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1 Mathematics Mid-Year Exam (2007 08) Page 1

Mid-Year Examination (2007 - 2008)
Form One Mathematics
Time allowed : 1 hr 45 min Name: __________________
Total marks : 100 Class : ______________( )
Instructions:
1. Answer ALL questions.
2. Answer Section A with a pencil on the Multiple Choice Answer Sheet. Marks will be deducted if
a ball pen is used.
3. Answer Sections B and C with blue /black ball pen in the Answer Book.
4. All diagrams and graphs must be drawn in pencil.
5. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should either be exact or correct to 1 decimal place.
Section A: Multiple Choice (20 marks)
1. Which of the following expressions has
value that is NOT a directed number?
A. ( ) ( ) 5 3
B.
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.
|

\
|
+
5
1
) 3 (
C.
|
.
|

\
|

|
.
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5
3
5
3
D. ( ) ( ) 5 3 +
2. Sam is on the second floor under the
ground in a shopping centre. If Susan is
somewhere 4 floors above where Sam is,
which floor is she in?
A. second floor above the ground
B. fourth floor above the ground
C. sixth floor above the ground
D. eighth floor above the ground
3. Use an algebraic expression to represent
Divide the product of 2 and y by 9 and
then subtract the quotient from the sum of
35 and c.
A.
9
2
35
y
c
B. c
y
+ + 35
2
9
C.
9
2
35
y
c +
D. ) 35 (
9
2
c
y
+
4. Which of the following sets of numbers is
arranged in descending order?
A. 2 , 12 , 22 , 32
B.
2
1
,
12
1
,
22
1
,
32
1

C. 0.12, 0.2, 0.22, 0.32
D.
101
32
,
101
22
,
101
12
,
101
2
5.
Find the value of( ) ( )
2
2
7 7 .
A. + 343
B. 343
C. + 2401
D. 2401
6. Which of the following has a negative
value?
A. Multiply 8 by 3 .
B. Add 10 to 6 .
C. Divide 36 by 6 .
D. Subtract 4 from + 4.
7. Simplify the following algebraic
expression: 5 ) (
4
1
2 + + + c c c b a
A. 5 3 4 2 + c b a
B.
5
2
4
2
c bc
a +
C. c
b a
15
4 2
+
D.
5
3
4
2
c b
a +
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8.
Given that ( )( ) b a b a W 3 2 2 3 = , find the
value of W when
2
1
= a and
3
1
= b .
A.
3
5

B. 0
C.
3
13
D. 2
9. Given that the general term of a sequence is
( ) n
n
2 1 , which of the following is/ are
correct?
I. The sequence is 2 , 4, 6 , 8,
II. The 10
th
term is 20 .
III. The 21
st
term is 42.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only
10. Consider the following inequalities.
I. 10 s a
II. 2 > b
III. 8 < c
10 is an integral solution of _________.
A. I only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
11. The table below shows the relationship
between x and y.
x 1 2 3 4 5
y 3
4 11 18 25
Which of the following may represent the
function relating x and y?
A. 1 4 = x y
B. x y 7 10 =
C. x y 5 6 =
D. 2 5 = x y
12. Which of the following equations has the
same solution as 10
3 2
= +
x x
?
A.
4
1
10
3 x x
+ =
+
B. 02 . 0 1 . 0 05 . 0 2 . 0 = x x
C. ( ) ( ) 3 5 7 6 + = x x
D. 9
4
7
4
2
3 + =
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|

\
|
+
x x
13. In a sale, all items are sold at 30% off. If a
customer pays the bill by cash, he can get a
further discount of 5%. Find the overall
discount per cent if a customer pays by
cash.
A. 25%
B. 28.5%
C. 33.5%
D. 35%
14. The cost price of a dozen of pencils is $42.
If each pencil is sold for $4.2, find the
profit per cent for the pencils.
A. 1%
B. 2%
C. 10%
D. 20%
15. Four shops offer some discounts to sell the
same brand of biscuits, the marked prices
and discounts offered are shown below:
Which shop offers the lowest selling price?
A. Shop A
B. Shop B
C. Shop C
D. Shop D
Shop Marked
price ($)
Discount
offered
A 18 15% off
B 19 $2.90
C 24 Buy 2 get 1 free
D 35 Half price
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16. The sum of three numbers p , q and r is
420. If p is half of q and r is 45 less
than q , find the value of p .
A. 93
B. 138
C. 186
D. cannot be found
17. Use the translation strategy to estimate the
value of 97 . 11 8 94 . 83 .
A. 50
B. 56
C. 60
D. 63
18. Use a clustered value to estimate the sum
of 2 987, 3 012, 2 934 and 3 027.
A 11 900
B. 11 960
C. 12 000
D. 13 000
19. Which of the following shows the
compensation strategy to estimate the value
of 6 839 ?
A. 6 9 6 800 +
B. 6 30 6 800 +
C. 6 39 6 800 +
D. 6 40 6 800 +
20. Which of the following is/ are exact
value(s)?
I. The area of a lake is 25 m
2
.
II. The speed of the car is 56 km/h.
III. The test mark of Peter is 65 marks.
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only
End of Section A
Section B: Short Questions (30 marks)
a.
A number of sweets are shared among ( ) 7 4 + x children. After each child gets
3 sweets, ( ) 9 2 y sweets are left. Find the original number of sweets.
(3 marks)
1.
b.
Hence, find the original number of sweets in (a) when 3 = x and 2 = y .
(2 marks)
2. Solve the following equations:
a. 9 2 2
2
1
2
1
=
|
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|

\
|
x
(3 marks)
b.
3 4
3
6
2 3
5
x x
=

(4 marks)
3.
For the sequence 3 , 7 , 11 , 15 ,
a. Write down the 5
th
and the 6
th
terms. (2 marks)
b. Find the general term. (2 marks)
c. Use the result in (b), find the difference between 11
th
term and the 14
th
term. (2 marks)
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4. Mr Chan sells three items. A record of the sale of these three items is given below.
(A gain is represented by a positive number)
Items Change of balance per unit ($) No. of units sold (units)
A +$20 120
B 35 $ 150
C +$5 100
a. (i) Use directed numbers to represent the total loss when 150 units of item B are
sold.
(1 mark)
(ii) Hence, find the total gain or loss if Mr Chan sells all the three items. (2 marks)
b. If the total selling prices of all the items are $9 400, find the gain per cent or loss
per cent. (3 marks)
5. The number of students wearing glasses in Form One are listed below:
Class 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F
No. of students 28 31 32 27 34 33
a. Estimate the total number of students wearing glasses by using a clustered value. (2 marks)
b. (i) Find the exact total number of students wearing glasses. (1 mark)
(ii) Using the result in (b)(i), find the total number of Form One students in six
classes if the number of students not wearing glasses is 26% that of total
number of students in Form One. (3 marks)
End of Section B
Section C Long Questions (50 marks)
6. There are 20 questions in a game, a player can get 5 marks if he gets a correct
answer, 1 mark will be deducted if he has not answered the question and 3 marks
will be deducted if he gets a wrong answer.
a. If a player has C correct answers, W wrong answers and B questions not
answered, write down a function to represent the total mark M in terms of C,
B and W.
(2 marks)
b. Vivian has 12 correct answers and 4 wrong answers. How many marks does
she get?
(4 marks)
c. Jenny gets 72 marks and she does not answer 2 questions, find the number of
correct answers she gets.
(3 marks)
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7. Becky, Wing and Gavin each throw a dart ten times. 5 marks and 2 marks will be
awarded for each dart hitting the black region and the white region of the dartboard
respectively. 3 marks will be deducted for each dart missing the dartboard.
The following table shows the results of Becky, Wing and Gavin.
Number of times
hitting the black
region
Number of times
hitting the white
region
Number of times
missing the dartboard
Becky 6 2 2
Wing 4 5 1
Gavin 3 4 3
a. (i) Find the total marks for Becky, Wing and Gavin. (4 marks)
(ii) Who is the winner? (1 mark)
b. (i) Now, the rules are changed. 4 marks and 3 marks will be awarded for
each dart hitting the black region and the white region of the dartboard
respectively. If Becky gets a total of 10 marks, find the marks that will
be deducted for each dart missing the dartboard. (4 marks)
(ii) Under the new rules, arrange the total marks of Becky, Wing and Gavin
in ascending order. Who has the lowest marks? (5 marks)
8. Consumer Council conducted a toilet paper research by comparing three different
brands on price and sheets per roll. Details are as follows:
Brand Price per roll Number of
sheets per roll
A $2.6 290
B
$2.4 370
C
$1.6 121
a. By using compatible numbers, estimate which brand has the cheapest price. (4 marks)
b. ABC restaurant would like to order some toilet paper from each brand to test
the quality. The number of toilet paper ordered from Brand B is three more
than Brand A while Brand C is twice of Brand B. The total price is $115.2.
Find the number of toilet paper for each Brand.
(8 marks)
c. Brand A offers a Buy ten get two free promotion to ABC restaurant, find the
new total price and the discount per cent. Correct your answer to the nearest
integer.
(5 marks)
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9. A restaurant launch a VIP card promotion, details are as follows:
Membership type Annual Membership Fee Discount
Platinum Card $488 20%
Gold Card $288 15%
Silver Card $168 8%
There are three types of membership with different fee and different discount
offered to the customer. Once a customer joined the membership and paid the
annual membership fee we can get a discount for the meal in the restaurant.
a. Mike would like to join the silver membership and he has ordered a $300 set
dinner plus a 10% service charge. Totally, how much did he need to pay for
both membership fee and the meal?
(3 marks)
b. Mike received a $50 cash coupon after joining the membership but the coupon
cannot be used with other discount. The next day Mike went to the restaurant
and enjoyed a $500 dinner set plus a 10% service charge. Explain whether he
should use the coupon or the discount to save more money. (3 marks)
c. Find the original price of a set dinner if a platinum member pays the meal for
$ 704 which included the 10% service charge.
(4 marks)
End of Section C
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