NZPMC Sample Questions Junior Mathematics

NZPMC Mathematics
Sample Questions

1. A rectangle has a side length x metres and (x + 2) metres, with a total area 24m2 . What
is the value of the longer side, in metres?

a) 11m
b) 13m
c) 4m
d) 6m
e) None of the above

2. The roots of the equation x2 + 3x = 2 can be expressed as a ± b. Where a and

b are real integers. What are the values of a and b?

a) -2, -1
b) -1, -2
c) -1.5, 0.5
d) 1.5, -0.5
e) none of the above

3. What is the value of 7x4 3x + 5 when x = 2?

a) 59
b) 123
c) 118
d) 111
e) none of the above

4. Jake knows that the equation for a volume of a cylinder is ⇡ ⇥ r2 ⇥ h and the sur-
face area of a cylinder is 2 ⇥ ⇡ ⇥ r2 + 2 ⇥ ⇡ ⇥ r ⇥ h. Jake wants to know the most efficient
way to increase the volume and surface area of the cylinder. He can only change either h
or r, what should he do?

a) increase r
b) increase h
c) decrease r
d) increase h
e) none of the above

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5. At what point does the parabola y = x2 + 5 intersect with the line y = 3?

a) (0,14)
b) (14,0)
c) (4,3)
d) (-4,3), (4,3)
e) does not intersect

6. A regular shape’s internal angle sum can be determined by the number of sides (n)
that it has. The following table shows how the internal angle changes with the number of
sides.
Number of Sides (n) Internal Angle (degrees )
1 -
2 -
3 180
4 360
5 540
6 720
7 900
8 1080
... ...
... ...

What equation governs the internal angle (sum) with respect to the number of sides?

a) sum = n ⇥ 180
b) sum = 180 n n
c) sum = (n 2)180
d) sum = (n 1)180
e) none of the above

7. What would be the average angle of a shape with 13 sides in degrees?

a) 120
b) 152.3076
c) 180
d) 142.93
e) none of the above

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8. A shape with a total internal angle of 2340 has how many sides?
a) 14
b) 15
c) 16
d) 17
e) none of the above

9. Triangle X is similar to triangle Y. If triangle X has side lengths 3, x, 3, and tri-

angle Y had side lengths 6, 8, x + 2, what is the value of x?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 4
d) 6
e) none of the above

10. Which of the following are not geometric properties/reasons?

a) Angles in a triangle add to 180
b) Each angle in an equilateral triangle is 60
c) Corresponding angles on parallel lines sum to 180
d) Tangents from a point to a circle are the same length
e) Opposite angle of a cyclic quadrilateral sum to 180

11. The table below shows the value of y for di↵erent values of x.
Value of x Value of y
0 5
1 7
2 13
3 23
4 37
5 55
6 77
... ...
What is the equation for y in terms of x?

a) y = 2x + 5
b) y = 4x + 5
c) 2x2 + 4y = 5
d) 2x2 + y + 5 = 0
e) y = 2x2 + 5

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12. The probability of rolling 5 sixes in a row on a fair 12 sided die is?
(Don’t worry about the geometry of the die)
5
a)
12
b) 0.41
c) 4.02 ⇥ 10 6
d) 5.02 ⇥ 10 6
e) none of the above

13. Say 1N ZD = 0.70U SD. A good microphone costs 200 USD from Amazon. How
much is that in NZD?

a) 140 NZD
b) 285 NZD
c) 300 NZD
d) 225 NZD
e) none of the above

14. You need 1000 USD for your trip. How much NZD do you need to exchange to
USD? Conversion rate: 1N ZD = 0.68U SD

a) 680 NZD
b) 1470 NZD
c) 1150 NZD
d) 1000 NZD
e) none of the above

15. GST exclusive price of a computer is 1550 dollars. What is the expression that
calculates GST inclusive price of the computer?
a) GST inclusive price = 1550 ⇥ (1.15)
b) GST inclusive price = 1550 + 155
c) GST inclusive price = 15501.15
d) GST inclusive price = 1550 155
e) none of the above

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16. 5 people order a pizza. Among them, they equally share 5/7 of the food. What
fraction of the pizza does each person get?
1
a) of pizza
7
25
b) of pizza
7
6
c) of pizza
35
10
d) of pizza
35
e) none of the above

17. Half a bottle of lemonade is shared between 3 friends. How much lemonade will
each friend get?
1
a) of lemonade each
3
b) one lemonade each
2
c) of lemonade each
3
1
d) of lemonade each
6
e) none of the above

18. Solve the simultaneous equation below:

3x + 5y = 10
6x + 10y = 10

a) x = 0, y = 0
b) x = 2, y = 0.8
c) no solutions
d) infinite solutions
e) none of the above

19. Simplify the following fraction

abc ab e
÷ ⇥
cbe cd d
abe
a)
cd2
abc
b)
cbe
a
c)
e

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ac
d)
b
e) none of the above
20. Simplify the following fraction
2a b
+
b ac
2ab
a)
bac
2
b)
c
2a2 c + b2
c)
abc
2ac + 2b
d)
abc
e) none of the above

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