ADVENT HOPE ACADEMY
MATHEMATICS PAPER 1
END OF YEAR EXAMS 2024
FORM 3
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Answer all questions in section A and any four in Section B
Write your answers on the separate answer paper provided and if you use more than one sheet,
fasten the sheets together
All working must be clearly shown. It should be done on the same sheet as the rest of the
answer
Omission of essential working will result in loss of marks
If the degree of accuracy is not specified in the question and if the answer is not exact, the
answer should be given to three significant figures
1) Find the exact value of
a) 9 x2 – 12 ÷ 2 + 2 (1)
3 2
b) -
4 3
(1)
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2 Express 29,98 to the nearest whole number
a) To 1 significant figure (1)
b) To 1 decimal place (1)
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3 Evaluate the following
3 x 3 (1)
3 0
4 Solve the following equations
a) 9 m−1 = 27 (2)
b) 3m +4 = 9 m−1(2)
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5 Evaluate 6 x 3 + 8 ÷ 2 (1)
6 By writing each number correct to 1 significant figure, estimate the value of
19.2 X 9.09
(3)
0.583
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7 Three boys shared $760 in the ratio 7: 5: 4. Calculate the largest share. (2)
8 Factorise completely 6ax – 10ay + 3x – 5y (2)
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9 Solve the inequality 4x -3 ≤ 3x + 1 ≤ 5x +7 (3)
b) Illustrate your solution above on a line graph (1)
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10) Evaluate a) 27 3 (1)
11) 8 + 8 0 (2)
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12 Solve the equations
2x +3y =2 and 3x -4y -20 = 0 (3)
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13 Remove Brackets and Simplify the expression y (3 – x) + 4x(y+1) (2)
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14) Solve the equations 5 – x =25(x +3) (3)
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15 Given that A has got coordinates (3 ,2), B ( -10 ,8) and C is a point with
coordinates (x, y)
Find the coordinates of C given that AC = 2AB (2)
Find the magnitude of BC (2)
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16 List the prime numbers between 40 and 50 (2)
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17 Increase 6kg in the ratio 3 :2 (2)
b) C varies directly as X
(i)Write down the equation connecting C, n and k where k is a constant (2)
(ii) Given that c =52 and n =2 find the value of k (3)
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c) A car decelerates uniformly from 20m/s to 5 m/s in 25 seconds. Calculate the
retardation (3)
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18 Given that A, B and C are three points with coordinates (-2, 4) (3, 6) and (-2, -4)
respectively. Find
a) CA as column vector (2)
b) Find 2AB (2)
c) The magnitude of BC giving your answer in surd form. (2)
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19) Write down the geometrical name of a line which divides another line into
two equal parts and intersects that line at 90 degrees (1)
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20 A bicycle has wheels diameter 88 cm. Taking π to be 3,142
a) find the area of the wheel. (2)
b) the distance, in km covered by the rider whose bicycle makes 1200
revolutions. (2)
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21 The average weight of six girls is 20 kg. When two girls are removed, the
average weight of the remaining girls is 25. Find the average weight of two girls
removed (2)
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b) The Mean of four numbers is 16 and the mean of six other different numbers is
12. Find the mean of the ten numbers (2)
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22 Solve the inequality 3 -2x ≤ 5 (1)
Write down the smallest positive integer of x such that 3 -2x≤ 5 (1)
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23 The price of a pocket of sweets was $1.20. The price increased to $1.50
Calculate the percentage increase (2)
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24 Remove the brackets and simplify
a) 4(3 -2p) -3 (1- p) (2)
b) (3q -r) (q+2r) (2)
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25 Mthandazo left Gwanda at 0700 hrs driving his car at an average speed of 80
km/hr to Bulawayo. He drove to a place of rest 1,25 hrs
(i) Giving your answer in 12 hours notation, at what time did he reach this
place (2)
(ii) Calculate the distance he had travelled (2)
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26(i) Round off 7.315 to 1 decimal place (1)
(ii) Express 0.031 as a percentage (1)
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27 Express 0.10687 to
(i)2 decimal places (1)
(ii)To 3 significant figures (1)
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28) (i)State the smallest number that must be multiplied by 1260 to make it a
perfect square (3)
(i) Express 1260 as product of its prime factors (2)
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29 Kumbirai has (4x – 3y) dollars and Chipo has (5x -y) dollars. Find, in its simplest
form,
a) the amount of money (2)
b) Chipo has more than Kumbirai (2)
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30 a) Solve the inequality 5 – 3b ≤ b -4 (2)
b) State any two perfect squares that satisfy the inequality (2)
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