CSEC January 2024 Mathematics Paper 1

1) The number 3.14063 written correct to 3 decimal places is

A. 3.140
B. 3.141
C. 3.146
D. 3.150

2) What percentage of 40 is 8?
A. 5
B. 20
C. 32
D. 150

3) In standard notation, 208.06 is written as

A. 2.0806 × 10−2
B. 20.806 × 101
C. 2.0806 × 102
D. 0.20806 × 103

4) 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
5) If $350 is shared in the ratio 2:5, the LARGER share is
A. $50
B. $70
C. $100
D. $250

6) There are 40 students in a class. Girls make up 60% of the class. 25% of the girls wear
glasses. How many girls in the class wear glasses?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 15

7) If the universal set U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} and H = {3, 4, 6}, then H ’ =

A. {1, 3, 5}
B. {1, 2, 5}
C. {2, 4, 6}
D. {3, 4, 6}

8) Which of the following statements describes the set of integers from -3 to 6?

A. {x : -3 > x > 6, x  Z}
B. {x : -3 ≥ x ≥ 6, x  Z}
C. {x : -3 ≤ x ≤ 6, x  Z}
D. {x : -3 < x < 6, x  Z}
9) If X and Y are 2 finite sets such that n(X) = 9 , n(Y) = 10 and n(X  Y) = 15, then
n(X  Y) is
A. 4
B. 6
C. 10
D. 19

10)

In the Venn diagram, X represents the set of factors of 12. Y represents the set of
factors of 9. The shaded region represents the set of all factors of
A. 3
B. 6
C. 21
D. 108

11) Which of the following pairs of sets is an example of disjoint sets?

A. X = {whole numbers} and Y = {rational numbers}
B. G = {multiples of five} and H = {multiples of ten}
C. P = {multiples of 2} and Q = {multiples of 3}
D. E = {even numbers} and F = {odd numbers}
12) The 30 students in Teacher May’s class have either a dog (D) or a cat (C), or none of
the two. ALL the students who have a cat also have a dog. If n(C) = 12 and n(D) = 16,
which of the following Venn diagrams correctly represents this information?

13) Excluding sales tax, how much will be saved when a video which costs $12.00 is sold
at 20% discount?
A. $0.24
B. $1.20
C. $2.40
D. $3.60
14) If EC$2.50 is equivalent to US$1.00, then EC$20.00 in US dollars is
A. $5.00
B. $8.00
C. $50.00
D. $80.00

15) The cash prize of a television set is $350. When bought on hire purchase, a deposit of
$35 is required, followed by 12 monthly payments of $30. How much is saved by
paying cash?
A. $10
B. $25
C. $40
D. $45

16) A company employs 20 persons as gardeners and clerks. The MEAN daily wage of
ALL the employees is $22.40. If EACH of the 12 gardeners is paid $26.00 per day,
then the daily amount paid to each of the 8 clerks is
A. $3.60
B. $12.20
C. $17.00
D. $48.40

17) A man’s annual salary is $45 000. His tax free allowances total is $13 000. He has to
pay a tax of 20% on his taxable income. The tax payable is
A. $2 600
B. $6 400
C. $9 000
D. $11 600
18) A salesman sells a car for $10 500. If he is paid a commission of 5% for the first
$10 000 and 8% on the remainder, then the TOTAL commission he receives is
A. $525
B. $530
C. $540
D. $565

19) A man’s basic wage for a 40-hour week is $160.00. He is paid $5.00 per hour for
1
overtime. If he works 6 hours overtime in a certain week, then his wage for that
2
week is
A. $165.00
B. $166.50
C. $171.50
D. $192.50

20) A calculator which is marked at $120 is sold for cash at 30% discount. How much
change would Susan receive if she pays for the calculator with a $100 bill?
A. $16
B. $20
C. $28
D. $36

21) Meghan normally saves $x each month but in August she saved $4 less than TWICE
her usual amount. In August, she saved
A. $4x
B. $6x
C. $2x – 4
D. $2(x – 4)
22) If m * n = √ m3−n2 , then 5 * (5 * 2) =
A. 2
B. √ 11
C. √ 34
D. 11

23)

The trapezium with height, h, has an area of x 2 c m2. The height of the trapezium
expressed in terms of x is
2
2x
A. h=
x−2
x−2
B. h= 2
2x
2
x
C. h=
2 ( x−4 )
2
x
D. h=
( x−4 )( x +2 )

24) 3 – (x – 2) =
A. 1 – x
B. x + 5
C. 5 – x
D. 3x + 2
25) 5n +1 ×5 n+2 is the same as
A. 52 n
B. 52 n+ 3
C. 53 (2 n)
D. 2 ×52 n

26) If 5(y – 2) = 3(y + 4) , then y is

A. -1
B. 3
C. 7
D. 11

27) p = [ 37] q= [−25]

The vector p – 2q is represented by

A. [ 13]
B. [ ]
−7
3

C. [ ]
7
−3

D. [ ]
−1
−3
28) In the following diagram of a parallelogram, EF is parallel to HG, EH is parallel to
FG, ⃗
EF = k and ⃗
EH = m

⃗
EG expressed in terms of k and m is
A. k + m
B. k – m
C. m – k
D. – m – k

[ xy ] = 4[ 1020], then the values of x and y are

29) If 5

A. x = 4, y= 5
B. x = 8, y = 16
C. x = 2.5, y =4
D. x = 10, y = 20

30) In the following matrix, A,

A= [ 27 14]
The inverse of A, A−1 , is given by

A. [ ]
1 4 −1
17 −7 2

17 [ 7 −2 ]
1 −4 1
B.

C. [
7 −2 ]
−4 1
 D. [ 4 −1
−7 2 ]

31) If it took a speed boat 9 hours to travel a distance of 1 080 km, what was its average
speed, in kmh−1?
A. 12
B. 102
C. 120
D. 1 200

32)

The perimeter of the trapezium, in cm, is

A. 0.092
B. 9.2
C. 92
D. 920
33) The following circle has centre O.

If the circumference of the circle is 15 cm, then the length of the minor arc AB, in cm,
is
360
A. × 15
120
120
B. × 15
360
360
C. ×15
360−120
360−120
D. × 15
360

34) An aircraft leaves A at 16:00 hours and arrives at B at 19:30 hours, travelling at an
average speed of 550 kilometers per hour. A and B are in the same time zone. The
distance from A to B, in kilometers, is
A. 907.5
B. 962.5
C. 1 815
D. 1 925
35) The following diagram shows a circle, with centre O, and the major and minor sectors
indicated.

If the area of the major sector is 515 cm² , then the area of the circle, in cm² , is
A. 103
B. 412
C. 575
D. 618

36) The following diagram shows a cuboid

The volume of the cuboid is 320 cm³ and the height is h cm. If the length of the
square base of the cuboid is 8 cm, what is the value of h?
A. 5 cm
 B. 16 cm
C. 32 cm
D. 64 cm

37) The area of a triangle is 60 cm² and its height is 10cm. What is the length of the base
of the triangle, in cm?
A. 6
B. 12
C. 13
D. 17

38) A square has the same perimeter as a rectangle whose sides are 9cm and 15cm in
length. What is the length, in cm, of the side of the square?
A. 9
B. 12
C. 12.5
D. 50

39) The following frequency distribution table shows the average mass, in kg, of a group
of children in a school.

The lower limit of the median class is

A. 31
B. 41
C. 51
D. 61
40) The following frequency distribution table shows the average mass, in kg, of a group
of children in a school.

How many children have a mass of at MOST 50 kg?

A. 24
B. 50
C. 76
D. 100

41) The following table shows the frequency distribution of scores obtained by students
on a test

The modal score is

A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 12
42) The following diagram of a cumulative frequency curve shows the marks obtained by
200 students on a test.

The lower quartile of the marks scored by the 200 students is

A. 30.0
B. 35.0
C. 37.5
D. 45.0
43) The following bar chart shows the ages of children who took part in a survey.

A child is selected at random. What is the probability that the child is MORE than 4
years old?
1
A.
5
1
B.
15
13
C.
15
4
D.
5

44) Six hundred students sit an examination. The probability of a randomly selected
4
student passing the examination is . How many students are expected to FAIL?
5
A. 80
B. 100
C. 120
D. 480

45) Which of the following functions represents the equation of a straight line?
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A. y =
x
B. y = x 2−4
C. y = 2x + 3
D. y = x² + 2x – 5

46) The point where a linear function crosses the vertical axis is
A. Always negative
B. Always positive
C. The x-intercept
D. The y-intercept

47)

The arrow diagram above describes the relation

A. y is less than x
B. x is a factor of y
C. y is a factor of x
D. x is a multiple of y

48) What is the y-intercept of the straight line 2y = -3x – 8?

A. 2
B. 3
−3
C.
2
D. −¿4
 3 x −2
49) If h(x) = , then h(4) =
5
A. -4
−14
B.
5
C. 2
14
D.
5

50) What is the value of f −1(1), if the function f is given as f : x →5−2 x?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 7

51) The values of x at the points where y = 4x - x² intersects the x-axis are
A. x = 0 and x = 2
B. x = 2 and x = 4
C. x = 0 and x = 4
D. x = 0 and x = -4

2
52) A line L is perpendicular to the line y = x – 8. What is the gradient of the line L?
5
−5
A.
2
−2
B.
5
 2
C.
5
D. 2

53) The following diagram shows a translation

In the diagram, the translation by which AB is mapped onto A’B’ is represented by

A. [ 11]
B. [ ]
2
1

C. [ ]
3
2

D. [ ]
5
3

54) The following is a transversal diagram in which PQ and RS are parallel

 Which of the following statements BEST describes the relation between p and q?
A. p = q
B. p < q
C. p + q = 90
D. p + q = 180

55) A ship sailed 8 km due east from A to B. It then sailed 6 km due north to C. Which of
the following diagrams BEST represents the path of the ship?
56) In a polygon, angle A = x and angle A and angle B are supplementary. What is the
size of angle B?
A. 30
B. 60
C. 90 - x
D. 180 - x
57) The following diagram shows the graph of the line y = x
 If the line y = x is rotated anti-clockwise about O through 90, then its image is
A. y = -x
B. x = y
C. x = 0
D. y = 0

58) The following diagram shows a triangle within a circle. In the triangle, LM and MN
are equal. The circle is centred at O.
 What is the size of angle a ?
A. 25
B. 45
C. 50
D. 90

59) The following diagram shows that the angle of depression of a point X from Z is 35

If Y is 12 metres from Z, then the base, XY, in metres, is

A. 12 cos 35
B. 12 sin 35
C. 12 tan 35
D. 12 tan 55

60) The following is a right-angled triangle.

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Which trigonometric ratio is equal to ?
8
A. sin x
B. tan y
C. cos x
D. tan x