Al-falah Secondary School

End of Term Exam

 Answer all questions in each section.

 Show all your work for full credit.

**Section A: Algebra (30 marks)**

1. Simplify the expression: 2x2 + 5x - 3 (5 marks)

2. Solve the equation: x2 + 4x - 5 = 0 (10 marks)

3. Factor the expression: x2 + 6x + 8 (5 marks)

4. Solve the inequality: 3x - 2 > 5 (5 marks)

5. Find the value of x in the equation: x + 2 = 7 (5 marks)

**Section B: Simultaneous Equations (30 marks)**

1.Solve the system of equations:

2x + 3y = 7
x - 2y = -3

2.Find the solution to:

x+y=4
2x - 3y = 5

3.Solve the system:

3x + y = 6
2x - y = 1

4.Find the values of x and y that satisfy the equations:

x + 2y = 9
x-y=3
5.Solve the system:
4x + 2y = 8
2x - y = -1

6.Find the solution to:

x - 3y = -2
2x + y = 5

7.Solve the system:

x+y=3
x - y = -1

8.Find the values of x and y that satisfy the equations:

2x + y = 6
3x - y = 4

9.Solve the system:

3x + y = 7
2x + y = 5

10.Find the solution to:

x + 4y = 12
2x - y = -1
**Section C: Arithmetic (30 marks)**

1. Calculate the value of: √36 (2 marks)

2. Solve the equation: 2x + 5 = 11 (4 marks)

3. Find the missing term in the sequence: 2, 4, 6, ? (4 marks)

4. Calculate the percentage increase/decrease from: $100 to $120 (4 marks)

5. Solve the inequality: x > -3 (4 marks)

6. Find the missing term in the pattern: 3, 6, 9, ? (4 marks)

7. Calculate the perimeter of a rectangle with length 8cm and width 5cm (4 marks)

8. Find the missing term in the series: -1, -2, -3, ? (4 marks)

**Section D: Consumer Arithmetic (60 marks)**

1. A shirt is on sale for $25 with a discount of $5 off its original price. What is the
percentage discount? (5 marks)

2. A book costs $15 with a sales tax of $1.50 added to it. What is the total cost?
(5 marks)

3. A car travels from city A to city B at an average speed of 60 km/h and returns at
an average speed of 40 km/h. What is its average speed for the round trip?
(5 marks)

4. A basket contains apples and bananas in a ratio of 3:2. If there are a total of 15
fruits, how many apples are there? (5 marks)

5. A person buys a pair of shoes for $80 and returns them after using them for a
month and getting a store credit of $20 back. What is his effective cost per use?
(5 marks)
6. A restaurant offers a discount of $10 off every $50 spent on food orders above
$100. How much will you save if you spend $200? (5 marks)

7.A furniture store is having a sale where you can get 20% off the original price of
a sofa. If the original price is $800, how much will you pay for the sofa during the
sale? (5 marks)

8.A company offers a 10% discount on all orders over $500. If you order $750
worth of merchandise, how much will you pay after the discount? (5 marks)

9.A car rental company charges a base rate of $40 per day plus an additional $0.25
per mile driven. If you rent a car for 5 days and drive a total of 250 miles, how
much will you pay in total? (5 marks)

10.A credit card has an annual percentage rate (APR) of 18%. If you have a
balance of $2,000 and make no payments for 6 months, how much interest will you
be charged? (5 marks)

11.A store offers a "buy one get one free" deal on a pair of shoes. If each pair
normally costs $120, how much will you pay for two pairs? (5 marks)

12.A savings account earns an annual interest rate of 2.5%. If you deposit $5,000
and leave it untouched for 3 years, how much will you have in the account after the
interest is compounded annually? (5 marks)