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Revision for First Term Examination

Mathematics (Paper 2)

1. D 16. B
2. D 17. B
3. A 18. B
4. C 19. C
5. D 20. A
6. B 21. D
7. B 22. B
8. B 23. A
9. B 24. D
10. B 25. A
11. D 26. A
12. D 27. D
13. C 28. C
14. C 29. A
15. C 30. B

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 Revision for First Term Examination
Mathematics (Paper 2)
Suggested Solutions

1. D
For option A: 24  2  2  2  2  2  4
For option B: 35  3  3  3  3  3  5  5  5
For option C: 46  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4
For option D: 57  5  5  5  5  5  5  5
∴ The answer is D.

2. D

3. A
1
1
3 41 7 1 7 1
   21   
1
4 15 15 5 15 213
5
1 1
 
5 45
9 1

45
10

45
2

9

4. C
7.5  (1.5  0.7)  0.1  7.5  0.8  0.1
 6  0.1
 60

5. D
For option A:
84  4 = 21
∵ 84 is divisible by 4.
∴ 2184 is divisible by 4.
i.e. 4 is a factor of 2184.

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 For option B:
∵ 2184 is an even number and
sum of the digits = 2 + 1 + 8 + 4 = 15, which is
divisible by 3.
∴ 2184 is divisible by both 2 and 3.
∴ 2184 is divisible by 6.
i.e. 6 is a factor of 2184.
For option C:
184  8 = 23
∵ 184 is divisible by 8.
∴ 2184 is divisible by 8.
i.e. 8 is a factor of 2184.
For option D:
Sum of the digits  2  1  8  4
 15
∵ 15 is not divisible by 9.
∴ 2184 is not divisible by 9.
i.e. 9 is not a factor of 2184.
∴ The answer is D.

6. B
Sum of the digits = 1 + 3 +  + 5
=9+
For I:
Sum of the digits = 9 + 0 = 9, which is divisible by 9.
∴ 1305 is divisible by 9.
∴  can be 0.
For II:
Sum of the digits = 9 + 3 = 12, which is not divisible by 9.
∴ 1335 is not divisible by 9.
∴  cannot be 3.
For III:
Sum of the digits = 9 + 9 = 18, which is divisible by 9.
∴ 1395 is divisible by 9.
∴  can be 9.
∴ The answer is B.

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7. B
For I:
0 is neither a positive number nor a negative number.
∴ I is not correct.
For II:
The opposite number of 10.5 is 10.5.
∴ II must be correct.
For III:
Suppose the negative number is 7 and the positive number is 6.
∵ The magnitude of 7 is 7, which is greater than the magnitude of 6.
∴ III may not be correct.
∴ The answer is B.

8. B
For II:
∵ 2.2  2
∴ 11.5, 3,  2.2,  2 is not arranged in descending order.
∴ The answer is B.

9. B
 (7) 7
For option A:  0
38 5
For option B:  6  (9)  6  9  3  0
For option C: (4  3)  0 = 0
For option D: (4) 5 = (4)(4)(4)(4)(4)  45 < 0
∴ The answer is B.

10. B
The values of a, b and c are +3, –3 and –1 respectively.
(a  b)  c  [(3)  (3)]  (1)
 (3  3)  (1)
 6  (1)
 6

11. D
In January, the amount of money in Jerry’s bank account is increased by $2500.
In February, the amount of money in Jerry’s bank account is decreased by $2300.
In March, the amount of money in Jerry’s bank account is increased by $1200.
In April, the amount of money in Jerry’s bank account is decreased by $3000.
∴ The change of the amount of money in Jerry’s bank in April is the greatest.

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12. D
48
∵ ‘Dividing 48 by x’ means .
x
48
∴ ‘Subtracting 5 from the result’ means 5.
x

13. C
(7k  8k )  3k  2  15k  3k  2
 15  3  2  k  k
 90k 2

14. C
Number of 20 cents stamps that can be bought
 M  0.2
1
M 
5
 5M

15. C
When n = 1, 2n2 1  2(1)2 1  2 1  1 .
When n = 2, 2n2 1  2(2)2 1  8 1  7 .
When n = 3, 2n2 1  2(3)2 1  18 1  17 .
When n = 4, 2n2 1  2(4)2 1  32 1  31 .
∴ 1, 7 and 31 are the terms in the sequence.
∴ The answer is C.

16. B
Each pattern has 2 more dots than its preceding pattern.
∴ Number of dots in the 5th pattern
 number of dots in the 4th pattern  2
 92
 11
Number of dots in the 6th pattern
 number of dots in the 5th pattern  2
 11  2
 13
Number of dots in the 7th pattern
 number of dots in the 6th pattern  2
 13  2
 15

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 Number of dots in the 8th pattern
 number of dots in the 7th pattern  2
 15  2
 17

17. B
3x  4
 3 x
2
3 x  4  2 (3  x )
3x  4  6  2 x
3x  2 x  6  4
5 x  10
x2

18. B
2nd line should be 6 x  1  3x  28 .

19. C
Total number of apples that Peter eats in the week = 7x
Then we have 7x + 19 = 40.

20. A
3(2 x  3)  39
2 x  3  13
2 x  10
x5

21. D
The number of students who do not wear school jackets today
 25  (1  48%)  (40  25)  (1  40%)
 25  0.52  15  0.6
 22
The required percentage
22
  100%
40
 55%

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22. B
∵ a is more than b by 50%.
∴ a  b  (1  50%)
 1.5b
The required percentage
a b
  100%
a
1.5b  b
  100%
1.5b
0.5b
  100%
1.5b
1
 33 %
3

23. A
Percentage change in the price of the pen
58
 100%
8
 37.5%

24. D
Let $x be the selling price of the headphone.
( x  80)  (1  40%)  x
( x  80) 1.4  x
1.4 x  112  x
0.4 x  112
x  280
∴ The selling price of the headphone is $280.

25. A
Let $x be the cost price of the necklace.
Marked price of the necklace
 $ x  (1  30%)
 $1.3 x

Selling price of the necklace

 $ x  (1  9%)
 $0.91x

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 ∴ Discount %
1.3 x  0.91x
  100%
1.3 x
0.39 x
  100%
1.3 x
 30%

26. A

27. D
For option A:
0.037 698  0.038 (cor. to 2 sig.fig.)
For option B:
0.037 698  0.038 (cor. to 3 d.p.)
For option C:
0.037 698  0.037 70 (cor. to 4 sig fig.)
For option D:
0.037 698  0.037 70 (cor. to 5 d.p.)
∴ The answer is D.

28. C
For option A:
0.009 959  0.009 96 (cor.to 3 sig. fig.)
For option B:
0.009 99  0.009 99 (cor.to 3 sig. fig.)
For option C:
0.009 995  0.0100 (cor.to 3 sig. fig.)
For option D:
0.010 05  0.0101 (cor.to 3 sig. fig.)
∴ The answer is C.

29. A
736.9  34.116.5  800  40  20
 800  800
0

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30. B
The average mark of the 4 students
51  65  89  92

4
50  70  90  90

4
300

4
 75

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