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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FINAL ASSESSMENT

COURSE : INTENSIVE MATHEMATICS I

COURSE CODE : MAT037
EXAMINATION : JULY 2021
TIME : 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. This question paper consists of five (5) questions.

2. Answer ALL questions. Start each answer on a new page.

3. Scan and convert all answers into PDF/Word format before submission.

4. Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of:

i) the Question Paper

ii) a one – page Appendix 1

5. Answer ALL questions in English.

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QUESTION 1

a) Complete the following table.

Fraction Decimal Percentage (%)

3
4

25.6%

(2 marks)

b) Evaluate −2 − ( −4 + 6  2) − 3 − 6  3 without using calculator.

(2 marks)

Simplify the expression 5xy + x ( 2 − 3y ) .

2
c)
(3 marks)

Factorize the expression 2a b + 14ab − 6a b completely.

2 3 2 3
d)
(2 marks)

5m − 15 3−m

e) Simplify 25 − 4m 10m + 25 .
2

(3 marks)

QUESTION 2

2x − 3
+x=4
a) Solve for x if 3 .
(2 marks)

Find the value(s) of x if 2x − 3x − 2 = 0 .

2
b)
(2 marks)

c) Solve the simultaneous equations.

x − 2y = −5
4x + y = 7

(3 marks)

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n
 k
S = P 1 + 
d) Given the formula  m  . Make k as the subject of the formula.
(2 marks)

2
g( x) =
e) Given the function 3x − 1 , find

i. g (1)
(1 mark)
ii. the value of x if g ( x ) = −4 .
(2 marks)

QUESTION 3

a) Consider the arithmetic sequence 4, 2, 0, , find

i) the value of a and d.

(1 mark)
ii) the ninth term.
(2 marks)

1
3, − 1, ,
b) Consider the geometric sequence, 3 , Find the sum of the first five terms.
(2 marks)

c) Fill in the blanks.

i) 207 is ______% of 900.

(1 mark)
ii) 12% of 35 kilograms is ______ grams.
(1 mark)

QUESTION 4

a) Salina invested RM10,000 for a period of 4 years 9 months. She was offered 4% per
annum simple interest.

i) Calculate the interest earned.

(2 marks)
ii) Calculate the simple amount at the end of 4 years 9 months.
(2 marks)

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b) Jasmin borrowed RM25,000 from Indah Credit Sdn Bhd that charge interest of 7.5%
compounded quarterly for 5 years.

i) Calculate the amount that Jasmin has to pay after 5 years.

(3 marks)
ii) Calculate the total interest charged.
(2 marks)

c) A laptop listed for RM3,900 is given trade discount of 9% and 7%. Calculate the net price
of the laptop.
(2 marks)

d) The cost of a smart phone is RM400. The markup is 35% based on cost.

i) Calculate the retail price.

(2 marks)
ii) Calculate the amount of gross profit.
(2 marks)

QUESTION 5

a) The weekly expenditure (RM) of 9 households are 230, 400, 310, 190, 480, 280, 440,
350, 280. Calculate

i) the mean.
(2 marks)
ii) the median.
(2 marks)
iii) the mode.
(1 mark)

b) The age distribution of insurance agents in an insurance company is as shown in table

below. Calculate

Age (Years) Number of Agents

20 - 24 5
25 - 29 4
30 - 34 7
35 - 39 3
40 - 44 2

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i) the mean.
(3 marks)
ii) the median.
(3 marks)
iii) the mode.
(3 marks)

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QUESTION1 PAPER

FORMULA LIST

−b  b2 − 4ac
x=
1. 2a

2. Tn = a + (n − 1) d
n
Sn = 2a + (n − 1) d
3. 2

4. Tn = arn−1

Sn =
(
a rn − 1 ) r 1
5. r −1

Sn =
(
a 1− rn ) r 1
6. 1− r

7. I = Prt

8. S = P (1 + rt )

S = P (1 + i)
n
9.

10. D = LP  d

11. NP = LP (1 − d1 )(1 − d2 )

12. SP = C + GP

x x=
 fx
x=
13. Mean, n or f
 1 
x̂ = Lmo +  C
14. Mode,  1 + 2 

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 f 
 −  fm−1 
x = Lm +  2 C
 fm 
 
15. Median,  
where:
n : sample size

Lm : lower class boundary of median class

Lmo : lower class boundary of modal class

f m−1 : cumulative frequencies for the classes before the median class

fm : median class frequency

1 : (frequency of modal class) – (frequency for class before modal class)

2 : (frequency of modal class) – (frequency for class after modal class)

C : class size

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