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5 Mock Mathematics
Paper 1
Time allowed: 1 hr 30 min Score: 70
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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS :
1. Answer ALL questions.
2. Write your answers in this question-answer book.
3. All working must be clearly shown.
4. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers must be either exact or correct to 3 significant
figures.
5. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

1. (a) Factorize x 2 xy 6 y 2 .
(b) Using (a) or otherwise, factorize x 2 xy 6 y 2 2ax + 6ay .

x 3 4x 6
2. (a) Solve > +9.
2 3
(b) Hence, find the greatest integral value of x.

3. The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the ages of the players of a football team:
Stem (tens) Leaf (units)
1 8 9 9
2 1 1 1 1 3 3 5 6 6 7 7 8 8
3 k k k 2

(a) Write down the possible values of k.

(b) A player is randomly selected from the team. Find the probability that the player is older than
27 years old.

4. The frequency distribution table show the distribution of the weights of 50 babies born in a
hospital during the last week.
Weight (kg) Frequency
2.6 2.8 2
2.9 3.1 12
3.2 3.4 21
3.5 3.7 10
3.8 4.0 5
(a) Find the mean and the modal class of the weights of the 50 babies born in the hospital during
the last week respectively.
(b) Could the median weight of the 50 babies be 3.5 kg? Explain your answer.

5. Peter sold a article and made a profit of $10000.

(a) If Peter gained 20% profit by selling the above article, what was the cost of the article for
Peter?
(b) If the above amount of profit is deposited at 6% per annum, compounded monthly, what is
the compound interest after one year?

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6. The stem and leaf diagram below shows the distribution of the typing speed (in words per minute)
of 20 students in a school before training.
Stem (tens) Leaf (units)
1 2 2 6 7
2 1 1 3 3 3 5 7 8
3 2 4 5 5 8 9 9 9
(a) Find the median, range and the inter-quartile range of the above distribution.
(b) The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of the typing
speed (in words per minute) of the 20 students after the training.

27 35 40 47 52
Typing speed (words per minute)

The trainer claims that not less than half of these students show improvement in their typing speed
after the training. Do you agree? Explain your answer.

7. (a) Solve x 2 + x 3 0 .
(b) Solve x 2 2 x + 1 > 0 .
x 2 + x 3 0
(c) Hence, solve 2 .
x 2 x + 1 > 0
[Leave your answers in surd form if necessary.]

8. Given a function f ( x) = 2 x 2 + 12 x + 17 .
(a) Express f (x) in the form a( x + h) 2 + k .
(b) Using the result of (a), write down the coordinates of the vertex
of the graph of y = f (x) .
(c) Find the y-intercept of the graph of y = f (x) .
(d) Using the above results, sketch the graph of y = f (x) .

9. Given that the quadratic equation k ( x + 2) = 4 x( x + 1) + 1 has no real roots, where k is a constant.
(a) Find the range of values of k.
(b) Using the result of (a), find the number of possible values of k,
if k is an integer.

10. There are three questions in a quiz. The probabilities that Tom could answer the first question,
1 3 1
second question and the third question correctly are , and respectively.
5 4 3
(a) Find the probability that Tom could only answer one question correctly.
(b) Tom could get a pass in the quiz if he could answer two or more questions correctly. Tom
1
claims that the probability that he could get a pass is . Do you agree with him?
2
Explain your answer.

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11. A committee of 6 people is formed by selecting from 8 men and 9 women.
Find the number of combination if
(a) Mr. Lo must be excluded and Miss Ng must be included,
(b) the number of men and women in the committee are the same.

12. (a) Solve 3 32 x 28 3 x + 9 = 0 .

(b) If 3 32 x 28 3 x + 9 0 , find the number of integral solutions for x.
(c) Given 3 34 y 28 32 y + 9 0 . Andy claims that the number of integral solutions for y is
double of that in (b). Do you agree? Explain it.

13. There are y red balls and 9 blue balls in a bag. Assume the number of red balls is more than the
number of blue balls. If two balls were drawn at random without replacement, then the probability
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of obtaining one red ball and one blue ball is .
35
(a) If two balls were drawn at random without replacement, find the probability that the two
balls have the same colour.
(b) Find y.
(c) If three balls were drawn at random without replacement and it is known that the first two
balls drawn are of the same colour, find the probability that all the three balls are red.
(d) If three balls were drawn at random without replacement and it is known that the first two
balls drawn are red, find the probability that two red balls and one blue ball were drawn from
the bag.

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Solution
1. (a) x 2 xy 6 y 2
= (x 3y)(x + 2y)
(b) x 2 xy 6 y 2 2ax + 6ay
= (x 3y)(x + 2y) 2a(x 3y)
= (x 3y)(x + 2y 2a)

x 3 4x 6
2. (a) > +9
2 3
3 x 4 x 6 + 27
>
2 3
3 x 4 x + 21
>
2 3
3 ( 3 x ) > 2 ( 4 x + 21)
9 3x > 8 x + 42
11x > 33
x < 3
(b) x can be 4

(a) k can be 0 , 1 , 2
6 3
(b) =
20 10

2.7 2 + ... + 3.9 5

4. (a) mean = kg = 3.324kg
50
(b) 2 + 12 = 14 < 25
2 + 12 + 21 = 35 > 25
i.e. the median must lie between 3,2kg and 3.4kg.
Thus, the median could not be 3.5kg.

5. (a) Let $C be the profit.

C(1.2) = C + 10000
C = 50000
The cost is $50000.
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6%
(b) $10000 1 + = $10600 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.)
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6. (a)

(b)

7. (a) x2 x 3 < 0
1 + 13 1 13
x
x 0
2 2
1 13 1 + 13
x
2 2
(b) x2 2x + 1 > 0
(x + 1)2 > 0
x can be all real numbers except 1.
1 13 1 + 13
(c) x and x 1
2 2
1 13 1 + 13
x < 1 or 1 < x
2 2

8. (a) f ( x) = 2 x 2 + 12 x + 17
( )
f ( x) = 2 x 2 + 6 x + 9 + 17 18
f ( x ) = 2 ( x + 3) 1
2

(b) Vertex = ( 3 , 1)
f (0) = 2 ( 0 ) + 12 ( 0 ) + 17 = 17
2
(c)
y-intercept = 17
(d)
y = 2 x 2 + 12 x + 17

17

( 3 , 1)

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9. (a) k ( x + 2) = 4 x( x + 1) + 1
kx + 2k = 4x2 + 4x + 1
4x2 + (4 k)x + (1 2k) = 0
(4 k)2 4(4)(1 2k) < 0
16 8k + k2 16 + 32k < 0
k2 + 24k < 0
24 < k < 0
(b) There are 23 possible values of k.

1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1
10. (a) 1 1 + 1 1 + 1 1
5 4 3 5 4 3 5 4 3

1
=
2
1 3 1 2
(b) P(all wrong) = = 1 1 1 =
5 4 3 15
1 2 11 1
P(pass) = 1 = <
2 15 30 2
Not agree.

11. (a) 17 2C6 1 = 15C5 = 6188

(b) (8C3)(9C3) = 4704

12. (a) 3 32 x 28 3 x + 9 = 0
3 32 x 28 3x + 9 = 0
(3 3 x
)( )
1 3x 9 = 0
3 3x 1 = 0 or 3x 9 = 0
1
3x = or 3x = 9
3
x = 1 or x = 2
(b) 3 32 x 28 3 x + 9 0
1 < x < 2 (by (a))
There are 4 integral solutions.
(c) 3 34 y 28 32 y + 9 0
1 < 2y < 2 (by (a))
0.5 < y < 1
There are 2 integral solutions, not the double of 4 .
Andy is not correct.

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 18 17
13. (a) 1 =
35 35
y 9 18
(b) 2 =
y + 9 y + 8 35
y 1
=
( y + 9 )( y + 8) 35
35y = y2 + 17y + 72
y2 18y + 72 = 0
(y 12)(y 6) = 0
y = 12 or y = 6 (rej.)
(c) Pr(RRR | first 2 are the same)
12 C 3
C
= 21 3
17
35
110
=
323
(d) Pr(RRB | first 2 are red)
12 11 9

= 21 20 19
12 11

21 20
9
=
19

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