GRade 10 MC Exam End of Year

GODFREY STEWART HIGH SCHOOL
END OF YEAR EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS
GRADE 10
MULTIPLE CHOICE PAPER
JUNE 2015
90 MINUTES
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
1. This paper consists of 60 items. You have 90 minutes to answer

them.
2. In addition to this test booklet you should have an answer sheet.
3. Each item has four suggested answers lettered (a), (b), (c), and (d).
Read each item you are about to answer and decide which answer is
best.
4. If you want to change your answer erase it completely before you
fill in the new choice
5. You may do rough work in the booklet
6. Calculators and mathematics tables are not allowed for this paper.
7. Do not turn and till you are told to do so.
a)
1.
5x 2y -3x + 2y =
(a) 2x
c) 8x
(b) 2x 4y
d) 8x + y
b)
10.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The decimal equivalent of

(a) 0.125
c) 0.70
(b) 0.78
d) 0.875
7
is
8
11.
2x 3(x + 8) =
(a) x + 8
c) x 24
(b) 5x + 8
d) 5x 24
12.
The number 3.14063 written

correct to 3 decimal places is
(a) 3.140
c) 3.141
(b) 3.146
d) 3.150
If
1
0.25
13.
, then n =
(a) 0.04
c) 0.25
(b) 4.00
d) 400
14.
6.
7.
Given that x = -3, what is the

value of 2x2 x + 5?
(a) 20
c) 26
(b) 38
d) 44
is the same as
4
(a)
6
4
(b)
5
8.
9.
15.
4
c)
3
4
d)
9
16.
The highest common factor of

18, 24 and 36 is
(a) 6
c) 18
(b) 36
d) 72
3 =
1
8
1
8
c) -6
d) -5
2a 2 (3a) 2
2
(a) 5a
4
c) 5a
2
(b) 11a
d) 10a
52 - 32 =
(a) 2
c) 8
(b) 4
d) 16
x 3 y xy 2
x
(a)
y
x
(b) 2
y
x2
c)
y
2 2
d) x y
dx dy
(a) d xy
c) d x y
(b) d x y
d) d y
(1) 2 (2)3
(a) 7
c) 10
(b) -7
d) -3
3
2
5
If p 2 3 , then p
8
7
(a) 2 3
3
10
c) 2 3
15
10
(b) 2 3
5
d) 5
3m 4n
5r 7 s
7mn
(a) 12rs
21m 20n
35rs
c)
21ms 20rn
21ms 20rn
35rs
5r 7 s
(b)
d)
17.
If x 8 and y 16 , then x y
is
18.
(a) -8
c)-24
(b) 8
d) 24
If 0.05 x 20, then x

25.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
(a) 400
c) 40
(b) 4
d) 0.4
The cube root of 125 is

(a) 5
c) 12.5
(b) 25
d) 15
(a) $25.00
c) $80.00
(b) $75.00
d) $125.00
TT $1.00 is equivalent to BDs

$0.83. How much TT $ would
be exchanged for BDS $50?
(a)
$41.50
c) $50.83
(b)
$49.17
d) $60.24
The value of 2 49
(a) 7
c) 14
(b) 98
2
d) 49
When the price of a dress is

reduced by 12%, it is sold for
$2156. What was the original
price?
(a) $3356
c) $2415
(b) $2450
d) $2168
How many Jamaican dollars

are equivalent to US $85, if US
$1=JA $72.50.
(a) $616.25
c) $1.17
(b) $157.50
d) $0.85
A factory employs 200 men

and 50 women. 80 of the men
are paid $100, the rest are
paid $80 and the women are
each paid $50. What is the
total wage bill?
26.
27.
28.
29.
The overtime rate of pay which

is one-and-a half times the
basic rate of $12 per hour is
(a) $18
c) 36
(b) $54
$72
In a class of 50 children there

are 28 boys. What percent are
girls?
(a)
56
c) 44
(b)
28
d) 22
If the simple interest on $8000

for 3 years is $540, what is the
rate of interest per annum?
(a) 6%
c) 44%
(b) 2 %
d)
A television set cost $4500

cash. When bought on hirepurchase, a deposit of $450 is
required, followed by 12
monthly payments of $400.
How much is saved by paying
cash?
(a)
$230
c) $20,100
(b)
$560
d) $46,000
(a) $700
c) $750
What is the simple interest on

$95 over a period of 21/2 years
at 5% per annum?
(b) $550
d) $400
30.
What percent of 30 is 12?
(b) 2
31.
32.
33.
(a) 10
c) 36
(b) 42
d) 40
During a sale, a shop allows a

20% discount on all
purchases. What will a
customer pay for a dress
normally priced at $3000?
(a) $1000
c) $2000
(b) $2400
d) $3600
(a) $420
c) $1680
(b) $2520
d) $1920
50 pens were bought for $250

and sold at $3.75 each. The
percentage loss was
2.5%
(b) 5%
35.
c) 108
(b) 360
d) 300
(b) $635.50
36.
(a)
d) M7
9y5
39.
20y5
d)20y6
5p 2(p +8 ) = 2, then p=?

(a) 2
c) 6
(b) -6
d) 2
40.
41.
c)9y6
(x y )2 =
(a)
x2 xy + y2
c) x2 y2
(b)
x2 + y2
d) x2 2xy + y2
If
means
what is
the value of 5 * 3?
(a) 16
42.
43.
d) 4
(b) 8
c) 2
4(y 2) 3 (y + 2)=
(a) Y +2
c) y
(b) y 2
d) y 14
6p2 7p + 2 =
(a) (3p 2)(2p 1)
(b) (3p + 2)(2p 1)
(c) (3p 2)(2p + 1)
(d) (3p + 2)(2p+ 1)
c) $706.10
d) $817.20
What is the value of

when b=3, c= -3 and p= -2?
(a) 10
M6
(b)
The hire purchase cost of a radio

is $6355. If the deposit is $1000
and the balance is to be paid in
9 equal installments, each
installment will be
(a) $595
c) M8
38.
d) 10.5%
(a) 60
M5
(b)
c) 25%
If 60% of a number is 180,

what is the number?
(M3)2 =
(a)
John sold a bicycle for $2100,

thus making a profit of 20% on
the cost price. The cost price
was
(a)
34.
37.
d) -12
c) -2
44.
The statement 3 is added to 7

times a certain number and
the results is 22 is represented
(a) 7n + 3 =22
c) 7n + 22 =3
(b) 3n 22 =7
d) 3n + 7 =22
45.
46.
47.
48.
The range of values of x for

which 3x +9 6 is
(a) x -1
c) x -1
(b) x 5
d) x 5
the values of x and y which

satisfies the equation 2x + 4y =
54 and 2x y =19 are
respectively
(a) 7 and 10
c) 15 and 6
(b) 6 and 15
d) 13 and 7
(b) 8
52.
53.
(4b + 3a) (4b 3a)
(b)
2(9a 4b)
(c)
(3a 2b) (3a + 2b)
(d)
(9a 4b)2
3299 correct to 2 significant

figures is :
(a) 33
c) 3200
(b) 32
d) 3300
6.750 103 =
(a) 0.000675
(b) 0.006755
54.
9a2 4b2 is equivalent to

(a)
d) 216
55.
The factors of p2 p 20 are:

(a) (p 4) (p 5)
c) 0.675
d) 6750
(0.05)2 =
(a) 0.0025
c) 0.25
(b) 0.025
d) 2.5
By the distributive law,

493+4917
(a) 6652
c) 52 + 66
(b) 49 + 20
d) 20 49
(b) (p + 4) (p 5)
(c) (p + 4) (p+ 5)
(d) (p 4) (p + 5)
49.
What is 0.00254 in standard

form?
50.
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(a)
2.45 10-3 c) 0.245 102
(b)
24.5 10-2 d) 2.45 103
Which one of the following

numbers is prime?
(a) 567
c) 119
(b) 323
d) 87
56.
51.
The LCM of the numbers 12

and 27 and the HCF of the
numbers 24 and 64 have a
highest common factor of
(a) 4
c) 108
36 0.3=
(a) 1200
c) 120
(b) 12
d) 1.2
57.
Which number is written in

standard form?
(a)
150 10
c) 1510
(b)
0.5 103
d) 1.5 102
58.
Jim mowed 5/9 of the lawn.

Sarah mowed 1/3 of the lawn.
What fraction of the lawn
remained to be mowed?
(a) 8/9
c) 2/3
(b) 1/9
d) 4/9
59.
60.
51/3+ 43/7 =
(a)
93/21
(b)
94/10
c) 94/21
d) 916/21
7/8 expressed as a decimal is

(a) 8.75
c) 0.0875
(b) 0.875
d)0.00875

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GODFREY STEWART HIGH SCHOOL

END OF YEAR EXAMINATION

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

1. This paper consists of 60 items. You have 90 minutes to answer

The decimal equivalent of

The number 3.14063 written

Given that x = -3, what is the

The highest common factor of

If 0.05 x 20, then x

The cube root of 125 is

TT $1.00 is equivalent to BDs

When the price of a dress is

How many Jamaican dollars

A factory employs 200 men

The overtime rate of pay which

In a class of 50 children there

If the simple interest on $8000

A television set cost $4500

What is the simple interest on

What percent of 30 is 12?

During a sale, a shop allows a

50 pens were bought for $250

5p 2(p +8 ) = 2, then p=?

What is the value of

The hire purchase cost of a radio

If 60% of a number is 180,

John sold a bicycle for $2100,

The statement 3 is added to 7

The range of values of x for

the values of x and y which

(4b + 3a) (4b 3a)

(3a 2b) (3a + 2b)

3299 correct to 2 significant

9a2 4b2 is equivalent to

The factors of p2 p 20 are:

By the distributive law,

What is 0.00254 in standard

2.45 10-3 c) 0.245 102

24.5 10-2 d) 2.45 103

Which one of the following

The LCM of the numbers 12

Which number is written in

Jim mowed 5/9 of the lawn.

7/8 expressed as a decimal is

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