- 1. Factorise the quadratic expression: 25 - x2
A) (5 - x) (5 + x) B) (5 - x) (5 - x) C) 5 (5 - x) D) x (5 - x) E) (x - 5) (x + 5)
- 2. Simplify the algebraic fraction: 4ab2/8ab
A) 4/ab B) 2ab C) b/2a D) 4ab/8a E) b/2
- 3. The table above shows heights of 30 students in a class. Calculate the frequency density for those pupils who are between 160 and 164 centimetres tall.
A) 1.75 B) 1.25 C) 2.0 D) 1.0 E) 0.25
- 4. In a different school 10 year 8 pupils are questionned for a survey. The total sample size of the survey is 70. There are 840 pupils in the school. How many pupils are there in year 8 ?
A) 100 B) 120 C) 110 D) 105 E) 70
- 5. Find the measure of the angle A.
A) 50o B) 45o C) 60o D) 40o E) 30o
- 6. Find the solutions of this equation: x2 - 12x + 20 = 0
A) x1 = -2 and x2 = -10 B) x1 = -4 and x2 = -5 C) x1 =2 and x2 = 18 D) x1 = 2 and x2 = 10 E) x1 = 4 and x2 = 5
- 7. Convert this decimal into a fraction: 0.4123123123…
A) 412/999 B) 4123/10000 C) 4123/9990 D) 4123/9999 E) 1373/3330
- 8. A pen is 5 inches long. How many centimetres has the pen ? (Round your answer to nearest centimetre)
A) 10 cm B) 5 cm C) 12 cm D) 13 cm E) 11 cm
A) 1/9 B) 2/81 C) -18 D) -2/81 E) 1/3
- 10. Find the gradient of the line: 2y + 6x = 10
A) 3 B) -3 C) -5 D) 5 E) 10
- 11. Find the vector that takes you from A to O (O is at the centre of the rectangle)
A) 1/2a + 2b B) 2a + 1/2b C) 1/2a - 1/2b D) a - b E) 1/2a + 1/2b
- 12. Find the reciprocal of 5
A) 0.25 B) 25 C) 5/1 D) 4/5 E) 1/5
- 13. Brookfield has a population of 30000 people. It is predicted that the population will increase by 7% each year. Work out the predicted population of Brookfield in 10 years' time. (Round your answer to nearest thousand)
A) 59000 B) 60000 C) 63000 D) 51000 E) 55000
- 14. Calculate without using calculator: 1248 ÷ 52
A) 28 B) 26 C) 22 D) 34 E) 24
- 15. The table above shows the amount of Jenny's gas bills from September 2001 to December 2002. Calculate the first value of the four-point moving average.
A) £29.10 B) £30.75 C) £32.40 D) £24.50 E) £24.90
- 16. S is directly proportional to t2, when S = 16, t =2. What is the value of S when t = 5 ?
A) 20 B) 40 C) 80 D) 100 E) 75
- 17. Find answer to the above division.
A) 3 1/5 B) 8 1/2 C) 4 1/4 D) 8 3/4 E) 1 2/5
- 18. Change to a decimal 3/8
A) 0.395 B) 0.388 C) 0.355 D) 0.385 E) 0.375
- 19. Find the nth term of the following sequence:
6, 11, 16, 21, 26, ...
A) n + 5 B) 5n - 1 C) 5n + 6 D) 5n + 1 E) 5n - 6
- 20. Rationalise the denominator of the above expression.
A) √12 B) 6√2 C) 2√2 D) √6 E) 2√6
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