MID TERM EXAMINATION

SEPTEMBER 2021
GRADE: IGCSE 1 MAX. MARKS: 100
SUBJECT: Mathematics TIME: 2 HRS

INSTRUCTIONS
• Write your Admission No., Name, Grade and Subject in the answer sheet.
• Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagram or graph.
• Do not use correction fluid.
• Answer all questions.
• You may use a calculator.
INFORMATION
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

1. From a sample of 90 batteries, 3 are faulty.

Work out the percentage of working batteries. [1]

2. Write 2.677 x 10-3 as an ordinary number. [1]

3. Calculate (2.1 – 0.78)7, giving you answer to 4 significant figures. [1]

4. Copy the following, if necessary, using brackets to make the statement correct: [1]

16 + 4 × 2 + 4 = 40

5. x2 + y2 = h2 [2]

Write x in terms of h and y

6. Without using a calculator, work out

5 [2]
2
3 ÷ 1
9 3
Show all your working and give your answer as a fraction in its lowest terms.

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7. Simplify and give your answer in single fraction

4x 5x [2]
−
3y 6 y

8. In a sale, a shirt usually costing $35 is sold at a 15% discount. What is the discounted price? [2]

9. Tin and brass are mixed in the ratio 7 : 3. How much tin is needed to mix with [2]
36 g of copper?

10. 2 3 8 19 20 25 27 30 32 35 36 48 49 51

From this list of numbers write down

a. A factor of 30 …………………. [1]

b. A multiple of 12 …………………. [1]

[1]
c. An odd square number …………………

d. A cube number ………………… [1]

e. A smallest prime number ……………….. [1]

11. Simplify:

𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 [3]
𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 4

12. Factorise

x2-2x-63 [2]

13. [1]

𝑥2𝑦 𝑥3𝑦2 𝑥𝑦

14. In a sale a shop reduces its prices by 12.5%. What is the sale price of a desk previously [2]
costing $600?

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15. Simplify without using the calculator: [2]
3
√125 − ∛27

16. a Expand and simplify : (3x – 3)(3x – 6) [2]

b Factorise 4a2 – 9b2 [2]

17. a Factorise : 2x2 – 3x + 2xy – 3y [1]

b Factorise: 4abc – 2ab- 8bc [2]

18. 3p-5t = 8

Work out the value of 12p -20t [1]

19 [2]

20. [2]

[2]

[2]

21. Expand and simplify: t(3t+4) +3t(3+2t) [3]

22. [3]

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23. A factory produces bird food made with sunflower seed, millet and maize.

a. The amounts of sunflower seed, millet and maize are in the ratio

sunflower seed :millet:maize = 5 : 3:1

(i) How much millet is there in 15 kg of bird food? [1]

(ii) In a small bag of bird food there is 60 g of sunflower seed. What is the mass of bird food in a [2]
small bag?

Sunflower seeds cost $204.50 for 30 kg from Jon’s farm or €96.40 for 20 kg from Ann’s farm.
b. The exchange rate is $1 = €0.718. Which farm has the cheapest price per kilogram? You must [3]
show clearly all your working.

Bags are filled with bird food at a rate of 420 grams per second. How many 20 kg bags can be
c. [3]
completely filled in 4 hours?

Brian buys bags of bird food from the factory and sells them in his shop for $15.30 each. He
d. makes 12.5% profit on each bag. How much does Brian pay for each bag of bird food? [3]

24.

[2]

[2]

[2]

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 [3]

[2]

[3]

[3]

25.

[1]

26.

a. [2]

Evaluate and find the value of x:

b. [2]
3 x-1= 81

..
27. Convert 0.42 to fraction form [2]

28. W is inversely proportional to X. If W= 6 and X = 12, [3]

a. Find K
b. Find W when X =36

29. Simplify and give your answer in standard form: 3.2 x 10 6 + 0.9 x 107 [2]

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30. The radius of the circle is 3cm given to nearest cm. Calculate the upper and lower bounds of [3]
the circumference

31. If p=2,q=-3,s=1and r=-5 find the value of the given expression [2]

2p +3q +4r – s

32. Evaluate: [1]

9-(-3)+4 ÷2

33. Find the HCF and LCM of 45, 54 [2]

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