GRACE AND BLESSIMG COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE

3RD TERM EXAMINATION

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS

CLASS: J.S 2 DURATION 1HR : 30MINS

1. Express 2/a + 7/b as a single fraction (a) 2b+7a/ab (b) 9ab/a+b (c)9/ab (d) 9/a+b
(e) 2b+7a/a+b
2. The number of years in x calender months is (a) 12+x (b) x/12 (c) 12x (d) 12/x (e)12-x
3. Simplify 14x2/2x (a) 28x (b) 7x (c) 7x2 (d) 14x-2 (e) 7
4. Select the correct answer to 3a - (9a-5b) (a) a+5b (b)6a-5b (c) -6a-5b (d)b-6a (e)5b-
6a
5. The area of a floor 3 metres square is (a) 3m2 (b) 6m2 (c) 9m2 (d) 300m (e) 900m2
6. If 13 = x-5, then x= (a) 1 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 16 (e) 18
7. Add 2413 to 4312 (a) 7655 (b) 6725 (c) 12345 (d) 6575 (e) 75635
8. What is the place value of 5 in 4563 (a)ten (b) tenth (c)hundred (d) hundredth (e)
thousand
9. If 6x +7 =55, then x= (a) 7 (b) 10.33 (c) 10 (d) 42 (e)48
10. Approximate 67.053 to the nearest tenth. (a) 70 (b) 67 (c)67.0 (d)67.1 (e)67.05
11. If x/12 = 3, then x= (a) 1/4 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 9 (e) 36
12.Solve the equation x  2
3
 2 x  10

1 2 1
(a) x  9 (b ) x  5(c ) x  4 ( d ) x  4( e ) x  1
36 3 7

13.A rectangle is five times as long as it is wide. If its area is 180cm 2, then the length
of the rectangle is (a) 6cm (b) 12cm (c) 15cm (d) 30cm (e) 75cm
14.Express 398753 correct to three significant figures. (a)398000 (b) 398700 (c) 398800
(d) 399000
15. Using calculator, simplify 3.72 x 0.025 and express your answer in standard form.
(a)9.3 x 103 (b) 9.3 x 102 (c)9.3 x 10 -2 (d) 9.3 x 10-3 (e) 9.3 x 10-5
16. Given that , find the value of x/y.
17.If 2x + Kx - 14 = (x+2)(2x-7), find the value of K. (a) -3 (b) 5 (c) 9 (d) 11 (e) 3
2

18. Multiply 4631 by 125 (a) 567382 (b) 782913 (c) 578875 (d) 6752354 (e) 4758
19. Solve 57- 2x = 55 (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) -1 (e) 25
20. If 3x-6/12 = 3, then x= (a) 14 (b) 3 (c)6 (d) 9 (e) 36

Part B: Theory

1. ABC is a triangle in which <B=90o., in each of these, i. draw and label a sketch, ii.
Then calculate the length of the third side of the triangle.

a. AB =6cm, BC=8cm
b. AB=9cm, BC=12cm
c. AC=25cm, BC=24cm
d. AC=100m, AB=80m

2. The Social Services Department (SSD) of a large city has a fixed budget. The table
below shows how the SSD allocates its budget for raising public awareness in four
key areas for the year 2016 to 2018.

Resources Allocation
Public Awareness
Areas
2016 2017 2018

Out-of-School Children 25% 20% 15%

HIV/AIDS Prevention 60% 60% 60%

Parenting Skills 5% 5% 5%

Substance Abuse 10% 15% 20%

TOTAL 100% 100% 100%

a. What appears to be the greatest priority for the SSD?

b. What appears to be the lowest priority?
c. What appears to be a growing area of concern over the period?

3. A cylinder of height 12cm and radius 5cm is made of cardboard. Calculate the total
surface area of the cylinder. Use π=3.142.