Mid-year Examination 2022/23

Mathematics
Form Three Name :
Time allowed: 2 hrs. 15 mins. Class : ( )
Paper Total: 100 marks
Instructions
1. Answer ALL questions.
2. All answers in Section A should be marked in pencil on the MC answer sheet provided or marks
will be deducted.
3. Answer Sections B and C with blue/black ball pen in the Answer Book.
4. All diagrams and graphs must be drawn neatly in pencil.
5. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should either be exact or correct to 3 significant
figures.
6. Anything written on the rough work sheet provided will not be marked.

Section A Multiple choice (30 marks)

8  3m
1. Solve  7.
2 5. If x and y are real numbers such that
22 xy < 0, which of the following must be
A. m  true?
3
22
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B. m 
3
I. x+y<0
x2
C. m  2 II. 0
D. m  2 y2
1
III. 3 3
0
x y
2. Solve 24  4  5 y  11.
A.  4  y  3 A. I and II only
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B.  4  y  3 B. I and III only
C.  3  y  4 O
C.
D.
II and III only
I, II and III
D. 3  y  4

3. How many negative integers satisfy 4  3k

6. If k > 2 and y  , find the greatest
the inequality  8x  9  7  3x ? 5
A. 2 integral value of y.
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B. 3
C. 4 O
A. 1
B. 2
D. Infinitely many negative integers C. 3
D. 4

4. Which of the following is not a

solution of 5  2 x  x2  5 ? 7. Michael deposits $100 000 in a bank and
gets $109 762.5 after 2 years and
A. 0.5
9 months. Find the simple interest rate per
B. 0
annum correct to the nearest 0.1%.
C. 1 ·

A. 3.4%
CD. 2 B. 3.5%
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C. 3.6%
D. 3.7%

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8. A tree was 7 m tall in 2018. It was found 13. The radius of a solid hemisphere and the
that it was 10 m tall in 2021. Find the base radius of a solid right circular
growth factor of the height of the tree cylinder are equal. If the height of the
per year, correct to 2 decimal places. circular cylinder is equal to 3 times its
A. 0.89 base radius, then the ratio of the total
B. 1.09 surface area of the hemisphere to the total
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C. 1.13 surface area of the circular cylinder is
D. 1.43 A. 1 : 2.
B. 1 : 4.
C. 2 : 7.
9. The present value of a machine is
$1 800 000. Its value depreciates at a O
D. 3 : 8.

rate of 20% per year. Find the

depreciation of the machine after 3
years.
O 14. Which of the following could not be the
probability of an event?
3
A. $720 000 A.
2
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B. $878 400
2022
C. $921 600
D. $1 080 000
B.
2021 IDKTUT
C. tan 0°
D. 1  cos 5°
10. A sum of $96 000 is deposited at an
15. The following table shows the results of
interest rate of 4% per annum for 6
years, compounded monthly. Find the C throwing a dice for 50 times.
interest correct to the nearest dollar. Number 1 2 3 4 5 6
A. $5 906 Frequency 10 p 13 q 9 8
B. $7 982
Estimate the probability of getting an
C. $25 895
even number.
OD. $25 991
A.
4
25
11. If the ratio of the height of a pyramid to 6
B.
that of a prism having the same base 25
area is 5 : 3, then the volume of 9
pyramid : the volume of prism = C.
25
A. 5 : 1. 16
B. 5 : 3. D.
25
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C. 5 : 9.
D. 25 : 9.
16. A fair dice is thrown twice. Find the
C probability that the sum of the two
numbers thrown is at least 10.
12. A solid right square pyramid has a slant
1
edge 75 cm. If the perimeter of the base A.
is 168 cm, then the total surface area of 6
the pyramid is 1
B.
A. 7 812 cm2.
GB. 8 064 cm2.
9
1
C. 13 860 cm2. C.
12
D. 14 364 cm2. 5
D.
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17. 31 is a 3-digit number, where  is an 20. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. Its
integer from 0 to 9 inclusive. Find the diagonals intersect at F and BFC =150°.
probability that the 3-digit number is AEDF is a rhombus of perimeter 64 cm.
divisible by 3. Find the perimeter of ABCD correct to the
1 nearest cm.
A. E
3
1
B.
5 A D
1 F
C.
10
3 150
D. B C
10
A. 78 cm
18. In the figure, ACEG and BDFH are B. 81 cm
straight lines. AB // CD // EF // GH, C. 87 cm
AC = 6 cm, CE = EG = 3 cm and D. 156 cm
DF = 3.5 cm. Find the length of BH.
21. In the figure, E, F, G and H are the
mid-points of AB, AD, CB and CD
A B respectively. Which of the following must
be true?
6 cm
A
C D
3 cm 3.5 cm E F
E F
3 cm
G H B D

G H
A. 14 cm
B. 14.5 cm
C. 15 cm C
D. 15.5 cm I. EF // GH
II. EF = GH
19. In the figure, ABCD is a square. EB = ED III. AEF ≅ CGH
and ABE = 23°. Find BED. A. I and II only
B. I and III only
E C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

22. A box contains 12 bronze balls, 6 silver

A D balls and 2 gold balls. In a game, a ball is
randomly drawn from the box and a
certain amount of money will be gained
23 according to the following table:
Colour of the ball drawn Bronze Silver Gold
B C Amount of money gained $10 $100 $1000

Find the expected gain of the game.

A. 67° A. $136
B. 56° B. $163
C. 46° C. $316
D. 44° D. $370
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23. Suppose the probabilities of giving birth 27. If the base radius of a right circular cone
to a boy and a girl are equal. Find the is increased by 10% and its height is
probability that a family with three decreased by k% so that its volume is
children has at least two girls. decreased by 5.741%, then k =
1 A. 14.3.
A. B. 18.9.
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3 C. 22.1.
B. D. 23.9.
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1
C. 28. 20 identical spheres of radius 3 cm are put
2 into a cylindrical container with water.
7 The spheres are completely immersed
D.
8 without overflowing. If the base radius of
the cylindrical container is 12 cm, find the
increase in the wet surface area.
24. A letter is randomly chosen from each of A. 720𝜋 cm2
the two words “CHRISTMAS’ and B. 360𝜋 cm2
‘EASTER’. Find the probability that the C. 240𝜋 cm2
two letters chosen are the same. D. 120𝜋 cm2
1
A.
18 29. In the figure, a right circular cone is cut
1 into three parts X, Y and Z by planes
B. parallel to its base. If the height of X : the
27
height of Y : the height of Z is 1 : 2 : 1 and
2
C. the curved surface area of Z is 224 cm2,
27 find the curved surface area of Y.
5
D. X
54
Y

25. If the surface area of a sphere decreases Z

by 64%, find the percentage change in the
volume of the sphere. A. 196 cm2
A. 21.6% B. 256 cm2
B. 48.8% C. 288 cm2
C. 51.2% D. 448 cm2
D. 78.4%
30. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. E
and G are points lying on AD and BC
respectively such that AB // EG // DC and
26. Rice A and rice B are mixed in the ratio AE : ED = 2 : 1. AC and EG intersect at F.
4: 6 to produce rice C. If the weights of If the area of CDEF is 90 cm2, find the
rice A and rice B are increased by 25% area of ABGF.
A E D
and 20% respectively, find the percentage
increase in the weight of rice C.
A. 22%
B. 23% F
C. 12.2%
B G C
D. 12.3% 2
A. 120 cm
B. 130 cm2
C. 144 cm2
D. 162 cm2
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