Multiple choice

for
SECONADRY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS

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 LIST OF FORMULAE

Roots of quadratic −b± √b 2−4 ac

x=
equations If ax 2 + bx + c = 0 , then 2a

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1. The value of the digit 2 in 425.3 is 3
(a) 2 tenth (b) 2 ones 6. In a school of 910 pupils, 7 are boys
2
(c) 2 tens (d) 2 hundreds
and 5 of the boys wear glasses. How
many boys wear glasses?
2. The number 32747 written to 4 significant
figures is (a) 156 (b) 390

(a) 32740 (b) 32750 (c) 520 (d) 754

(c) 3274 (d) 3275

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3. 0.045 × 10
−3
written in standard form is 7.
( )
−
2 is the same as

4.5 × 10 −1 4.5 × 10 1 1 1
(a) (b) − −
(a) 8 (b) 6
−5 −2
(c) 4.5 × 10 (d) 4.5 × 10 1 1
(c) 8 (d) 6
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4. The decimal equivalent of 8 is 8. John, Peter and Mary shared a sum of
(a) 0.125 (b) 0.7 money in the ratio 2 : 4 : 9. John and
Peter together received $ 360. How much
(c) 0.78 (d) 0.875 money in all was shared?

2 1 (a) $ 480 (b) $ 540

2 +3
5. 5 10 = (c) $ 600 (d) $ 900

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5 9. By the distributive law
(a) 50 (b)
1 49 × 17 + 49 × 3 =
5
15 (a) 52  66 (b) 52  59
3 (c) 49 + 20 (d) 49  20
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(c) 15 (d)
1 10. After a 10% discount, an article is sold
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2 for $360. The price before the discount
was

(a) $ 36 (b) $ 324

(c) $ 392 (d) $ 400

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11. If TT$ 6.00 is equivalent to US$ 1.00,
then TT$ 15.00 in U.S. dollars is 16. An article bought for $125 was sold for
$175. The percentage profit was
(a) $ 0.25 (b) $ 0.40
(c) $ 2.50 (d) $ 4.00 (a) 28.6 (b) 40
(c) 50 (d) 71.4

12. The marked price of a stove was $520. A

worker bought the stove on hire-purchase
by making a down payment of $100, and
twelve monthly payments of $40 each.
How much could she have saved if she
had bought the stove for the marked
price?

(a) $ 40 (b) $ 60
(c) $ 100 (d) $ 140

13. The water authority charges $10.00 per

month for the meter rent, $2.50 for the
first 1000 l and $0.10 for each additional
100 l. What is the total bill for 2500 l
used in one month?

(a) $ 4.00 (b) $ 12.70

(c) $ 14.00 (d) $ 14.90

14. If US$1.00 is equivalent to EC$2.68, how

much in US$ would one get for EC$100?

(a) $ 26.80 (b) $ 37.31

(c) $ 268.00 (d) $ 373.10

15. The exact value of 6 ÷ (0 .0003 ) is

(a) 200 (b) 2000
(c) 20000 (d) 200000

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Item 17 refers to the table below.

House Insurance 25¢ per $100

Contents Insurance 50¢ per $100

17. The above table shows the rates charged

by an insurance company. How much will
a person pay for his insurance, if his
house is valued at $50 000, and the
contents at $10000?

(a) $ 500 (b) $ 450

(c) $ 225 (d) $ 175

18. A dress which costs $ 180 is being sold at

a discount of 10%. The amount of the
discount is

(a) $ 1.80 (b) $ 10.00

(c) $ 18.00 (d) $ 170.00

19. Tom bought a pen for $ 60 and sold it to

gain 20 % on his cost price. How much
money did he gain?

(a) $ 12 (b) $ 40
(c) $ 72 (d) $ 80

20. Mary invested $ 200 for 3 years at 5 %

per annum. John invested $ 300 at the
same rate. If they both received the same
amount of money in interest, for how
many years did John invest his money?

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(a) 2 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 10

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Item 21 refers to the information below.

26. If m ∗ n = √ mn − n2 , then 5 *
3 =

(a) √6 (b)

21. The total cost of 3 pens and 2 boxes is √3

(c) 6 (d) 3
(a) 6 xy (b) 5 ( x + y)

3x +2y 2x +3y b
(c) (d) −1
27. If a ∗ b = a , then 7 * 28
− 2 ( x − 4) = =
22.
3 1
(a) −2 x + 8 (b) −2 x + 4 −
(a) 4 (b) 4
(c) −2 x − 4 (d) −2 x − 8 (c) 3 (d) 4

23. 8 x − 4 (x − 5) = 28. Given that 3 ( x − 1) − 2 ( x − 1) = 7 ,

the value of x is
(a) 4 x + 20 (b) 4 x − 20
(a) 6 (b) 7
(c) 4x+5 (d)
2 (c) 8 (d) 9
4 x − 20 x
29. Think of a number. Subtract 8 from it.
24. 5 ( x + y) − 3 ( x − y ) = Multiply the difference by 3. The result is
21. What was the original number?
(a) 2x (b) 2x +2y
(a) 1 (b) 3
(c) 2x +8y (d) 8x+8y
(c) 10 (d) 15
3x + 1 x+1
−
25. When simplified, 2 4 = 30. x 2 − x −20 =
5x+3 5x+1 (a) ( x− 4 ) ( x−5 )
(a) 4 (b) 4
(b) ( x+ 4 ) ( x −5 )
7x+3 7x+1
(c) 4 (d) 4 (c) ( x− 4 ) ( x+5 )

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 (d) ( x+ 4 ) ( x −5 ) (a) 2 a5 b3 (b) 2 a6 b3

(c) 6 a2 b (d)
6 3
8a b

35. Given that 2 x + 3 ≥ 9 , the range of

values of x is
2 2
31. 9x − 4z = (a) x>3 (b)
( 9 x− 4 z ) ( 9 x+4 z ) x≥3
(a)
(c) x>6 (d)
(b) ( 3 x− 2 z )2
x≥6
(c) ( 3 x+ 2 z ) ( 3 x− 2 z ) 36. John has x marbles and Max has twice as
many. Max gives John 5 of his marbles.
(d) 2 ( 9 x− 4 z ) How many marbles does Max now have?

2 (a) x+5 (b)

32. When expanded ( 3 x− 2 ) =
x −5
(a) 9 x 2 − 6 x+4 (c) 2x+5 (d) 2x−5
2
(b) 9 x − 12x −4
37. Which of the following is a subset of
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9 x − 12 x +4 {1, 2, 3}?
(c)
(a) {1, 3} (b) {0, 3}
2
(d) 3 x − 6 x+2
(c) {2, 4} (d) {1, 2, 3}

33. 3a ( a + 2b) − b (2a − 3b) =

Item 38 refers to the Venn diagram below.
2 2
(a) 3 a − a b +3b

(b) 3 a 2 + 4a b +3b 2

(c) 3 a 2 + 4a b −3b2

(d) 3 a 2 + 8 a b −3b 2
38. In the Venn diagram, the shaded area
represents
34. 2 (a 2 b ) 3 =
(a)
/¿
P ¿ (b) ( P ∪ Q ) /¿ ¿

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 /¿ /¿
(c) Q∪P ¿ (d) Q∩P ¿

Item 40 refers to the diagram below of a

construction. With centred A, an arc BC is drawn.
With centred B, and the same radius, the arc PCQ
is drawn.
39. In which one of the following Venn
/¿
diagrams is the region A ∩ B ¿ shaded?

(a)

40. What is the measure of  BAC?

(b) (a) 30° (b) 45°
(c) 60° (d) 75°

(c) 41. The range of f : x → x 3 for the domain

{-2, -1, 0, 1, 2} is

(a) {0, 1, 8}
(d)
(b) {- 2, - 1, 0, 1, 2}

(c) {- 6, - 3, 0, 3, 6}
39. A = {Factors of 30}
(d) {- 8,- 1, 0, 1, 8}
B = {Prime numbers less than 10}
42. The arrow diagram below shows a
C= {Even whole numbers less than 10} function.

The number of elements intersection of the

three is

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 9

Which of the following BEST describes the

function?

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(a) f (x ) = x + 3 (c) x= y+3

(b) f (x ) = y + 3 (d) y = x

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 Measurement
1. A man leaves home at 22 :15 hrs and of x is
reaches destination at 04:00 hrs on the 2
following day. How many hours did the (a) x = 2 (x − 4)
journey take? 2
(b) x = (x − 2 ) ( x − 4)
(a) 5
2
(c) x = 2 ( x − 4 ) ( x − 2)
3
5
(b) 4 x 2 = (x − 4 ) ( x + 2 )
(d)
(c) 6
1 2. The volume of a cube whose edge is 6 cm
6 long is
(d) 4
(a) 18 cm3
2. In the rectangle ABCD above, E is the mid- (b) 36 cm3
point of DC. AB = 16 cm and CB = 10 cm.
(c) 72 cm3

(d) 216 cm3

3. The distance around the edge of a circular

pond is 88m. The radius, in metres is

(a) 88 π
The area of the shaded triangle ABE (in
cm2) is (b) 176 π
(a) 26 88
(b) 52 (c) π

(c) 80 88
(d) 160 (d) 2π

Item 1 refers to the following diagram.

1. The area of the rectangle, in cm2, is x 2. The

equation that may be used to find the value

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4. The area of a rectangle is 53.6 cm2. If the (b) 24 cm
length is multiplied by four and the width
(c) 48 cm
is halved, the area would then be
(d) 64 cm
2
(a) 26.8 cm Item 7 refers to the diagrams below.

2
(b) 53.6 cm

(c) 107.2 cm 2
2
(d) 214.4 cm

7. Which of the following statements is true

5. Each exterior angle of a regular polygon
about the perimeters of the figures A and
measures 45°. How many sides has the
B?
polygon?
(a) Perimeter of A = Perimeter of B
(a) 10
(b) Perimeter of A > Perimeter of B
(b) 8
(c) Perimeter of A ≥ Perimeter of B
(c) 6
(d) Perimeter of A < Perimeter of B
(d) 4

8. The lengths of the sides of a triangle are x,

Item 6 refers to the figure below.
2x and 2x centimetres. If the perimeter is
20 centimetres, what is the value of x?

(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 8
(d) 10

6. The figure above, not drawn to scale,

shows a sector of a circle centre O. The Item 9 refers to the diagram below of a
length of the minor arc is 8 cm. What is the construction. With centred A, an arc BC is drawn.
length of the circumference of the entire With centred B, and the same radius, the arc PCQ
circle? is drawn.

(a) 16 cm

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 Geometry
1 A quadrilateral which has all its sides equal
is called a

(a) 30°
(b) 45°
(c) 60°
(d) 75°
(b)
Item 53 refers to the following diagram.

(c)

53. In the right-angled triangle, tan  is

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(a) 13
5
(b) 12
12 (d)

(c) 5 55. The image of a point P(- 2, 3) under a

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(d) 5
translation
(34) is
54. A ship sailed 8 km due east from A to B. It (a) (- 6, 12)
then sailed 6 km due north to C. Which diagram (b) (- 5, - 1)
below BEST represents the path of the ship? (c) (5, 1)
(d) (1, 7)

Item 56 refers to the following diagram.

(a)

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 (c)

(d)

Item 59 refers to the following diagram.

56. The point A is shown on the diagram above.

What are the coordinates of the image of A under
reflection in the y-axis?

(a) (- 4, 3)
(b) (4, - 3)
(c) (3, - 4)
(d) (- 3, 4)

57. A ship sailed 8 km due east from A to B. It

then sailed 6 km due north to C. Which diagram 59. How many triangles congruent to ADE
below BEST represents the path of the ship? would be needed to cover the rectangle ABCD
entirely?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
(a)
Item 60 refers to the diagram of a building
below.

(b)

60. A boy stands 12 metres from the foot of the

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building and observes the angle of elevation of the (b) 1.6 + 12 sin 40°
top of the building. 1.6 + 12 cos 40°
(c)
(a) 12 tan 40°
(d) 1.6 + 12 tan 40°

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 Trigonometry
Item 1 refers to the diagram below of a 12
construction. With centred A, an arc BC is drawn. 5
With centred B, and the same radius, the arc PCQ (c)
is drawn.
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(d) 5

Item 2 refers to the following diagram.

1. What is the measure of  BAC?

(a) 30°
(b) 45°
2. In the right-angled triangle, cos  is
(c) 60°
4
(d) 75°
(a) 5

Item 2 refers to the following diagram. 3

(b) 5
3. In triangle ABC below AB = 12 cm,
AC = 13 cm and BC = 5 cm. 3
(c) 4

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(d) 4

3. A ship sailed 8 km due east from A to B. It

then sailed 6 km due north to C. Which
diagram below BEST represents the path of
What is tan °? the ship?

5
(a) 13

5
(b) 12

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(a) (d)

Item 60 refers to the diagram of a building below.

(b)

(c)

60. A boy stands 12 metres from the foot of the

building and observes the angle of
elevation of the top of the building.

(a) 12 tan 40°

(b) 1.6 + 12 sin 40°

(c) 1.6 + 12 cos 40°

(d) 1.6 + 12 tan 40°

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 Relations, Functions, Graphs & Coordinate geometry

Item 1 refers to the Venn diagram below.

31. The area of the rectangle, in cm 2, is x 2.

The equation that may be used to find the value of
x is
1. In the Venn diagram, the shaded area
represents x 2 = 2 (x − 4)
(a)
2
(a)
/¿
P ¿ (b) x = (x − 2 ) ( x − 4)
2
(c) x = 2 ( x − 4) ( x − 2)
(b) ( P ∪ Q ) /¿ ¿ 2
x = (x − 4 ) ( x + 2 )
(d)

(c) Q ∪ P /¿ ¿ Item 46 refers to the arrow diagram below.

(d) Q ∩ P /¿ ¿

Item 2 refers to the Venn diagram below.

46. The arrow diagram above describes the

relation

2. In the figure above, X represents the set of (a) x is greater than y

multiples of four. Y represents the set of multiples (b) x is a multiple of y
of five. The shaded region represents the set of all (c) x is divisible by y
multiples of (d) x is a factor of y

(a) 8 Item 47 refers to the figure below.

(b) 9

(c) 10

(d) 20
Item 31 refers to the following diagram.

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 Item 50 refers to the following graph.

50. If a and b are constants, the equation of the

47. The gradient of AB in the figure above is graph could be
(a) y = a x2 + c
(a) 2
1 (b) y = c − a x2
(b) 2 (c) y = a x2 + b x + c
1 y = c + b x − a x2
− (d)
(c) 2 51. Which of the following represents the
(d) -2 graph of a function?
48. The arrow diagram below shows a
function.

II
Which of the following BEST describes the
function?

(a) f (x ) = x + 3
(b) f (x ) = y + 3
(c) x= y+3
(d) y = x
III

49. The range of f : x → x 3 for the domain

{-2, -1, 0, 1, 2} is

(a) {0, 1, 8}
(b) {- 2, - 1, 0, 1, 2}
(c) {- 6, - 3, 0, 3, 6}
(d) {- 8,- 1, 0, 1, 8}

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 (a) I
(b) II
(c) III
IV (d) IV

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 Transformations Geometry
Item 1 refers to the Venn diagram below.

(b)
1. In the Venn diagram, the shaded area
represents

Item 58 refers to the triangle below.

(c)

58. The triangle LMN is rotated in a clockwise direction

about L through an angle of 90°. What is its image?

(a) (d)

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 Statistics & Probabilities
1. Which one of the following is NOT a
statistical diagram?

(a) Bar graph

(b) Pie chart
(c) Frequency polygon
(d) Modal class

Item 1 refers to the table below.

2. The number of boy s who chose football is
Mark 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (a) 40
No.of (b) 90
5 2 3 4 6 7 8 4 9 1
students
(c) 110
1. The table above shows the marks obtained
(d) 150
by 50 students in a test. What is the
probability that a student chosen at random
would have obtained a score less than 5? 41. The probability that a boy chosen at
random participated in boxing is
2
1
(a) 5
(a) 8
3
1
(b) 5
(b) 4
11 1
(c) 25 2
(c)

14 7
(d) 25 (d) 8

42. How many boys participated in cricket?

Item 2 – 3 refer to the diagram below which shows
the sport chosen by 160 boys who participated in a (a) 54
games evening at their school. (b) 60
(c) 110
(d) 120

45. The histogram below shows the scores

obtained by students in a test marked out of

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 6. 1
(c) 2
How many students sat the test?
6
(a) 40
(d) 11
(b) 100
(c) 110 Item 45 refers to the table below which shows the
frequency of scores obtained by students in a test.
(d) 180
Scores 2 3 5 6 8 11
44. A bag contains 2 red, 4 yellow and 6 blue
Students 8 4 6 3 12 2
balls. The probability of drawing a blue
ball from the bag at random is
45. The modal score is
1 (a) 8
(a) 6
(b) 9
1
(c) 10
(b) 3
(d) 12

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 Vectors

6 3 represents the set of all multiples of

1. If
a= ()6
and
b= ()
2
(a) 8
then a−b = (b) 9

(a)
( 34 ) (c)

(d)
10

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Item 31 refers to the following diagram.

(b)
( 23 )
(c)
(−2−3 )
(d)
(−3−4) 31. The area of the rectangle, in cm 2, is x 2. The
equation that may be used to find the value of x is
2
(a) x = 2 (x − 4)
2. In the figure above, X represents the set of 2
(b) x = (x − 2 ) ( x − 4)
multiples of four. Y represents the set of
2
multiples of five. The shaded region (c) x = 2 ( x − 4) ( x − 2)

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 Matrices
Item 1 refers to the Venn diagram below.
2. In the figure above, X represents the set of
multiples of four. Y represents the set of
multiples of five. The shaded region
represents the set of all multiples of

(a) 8

(b) 9
1. In the Venn diagram, the shaded area
(c) 10
represents

/¿ (d) 20
(a) P ¿ Item 31 refers to the following diagram.

(b) ( P ∪ Q ) /¿ ¿

(c) Q ∪ P /¿ ¿

(d) Q ∩ P /¿ ¿
31. The area of the rectangle, in cm 2, is x 2. The
equation that may be used to find the value of x is
Item 2 refers to the Venn diagram below.
(a) x 2 = 2 (x − 4)
(b) x 2 = (x − 2 ) ( x − 4)
2
(c) x = 2 ( x − 4) ( x − 2)

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