# BOTSWANA FORM 2 MATHEMATICS TEST
**Time Allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes**
**Total Marks: 50 marks**
## INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer ALL questions in both Section A and Section B.
2. Write your answers on the answer sheet provided.
3. Calculators are NOT permitted in this examination.
4. Show all your working clearly. Marks may be awarded for correct working even if the final
answer is incorrect.
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## SECTION A (30 marks)
### 1. Negative Numbers (6 marks)
a) Calculate: (-17) + (-9) = _______ (1 mark)
b) Calculate: (-14) - (8) = _______ (1 mark)
c) Calculate: (-6) × (-8) = _______ (1 mark)
d) Calculate: (-42) ÷ (-6) = _______ (1 mark)
e) Evaluate: 9 - (-4) × 3 + (-5) = _______ (2 marks)
### 2. Highest Common Factor (HCF) and Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) (6 marks)
a) Find the HCF of 42 and 56. (2 marks)
b) Find the LCM of 18 and 24. (2 marks)
c) The HCF of two numbers is 8 and their LCM is 48. If one of the numbers is 16, find the other
number. (2 marks)
### 3. Fractions (6 marks)
a) Calculate: 3/4 + 2/5 = _______ (1 mark)
b) Calculate: 4/5 - 1/4 = _______ (1 mark)
c) Calculate: 2/3 × 3/8 = _______ (1 mark)
d) Calculate: 4/5 ÷ 3/4 = _______ (1 mark)
e) Convert the improper fraction 19/5 to a mixed number. (1 mark)
f) Convert the mixed number 3 2/7 to an improper fraction. (1 mark)
### 4. Negative Fractions (6 marks)
a) Calculate: (-3/7) + (2/14) = _______ (1 mark)
b) Calculate: (1/3) - (-2/9) = _______ (1 mark)
c) Calculate: (-3/4) × (-2/5) = _______ (1 mark)
d) Calculate: (-4/7) ÷ (3/5) = _______ (1 mark)
e) Evaluate: (-2/3) × [(-1/2) + (1/4)] = _______ (2 marks)
### 5. Basic Shapes and Their Properties (6 marks)
a) How many sides does a heptagon have? _______ (1 mark)
b) What is the sum of interior angles in a hexagon? _______ (1 mark)
c) Name the quadrilateral that has all sides equal but not all angles equal. _______ (1 mark)
d) If a rectangle has a length of 15 cm and a width of 7 cm, what is its perimeter? _______ (1
mark)
e) The formula for the area of a trapezium is _______ (1 mark)
f) What is the formula for circumference of a circle? (1 mark)
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## SECTION B (20 marks)
### 6. Mixed Operations with Fractions (5 marks)
A recipe requires 2/3 cup of flour, 1/4 cup of sugar, and 3/8 cup of butter.
a) How much total ingredients are needed for the recipe? (2 marks)
b) If the recipe needs to be tripled, how much flour would be needed? (1 mark)
c) If only 3/4 of the recipe is to be made, how much sugar would be needed? (2 marks)
### 7. Perimeter Problems (7 marks)
a) Calculate the perimeter of a rectangle with length 16 cm and width 7 cm. (1 mark)
b) Find the perimeter of a square with a side length of 8.5 cm. (1 mark)
c) A regular hexagon has all sides equal to 6 cm. What is its perimeter? (2 marks)
d) The figure below shows a composite shape. Calculate its perimeter.
```
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+------+------+------+
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+-------------+
```
The figure consists of a square with side length 4 cm connected to a rectangle with length 8 cm
and width 4 cm. (3 marks)
### 8. Problem Solving with LCM and HCF (4 marks)
a) Three bells ring at intervals of 15 minutes, 20 minutes, and 25 minutes respectively. If they all
ring together at 10:00 AM, at what time will they next ring together? (2 marks)
b) A piece of wood needs to be cut into equal-sized pieces without any waste. If the wood is 54
cm long, find the maximum length of each piece if the length of each piece must be a whole
number greater than 1 cm. (2 marks)
### 9. Mixed Number Operations (4 marks)
a) Thabo had 4 3/4 meters of fabric. He used 2 1/4 meters to make a shirt. How much fabric
does he have left? (2 marks)
b) A water tank contains 7 3/5 liters of water. If Lesedi draws 2 2/5 liters and then adds 3 1/3
liters, how much water is now in the tank? (2 marks)
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**END OF EXAMINATION**
