MATHEMATICS COMPETITION MOCK QUIZ PART 1 (17/11/22)

GRADE 12: 10 MINUTES

Instruction: Attempt all the questions

1. Evaluate, correct to two decimal places, 75.0785 – 34.624 + 9.83

(A) 30.60 (B) 50.29 (C) 50.28 (D) 30.62
2. If 𝑋 = {𝑥: 𝑥 < 7} and 𝑌 = {𝑦: 𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 24} are subsets of the universal set 𝑈 =
{1,2,3, … ,10}, find 𝑋 ∩ 𝑌.
(A) {2, 3, 4, 6} (B) {1, 2, 3, 4, 6} (C) {2, 3, 4, 6, 8} (D) {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8}
3. If 101𝑡𝑤𝑜 + 12𝑦 = 23𝑓𝑖𝑣𝑒 , find the value of y.
(A) 7 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 4
4. The first term of a Geometric Progression (GP) is 3 and the 5 th term is 48. Find the
common ratio
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 16
5. Find the least value of 𝑥 which stratifies the equation 4𝑥 = 7(𝑚𝑜𝑑 9)
(A) 7 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 4
6. Solve 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 10 and 𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 7 simultaneously.
(A) 𝑥 = −4 and 𝑦 = −1 (B) 𝑥 = −1 and 𝑦 = −4 (C) 𝑥 = 1 and 𝑦 = 4 (D) 𝑥 = 4 and
𝑦=1
7. An amount of N550,000.00 was realized when a principal, 𝑥 was saved at 2% simple
interest for 5 years. Find the value of 𝑥.
(A) N470,000.00 (B) N480,000.00 (C) N490,000.00 (D) N500,000.00
5𝑥+3
8. The expression 6𝑥(𝑥+1) will be undefined when 𝑥 equals
(A) {0, 1} (B) {0, −1} (C) {−3, −1} (D) {−3, 0}
9. A man is five times as old as his son. In four year's time, the product of their ages would
be 340. If the son’s age is y, express the product of their ages in terms of y.
(A) 5𝑦 2 − 16𝑦 − 380 = 0 (B) 5𝑦 2 + 24𝑦 − 303 = 0
(C) 5𝑦 2 − 16𝑦 − 330 = 0 (D) 5𝑦 2 + 24𝑦 − 324 = 0
10. A solid cuboid has length 7 cm, width 5 cm and height 4 cm. Calculate the total surface
area.
(A) 280 𝑐𝑚2 (B) 166 𝑐𝑚2 (C) 140 𝑐𝑚2 (D) 83 𝑐𝑚2
𝑚−𝑦
11. Make 𝑚 the subject of the relation 𝑘 = √
𝑚+1
𝑦+𝑘 2 𝑦+𝑘 2 𝑦−𝑘 2 𝑦−𝑘 2
(A) 𝑚 = (B) 𝑚 = 1−𝑘 2 (C) 𝑚 = (D) 𝑚 =
𝑘 2 +1 𝑘 2 +1 1−𝑘 2
12. If 𝑥 = 3 and 𝑦 = −1, evaluate 2(𝑥 2 − 𝑥 3 )
(A) 24(B)22(C) 20(D) 16
1 1
13. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are 2 and − 3.
(A) 3𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1 = 0 (B) 6𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 1 = 0
(C) 3𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 1 = 0 (D) 6𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 1 = 0
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
14. Simplify: 𝑏 − 𝑎 − 𝑏
𝑎2 −𝑏2 +𝑎𝑐 𝑎−𝑏+𝑐 𝑎2 −𝑏2 +𝑎𝑐 𝑎2 −𝑏2 −𝑎𝑐
(A) (B) (C) (D)
𝑎𝑏 𝑎𝑏 𝑎𝑏 𝑎𝑏
15. A fence 2.4 m tall is 10 m away from a tree of height 16 m. Calculate the angle of
elevation of the top of the tree from the top of the fence.
(A) 76.11° (B) 53.67° (C) 52.40° (D) 51.32°
 MATHEMATICS COMPETITION MOCK QUIZ PART 1 (24/11/22)
GRADE 12: 10 MINUTES

16. The mean of the numbers 15, 21, 17, 26, 18 and 29 is 21. Calculate the standard
deviation.
(A) 9 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 0
17. The dimensions of a rectangular base of a right pyramid are 9 cm by 5 cm. If the volume
of the pyramid is 105 𝑐𝑚3 , how high is the pyramid?
(A) 10 cm (B) 6 cm (C) 8 cm (D) 7 cm
18. The interior angle of a rectangular polygon is 168°. Find the number of sides of the
polygon.
(A) 30 (B) 36 (C) 24 (D) 18
19. Find the sum of the interior angles of a pentagon.
(A) 340° (B) 350° (C) 540° (D) 550°
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20. The length of an arc of a circle of radius 3.5 cm is 1 36 𝑐𝑚. Calculate, correct to the
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nearest degree, the angle subtended by the arc at the centre of the circle. [Take 𝜋 = ].
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(A) 55° (B) 36° (C) 25° (D) 22°
21. The diameter of a sphere is 12 cm. Calculate, correct to the nearest 𝑐𝑚3 , the volume of
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the sphere. [Take 𝜋 = ]
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(A) 903 𝑐𝑚3 (B) 904 𝑐𝑚3 (C) 905 𝑐𝑚3 (D) 906 𝑐𝑚3

A box contains 12 identical balls of which 5 are red, 4 blue and the rest are green. Use the
information to answer questions 22 and 23.

22. If a ball is selected at random from the box, what is the probability that it is green?
3 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 2 3 4
23. If two balls are selected at random one after the other with replacement, what is the
probability that both are red?
25 5 5 103
(A) (B) (C) (D)
144 33 6 132
24.
Women
The pie chart shows the population of men, women and children in a city. If the population of
120°
the city is 1,800,000, how many men are in the city?
Men
169°
(A) 845,000Children
(B) 600,000 (C) 355,000 (D) 250,000
25. If tan 𝑦 is positive and sin 𝑦 is negative, in which quadrant would 𝑦 lie?
(A) First and third only (B) First and second only (C) Third only (D) Second only
26. A woman received a discount of 20% on a piece of cloth she purchased from a shop. If
she paid $525.00, what was the original price?
(A) $675.25 (B) $660.25 (C) $656.25 (D) $616.25
27. The interquartile range of a distribution is 7. If the 25th percentile is 16, find the upper
quartile.
(A) 35 (B) 30 (C) 23 (D) 9

28. The points on a linear graph are shown in the table.

Find 𝑥 6.20 6.85 7.50 the gradient (slope) of the line
𝑦 3.90 5.20 6.50 1 1
(A) 2 2 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 2
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29. If (𝑥 + 2) is a factor of 𝑥 + 𝑃𝑥 − 10, find the value of P.
(A) 3 (B) −3 (C) 7 (D) −7
1 2
30. Solve: 3 (5 − 3𝑥) < 5 (3 − 7𝑥).
7 7 7 7
(A) 𝑥 > (B) 𝑥 < (C) 𝑥 > − (D) 𝑥 < −
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