MC A1 Drilling Exercise (Set 2)

Name: ___________________________ Class: _________ ( ) Date: ___________________ 4.1 Solve

Equations

1. [2012]
5. If m + 2n + 6 = 2m – n = 7 , then n =

A. −4 . B. −1 . C. 3 . D. 11 .

2. [2014]
8. The price of 2 bowls and 3 cups is $ 506. If the price of 5 bowls and the price of 4 ups are the same,
then the price of a bowl is

A. $ 88 . B. $ 92 . C. $ 110 . D. $ 115 .

3 [2015]
3. If p + 3q = 4 and 5p + 9q = 2 , then p =

A. −5 . B. −3 . C. 3 . D. 5 .

4. [2016]
5. If 4α + β = 7α + 3β = 5 , then β =

A. −3. B. −2. C. 2. D. 3.

5. [2019]
3. If 6x – 7y = 40 = 2x + 11y , then y =

A. −4. B. 2. C. 4. D. 9.

4.2 Equations-Quadratic
1. [2013]
6. Let k be a constant. Solve the equation (x – k)2 = 4k2.
A. x = 3k B. x = 5k
C. x = −k or x = 3k D. x = −3k or x = 5k

2. [2014]
4. Let a be a constant. If the quadratic equation x2 + ax + a = 1 has equal roots, then a = A.
 −1 . B. 2 . C. 0 or −4 . D. 0 or 4 .
3. [2015]
7. If β is root of the equation 4x2– 5x – 1 = 0 , then 7 + 10β – 8β2 =
A. 5 . B. 7 . C. 9 . D. 11 .

4. [2016]
8. If k is a constant such that the quadratic equation x2 + kx + 8k + 36 = 0 has equal roots, then k =
A. −6. B. 14. C. −4 or 36. D. −18 or 2.

5. [2022]
4. Let c be a constant. Solve the equation (x – c)(x – 4c) = (3c – x)(x – 4c).

A. x = 2c B. x = 3c
C. x = c or x = 3c D. x = 2c or x = 4c

5. Percentages

1. [2012]
8. In a company, 37.5% of the employees are female. If 60% of the male employees and 80% of the
female employees are married, then the percentage of married employees in the company is A. 32.5%
. B. 45% . C. 55% . D. 67.5% .

2. [2013]
10. Susan sells two cars for $80 080 each. She gains 30% on one and loses 30% on the other. After the two
transactions, Susan
A. loses $ 15 840 . B. gains $5 544 .
C. gains $ 10 296 . D. has no gain and no loss.

3. [2013]
11. A sum of $50 000 is deposited at an interest rate of 8% per annum for 1 year, compounded monthly.
Find the interest correct to the nearest dollar.
A. $4 000 B. $4 122 C. $4 143 D. $4 150

4. [2014]
9. There are 792 workers in a factory. If the number of male workers is 20% less than that of female
workers, then the number of male workers is
A. 352 . B. 360 . C. 432 . D. 440 .

5. [2014]
10. If the angle and the radius of a sector are decreased by x% and 50% respectively so that its area is
decreased by 90% , then x =
A. 20 . B. 40 . C. 60 . D. 80 .
6. [2015]
9. If the price of a souvenir is increased by 70% and then decreased by 60% , find the percentage change
in the price of the souvenir.
A. −58% B. −32% C. 2% D. 10%

7. [2015]
10. A sum of $50 000 is deposited at an interest rate of 6% per annum for 3 years, compounded quarterly.
Find the amount correct to the nearest dollar.
A. $59 000 B. 59 551 C. $59 755 D. $59 781

8. [2016]
10. The monthly salary of Donald is 25% higher than that of Peter while the monthly salary of Peter is 25%
lower than that of Teresa. It is given that the monthly salary of Donald is $33 360. The monthly salary
of Teresa is
A. $31 275 . B. $33 360 . C. $35 584 . D. $52 125 .

9. [2017]
10. A sum of $2 000 is deposited at an interest rate of 5% per annum for 4 years, compounded half-yearly.
Find the interest correct to the nearest dollar.
A. $400 B. $431 C. $437 D. $440

10. [2018]
9. A sum of $100 000 is deposited at an interest rate of 2% per annum for 3 years, compounded monthly.
Find the interest correct to the nearest dollar.

A. $6000 B. $6121 C. $6176 D. $6178

11. [2019]
11. A sum of $65 000 is deposited at an interest rate of 7% per annum for 8 years, compounded quarterly.
Find the amount correct to the nearest dollar.
A. $101 400 B. $111 682 C. $113 244 D. 113 609

12. [2020]
9. The cost of a toy is x% lower than its selling price. After selling the toy, the percentage profit is 25% .
Find x .
A. 20 B. 25 C. 75 D. 80
13. [2021]
9. In a school, 33% of the students are overweight. It is given that 60% of the students in the school are ls
and 45% of the girls are overweight. If x% of the boys in the school are overweight, then x = A. 15 . B.
18 . C. 25 . D. 55 .

14. [2022]
11. A sum of $88 000 is deposited at an interest rate of 6% per annum for 4 years, compounded monthly.
Find the interest correct to the nearest dollar.

A. $21 120 B. $23 098 C. $ 23 803 D. $23 825

15. [2023]
11. The marked price of a jacket is 60% above its cost. A profit of $104 is made by selling the jacket at a
discount of 25% on its marked price. Find the cost of the jacket.

A. $416 B. $520 C. $728 D. $832

8. Rate and Ratio

1. [2012]
65
=
x y, then x : y =
+
9. If x and y are non-zero numbers such that 7
32
yx
−

A. 4 : 5 . B. 4 : 13 . C. 5 : 4 . D. 13 : 4 .

2. [2012]
11. Mary performs a typing for 7 hours. Her average typing speeds for the first 3 hours and the last 4
hours are 63 words per minute and 56 words per minute respectively. Find her average typing
speed for the 7 hours.

A. 17 words per minute B. 35 words per minute

C. 59 words per minute D. 60 words per minute
3. [2013]
12. The actual area of a playground is 900 m2. If the area of the playground on a map is 36 cm2, then the
scale of the map is

A. 1 : 25 . B. 1 : 50 . C. 1 : 500 . D. 1 : 250 000 .

4. that
[2014] 12. It is 5
given
4 7
= =, where a, b and c are positive numbers. Which of the following is true? 5
a b 9c
7

A. a < b < c B. a < c < b C. b < a < c D. b < c < a

5. [2015]
11. Let a , b and c be non-zero numbers. If a : c = 5 : 3 and b : c = 3 : 2 , then (a + c) : (b + c) =
A. 7 : 5 . B. 8 : 5 . C. 16 : 15 . D. 19 : 15 .

6. [2016]
11. If x and y are non-zero numbers such that (3y – 4x) : (2x + y) = 5 : 6 , then x : y = A. 7 : 8
. B. 8 : 29 . C. 9 : 32 . D. 13 : 34 .

7. [2016]
13. The cost of flour of brand X is $ 42 / kg. If 3 kg of flour of brand X and 2 kg of flour of brand Y are
mixed so that the cost of the mixture is $ 36 / kg , find the cost of flour of brand Y . A. $ 27/kg B. $
30/kg C. $ 32/kg D. $ 39/kg

8. [2017]
11. The scale of a map is 1:20 000 . If the area of a zoo on the map is 4 cm2, then the actual area of the zoo
is
A. 8 × 104 m2. B. 1.6 × 105 m2. C. 3.2 × 105 m2. D. 1 × 106 m2.

9. [2018]
ab
+
3
10. Let a, b and c be non-zero numbers. If 3a = 4b and a ∶ c = 2∶ 5, then =
bc
+ 3
 A.
75. 38
3
5. B.
3313. C. 30. D. 53

10. [2019]
12. The costs of tea of brand A and brand B are $140/kg and $315/kg respectively. If x kg of tea of brand A
and y kg of tea of brand B are mixed so that the cost of the mixture is $210 / kg, then x : y = A. 2 : 3.
B. 3 : 2. C. 4 : 9. D. 9 : 4.

11. [2020]
10. The actual area of a golf course is 0.75 km2. If the area of the course on a map is 300 cm2, then the
scale of the map is
A. 1 : 250 . B. 1 : 5 000 . C. 1 : 62 500 . D. 1 : 25 000 000 .
12. [2021]
αβ
α β, then 2 3

+
7
2
+
11. If α and β are non-zero numbers such that
=
=
αβ3 αβ
2
+ 10 + 2
3
. C. 2
11
A. 1 . B. 13. [2022] . D. 6
13
.8

12. Let x, y and z be non-zero numbers. If x : y = 8 : 5 and 2x = 4z – 3y, then y : z = A. 16 :

17. B. 17 : 16. C. 20 : 31. D. 31 : 20.

14. [2023]
12. The scale of a map is 1 : 50 000. If the actual area of an airport is 10 km2, then the area of this airport
on the map is

A. 2 cm2. B. 4 cm2. C. 20 cm2. D. 40 cm2.

4.1 Solve Equations
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. B

4.2 Equations-Quad
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D

5 Percentages
1. D 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. C 10. D

11. C 12. A 13. A 14. C 15. B

8 Rate and Ratio

1. A 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. B

11. B 12. C 13. C 14. D