Mid-Term Examination(25.June.
2022)
Pre-IGCSE (class B & B2) Mathematics
Answer all questions. Calculators are allowed but all necessary working must be shown.
1. Work out the following.
(i) 4+37–63
(ii) 12 4 – 2 + 6
(iii) 14 2 (9 – 2)
2. Find the value of n in each of the following:
1
(i) 2− n =
128
(ii) 3( n−1) = 243
n
1
(iii) =4
16
3. (a) A woman bought an old chair for $240. She sold it for $300. Work out the percentage
profit.
(b) A man invests $4500 in a bank. The bank pays 8% interest. Work out the interest, in
dollars.
(c) There are 100 sheep in a field, 88 are ewes. What percentage are not ewes?
4. (a) 12 sausages have a mass of 1.5kg. What is the mass of 16 sausages?
(b) Six people can dig a trench in 8 hours. How many people would it take to dig the
trench in 3 hours.
(c) Eight jars of jam cost $22. How much do 5 jars cost?
5. Expand the following:
(a) (2p – 3)(p + 8)
(b) (3x – 3)(3x + 3)
2
(c) (-x + 4) (2 x - 3x + 1)
6. Find the formula for the nth term of the sequence 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, ...
7. Find the size of each of the angles in the given right triangle by constructing an equation
and solving it to find the value of x.
(x+30)
(x-30)
8. Solve the following and check your answer.
9x + 3y = 24 , x = 3y – 14
9. Use trial and improvement to find a solution of the equation x3 + x2 – 20 = 0.
10. Solve these inequalities and show the solution sets on a number line.
(a) x + 6 > 14 – x
(b) 5 ( 2 + x ) 10x
Hinthar Pre IG B 2 EXAM
1(a). Alejandro has to go to a meeting in Santiago,Chile.This is 540 km from his home.He set
off from home at 6:15 a.m. He expects to drive at average speed of 80km/h for the
journey.At what time does he expect to arrive in Santiago.
1(b). A 375g box of breakfast cereal costs $1.65.A 650g box of the same breakfast cereal
cost $2.86.Which box is better value for money?
2(a). Two of the interior angles of a hexagon are 100 and three are 150.Find the size of the
sixth interior angle.
2(b). A square has a side length of 10 cm. Work out the length of a diagonal of the square.
3(a). Construct a rectangle of length 7cm and width 3cm.Do not use a protractor.
3(b). Maha has a square piece of card.She cuts off three of the corners.What is the sum of
the angles of the card shape she has made?
4(a). A circular coin has a circumference of 8.7 cm. Work out the area of the coin.
4(b).Convert these measures (i) 0.82 ha to meter square (ii) 920 ml to litres