DORSSY HIGH SCHOOL

7C Marquise Street, Shasha, Akowonjo, Lagos State

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1ST TERM EXAMINATION

2022/2023 ACADEMIC SESSION

S.S.S.1

MATHEMATICS

TIME: 2:15MIN
1) Two numbers 24 x and 31 y are equal in value when
converted to base ten. Find the equation connecting x and y.
a) 2x=3(y-1) b) 4x-y=1 c) 3y+2x=3 d) 3y=2(x+3)
2) If 263 + 441 = 714, what number base has been used? a) 12
b) 11 c) 10 d) 9
2 13
4 −1
9 15 2 2 8 10
3) Simplify a) b) c) d)
1 4 1 3 7 9 11
2 + x2
5 7 3
4) The length of a 800-pages book is 18mm. Calculate the
thickness of one leaf of the book giving your answer in
metres and in standard form. a) 2.25 x 10−4 m b)
−4 −5 −5
4.5 x 10 m c) 2.25 x 10 m d) 4.5 x 10 m

( )
−1
1 1
5) Find + , correct to two decimal places a)
0.06 0.042
3.14 b) 1.43 c) 1.53 d) 4.42
6) Find the highest number that can divide 124, 186 and 155
without remainder a) 4 b) 5 c) 62 d) 31
7 3 1 1
2 x −2 ÷3
9 5 6 4 −12 12 11 12
7) a) b) c) d)
1 143 15 12 11
2−1
12
1 1 25
8) Find the reciprocal of 0.125 a) b) c) 8 d)
40 8 3
9) If 2257 is the result of subtracting 4577 from 7056, in base n,
find n. a) 8 b) 9 c) 10 d) 11
2 2
10) Evaluate ( 20three ) −( 11three ) in base three. a) 101 b) 121 c)
202 d) 2020
11) Given that 4 P 45 =11910 ,find the value of P. a) 1 b) 2 c) 3
d) 4
12) Simplify √ 1001two , leaving your answer in base two a) 112
b) 1012 c) 102 d) 1002
 0.0225
13) Evaluate leaving your answer in standard form.
150000
a) 1.5 x 10−3 b) 1.5 x 10−4 c) 1.5 x 10−5 d) 1.5 x 10−7
14) Given that x is an integer and x ¿ 3, arrange the following in
1 1 1 1
ascending order of magnitude: , , ,
x x−1 x+2 x−3
15) If 33% of a number is 1386, find 42% of the number a) 1764
b) 1000 c) 2100 d) 1089

16) Arrange in ascending order of magnitude : 26 8 , 367 259 a)

259 , 26 8 , 367 b) 26 8 , 259 ,36 7 c)367 , 268 , 25 9 d)
367 259 , 268
17) Simplify ( 1011 )2 +( 101 )2 a) 1001002 b) 10110 2 c)
100102 d) 1010012
18) If 82 x= 64 x 4 3 y , express x in terms of y. a) x= 1+y b) x=2+y
c) x=8+y d) x=2-y
19) Determine the least value of y such that 7+y=3(mod 8) a) 3
b) 4 c)5 d) 6
20) Evaluate 893 + 412(mod 4) a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
21) If 23 + 14 = a (mod 5) , find a a) 0 b) 1 c)2 d) 3
22) Express 0.0000816 in standard form a) 8.16 x 106 b)
5 −5 −6
8.16 x 10 c) 8.16 x 10 d) 8.16 x 10
4
3 x 10 n
23) If =
−2 3.75 x 10
. What is the n? a) 1 b) 2 c) 5 d) 6
8 x 10
24) If Y÷ M =X remainder 6 , then a) Y=X(mod 6) b) Y=6(mod
M) c) M=6(mod Y) d) M=X ( mod 6)
3 27 2 1
( 3 −9 )
−1 −3
25) Evaluate : 0 2 a)
b) c) d)
2 8 3 9
3 4 2 1
26) Solve for n if √ 5n= √
3
25 a) b) c) d)
4 3 3 2
27) The product of 0.0022 and 0.017 expressed in standard
form a) 3.74 x 10−3 b) 3.74 x 10−4 c) 3.74 x 10−5 d) 3.74 x
−6
10
 28) Simplify :
√ 54 a−4
6a
−8
a) 3 a−2 b) 3 a 4 c) 3 a2 d) 9 a 4

( 38 )
−2
3 4 2 3 9
29) If 3 is equal to a)
b) c) d)
9 3 4 4
1 y 3
30) Simplify : √ ( 729 y−6 ) a)
3
b) 3y c) d)
3y 3 y
−1 1
0
31) Evaluate : x
81 4
36 2 x 10 a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 20
THEORY: ANSWER FOUR QUESTIONS
1 2 1
1) (a) A man spent of his salary on rent, on food and
4 5 6
on his children’s education. What fraction of his salary is
left?

1 1
+
2 1
2+
(b) Simplify: 1
2−
1
4+
5

1 7
+ 3
12 8
2) (a) Simplify :
1 1
2 −
4 6
2
m n (i) make n the subject of the relation , (ii)
(b) if p = −
2 5m
find, correct to three significant figures , the value of n when p=14
and m=-6

(c) If 10112 + x 7=25 10 solve for x

3) (a) A trader in a country where their currency MONI(M) is in base

five bought 1035 oranges at Μ 14 5each. If he sold the oranges at M
24 5 each, what will be his gain?
 (b) Father reduced the quantity of food bought for the family by
1
12 % when he found that the cost of living has increased by
2
15 % . what is the fractional increase in the family food bill now?

4) Copy and complete the following table for multiplication modulo

11

⊗ 1 5 9 10
1 1 5 9 10
5 5
9 9
10 10
Use the table to: (i) evaluate ( 9 ⊗ 5 ) ⨂ ( 10 ⨂ 10 ) ; (ii) find the
truth set of: I. 10 ⨂ m=2. II n ⨂ n=4.

3
(b) When a fraction is reduced to its lowest term, it is equal to
4
. The numerator of the fraction when doubled would be 34 greater
than the denominator. Find the fraction

5) (a) The formular for calculating the sum of GP is given as

a ( r n−1 )
S= . If a= 4000, r=1.12 n=10, find the value of S,, correct
( r−1 )
to 3 significant figures.

(b) Solve the equation:

1− x 2 x−1 x
3 x4 x 12 =3