FORM
TP 2017016
CARIBBEAN
EXAMINATIONS
COUNCIL
CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION
CERTIFICATE@
EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS
'
.
Paper 01-
General
ProficiencYI
hour 30 minutesREAD THE
FOLLOWING
INSTRUCTIONS CAREF'ULLY.This test cons'ists of 60 items. You
will
haveI
hour and 30 minutes to answer them. In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.A list of formulae is provided on page 2 of this booklet.
Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered
(A),
(B), (C),(D).
Read each item you are about to answer, and decide which choice is best.bn yotr
answgr sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the spacehaving the same lettet as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below. Sample Item
2a
* 6a:
Sample AnswerI 2 3 4 5
(Af
(B)(c)"'
(D)'84
8a2l2a
l2a2o@o@
6 7Th*e best answer to this item is "84", so (A) has been shaded.
lf
you want to clfange y@rr answder, erase it completely before youfill
in your new choice. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can.lf
you cannot arysweranitem,
go on to the next one. You may return to that item later.t
You may do any rough work in this booklbt.
Figures are not ngcessarily drawn to
scale.
f?':rCalculators and mathematical tables are NOT allowed for this paper.
DO NOT
TURN
THIS
PAGE
UNTIL
YOU ARE
TOLD TO DO
SO.8
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LIST
OF'FORMULAE
Volume of a prism
Volume of cylinder
Volume of a right pyramid Circumference
Trigonometric ratios
Area of triangle
Sine rule
Cosine rule
sin0:
opposite side -nypoffiuse-adjacent side wherer:
a*b*c
2abc
sin.4
lln
E
ain Cci
:
bzr
c1-
2bccosAv:
Ah whereI
is the areaof
a cross-section andft
is the perpendicurar length.v:
nf
h wherer
is the radius of the base and ft is the perpendicular height.I
v
:
,
Ahwherel
is the area ofthe base and ft is the perpendicular height. C:
2xr
wherer
is the radius of the circle.Arc
length
": l:o
x
2nr
where0
is the angle subtended by the arc, measured indegrees.
Area of a
circle
A:
xf
wherer
is the radius of the circle.Area of a
sector
n: #x
zrl
where 0 is the angle of the sector, measured in degrees. Area oftrapezium
A: +
@ + b) ft wherea
and b are the lengths of the parallelsides and 7,
is the perpendicular distance between the parallel sides. Roots of quadratic
equations lf
ax2 + bx*
c:
0,then
x
: -utEW
cosO:
hypotenuse opposite sidetanO:
Adjacent adjacent SkleArea of
A:
|-
on*n"r"D
is the length of the base and & is the perpendicular height.Area of A
ABC
: !
ab
sin C2
Area of A
ABC
:
s(s-a)(s-D)(s-c)
BOpposite b ,\la.'l4a\ln/t A \!r I A D\//t' a^I -e C a c A
ait.) ( ).\ l1 ) 1 ill: )-.i:)r. i l'r.iii
1 is equalto (A) (B)
(c)
(D)2.
If 4.3 x 0.37:
I .591, then 0.43 x 370 isThere are 40 students in a class. Cirls
make up 60%o
of
the class and 25%oof
them wear glasses. How many girls in the class wear glasses?
(A)
6(B)
8(c)
r0(D)
rsIf
3n is an even number, whichof
thefollowing
is an odd number?(;)
6. 7 10(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)(A)
(B)(c)
(D) 4 6 4;
J 2 9 4 9In
standard notation, 208.06 is writtenas
3n-l
3n-2
3n+2
3n+2n
(99x100)+l
(99x 100)-(99 x
l)
(99x100)+(99x1)
(99x
100) (99x
l)
(A)
(B)(c)
(D)(A)
(B)(c)
(D)(A)
(B)(c)
(D) 1.59t 15.91 159.r 1591.0 2.0806x
10'? 20.806x l0l
21806
x l0-l
0.20806x
1038.
99x
l0l
has the same value as3
If
$560 is shared in the ratio 2:3:9, the difference between the largest and the smallest shares isWhat is the LEAST number
of
apples that can be shared equally amqng either6,Sor9children?
(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
What is the value
of the
digit2
in the number 48.621? 2 100 2 (B)(c)
(D) 9 4(A)
$
80(B)
$240(c)
$280(D)
$360 36 48 54 725.
lf
6}Yoof a number is 90, whatis
J
of
the number?
(A)
54 72 120 r50
l0
i1+' lr.eEit
2 2001l
t2
13.(A)
(B)(c)
(D)lf X
andI
are
two finite
sets suchthat
n(X)
:
9,
n(X
n
I')
:
4
andn(Xu
I0:
15, then n(I/) is(A)
s(B)
6(c)
r0(D)
t2Item 12
refersto
the following
Venn diagram.U
In
the Venn diagram, the shaded arearepresents
Item 14
refersto
the following
Venn diagram.14.
In the Venn diagramU:
{students who play games}H:
{students who play hockey}V:
{students who play volleyball}The number
of
studentsin
each set is indicated. How many students do NOTplay volleyball?
(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
15.
The cost
of a
calculator exclusive'
of
salestax is
$120.
Susan bought a calculator and paid salestax
of
l\Yo.How
much change would she receivefrom $ 140?
(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
l6
At
the endof
any year a car is wofth 5oZ less than whatit
was worth at the beginning ofthe year. If a car was worth 59500 in December20l6,then its value in January 20l61has P' (PU
Q)'QUP'
Q
NP'
2 3 5 8Of a class of 32 students,
l7
study Music and 20 studyArt.
What is the LEAST possible numberof
students who study BOTH Music and Art?(A)
(B)(c)
(D) 3 5t2
l5
$8
$12 $28 $32(A)
(B)(c)
(D)$
999ssr0
000$r0025
$r2000
ai(i ON l'O t'tl[:
NF:.](-i'I',\Cl'.
v
3
t7
18. 19(A)
(B)(c)
(D)(A)
(B)(c)
(D) $20.00 $21.s0 $22.40 $31.s0 $ 175 $22s $4s0 $s00An article bought for $125 was sold
for
$175. The profit as a percentage
ofthe
cost price was
(A)
28.6(B)
40(c)
s0(D)
71.4A television set costs $350 cash. When bought
on
hire purchase,a
depositof
$35 is required, followed byl2
monthly paymentsof
$30.
How much is saved by paying cash?(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
A
company employs 12 gardeners at $26 per day, and 8 clerks at $l 7 per day. What is the mean daily wage, in dollars,of the 20 employees?
If the simple interest on $800 for 3 years
is $54, what is the rate
of
interest per annum?2t
22(A)
(B)(c)
(D) (B)(c)
4 440 6 25x 8 25x 6l0x
% 4 9% 2 sYo $10 $2s $40 $4sTom bought a pen for $60 and sold it to gain2l%o on the cost
price.
How much money did he gain?(A)
(B)(c)
(D)42
$12 $40 $72 $80 235x
5x(A)
Item 20
refersto
the
following
tablewhich
shows the rates chargedby
aninsurance company.
House Insurance 251 per $100 50p per $100 Contents Insurance
How
much
will
a
person
pay for
insurance,
if
his
houseis
valued
at $50 000, and the contents at $10 000 ?(D)
If
x
is
an
integer
that
satisfies
the inequality 6<2x
< 8, then(A)
3<x<4
(B)
3<x<4
(C)
-3
<x<4
(D)
-3<x<4
F's, 6 --5-x 24.r :i,,
i)\
ii
)
fit5
NE;{T Pi\cE
ffi
20.
25.
lf
x:
4 andy:2,
what is the valueof
x2+3y,
xy(A)
(B)
2!
2 a t(c)
2;
(D)
21
4(A)
-2x
-
8(B)
-2x
+I
(C)
-2x
-
4(D)
-2x
+ 4 (B)James saves $x each month, but in March he saved
$5
less thantwice his
usualamount. In March, James saved
If
3(x-l)
-2(x-
l):7,
then the valueof
(x-
l)
is 29(A)
(B)(c)
(D)30.
(8a)2:
(A)
(B)(c)
(D)(A)
(B)(c)
(D)1
4 6 7 8 926.
The expression-2(x
-
4) is the sameas 31.
26 + 22:
l6a
64a l6a2 64a2 23 24 2E 2t227. lfm*n:
m-n2
then5*3:
32.
Two tonnes, 54 kilograms is the same as(A)
(A)
56 kg(B)
254 kg(C)
2 054 ks(D)
20054kg
(D)
$4
2 4(c)
s
28.(A)
(B)(c)
(D) $5x $l0x
$x-5
$2x-5
f?,r.33
Item 33 refers
to
thefollowing
circle,with centre O.
B
A
If
the circumference of the circleis
l5
cm, then the length of the minor arc AB,in centimetres, is
(A) 360
*
t5120
(B) 120
x
15360
Item 35 refers to the following diagram,
not
drawn to
scale,which
shows the sector of a circle with centre O.ln the diagram, the length ofthe minorarc, PQ, is 8
cm.
What is the circumferenceof the circle, in cm?
(c)
(A)
(B)(c)
(D) 360-
x 15 360-
120 3s. 36. 37.(A)
(B)(c)
(D)(A)
(B)(c)
(D)l6
24 48 64Fifty
guestseach had
2
glassesof
champagne.
Each
glass
held
150
millilitres.
How
many litres
of
champagne were used?
360
-
120-
x 15
360
Item 34 refers to the following diagram
which
shows a cylinderwith
diameter 6 cm and height 20 cm.34.
The volume, in cm3, of the cylinder isThe area of a triangle is 60 cm2 and its
base is 12 cm. What is the perpendicular height, in cm, of the triangle?
(D) 0.1 5 1.5
l5
r50 cm(A)
(B)(c)
(D) 5l0
13t7
180 zr 240 n 360x
720x
The perimeterofa square is 52 cm. What is the area, in cm2?
(A)
(B)(c)
(D) 'S+, 39 78 169t96
(ii.)
(),\,
l'()
t'tlL. NL:)ii't'A(it
120" 6cm rdiflt H'lrl{
H#
3839
40.
How many students play cricket?(A)
3s(B)
120(c)
2s2(D)
3004t
The median of the numbers1,3, 4, 5,
5,9,9,
g, g,l0
is(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
Item 40 refers to the following pie chart which shows the popular games played by 720 students.
If
the mean of the four numbers 4, 8, xand 12
is
10, thenx
is43. When three coins are tossed simultane-ously the possible outcomes are {HHH,
HHT,
HTH,
HTT,
THH,
THT,
TTH,TTT),
where H represents a head and Trepresents a tail.
What
is
the probability
of
randomly obtaining at LEAST TWO heads whenthe three coins aretossed simultaneously?
(B)
(D)
Item
44
refersto
thefollowing
tablewhich
showsthe
frequencyof
scores obtained by students in a test.Scores 2 aJ 5 6 8
lt
Students t2
ll
6 J 8 244.
The modal score is(A)
2(B)
8(c)
il
(D)
t2Each
of
the
letters
of
the
word
'CHANCE'
is
written on
a
slip of
paper
similar
in
size and shape. The slipsof
paper are then placed in a bagand thoroughly
shaken.
Whatis
the probability of randomly drawing a letter.C'?
(A)
(B)
iri+
(c)
The
circumferenceof
a
circle
is
132.2
cm. Given that
r
=a
.theradius ofthe7'
circle, in centimetres, is(A)
42 2t J42Jzt
(B)(c)
(D) I 4 J 8 I 2?
J(A)
(c)
45 4 6. 7 8 9(A)
(B)(c)
(D) I 6l
5I
J 2;
)
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NIJXI
I'A(iF, Cricket Football 25Yo Basketball 30Vo l0yo 42 4 t0 t2 r6 (D)46.
47
Which
of
the following line
graphs represents {x
:-2
< x <4
}? (A)#
-3-2-t 0 I 2 3 4
5( r o r rr
r I O r )
-3-2-t 0 I 2 3 4
5(c)
#
-3-2-r 0 I 2 3 4
5(o)
#
-3-2-1012345
Which of the following diagrams BEST illustrates a function?
(A)
The equation
of
the line which passesthrough the point (0, 2) and has a gradient
^t
ot-rs
3(A)
y:3x
(B)
y:3x+2
(D)49.
lf
/(*):2x2
-
l, thenf-3)
:
(A)
-32
(B)
-l
e(c)
t7
(D)
3s50 Which
of
thefollowing
points lies on the line y:2x -
3?(A)
(2,3\
(B)
(4,
l)
(c)
(0,-3)
(D)
C2,
-t)
51 The range of
f
:x
--- -x2 for the domain{-2,-1,
0,
1,2}
is(A)
{1,4}
(B)
{-4, -1,
0}(c)
{-4,
-l
,
t,
4}(D)
{-4,
-t ,0,
1,4\
Iir. 48 (B) Iy:
_
x
Jv: !
x+z
J(c)
(B)(c)
(D) tsrH. ftdo
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
( ir ) ; rr..
ii)
Iiii.
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l,\.i;l
Item 52 refers to the following diagram
of a circle.
52.
If
O is the centre of the circle,theny'
is(A)
25o(B)
80o(c)
90o(D)
l00oWhich ofthe following angles are equal?
(A)
ZDBC
and ZCBE(B)
ZCBE
andtABE
(C)
ZABD
andZCBD
(D)
ZABD
andZCBE
Item 56 refers to the following diagram
of
an object and
its
image
after
atranslation.
v
B B.,t)
7) A A' (4,6) (2,5)o
.rIn the diagram, the translation by which
l,B
is mapped ontoA'B'
is represented by 53 Underthe translation (3,-5)
is[ ')
,n"imageof
\.-3l
55 56 57 (B) (D)(A)
(B)(c)
(A)
(1, --2)(B)
(6,
l s)(c)
(0,-3)
(D)
(s,-8)
Items
54-55 refer
to
the
following
diagram of a pair of intersecting lines.
AC and DE are straight lines intersecting at
B.
AngleDBA:
58".The measure of angle ABE is
(A)
58o(B)
r22"(c)
142"(D)
302"In triangle ABC, angle A
:
x" and angle B:2xo.
What is the size of angle C?(A)
(c)
(t)
(i)
(i)
(;)
(l
80-
3x)" F+, 600 30"r
180\'
l_tt^l
ii,r)
())\
l()
t'lltr
Ni:x
I
l'.\(it
54
o
Item 60 refers to the following diagram
which
showsa
ladder5
metres long leaning against a verticalwall.
The foot of the ladder is 3 metres away from thewall.
o
A 6cm
B M
3cm
N58.
The length of MO, in centimetres, is(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
60
How
far
up the
wall
doesthe
ladder reach?Item 59 refers to the following diagram
of a right-angled triangle. A
(A)
(B)(c)
(D)4m
6m
8m
15mc
59.
From the diagram above, sin C is(A)
5(B) 5
(c)
(D)
BND OF
TESTItem 58 refers to the
following
pairof
similar triangles. C .5