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MODULE NAME: MODULE CODE:

MATHEMATICS PRINCIPLES FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE MAPC5112

ASSESSMENT TYPE: TEST (PAPER ONLY)

TOTAL MARK ALLOCATION: 60 MARKS
TOTAL HOURS: 1 HOUR (+5 minutes reading time)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Please adhere to all instructions in the assessment booklet.
2. Independent work is required.
3. Five minutes per hour of the assessment to a maximum of 15 minutes is dedicated to
reading time before the start of the assessment. You may make notes on your question
paper, but not in your answer sheet. Calculators may not be used during reading time.
4. You may not leave the assessment venue during reading time, or during the first hour or
during the last 15 minutes of the assessment.
5. Ensure that your name is on all pieces of paper or books that you will be submitting. Submit
all the pages of this assessment’s question paper as well as your answer script.
6. Answer all the questions on the answer sheets or in answer booklets provided. The phrase
‘END OF PAPER’ will appear after the final set question of this assessment.
7. Remember to work at a steady pace so that you are able to complete the assessment within
the allocated time. Use the mark allocation as a guideline as to how much time to spend on
each section.
Additional instructions:
1. This is a CLOSED BOOK assessment.
2. Calculators are allowed.
3. For multiple-choice questions, give only one (1) response per question. The marker will
ignore any question with more than one answer, unless otherwise stated. You should,
therefore, be sure of your answer before committing it to paper.
4. Answer ALL Questions.

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Question 1 (Marks: 10)

Match-the-columns question: Match the description in Column A with the correct term from
Column B. In your answer booklet, write down only the question number and, next to it, the letter
of the correct answer.

Column A Column B
Q.1.1 A number is written as the sum of the value of a. Positive numbers
each digit
Q.1.2 An answer to a problem that is close to the b. Expression
solution but not necessarily exact
Q.1.3 The product of 1 and any number results in that c. Variable
number
Q.1.4 Number in a multiplication expression can be d. Associative law of multiplication
regrouped using parentheses
Q.1.5 A letter or symbol used to represent a quantity e. Associative law of addition
that can change
Q.1.6 A mathematical phrase made up of a sequence f. Multiplication property of 1
of mathematical symbols
Q.1.7 Two numbers whose product is 1 g. Estimate
Q.1.8 Numbers that are greater than zero h. Expanded form
Q.1.9 Numbers that can be written as a ratio of two i. Perfect square
integers
Q.1.10 A number that can be written as a whole j. Multiplicative inverse
number raised to the power of 2
k. Constant
l. Rational numbers

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Question 2 (Marks: 20)

Important: Do not use decimal estimates

Q.2.1 Simplify the following expressions:

Q.2.1.1 112 + 42 • 7 − 2 • (−4) (5)
Q.2.1.2 900 ÷ 6 + 3 • 8 − 10 (4)
Q.2.1.3 1 (6)
7÷ 8+ •3 −2÷ 3
4

Q.2.2 7
Evaluate �3𝑚𝑚 − � if 𝑚𝑚 =
1
(5)
5 4

Question 3 (Marks: 10)

Q.3.1 Write the following numbers in scientific notation:

Q.3.1.1 0,00000213 (2)
Q.3.1.2 (5,2 × 10 −14 )(4 × 109 ) (4)
Q.3.1.3 3,3 × 10 −7 (4)
6,6 × 10−11

Question 4 (Marks: 20)

Q.4.1 Simplify the following expressions:

Q.4.1.1 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 3 (4)
� �
2𝑦𝑦
3
Q.4.1.2 3
2• � 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 (6)
� 3
�
√2𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥

Q.4.2 Answer the following questions using the instructions given:

Q.4.2.1 Using the commutative law of addition, re-write the following
(2)
expression: 4 + 5
Q.4.2.2 Using the associative law of multiplication, re-write the following
expression: 2 × (3 × 5) (2)
Q.4.2.3 Using the distribution property of multiplication over addition, re-
write the following expression: 4(8 + 7) (2)

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Q.4.2.4 3
State the multiplicative inverse of the number (2)
7
Q.4.2.5 18
Write as a mixed fraction (2)
5

END OF PAPER

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