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This paper consists of thirty-five multiple (35) choice questions. Answer All
questions.
1.

In the figure above, if 𝐴𝐵 ∥ 𝐶𝐷 and ∠𝐵𝐴𝐷 = 32 then ∠𝐴𝑃𝐶 =

(A)32 (B) 64 (C) 90 (D) 116

2. After a 10% discount, an article is sold for $495. The price before the
discount was
(A)$544.5 (B) $445.50 (C)$550 (D)$400

3. The simple interest on $160 for 6 months at 5% per annum is

(A)$48 (B)$8 (C)$16 (D)$4

4. If US$1.00 is equivalent to EC$2.68, how much in US$ would one get for
EC$100?
(A)$26.80 (B)$37.31 (C)$268 (D)$373.10
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5. The marked price of a stove was $520. A worker bought the stove on hire-
purchase by making a down payment of $100 and twelve monthly payments
of $40 each. How much could she have saved if she had bought the stove for
the marked price?
(A)$40 (B)$60 (C)$100 (D)$140

6. The picture above shows coins in a box and coins are selected randomly.
What is the probability that the second coin selected is a J$5, if the first coin
selected was a J$20 and it was NOT replaced.
(A) (B) (C) (D)

7. What is the Median of the following data sample?

2, 7, 4, 8, 9, 10, 6, 12, 13
(A) 8 (B)11 (C) 9 (D)10
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8. What is of the following best describes the median?

(A) Difference between higher half and lower half of the data set
(B) Mean of the highest and lowest number in a data sample
(C) Value separating higher half from the lower half of a data sample
(D) Difference between the highest and lowest number.

9. The table below shows the distribution of 25 students.

What is the median age

(A)13 (B) 5 (C) 13 (D) 14

10.In a box, there are 3 white, 4 red and 2 blue marbles. What is the probability
that a marble taken at random is NOT blue?
(A) (B) (C) (D)

11.A painting was bought for $3500, and it appreciates by 35% per annum.
What is the value of the painting in two years’ time?
(a) $6,378.75 (b) $4550 (c) $4725 (d) $4900

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Table 1: Shows the frequency of a Grade 9 class Mathematics marks.

Marks Frequency

0-10 9

10-20 10

20-30 24

30-40 16

40-50 11

Questions 12- 14 refers to Table 1

12.Using the table above, what is the probability that a student chosen at
random scored at most 30 marks?
(A) (B) (C) (D)

13.Using the table above, which of the following represents the modal class
(A)10 -20 (B)20 -30 (C) 30 -40 (D) 40 -50

14.Using the table above, which of the following represents the median class
(B) 10 -20 (B)20 -30 (C) 30 -40 (D) 40 -50

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15.What is the cumulative frequency of the modal class in this distribution

above?
(A)1 (B)14 (C)15 (D)24

16.A man bought a washing machine priced at $900 on a hire purchase plan.
The plan required a deposit of 20% then the remainder, increased by 15%, to
be paid in 12 equally monthly instalments. Each instalment was
(a) $69 (b)$85 (c) $90 (d)$100

17.What sum of money must be invested to give $30 simple interest, if the rate
is 6% per annum and the time is 2 years?
(a) $250 (b)$300 (c) $360 (d) $400

18.$500 invested at 10% compound interest for 2 years becomes

(A)$600 (b) $605 (c) $665.50 (d)$700

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Question 19-20 refers to the table below.

19.What is the class size of the grouped data ?

(A)9 (B)13 (C)15 (D)10
20.What is the lower boundary of the modal class?
(A)59.5 (B)60-69 (C)69.5 (D)80-89

21.A salesperson earns $20 an hour and she works 10 hours a week. What is her
weekly wage
(A)$2000 (B)$30 (C)$200 (D)$400
22.What is John’s hourly rate if he received a weekly wage of $92.50 and
worked eight hours for the week.
(A)$12.54 (B)10.56 (C)$11.56 (D)$16.22
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23. Alice worked 52 hours this week. She gets paid $9.35 per hour for the first 40
hours and then gets time and a half for the rest of the time. How much money
did she make this week?
(A) $484.64 (B)$374 (C)$388.03 (D)$542.30

24.What is the time and a half rate for $34?

(A)51 (B) $52 (C)34 (D) $1.5

25.If a Basic week is 40 hours and Mrs. Thomas worked 47 hours, how many
hours were overtime?
(A)47 ( B) 40 (C) 7 (D) No overtime

26.Each of the letters in the word ‘ CHANCE’ is written on a slip of paper and
one slip is randomly drawn. What is the probability of drawing a letter ‘ C’?
(A) (B) (C) (D)

27.Devina is certain she will pass her Mathematics test. As a probability value,
her confidence is passing the test is best described as
(A)0.5 (B)1 (C) 1.5 (D)0

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28. The diagram above, not drawn to scale, shows a circle. The points P,
Q, R, T and V are on the circumference. QRS is a straight line. Angle
𝑃𝑉𝑅 = 75 and angle 𝑇𝑅𝑆 = 60 . What is the magnitude of angle TPQ?

(A) 120 (B) 75 (C) 105 (D) 60

29.Venisha worked 50 hours and earned $210 in a 40 hour basic week. If her
basic rate per hour is $3.50, at what rate was she paid overtime?
(A) Time and a half (B) Double
(C) Thrice (D) Time and a quarter

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30.The diagram above, not drawn to scale, shows a circle with centre O. The
points A, B, C and M are on the circumference. The straight line TCN is a
tangent to the circle at the point C and is perpendicular to BN. What is the
size of angle ACT?
(A)32 (B) 90 (C) 122 (D) 58

31.Jalissa works 𝑥 hours every week and is paid $9.50 per hour,which of the
following represents her fortnightly wage
(A)9.50𝑥
(B) 9.50 + 2𝑥
(C) 9.50𝑥
(D) 9.50(𝑥 + 𝑥)

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32.The diagram above, not drawn to scale, shows a circle, centre O. RQ is a

diameter and PM and PN are tangents to the circle. Angle MPN= 54 and
angle RQM= 20 . What is the magnitude of angle PMN?
(A)54 (B) 72 (C) 126 (D) 20

33.The lengths of 15 cabbage leaves were measured, to the nearest cm, and the
information grouped as shown in the table above. The beginning and ending
points of the class interval 10 -14 are
(A)9 and 14 (B) 9.5 and 14 (c) 9.5 and 14.5 (D) 10 and 15

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H, J, K, L and M are points on the circumference of a circle with centre O. MK is

a diameter of the circle and it is parallel to HJ.MJ=JL and angle 𝐽𝑀𝐾 = 38 .
Questions 34 and 35 refers to the circle above.

34.What is the size of angle MJK

(A)38 (B) 90 (C) 128 (D) 62

35.Which of the following reason best describes why angle 𝐻𝐽𝑀 = 38 .

(A)HJM and JMK are corresponding angles
(B) HJM and JMK are adjacent angles
(C) HJM and JMK are vertically opposite
(D)HJM and JMK are alternate angles

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