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Question 1:
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3 − 2
4 2
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(a) Calculate the EXACT value of 6 (3 marks)
(b) Write the value of 35 ÷ 0.007  (12.25)2

(i) exactly

(ii) to two significant figures

(iii) in standard form.

(4 marks)

Question 2:

Appliance Hire Purchase Plan

Pay down $60

$55 monthly for 12 months

(a) Mr. Jones purchases the TV advertised in the diagram by using the hire purchase plan instead
of paying cash. How much more than $600 does Mr. Jones pay by using the hire purchase
plan? (3 marks)

(b) Mr. James works a basic week of 40 hours at a rate of $16 an hour. His overtime rate is $4 per
hour MORE than his basic rate. Calculate:

(i) his total wage for a basic week,

(ii) his wage for a week in which he worked 47 hours,

(iii) the number of hours he worked during one week if he was paid a wage of $860.
(7 marks)

Question 3:

Sam wants a television. He can either buy or rent it. The cost of buying it is $960. Sam would want to
pay a deposit of 30% followed by 12 equal monthly payments. Calculate:

(a) the deposit

(b) the monthly payment.

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The cost of renting the television is $310.00 for the first year and then $20.00 for each month after the
first year.

(c) Calculate the total cost of renting it for 3 years.

(d) When will it become more expensive to rent the television than to buy it for $960.00?

In a sale, a television is reduced from $960.00 to $900.00.

(e) Calculate the percentage discount.

(7 marks)
Question 4:

Toothpaste is sold in two different sizes at the prices shown in the table below.

Size Cost

J$ 250.00

J$ 349.00

Which size of toothpaste is the BETTER buy? Justify your answer. (3 marks)

Question 5:

Four friends contribute a sum of money in the ratio 2 : 4 : 5 : 7. The total sum contributed is $ 63,000.

(a) Calculate the sum of money contributed by each person.

(b) Express the smallest amount as a percentage of the total contribution.

(4 marks)
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Question 6:

The cost, J$ C, of advertising in the local newspaper is worked out using the formula

C = 20n + 30

where C is the cost of the advertisement and n is the number of words in the advertisement.

(a) Annelise puts in an advertisement of 15 words. Work out the cost. (2 marks)

(b) The cost of Debbie’s advertisement is J$ 250.

(i) Use the formula to write down an equation in n. (1 mark)

(ii) Solve the equation to find the number of words in Debbie's advertisement.
(2 marks)

Question 7:

100 tickets were sold for a show. Tickets for children were sold at $ 200 each, and for adults at $350
each.

(a) It was observed that 59 children tickets were sold, determine:

(i) the number of tickets for adults (1 mark)

(ii) the TOTAL amount of money collected for the sale of the 100 tickets (2 marks)

(iii) the average amount of money collected. (1 mark)

(b) If, instead, n is the number of tickets for children, write an expression, in terms of n, for

(i) the number of tickets for adults (1 mark)

(ii) the TOTAL amount of money collected for the sale of the 100 tickets. (1 mark)

(c) The sum of $ 25,250 was collected for the sale of the 100 tickets. Calculate the number of
tickets for:

(i) children

(i) adults.
(3 marks)
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Question 8:

Simplify

x−2 x−5
+
(a) 4 5

x−1 2x − 3
−
(b) 5 15
(4 marks)

Question 9:

Write an equation or an expression, in x, to represent EACH statement below. Do NOT solve the
equation:

(a) When three is added to a number and the sum is divided by four, the result is nine. (1 mark)

(b) The sum of two numbers, x and y, is 18, and their difference is 14. (1 mark)

(c) A container contains 2500 litres of liquid. What quantity remains after pouring out

(i) 2x litres (1 mark)

(ii) n bottles each containing x litres (1 mark)

Question 10:

Given that b = 2a  c
(a) express a in terms of b and c

(b) calculate the value of a when b = ‒ 4 and c = 10

(4 marks)