CSEC Mathematics

June 2024 – Paper 1

(A) −13

(B) −10

(C) 5

(D)13

2. What is the value of the digit 6 in the number 48.621?

6
(B) 10

(C) 6

(D)600

1
3. What number when added to 1 gives 2?
3

1
(A) 3

2
(B) 3

(C) 1

(D)3

4. The next term in the sequence

1, 6, 13, 22, 33, ______ is

(A) 44

(B) 45

(C) 46

(D)52
5. What is the LEAST number of apples that can be shared equally among either 6,

10 or 15 children?

(A) 24

(B) 30

(C) 60

(D)90

6. A certain amount of money is shared among Jay, Troy and Jordan in the ratio

2:3:9. If Troy received $40 more than Jay, then the amount of money shared is

(A) $280

(B) $360

(C) $400

(D)$560

7. If 𝑃 = {2, 3, 5, 7},

𝑄 = {2, 3, 6} and

𝑆 = {2, 4, 5},

then 𝑃 ∪ 𝑄 ∪ 𝑆 =

(A) {2}

(B) {2, 3}

(C) {2, 3, 5}

(D){2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}
 Item 8 refers to the following Venn diagram.

𝑷 𝑸

8. The shaded region represents

(A) 𝑃 ∪ 𝑄 ′

(B) (𝑃 ∩ 𝑄)′

(C) 𝑄 ∩ 𝑃′

(D)(𝑃 ∪ 𝑄)′

9. The elements of the set {𝑥: 6 < 𝑥 ≤ 10, where 𝑥 is an integer} are

(A) {7, 8, 9}

(B) {6, 7, 8, 9}

(C) {7, 8, 9, 10}

(D){6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
 Item 10 refers to the following information.

𝑀 = {𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟}

𝑁 = {𝑝, 𝑞}

10. Which of the following statements about sets 𝑀 and 𝑁 is true?

(A) 𝑀 ⊂ 𝑁

(B) 𝑀 ∪ 𝑁 = 𝑀

(C) 𝑀 ∪ 𝑁 = 𝑁

(D)𝑀 ∩ 𝑁 = { }

11. All students in a class play Scrabble or Checkers or both. If 36% of the students

play Scrabble only and 48% of the students play Checkers only, what percentage

of students play BOTH games?

(A) 12

(B) 16

(C) 84

(D)88
 Item 12 refers to the following Venn diagram which shows the universal set (𝑈),

and two sets, 𝑇 and 𝐶, that represent the students in a class who play tennis (𝑇)

and chess (𝐶).

𝑻 Dora

𝑪 Alex
Aly Paul
Rema

Tom

Kayla
Doug Chaz

12. How many students play tennis but NOT chess?

(A) 2

(B) 3

(C) 4

(D)6

13. A dress which costs $180.00 is being sold at a discount of 10%. The amount of

the discount is

(A) $1.80

(B) $10.00

(C) $18.00

(D)$170.00
14. If EC$2.50 is equivalent to US$1.00, then EC$25.00, in US dollars, is

(A) $5.00

(B) $10.00

(C) $62.50

(D)$80.00

15. For every sale amounting to $1, a salesman is paid $0.10 as commission. If his

sales for a particular month was $1 020.00, how much commission was he paid?

(A) $10.20

(B) $20.20

(C) $102.00

(D)$110.00

16. A man’s basic wage for a 40-hour week is $160.00. He is paid overtime at the rate
1 1
of 1 4 times the hourly rate. If he works 6 2 hours overtime in a certain week, his

wage for that week is

(A) $165.00

(B) $166.50

(C) $171.50

(D)$192.50
17. A television set costs $350 cash. When bought on hire purchase, a deposit of $35

is required, followed by 12 monthly payments of $30 each. How much money is

saved by paying cash?

(A) $10

(B) $25

(C) $40

(D)$45

18. At the end of any year, a car is worth 5% less than what it was worth at the

beginning of the year. If a car was worth $9 500 in December 2021, then its value

in January 2021 was

(A) $9 025

(B) $9 995

(C) $10 000

(D)$10 025

19. A loan of $15 000 was repaid in 24 equal monthly instalments of $750. The total

interest paid as a percentage of the principal was

(A) 5%
1
(B) 8 3 %

1
(C) 16 3 %

(D)20%
20. At a sale, a discount of $3.00 off the original price was offered for each book.

Daniel paid $46.00 for 2 books that had the same sale price. What was the

original cost of ONE of his books?

(A) $20.00

(B) $21.50

(C) $24.50

(D)$26.00

21. 3𝑥 2 × 2𝑥 3 =

(A) 6𝑥 5

(B) 5𝑥 5

(C) 6𝑥 6

(D)72𝑥 5

22. If 5(𝑦 − 2) = 3(𝑦 + 4), then 𝑦 is

(A) −1

(B) 3

(C) 7

(D)11

23. Seven times the product of two numbers, 𝑎 and 𝑏, may be written as

𝑎𝑏
(A) 7

(B) 7𝑎𝑏

(C) 7𝑎 + 𝑏

(D)7(𝑎 + 𝑏)
24. Given that 3 ∗ 6 = 3 and 2 ∗ 4 = 0, then 𝑎 ∗ 𝑏 is defined as

(A) 𝑎2 − 𝑏

(B) 6𝑎 − 𝑏

(C) 2𝑎 + 𝑏

(D)4(𝑏 − 𝑎)

𝑥 𝑡
25. If 𝑥 = −2, 𝑦 = 3, 𝑡 = 3, then ( ) =
𝑦

6
(A) − 9

8
(B) − 27

8
(C) 27

9
(D)6

1
26. If 32𝑥 = 9, then the value of 𝑥 is

(A) −1

(B) 1

(C) 2
1
(D)1 2
 1 3 −3
27. Given that 𝐴 = ( ), then 3𝐴 equals
3 0 5

3 9 −9
(A) ( )
9 0 15

4 6 −6
(B) ( )
6 3 8

3 9 −6
(C) ( )
9 0 15

2 0 −6
(D)( )
0 3 2

28. The determinant of the 2 × 2 identity matrix is

(A) zero

(B) one

(C) undefined

(D)negative one

Item 29 refers to the following vectors, 𝒑 and 𝒒.

3 −2
𝒑=( ) 𝒒=( )
7 5

29. The vector 𝒑 − 𝒒 is represented by

1
(A) ( )
12

5
(B) ( )
12

5
(C) ( )
2
1
(D)( )
5
 Item 30 refers to the following parallelogram, 𝑊𝑋𝑌𝑍. In the parallelogram,

⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑋𝑌 = 𝒖 and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑋𝑊 = 𝒗. 𝑅 is the midpoint of 𝑌𝑍.

𝑿 𝒖
> 𝒀

𝒗
𝑹

|
𝑾 𝒁

30. ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝑅𝑊 , expressed in terms of 𝒖 and 𝒗, is
1
(A) 2 𝒗 − 𝒖

1
(B) 𝒖 + 2 𝒗

1
(C) 𝒖 − 2 𝒗

1
(D)− 2 𝒗 − 𝒖

1
31. Given that 1 millimetre = 1000 metres, then 2 500 millimetres, in metres, is

(A) 0.25

(B) 2.5

(C) 25

(D)250

32. The length of the edge of a cube that has a volume of 27 𝑐𝑚3 is

(A) 3 𝑐𝑚

(B) 4.5 𝑐𝑚

(C) 6 𝑐𝑚

(D)9 𝑐𝑚
33. The perimeter of a square is 48 𝑐𝑚. What is its area, in 𝑐𝑚2 ?

(A) 36

(B) 72

(C) 108

(D)144

Item 34 refers to the following diagram of a trapezium, 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆, which has an area

of 65 𝑐𝑚2 .

𝟖 𝒄𝒎 𝑹
𝑺

𝑷 𝑸
𝟏𝟖 𝒄𝒎

34. The height, ℎ, of 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆 is

(A) 2.5 𝑐𝑚

(B) 3.6 𝑐𝑚

(C) 5.0 𝑐𝑚

(D)8.0 𝑐𝑚
 Item 35 refers to the following diagram which shows a sector of a circle, 𝐴𝑂𝐵.

Angle 𝐴𝑂𝐵 = 60° and the radius 𝑂𝐵 is 𝑟 units long.

𝟔𝟎°
𝒓

𝑨 𝑩

35. The length of the arc 𝐴𝐵 of the circle is

1
(B) 6 𝜋𝑟

1
(C) 3 𝜋𝑟 2

1
(D)6 𝜋𝑟 2

Item 36 refers to the following diagram which shows a compound shape made

up of a rectangle and two identical semi-circles, one on either of the short sides.

𝟏𝟓 𝒄𝒎

| 𝟐𝟕 𝒄𝒎 |

36. The area of the compound shape above, in terms of 𝜋, is

(A) 6(9 + 𝜋)

(B) 36(5 + 𝜋)

(C) 6(5 + 2𝜋)

(D)18(5 + 2𝜋)
37. The area of a rectangle is 40 𝑐𝑚2 . If the length is multiplied by 4 and the width is

halved, the area would then be

(A) 20 𝑐𝑚2

(B) 40 𝑐𝑚2

(C) 80 𝑐𝑚2

(D)160 𝑐𝑚2

Item 38 refers to the following diagram which shows a compound shape that

comprises a triangle resting on a square of side 5 𝑐𝑚.

38. If the TOTAL area of the compound shape is 35 𝑐𝑚2 , then the height of the

triangle is

(A) 2 𝑐𝑚

(B) 4 𝑐𝑚

(C) 5 𝑐𝑚

(D)10 𝑐𝑚
 Items 39 and 40 refer to the following frequency distribution which shows the

average mass, in 𝑘𝑔, of a group of children in a school.

Mass (𝒌𝒈) 21 − 30 31 − 40 41 − 50 51 − 60 61 − 70

Frequency 28 34 12 38 20

39. The number of children who have a mass of at least 41 𝑘𝑔 is

(A) 12

(B) 62

(C) 70

(D)104

40. The lower limit of the modal class is

(A) 30.5

(B) 41.0

(C) 50.5

(D)51.0

41. Ms Clarke arranged the 15 test scores of her students in order of size and

selected the 8th score for reporting purposes. Which of the following statistical

measures did Ms Clarke obtain?

(A) Mean

(B) Mode

(C) Range

(D)Median
42. The pie chart below, drawn to scale, shows how a students used 12 hours in

studying English (𝐸), Mathematics (𝑀), French (𝐹) and Geography (𝐺).

The amount of time spent studying Mathematics is APPROXIMATELY

(A) 1 hour

(B) 2 hours

(C) 3 hours

(D)4 hours

43. If the mean of the FOUR numbers 4, 8, 𝑥 and 12 is 10, then 𝑥 is

(A) 4

(B) 10

(C) 12

(D)16
 Item 44 refers to the following table which shows the responses of 100 persons

from two ethnic groups, 𝑃 and 𝑅, to a survey about their attitude towards

Mathematics.

Attitude Towards Ethnicity

Positive 25 12 37

Neutral 11 9 20

Negative 24 19 43

Total 60 40 100

44. A respondent is selected at random. What is the probability that the selected

respondent is of ethnicity 𝑃 and has a positive attitude towards Mathematics?

(A) 0.25

(B) 0.37

(C) 0.42

(D)0.60
45. Which of the following diagrams BEST illustrates a function?
 Items 46 and 47 refer to the following graph of the straight line 𝐴𝐵.

46. The point where the straight line 𝐴𝐵 crosses the horizontal axis is

(A) (3, 0)

(B) (0, 3)

(C) (0, −2)

(D)(3, −2)

47. The equation of the straight line 𝐴𝐵 is

(A) 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 2

(B) 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 2
2
(C) 𝑦 = 3 𝑥 − 2

3
(D)𝑦 = − 2 𝑥 − 2
 Items 48 and 49 refer to the following graph of a quadratic function.

48. The coordinates of the maximum point of the function 𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 𝑥 2 are

(A) (2, 4)

(B) (0, 4)

(C) (4, 2)

(D)(4, 4)

49. The equation of the axis of symmetry of the quadratic function is

(A) 𝑥 = 2

(B) 𝑦 = 2

(C) 𝑦 = 𝑥

(D)𝑦 = 2𝑥

7𝑥−3
50. If 𝑔(𝑥) = , then 𝑔−1 (−2) =
5

17
(A) − 5

(B) −1

(C) 1
13
(D) 7
51. A parking lot charges $1.00 plus $0.25 for every hour or part thereof (ℎ) in which

a vehicle is parked. A function, 𝐶(ℎ), that represents the parking cost is

(A) 𝐶(ℎ) = 0.25ℎ

(B) 𝐶(ℎ) = 1.00ℎ + 0.25

(C) 𝐶(ℎ) = 0.25ℎ + 1.00

ℎ
(D)𝐶(ℎ) = 0.25 + 1.00

52. The range of 𝑓: 𝑥 → 𝑥 3 for the domain {−2, −1, 0, 1, 2} is

(A) {8, 1, 0, 1, 8}

(B) {6, 3, 0, 3, 6}

(C) {−6, −3, 0, 3, 6}

(D){−8, −1, 0, 1, 8}

53. If the sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 4 right angles, then the polygon

is a

(A) triangle

(B) hexagon

(C) pentagon

(D)quadrilateral
 Item 54 refers to the following diagram of a right-angled triangle.

4
54. In the right-angled triangle above, which trigonometric ratio is equal to 8 ?

(A) sin 𝑥

(B) tan 𝑦

(C) sin 𝑦

(D)tan 𝑥

Item 55 refers to the following diagram of an isosceles triangle.

55. In the triangle, the value of 𝑥 is

(A) 30°

(B) 60°

(C) 120°

(D)150°
 Item 56 refers to the following pair of similar triangles.

56. The length of 𝑀𝑂, in 𝑐𝑚, is

(A) 2.5

(B) 3.0

(C) 3.5

(D)7.0
 Item 57 refers to the following diagram which shows a transformation.

57. In the diagram, the translation by which 𝐴𝐵 is mapped onto 𝐴′ 𝐵 ′ is represented

by

2
(A) ( )
1
1
(B) ( )
1

3
(C) ( )
2

5
(D)( )
3
 Item 58 refers to the following diagram which shows a transformation.

58. 𝑂𝐴𝐴′ , 𝑂𝐵𝐵′ and 𝑂𝐶𝐶′ are straight lines. ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is mapped onto ∆𝐴′𝐵′𝐶′ by an

enlargement with centre 𝑂. What is the scale factor of the enlargement?

(A) −2
1
(B) − 2

1
(C) 2

(D)2
 Item 59 refers to the following diagram which shows that the angle of depression

of a point 𝐺 from 𝐸 is 30°.

59. If 𝐹 is 25 metres from 𝐸, then the distance 𝐹𝐺, in metres, is

25
(B) tan 60°

(C) 25 cos 30°

(D)25 sin 30°

A surveyor sets up his instruments 12 metres from the foot of the building and

records the angle of elevation of the top of the building.

60. An estimate of the height of the building can be obtained by calculating

(A) 1.6 + 12 tan 40°

(B) 1.6 + 12 cos 40°

(C) (12 tan 40°) − 1.6

(D)(12 sin 40°) − 1.6

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