Find
A and B.
(b) A student claims that there exists an integer k such that 40k 2 − 160k + 161 is negative.
By using the result of (a) and inequality properties, determine whether the claim is
correct or not. If yes, find k. If no, explain briefly.
(6 marks)

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10. The figure below shows two cylinders, A and B. The base radius of B is x% longer than that
of A while the height of B is 20% shorter than that of A. It is given that the volume of B is
15.2% more than that of A.

(a) Find x.
(b) Water is added into A such that the water depth is exactly the same as the base radius.
Denote k as the base radius of A.
(i) Show that the area of wet surface is 3 k 2 .
(ii) The water in A is now poured into B. Find the percentage change in the area
of wet surface.
(6 marks)

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Section B2: Conventional Questions (20 marks)

1. It is given that the total surface area A of a sphere with radius r is calculated by the formula
A = 4 r 2 .
In this question, assume that the Earth is a sphere with radius 6 371 km while Mars is a sphere
with radius 3 390 000 m.
(a) Convert the radius of the Earth to m. Express your answer in scientific notation.
(b) Find the total surface area (in m2) of the Earth. Express your answer in scientific
notation. Correct your answer to 3 significant figures.
(c) If the total surface area of the Earth is k times that of Mars, find k. Correct your answer
to 3 significant figures.
(6 marks)

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2. (a) Factorize x3 − 27 .
(b) Using the result of (a), or otherwise, factorize x3 + 3x − 36 .
(c) Hence, find the remainder of ( 54 1099 + 18 1033 − 70 )  ( 3 1033 − 3) .

(7 marks)

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3. Mr Lee and the school cat are playing hide-and-seek. The figure below shows the top view
of their positions. For easy reference, a rectangular coordinate system is introduced such that
the initial positions of Mr Lee and the cat are (2, 3) and (3, 2) respectively. Denote M and C
as Mr Lee and the cat respectively.
y

O x

It is given that they move according to the following rules.

(1) Whenever they move, it is equally likely for them to move 1 unit to the left, the right,
the front or the back.
(2) If they end up to be on the same point, Mr Lee catches the cat and he wins the game.
Otherwise, the cat wins the game.

(a) Suppose Mr Lee and the cat must move 1 time.

(i) Write down all possible coordinates of Mr Lee after 1 move.
(ii) Write down all possible coordinates of the cat after 1 move.
(iii) Find the probability that Mr Lee wins the game after exactly 1 move.
(b) Suppose the initial position of the cat is changed to (3, 3). Now, the cat moves 1 time
and it stops, while Mr Lee must move 2 times from his initial position. In other words,
even if they meet after 1 move, Mr Lee cannot stop and must move once more. Find
the probability that Mr Lee wins the game after exactly 2 moves.
(7 marks)

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