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CSEC Mathematics Paper 1 May/June 2009 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers
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(-3)² + (-2)² =
-13
-10
13
25
Written in scientific notation, is
What percentage of 30 is 6?
5%
18%
20%
150%
is equal to
110
111
1100
1110
If $560 is shared in the ratio 2 : 3 : 9, then the DIFFERENCE between the largest and the smallest shares is
$80
$240
$280
$360
If 60% of a number is 90, what is the number?
30
54
150
180
What is the value of the digit 2 in the number 48.621?
2
200
The number 301 can be written as
If is an odd number, which of the following is an even number?
What is the LEAST number of plums that can be shared equally among 6, 9 or 12 children?
27
36
54
72
Item 11 refers to the Venn diagram below.
In the Venn diagram, the shaded area represents
P^{\prime}
(P \cup Q)^{\prime}
Q \cup P^{\prime}
Q \cap P^{\prime}
Which of the following sets is equivalent to {a, b, c, d}?
{4}
{a, b, c}
{p, q, r, s}
{1,2,3,4,5}
Item 13 refers to the Venn diagram below.
In the Venn diagram, , and . What is ?
4
6
14
24
Item 14 refers to the Venn diagram below.
In the Venn diagram, if and , then the shaded region represents
{}
{1,2}
{4,6,8,...}
{12,24,36,...}
The simple interest on $400 at 5% per annum for 2 years is
If p sweets cost q cents, then the cost of one sweet is
pq cents
(q-p) cents
cents
cents
During a sale, a shop allows 20% discount off the marked price of clothing. What will a customer pay for a dress with a marked price of $30?
$10
$20
$24
$30
Tom bought a pen for $60 and sold it to gain 20% on his cost price. How much money did he gain?
$12
$40
$72
$80
Susan bought a calculator for $120. She had to pay a sales tax of 10% on the price. How much change would she receive from $140?
$ 8.00
$12.00
$28.00
$32.00
Mary invested $200 for 3 years at 5% per annum. John invested $300 at the same rate. If they both received the same amount of money in interest, for how many years did John invest his money?
2
3
10
A company employs 12 gardeners at $26 per day, and 8 clerks at $17 per day. What is the mean daily wage, in dollars, of the 20 employees?
$20.00
$21.50
$22.40
$31.50
If the simple interest on $800 for 3 years is $54, what is the rate of interest per annum?
5%
44%
-2(x-4) =
-2x+8
-2x+4
-2x-4
-2x-8
=
16a
64a
16a^2
64a^2
Given that then
-7
-5
3
13
If , then $a=$
. When , the value of is
-6
For all of and ,
Which of the following represents the statement "The difference of two square numbers is positive"?
John has marbles and Max has twice as many. Max gives John 5 of his marbles. How many marbles does Max now have?
The volume of a cube with edges 10 cm is
30 cm³
100 cm³
300 cm³
1000 cm³
How many kilograms are there in one tonne?
10
100
1000
10000
On leaving Trinidad, the time on a pilot's watch was 23:00 hrs. When he arrived at his destination, in the same time zone, on the following day his watch showed 03:00 hrs. How many hours did the flight take?
4
20
26
52
The circumference of a circle is 132 cm. Given that , the radius of the circle, in centimetres, is
42
21
AOB is a sector of a circle such that angle AOB=60° and OB is r units long. The area of AOB is
Which of the following statements is true about the perimeters of the figures A and B?
Perimeter of A = Perimeter of B
Perimeter of A > Perimeter of B
Perimeter of A ≥ Perimeter of B
Perimeter of A < Perimeter of B
The area of a rectangle is 53.6 cm². If the length is multiplied by four and the width is halved, the area would then be
26.8 cm²
53.6 cm²
107.2 cm²
214.4 cm²
The area of the trapezium above is
45 cm²
65 cm²
90 cm²
130 cm²
The marks obtained by ten students in a test marked out of 25 were: 14, 22, 15, 19, 19, 16, 24, 13, 20, 19 The range of marks was
11
13
18
19
The median of the eight scores in the table is
4
7.25
7.50
8
A bag contains 2 red, 4 yellow and 6 blue balls. The probability of drawing a blue ball from the bag at random is
1/6
1/3
1/2
6/11
The lengths of 30 cabbage leaves were measured, to the nearest cm, and the information grouped as shown in the table above.
The class boundaries are
3,8,12,7
5,5,5,5
10, 14, 15, 19,20,24,25,29
9.5, 14.5, 19.5,24.5,29.5
The pie-chart shows the preference in drinks of a group of students. If 12 students prefer chocolate, then the total number of students is
48
72
180
360
If the mean of the four numbers 4, 8, x and 12 is 10, then xis
4
10
12
16
Which of the following represents the equation of a straight line?
y = 4/x
y = 2x + 3
y = x² - 4
y = x²+2x-5
If , then $f(-5) = $
-31
24
29
31
Item 48 refers to the diagram below.
The relationship that BEST describes the mapping in the above diagram is
one-to-one
one-to-many
many-to-one
many-to-many
Which of the following sets is represented by the relation ?
{(0,3), (1, 4), (2, 7), (3, 12)}
{(0,3), (1, 5), (2, 7), (3, 9)}
{(0,3), (1, 4), (2, 5), (3, 6)}
{(0, 3), (1, 1), (2, 4), (3, 9)}
The range of for the domain {-2,-1,0,1,2} is
{0,1,8}
{-2,-1,0,1,2}
{-6,-3,0,3,6}
{-8,-1,0,1,8}
A boat was travelling on a bearing of 270°. In what direction was it travelling?
West
East
North
South
Item 53 refers to the following diagram.
In the diagram AB and CD are parallel. Which of the following BEST describes the relation between x and y?
x+y<2x
x=y
x+y > 2x
x>y
Item 54 refers to the following diagram.
In the right-angled triangle, tan θ is
5/13
5/12
12/5
13/5
The image of a point P(-2, 3) under a translation is
(-6, 12)
(-5,-1)
(5,1)
(1,7)
The point A is shown on the diagram above. What are the coordinates of the image of A under reflection in the y-axis?
(-4,3)
(4,-3)
(3,-4)
(-3,4)
A ship sailed 8 km due east from A to B. It then sailed 6 km due north to C. Which diagram below BEST represents the path of the ship?
Diagram showing A to B 8km east, then B to C 6km north.
Diagram showing A to C 6km north, then A to B 8km east.
Diagram showing A to B 8km east, then B to C 6km south.
Diagram showing A to C 6km north, then A to B 8km west.
Item 58 refers to the triangle below. L M N
The triangle LMN is rotated in a clockwise direction about L through an angle of 90°. What is its image?
Diagram showing a triangle L'N'M' where L' is the same as L, N' is to the left of L' and M' is below L'.
Diagram showing a triangle L'N'M' where L' is the same as L, N' is below L' and M' is to the right of L'.
Diagram showing a triangle N'L'M' where N' is to the left of L' and M' is below L'.
Diagram showing a triangle L'M'N' where L' is the same as L, M' is to the left of L' and N' is below L'.
Item 59 refers to the following diagram.
How many triangles congruent to would be needed to cover the rectangle entirely?
2
4
6
8
The height of the building is approximately
12 tan 40°
1.6 + 12 sin 40°
1.6 + 12 cos 40°
1.6 + 12 tan 40°
9