First Term Examination 2022/2023 Session Year X

REFINERS HIGH SCHOOL

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
2022/2023 ACADEMIC SESSION
YEAR TEN
MATHEMATICS

NAME: _____________________________________________

DATE: _____________________________________________

SEX: M F

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

1. Do not start writing until you are told to do so.

2. Read the instruction in each section carefully before answering the questions.
3. In the space provided on the front page, write your name and date correctly.
4. Don’t engage in any conversation once the examination has started. If you need to talk, indicate
your intention by raising your hand.
5. The invigilator is not allowed to explain any question to you during the examination.
6. The time allocated for this exam is 1 HOUR only

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY [FINAL SCORES]

SUBJECT HERE EXAM FINAL SCORE

OBJECTIVE THEORY TOTAL

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SECTION A

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer ALL Questions in this section

1. Express -24 to its simplest form in modulo 5

[A] 5 [B] 3 [C] 1 [D] 2

2. If 52 (x−1) × 5x−1=0.04 , what is the value of x

−1 −1 −1 −1
[A] [B] [C] [D]
3 4 2 5

3. The logarithm of N to the base x is y. Write this in index form

N N X Y
[A] log y =x [B] log x = y [C] log y =n [D] log n =x

4. Find the value of x ∈¿ 562x −153x =407 x

[A] 6 [B] 2 [C] 8 [D] 3

5. The hour hand of a clock is currently at 2.00 a.m. What time of the day will it indicate after 15 rotations?
[A] 5 a.m. [B] 2 a.m. [C] 2 p.m. [D] 5 p.m.

6. What is in the diagram below?

[A] {2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 } [B] {2 , 3 , 7 } [C] {2 , 3 , 4 } [D] {1 , 5 }

7. Divide 111111112by 1012

[A] 11112 [B] 11012 [C] 10012 [D] 1100112

8. Solve: 23 x 16 – 2 × 25
[A] 0 [B] 2 [C] 1 [D] -2

9. Evaluate 3y2- 5y – 6 when y = -2

[A] -8 [B] -4 [C] 8 [D] 16

10. Change 325six to a number in base ten

[A] 152 [B] 134 [C] 125 [D] 143

11. The highest common factor of 10a2b and 8ab is

[A] 2ab [B] 80a2b [C] 4 [D] 16a2b

12. The reciprocal of 0.02 is

[A] 5 [B] 0.5 [C] 50 [D] 2

13. Express (11two)2

[A] 1010 [B] 1011 [C] 1001 [D] 1101

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14. A new table costs 10000 naira. Find the cost of buying the same kind of table in 2 years’ time if the rate
of inflation for those years are 20% and 10%
[A] 12000 [B] 13200 [C] 11500 [D] 10000

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15. Find the product of the square of and the sum of 13 and 19
2
[A] 16 [B] 8 [C] 32 [D] 128

16. The number which is 3 greater than n is

[A] n - 3 [B] n + 3 [C] 3 + n [D] 3 - n

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17. If = 4 - , then f =
f f
[A] -3 [B] 1 [C] 3 [D] -1

18. When a sum of money is shared between 40 people they get #800 each. If the same money is shared
equally between 50 people, how much will each get?
[A] #960 [B] #640 [C] #600 [D] #1000

19. T34he reciprocal of 0.08 is 12.5. The reciprocal of 80 is

[A] 0.00125 [B] 0.0125 [C] 0.125 [D] 1.25

20. An equilateral triangle of side 16 cm has the same perimeter as a square. The area of the square in
cm2, is
[A] 48 [B] 64 [C] 96 [D] 144
Use the following set of numbers to answer the next three questions:
8, 9, 5, 6, 2, 4, 8, 0

21. The mode of the above numbers is

[A] 4 [B] 8 [C] 5 [D] 0

22. The median is

[A] 5 [B] 6 [C] 6.5 [D] 5.5

23. The mean of the above is

[A] 4.5 [B] 4.25 [C] 5.5 [D] 5.25

24. If 2x + 1 = 15, then x =

[A] 7 [B] 8 [C] 12 [D] 8

25. The next term in the sequence: 1, 4, 10, 19, 31,… is

[A] 34 [B] 46 [C] 43 [D] 50

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26. The square root of 5 is
9
7 1 13 [D] 16
[A] [B] 2 [C]
9 3 8

27. 482 000 in standard form is

[A] 4.82 x 10-6 [B] 4.82 x 105 [C] 4.82 x 106 [D] 4.82 x 10-5

28. 0.009 234 to 3 significant figures is

[A] 0.01 [B] 0.00924 [C] 0.009 [D] 0.00923

a−3 b
29. Find the value of when a = 2 and b = -8
a

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[A] -18 [B] 24 [C] -11 [D] 13

30. Simplify 3(x – 2y) – 4(x – 5y).

[A] 7x – 26y [B] 14y + x [C] -x – 26y [D] 14y - x

31. In an examination 35 out of 125 students failed. What percentage passed?

[A] 28 [B] 90 [C] 35 [D] 72

32. A man is four times as old as his son. In 5 years’ time he will be three times as old as his son. What is
the present age of the son?
[A] 8 [B] 10 [C] 15 [D] 9

33. The total cost of gasoline varies directly with the number of gallons purchased. Gas costs $1.89 per gallon. Write
a direct variation to model the total cost c for g gallons of gas.
[A] g=1.89 c [B] c=g+ 1.89 [C] c=1.89 g g
[D] c=
1.89
34. If y varies directly with x, find the constant of proportionality if y is 3 when x is 12.
[A] 4 [B] ¼ [C] 36 [D] 12
35. The type of variation that exist in the expression xy = 1/5 is ____________
[A] inverse [B] direct [C] joint [D] neither
36. y varies inversely with x. If y = -4 when x = 5, find y when x = 3.
12 −12 20 −20
[A] [B] [C] [D]
5 5 3 3

37. a combination of direct and inverse variations of one or more than one variables is known as
[A] direct variation [B] inverse variation [C] joint variation [D] complex variation

38. suppose y varies jointly with x and z. if y = 20 when x = 2 and z = 5. Which of the following represents
the formula connecting x, y and z?
2 [B] y=2 xz 1 [D] y=5 xz
[A] y= [C] y= xz
xz 2

39. 33 mod 7 is equivalent to ________

[A] 5 mod 7 [B] 3 mod 7 [C] 2 mod 7 [D] 4 mod 7

40. X ≡6 ( mod 7 )∧Y ≡16 ( mod 7 ) . What is X +Y equivalent to in modulo 7?

[A] 2 (mod 7) [B] 1 (mod 7) [C] 3 (mod 7) [D] 22 (mod 14)

SECTION B: THEORY
Answer All Questions (10 marks each)

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1. The formula V = π r (2 r +h) gives the volume V of a solid consisting of a cone of height h and base
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radius r attached to a hemisphere of the same radius.
a) Change the subject of the formula to h.
b) Hence calculate the height of the cone, if the solid has a volume of 55 cm 3 and the common radius is
22
2 ½cm. (use the value for π )
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2. D is partly constant and partly varies with V. When V = 40, D = 150, and when V = 54, D = 192
a. Find the formula connecting D and V.
b. Hence find D when V = 73
3.
1 2
9 2 × 27 3
a. Evaluate 1
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3 1 2 1
b. Simplify 1 +3 ×1 +
4 5 3 12

( )
−3 2 1
y ×y 2
c. Simply −7
y
4.
a. A person’s salary increases from N185 000 to #207 200. Find the percentage increase.
1 1
b. A woman spent of her pay on food and on rent. What fraction of her pay is left?
3 5
c. 20 men can complete a task in 30 days. If they all work at the same rate how many days will 15 men to
complete the task?
5. Solve the equations
a. 92 x−1 ×33 x−1 =27 x+3
b. ¿
3 x −7 5 x−1
c. 5 = 3
6.
a. Simplify 563eight x 52eight
convert the following
b. 9B5Atwelve to base four
c. 34.12510 to base two.
d. 11110010.1101two to denary
7. In a class of 42 students, 25 offer physics, 15 offer chemistry and 18 do physics but not chemistry.
a. Draw a Venn diagram to illustrate the information.
b. Find how many students offer neither physics nor chemistry
8. Use tables to evaluate ¿ ¿.

9.
a. Complete the multiplication table in mod 6
X 0 1 2 3 4 5

0 0 0 0
1 0

2 0
3 0 1

4
5 0 0
b. Solve the equation
i. 3x = 1 (mod 7
ii. 5 + y = 1(mod 7)

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