Sample Mid-year Examination One 1.

Calculate 345231 99999, without the use of a calculator, and correct to (a) the nearest thousand, and (b) 4 significant figures. 2. Write an algebraic expression for each of the following. (a) Divide the product of x and the square of y by 3. (b) Add 16 to the product of 5 and k. 3. (a) Express the ratio 8 months to 24 months in its simplest form. 3 (b) Express : 3 as a fraction in its simplest forms. 7 4. Evaluate decimal. 5. (a) Express 216000 as a product of its prime numbers, leaving your answer in index notation. 3.6 + ( 2.6 ) ( 5)
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, without the use of a calculator, and leave your answer in [2] [2]

(b) Find the highest common factor (H.C.F.) and lowest common multiple (L.C.M.) of 15, 35 and 60. [2] 6. (a) Given that x : y = 5 : 4 and y : z = 6 : 11, find the ratio of x : y : z. [2]

(b) A jug of lime juice was prepared using 250 ml of lime puree, 1.2 l of water and 125 ml of syrup. Find the ratio of the volume of syrup to that of lime puree to that of water. [2] 7. Find the missing terms in the following number sequences. (a) 1, 3, 9, ___, 81, ___, 729 (b) 1, 4, ___, 16, ___, 36, 49 8. Express 5x + 4 2+ x 2x + 1 as a single fraction. 3 8 [1] [1] [3]

9. Given that x = 2 and y = 3, evaluate each of the following. 0.1x +x 0.1x + 1.4 y 1 3 y 2 (b) 4 x 2y 6 + 5 x (a)
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10. There are three consecutive even numbers where the smallest number is denoted by x. Find the result when the sum of the three numbers is divided by 3, in terms of x. [2] 11. A truck driver drove from town A to town B at an average speed of 35 km/h for 2 h for the first part of his journey. For the second part of his journey, he drove at a speed of 68 km/h for 0.48 h. He then completed the rest of his journey at a speed of 108 km/h for 1 h. (a) Calculate the distance between town A and town B. [2] (b) During the journey, the truck driver rested for 45 minutes. Find the average speed of the truck for the entire journey. [2] 12. In the figure below, OCB and ODA are straight lines. Find (a) reflex COD, (b) ODC, and (c) BCD. [1] D A 36o [1] [1]

88o

C 56o B [4]

13. In the figure below, ABCD is a rectangle. Find the area of the shaded parts. A 20.04 cm 10 cm 16 cm 33.46 cm 17 cm D C 20.04 cm B

6 cm 12.3 cm 14. The figure below shows an octagonal solid with equal sides. Find (a) its volume, and (b) its total surface area. [2] [2]

15 cm

6 cm 4.5 cm
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13 cm

15. The pie chart below shows the number of computers sold from March to June. (a) Calculate the number of computers sold in April if the total number of computers sold in the four months was 540. [2] (b) Find the value of x. [1] (c) If 60 more computers were sold in June, calculate the angle of a sector that represents 230 computers. [2] March xo 108o April 3xo May 16. Evaluate the following, without the use of a calculator. 15 45 4 19 57 5 (b) (52 22) 12 8 (a) 2 + 17. (a) Estimate
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12o June

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125.3 (101.3 + 39.406 ) and give your answer correct to the nearest whole 3.776 number. [2] 8.68 2 ( 3.23) 47 + 3 5.2
2

(b) Use a calculator to evaluate decimal places.

and give your answer correct to 2 [2] [3] [3]

18. (a) Subtract (6x2 12x + 11) from (13x3 + 23x2 4) and multiply the result by y. (b) Simplify 12a 2 y 3 y 4a . 3 5

19. A company charges $30 for the first 50 wedding invitation cards ordered, $25 for the next 50 cards ordered and $20 for every additional 50 cards ordered. Calculate the total charges if Charmaine wants to order 250 wedding invitation cards. [2] 20. A flower pot costs $342.80. Jessica sold it at a loss of 20%. (a) How much did she sell the flower pot for? [2]

(b) If she sold the flower pot for $428.50 instead, find (i) the percentage of profit earned from the sale, and [2] (ii) the price of the flower pot excluding GST is $428.50 including of 7% GST. Give your answer correct to the nearest dollar. [1]
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21. (a) A class has 7x boys and thrice as many girls as boys. If each pupils has to pay $6.50 for a class party, how much more money must be collected from the girls than from the boys? Leave your answer in terms of x. [3] (b) The table below shows a series of odd numbers where n is the number of terms in the series and S is the sum of the series. Series 1 1+3 1+3+5 1+3+5+7 1+3+5+7+9 (i) (ii) Number of terms (n) 1 2 3 4 x Sum (S) 1 4 9 16 y [2] [1]

Find the values of x and y. Write down a formula connecting S and n.

22. In the figure below, ABCDEFGH is in the shape of an arrow where AC // GH // DE, AH // CD, AB // GF and BC // FE. Find (a) FGH, [2] (b) HAD, and (c) BAD. [2]

[3] G

A B C D E

H 250o F 296o

23. The figure below shows two solids, X and Y. Y is a cube. Calculate (a) (i) (ii) (iii) the total surface area of solid X, [3] the cost of painting solid X if 2 cm2 of paint cost $2.55, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places, and [2] the volume of solid X. [2]

(b) If solid X is melted and remoulded into solid Y, which is a cube, calculate the length of the side of solid Y, correct to the nearest whole number. [1] 12 cm 10 cm

11 cm

8.5 cm 9 cm Solid X

8 cm Page 4 of 6 Solid Y

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24. The following are the masses, in kg, of 40 adults who took part in a health survey. 44, 45, 56, 42, 51, 67, 40, 62, 50, 45, 35, 46, 74, 45, 75, 55, 80, 63, 31, 43, 27, 63, 25, 34, 61, 51, 57, 67, 46, 66, 47, 86, 67, 70, 81, 65, 87, 78, 68, 78 (a) Copy and complete the frequency table below. Mass (m kg) 20 < m 30 30 < m 40 40 < m 50 50 < m 60 60 < m 70 70 < m 80 80 < m 90 Tally Frequency

(b) Draw a histogram to represent the above data.

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(c) What percentage of the adults mass fall in the range of between 41 kg to 50 kg? [1] (d) If the range for a healthy mass falls between 51 kg to 70 kg, calculate the percentage of adults in the survey who either need to lose or gain weight to be in the healthy range. [2] End of Sample Mid-year Examination One

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