BASSETERRE HIGH SCHOOL
FORM 4 END OF TERM EXAMINATION 1HOUR
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS AND SHOW ALL WORKING.
(1) Using a calculator or otherwise, find
(113÷0.68)2
− (3.14)2
284.9
(i) To 3 decimal places (1 marks)
(ii) To 2 significant figures (2 marks)
(iii) In standard form. (2 marks)
(2) Work out
5 2
36+ 3
1 3 giving your answer as a fraction in its simplest form. (3 marks)
12×5
(3) At a market, 8 mangoes and 6 pears cost $25.00 and 4 mangoes and 8 pears cost
$30.00.
(a) Let $m represent the cost of one mango and $p represent the cost of one pear,
hence write down a pair of simultaneous equations to represent the information
given above. (2 marks)
(b) Calculate:
(i) The cost of a mango (2 marks)
(ii) The cost of a pear (2 marks)
(4) (a) Solve the linear inequality
7𝑥 − 2(3 + 𝑥) ≤ 19 where 𝑥 is a real number. (2 marks)
(c) Copy the number line below and draw on it the solution set for the inequality in
(a) above.
(1 mark)
(5) In six years’ time Nathan will be twice the age he is now.
(a) If Nathan is 𝑥 years old, his age in 6 years’ time. (1 mark)
(b) Write an equation showing the information (1 mark)
(c) Solve the equation to find Nathan’s age. (2 marks)
(6) (a) Factorize the following expressions completely
(i) 5𝑥 2 − 10𝑥𝑦 (2 marks)
(ii) 12𝑥𝑤 + 9𝑥𝑦 − 3𝑥𝑧 (2 marks
(7) (a) Simplify 8𝑝2 𝑞3 ÷ (2𝑝𝑞)2 (2 marks)
(b) (i) Simplify the following in its simplest form
7𝑎2 𝑏 14𝑎𝑏3
÷ 27𝑐 4 𝑑2 (2 marks)
9𝑐𝑑
(ii) Solve for 𝑥 in the equation below (3 marks)
𝑥 + 5 2𝑥 − 3
− =6
2 5
(8) (a) Given that 𝑝 ∗ 𝑞 = 4𝑝 − 𝑞2 , find the value of
(i) 3 ∗ −1 (2 marks)
(ii) −1 ∗ (3 ∗ −1). (3 marks)
(b) (i) Write a formula for the statement, a number 𝒑 is equal to three times the
difference of two numbers 𝒒 and 𝒓. (2 marks)
(ii) Hence, make 𝒒 the subject of the formula in (bi). (2 marks)
(iii) Given that 𝒑 = 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝒓 = −6. Find the value of 𝒒 in (bii). (2 marks)