3850 Certificate in Mathematics - Sample paper

Stage 3

Set 3

Candidate Name (First, Middle, Last)

Candidate enrolment number DOB (DDMMYYYY)

Candidate signature

Test date (DDMMYYYY) Centre number

General information
 The duration of this test is 2 hours.
 This paper contains 60 questions. Answer them using the `boxes’ numbered 1 to
60 on the answer sheet.

You should have for this examination

 A multiple-choice answer sheet.
 A pen with blue or black ink.
 A ruler.
 The use of a calculator is not permitted.
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1 Which of the following lists is all of the factors of 20?

a 2, 4, 5, 10
b 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18
c 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20
d 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19

2 Sales of a product are 2.4 million one month.

The next month they are 2.8 million.

This is an increase of

a 4 000
b 40 000
c 400 000
d 4 000 000

3 What is 33?

a 3
b 6
c 9
d 27

4 √64 equals

a 4
b 8
c 32
d 128

5 Written in standard form 280 000 is

a 2.8 × 104
b 280 × 102
c 0.28 × 103
d 2.8 × 105

6 Written as an integer
2.2 x 103 is

a 220
b 2 200
c 22 000
d 220 000

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7 The temperature inside a freezer changes

from -21°C to 2°C.

How much did the temperature increase?

a -19°C
b -23°C
c 19°C
d 23°C

8 How is the number seven written in base 2?

a 101
b 110
c 111
d 1001

9 A man has $136.11 in his bank account.

He pays in $38.50 and writes cheques for
$72.99, $10.50 and $14.99.

The amount of money left in the account after

the cheques are cashed is

a $76.09
b $76.13
c $98.48
d $124.27

10 A customer buys a piece of cheese that costs $4.68,

a bag of cookies for $1.45 and a spice bun that
costs $3.70

How much change should the customer

receive from $20?

a $10.17
b $11.17
c $11.27
d $11.83

11 23.7 x 6.2 is

a 61.62
b 126.4
c 138.9
d 146.94

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12 A medicine bottle holds 35 cl.

How many doses of 0.5 cl is this?

a 7
b 17.5
c 70
d 175

13 0.6 x 0.7 is

a 0.402
b 0.42
c 4.2
d 42

14 Find the total cost of 2.5 kg of red grapes at $4.50 per kg

and 0.5 kg of green grapes at $3.20 per kg.

a $11.10
b $12.65
c $12.85
d $23.10

15 A person wins $2 500.

She pays a bill for $569.50
And shares the remainder between 6 people.

How much money should each person receive?

a $416.66
b $344.91
c $323.33
d $321.75

16 What is the total of and ?

c 1

d 1

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17 1 − equals

b 1

1
18 A roll of ribbon is 2 m long.
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Two small lengths are cut from it.

One length is m and the other is m.

What length of ribbon is left on the roll?

1
a 2 m
2

b 1 m

1
c 1 m
8

d 1m

1
19 2
2
÷ 38

b 2

c 2

d 6

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20 4 x is

b 1

c 1

d 4

21 What is 2 x1

a 2

b 4

c 4

d 4

22 A recipe for four people requires litre of milk.

How much milk is needed for 10 people?

a 1 litres

b 2 litres

c 5 litres

d 20 litres

23 21 + 43 × 2 is

a 66
b 85
c 107
d 128

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24 Here are instructions for sorting shapes.

In which box should a square be put?

a A
b B
c C
d D

25 What is $9 as a percentage of $75?

a 64%
b 12%
c 8.3%
d 6.75%

26 A shop is offering a 15% reduction

on the price of a computer.
The original price of the computer was $670.

What is its reduced price?

a $520
b $569.50
c $625.34
d $655

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27 A man invests $10 000 in a savings account.

The bank pays compound interest on accounts.

It pays the interest into the account at the end of each year.

Savings account
2.5% interest per year

The man does not take any money out.

What is the balance after the bank has paid two

interest payments into the account?

a $10 250.00
b $10 500.00
c $10 506.25
d $15 000.00

28 A machine cost $4 000

Depreciation is calculated at 10% per year.

What is the value of the machine after two years

simple depreciation?

a $3 960
b $3 600
c $3 240
d $3 200

29 Express 65% as a fraction.

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30 As a decimal is closest to

a 0.03
b 0.13
c 0.30
d 0.33

31 The price of a filing cabinet is $259.00

It is offered on different websites with
the following reductions.

a b

25% $40
off off

c d

 off 
off

Which is the most expensive cabinet after the reduction?

a cabinet a
b cabinet b
c cabinet c
d cabinet d

32 On a map with a scale of 1:25 000 a town is 5 cm away from the port.

What is the actual distance in km?

a 1.25 km
b 2.5 km
c 5 km
d 12.5 km

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33 A builder shares payment for jobs completed

with a labourer in the ratio 3:2.
The payment for one job was $365

How much of the money did the labourer receive?

a $73.00
b $146.00
c $182.50
d $219.00

34 A catering assistant mixes 3 parts of cordial

to 12 parts of water to make a drink.

What is the ratio of cordial to water?

a 1:4
b 1:5
c 1:9
d 1:15

35 A cook prepares 75 g of carrots for each customer.

How many kilograms does he prepare for 25 customers?

a 30
b 18.75
c 3
d 1.875

36 A pattern for a child’s dress uses 1 m of material.

Which of these lengths is closest to 1 m?

a 1.25 ft
b 3 ft
c 3.75 ft
d 4 ft

37 A waitress leaves work at 15:30.

It takes her 5 minutes to walk to the bus stop
` and she waits 12 minutes for the bus. The journey
takes 20 minutes and it takes her another
6 minutes to walk to her house.

What time does she arrive home?

a 4:13 pm
b 4:17 pm
c 6:13 pm
d 6:43 pm

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38 The table shows distances in kilometres between some cities

in the United States.

Las Los New

Boston Chicago Dallas Miami
Vegas Angeles York

Boston 0 1367 2491 3810 4166 2022 306

Chicago 1367 0 1290 2444 2800 1913 1145

Dallas 2491 1290 0 1718 1990 1785 2204

Las
3810 2444 1718 0 368 3501 3582
Vegas

Los
4166 2800 1990 368 0 3755 3933
Angeles

Miami 2022 1913 1785 3501 3755 0 1756

New
306 1145 2204 3582 3933 1756 0
York

What is the distance between Dallas and Miami?

a 2491 km
b 2022 km
c 1990 km
d 1785 km

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39
Opening hours

Month Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

January closed closed closed closed closed 1200-1600 1200-1600

February closed closed closed closed closed 1200-1600 1000-1600
March 1200-1600 1200-1600 1200-1600 1200-1600 1200-1600 1000-1600 1000-1600
April 1200-1600 1200-1600 1200-1600 1200-1600 1000-1600 1000-1600 1000-1600
May 1200-1600 1200-1600 1200-1600 1200-1600 1000-1700 1000-1700 1000-1700
June 1000-1700 1000-1700 1000-1700 1000-1700 1000-1700 1000-1700 1000-1700
July 1000-1700 1000-1700 1000-1700 1000-1700 1000-1700 1000-1700 1000-1700
August 1000-1700 1000-1700 1000-1700 1000-1700 1000-1700 1000-1700 1000-1700
September 1200-1600 1200-1600 1200-1600 1200-1600 1200-1600 1000-1700 1000-1700
October closed closed closed closed 1200-1600 1000-1600 1000-1600
November closed closed closed closed 1200-1600 1000-1600 1000-1600
December closed closed closed closed 1200-1600 1000-1600 1000-1600

A historic building has different opening hours throughout the year.

How many more hours is the building open in August than in September?

a 3 hours
b 5 hours
c 15 hours
d 21 hours

40

A gas tank holds 22 gallons of fuel.

Approximately how many gallons of fuel are left in the tank?

a 0
b 2
c 11
d 20

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41 Changing the maximum number on the y-axis affects how a graph looks.
A graph has a maximum number of 10 on the Y axis.
If the (same) graph is redrawn with a Y axis going up to 100, it will

a make the graph appear to have less volatility

b affect the actual gradient of the line
c make the graph appear to have more growth
d make the graph easier to read

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Ages of candidates taking an examination
60
Percentage of candidates

50

40

30

20

10

0
Under 17 17 18‐19 20‐21 22‐29 30‐39 40‐49 50+
Age groups

Males ‐ 2300 Total Females ‐ 3000 Total

The number of 18-19 year old males taking

the examination is approximately

a 20
b 345
c 460
d 600

43 Nine students obtained these marks in a test

13, 18, 13, 14, 16, 13, 14, 21 and 13.

What was the average mean mark?

a 13
b 14
c 15
d 16

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44 A shop manager needs to order some more shoes.

She wants to order more of the most popular size.

Which calculation will be most useful when ordering shoes?

a modal shoe size

b median shoe size
c mean shoe size
d range of shoe sizes

45 The weekly wages of six employees are

$105, $75, $89, $67, $126 and $75.

What was the range of the wages?

a $30
b $59
c $75
d $78

46 In a game using a standard six-sided dice a

player has one throw.

What is the probability that he will throw

a four or five?

a 1 in 3
b 1 in 4
c 1 in 5
d 1 in 6

47 When y = 6.

The value of 2 + y2 is

a 10
b 14
c 38
d 64

48 Solve the equation 5 + a = 15

a a = 20
b a = 10
c a=3
d a = −20

49 Solve the equation 4 + 9 = 21

a =3
b =4
c = 7.5
d =8

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50 A sales representative is paid a basic wage

and a bonus on each sale.

Which formula represents this when

P = pay, w = basic wage

b = bonus per sale, s = number of sales

a P = w + (b + s)
b P = w x (b x s)
c P = w x (b + s)
d P = w + (b x s)

51 This is a distance-time graph for part of a car journey.

If a car travels for 10 minutes at this speed,

how far will the car travel?

a 4 miles
b 6 miles
c 10 miles
d 60 miles

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52

Tourist numbers visiting Jamaica
2500
Number of tourists

2000

1500

1000

500

0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Year

Stop over tourists Cruise passengers

Which statement is true?

a The number of Cruise passengers has steadily declined

b The number of Cruise passengers has increased steadily since 2003
c There are fewer Stop over tourists than Cruise passengers
d The number of Stop over tourists has increased since 2003

53 Which of these statements are true about a rhombus?

A It is a parallelogram.
B It has four congruent sides.
C It has diagonals that are not perpendicular.
D It has diagonals that bisect the vertex angles.

a A and D
b A, B and C
c B, C and D
d A, B and D

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54

What is the size of the angle marked ?

a 40
b 100
c 130
d 310

55 In a four-sided polygon three angles measure

76°, 106° and 58°.

The other angle measures

a 120
b 90
c 80
d 40

56 The diagram shows a right angle triangle.

6m

8m

What is the length of side ?

a 5m
b 8m
c 10 m
d 14 m

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57

What is the perimeter of this shape?

a 36 cm
b 39 cm
c 53.25 cm
d 78 cm

58

What is the area of the lawn shown?

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(Take π as )
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a 5.5 m2
b 38.5 m2
c 77 m2
d 154 m2

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59 This diagram represents a cylindrical piece of metal

with diameter 6 cm and height 10 cm

Find its volume in cubic centimetres.

(Take π as 3.14)

a 28.26 cm3
b 94.2 cm3
c 188.4 cm3
d 282.6 cm3

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A
B

The length of shape B is double the length of shape A.

The width of shape B is double the width of shape A.

The area of shape B is

a 2 times the area of A

b 3 times the area of A
c 4 times the area of A
d 8 times the area of A

NOW GO BACK AND CHECK YOUR WORK

 IMPORTANT

Are the details at the top of the answer sheet correct?

Have you filled in your answers in INK in the appropriate boxes on the answer sheet?

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