MATHEMATICS TEST

Note: Attempt all questions. Max. Marks: 35 marks

1. Total Time: 1 hr. & 15 mins.

i. Find the value of x. [3]

ii. Given that EB = 12cm and DC = 20cm, find ED. [2]
2. Solve 3t2 + 5t – 4 =0. [3]
3. Daniel earns $760 each month. He pays 15% of his earnings in tax.
Calculate the amount of money Daniel has each month after paying tax. [2]
Daniel invests $1200 in a savings account. The account pays simple interest at a
rate of 2% per year. Calculate the amount of money in the account after 6 years. [2]
4. Zara owns a hairdressing salon. She buys a pack of 60 bottles of shampoo from a
warehouse for $240. She plans to sell the bottles of shampoo to her customers for
$5.50 each.
Calculate the % profit Zara makes on each bottle she sells for $5.50. [2]
Zara sells 45 bottles at $5.50 each then sells the rest with a 20% discount. Calculate
the total profit she makes by selling 60 bottles. [2]
5. Salman borrows $2500 from a bank to buy a car. He is charged 4.5% per year
compound interest. He pays the money back after 3 years.
Calculate the total amount Salman must pay to the bank. [2]
6.

Find the volume of frustum. [3]

7. Solve x2 + 7x + 5 = 0. [3]
8. The line AB has equation 3x + 5y = 8 and the point A has coordinates (6, -2).
i. Find the gradient AB. [2]
ii. Find the equation of straight line which is perpendicular to AB and which
pass through point A. [3]
iii. The line AB intersects the line with equation 2x + 3y = 3 at the point B. Find
the coordinates of B. [3]
iv. The point C has coordinates (2, k) and the distance from A to C is 5. Find the
two possible values of the constant k. [3]