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SECTION A (40 MARKS)

1 103 112 125 132 144 159 161

From the list above, write down

(a) a square number, …………………………………..[1]

(b) a cube number, …………………………………..[1]

(c) a prime number, …………………………………..[1]

(d) an odd number which is a multiple of 3. ...………………………………..[1]

2 Evaluate the following by using prime factorization.

…………………………………..[4]

3 (a) Solve the inequality.

…………………………………..[2]

(b) Hence illustrate the answer on the number line.

[1]

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4 (a) Rewrite this calculation with all the numbers rounded to 1 significant figure.

…………………………………..[1]

(b) Use the answer in part (a) to work out an estimate for the calculation.

…………………………………..[1]

(c) Use your calculator to find the actual answer to the calculation in part (a). Give your answer to 2
decimal place.

…………………………………..[1]

5 (a) Simplify .

…………………………………..[1]
(b) Expand and simplify,
(i)

…………………………………..[2]

(ii)

…………………………………..[2]
(iii) ]

…………………………………..[2]
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(c) Factorise each of the following completely.

(i)

…………………………………..[1]
(ii)

…………………………………..[2]

6 Without using calculator, evaluate each of the following.

(a)

…………………………………..[3]

(b)

…………………………………..[2]
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7 The diagram below shows a linear graph.

(a) Find the gradient of the linear graph above.

…………………………………..[1]
(b) State the y-intercept of the linear graph above.

…………………………………..[1]

8 (a) Solve the following inequality.

…………………………………..[2]

(b) Hence write down the smallest integer value of m that satisfies .

…………………………………..[1]

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9 The first five numbers in a sequence are -2, 1, 4, 7, and 10.

(a) Find the next two terms.

…………………………………..[2]

(b) Find the nth term of this sequence.

…………………………………..[2]

(c) Find the 55th term of this sequence.

…………………………………..[2]
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SECTION B (60 MARKS)

1 Given that and , fill in the blanks with ‘<’, ‘>’, or ‘=’.

____ – 29

…………………………………..[1]

2 The freezing point of a liquid is .

The temperature difference between its freezing point and boiling point is 25 .

(a) Find the boiling point of the liquid.

……………………………….. [1]

(b) An addition of a small quantity of salt into the liquid decreased its freezing point by 0.8 and
increased its boiling point by 0.7 .
Find the temperature difference between the freezing point and the boiling point of this liquid-salt
mixture.

……………………………….. [3]

3 Katie bought a vanguard sheet measuring 70 cm by 90 cm. She cut out square cards of identical
size from the vanguard sheets such that there was no wastage.

(a) What is the largest possible length of the side of each square card she cut out?

………………………………..cm [2]

(b) What is the total number of square cards she cut out such that there was no wastage?

…………………………………..[2]

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4 Adam, Benjamin and Charlie worked at the same supermarket. Each of them was paid $4 per hour.
Adam worked for x number of hours. Benjamin worked for 3 hours more than Adam.
Charlie worked twice as long as Benjamin.

(a) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for

(i) the number of hours for which Benjamin worked,

……….…………………..hours [1]

(ii) the number of hours for which Charlie worked.

……….…………………..hours [1]

(b) Write down and simplify the expression, in term of x, for the total number of hours Adam, Benjamin
and Charlie spent on work.

……….…………………..hours [1]

(c) Given that a total of $164 was paid to Adam, Benjamin and Charlie, form an equation in x, and solve
the equation to find the number of hours that Benjamin had worked.

……….…………………..hours [3]

5 Plot and join them in order with straight lines and identify the
geometrical shape obtained.

…………………………………..[2]

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6 The following table shows the marks of 3 examinations Lennon took. His average score was 67%.
However, a stain had been found on the Science marks.

Examination No. of marks scored Total no. of marks

English 38 48
Mathematics 65 78
Science 65

Find the actual marks he scored for Science giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

…………………………………..[4]

7 A Digital TV set was sold at $920 after a 20% discount.

(a) Find the original price of the digital TV set.

$………………………………..[2]

(b) During a clearance sale, each digital TV set was sold at a 30% discount followed by another 5% on
the discounted price. What was the selling price of each digital TV set during the clearance sale?

$…………………………………..[3]

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8 Uncle Dave is a coin collector. He wanted to display his coins by arranging them in a triangular number
sequence. A triangular number is the number of equally-spaced objects in triangle.

The terms of the sequence are given as follows:

(a) Write down the next term,

…………………………………..[1]

(b) The th term in the sequence is given by .

How many total number of coins Uncle Dave needed to form a triangle with a base that has 100
coins?

………………………………….. coins [2]

(c) Use your answer in part (b) to find

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…………………………………..[2]
9 A man left home at 12 noon to go for a cycle ride.
The travel graph below represents his journey.

At 12.45 pm the man stopped for a rest.

(a) For how many minutes did he rest?

…………………………..minutes [1]

(b) How far did the man cycle?

………………………………..km [1]
(c) Find the gradient of line segments AB

…………………………………..[2]

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10 Mr. Louis wishes to buy x pens and rulers for his students. A pen cost $1.50 and a ruler costs 80
cents.

(a) Express in terms of x, the total amount spent by Mr. Louis in buying the pens and rulers. Give your
answers in dollar.

$…………………………………..[3]

(b) Mr. Louis has $50 to spend on buying pens and rulers. Hence, form an inequality and find the
maximum number of pens that he can buy for his students.

…………………………………..[2]

11 Three long-distance runners, Ann, Bernice, and Claire are training in a circular track. Ann takes 6 minutes
to run around a circular track whereas Bernice takes 8 minutes and Claire takes 9 minutes. They start from
the same starting line at the same time and end their practice 2 hours 30 minutes later. How many times
after the start do all the three of them meet at the starting line?

…………………………………..[4]
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12 In 2012, Mr. Lim spent of his monthly income on rent, on food and of the remainder on insurance. His
monthly income is $5400.

(a) In any particular month, calculate the amount of money he spent on insurance.

$…………………………………..[3]

(b) Calculate how much more money he spent on food than on rent.

$…………………………………..[2]

(c) In 2013, Mr. Lim’s total expenditure on rent, food and insurance increased by 6%. If the rent
remained the same and the amount spent on food increased by 10%, what is the amount spent on
insurance in 2013?

$…………………………………..[3]

13 Anna walks 31 km at a speed of 5 km/h.

Both values are correct to the nearest whole number.
Work out the upper bound of the time taken for Anna’s walk.

……….…………………..hours [2]

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14 Temperature in degree Celsius (C) can be converted to degree Fahrenheit (F) using the formula,

(a) Complete the table below. [2]

C -20 0 20 40 60
F

(b) On a graph paper, using a scale of 1 cm to represent 10 on the horizontal axis and 2 cm to represent
20 on the vertical axis, draw the graph of . [3]

(c) A liquid has boiling point of 122 . Find its boiling point in degrees Celsius from the graph.

………………………………….. [1]

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