ROCK SUPERIOR ACADEMY

2ND TERM EXAMINATION. 2023/2024

ACADEMIC SESSION
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
CLASS: J . S . S . 3
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer all questions from section "A"and any five (5) of your choice from section "B"
SECTION "B"
1. What is the place value of 9 in 4926 (a) hundreds (b) thousands (c) units
2. Convert 75 base 10 to a number in base 2 (a)1001011 base 2 (b)1011011 base 2 (c)1110011 base 2
3. Convert 1001011 base 2 to a number in base 10 (a)1239 base 10 (b)1023 base 10 (c)75 base 10
4. Calculate 1001 base 2 + 1011 base 2 (a)10100 base 2 (b)1101 base 2 (c)1001 base 2
5. Find the positive difference between 6•7 and 9•8 (a)3•1 (b)4•1 (c)16•5
6. A bag contains 6 blue ball, 4 red balls and 10 black balls. What is the probability of selecting a ball at
random from the bag to obtain a blue ball (a)⁴/20 (b)¹⁰/20 (c)³/10
7. Find the H . C . F of 9, 21 and 27 (a)3 (b)7 (c)27
8. Find the sum of –7 and –12 (a)–19 (b)19 (c)5
9. Simplify ³/7 and ⁵/7 (a)⁸/9 (b)1²/7 (c)1⅐
10. Subtract the square root of 9 from the square of 9. (a)162 (b)78 (c)84
11. What is the product of 673 and 45 (a)30285 (b)40285 (c)20285
12. Round of 394•672 correct to 1 . D . P (a)3•94 (b)3•9 (c)394•7
13. Calculate 578•809 + 20•98 (leaving your answer in 2 . P (a)599•79 (b)599•78 (c)599•789
14. Write 879 in Roman Numerals (a) DCCLXIX (c)DCCCLXXIX (c)CDLXXIX
15. Write MMCDXV In ordinary number (a)2415 (b)215 (c)3115
16. Write 10, 346, 009 (a)ten thousand three hundred and forty six thousand and nine (b) ten million,
three hundred and forty six thousand and nine (c) ten million and nine
17. Four hundred and thirty eight million, three hundred thousand and two (a)4383002 (b)438300002
(c)438302
18. Calculate these binary numbers 11011+10101+1001 (a)111001 base 2 (b)10110 base 2 (c)101011
base 2
19. Simplify by removing the bracket 5x +(8x-5x) (a)8x (b)18x (c)8x²
20. 2y + (4y–12y) + (6y + y) (a)24y² (b)24y (c)y
21. If p= -7 and v= 10 and y= 15 find v+p+y (a)32 (b)25 (c)y+25
22. Which of the options for simple interest (a)5= PRT/100 (c)I=PRT/100 (c)p=PRT/100
23. Find the compound interest on ₦40,000 for 2years at 8% per annum (a)₦46,656 (b)₦6,656 (c)
₦11,200
24. Find the simple interest on #30,000 for 4years at 8% per annum (a)₦9,600 (b)₦10,006 (c)#9,500
25. How many degree (°) has a circle (a)180° (b)90° (c)360°
26. Remove the bracket from 3(2x-y) (a)6x-3y (b)5x + 3y (c)3+2x - y
Use this frequencies to answer questions 27-29 29,29,26 23,19,18 and 17
27. Find the mean score (a)29 (b)23 (c)19
28. Find the median score (a)23(b)29(c)19
29. Find the mode score (a)29 (b)23 (c)19
30. Which of this is not a pair of equivalent fractions? (a)²⁰/30, or ⅔ (b)⁷/9,²¹/27 (C)⅗, ⁸/10
SECTION "B"
1. convert 57 base 10 to a number in base 2
2. Find the compound interest on ₦87,000 2years at 10% per annum
3. Construct angles :
i)45°
ii)90°
4. A bowl contains 30 eggs, five (5) of which are broken. If an egg is chosen at random, what is the
probability that it is not broken
5. Wealth bought a bag for ₦1246 and sold for ₦1612 what is the profit
6. Round off 0•004365 correct to 2 significant figure
7. Give the number 29542 to the nearest ten. (a)29540 (b)29550 (c)39000.