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6.
The first thre e co
4 and 6 are
(A) m rno n m u ltip les of 3, 4
6
4 (A) 0 •1• 2
(B) 3 (B ) 3, 4, 6
(C) 6 , 8 , 12
2
(C) (D) 12. 21, 36
9
4 7.
(D) I~ p = {2, 3, S, 7}
9
o -- {2, 3, 6} and'
~
S = {2, 4, 5)
The num ber 3.1 406 3 wri tten cor
rec t to 3
decimal pla ces is the nP n Q n S=
(A) 3.1 40 (A) {2}
(B) 3.1 41 (B) {2, 3}
(C) 3.1 46 (C) {2, 3, 5}
(D) 3.1 50 (D) {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}

In stan dar d not atio n, 208 .06 is wri Jtem 8 refe rsto thef ollo win gVe nn
3. diaooram .
tten as
u
(A) 2.0 806 X102
(B) 20. 806 X 10 1
(C) 2.0 806 X 10-2
(D) 0.2 080 6 X J 0 3

4. - If $56 0 is sha red in the rati

o 2:3 :9, the
diff eren ce bet we en the larg est
and the
sma lles t shar es is In the Ve ~ diag ram , n{P ) = 5, n(Q ) = 9
and n(P U Q) = 10.
(A) $ 80
(B) $24 0 8. Wh at is n(Q n P)?
(C) $28 0
(D) $36 0 (A) I
(B) 4
(C) 5
S. (D) 9
If 60% of a. num ber is 90, what l•S 54
number?
°fth e
(A) 54
CB) 72
(C) 120
CD) 1~

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• sets .JS equ1v a tnn
h foll o"'ing
\\'hi ch o f I e )?
{pq r, s
10 th e scl · •

(A) {4 }
(B) {p, q, r }
(C) (a, b, c, d }
(D) {l, 2, 3, 4, 5)

lay Scrab ble

or
· a class P
J(l. A ll st4de nts Jn f 36o/o of the stu d ents
~ hcckc rs or both. :nd 48o/o ofthe stude nts In the Venn diag ram. the shad ed ,
play Scrab ble only 11..
hat perce ntage of represe.nts re, 0

play Chec)5:ers only, w es?

stude nts play BOT H gam
(A) P'
(A) 12 (B) (PU O)'
(B)
(C)
16
84
(C)
(D) -
0 UP'
Q nP'
(D) 88

13. A store offer s a disco unt of 15% on the tota]

Item 11 refers to the follo wing Venn
bill to custo mers who spen d more than s2o
diagram.
Jfa custo mer' s total bill is $80, how much
must she pay?

(A) $60
(B) $65
(C) $68 0

(D) $71

11. In the Venn diagram, X repre sents the set of 14. At a store. sales tax is charged at a rate of
"'aa factors of 12. Y repre sents the set offacto rs
2% on the cost price of an item . The sales
< of 9. The shade d regio n .repre sents the set
of all factor.s of tax on a dres s which costs $180 is

(A) 3 (A) $ 3.60

(B) 6 (B) $ 10.8 0
(C). 21 {C) $176 .40
(D) 108 (D) $ 183. 60

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A plo t of lan d fa val ued a t$
taJ' of $12 6 is cha rge d 1
annu ~I ooo. Lan d
\
rii,te per ann um is the lan d 19.
t a Y- At Wh at A ma n p ays 60 cen ts for eve
. ax cha rge d? ry 200 m' of
gas u s ed pl c.
(A) 0.0 7% H ow mu•ch us 8 mee
d cha rge of Sl3 7 5
0.7 % 55 000 ' d oes h e pay wh · ·
(13) m of gas '/ en he use s
(C) 7%
(P) 70 % (A) Sl 78. 75
(B) $17 5.2 5
(C) S16 5 .00
']ll e exc han ge rat e for one (D) $15 1.2 5
Un ited St t
doilar (U S$ l .00 ) is two dol lar s
and sev : :
cen ts in Ea ~_tern Ca rib bea
n cur ren ncy Item 20 refers to the foll owing tabl
(EC $2. 70) . Wh at is the val ue e whi ch
ofU S$ 4.5 0 sho ws the rates charged by an insu
in EC cur ren cy? company. ran ce

(A) $ 1.6 7
(B) S 6.0 0 House Insurance 25 ¢ per $100
(C) $ 1.2 0
(D) $12 .15 Contents Insurance 50¢ per $ I 00

A man's ann ual sal ary is $4 5 000

17, . Hi s tax 20. Ho w mu ch wil l a per son
free all ow anc es tot al $1 3 000 pay for
. He has to ins ura nce . if his hou se js val
pay a tax of2 0% on his tax abl e ued at
income. $50 000 , and the con ten ts at $10
000 ?
The taX pay abl e is (A) $175
(B) $22 5
(A) $ 2 60 0 (C) $45 0
(B) $ 6 40 0 (D) $50 0
(C) $ 9 00 0
(D) $11 60 0 . Th e pro duc t of ( - 2a) and (- 3a)
21. is

-6 a
18. A television set costs $3 50 d
cash. Wh en (A)
·t of$35 js (B) -S a
bought on hire pu rch ase , a e~~;ip
ayroents (C) Str
required,follo we db y I~ mo n d 6a2
of $30. Ho w mu ch 1s sav e by p ayi ng (D)

cash?

(A) $10
(B) $25
(C) $40
(D) $45
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wb ,4 01:-,
• nd the sum
When 6 is zdded to 3 1:umoer ~ tatemen t ~
.-.::· + 3y ?
- '· "l
. d . • d dby3 there.su ltis4. Th1ss .
1s 1v 1 e • • boJs 1s xy
wrirten using mathem at ic.al sym

(A) £+.r= 4 (A) 12...

3 4
6+.r = 4 2 -1
(BJ 3· (B)
2
6 + .r 4
(C) . --=- z ..l_
3· 3 ( C)
8
X
(D) 6+-= 4 ") 3
3 (D) - 4

23. Althea normaJl y_saves S:c each month; but 1 6. Th e express ion - 2 (x - 4 ) is th
c sarn C ~\
in June she saved S4 more than twice her
usual srnounL In June she saved (A) - 2 "r - S
(B ) -2r+ 8
(A) $ 4.r (C) - 2x - 4
(B) $ 6x (D) - 2.x + 4
(C) S(x+4 )
(D) S (2x + 4)
lf vii - 0, then :A is

24. If 3 + 2X = J, the vaJ u!!of xis (J\ ) an inverse matrix

(11) a s ingul ar m atrix
(C) Rn ide ntity matrix"
(A) -1 (D) a n on -singul ar matrix
1
(B)
5
ltcm_2,a re fers to the followine matrices)
J and Y.
(C)
ll'I
n 2
<.)

(D) 5
x -, [31 J
0
-JJ 5 '

28 . What is the order o f the matri x produc~

xn
(P.) 2 x2
CB) 2 x3
( C) 3 x2
n (D) )xJ

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Jf the vect ors p ·and q are [~] and[-.!] 31. If it took a spee dbo at 9 hou rs to trav
dista nce of 1 080 km, wha t was its aver .age
1 ··
spee d, in Janh - ?
)· . ecti veiy, then -p - 2g is
re.SP •
(A) 12
(B) 102
{A-) [j] (C)
(D)
120
120 0

(B) t:J Item 32 refe rs to the follo win g diag ram of

a trap eziu m.

(C) (igJ . -----12 cm----➔.

{D) [=1~1
.,_....., ~o refe rs to the foll.owi ng para lleio -
.
~ rrrv v7 In the par a e l ogra m, R 1s
11
·
gram , rr A.~,L,,. 32. The area of the trap eziu m is
the mid pom t of XY.
(A) 24 cm 2
R
-- -- -- -- - --,y (B) 28 cm2
(C) 30c m2
(D) 36 cm 2
4

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->
1 -;\-
. (A) wx + -2 FVZ
1 ->
(B) Tn ,z

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_1
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wx ~

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AN1JARY 20I 9
 t l 5 m lo ng an d
- g- de n P lo p' la nt fru .its and
o-uJ ar ga r d to e pl ot is us ed to
'='de is 80
A rectanWI us e 2 f th •
Jll O p lo t is
rI1 '
r e a o f t h e
. ,. wi th 12 :table S- Jfes , w ha t . a
·no·o- CJTC 1v, ye ge eta bl
fo II ow1
Ite m 33 ref ers to the
pl an t veg .th fru its ?
~n tre 0. pl an ted w1
2
26JTI
(A ) JQ0JT12
(B ) 2
J34 rn
(C ) 260JT1l
(D)
un d a la ke is 8 km. e is
On
th e lak
Th e distai:ce d~rot ne e. ar ou nd Th
36 . a
th ts isa le e scale
a . rnap , b ng th of 2 cm .
nt ed Y
.
cle is
f th e ciraI' rePre se .
mf er en ce o . or CAB, on th e m ap is
33 . If the cir cu of the mm
15 cm , the n the len gth
in cm , is (A ) 1: 40
(B ) J :2 00 0
36 0 X 15 1: 20 0 00 0
(A ) 12 0 (C )
(D )
I :4 00 00 0

. (B ) 12 ? X 15
36 0 , rs to th e fo lJo
wi ng di ag ra m.
Ttem 37 rcice
36 0 X 15 3c m
(C ) 36 0- 12 0

36 0- 12 0
1
8c m
Q

X 15
(D ) 36 0
-- -- -- J
es of a tri an ~le are
34 : The lengths of the sid r
2x an d 2x centimetres.
lft he pe nmf ete
?
x, is the va lue o x. no t dr aw n to s<;:ale,
is 20 centimetres, wh at 37. Th e dia gr am ab ov e,
di us 3 cm an d height
sh ow s a cy lin de r of ra
th e cy lin de r is
(A ) 4 8 cm . Th e vo lu m e of
(B ) 5
3
(C) 8 (A ) 12 1t cm
(D ) 10 (B ) 48 1t err/
(C ) 72 7t cm l
3
(D ) 19 21 t cm

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wh ich sho ws ..
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n 40
Wh ich sh
720
refe rs t O
the fo!J owi
ows the Pop uJ
.
ng pie cha n
'
stud ent s , ar &arn es pl aye d by

t
5c m Cr icket

+ FootbaU
25¼

me volume ofthe cuboid is 32 0 cm and the3

Tennis
cub oid ha s a square
height is 5 ~1:1· If the
10¼
e sid e of the
base, wh at 1s the len gth of on
base? 40. Ho w ma ny stud ent s play cric ket?
(A) 8 cm
(A) 35
(B) 16 cm 120
(B)
(C) 32 cm 252
(C)
(D) 64 cm · (D) 300

ing scores
Ite m 32, ref ers ·10 the fol low
den ts in a
wh ich we re ob tai ne d by 11 stu
competition.
3, 3
· 5, 3, 6, 8, 7, 8, 3, 11, 6,

39. The mo da l sco re is

(A ) 3
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 11

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J~ b ws the cumula tive freqg atn,
. h s o gth . Uen
w h ic s, m metres Of cy
f the Jen
fi )Jowing chnrt
Items 41-42 refer to the o f books 58 poJygho~ ;ere caught by two fishe~e n 20
mbc:r o fish t a - ·
which shows the nu
students bought nt a sal~-
l4 ~--r-- .----r -T1II - zo

e..
12 -1- t - --t--i
10

..
'8
] s
6
d
Z 4 - + - - lFH:
2--4---l~
O _....._... 3 4 5
No. of books bought
0 2 3 4 5
l
Length (m)

41. H~wma ny students bought exactly 4 books?

(A) 8
43. The semi-in terquar tile range ofthe lengths
(B) 9 of the :fish is
(C) IO
(D) 14 (A) 1.20 m
(B) 1.25 m
The median number of books bought by (C) 2.5 m
42.
the students is (D) 3.7 m

(A) s
(B) 6 44. A fish is _selected at random . What is the
r (C) 29 probab ility that it is at LEAST 1.8 m long?
(D) 30
5
(A)
20
8
(B)
20
12
(C)
20
(D) -2015

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46.
Wh ich o f th f
e o JJ o .
re presents { .x : - :> W i ng line g rap hs
-<:~~ 4 } ?

(A) ...._ r - - ~
-3 -2 · l O ~ 2
3 4 s
(B)
-3 -2 · 1 0 l 2 3 4 5
(C)
'fhe arrow diagram
•
above describes th e
relation
(D) -+-, @
(A) y is less than .x: -3 -2 -i b i 2
(B) y is a factor of x
(C) x is a factor of y
(D) x is a multiple ofy

41. Which of the following graphs represents a function?

y y
(A) (B)
t+
➔' .
X
X X
' . - 0
, +
t

y
(D) ,. '

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(C) +·
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W h 1c f 2 rese
4 8.
5;2,. [,unction : :x ---+ x + 3 rited
W h ich of the fo ll o w ing p oints l ies on l bc b y th e 'wh
.XE { 0 , J , 2, 3)7 t rt
lin e y= 2x- 3 ?
{(O, 3), (l, 4 ), (2, 7 ) , (3, 1 2)}
(/\) ( 2, 3 ) (A )
( B) (-2, - 1)
{(O, 3), (1, 5), (2, 7), (3, 9)}
(C) (4, I) (B )
(D) (0,- 3)
(C ) {(O, 3), (1, 4), (2, 5), (3, 6)}

49. Ifj(x ) = 2f·2 - 1, th c nj{- 3) = (D) {(O, 3), (1, 1), (2, ~), (3, 9)}

(A) -32 .
(B) -19 I!.em 53 refers to the following diagram .
(C) 17
(D) 35
...
<D
co
Items 50-51 refer to the following graph.

.· ., ..

-y
-i ' ..

SO. The maximum point ofy= 4x-.:l is 53. In the diagram above, if the line y = x is
rotated anti-clockwise about O through 90°
(A) (0, 0) what is its image? '
(B) (0, 4)
(C) (2, 4) (A) y= 0
(D) (4, 2) (B) X =0
(C) y=x
(D) y =--x
51. The values2
of• x at the points where
y = 4x - x intersec'"..s y = 0 are

I.A) x = 0 and x = 4
(B) x = 0 and .x = 2
(C) x=Oandx= - 4
(D) x =-2 and x = 4
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f \h e fo \\ o," 'n
im a g ,e o ~ c in.~ m ~
f A . \ \l h , A.' h \h,:.
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c .t io n i.n e
th e x - a x d i~g nm s s ho w s
is ?

t A)

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\

CB)
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r2, ·
141"
) 0'2°

(D)
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As h.1p sailed
59. then sailed 6 k~ due north lo C --1 t1i ~
= x" and an gl e
57. In triang le ABC, angl~ A f aJJgle C? lt the following d~agrams Bcs1're· W~itl
B = 2xo. What is the size o of th f the· ship? Prt~c i
the pa O r,t
0
(A) (180 - 3X)
(A) C
(B) 60°

(C) 30°
N 8 Io:n
(D)
-e3~r /,\
I

6km
A B
• • g pair of
Item 58 refers to the fol 1owin
similar triangles.
.,, (B) N
...,.
(D C A
J
0
C
c.,~
'\
6km

31°
A 6cm B A 8km B

58. The length ofMO. in centimetres, is (C) . ~c

N
(A) 3.0
(B)
A\ 6km
3.5
I
(C) 6.0
(D) 10.5
A 8km
u,
0
0
<

(D) N
/1\
I
8km
A
11-.
6km

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