NATIONAL ASSESSMENT - FORM III

NAME SCHOOL CLASS/SECTION

MATHEMATICS
Specimen Paper Students answer on the Question Paper.

October 2012 1 hour 45 minutes

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name, the name of your school and your class/section in the spaces provided above. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a soft pencil for diagrams or rough working. Do not use correction fluid.

There are 21 questions in this paper.

Answer all questions.

If working is needed for any question it must be shown in the space below that question. Omission of essential working may result in loss of marks. Diagrams are not drawn to scale.

ELECTRONIC CALCULATORS MUST NOT BE USED IN THIS PAPER

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total number of marks for this paper is 100.

This document consists of 17 printed pages and 1 blank page

1.

Evaluate (a) (b) 81,

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12 6 2 + 4,
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(c)

145.89 17.395.
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2. (a) Write down the two next term in the sequence 3, 4 , 7, 11, 18, .

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(b)

Convert 2.625 kilograms into grams.

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(c)

Convert 4.69 kilometres into metres.

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(d)

Write down 175.836 correct to two decimal places.

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(e)

Write down 75.384 correct to three significance figures.

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3. (a) Express the ratio 4 1 in its simplest form.

3 3 2 1

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(b)

Express as a percentage.
8

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(c)

Simplify (i) 3 2 5 ,
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(ii)

4 9 8 5 .
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4.

(a)

Find the value of 1

3 4

21

giving your answer as a fraction in its lowest term.

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8 Given that vector = , find 15

(b)

(i)

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(ii)

,
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(iii)

given that = 5 2.

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5.

2 3 5 0 A= and B = . 1 6 4 2 Find (a) 2A + B,

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(b)

AB

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6. (a) Given that = 5 and = 3, find the value of 2

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(b)

Factorise
(i)

6 2 9

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36 2 81

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7.

(a)

= {x: x is an integer between 1 and 15 inclusive} A = {x: x is multiple of 5} and B = {x: x is a prime number}
(i)

List the elements of

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Find ().
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(b)

In a bag of 12 fruits, there are 3 oranges, 5 apples and the rest are mangoes. A fruit is drawn at random from the bag. Expressing your answer as a fraction in its simplest form, find the probability that the fruit chosen at random, is
(i)

a mango.

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not an orange.

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8.

Solve the simultaneous equations 4 3 = 10 3 + 5 = 7

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9.

A fair five-sided spinner numbered with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, is spun 20 times. The table shows the number of times that each possible score occurred. Score Frequency 1 3 2 4 3 7 4 2 5 4

1 4

2 3

For the above distribution, find the (a) (b) mode,

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mean,

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(c)

median.

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10. (a) Solve the equation

2 +1 5

31

10

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(b)

Solve the inequality 3 4 < 2 + 15

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11. (a) The diagram shows a sector OAB of a circle with centre O and radius 21cm. A [ Use = ] Calculate
(i)

The length of the arc AB.

60 21cm B

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Area of the sector OAB

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(b)

Each of the exterior angles of a regular polygon is 30. Calculate the number of sides in the polygon.

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(c)

ABC is a triangle. Find the value of x. B 20 3x x C

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12. (a) Find the equation of the line passing through the points (1, 3) and (4, 7).

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(b)

Find the equation of the line parallel to the line = 3 + 2 and which passes through the (1, 2).

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(c)

Make x the subject of formula in the equation =

3 +7 2

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13.

A ladder rests against the top of a vertical wall making an angle of 53.1 with the wall of 2.4m.

[ . = . ,
(a)

Using as much as of the given information as necessary, calculate the length of the ladder
Ladder

. = . , . = . ]

50.2
Wall

2m

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(b)

calculate the horizontal distance from the foot of the wall to the foot of the ladder.

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14. (a) The profit of a business is shared among the three owners in the ratio 3:4:5. The lowest share is Rs 6000. Calculate the total profit made by the business.

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(b)

300 fruits are to be filled in boxes. Each box can be filled with a maximum of 24 fruits. What is the least number of boxes needed?

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(c)

A shop sells some goods at Rs 56000 to make a loss of 30%. Calculate the price at which the goods were bought.

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(d)

A man invested $ 3000 at 6% simple interest per year. Calculate how much interest had been earned after 7 months.

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(e)

A bank exchanged Mauritian Rupees (Rs) and UK pounds () at a rate of

(i)

1 = Rs 48. Calculate

in Rupees, the amount received for 200.

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in pounds, the amount received for Rs 1200.

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15.

(a)

The diagram shows a solid prism ABCDEF with BC = ED = 12cm, AB = FE = C = DE F = 90. F 9cm, AF = BE = CD = 10cm and AB Calculate the length AC.
A E D

9
B

10 12
C

(b)

Find the area of triangle ABC.

Answer .cm [1]

(c)

Find the total surface area of the prism.

Answer .cm2 [1]

(d)

Find the volume of the prism.

Answer .cm2 [3]

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Answer .cm3 [2]

16.

(a)

A cylindrical tank, closed at both ends, has radius 7 cm and height 2 m.

Find the volume of water, in cm3 , given it is completely filled with water.

7 cm

2m

(b)

Find the total surface area of the tank.

Answer .cm3 [3]

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17.

ABCD is a rectangle with length AB = ( + 5)cm and width BC = ( 2)cm. The area of the rectangle is 8 cm2 .
A B D

(a)

Using the information above, form an equation in x and show that it reduces to 2 + 3 18 = 0.

+ 5

[3]

(b)

Solve the equation 2 + 3 18 = 0.

(c)

Hence find length AB

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18.

On a map, three villages are represented by A, B and C. ABC is a right-angled C = 40. C = 90 and BA triangle with AB North
120 B

North

(a)

B. Find AC

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(b)

Find the bearing of B from A.

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(c)

Find the bearing of C from B.

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(d)

Find the bearing of A from C.

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19. (a) Express 24 and 90 as the product of its prime factors

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(b)

Using the above results find

(i)

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the highest common factor of 24 and 90.

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the least common multiple of 24 and 90.

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The smallest integer , such that 24 is a square number.

(iv)

The smallest integer , such that 90 is a square number.

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20. (a) In an airports control tower, three different lights flash at intervals of 5, 8 and 10 minutes respectively. They flashed altogether at 08 00. At what time will they next flash together?

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(b)

Given that 2 + 2 = 425 and = 100, find the value of ( )2 .

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21.

A tourist visits countries Mauritius, Rodrigues, Madagascar and Reunion Island. The pie chart illustrates the number of days he visits each country. Given that he spent 24 days in Mauritius, calculate (a) the number of days he visited Rodrigues.
Rodrigues

Mauritius

120 45
Reunion Madagascar

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(b)

the total number of days he visited the four countries.

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