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1. f1 t2 Maths Exam 2024

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MID YEAR EXAMINATIONS 2024

MATHEMATICS

TIME: 2 HOURS

FORM 1

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
• Write your name, class in the top spaces of each page
• Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper using black or blue pen.
• Answer all questions
• Show all necessary working on the spaces provided.
• Calculators should may be used in the examination
• Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures or 1 decimal places for angles.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
The number of marks is given in brackets ( ) at the end of each question.

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1. Convert the following mixed number to improper fractions;
1
3 (1)
3

2. Evaluate the following:


(a) 2−8 (1)
(b) (+2) × (−8) (1)
1 5
(c) 33 − 26 (3)

3. Arrange the following fractions in ascending order


1 4 13 3
; ; ; (2)
2 10 50 5
4. Write down the following in weeks and days
8 days (1)
5. How long is each side of a square whose perimeter is 64 cm? (2)

6. Evaluate
(a) 8 × 3 − 17 + 15 ÷ 5
(b) 8 + (9 − 3) × 2
7. Divide $25 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 2 ∶ 3 (2)

8. Using terms 18 𝑥 2 𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 24𝑥𝑦 2 . 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑:


(a) LCM (3)
(b) HCF (3)
9. Express the following in standard form:
(a) 798 000 (2)

(b) 0.000 015 (2)


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10. Express the 4.3 × 10 in ordinary form. (2)
11. Solve the following equations leaving the answer in simplest form;

(a) 𝑥 + 3 = 7 (2)

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(b) 2𝑥 − 5 = 10 − 3𝑥 (2)
12. Solve the following inequalities;
(a) 𝓍– 4 < 6 (2)
(b) −10 ≤ 2𝑦 + 4 (2)
13. Express the following as percentages:
3
(a) (2)
5
(b) 0.09 (2)

14. Express 7% 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 (2)


15. Find the exact value of
(i) 10.03 × 0.17 (2)
(ii) 7.2 ÷ 0.018 (2)
16. A bag of mealie-meal serves 15 people in 6 days. How will it take for the
same bag to serve:
(a) 10 people (2)
(b) 30 people (2)

17. What is the value of the following if 𝑣 = 10 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑢 = −3

(a) 𝑢−𝑣 (2)


2𝑢 + 𝑣
(b) (3)
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18. Convert the following to the stated base.
(a) 10 1112 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑛 (3)

(b) 4 52010 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑣𝑒 (3)

17. Express 68,975 to

(i) the nearest ten, (1)

(ii) the nearest tenth, (1)

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(iii) one significant figure. (1)

(iv) two decimal places (1)

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18. The area, A of a trapezium is found using the formula 𝐴 = (𝑎 + 𝑏)ℎ where
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𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏 represents the length of the two parallel sides and h is the height.

a. Find the area if 𝑎 = 3𝑚, 𝑏 = 5𝑚 and the height is 4,5𝑚. (2)

b. If a + b = 8cm, and the height of a trapezium is 3cm, find the


area. (2)
19. Find the lowest common multiple of the following numbers.

28 𝑎𝑛𝑑 72 (3)

20. Express 2 460𝑚3 𝑖𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠. (2)

21. Express 0.5 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑚3 . (3)

22. Write 3.35 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠. (2)

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19. Study the shape below and take 𝜋 = 7

3.5 cm

(a) Calculate the area of a circle. (2)


(b) Calculate the perimeter/circumference of the circle. (2)

[Total marks 80]

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