3850 Mathematics Sta

3850 Certificate in Mathematics - Sample paper
Stage 3
Set 4
Candidate Name (First, Middle, Last)
Candidate enrolment number DOB (DDMMYYYY)
Candidate signature
Test date (DDMMYYYY) Centre number
General information
 The duration of this test is 2 hours.
 This paper contains 60 questions. Answer them using the `boxes’ numbered 1 to
60 on the answer sheet.
You should have for this examination

 A multiple-choice answer sheet.
 A pen with blue or black ink.
 A ruler.
 The use of a calculator is not permitted.
Space for rough work
1 There are 2 430 students in a school.

Each student needs two pens.
There are 18 pens in a pack.

How many packs are needed?
a 27
b 68
c 135
d 270
2 In 1980 the population of an island was 2.75 million.

In 1990 it was 2.95 million.
What was the growth in the population over the period?
a 2·000
b 20·000
c 200·000
b 20·000 000
3 The square of 15 is
a 225
b 150
c 60
d 30
4 The value of 43 is
a 12
b 16
c 64
d 81
5 Express 7·600 in standard form
a 0.76 x 104
b 7.6 x 103
c 0.76 x 103
d 76 x 102
6 Which one of the following has the lowest value?
a 7.2 x 102
b 6.31 x 103
c 5.07 x 102
d 2.083 x 104
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7 One day the level of the water in the

river was 35 cm above a mark.
A week later it was 12 cm below the mark.
How far did the water level drop during the week?
a 12 cm
b 23 cm
c 35 cm
d 47 cm
1
8 How many minutes are in 2 hours?
4
a 85
b 135
c 145
d 225
9 A customer buys items for these amounts
$150.50 $84.20 $190 $60.60
She uses a gift voucher for $100.65 as part payment.
How much money does she now have to pay?
a $196.55
b $197.40
c $384.65
d $385.35
10 Flower pots cost $60.25 each.

Flower pot saucers cost $25 each.
A customer buys 4 of each.
How much change should the customer

receive from $500?
a $414.75
b $258.00
c $241.00
d $159.00
11 When 1.6 is multiplied by 0.7 the result is
a 112
b 11.2
c 1.12
d 0.112
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12 A machine only accepts 25₵ coins.
A family has $3.75 to change into 25₵ coins.
How many coins can they get?
a 1.5
b 15
c 150
d 1500
13 A home worker takes 0.25 minutes to write

an address label.
How many labels can he write in 60 minutes?
a 2
b 15
c 240
d 1500
14 Find the total cost of 2.5 kg rice at $1.90 per kg

and 1.5 kg of cornmeal at $2.92 per kg.
a $7.11
b $9.13
c $9.25
d $19.28
15 An employee earns $85.36 per hour for

the first 40 hours and 1.5 times this hourly rate
for any additional hours worked over 40 hours.
How much will an employee earn for

working 52 hours in one week?
a $3 926.56
b $4 438.72
c $4 950.88
d $6 658.08
4
16 What is 6 –1 ?
a 5
b 5
c 5
d 6
17 What is 5 +3 ?
a 8
b 8
2
c 9
15
d 10
18 Each morning a worker drops her son at the nursery

on her way to work and picks him up in the afternoon
on her way home.
The distance from the worker’s home to the nursery

is 5 km and from the nursery to her office is 2 km.
What is the total number of kilometres that she drives

each work day?
a 7 km
b 8 km

c 14 km
d 16 km
5
19 Melissa owns of an acre of farmland.
She grows beets on of the land.
On how much land does Melissa grow beets?
a acre
b acre
c acre
d acre
20 What is the answer to ÷ ?
c 1
d 1
21 How many pieces of cord 2 inches long

can be cut from a length of 40 inches?
a 18
b 20
c 38
d 91
6
22 A label on a roll of material states that

there is 19 yards on the roll.
An assistant cuts off 7 yards for one customer
and 5 yards for another customer.
What length is left on the roll?
a 6 yards
b 6 yards
c 6 yards
d 7 yards
23 Evaluate 16 + 48 ÷ 8 x 2
a 4
b 16
c 19
d 28
7
24 A student uses the flowchart below to evaluate an algebraic expression.
Which of the following values for will

make the expression equal 0?
a =0
b =3
c =4
d = 12
25 The weekly budget for a youth club is $22 000
The youth club plan to spend 27% of the budget

on a sports programme.
How much money is this?
a $16 060
b $5 940
c $3 522
d $814.81
8
26 In a sale a bed originally priced at $30 000

was reduced by 20%.
At the end of the week this sale price
was reduced by 10%.
What is the new selling price of the bed?
a $23 400
b $21 600
c $21 000
d $10 000
27 A man deposits $45 000 in a savings account.

Compound interest is paid at 3.5% calculated
at the end of each year.
How much will be in the bank account at

the end of 2 years?
a $45 700.00
b $46 575.00
c $48 150.00
d $48 205.12
28 A machine was bought for $40 000

on June 1, 2012.
The value of the machine depreciates
by 15% of this value each year.
What was the value on June 1, 2014?
a $49 700
b $28 900
c $28 000
d $22 000
29 Which of the following has the lowest value?
1 2
31% 0.29
3 5
c 31%
d 0.29
9
30 10.5% expressed as a fraction in its simplest form is
.
b
31 A newspaper article says a woman spent

of her weekly salary on rent and
25% of her salary on food.
Her food cost $2 500

How much did she spend on rent?
a $60
b $375
c $1 500
d $6 000
10
32 This diagram shows the distances between

three places on a map with a scale of 1: 200 000
What is the actual distance in kilometres from

the Park to the Medical Centre via the Mall?
a 6.5 km
b 13 km
c 26 km
d 52 km
33 A baker uses 4 tablespoons of baking powder

to bake a batch of 3 dozen cookies.
How many tablespoons of baking powder will he need

to bake 9 dozen of the same cookies?
a 1 tablespoons
b 12 tablespoons
c 27 tablespoons
d 36 tablespoons
34 A catering assistant mixes

4 parts of cordial to 12 parts of water.
Express this as a ratio in its simplest form.
a 1:
b 1:2
c 1:3
d 1:4
11
35 A chef allows 75 g of rice per portion.

How many portions can he prepare
from a 5 kg bag of rice?
a 7
b 15
c 66
d 375
36 Ingredients for a cake

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 cups self-raising flour
4 eggs
1 cup milk
One cup of sugar is approximately equal

to 225 grams.
How many of these cakes can be made

with 1.8 kg sugar?
a 4
b 8
c 40
d 125
37 At the end of a 15K road race, the first runner

crossed the finishing line at 7:52 am.
The last runner crossed at 9:05 am.
How long after the first runner did the

last runner cross the finishing line?
a 1 h 8 min
b 1 h 13 min
c 2 h 13 min
d 2 h 47 min
12
38 The table shows the weights at birth of

90 babies born during May.
Weight
2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0
in kg
Number of
9 8 7 6 9 12 18 21
babies
What fraction of the babies weighed

at least 2.6 kg at birth?
39 This table shows how tornados are classified

according to their wind speed measured in
miles per hour.
Tornado Intensity Scale of

classification wind speed damage
F0 40 – 72 mph Mild
F1 73 – 112 mph Moderate
F2 113 – 157 mph Significant
F3 158 – 206 mph Severe
F4 207 – 260 mph Devastating
F5 261 – 318 mph Incredible
Which tornado classification has an

intensity wind speed of 146 mph?
a F2
b Significant
c F3
d Severe
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40
The diagram shows the total weight

of 4 apples of equal weight.
What is the weight of one of the apples?
a 137 grams
b 155 grams
c 160 grams
d 190 grams
41 This chart shows the actual and predicted sales

for six months at a retail outlet store.
Actual and predicted sales
100
80
Thousands $
60
Sales
40
20
0
July August Sept Oct Nov Dec
Month
Actual Predicted
In which month was the prediction about sales most accurate?
a July
b October
c November
d December
14
42 The line graph shows average monthly temperatures over

a one year period in one of the Caribbean Islands.
Temperatures in a Caribbean island
35
34
Temperature °C
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
Month
From May to August the temperature in the island

may best be described as
a extremely low
b constant
c decreasing steadily
d increasing steadily
43 A basketball team averages 98 points

in its first three games.
How many points must the team score in

the next game in order to have a 100 point
average overall?
a 2 points
b 6 points
c 102 points
d 106 points
15
44 The chart shows the math scores of a student in nine tests.
Test results
100
80
60
Score
40
20
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Week
What is the median test score?
a 90
b 80
c 79
d 70
45 Forty students sat a test. The range of the

scores was 30%.
The highest score on the test was 64%.
What was the lowest score?
a 10%
b 24%
c 34%
d 94%
46 A jar contains 20 almond chocolates and 10 dark chocolates.

A girl picks a chocolate at random from the jar.
What is the probability that she picks a dark chocolate?
16
47 Given that a = 4, b = 5, and c = 16

calculate the value of 2 2 √
a 156
b 96
c 48
d 32
48 4y + 3y = 28
What is the value of y?
a 3
b 4
c 7
d 8
49 Solve the equation 2 –1=1

to find a value for
a 0
c 1
d 2
50 In a box there are n red marbles and three times

as many black marbles.
There are 36 marbles in the box.
How many red marbles are in the box?
a n + 3n = 36
b 3n = 36
c n – 3n = 36
d 3n2 = 36
17
51 This is a distance-time graph showing four car journeys.
Which car is travelling the fastest?
a Car A
b Car B
c Car C
d Car D
52 What is the gradient of this line?
12
10
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
a 1
b 2
c 3
d 5
18
53 Here is part of a pattern.
What shape is used in the pattern?
a parallelogram
b pentagon
c hexagon
d octagon
54
What is the size of the angle marked ?
a 60o
b 80o
c 120o
d 180o
55
What is the size of the angle marked y?
a 50o
b 140o
c 230o
d 360o
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56
The diagram shows the cross-section of a shed.
How high is the roof of the shed, h?
a 2m
b 6m
c 12.8 m
d 36 m
57 A living room measures 14 m by 9 m.

There is a rug that measures 8 m by 6.5 m on the floor.
What is the area of the floor not covered by the rug?
a 8.5 m2
b 15 m2
c 17 m2
d 74 m2
58 A bicycle wheel has a radius of 21 cm.
How far can it travel in 10 revolutions?

(Use π = )
a 1 386 cm
b 1 320 cm
c 660 cm
d 132 cm
59 A cylinder has a diameter of 14 cm and a height of 5 cm.

It is divided into two equal parts.
What is the volume of each part?

(Use π = )
a 55 cm3
b 110 cm3
c 385 cm3
d 770 cm3
20
60
The length of each side of cube Z is twice

the length of each side of cube Y.
The ratio of their total surface areas is
a 1:2
b 1:4
c 1:8
d 1 : 16
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3850 Certificate in Mathematics - Sample paper

Candidate Name (First, Middle, Last)

Candidate enrolment number DOB (DDMMYYYY)

Test date (DDMMYYYY) Centre number

You should have for this examination

1 There are 2 430 students in a school.

There are 18 pens in a pack.

2 In 1980 the population of an island was 2.75 million.

What was the growth in the population over the period?

5 Express 7·600 in standard form

6 Which one of the following has the lowest value?

7 One day the level of the water in the

9 A customer buys items for these amounts

$150.50 $84.20 $190 $60.60

She uses a gift voucher for $100.65 as part payment.

How much money does she now have to pay?

10 Flower pots cost $60.25 each.

How much change should the customer

11 When 1.6 is multiplied by 0.7 the result is

12 A machine only accepts 25₵ coins.

A family has $3.75 to change into 25₵ coins.

How many coins can they get?

13 A home worker takes 0.25 minutes to write

How many labels can he write in 60 minutes?

14 Find the total cost of 2.5 kg rice at $1.90 per kg

15 An employee earns $85.36 per hour for

How much will an employee earn for

18 Each morning a worker drops her son at the nursery

The distance from the worker’s home to the nursery

What is the total number of kilometres that she drives

19 Melissa owns of an acre of farmland.

She grows beets on of the land.

On how much land does Melissa grow beets?

20 What is the answer to ÷ ?

21 How many pieces of cord 2 inches long

22 A label on a roll of material states that

An assistant cuts off 7 yards for one customer

and 5 yards for another customer.

What length is left on the roll?

24 A student uses the flowchart below to evaluate an algebraic expression.

Which of the following values for will

25 The weekly budget for a youth club is $22 000

The youth club plan to spend 27% of the budget

How much money is this?

26 In a sale a bed originally priced at $30 000

What is the new selling price of the bed?

27 A man deposits $45 000 in a savings account.

How much will be in the bank account at

28 A machine was bought for $40 000

What was the value on June 1, 2014?

29 Which of the following has the lowest value?

30 10.5% expressed as a fraction in its simplest form is

31 A newspaper article says a woman spent

Her food cost $2 500

32 This diagram shows the distances between

What is the actual distance in kilometres from

33 A baker uses 4 tablespoons of baking powder

How many tablespoons of baking powder will he need

34 A catering assistant mixes

Express this as a ratio in its simplest form.

35 A chef allows 75 g of rice per portion.

36 Ingredients for a cake