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ZIMBABWE JUNIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, 1999.
~l, ~ . MATHEMATICS PAPER 2 (0002)
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' Date: Tuesday, 26 October 1999 Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
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1. Answe~ all questions.
All questions in section A carry 5 marks each.
All questions in section B carry 10 marks each.
2. To obtain full marks for any question all working must be shown.
3. Do not measure from given diagrams.
4. Electronic calculators a.11d slide rules must not be used in the examination.
5. Underline answers and rule off after each question.
6. Graph paper provided is for question 11.
For 7t use 22.
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This question paper comprises 7 printed pages.
Copyright; Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, 1999.
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SECTION A (50 MARKS)
Answer all questions in this section.
1. Evaluate the following:
(i) 37,5 - 16,96, [1]
(ii) 2 l8 - p.4' [2]
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2. (a) Solve the equation t (1 - x) = t (x - 4). [3]
(b) Factorize completely a2 - 4a- ab + 4b. [2]
3. (a) Solve the inequality t x + 4 t ~ 2x. [3]
(b) Write down the first 2 prime numbers which satisfy the above inequality. [2]
4. (a) Express as a single fraction in its lowest form
2x- 1 - x- 2.
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(b) Chipo gets n dollars pocket - money each week. She saves her money
for 5 weeks and buys a present for her friend which costs $3,80.
How much money has she left? [2]
5. (a) \Vhich prime number is even? [1]
(b) Find the highest common factor .(H.C.F) of the numbers
24, 36 and 54. [2]
(c) Evaluate and give the answer in weeks and days,
I week 5 days + 6 days + 3 weeks 4 days. [2]
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6. On aj certain day the temperature in Gweru at 6.00 a.m. was -3°C and the temperature
at 3.00 p.m. was 27°C.
Find (i) the increase in temperature, [2]
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6.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. [3]
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7. (a) Given that P = {2·, 3·. ,4·, 6·,9,~ 12} and T::::: {2·,3·, 5·, 6·,7}'
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(i) Pu T, [1]
(ii) PnT, [1]
(iii) Write down the value ofn(PnT). [I]
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¥~<~: ~:- ~ (b) A class has 45 pupils. They all study either History or Geography or both.
-~~~ ,;. Given that 15 study Geography and 5 study both subjects, find the number
• '• ~ ... of students who study History. [2]
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.. (b) Tapiwa is 1,46 metres tall. Her sister is 67 centimetres shorter
than Tapiwa. How tall is Tapiwa's sister? [2]
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9. (a) The wage w dollars of a person who works t hours is given by the
formula w = 2t + 59.
(i) Make tthe subject of the formula. [2}
(ii) Hence, find the number of hours worked by a
person whose total wage was $82. [2]
(b) How much is the person paid in 1 hour? [1]
10. (a) Given that b = -3 and c = 2, find the value ofb2 + be. [3]
(b) Remove brackets and simplify.
4(2n - m) -3m(2 + n). [2]
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SECTION B (50 :MARKS)
Answer all questions in thls section.
11. (a) Answer this part of the question on graph paper provided.
The following are the shoe sizes for 20 people.
7; 9; 6; 10; 8; 8; 9; 11; 8; 7;
9; 6; 8; 10; 9; 8; 7; 7; 8; 9.
(i) Copy and complete the table below.
I Shoe size
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(ii) Ifyou were a trader, which shoe size would you order most? [1]
(iii) Using a vertical scale of 2cm to represent 1 person, draw a bar graph
to illustrate the above information. [3]
(b) At the beginning of a week, a water meter read 23 481. After a week, the meter
read 23 901.
(i) How many units of water were used during the week? [1]
(ii) Calculate the water bill for the week if the water costs $2,51 per unit. [2]
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Figure 1
Figure 1 above shows graphs of the equations
y = 4 - x and y = 3x - 6.
Use the graphs to answer the following questions.
(a) State the scale used on
(i) the x- axis, [1]
(ii) they- axis. [1]
(b) Write down
(i) the coordinates of a point where
y = 3x - 6 cuts the y - axis, [2]
(ii) the solutions of the simultaneous equations
y=4- X,
y= 3x- 6. [2]
A wire is bent to form a rectangle measuring 104mm by 76mm.
(i) Find the total length of the wire. [2]
(ii) If 1em of the wire has a mass of 3 grammes, find the mass of
the wire used. [2]
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13. (a) A farmer has 60 pigs, 54 cattle and 36 goats.
(i) Find, in its lowest terms, the ratio of
pigs: cattle: goats. [2]
(ii) Express the number of cattle as a percentage of animals on
the farm. [2]
(iii) Ifhe sold
10 pigs at $500 each,
7 cattle at $3 500 each,
8 goats at $280 each,
calculate the total amount he received. [3]
(b) If a ce1iain number of oranges is shared among 7 people, there are 6 oranges left,
if shared among 6 people, there are 5 oranges left and if shared among 5 people,
there are 4 oranges left.
Find the least number of oranges shared. [3]
14. (a) Using ruler and compasses oniy
(i) construct triangle ABC in which AB =9cm,
BC = Scm and AC = 6cm. [2]
(ii) On your diagram, bisect angle ABC. [2]
(iii) Measure and write down the value of angle ACB . [1]
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14. (b)
Horizontal
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In figure 2 above, AB and CD are vertical poles 20 metres apart on level ground.
AB is 12 metres high and the angle of depression ofD from B is 15°
Using a scale of lcm to represent 2 metres,
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ground, [3]
(ii) find the actual height of pole CD. [2]
;1 15. A man has 132 metres of fencing wire to enclose a piece of
land.
(a) If he decides to make a rectangle measuring 36m by 30m, find
the area of the rectangle. [1]
(b) His wife suggests that he makes a square, using all the wire.
Find (i) the length of one side of the square, [1]
(ii) the area of the square. [2)
. (b) His son comes from school and suggests that he makes a circle.
Using 7t == 22 , calculate
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(i) the radius of the circle, [3]
(ii) the area of the circle. [2]
(c) For the given length of wire, which of the three suggested shapes
gives the greate~t enclosed area? [1]
