Q1.

The highest common factor and the lower common multiple of two numbers are 18 and 630 respectively. If
one of the numbers is 126, find the smallest possible value of the other number.

Answer: ………………………………..[2]

Q2. (a) Given that 3𝑥 × 4 = 108, find the value of x.

Answer: ………………………………..[2]
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(b) Given that 23𝑥 ÷ 53𝑥 = , find the value of x.
125

Answer: ………………………………..[3]

Q3. Ivan invested $20 000 into an investment plan which offered him a guaranteed return at 6% per annum
compounded quarterly. Find the total return earned after 3 years, giving your answer correct to the nearest
cent.

Answer: …………………………cent [3]

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Q4. The diagram shows part of a regular polygon with n sides. Each interior angle of this polygon is 156o. Find

(a) the value of n

Answer: ………………………………..[2]
(b) ∠ACD

Answer: ……………………………….o[2]
(c) ∠ADC

Answer: ……………………………….o[2]

Q5. Solve the following equations

(a) 3(x – 5) = 1 – (7 – x)

Answer: ………………………………..[2]
3
 4x −3
(b) =2
5x +2

Answer: ………………………………..[2]
x+1 2x −5 3
(c) + =
3 6 2

Answer: ………………………………..[3]

Q6. A car travelled at an average speed of 60 km/h for half an hour. It then increased its average speed by 20
km/h and travelled at this average speed for the next 45 minutes before arriving at its destination.
(a) Find the total distance travelled

Answer: …………………..………km[3]

(b) Calculate the average speed of the car for the whole journey

Answer: …………………..……km/h[2]

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Q7. (a) Shade three more squares so that the completed square grid has rotational symmetry of order 4.

[1]
(b) Shade one more square so that the completed square grid has one line of symmetry.

[1]

Q8. 8 workers can paint a factory in 16 days. Assuming that all the workers work at the same rate, how
many more workers are needed to paint 3 such factories in 32 days?

Answer: ………………………………..[3]
Q9. (a) What must be added to 5x3 – 4x2 + 7x – 3 to get 8 – 2x + 6x2 + 9x3?

Answer: ………………………………..[3]
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 (b) Factorize 4c(3a – 7b) + 5d(7b – 3a)

Answer: ………………………………..[2]

Q10. (a) Find the missing numbers in the sequence 1, ______ , 6, _______ , 15, 21, 28, 36.

Answer: ………………………………..[1]
(b) Write down the 10th term in the sequence whose nth term is 4n – 2.

Answer: ………………………………..[2]
(c) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term in the sequence 1, 5, 9, 13, 17,……

Answer: ………………………………..[2]

Q11. The pie chart represents the number of votes received by 4 candidates in an election for Mathematics
club president. If Marc received 48 more votes than Betty, calculate the number of students who voted
for club president.

Answer: ………………………………..[3]

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Q12. (a) Find the value of x. All the lengths are in cm.

Answer: ……………………………cm[3]
(b) Find the angle x. All the lengths are in cm.

Answer: …………………………….o[3]

Q13. (a) The vertices of the square ABCD lie on a circle of radius r cm. Show that the length, l cm, of a
side of the square is r√2 cm.

[2]

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(b) The figure below shows a square, a quadrant and a semicircle. Calculate [Take π = ]
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(i) the perimeter of the shaded region

Answer: ………………………………cm[3]
(ii) the area of the shaded region

Answer: ………………………………cm2[3]
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Q14. The exchange rate between pounds (£) and Singapore dollars (S$) on a certain day was £1 =
S$2.10.
(a) Lisa changed £300 into Singapore dollars. How many dollars did she receive?

Answer: S$………….………………..[2]

(b) The exchange rate between euros (€) and pounds on the same day was €1 = £0.83. Thomas
changed S$1000 into euros. How many euros did he receive? Give your answer correct to
the nearest euro.

Answer: €……………………………..[3]

Q15. (a) Find the coordinate of the midpoint of the straight line joining A (3, 5) and B (7, −1).

Answer: ………………………………..[2]

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(b) The distance between G (1, 2) and H (4, p) is 5 units. Find the possible values of p.

Answer: ………………………………..[3]

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Answer

1 90
2 𝑎) 3 𝑏) 1
3 $3912.36
4 𝑎)15 𝑏)144° 𝑐) 24°
5 1
𝑎) 4.5 𝑏) − 1 𝑐) 2
6
6 𝑎)90 𝑏) 72
7

𝑎) 𝑏)
8 4
9 𝑎) 4𝑥 3 + 10𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 + 11 𝑏)(3𝑎 − 7𝑏)(4𝑐 − 5𝑑)
10 𝑎)3, 10 𝑏) 38 𝑐)4𝑛 − 3

11 432
12 𝑎) 6.63 𝑏) 46.35°
13 𝑎) − 𝑏) 𝑖) 116 𝑖𝑖)308
14 𝑎) 630 𝑏)574
15 𝑎) (5,2) 𝑏) 6, −2