Gonzaga Jesuit college, Okija

Mathematics Mock Examination

PAPER I MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Divide the L.C.M. of 36, 72 and 144 1

E. −1
by their H.C.F. 2

A. 2 4. Evaluate 110112+ 11112

B. 4 A. 1110012
C. 6 B. 1010102
D. 12 C. 1001112
E. 36 D. 1111002
E. 1100112
2
2. A farmer clears of a piece of land
5
x
1 5. Find the value of , when x = 4,
on Monday and of it on Tuesday. z+ y
4
y = -6 and z = 8.
What fraction of the land is left
uncleared?
A. 2
B. 4
13
A. −1 C. 6
20
D. 8
−1
B. E. 10
10
7
C. 6. Express 18.067 to 3 significant
20
1 figures
D.
20
13 A. 19.0
E. B. 18.6
20
C. 18.1
1 3 D. 18.01
3. What is ‘a’ if = E. 18.0
a+2 a+3

1 7. Express 168,000 to the nearest ten

A. 4 thousand
2
1
B. 2 A. 100,000
2
C. 0 B. 160,000
1 C. 170,000
D. −2 D. 180,000
2
E. 200,000 C. 1,929
D. 1,979
8. What is the place value of the digit 2 E. 1,997
in the number 428.531
13. Find the possible difference between
A. 2 the L.C.M. and H.C.F. of 6 and 9
B. 20
C. 200 A. 13
D. 2000 B. 19
E. 20000 C. 22
D. 15
9. What is the place value of 6 in E. 25
0.004365
14. The L.C.M. of 3 a b 2 and 5 a2 b is
A. 6 tenth
B. 6 hundred thousandth A. ab
C. 6 ten thousandth 3a
B.
D. 6 thousandth 5b
E. 6 millionth C. 15
D. 15 a2 b2
10. What is the place value of 7 in the E. 15 a b 2
number 2376400?
15. Express 324 5 in binary
A. 70
B. 700 A. 10110012
C. 7000 11000112
B.
D. 70000
C. 10010012
E. 700000
D. 10111012
11. Round off 0.00237 correct 2 E. 1011000 2
significant figures
16. The H.C.F. of 48, x and 88 is 8.
A. 0.0023 What is the value of x?
B. 0.0024
C. 0.0021 A. 56
D. 0.0020 B. 58
E. 0.0004 C. 63
D. 78
12. What number does the Roman E. 89
numeral MCMLXXIX represent?
17. Express 68 as a binary number
A. 1,709
B. 1,799 A. 11111112
B. 11100112 D. 3.5714
C. 11000012 E. 3.5704
D. 10001002
E. 10000012 22. Find the compound interest on
₦600.00 for 3 years at 5 % per
0.012× 0.00009 annum
18. Simplify correct to
0.06
one significant figure A. ₦38.25
B. ₦94.575
A. −5 C. ₦47.525
1 ×10
−5 D. ₦31.50
B. 1.5 ×10
−5 E. ₦30
C. 1.2 ×10
−5
D. 1.8 ×10
E. 2 ×10
−5 ¨ in the form p in its
23. Express 0. 48
q
lowest term
19. A herdsman sells x cows and y rams.
He makes a profit of ₦ 5,500.00 on 5
each cow and ₦ 1,200.00 on each A.
9
ram. Find his total profit in terms of 7
x and y B.
9
16
A. ₦ ( 4,300+ xy ) C.
33
B. ₦ (5,500 x +1200 y) 48
D.
C. ₦ (5,500 x−1,200 y ) 100
D. ₦ (x + y ) 12
E.
E. ₦ 6,700 xy 25

20. If the cost price of an article is ₦1.50 1

24. Convert to recurring decimal
and the profit is 40% , find the selling 6
price.
A. 0.17
A. ₦1.80 B. 0.16
B. ₦2.00 C. 1.66
C. ₦2.10 D. 1.67
D. ₦2.40 E. 0.1 6̇
E. ₦2.60
4 25. Express 2,734,000 in standard form
21. Express 3 % as a recurring decimal
7
3
A. 2.734 × 10
A. 3.582 B. 2.734 × 10
5

B. 3.4714 C. 2.734 × 10
4

C. 3.561 D. 2.734 × 10
6
E. 2.734 × 107 C. 15
D. 20
26. Express 0.000743 ×10 2 in standard E. 24
form. 30. A car covers a distance of 258km in
3 hours. If its moving at the same
A. 7.43 ×10
1 rate, how long will it take to cover
B. 7.43 ×10
−1 516km journey?
−2
C. 7.43 ×10
−3 A. 3 hours
D. 7.43 ×10
−4 B. 4 hours
E. 7.43 ×10
C. 5 hours
D. 6 hours
3 1 4
27. Simplify of ( + )× 7 E. 7 hours
2 3 7
31. Find the principal, which earns
15
A. ₦3,300.00 simple interest in 3 years
14
at 2% per annum.
17
B.
14
A. ₦ 1,100.00
9
C. B. ₦ 7,600.00
7
C. ₦ 11,000.00
19
D. D. ₦ 55,000.00
2
E. ₦ 62,000.00
21
E.
2
32. Find thesimple interest on
1
28. Evaluate 25 d 7 ÷50 d 9 ₦ 70,000.00 for7 years at 3% per
2
annum.
1 2
A. d
2
A. ₦20,250.00
1 −2
B. d B. ₦15,750.00
2
2 C. ₦15,910.00
C. 2d
−2
D. ₦45,500.00
D. 2d E. ₦99,480.00
2
E. d 33. Express 112 as a product of its prime
factor
29. If 5 men paint a wall in 3 hours, how
many men will paint the same wall A. 2
2 ×3 ×7
3 2 2
in hours , working at the same rate? B. 2 ×3 ×7
4 4 2
C. 2 ×3 ×7
3
D. 2 ×3 ×7
A. 5 4
B. 10 E. 2 ×7
34. Find the positive difference between C. 11 101 311 700 101
-8 and -14 D. 11 110 311 100 101
E. 101 101 311 700 011
A. -22 39. The average annual salary of
B. -6 workers in an establishment is ₦4.5
C. 11 million, if there are 28 workers in the
D. 22 establishment, how much will the
E. 6 establishment pay annually to her
35. Three brothers shared some oranges workers?
in the ratio 6:4:2 if the brother with A. ₦1.26 billion
the largest share had 150 oranges, B. ₦12.6 billion
find the number of oranges shared. C. ₦126 billion
A. 50 D. ₦12.6 million
B. 100 E. ₦126 million
C. 150
D. 250 40. A state X budgets 307.4 million
E. 300 while state Y budgets 703.1 million.
What is the total budget of the two
36. The sum of 8 and a certain number is states?
equal to the product of the number A. 1.01 billion
and 3. What is the number? B. 10.1 billion
C. 101.5 million
A. 3 D. 101.5 billion
B. 4 E. 1.01 trillion
C. 5
D. 8
E. 10 41. Find the value of x in the figure below:

37. Represent this number 4324 in

roman numerals
A. MMCMXCIX 5cm
B. MCMLII 5cm 450
C. MMMMCCCXXIV
D. MCMXCVIII x
E. IVCCCXXIV 5c
A. 3.5cm
38. Write in figure, eleven trillion, one
hundred and one billion, three B. 5.0cm
hundred and eleven million, seven C. 6.1cm
hundred thousand and eleven.
D. 7.1cm
A. 11 101 311 700 011
E. 8.7cm
B. 11 110 311 700 011
42. Use the four-figure tables to find the 4
D.1
value of sin 73.40. 11
A. 0.2857 1
E.2
7
B. 0.9563
2 x ( x−1 )
C. 0.9578 46. Express − as a single fraction.
3 4
D. 0.9583
2x
A.
E. 3.354 3

Use the table below to answer questions 43 5 x−3

B.
and 44 12

3y = -3x 5 x +3
C.
12
11 x+3
D.
12
43. Find the value of g + j.
12
A. -18 B. -9 C. -3 D. 9 E. 18 E.
5 x +13
(a +d )c 47. Simply 3 x (4 a−5 b) – 5 x (3 a−2 b)
44. Find the value of
j
A. 3 ax−5 b
−1
A. B. (3 a−5 b)x
8
−1 C.( 5 b – 3 a ) x
B.
2
D. −(3 a+5 b)x
C.0
E. (3 a+5 b) x
1 1
D. E. 48. What is the coefficient of q in the
8 2
expansion of (2 q+1)
2x
45. Find the value of x if =5−3 x (1−2q) ?
3
1 A. -2
A. −2
7 B. -1
4 C. 0
B. −1
11
D. 1
11
C. E. 2
15
49. Expand (2x + 1)2
A. x 2 + 4 x+ 1 1
D.1
3
B. x 2+ 4 x+ 4
1
C. 4 x 2+ 4 x+ 1 E.2
2
+x4
D. x 2 +1 53. Solve the equations simultaneously
4
, x+ y=5, 2 x+ y=3
x4
E. + x+1 A. x=7 , y=−2
4
B. x=7 , y=2
50. Factorize y 2 – 121 .
C. x=−1 , y=7
A. ( y – 121)
D. x=2 , y=−7
B.( y – 11 )
E. x=−2 y=−7
C. ( y +11)
54. Solve the linear inequality, 2 – x <1+6 x
D. ( y – 11)( y +11)
−1
E.( y +11)( y +11) A. x <
7
1 1
51. Represent x ≥ on a line graph. B. x <
4 7
A. 1
C. x >
B. 7

C. D. x <7

D. E. x >7

E. Use the table below to answer questions 55

to 57.
The table below shows the performance of
x JSS 2
52. Given that + y = 3 and x= y +2. Find
2
x students in a Mathematics test of a particular
the value of ( ) school.
y
2
A.
5
55. What is the median score of the
4
B. students?
9
3 A. 5
C.
4 B. 6
C. 7 D. 40
D. 8 E. 50
E. 9 60. A fair die is thrown once. What is the
probability of getting
56. Calculate the mean of the scores, correct
to the nearest an even number?
whole number. 3
A.
4
A. 5
B. 6 2
B.
C. 7 3
D. 8
1
E. 9 C.
2
57. Find the modal score.
1
D.
A.10 4

B. 9 1
E.
6
C. 8
D. 7
E. 6
58. Find the range of the following, set of
data 25, 22, 23, 27,
19, 15, 22, 23, 22, 22.
A. 25
B. 23
C. 22
D. 12
E. 3
59. Find the average of the following set of
data 15, 25, 35,
45, 55, 65.
A. 25
B. 30
C 35