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3RD TERM EXAMINATION SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS CLASS: YEAR 10
SECTION A: OBJECTIVES TIME: 2 HOURS SESSION: 2023/2024
INSTRUCTIONS: PICK THE APPROPRIATE ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS FROM
THE OPTIONS LETTERED A TO D
1. Find r, if 6 r 78 =5119 (A) 5 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 6

( 3 7
2. Simplify of ÷ 9
4 9 ) 1
2
(A)
1
25
(B) ¼ (C) ⅕ (D)
1
36
3. A student measures a piece of rope and found that it was 1.26 m long. If the actual length of the rope
was 1.25m, what was the percentage error in the measurement? (A) 0.40% (B) 0.01% (C) 0.25%
(D) 0.80%
4. At what rate will be interest on ₦400 increase to ₦ 24 in 3 years reckoning in simple interest?
(A) 4% (B) 2% (C) 3% (D) 5%

( )
−1
81 4 −1
5. Evaluate ×2 (A) ⅓ (B) 6 (C) 3 (D) ⅙
16
2 √ 3+ √ 5 3 √ 15+11 3 √ 15−11
6. Rationalise (A) (B) (C) 3 √ 15+11 (D) 3 √ 15−11
√5−√3 2 2
7. Express the product of 0.21 and 0.34 in standard form (A) 7.14 x 10−3 (B) 7.14 x 10−1
(C) 7.14 x 10−2 (D) 7.14 x 10−4
8. In a survey of 50 newspaper readers, 40 read Champion and 30 read Guardian, how many read both
papers? (A) 15 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 20
M 5 P+ MX −5 5 P−MX −5
9. Make Q the subject of the formula is P= ( X +Q )+ 1 (A) (B) (C)
5 M M
5 P−MX +5 5 P+ MX +5
(D)
M M
10. Solve for x and y if x - y = 2 and x²– y²= 8 (A) (1, 3) (B) (3, 1) (C) (-1, 3) (D) (-3, 1)
1 1 1 1 3 −3 2 2
11. For what range of values of x is x+ > x + (A) x > (B) x > (C) x ← (D) x >
2 4 3 2 2 2 3 3
12. The interior angles of a quadrilateral are x°, (x + 15) °, (2x -45) ° and (x + 10) °. Find the value of
the least interior angle. (A) 102° (B) 52° (C) 76° (D) 112°
2 1 1 1
13. T varies inversely as the cube of R. When R = 3, T = , find T when R = 2 (A) (B) (C)
81 18 12 24
1
(D)
6
14. What is the size of each interior angle of a 12-sided regular polygon? (A) 120° (B) 30° (C) 150°
(D) 180°
15. A solid metal cube of side 3 cm is placed in a rectangular tank of dimension 3, 4 and 5 cm. What
volume of water can the tank now hold? (A) 33 cm³ (B) 48cm³ (C) 60 cm³ (D) 27 cm³
16. A man walks 100 m due West from a point X to Y, he then walks 100 m due North to a point Z. Find
the bearing of X from Z. (A) 195° (B) 225° (C) 045°(D) 135°
2 x +1 3 x−1
17. Solve − =0 (A) 1 (B) ⅕ (C) −⅕ (D) -1
6 4
18. If 85% of x is #3230, what is the value of x? (A) #2745.50 (B) #3714.50 (C) #3800.00 (D)
#4845.00
19. The capacity of a water tank is 1,800 litres. If the tank is in the form of a cuboid with base 600cm by
150cm, find the height of the tank. (A) 2cm (B) 20cm (C) 200cm (D) 2000cm
1
20. If9 = ( 27 ), find x. (A) 2 (B) 1 (C) -1 (D) -2
2x x
3
21. What is the median of the following score: 22, 41, 35, 63, 82, and 74? (A) 82 (B) 22 (C) 49 (D) 52
22. If c and k are the roots of 6−x−x 2=0, find c + k. (A) 2 (B) 1 (C) -1 (D) -3

23. In the diagram below, /IG/ is parallel to /JE/, <JEF= 120° and <FHG= 130°.
Find the angle marked t. (A) 40° (B) 70° (C) 80° (D) 100°
24. In an examination, Kofi scored x % in Physics, 50% in Chemistry and 70% in Biology. If his mean
score for the three subjects was 55%, find x. (A) 45 (B) 40 (C) 55 (D) 60
25. If( 2 x+3 )3=125, find the value of x. (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
26. Five bottles of Fanta and two packets of biscuits cost $6. Three bottles of Fanta and four packets of
biscuits cost €5. Find the cost of a bottle of Fanta. (A) $4 (B) $1 (C) $3 (D) $2
27. In the diagram below, /SQ/=4cm, /PT/=7cm, /TR/= 5cm and ST//QR.

If /SP/= x cm, find the value of x. (A) 6.8 (B) 6.6 (C) 6.5 (D) 5.6
28. Solve the inequality: 3 ( x+ 1 ) ≤ 5 ( x+ 2 )+15 . (A) x ≥−14 (B) x ≤−14 (C) x ≥−11 (D) x ≤−11
n+3
5 0
29. Given that 2 n−3 =5 , find n. (A) n=1 (B) n=2 (C) n=3 (D) n=4
25
30. The sum of 6 and one-third of x is one more than twice x. Find x. (A) x=7 (B) x=5 (C) x=3 (D) x=1

PQRS is a trapezium. QR//PS, /PQ/= 5cm, /QR/= 6cm, /PS/= 10cm and angle QPS= 42°.
Use the information to answer questions 31 and 32.
31. Calculate the perpendicular distance between the parallel sides. (A) 3.35cm (B) 3.72cm (C) 4.50cm
(D) 4.62cm
32. Calculate, correct to the nearest cm², the area of the trapezium. (A) 30cm² (B) 27cm² (C) 37cm²
(D) 36cm²
33. The table below shows the number of pets kept by 30 students in a class.
Number of pets 0 1 2 3 4
Number of
8 4 5 10 3
students
If a student is picked at random from the class, what is the probability that he/she kept more than one
1
pet? (A) (B) ⅖ (C) ⅗ (d) ⅘
5
6 3 1 2
34. Simplify 2 √ 3− + . (A) 1 (B) √ 3 (C) 2 √3−5 (D) 6 √ 3−17
√3 √ 27 3 3
35. A casting is made up of Copper and Zinc. If 65% of the casting is Zinc and there are 147g of Copper,
what is the mass of the casting? (A) 320g (B) 420g (C) 520g (D) 620g
36. Given that T= {x :−2< x ≤ 9 } where x is an integer. What is n(T ) ? (A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) 12
 37. A car uses one litre of petrol for every 14km. If one litre of petrol costs #63.00, how far can the car
go with #900.00 worth of petrol? (A) 420km (B) 405km (C) 210km (D) 200km
38. The diagram below shows a rectangular cardboard from which a semicircle is cut off.

Calculate the area of the remaining part. (A) 44cm² (B) 99cm² (C) 154cm² (D) 165cm²
39. The diagram below is a net of a right rectangular pyramid calculate the total surface area.
(A) 208cm² (B) 112cm² (C) 92cm² (D) 76cm²

40. The mean of the numbers 2, 5, 2x and 7 is less than or equal to 5. Find the range of values of x.
(A) x ≤ 3 (B) x ≥ 3 (C) x <3 (D) x >3

SECTION B: THEORY
INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ANY FOUR QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION
1. (A) Given that ( √ 3−5 √ 2 ) ( √ 3+ √ 2 )=a+ b √ 6 , find a and b.
1− y y−1
2 ×2 2−3 y
(B) If y+2
=8 , find y.
2
x+ 2 x +3
(C) Simplify −
x−2 x−1

2. In the diagram below, ABCDEF is a triangular prism.

<ABC=<DEF= 90°, /AB/= 25cm, /BC/= 7cm and /CD/= 40cm. Calculate
(A) The length of /AC/
(B) The total surface area of the prism.
(C) The volume of the prism.
3. The marks scored by 50 students in a Geography examination are as follows:
60 54 40 67 53 73 37 55 62 43
44 69 39 32 45 58 48 67 39 51
46 59 40 52 61 48 23 60 59 47
65 58 74 47 40 59 68 51 50 50
71 51 26 36 38 70 46 40 51 42
 (A) Using class intervals 21-30, 31-40, ... , prepare a frequency distribution table.
(B) Calculate the mean mark of the distribution.
(C) What percentage of the students scored more than 60%?
4. (A) Make q the subject of the relation t=
1
√ pq 2
r
−r q .

(B) If 91− x =27 y and x− y =−1 , find the value of x + y.

2
2 2
x −4 x −4 x +4
(C) Divide 2 by .
x +x x +1

5. When one end of a ladder, LM, is placed against a vertical wall at a point 5 metre above the ground,
the ladder makes an angle 37° with the horizontal ground.
(A) Represent this information in a diagram.
(B) Calculate, correct to 3 significant figures, the length of the ladder.
(C) If the foot of the ladder is pushed towards the wall by 2 metres, calculate, correct to the
nearest degree, the angle which the ladder now makes with the ground.